Evaluation

In groups of four we were set a task to re-create 30 seconds of a music video. Our group chose Rihanna and Calvin Harris we found love from 1:16 to 1.46. Firstly, our group discussed and decided which music video we would recreate. We finally made a group decision of the music video of we would choose. We then produced a 'production plan' of our roles of the group and the locations where we would film each clip. This helped us to organise our group and video. Then we started to plan and time the video for when we started to record. We examined and analysed each clip of the 30 seconds we chose. We did this by, timing each clip and when it changes, the camera angle and distance and the actions of the characters in the video, this also made us organise for when we started to film.

We collected our camera and started filming the main part of the 30 seconds. The Skate Park and takeaway.

Our first location of filming was in the skate park in Beverley leisure centre. This took about an hour to record, re taking each shot to make sure we had it as accurate as we could. Then our next scene was in a takeaway, fish and chip shop. We filmed in 'pizza fez' in Beverley also, and very kindly of them, they let us use their tables and chairs to make the scene more realistic and the same as the original video. After all the main filming had been done the night before, we started editing all the clips we had done. We stayed on during our lunch break to finish it all off and we managed to have enough time to do so. I found the editing really challenging and exciting but also sometimes stressful, although, when it was all put together it was worth it.

I used my free periods and lunch to carry on filming the scenes of Rihanna singing, with the projector for effect. During this time we used our time well to film the video, although, it became hard as we found the lighting was darker then on the video.


We tried different solutions to overcome the problem but as we projected more light we lost the images behind on the scene, such as, the clouds, flowers and the corn, although, I think the outcome was good and I would defiantly consider on using the same technique again except behind a bigger board and projector to create more space. 

Our group then edited the rest of the video. We combined the video clips of me singing to the others that we had already edited. It was hard trying to match me singing with the music but with patience we managed to do it. I carried on throughout my lunch break and free lesson time to record the last few clips for our video. These were the tablets dropping, medicine bottle, close up of the mouth and hands and eye. We used tic-tacs to create the effect and realism of the tablets like the original video. There was just a few final things to be done to complete it such as, the colouring tones and effects and the positioning of some clips.

We finally finished our music video which my group and I were so happy with. We put our video onto YouTube and then onto our blogs. As we had extra time we added the 'outtakes' from the filming that we did which is very entertaining! I think our group worked together well, we listened to each other’s ideas and took it in turns to edit the different clips. Overall, I am pleased with our final result and I'm so glad we did this task as it's taught me about the editing equipment and gave me an idea on how my music video will be like. J