NEW Plan.!!

Since you've read my previous two post, you are aware that we've had to change the male actor last minute.To be able reduce confusion, I have created a plan myself which i will show my partner when i am able to see her and make sure that she agrees with the plan.

Since the park is filled with snow and two of our scene is based there therefore i will wait till tuesday night to do the 2nd park scene as it's only a night scene of stargazing and couple sharing time together.
My 1st scene will be for Wednesday as im sure tha park will have cleared up by then.Since two of my scenes are indoors therefore i'll film them today!

Solution!

Thank god!

So we've found two guys, one from my main sixthform and another in a consortium sixthform thanks to my friends. Just to assure myself that this time nothing will go wrong, I am going to film the first guy today and see how it goes and film the other one tomorrow. If i like the work of the first one i'll keep him into the music video or else i have to keep the second one. I do not want more complications with this music video hence why i decided this.


It is going to be pretty hard for me as I am playing the main girl, I have to carry equipments such a the tripod and a huge guitar which is bigger than me in this pretty but dangerous snow.  But to complete this task i will take any risk so i can complete it by Friday.


I am going to ask permission from the drama studio if i am able to use the stage for some filming.


Just so that i don't get confused, I am going to use the same setting, the same storyline i inteded with the previous guy so we can film without fuss as we know exactly what we're doing now so it shouldn't take long.

More Problems!!

A s you know, we've been in process of editing our music video for which we was very excited about.  However we've been chasing our main actor for weeks now to give us a last shot for one scene which could complete our music video. We could have had a finished video weeks ago! Now I've been told that he does not want to do which has stressed me out a lot! As now i don't have to only remove all his parts but also try find someone new that could take his place and film it all in 2-3 days! Fortunately we've started with our music magazine advert and  digipak so there is much left to do. And Me and my partner both have a day off for which we are determine to stay in from morning till late after school to finish all editing! I am hoping i could find someone by the end of today. I have emailed many friends and asked around and try getting them to spread the message but no one is willing to do it as they claim to be camera shy. Yes this is a very stressful moment but my partner is good at editing therefore while she gets on with that, I'll be finishing the other two tasks.

Digipak Moodboard.

Just so that i know what i am going to include and what my digipak may look like. I've also created a temporary one using google images and put them together so from my music video i know what to cut to use as image on my digipak! :)

Digipack Ideas and Storyboard

While our music video is in the process of being edited, me and my partner have outlined how our digipak is going to look like when we have started it!

Front cover:

This will consist of a plain picture with stars and the moon. As our music itself it's about 'stargazing' so that implies it in our cover. Our whole digipak will be in black and white though our music video is in colour because since the stars are associated with the colour white and of course the sky is pitch black at night therefore we've chosen to make our digipak in black and white as it's also presenting our music video.

Second cover:

A picture of couple stargazing on top of a car, while the male holds the guitar (his passion)

Third Cover:

This will include our actual CD which will have stars on them just like Katy Perry's CD from her digipak which looks like candy as it also promotes her song 'California Girls' in which it appears as she's shot the video in a 'candy world'.

Fourth Cover:

Other images from the music video

Fifth Cover:

More images relating to the video

Final/Back Cover

A boy stargazing from top of some mountain?

My magazine advert plans.

I've put together some ideas of what i was thinking about how to create a magazine advert. So that i know exactly what i want, i've made a temporary magazine advert.
I haven't yet discussed this with my partner however i will make give some justification to why this magazine advert should look likes this.

3/01/2012 Since me and my partner have now looked the temporary magazine advert and discussed it i am now ready to give justifications to why i believe why certain things are included in such ways.

Reasons for the colour black and white:

You may have noticed that many magazine adverts are full of bright colourful colours that is used to attract the audience. Black and White are rarely used, thus to be able to make our magazine advert appealing we are going to make use of these colours. We want this advert to stand out from those bright colours and make people wonder why is it made use of such basic colours.  For me personally, Black and white brings out different vibe and moods.

The Scan code at the side?:

I want to make use of the scan code as we have millions and millions of people using blackberry and since i own a blackberry thus i am aware of the fact that there is an app which scans bar codes as shown and it gives you opportunity to shop online etc... I am thinking of perhaps letting the scan code so that the readers can get an opportunity to access information on that particular album on their phones. 

The website:

Websites are found regularly on magazine adverts therefore we also made use of it. At the top we are going to write "win concert tickets" or something along that kind of idea so that we can gain publicity for  our music video. It also allows the audience to get on the site and access more information on it.

The quote from the actual lyrics:

If you notice, there is a quote in red that actually is part of the music's lyrics. This is the actual lyrics we are going to use in the REAL magazine advert because this is what the music video is about. It is very important for us to get the message across to the audience so that they know exactly what they're watching. This is the only part in RED colour because i wanted it to stand out from the black and white so it's one of the first thing the reader will notice. Red also symbolises love,romance and this music video is about this which is why this colour is there.

HMV and Itunes:

HMV and Itunes are both equally important to the music world therefore, I would like to include these on my actual magazine advert. HMV and Itunes is where the sales of music available for everyone and it's a platform for profit for the music industry. Therefore it is important to let the readers know where it will be available to purchase.

The Magazine advert headline:

The headline is 'Stargazer' which is the name of the album and single. I have stars dropping from the sides to imply that it is shooting stars. Reason for this is because this male in this music video is a dreamer. He dreams big! And he works equally hard to get where he wants but of course his personal life gets neglected in this process.  I am not sure about the colour as it's not very appealing. But since it's nt the original i still have time to think twice and carefully about my use of colours and be able to give justifications. 

Research- Alike Magazine Adverts.

Like with the digipak we've also started planning our magazine advert. Our aim is to find a simple but attention seeking cover as it should instantly attract our audience.
We've looked up some magazine advert and one that really appealed to us was Michael Jackson's 'HOLD MY HAND' cover. It is very simple. Since my music video is about the couple. We can also have a scene with the two holding hands and this could act as our cover.

Student work - Magazine advert.

This is a magazine advert i found whilst on the internet searching for ideas for my music magazine advert. This seems like a student's work, Personally I am a fan of basic colours that stand out and catches your attention. This was pretty catchy because my main prop of my music video is a guitar. The fact that there is a guitar on the front page attracts me.
It is also attractive as it's not packed with lots of information, just vital informations that the audience must know.

Rihanna Album Release Advert.

Rihanna's new album russian roulette was released in late 2009. Her magazine advert attracted me because the red stood out from the black and white colours. The way the writing is set out is also appealing as in most magazine advert the writing is straight. Though the songs in her albums are usually fun and joyful, this one looks serious. The way she is looking straight into the camera with one hand hiding her eye shows that she probably has a serious message to convey through her album this time. R n B is Rihanna's forte, but if you look at the 'R' on the side it looks slanted and is a font usually used by rock artists for their style of music. This could imply the fact that Rihanna wants her audience to look at her in a more serious way.