Music Video Final Draft

 This my second and final draft of my music video, this is much closer to the final product I have been trying to achieve compared to my first draft. I made changes to the lighting and contrast and also added some cool effects which take this performance video to a new level.



The final version of my music video is completed, however there are certain effects that will be added to it upon uploading it to YouTube  This is because YouTube has a video editor built into its uploading system, therefore, it will look just slightly different to this.

Post-Project Days

Upon the initial grading deadline of our projects, our teacher gave us these forms. This forms are optional, if you wish to have your work re-marked, you would have to write which things you updated and this has to all be done before the next deadline.

Magazine Advert Super Imposed

To show what my magazine advert would look like in the real world I super Imposed it onto various well known everyday things that my target audience would see on a regular daily basis, including the online world.

Super Imposed Facebook Page

Super Imposed Twitter Page

Super Imposed Motor Way Billboard

Super Imposed News Paper

Alterations Made Along The Way

Alterations Made Along the Way

Firstly the BIGGEST change that happened during the course of this project was due to conflicting schedules and the breaking of a contract (on my cousin’s part) if they were to feature an original song in a music video not produced or shot by their agents label. This then required me to back track over some old blog posts that were directed and intend for the early project days.

The changes that followed this were the obvious ones; I had to choose another song to cover, had to recruit new people to be in my music video and also had to re-evaluate and re-think about the previous locations I planned to have featured in my music video as they were only really applicable to the previous idea.

Another change that was necessary as a result of this was that I had to re-design my digi-pak and magazine advert which I had already designed and completed prior to this change.

Other changes made throughout the rest of my project were minor changes that happened upon impulse and are not worth listing and explaining.

Diary 15/04/13

Recently I have completed and uploaded my draft music video and my final version, I will now endeavour to upload a comparison video before the deadline tomorrow.

Diary 05/02/13

Due to unfortunate circumstances, I have had to scrap my original music video idea, this is very frustrating as it is requiring me to go back to the research tasks I have already completed and change them. However, with help and suggestions from my peers I have  been able to come up with an idea which will work out better as the facilities I need are on the school premesis and can be easily rearranged to suit my requirements.

Diary 20/12/12

In media for the last week our teacher has informed us about his intentions to grade our work at its current stage, he said even though our work my not be the grade we want it to be at the moment, he said we can gain marks for time management. He said he will have graded them by new years, therefore, I will endeavor to get all the key tasks completed by then.

Diary 06/12/2012

Recently in lessons my teacher has set homework tasks to help us catch up on our coursework as many of us have fallen behind due to the amount of work for this subject and other subjects that we have.

Diary 4/12/12: Inspiration For My Digipak

I got inspiration for my Digipak cover and my magazine advert from One Republic's album covers and album adverts, I tried to model these designs as they are styles that do not suggest which music style they are and creates a sense of mystery.

Diary 26/11/2012

So I have made big steps in completing my digipak, the final version. However, I am at a cross roads as to whether I should use my models on my digipak or have someone else on it. This is because they are only free during the christmas holidays. Which is also when I will film my music video.

Diary 26/11/2012

Today my meda lesson is meant to be Theory instead of coursework. However, my theory teacher is absent today, so this lesson has now been made an inprompto  and I came prepared for a theory lesson, therefore, I did not bring my hardrive or laptop with me which has all my most recent coursework on it. So this lesson will be a very unproductive one for me in terms of coursework. In future to avoid situatinos like this I will transfer my work onto the media home drive at school so my work is also there.

Diary 20/11/2012

I have been working on my digipak for the past couple of lessons and I am finding it quite difficult as every time I feel I'm getting close to my preferred design I get a comment that shows that my digipak isn't giving off the right impression. I need to work on it more but keep in mind my deadlines.

Diary 13/11/2012

I realize that I will need a few choice pictures of the duo I plan to be in my music video for my Digipak and Magazine advert but the ONLY time they are free to film is during the Christmas holidays, this is because they're very difficult to get together due to their university timetable and the distance between my locations and their university.

Diary 13/11/2012

Today in lesson our teacher told us how much time we have left until the interim dead line, he advised us on how many blog posts we should by then and what specific tasks need to be completed. Also a draft version of our music video, needs to be completed before then. Therefore, during the next six weeks I will endeavor to complete everything that is not completed that needs to be

Diary 08/11/12

In lesson today I got information from teacher in regards to my storyboard, he suggested instead of drawing one, that I should do a picture story board. This is because I would not stick to the drawn story board as my performers are regular performers and recording artists, therefore they would have their own artistic views for a video that would more suit their style.

Diary 25/10/2012

Today I have been looking at music album adverts from magazine pages. I did this in order to get an idea of what to make mine look like. This also enabled me to decifer what is classed as 'cliche' and what is not, therefore I should not make any mistakes when creating my magazine advert.

Diary 18/10/12

I realized recently that my music video is not prop heavy, it will largely rely on the ability of the performers to make  it look authentic. This should not be too hard as my performers are both music artists and accomplished performers in their own right. Also, the effectiveness of my music video will depend on the quality and variety of shot angles I use and how good my video editing is. To ensure my skills are the best they can be, I have been practicing signature shot angles that are common in hip-hop music videos by using the high quality camera built into my phone (Samsung Galaxy S3).

Diary 11/10/2012

Today our teacher posted an evaluation of our blogs so far telling us what we have and haven't done. This is indicated by a green 'y' or a red 'n'. I took a picture so I can refer back and see what I need to work on next. I have a lot of red 'n's, but this is because the majority of the blog posts I have done are not part of the syllabus.

Diary 02/10/12

Today I have officially started my possible location shooting. I have uploaded two of the possible locations I plan to shoot my music video at. The pictures were taken at night, this is because some of the scenes of my music video will be shot at night.

Diary (3) 27/09/12

Today in lesson our teacher told us to start thinking and planning our digipak, therefore when I get home I will draft out ideas on rough paper, then a digital version and then go on to create the final product when I am happy with my initial ideas. I have already acquired inspiration from other digipak's from already famnous artists.