Over this past weekend we were going to film our music video. However we did not get a chance because of our schedules. On Friday I went on a school trip. Me and a small group went to Orlando for two days. This was for the Florida classic. This event has two parts, the battle of the bands and the game. The battle of the bands is where bands compete for placement. And the final bands are Florida A&M University And Bethune Cookman University. In my opinion FAMU was better, and the game is between this two colleges.
This BCU won which kinda made me upset. But I was able to see all the people who graduated from my school and went to FAMU. So overall I had a great time. To get back home we took a bus. We didn’t leave the game until around 8:30 and then we went somewhere afterwards. I’d say we didn’t start heading back until around 11. This was because we stopped for food then left. We also took another stop for no reason as everything was closed. I didn’t get back to the school until around two in the morning. And I don’t believe I got home until three. So it was a long night for me and my mom.
We came back Sunday and that when we were going to film. But I did not wake up until around twelve. I texted my partner to see if we are still filming. She said that she really didn’t want to film. I was kinda happy cause I didn’t know if I could move at all. So we agreed to wait until thanksgiving weekend. So our plan never happened. So I’m looking forward to this weekend to get it done. Now that rested me and my partner are gonna snap.
Monday, November 25, 2019
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Storyboard blog
In the beginning of our video, we plan on doing short clips of poses. We chose to do this because of the original music video, it had a pose with every drum tick. Our location will be at a Porsche dealership because in the beginning of the song Cardi B says “Drop top Porsche”. My attire will be 80’s pop wear because that’s the vibe the song gives off. Which leads us to the second scene where Taylor is the car lip syncing the intro. The third scene is her walking down Las Olas Boulevard. As she walks down the street, she will be dancing and having fun with it. She plans to have people interact with her as she walks down the road. This will also be the same as the fourth scene, but will be flashing money and jewellery. This is because they speak about wealth in the song. After the street part, on the “Aye” part of the song Taylor will come out of a closet with brand new clothes on. This will transition to the part where Burno Mars part comes in at the beach.
He will start by singing and dance in a store, along with shopping. This shows that he likes to spoil himself. Then he moves to Las Olas when he says “When I’m walking with you”. Our plan is to find someone for him to walk with and show off. He then moves back to the Porsche dealership and he once again shows off his wealth in a fun way. The next scene is at the beach where Burno is dancing and doing his thing. The video will end the sound the of the car going off.
He will start by singing and dance in a store, along with shopping. This shows that he likes to spoil himself. Then he moves to Las Olas when he says “When I’m walking with you”. Our plan is to find someone for him to walk with and show off. He then moves back to the Porsche dealership and he once again shows off his wealth in a fun way. The next scene is at the beach where Burno is dancing and doing his thing. The video will end the sound the of the car going off.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Planing Blog
The song we planned on doing is Finesse by Bruno Mars and Cardi B. Thus song is very upbeat and fun so we want our video to match the same energy. The song is not dark, therefore our lighting well be bright and full of colors. I location will vary with every scene. One will be at a exotic car dealership because in the beginning of the song it says "Drop top Porsche". Another location will be at the mall for the changing of clothes. Lastly, we will also film at the beach fro the nice scenery. We will make sure are around a lot of people and our parents are near for all safety situations. We will also have water to keep us hydrated for we are filming outside.
Our props will contain: jewelry, money, cars, and people. Since the theme of the song is to show off some type of wealth, we figured these props were most appropriate. Our costumes will be old-school, 80's type. We chose thus because it represent a type of pop culture. On the first day will will film the intro of the song at the car dealership. On the second day of filming we will review and clean up the car scene and move on with the rest of the Cardi B scene. On the third day will have finished with the intro and we will be doing the singing part of the song. Then when we have time to correct any part that will feel that can be changed.
Our props will contain: jewelry, money, cars, and people. Since the theme of the song is to show off some type of wealth, we figured these props were most appropriate. Our costumes will be old-school, 80's type. We chose thus because it represent a type of pop culture. On the first day will will film the intro of the song at the car dealership. On the second day of filming we will review and clean up the car scene and move on with the rest of the Cardi B scene. On the third day will have finished with the intro and we will be doing the singing part of the song. Then when we have time to correct any part that will feel that can be changed.
Friday, November 15, 2019
Music video research blog
Now that we are done with the commercial we have to make a music video. Hopefully it goes as well as the commercial. I learned better ways to shoot and get things done fast and smooth after completing it. The editing went very well for the commercial, so I feel great about how the editing will go for the music video. I am ready for this project and the challenges that will come. I kinda don’t want to do it, but I do at the same time. Since we just finished one project and to turn around and do another one is a lot. Nevertheless I’m to give my all for the music video and look forward to having a great time.
The song we decided to do is Finesse by Bruno Mars and Cardi B. We chose to do this song for various reasons. The artists of the song are modern and very well known. Many people love their music. Also the song itself is upbeat and happy which will put people in a good mood. Many people must love it because it received 620million views on YouTube. It even received a award for Favorite Soul/RNB song at 2018 American Music Awards.
The genre of the song is mixed with a little bit of pop, RnB, and soul music. Although this sounds old school, the youth is the group that enjoyed the song this most (because of the artists). In the video the camera movement pretty much followed the movement of the dancers. The shots included: close up, medium close up, and medium shots. Their transitioning was very fast because many shots included short silly poses. In order to remake this video, we would have to find clothes from like the 80’s or 90’s that represent a pop culture. The lighten may vary, however many of the videos are vibrant in color. Therefore ours will be too. The acting was very joyful. You can tell through the facial expressions and the way the people were dancing in the video. I’m sure makeup was applied for the actors, but for our video makeup will be optional. The props they used in the video included paintbrushes , painting in a white room. Our props may include money, jewelry, and a radio. The sound will obviously include the Finesse song. What will make our project unique is that will incorporate other people in our video to enjoy the fun.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Editing blog
When we came into class it took a few minutes to get started. The reason is that some took our computer. So once we got ahold of the computer we went straight to work. We had to get our footage from both of ours google drive and put it into a folder. This part took way to long because the WiFi was acting up. We then opened pinnacle studios and import the footage. We carefully went through each video to see which ones we like the best. Once we had a rough idea of videos we want. We drop them in so we can truly start.
The start would be me throwing my jacket. This was used instead of the volleyball idea. So it was the same concept as the volleyball, as the jacket would turn into a basketball. The next piece of footage was Taylor dribbling the basketball. To get to this video we faded from the jacket to the basketball in the air. Now we only had one good shot of Taylor catching the ball so we two videos of her. We faded from the catch and to her dribbling for a few more seconds then placing the ball down. Then used a straight transition to Brandon having his foot on a soccer ball in the field. We then put in a fade to him doing tricks and shooting at the goal. After we completed these three we removed the audio from them.
Once the computer finish stripping the audio we did a straight cut into me throwing a football. This was shot by using an over the shoulder shot. We then looked at the video and stopped it just before the person caught it, and we cut that part out. Once we liked were the cut was we add the second part of this segment. We faded into the second part which was the catch followed by him running and scoring, and doing a little dance. Followed by this we faded to me doing a similar action and setting up to start a race in the track. We cut part of this out because it was shot at two angles. One was looking at my back and one from the side. We faded from one to another to show a start and then mid run. Once I passed through the screen it fades to black and the Nike logo comes up, with our message of “Find your will” which ends our commercial.
The start would be me throwing my jacket. This was used instead of the volleyball idea. So it was the same concept as the volleyball, as the jacket would turn into a basketball. The next piece of footage was Taylor dribbling the basketball. To get to this video we faded from the jacket to the basketball in the air. Now we only had one good shot of Taylor catching the ball so we two videos of her. We faded from the catch and to her dribbling for a few more seconds then placing the ball down. Then used a straight transition to Brandon having his foot on a soccer ball in the field. We then put in a fade to him doing tricks and shooting at the goal. After we completed these three we removed the audio from them.
Once the computer finish stripping the audio we did a straight cut into me throwing a football. This was shot by using an over the shoulder shot. We then looked at the video and stopped it just before the person caught it, and we cut that part out. Once we liked were the cut was we add the second part of this segment. We faded into the second part which was the catch followed by him running and scoring, and doing a little dance. Followed by this we faded to me doing a similar action and setting up to start a race in the track. We cut part of this out because it was shot at two angles. One was looking at my back and one from the side. We faded from one to another to show a start and then mid run. Once I passed through the screen it fades to black and the Nike logo comes up, with our message of “Find your will” which ends our commercial.
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