Our New & Updated Production Plan

Explanation:

Within this post, I will be posting our new and improved Production Plan, in which we have agreed upon as a group. We discussed, and consequently created a new Production Plan during our Media lesson on Wednesday. Creating a new production plan didn't take us long at all. We discussed what days are all convenient and suitable for all four of us as a group, and fortunately we managed to arrange convenient dates, which of course is a great success, in the progression of our Music Video project.


Production Plan For Filming is as follows:

Wednesday 9th January 2013: 
This day has now passed, however on Wednesday, we completed the following:

• Decided on suitable and appropriate dates for us all as explained above
• We booked out the Camera and the necessary equipment which we felt we needed. This included a Tripod
• In addition to what I have mentioned, we checked the Weather forecast for Friday 11th January, simply because we didn't want any adverse weather conditions to affect the filming of our Music Video

Friday 11th January 2013:

This date is of course today's date; and I must comment and say today was a very successful day in the contribution of progressing with our Music Video project; mainly because we began shooting the first few scenes which will be the opening scenes for our completed Music Video.

The necessary details for the filming today were as follows: 

- Edwin Close, Bexleyheath, Kent

- Time: 8:30am - 11:00am

The costumes the girls wore today can be described as:

• Megan: Casual skirt with top, tights and a denim jacket
• Charlotte: Jeans, nice top & shoes
• Joely: Skirt, Flowery top, tights & shoes

Monday 14th January 2013:

For Monday's lesson, as a group together we intend to edit the footage in which we shot today being the 11th January. The editing software which we are scheduled to use is: Final Cut Pro.

Tuesday 15th January 2013:

On Tuesday we are scheduled to continue with the filming of our Music Video. The time which we will begin filming shall be from 3:00pm onwards. 

Wednesday 16th January:

Again on Wednesday, we have a Media lesson, and what we have agreed to do as a group is to continue with the editing in which we have already done and in addition to this, we would like to begin editing the footage, which we will be shooting on Tuesday the 15th January.

Journal - Week 5

This week has been a very productive week, in terms of progression in our Music Video project.
For instance, we have completed the following this week:

• We had our first rehearsal this week, in which we took several photographs, which are now on our blogs
• We have a new, better and updated Production Plan, which we will be following.
• We have finally started shooting our Music Video; as today we began initial filming

Further Explanation into each task we completed:

Rehearsal & Band Photoshoot this week:
On Monday's Media lesson, as a group; we felt that it was relevant and appropriate to do an initial rehearsal and a band photoshoot. This took us about one hour to complete, and I would say that what we did was highly beneficial and useful as we managed to rehearse what we were going to do in our actual filming of our Music Video. In addition to this, I as the Cameraman/Director took several photos of the girls, and with these photos they will be relevant and suitable to use for our DigiPack designs, mainly because the girls were dressed up; and had the appropriate make-up on.

Our New Production Plan:
On Wednesday, as a group together, we discussed what days we are all convenient and ready to begin shooting our Music Video. Following this, we wrote down dates which we are all available, and fortunately we successfully sorted out suitable dates for all of us. I will be uploading our new Production Plan soon.

Shooting our Music Video:
Today, being Friday morning; we started filming our Music Video, which consequently turned out to be a huge success. Despite the cold weather, everything went well and according to plan. We used the same setting, but a few different locations, which of course was how it worked out in our storyboards. Furthermore, we also took a few Instagram shots, which we are intending to include in the beginning of our Music Video.

What's next for our Music Video Project?

• To continue with the filming of our Music Video
• To begin editing the footage we have already got
• To update our blogs with what we will be doing

Shots From Todays Rehearsal

During todays Media lesson, as a group we decided that it was convenient to rehearse, in preparation for the filming of our music video.

How did our rehearsal today go?
I felt that our rehearsal today was a success simply because we managed to sort out what is expected when it comes the actual filming of our music video. Today as a group, we rehearsed in a well lit room, in which we were able to experiment with the lights. As my role within the project is Cameraman/Director, I took several photographs so that we can look back on these photos and see what we like and dislike.

I photographed Charlotte, Megan and Joely individually and as a band together. The girls were also accompanied by the actual instruments, in which they will be playing in our music video. We used a Canon Camera to photograph; and we also brought a tripod along for our rehearsal, so that the shots that I would take, would be framed and composed well.

Overall, we spent around about an hour rehearsing and within this hour, this included:

• Taking photographs of the band, individually and together
• Sorting out different positions; and where Charlotte, Megan & Joely should stand
• Experimenting with the lighting in the room we were in

Below are a selection of shots from todays rehearsal:

Individual Shots

Group Shots

Cameraman/Director - Tolga: Me

Location Shots For Our Music Video

Over the Christmas holidays, we all agreed as a group that we needed to take some 'Location Shots' as part of research and planning for our music video project; and within this blog post, I will be providing evidence of the 'Location Shots'.

This is the location in which we are intending to film certain elements of our music video:








































What I like about this location?

• This is a quiet location, so there will be little interruptions
• This location is set in a narrow road; so again we will not need to worry about the arrival of vehicles
• As this is a quiet location, people wont be able to walk in on us during filming
• The location is traditional, which will be appropriate to our music video

Experimenting With Instagram

For this post, I will be explaining and uploading the photos in which we have taken as a group. The photos have been edited with Instagram; and stylistically we like the different effects in which are available; therefore we are definitely considering implementing Instagram shots within our music video.

Google Calendar For The Month Of December

The image above is a screenshot of the Google Calendar in which I personally have created for the benefit of my group.

What does the calendar include?

The calendar in which I have created has specific dates in the month of December in which my group will be utilising.
As it is aware on the calendar, this month we will be doing and completing the following:

• Wednesday 5th December 2012 -  This day has now passed; however my group and I completed blog work on Wednesday during our Media lesson. I in particular posted information about our record label 'Rough Trade'.
• Monday 10th December 2012 - On this coming Monday, I particularly will be addng to my blog, but most importantly at 15:00, as a group we will be contacting the Music department and requesting perimission for use of instruments.
• Wednesday 12th December 2012 - This is an important date for us as a group, simply because we have agreed that this day shall be our first rehearsal in regards to the performanvce based element of our music video project.
• Friday 14th December 2012 - On this Friday, at 10:30 we would like to start shooting for our digi pack part of our project. In order for this to go ahead, we will need to arrange resources, like camera equipment, lighting, costume and make-up.
• Friday 21st December 2012 - On Friday 21st December, we would like to do another rehearsal for our music video; however with this rehearsal, a dress rehearsal is in progression.

Changes to our Calendar - Monday 17th December 2012:

As a group, we have all agreed that changes are needed to our scheduled calendar, so that everyone in the group is able to attend and that everything is convenient for us.

Wednesday 5th December:

This date was successful as we all worked on blog work and the planning and preparation for our music video.

Monday 10th December:

It has been exactly one week since this date has passed; and as a group we did not get in touch with the music department as everyone was busy; however I feel that this isn't crucially important as the music department have previously said that loaning out the instruments isn' a problem; therefore when it comes to rehearsals, we will contact the music department in advance on this occasion.

Wednesday 12th December:

As a group, we all felt that this day to rehearse was rather tricky simply because group members had other commitments and the location and instruments were not taken out due to this.

Friday 14th December:

On Friday, as a group we were not prepared to shoot for our digi packs simply because costumes were not ready for Friday.

Record Label Information

The record label in which our band 'Dragonfly' are a part of is Rough Trade Records. 

Who are Rough Trade Records?
Rough Trade Records are a record label company based in London. They in particular are a label, in who are affiliated and associated with artists of the POP/Soft Rock Genre. At current, Cerys Matthews & Duffy are signed to Rough Trade Records. Both of these artists, again fit in with the genre of Pop/Soft Rock; which is specifically why Rough Trade are of relevance back to our band.