music video

My music video

Pre Production

Pre Production 1


Pre Production 2

Screen Shots From My Edits

This screen shot is of the music video itself specifically the first frame.This area was important as it showed me if the picture behind the green screen was fit properly.















This shows the individual frames shown here including the green screen footage, background pictures and and background music.This is an important part as it is where i made sure every bit of footage was smooth with the music so that the miming matched the song.





This screen shot shows the folders containing the footage the music used and  some of the pictures.This is also where i went to find specific effects that i wanted to use for a part of the video.
















This screen shot shows where i would edit the footage putting the pictures where the green screen would have been.This is also where i made sure that the quality of the footage was as good as it could be so it didn't look off.










This screen shot is of the text i added to the music video by accessing the new item and then you can chose what you want to type and the colour you want it to be.

Stages of production

The three stages of production are pre production, the actual production and post production this blog will give information about all three stages and how they are important.

Pre-Production

Pre-production is the process of fixing some of the elements involved in making a film or music video.In terms of film pre-productions begin when a project has been greenlit  which is when a project has been allowed to go on.This stage is mainly about finalising preparations for the production.This includes confirmed financing and key elements for the production e.g. cast members, director and cinematographer.At this point the screenplay has also been finalised and is agreed on by all financiers and other stakeholders.The script at this point is also broke down into separate scenes for the production.It is also the the point when the sets are made and all the crew who do the behind the camera work are hired.All of this is done with a very detailed schedule t make sure everything is ready for the actual production part of the process.
In terms of music videos it is when the recording artists crate and define their musical ideas.This is then followed by a demo recording to establish a premise.

Production

The production stage is the part where all the filming takes place.The goal of principal photography is obviously to record all required shots.Pick-up shots may be required when a mistake is noticed, a script change is made (this is unusual), or even if a performance is deemed to be unsatisfactory.In terms of music it is about the creative direction of the music video.The production stage is usually the quickest stage of the stages. 

Post-Production

     This includes tasks such as the editing of raw footage to cut scenes, insert transition effects, working with voice and sound actors, and dubbing, to name a few of the many pre-production tasks

Michel Gondry

Michel Gondry is a french independent film director, screenwriter and producer.He is noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène.

He was born on May 8th in 1963 making him 53 years old.His parents are Marie-Noëlle Gondry. He has a brother called Oliver Gondry and a Child called Paul Gondry.

Michel Gondry also has an academy award for best original screenplay.

One of the songs Michel Gondry directed was Hardest button to button by the white stripes. The song is said to be about a child having a hard time finding his place in a dysfunctional family when a new baby comes.
Some of the conventions he used can be seen here which are:
1.Stop motion is used here in the form of the artists and their instruments being edited to appear slightly in-front of them selves each time.An interesting thing to point out is that the stop motion happens after a beat of the drum making the stop motion in rhythm with the music.
2.The artists also appear in this showing of another convention.
3.Instroments also appear in this also show a convention.
4.Reverse motion is used here as the music video progress making it seem as if the drums are coming out of nowhere.To have this done Gondry used 32 identical drum kits,32 identical amplifiers and 16 identical microphone stands.
5.Lipsyncing is used here so it appear that he is singing when really the music and lyrics are being played in the background of the video.

Matt Lucas

Matt Lucas

Matthew Richard Lucas is a English comedian, screenwriter, actor and singer.He is best known for his work with David Walliams on Little Britain.
He was born in Paddington,London March 5th 1974.

Little Britain was his most famous and most notable role which he both wrote and acted in as apparently "disabled" Andy Pipkin, teenage Bristol chav Vicky Pollard, homophobic homosexual Daffyd Thomas, and insensitive slimming club organiser Marjorie Dawes.

Matt is a patron of the Karen Morris Memorial Trust(charity for leukaemia patients and their families).He even appeared on "celebrity who wants to be a millionaire?" and won the charity £62,500. 

Robert Popper

Robert Popper

Robert Popper is a British comedy producer, writer, actor and author. (Information found from RobertPopper.com)

 

His full name is Robert Darren Popper and he was born in London.

(Information also found at RobertPopper.com)

As a writer he wrote three books the timewaster letters, return of the timewaster letters and the timewaster diaries.

(Information found at https://en.wikapedia.org/wiki/Robert_Popper)

He began his career in British television working for the comedy script under Peter Richardson. He then worked on the big breakfast, writing for comedy puppets zig and zag. ( information found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Popper)

He made his first actual television appearance as a comedian on the eleven o clock show as Simon Michael Simon. He then later left to work on his first series of look around you with Peter Serafinowicz which was nominated for a BAFTA and a British Comedy Award in 2003. After that he co wrote the short film hello friend with Graham Linhan.(information found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Popper)

 

Robert appeared in Simon Pegg and Edger Wright’s movies hot fuzz with a role with only three lines which were “ I’m not Janine”.

From the Skype call with Robert Popper we asked the following questions and received the following answers

1.Did you go to university and how did you get into the media industry?

His reply was yes I went to Manchester University and studied French and Italian. To get into the industry back then you had to write a letter to a producer and to be different I wrote a mad insane letter to the producer to make me look unique.

2.Do you prefer to work behind or in front of the camera and why?

To this he replied I like to work behind a camera, as I like to oversee everything like a producer would.

3.Whats your favourite thing you’ve worked on? 

To this he replied the favourite thing I’ve worked on would have to be Look Around You but I also enjoyed writing The Timewaster Letters series. 

4.How and where do you get your inspiration for writing from?

To this he replied the Friday Night Dinner was inspired from personal experiencers with his family.

5. Do you choose the actors who play your characters?

To this he replied that all that helped with the creation of the idea get to help choose the actors. He also said that if he didn’t like the actor then he could refuse to work with them.

6.How do you end up working with the same actors?

We asked if it was just a coincidence but he said that in this business you find people that you like and when you see a part where you think they would be great in it you give a suggestion for that person.

7.Can you tell us about your role in Hot Fuzz and why it wasn’t it a big role?

He said that he found the role from his acting friend Simon Bird who offered him a role in the movie but didn’t say how big of a role it was until they started shooting. 

8.How does script editing work?

He said that when script editing the main thing first is to think of an idea that would sound like a good story. As a side note he said that sometimes the stories are based off of real life experiences but have to be changed as even if t may be true other might see it as being unrealistic.

9.Can you explain what is involved in being a producer? 

He said that being a producer means creating an image in your head of what you want to accomplish for this movie or TV series and turn that into reality.

10.What is involved with being a commissioning editor, what have you commissioned and do you have any regrets?

His reply was that he doesn’t anything and his favourite part about being one is seeing all the bad ideas as they make him laugh. He also said that a commissioning editor is someone who checks on everything.

11.How has the industry changed in the last 20 years?

He replied by saying that he started as a runner and they didn’t have internet so everything had to be done with letters. And finally he also said that back then they allowed you to make some really weird things back then.