Sunday 28 June 2015

MVDay planning: contingencies and plan B

Plan B
The majority of our locations are situated inside however we may use one of the courts to film the dance scene, this however could be filmed in B hall or P hall if it is raining, other wise we could use space in the 6th form centre or a spare classroom if the other options are not possible. 
If the chosen people are unable to play Christina due to being ill act then there are many other people that we can ask including my self and paige and the younger classes who are volunteering. 

MVDay planning: Locations

We have 5 different locations within the video these are:

The stage in which the 3 main Christina's sing

The location for this will be B hall as we have a suitable stage space with lights and a chain which looks very similar to the location in the real video. 

The dance hall where all the dancing occurs

This could be film in a free court if the weather is nice other wise B hall or P hall would do sufficiently other wise we could use space in the 6th form centre or a spare classroom. 

The cafe/bar scene

This can be filmed in either the court yard cafe or in the cafeteria in the 6th form centre, we are most likely to use the 6th form centre however.

The airport scene.















We will use a green screen to achieve this as no possible location that we have access to would be suitable.

The coloured back grounds.




We will use either coloured card or the green screen. 

MVDay planning: Initial schedule of tasks

This is my Google calendar which outlines what needs to be done on the lead up to Music video day.

MVDay: My finalised Idea - Key Points

Our finalised idea- key points
Our video is an amateur re-creation of Christina Aguilera's Candyman. To do this we will incorporate members of our school e.g. younger years and select members of the post 16 student body as well as members of staff that are willing to participate. We will also take full advantage of the equipment, locations and props available to us through school and friends to help us successfully re create this video to our fullest potential. We however only have the space of one day to couple this task therefore we will be rushed for time, but we through planning we can hopefully meet our deadline. 

The shots and locations are pretty straight forward however the shots rapidly change through out following the normal style of a pop video, so we will have to take many alternating shots to successfully create this which will be a challenge. 

1. We will use 3 upper 6th girls to take the roles of the 3 main Christina's 

However we only have one hat so the main blonde christina will wear this as a running piece of costume to clearly show who is playing christina in this sequence and in many others through out the video. Wigs will be worn to replicate the blonde, ginger and brunette christina these may be swapped around during the video to create variety.

2. lower school students will be used to create the crowd shots i.e. the soldiers and band.
 The band will wear their normal white shirts and a dickie bow to create a simple look which will be effective. Also as we don't have access to this amount of instruments so card board cut out ones may be used. 
For the soldiers we will create paper sailor hats for them all to create a running piece of costume, clearly indicating that they are soldiers. 








3.
We will slap incorporate teachers into the mix as either Christina's or extras. 
4. There is a key dance scene in which we will use Paige to be the main female dancer and another male dancer to be her partner.
5. To create the back drop for the single Christina's we will either use coloured card or a green screen. 


6. To create the back drop for the airport we will need to use the green screen to create and effective backdrop.
7. We will use the cafeteria at school to re create the bar scene and will instead use the spinning chairs from the media classroom

Wednesday 17 June 2015

Music video day: possible idea

We have also considered Christina Aguilera's' Candyman



Music video day: possible idea

Another possible idea could be using a Taylor swift song such as

You belong with me


Shake it off

Music video day: possible ideas

A possible idea is the wacky music video for Can't stop by The red hot chilli peppers 

Music video day: problems


  • Planning
  • Getting people involved
  • costume
  • props
  • choose a recognisable song 
  • involve years not just post 16
  • getting teachers involved
  • maximum coverage so we have enough shots
  • health and safety
  • rehearsing lip singing 

Tuesday 16 June 2015

The Brief and Assessment Criteria

This is the assessment criteria for our course this year.

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