I feel a lot better about our video now, it seems like it is all coming together and last week we all went out and filmed together because of the bits missing in our video. So we have uploaded that and today we put it all together and sorted out all the timing, i think we have about 8 or 9 seconds to fill for the ending and that is it, the rest of the gaps are filled which i'm very pleased about because that was the most frustrating part is that we hadn't filled all the gaps.
Most of our green screen has backgrounds on now, there are still some backgrounds that need going on but it does not take too long to do. We have some text on images as well, this is created by being put on another layer and then moved to where we want it, this is because I think it looks really good and links in well to the lyrics, this is one of the ways to link into the lyrics because the lyrics are so random and not like other songs. We still need to do some editting on green screen, some text and some effects. We want some of the effects to be cartoon - like as we saw this in the video and thought it looked very good and went well with the song. We also have seen some effects which look colourful and this will go very well with our video as all along we have stated how we want it to be very colourful, to embrace the dance/pop/electro side of the song.
I am planning to come in on my day off on Wednesday for as many hours as possible to try and get finishing touches such as effects, texts and last minute editing to try and ensure we have the best possible video we can do.
Our plans for tomorrow's lesson is to do the green screen and editing. I think our group has done well, we have all brought elements into this video to the best of our ability. I like many things the group has done, for example the text and some effects a part of our group has done and I think it looks really good. Because I am used to what we did last year, i've done the text on LiveType and used other applications such as Imovie etc. and been more confident with it because I am more capable than i was last year.
Monday, 12 December 2011
1/12/11
The deadline is getting nearer, I still worry about us creating the full video before the deadline because of how much work is involved in our video.
We have four screen, green screen, backgrounds, editting, effects, cuts, text, layers all involved in our video . The song we have chosen to do is also very hard because as I have mentioned before it has no story line or nothing you can really create a successful storyline to because of how random and fast it is.
But considering what we have to do our group is coping well, we try and use time efficiently, this involves us working as pairs a lot of the time, for example two go off and film and the othe two edit, this has been both pairs to try and distribute it fairly.
At the moment some people are in the film more than others, it is not intentional and we do not want this to happen, so the others film because we have certain pieces misisng in our film and need it included. This may also be because certain bits are filmed better, we try and include as much as we can to make it fair because I do not want anyone to feel left out and that is not what our video is about, but if two people are lip syncing two parts and one is saying it a lot clearer, we are going to put that one in the video because it is simply a better quality clip. We continue to put commitment in, staying in the MAC rooms almost every lunch time working on the video, I also plan to come into college in my own time to get this work done.
We have four screen, green screen, backgrounds, editting, effects, cuts, text, layers all involved in our video . The song we have chosen to do is also very hard because as I have mentioned before it has no story line or nothing you can really create a successful storyline to because of how random and fast it is.
But considering what we have to do our group is coping well, we try and use time efficiently, this involves us working as pairs a lot of the time, for example two go off and film and the othe two edit, this has been both pairs to try and distribute it fairly.
At the moment some people are in the film more than others, it is not intentional and we do not want this to happen, so the others film because we have certain pieces misisng in our film and need it included. This may also be because certain bits are filmed better, we try and include as much as we can to make it fair because I do not want anyone to feel left out and that is not what our video is about, but if two people are lip syncing two parts and one is saying it a lot clearer, we are going to put that one in the video because it is simply a better quality clip. We continue to put commitment in, staying in the MAC rooms almost every lunch time working on the video, I also plan to come into college in my own time to get this work done.
24/11/11
I still think we are working quite well, half of us edit the video then the other half does backgrounds etc a lot of the time, this is because we feel that all of us being around one computer with only one mouse doesn't really benefit us with the short amount of time we have, so we need to make sure we use time effectively.
We usually stay every dinner time after media lessons to continue to do the work, this is because we are really short for time and need as much as possible. I had a lesson today at half 11 and then stayed until half 4 because I feel worried about if we are going to do a video to the best of our ability in the short amount of time we have left. I feel a lot of pressure at the moment because I want this video to be successful and we haven't got very much time.
The four screens we have created on our video was done easier than i thought it would be, it is still very hard but I thought it would be a lot harder. But the issue that is very hard is getting the colour on the green screen 100% clear, because a lot of the time it has little dots and little colours that aren't covered which seems impossible to make 100% clear no matter how much you try and edit it, which is frustrating.
We usually stay every dinner time after media lessons to continue to do the work, this is because we are really short for time and need as much as possible. I had a lesson today at half 11 and then stayed until half 4 because I feel worried about if we are going to do a video to the best of our ability in the short amount of time we have left. I feel a lot of pressure at the moment because I want this video to be successful and we haven't got very much time.
The four screens we have created on our video was done easier than i thought it would be, it is still very hard but I thought it would be a lot harder. But the issue that is very hard is getting the colour on the green screen 100% clear, because a lot of the time it has little dots and little colours that aren't covered which seems impossible to make 100% clear no matter how much you try and edit it, which is frustrating.
16/11/11
We have been working on our video for a couple of weeks now, we have a lot to do because of the kind of video we are doing, we have many short clips because we feel it will go better with the song, because its so unique, fast and random we need many short clips because its not an on going thing that you can create a story to. So we have a lot of individual clips to film, we need to make sure it is right so we must film it a few times to ensure its at the right angle and the group member is doing it ok. We also need to edit all of it, we need to do the green screen, create background on photo shop etc, we need to create text on LiveType as well as other applications to make sure the text is ok, we need to get the timing right and we are also trying to re - arrange some of our clips so they make sense and work the best way possible.
I also want to edit a lot of the video to create the effect that works well with the video. In the actual ' I Like That' video there is a cartoon type of effect and different contrasts and different type of effects that adds to the overall effect of the video. So there is a lot of work to be doing and I think we are going to have to put extra effort into timing in class, as well as doing work in our own time.
I also want to edit a lot of the video to create the effect that works well with the video. In the actual ' I Like That' video there is a cartoon type of effect and different contrasts and different type of effects that adds to the overall effect of the video. So there is a lot of work to be doing and I think we are going to have to put extra effort into timing in class, as well as doing work in our own time.
08/11/11
We have been filming and working on our video for about a week now, one of our members is on holiday, their family was trying to decide on a location to go, and it was between New York and another holiday, but our group member persuaded her family to go to New York, one of the reasons for this is that our song mentions New York and in New York there many famous places and beautiful scenery that would go great in our video, so she has gone there and has taken a video camera to record some footage in New York espeically for our video. We have also decided to do this because it is a completely different location from what we already have, this will allow our video to not only have green screen which is high in technology, and locations around college but also have beautiful scenery from a different country. I think our group is managing well so far, but we have came across things that have been hard to do, for example on the MAC's it seems like when we move things in time all other parts of our video goes out of time as well, even though we try and be as careful as possible. As well as lip syncing being very hard to get pricesly in time with the words of the song.
31/10/11
Today was the first day of us doing green screen in college.
I think it went ok so far for our first try, but I think it seems a lot harder than what some we considered it to be. With the green screen you have to be very carfeul of camera angles and getting the right heights to be able to film appropriately, which in some cases was hard to do. Clothing as well needs to be carefully considered for our group before filming. One of our member wore a hoodie which was not green but a simular kind of colour and that effected what it looked like on the MAC's. Our song choice is different from everyone else's in the class so it is really hard to make a storyline up to the lyrics because they're not telling a story and include a lot of different things. So we need to lip sync a lot of it and try to show attitude within ourselves - this way we create the cool, unique and fun vibe of the song.This is very hard because it is hard to act like that infront of the camera and be that confident, especially if many people are watching but with all aspects considered I think my group did well for the first go and we got a lot filmed.
I think it went ok so far for our first try, but I think it seems a lot harder than what some we considered it to be. With the green screen you have to be very carfeul of camera angles and getting the right heights to be able to film appropriately, which in some cases was hard to do. Clothing as well needs to be carefully considered for our group before filming. One of our member wore a hoodie which was not green but a simular kind of colour and that effected what it looked like on the MAC's. Our song choice is different from everyone else's in the class so it is really hard to make a storyline up to the lyrics because they're not telling a story and include a lot of different things. So we need to lip sync a lot of it and try to show attitude within ourselves - this way we create the cool, unique and fun vibe of the song.This is very hard because it is hard to act like that infront of the camera and be that confident, especially if many people are watching but with all aspects considered I think my group did well for the first go and we got a lot filmed.
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