Drumming Shots!

Today we went into the music room and filmed the drumming shots that will fit into the video, as we couldn't use them with the band scene. Below are some screen shots we got of the drums that will be used in the video.

High-Hats:

Going a bit nuts:

Drum Sequence:

Drum Number One:

Bass Drum:

Getting There

This week we started editing and its coming along GREAT! Final Cut Express is turning out to be really good and once you get the hang of it its simple, as long as you want to do simple things at least!

We've edited the first verse and chorus which are almost complete, we plan to go into the music room on monday and film the drumming shots which will fill in all the blanks. I'm looking forward to it because not being able to use the drums in the band scene the other day was a real downer, and I wasn't the happiest little film-maker you ever-did-see on that particular day, but hopefully its going to turn out good.

All is not too bad with the video at the minute, I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product :D Its just a matter of taking the time to work on it, and I've got plenty of that!

Drums :@

We have had so much trouble trying to use a set of drums in the band sequence. Yesterday we filmed the band sequences and borrowed some instruments from the music department, these included two guitars, two amps, two microphone stands and a microphone (we used another microphone but that came from the Media Department). We used all these instruments, but we weren't allowed to take the drums from the music room, stupid huh?

Seeing as I REALLY don't want to film the band sequence in a pokey little music room with computers and desks all over the place, we're going to have to film the drums separately, so they will not feature in the band sequence, but will be edited in respectively. Im not extremely pleased about this, as I had a good few shots in mind and had it all planned out, but this has upset that quite a bit. Oh well, lets hope it looks ok . . . :/

Logo!

I am so proud of this Logo! I used a program called 'LiveType' which is quite complicated. It took some effort but it looks really good, I think. In order to get it as a stationary logo I will just screen shot the last few seconds so as to use it on the advert or digipak. Logos like this are inspired by artists such as 'Pendulum' and 'The Prodigy' who use them frequently, and Ipersonally think they look awweesssooommmmmeeee.

Below is the video logo I created:

The Band!

Today we got some pictures of us in the attire we'll be sporting when we film the band scene. We've gone for white and pink so as we're al wearing similar clothes, plus we're cool like that. Below is a picture of each individual 'band member' and a picture of us all together.

Matt - Lead Singer:

Lewis - Bass Guitarist:

Lee - Lead Guitarist:

Me - Drummer:

Band:

ACDC - The Best Example Of Costume

Above are pictures of the band ACDC, and more specifically the lead guitarist, Angus Young, who i think is the best example of why costume is important. On stage and often in their music videos, he wears a school uniform, either green or black. This is one of ACDC's biggest assets as they are very famous for it, and it has gained them a great deal of work. For example, the film 'School Of Rock' featuring Jack Black uses many of the songs by ACDC due to their connection with school, Young's costume/uniform. There are very close links to ACDC in the film.

This shows the importance of costume; it can be an extremely positive aspect of the band, so needs to be thought about carefully.

Below is a picture of Jack Black in School Uniform in 'School Of Rock'. How postmodern is that!?;

Costume!

In our video, all the band members will be wearing similar costumes.

We hope to use a bright colour so as it is eye catching, and more entertaining for the audience.
This also gives the impression that the music is vibrant and energetic, which it is.
We are going to use typical indie clothing, with high-tops, t-shirts and jeans, which is simple enough.
The lead singer and the drummer are going to have tattoos (created by a fake tattoo sleeve). These are stereotypical of indie bands, particularly of drummers. An example of this is Blink 182's Travis Barker, who is well-known for his large amount of tattoos.

In order to match the costume and appearance, we need to be energetic and lively 'on stage' when filming. We're up for it and are quite excited, roll on band day!