Question four: how successful was your product? Why do you think it was successful or unsuccessful?

My final product was very successful and realistic. The filming and editing have both been done to a high standard which enhances the quality of the minute clip. This is shown as the shots have either been slowed down or sped up to match the lyrics in the song; when filming,  we took extra care in copying the extra same shot. We did this by having the shot list and digital storyboard in front of us whilst filming. The filming was done to a high standard by using a quality camera with video settings; this allowed us to shoot accurate shots of the actress'.

On the original Sail video, there is a tint on the shots. We have added this to our shots to make the video as real as possible.

When filming our clip we used a tri-pod which allowed us to keep the camera ultra still to replicate the exact same shots in the original Sail video. To make it easier for the actress' to mime, we played the song whilst filming. This allowed the actress' to mime along with the actual song so we get the timings as accurate as possible; in response to this, our final video looks very successful and realistic - as if the actress' are actually singing.

Overall, I feel our final clip was very successful and accurate.

Question three: how has doing this task helped you and why? What have you taken away from this experience?

Question three by Jaaaye on GoAnimate

Question two: what will you do differently when your make your A2 product next year?

When I produce my A2 video next year, I will make some changes as to how I made my video this year. Next year, I will make sure that if I am to film using a tri-pod that it will be on flat ground. If I have to film on grass then I will place a strong piece of wood or cardboard underneath the tri-pod to make it level. This can be a major problem as this could mean that I would have filmed my whole video with a slant.

Another thing I would change about my production next year would be to make sure everyone could attend the filming. This is important because we can then have everyone else’s inputs and if we have forgotten anything important such as a shot or an editing technique. This year, only two out of the four of us could attend the filming due to travelling and distance, I feel this let the filming down a little bit because with maybe a few more hands, we could have achieved the highest quality video we could have done.

Question one: what did you find most challenging and why?

Our Final Video

Shot List

Shot one - close up, centre shot, eye level shot
Shot two - close up, centre shot, eye level shot
Shot three - medium shot, align left
Shot four - close up, centre shot, eye level shot
Shot five - medium shot, align right
Shot six - close up, centre align
Shot seven - medium shot, left align
Shot eight - medium close up, left align
Shot nine - close up shot, left align
Shot ten - close up shot, right align
Shot eleven - close up shot, centre align
Shot twelve - extreme close up shot, centre align
Shot thirteen - long shot, left align
Shot fourteen - medium close up, right align
Shot fifteen -long shot, two shot
Shot sixteen - medium close up, right align
Shot seventeen - long shot, two shot
Shot eighteen - close up shot, right align
Shot nineteen - close up shot, left align
Shot twenty - close up shot, centre align
Shot twenty-one - close up shot, right align, camera angled down to the right, moving camera
Shot twenty-two - close up shot, left align, pan right
Shot twenty-three - close up shot, left align, camera angled right, moving camera

Cast List

Director - Harry Clark

Filming - Alex Ives

Girl with hose - Jaye Best

Main girl singing - Jessica Kelly

Shooting Schedule and Location List

We will be filming on Thursday 12th June at Harry Clark's house in his back garden. This is an appropriate setting for our 60 second video because there is a fence in which we can edit to make look similar to the fence in the Sail - Awolnation video. Harry also has a green hose which is important to have as in the real video there is the use of a green hose; this is a major prop.

Risk Assessment

Props and Costume List

Props List

Hose

Flower pot (red flowers)

Costume

Denim shorts

Plain t-shirt (black/blue)

Black jeans

Yellow hat

Boots

Lyrics

Lyrics Timing

Intro

(45 secs)

Awolnation - Sail

(50-1:02 secs)

This is how I show my love
I made it in my mind because
I blame it on my A.D.D. baby

(1:06-1:18 mins)

This is how an angel dies
I blame it on my own supply
Blame it on my A.D.D. baby

(1:21-1:38 mins)

Sail!
Sail!
Sail!
Sail!
Sail!

(1:39-1:50 mins)

Maybe I should cry for help
Maybe I should kill myself (myself)

Music Video Storyboard

Original Music Video

Awolnation - Sail

A2 Media Brief

To remake 60 seconds of an original music video

The song that we are using is Sail - by Awolnation

We are starting filimg from the 45th second to 1:45 as this is just before the singing starts.