Prelim evaluation

1) Who did you work with and how did you manage the task between you?
I worked with Chris Page, Aaron Hunt and Charlotte MacDavid. At the start we all set ourselves tasks such as shooting plan, props list, shot list and frame list. Therefore the work was split evenly between the four of us. We made sure that we spoke to one another about each of the work that we had completed so we each understood everything and furthermore this allowed us to start filming our prelim music video as soon as we had completed our tasks.

2) How did you plan your sequence? What processes did you use? 
We planned our sequence by using a shot schedule to make sure we had filmed everything in order as this made sure it was easier to film each scene without trouble that is not needed. Therefore this meant that once we had filmed a scene we knew which scene we had to film after. We made sure any hard scenes we filmed more than once in case of any mistakes.

3) What theories could you apply to the video you chose? 
Wonderwall Oasis shows a lot of the 'Star Image' theory as the artists of the song are the main aspect of the video as Chris is in the centre of the frame, therefore presenting the Star Image theory of Andrew Goodwin. The video heavily emphasizes on the Goodwin's Star Image theory as every Oasis artist is in the music video. The main focus throughout the video is the artists and the instruments, as well as the mise en scene is focused on as there are several different angles and locations throughout the video.

4) What technology did you use to complete the task, and how did you use it? 
The technologies we used to create our prelim music video includes camera, other equipment used to create the scenes and an editing software. The camera we used to film our music video for Oasis - Wonderwall was a Nikon D3300. We had to use black sheets to create a black background to create the saw scene to simulate the background in the actual music video. We used a standing light to create the singing in the handheld mirror whilst using the black sheet to remove the background. We also used a editing software called Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. We imported the videos from the camera onto Adobe Premiere Pro to begin putting the clips in order and then Chris began editing each clip to make sure it was as similar to the original Oasis - Wonderwall clip. We had to make sure that the clip ran smoothly and in order without any issues or freezing of the scenes.

5) What factors did you have to take into account when planning, shooting and editing? 
The factors we had to take into consideration when filming was making sure we did not miss any scenes from the music video. During creating the shooting schedule we had to make sure that we did not miss any scenes that are even less than a second clip and we also had to consider when our group were available to film and when we had available frees to work together. We chose to make sure we filmed as much as we could during lesson time and any other work such as blog work we completed in our own spare time. By doing this we made sure we had all the footage we required to create the final prelim music video.

6) How successful was your music video copy? Please identify what worked well, and with hindsight, what would you improve/do differently? What did others say about your production? 
Overall my teachers thought that our prelim was really successful but could still be improved because we had girls playing the act of a man's scene therefore not an exact copy and we could not create one scene of the woman pole dancing as it was not appropriate for a student to recreate this scene. Therefore there was room for improvement as we could not film a scene and we should have used a male to recreate the males scene.

7) What have you learnt from completing this task? Looking ahead, how will this learning be significant when completing your music video, do you think? 
I have learnt that I have to make sure that the shots used matches the final song that I choose to use therefore the scenes do not look out of place or that the scene should not be used. I have also learnt that using a variety of shots and framing will make the music video more interesting. I have also learnt to split the work between each person in my next group evenly the same as we done to create the final prelim.

8) How does it compare with filming an opening to a film? 
There are many differences between filming a film opening and filming a music video. Our prelim last year was more of a challenge compared to this year. This was because there was very little experience compared to the experience I have now. Last year we had to create a script and our own film opening, this year we were asked to copy a music video of our choice which was easier. However the production of the music video was more difficult as there were more effects used in the music video prelim. It was also harder to match the clips against the music exactly which took time to make sure the clips we had filmed matched with the lyrics.

9) What are your strengths and weaknesses as a group member? 
As a member of a team I have my individual strengths and weaknesses. Fortunately our group members had a large variety of strengths in creating the prelim music video. I was good at the blog work and making sure everyone stayed on top of their own tasks and made sure that there were not any tasks left uncompleted and ensured all deadlines were met. Molly was very good team supporter and made sure that each task was completed. Charlotte was very good at completing any tasks set of her and made sure they were completed on time. Chris was very good at editing the majority of the clips and made sure the majority of the scenes matched the lyrics. I completed the final parts of the editing to ensure all lyrics of the song matched with the lip syncing and the videos were in the correct order. Even though we were not all present in completing the tasks set we made sure each task was complete and to make sure each deadline was met.

10) Looking at the other group's videos which do you think were most successful and why?
We viewed each other groups music videos and we all could see who's video were successful and who's were weak and why. The groups that were successful were because each group member had put in lots of commitment in the video and made sure all issues were overcome and the filming matched the sequence and lyrics. I was able to see the effort of each group member in some music videos to make sure all deadlines were met and made sure the video was as accurate as possible. A very good group was the One Direction: History as the four members as well as the blow up doll for the entertainment worked very well together. However some of the groups had weaknesses such as using the original clips rather than their own clips which made the music video weaker as they were not as time efficient and not as organised as well as they possible could have been.