Health and Safety Risk Assessment

Health and Safety Risk Assessment

1. No filming in inappropriate locations
2. Check safety of locations e.g roads
3. Minimise the risk of theft of equipment
4. When filming on location ensure teacher or responsible adult know where you are, have your telephone number and when you will return.
5. Check all equipment is working before you leave
6. Ensure you have permission for filming if necessary
7. Always film with at least one other person.
8. Ensure you have the permission of those you are filming.

Monday 18th October, 2010 cont.

After the lesson had finished, I went home with the original plan and began making the amendments. I left some of the original ideas in and added some of the newer ideas that we discussed during the lesson. When I finished writing up the changes I sent a message to Paul on facebook.

I also sent an email of the plan to Louise.

Monday 18th October, 2010

Today we really began planning our music video and getting our ideas sorted. Earlier in the day there was a powercut and the internet still hadn't come back on by the time we went to our media lesson. To help us with our planning I volunteered to go home and get my laptop so that we could listen to the song that we are using for our music video.

Below you can see some pictures that Louise took on her phone.

This is what our original plan looked like, but after some deliberation we decided that there was too much going on and not enough time to get it.

We had to reduce the amount of information and make it simplier.

This image shows Paul, Lousie and myself discussing what ideas would fit in best where.

In this picture you can see me listening to the song, while Paul and Lousie where discussing things such as mise-en-scene, cinematography and our original ideas.

In this picture you can see the laptop with the song that we were listening to highlighted, you can also see alot of paper around us as we tried to figure out what we were going to use and what we weren't.

Animatic

Before we began filming we had to create an animatic of our storyboard. The storyboard is made up of images from each scene in the music video. Once all the pictures had been drawn, we had to take pictures of them using a digital camera which we then uploaded to the computer. Using these pictures we made the animatic using the editing software Final Cut Express, we then uploaded the video to youtube.

Preliminary Exercise: Video

Initial Ideas- In My Heart

Planning for our music video began when we were given permission to use Aida's song, and below you can see the initial ideas we came up with.

Cinematography

We intend to use a number of different shot's including the following:

• Close-up
• Over the shoulder
• Mid-shot
• Side shot's
• Handheld

We have already began to think about the editing, and what types of cuts and transitions we want including the following:

• Straight cuts
• Dissolve
• Blackout
• Fade out
• Black and White (to show the bad things that happened in the past)
• Sepia (to show the good things that happened in the past)

Mise-en-Scene

• Drama Studio at All Saints, we will use this to film Hayley playing the piano while singing the song.

A bedroom and a few street locations. For the props we will need a piano, a car and a photo frame and when it comes to the costume we will have a range of different costumes to help reflect the mood of the song and for the make-up we will have mascara, blood and foundation.

Actor and Actress

For our music video we are going to be using Hayley as our singer and her friend Chris will play her boyfriend in the video.

"In My Heart" Lyrics

Don't you fall baby, dont you cry

but if you do, I'll be here to dry your tears.

They say that love it never dies.

Beyond the hurt, and beyond the lies.

And love will always be in my heart,

and I will never leave you in the dark.

Hold me close and hold me tight,

and maybe we can pretend that its all alright.

Love has never been so hard, but I won't

give up without a fight.

And love will always be in my heart,

and I will never leave you in the dark,

Oh in the dark.

And love will always be in my heart,

and I will never leave you in the dark,

Oh in the dark.

(Instrumental)

And love will always be in my
heart.

Aida Profile

Aida is a family band coming out of Vancouver B.C. made up of Jenn Falk who is the bands vocalist and pianist, Jamie Falk who is the bands drummer and Jared Falk who is the bands bassist.

Jenn writes all the lyrics from real life experiences giving the songs a soulful and heartfelt mentality you are sure to recognize, with a blend of pop, rock and jazz

Aida just released their first full length album called "Pirates and Gypsies".

Asking Permission 2

Due to the problem that occurred today I sent out emails to 3-4 other artists we were interested in, when we had our group meeting we had Hayley listen to each song. We all agreed on which one of the 3-4 artist whom we found on http://www.unsigned.com/.

We have decided to use the song In My Heart by the Aidaband, below you can see a print screen of the email I sent to the lead singer Jenn Falk.


A few hours later we received a reply giving us the permission to use the band's song. You can see a print screen of the reply below, within the email she also attached a copy of the song.

Problem

Today on October 13'th 2010, a problem occurred for our group. Our artist Wendy has not been responding to our emails regarding the song lyrics and a copy of the music for our coursework. Due to this problem today I have emailed 3-4 other artists that we are interested in and we are waiting for one of the artists to email us back.

This problem means that we are falling behind slightly with our coursework, we are still able to do some planning but without a song ideas will be lacking. It also means that extra posts have to added explaining that we now have to use another artist and the emails that we sent and received.

Our Group

Myself

Louise Vann

Hayley Skinsley

Paul Willis

We each have our own important role within the group. I am the editor, when I receive the footage it will be my job to edit it by cutting down some scenes, making sure everything fits together and runs smoothly. I will also have to add transitions and other different effects as well as making sure that the li synching matches up with the song.

Louise is our cinematographer, this means that she will shoot all the footage we will need in order to create our music video.

Hayley is our actress as well as our idea maker, like last year Hayley thinks of initial ideas that we can use for a project and we then discuss them together as a group.

Paul's role within the group is to make sure that we work as a team, give suggestions to the rest of the group when he thinks something can be improved and to also take over the role of anyone who is not in or unavailable, with the exception of Hayley.

Copyright

For our coursework we had to find music by unsigned artists. Copyright is a set of exclusive rights that are granted to the author or creator of an original work, which includes the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. Therefore had we decided to use a copyrighted song we would have had to get the artists permission, in most cases this would have taken therefore it's easier to use a non copyrighted song.
Some friends from another school who also do media decided to use a copyrighted song by a popular band, but never got a reply back so had to find alternative music to use.

Wendy Bennett: Profile

Wendy Bennett is mainly influenced by old country music, jazz and blues. She lives and works as a nurse in London and plays music on the side.

The tracks that can be found on her myspace are recorded by her friend Paul Cuddeford who she met in Paris, he plays guitar/slide steel, mandolin and occasionally the banjo. Paul has played with many bands and composes music for film and TV. They wrote Oh Me Oh My and I'll Be Gone In The Morning together.

C4 Greatest Music Videos Part 5

23. TLC- Waterfalls (1995)

This video is mainly about gang violence and unsafe sex. This video also uses computer generated effects.

23. Britney Spears- Baby One More Time (1999)

This song is about a teenage girl having a crush on a guy. When watching this video it did become apparent that this video was bordering on soft porn.

22. Justin Timberlake- Cry Me A River (2003)

This video shows Justin stalking a girl who many people believed was meant to be Britney Spears, although Justin still denies that the girl was meant to represent Britney.


14. Christina Aguilera- Dirty (2002)

This video was really a re-invention of the old Christina from the Mickey Mouse club to a sexy young woman who could do what she wanted.


5. Madonna- Like A Prayer (1989)

This video was very controversial due to the story line where Madonna witnesses the murder of a white girl by three white men. A black man tries to help and save her but he is arrested for her murder and it is up to Madonna as to whether she should save this man's life or listen to the criminal's threat.
The black man appears in the video as what many people assumed to be Jesus, when he was actually meant to be Saint Martin de Porres. The video also showed religious and sexual ecstasy.

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Preliminary Exercise: Lip Synching

For our preliminary exercise we will have to film us lip synching to a piece of music, this will help us when creating our own music video. Once we have finished filming we will need to upload the video an edit it in Final Cut Express, as we are new to this program the preliminary exercise will also be used to help us get used to using the program.


We have already begun filming our preliminary exercise, and as the editor it is my job to go back to the editing suite in my spare time to edit and upload the exercise, before the end of next week.
The song we will be using for our preliminary exercise is I Won't Forget You by Black Diamond Bay.

Wendy Bennett "Oh Me Oh My" Lyrics

Don't wanna make a show, or cause a scene,

but your the best thing I've ever seen.

Ooooh... Oh me oh my.

You better get us down to that foreign town,

shake it up and spin me round.

Ooooh... Oh me oh my.

You know I know... That your no good,

And I always been misunderstood.

Gonna tread up trouble onto the floor,

and a goodbye note to my front door.

Ooooh.. Oh me oh my.

You know I know, your not for real,

but I just love this way that your making me feel.

So make it love and make it mean,

baby your the king I wanna be the queen.

Ooooh... Oh me oh my...

Ooooh... Oh me oh my...

C4 100 Greatest Music Videos: Part 4

42. Bjork- It's Oh So Quiet

This music video like Praise You was made by Spike Jonze and is a celebration of old fashioned musicals. For the slower tempo part of the songs, the video runs in slow motion and returns to normal speed for the up tempo sections of the songs.

41. Spice Girls- Wannabe

This music video shows The Spice Girl's gate crashing a party and being rebels. This video was used to introduce The Spice Girl's as a group and also as individuals to show their personality.

35. Sinead O'Connor- Nothing Compares (1990)

This video is mostly made up of close up shot's of Sinead O'Connor's face, and because this type of shot was used Sinead had to underplay her performance. The tears from the line "All the flowers that you planted mamma" were real as her mum had not long passed away.

31. Eminem- Stan

This song is a story about an obsessed Eminem fan, who realizes that he isn't the hero he imagined he would be. The song also sample's Dido's song Thank You, Dido is also in the video and plays Stan's pregnant girlfriend.

29. Electric Six- Gay Bar

The video depicts a number of Abraham Lincoln look-a-likes in the Whitehouse. The video was made to get noticed, was comical and just shy of being offensive. The video contains many sexual references, and Abraham Lincoln is used because of the controversy surrounding his sexuality.

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Fatboy Slim- Praise You (1999)

This video shows the fictional dance group Torrance Community Dance Group dancing in front of a cinema, led by their leader Spike Jonze. The video was filmed outside the cinema without the owners permission and it was unknown to the people outside the cinema that they were filming a music video. The video was filmed by five people within the crowd pretending to be tourists.

Planning Outline "Oh Me Oh My"

For location we have been thinking about using various locations including a bar, bedroom and a field. For the props we would need to use a guitar, as this can clearly be heard when listening to the song. It would also be good to use a guitar as this song has a Country and Western theme to it.

For costume and make-up we will need to make sure that they match the theme of the song and for actors and actresses, we have planned to use Hayley as our singer and possibly get a group of our friends together to show the light and happy side to the song.