Work Diary- Shooting for Music Video

This weekend I began filming for my music video.
we did the scene at the diner party which had other cast members playing snobby guests and the 'date' scene where the artist/singer was in a scenic location outside surrounded by flowers, whilst being wooed by the love interest who purposely had no chemistry with her. Unfortunately he weather meant that the scenes filmed outside were affected by the heavy wind which caused havoc with the props. The dinner party scene also seemed unsuccessful and I do not feel like the result works well with the aesthetic I was attempting to achieve. This has made me rethink my approach to the video so I will potentially brainstorm new ideas and ways to continue keeping my theme of Feeling trapped  and escaping.

shooting for the album cover

Once i completed my light box I did some test shots to see if it worked how I wanted it to work. O i did some tests shoots to experiment.

In these shots i experimented with different lighting and position to see if making changes would have an effect. Once i was pleased with the outcomes I began shooting images for my album cover.

here is a contact sheet showing a selection of images from this  shoot:

  Below are the images of how i had the lighting set out around my light box so to show my method, this including the settings i had the lights on which created the outcomes i was happy with

Making a light box

Once I had decided what I wanted to do for the front of the digipack i knew that i was going to need a light box so to easily achieve the bright yellow background i wanted in the pictures.
Having done some research i found a variation of tutorials to create a working light box, many of which didn't seem to need a lot of resources.

to make the light box i used:
- Scissors
- Glue
- A3 coloured paper as this will be used for the bacground
- grease proof/ parchment paper to line the sides so the light will not be so harsh
- a box

1. I cut the lid out of the box
2. I then measured out squares in 3 of the sides of the box, these were the areas that were going to be cut.
3. once cutting those areas I glued the parchment paper over the squares, this is how the light will get through the paper.
4. I then used two A3 sheets of yellow paper as the background and the bottom of the box by glueing the top side of the paper to the roof of the box.

Risk assessment

risk assessments 3 from 09AGuinaesilva

risk assessment 2 from 09AGuinaesilva

risk assessments 1 from 09AGuinaesilva

Website skills Development

Using Wix I created a mock website as a way to practice for when I create my outcome, this gave me an understanding on what i will need to include on my website and how i would be able to do so.

http://09aguinaesilva.wix.com/imaniwinds

Ideas Update

Video

For my video I want to create a narrative that is easy for the viewer to understand, the idea is that we see a character (the artists) in various scenarios that they find boring and therefore makes them unhappy  due to the false nature of those scenarios. I want to make use of a shift in colour which would connote to the shift in the character's circumstances. 

Digipak 

Initially I was inspired by Rosie The Riveter and considered doing a modern day interpretation of her look including the bright yellow background, when looking back I saw that this concept had been done many times before and not very original. I then decided to simplify  this ideas by making use of the bright yellow background behind a teacup with a black liquid being poured in. This imagery would of been a comment on the themes expressed in the video as the cup would over represented the artist and the black liquid would of stood for the poison and lies she felt like she was being fed. It would also be a a comment in some of the scenes in the music video where the artist would of been seen with that same cup. 

Website 

I saw that simple websites are more popular among contemporary artists as it appeals to a people who use the website to those who go on them mainly to purchase merchandise and find updates on the artist. For my website i want to have the theme of the Yellow Walls all throughout it as a way to promote my album. This  including a Yellow background and the merchandise being yellow. I will also have images of my artist in a similar outfit to what she is wearing in the packaging and video so to link all the products together. 

Brainstorming Album Names