Comparing our work to real media products

Looking back at our research I have decided to compare our current work to the music videos we have based our ideas on to decide whether or not we are on the right track to creating a good music video. We are largely basing our own music video on the original which allows us to constantly compare our work back and see if we are making the right decisions to do with camera angles and shots.

We decided to use the bath scene and focus on the bath filling up by filming the taps running:

We focused on Alice looking at herself in the mirror which was very similar to Katy Perry's video 'Part  Of Me' as she re evaluates her life and her image:

Although we used a different camera angle to the original, this shot conveys Alice getting in the bath which is similar to the original:

We asked Alice to sit in the bath and look around anxiously because we wanted to convey her emotions to the audience:

By doing this I have become aware of the types of shots we need to improve such as better close ups and clearer camera angles. We will continue to compare our work back to the original music videos to be sure that our work is of a good standard.

Looking into Camera Angles

After editing the bench seen it has been made aware that in some of the shots Alice looks to be in control. For example when the camera is below Alice she is the most important figure in the shot however to the audience she seems  dominant, which we do not want her to be. If we have the camera facing down on Alice, it would belittle her and prove her to be the inferior character; which would go well with our story line of Alice being confused and unsure of her current situation. The majority of scenes in music videos and films are eye level when two characters are having a conversation, although when there is a power imbalance the camera angles change to make the situation clearer to the audience.

Here are some shots from our previous filming, they convey Alice being the dominant character within the scenes. This is clear to the audience as Alice seems to be closer to the camera and the main focus.

We now need to re film the bench scene and be sure to shoot the filming with the camera facing down on Alice to convey her to be the inferior character. 

Photoshoot Of Alice

We are also using Alice for the artist in our ancillary tasks as they will link together with our music video. We have taken photographs of Alice and will edit these and prouce them into our group ancillary task. At first we were planning on making separate ancillary tasks however we have become increasingly aware of the time span we have left to create these digi packs and decided to all sit together and produce different parts of the CD cover.

We agreed after looking at photographs in black and white on CD covers that we wanted this in our own work. We also decided that Alice should be holding her hand in her hands or in a similar position to present her as distressed which link to the lyrics of the song.

Here are the photographs we took of Alice during the photoshoot:

Testing the lighting -

Mid Shot:

Close up touching hair:

Hand on face:

Smeared make up:

Head in hands before lighting:

After Lighting:

Overall we took 171 photographs of Alice, and I will be selecting the best ones in order to create and produce the best quality ancillary tasks.

Camera Shots & Angles

Throughout the music video we will be using a variety of camera angles and shots in order to convey the story to our audience. The variety in camera angles helps the audience to react differently to each scene, this would help us have strong feedback from the audience as they would understand the story line better, with certain shots.

Here are some examples of shots and angles we will be using:

Long Shot -

Mid Shot -

Medium Close Up -

Close Up -

Extreme Close Up -

Eye-Level -

Over the shoulder Shot -

Birds eye view -

Worms eye view -