Props and costumes!

We used a number of costumes and props throughout the making of our video. 
Costumes.
Costumes only consisted of normal clothing, such as 'indie rock' clothes to match our music. This includes Chinos and skinny jeans which is the stereotype.
Beth in the video, was dressed up to look glamorous. 


Props.
Props helped to make the music video more realistic and believable, as well as making it more interesting. The props we used are below;


Band Scene- Guitar, Microphone- school music department; cost FREE (unfortunately we were not able to use a drum kit as the music department only have one and is difficult to transport)

Coloured card (and marker pens) which we wrote the 'Oh Me Oh My' lyrics on- Art department at school- Cost; FREE

Newspaper, that is going to be bought in the shop scene, was bought before, because the shop we filmed in is a party shop- Cost; 55p

The SeeSaw, in Valance Park, is a prop in the scene where Tom thinks he sees his ex girlfriend, but doesn't- Cost; FREE

8. Bittersweet Symphony

No. 8 in the list is 'Bittersweet symphony' by the Verve.



This video involves the lead singer of the Verve, Richard Ashcroft, walking the streets of London. The thing which makes this video great is Ashcroft's performance; the way he looks so cool walking with attitude and barging into random people down the street while he sings the song. The ironic thing is that Ashcroft is from Manchester and is causing havoc in the streets of London.

Filming update - London

Today the filming in London went really well. We got the shots, outside Tower of London, Tower Bridge, The London eye, and of a shot of all the buildings in the background from a bridge. Hopefully it will look effective when we edit it tomorrow.

Last Minute filming!

After editing all the footage, we have unfortunately realised that our video just neeeds something extra. Therefore today we are going up London to film the footage that we originally planned to do. Which is holding up the lyrics in various landmarks, for example the london eye. We may be able to edit today if we are back in time, if not it will be all day tomorrow as the due date closes in!

14 - Dirrty

No. 14 in the '100 greatest music videos' is 'Dirrty' by Christina Aguilera.



This video is another controversial one. It caused up-raw in the media and public due to Christina Aguilera's performance. For one the song is called 'Dirrty' with Christina Aguilera dancing with hardly any clothes on. The video was criticised as it was said it 'made women look like objects of sex' and women are shown the wrong way in this video.

Digipak and Advert update

Whilst we filmed the chorus in front of the brick wall, we also took still pictures, to use for the digipak, one of each person holding the sign up smiling for the front cover, and one of them pulling faces for the inside. 

Filming - Band

Today we filmed the band in the drama studio. Using the drama studio was useful as we used the lighting to make the singers and band effective. In the band, Charlie was the main singer, and me and Rory were the guitarists.

We done multiple shots, including a shot of all of us from straight ahead, one of just the singer from an angle, a close up of the singers face, and a shot of just the guitarists, with close ups of them fretting.

We also helped out the other group as they did a band as well.

London Call Sheet

Like it is important to have a risk assessment sheet every time filming is carried out, we also feel it necessary to create a call sheet for each member of the group. To demonstrate this we drew one up for filming in London as an example.

As this shows, the Call Sheet provides such information as the crew, meeting details, and props and costumes. 

35 - Nothing Compares 2 U

No. 35 in the list of '100 greatest music videos' is 'Nothing Compares 2U' by Sinead O'connor.



This music video is very significant because of the emotion of the song. However many people argue that it is the visuals rather the sound which shows the true emotion. Sinead O'Connor will always be remembered for this video as the performance she gives is truly memorable. O'Connor's facial expressions tell the story of her grievance of her mothers death and she even begins to cry towards the end. This apparently was not in the script.

Band Risk Assessment

In the music industry every time filming is carried out is it necessary to have a risk assessment sheet on which  team leaders, health and safety issues, solutions and contact details are provided to all involved in case of an emergency. Although we are not a proffesional team, we felt we should create an example of this when we filmed the band scene.

Filming - Park

Today myself, Dan and Beth went to Valance Park where we filmed more footage for our video. In our video, I will  think I am 'see-sawing' with my ex girlfriend, only to find that im doing it on my own. Again we have gone for the comical side, although there maybe a hint of sympathy!



The van behind us did cause some problems with the angles of our shots, however we managed to overcome this.

48 - Hurt

No. 48 in the '100 greatest music videos' is 'Hurt' by Johnny Cash.



This video was filmed 6 months before Johnny Cash pass away. It was released in 2003. The video shows video clips of Johnny Cash's life, and is basically a timeline of his life. In a way it is a way to show the life and the great career of Cash. During the time of filming, Cash was really ill and wasn't well enough to leave his house, therefore the video had to be made at his house. At the end of the video, the final shot is of Cash closing his piano lid. This signifies the end.

Editing the 'Oh Me Oh My' scene

We begun to edit the 'Oh me Oh my' scene, however we realised a few mistakes were made. For example, the we hadn't filmed for long enough before and after the paper was lifted. Therefore, we re-filmed and have edited that and it is much better and we will definitely use it.





In the image above, we have edited it so it looks like myself and Charlie swap papers as we both hold up the incorrect one. It looks very good and is quite comical.

Digipak Idea!

Myself, Dan and Beth sat down today and spoke and wrote about the Digipak. We have come up with some ideas.

This is an example of some of the ideas we have come up with. Above is a drawn image of the idea we have for the front cover of the digipak, it is four people holding up signs with the lyrics to 'Oh Me Oh My'. We think this may look effective and will probably use it. 

Filming - Party Go Go

Yesterday, myself, Beth and Dan went to Party Go Go to do some filming. We were able to get permission to film there as Beth works there. Party Go Go is a shop which sells party equipment and fancy dress stuff. We needed to use any shop for our filming and we used this and it went very well. We now have to edit it to make it look effective.

Possible locations

Before we begin our video, we all need to discuss as a group where we want our video to be set. Obviously this will depend on what our video will be about. We also need to take into consideration the weather, costs and accessibility. Above are a few locations we have already mentioned to each other. These include:

• London
• The beach
• Party Go Go
• School drama room
• School assembly room
• Beth's dad's house