I have recently started to film my music video and edit the footage using Adobe Premiere. As I am acting within the video, I got a fellow class mate to film for me. Whilst filming we used two red head lights, a steady-cam, two Canon 600D cameras and a tripod. All of this equipment allowed me to get the best possible footage.
We filmed the footage at a much quicker shutter speed which will allow me to slow down the footage during the editing process without it looking very jumpy rather than smooth. We then set the lights up and the lights we used allowed us to move them around; this was essential for the shoot as we needed different lighting for when the camera was infront of me, behind me and then during section where I was dancing. Lighting is extremely important and having access to this sort of equipment helped a lot. Also, the lights had a switch which allowed me to adjust the lights and channel the light either in a very small space or a wider space; again, this was extremely helpful as we could then specifically change the lighting to cater the needs of the camera.
Before beginning the filming process we had to ensure the mise-en-scene was perfect. In order to do this, Amy curled my hair using heated rollers which gave a very big, luscious effect fitting with the styling of the time period. Although I did my makeup whilst filming, I also added just a base layer of foundation and mascara so the lighting did not wash me out.
After filming hair and makeup:
During my film shoot, I set up a camera on a tripod that can film the whole thing- with this footage I then created a timelapse.
This week I have been working on my digipak and poster design and drafting this so it makes it easier when it comes to creating it. In order to do so, I have been looking at many different examples, the different number of CD's I can put in it, the designs etc. As I was used to the basic, front-back-with two CD's format of album covers, this allowed me to get a better understanding of the different forms I could possibly recreate.
After this, I had to begin thinking of a specific design. As my theme of the album, based upon my music video, is all about nostalgia and turning back time, reflection etc I wanted to keep this throughout. So, I decided to create my poster looking like a polaroid picture, linking to the inside of my cover as being lots of different polaroids pegged onto a line. This will instantly inform the audience's that this is what the album will be about and therefore would indicate the type of music involved, typically love/ballad type songs.
My first draft of the digipak was drawn on paper which I then transformed on the computer by using images from the internet as a basis so I have a rough idea of what I am doing. This will ensure that when I take my actual photos for the digipak, as soon as I am done, I can just drop the real, edited pictures into the already made digipak which will make it much easier.
Some of the digipaks below I really liked, especially the cream one as I felt it had quite an authentic look about it which is how I would like mine to look; also, the images and back cover where it tells you the song names, I feel look really effective.
