Props

Bath:

For the milk bath we need milk obviously and flowers. To create the white water you simply just add the milk to the water. I then added the flowers, however made the mistake of using fake flowers first which sunk. I then used real flowers which worked much better. I chose to use white and purple flowers as I thought it linked in with my music video well as it linked to the purple lighting. Purple and white also compliment each other well. It also adds a femine touch, as stereotypically flowers are represented as 'girly'. When filming in the bath I also used a studio light, for the perfect lighting, i also like how it reflects of the water.

Filming in the bath

When fist filming these scenes we had a slight problem. We first started with buying fake flowers to be placed in the bath however we soon found out that fake flowers do not float but in fact they sunk.

Here is a clip that we record from when the flowers where sinking as you can see the camera work is not stead as we could all not stop laughing.

After doing this we then tried with real flowers and the worked so much better.  

Research on genre

Conventions:

The conventions we have adhered too in our music video:

In our video we will adhere to the rules of a music video, therfore these will be, editing on the beat which was andrew goodwins theory. We will also have lip syncing with our star image which is often recognisable in a music video. Another  thing we will adhere to is dancers in our music video which again is recognisable. We will use young attractive women dancers therefore this will appeal to the male gaze, so widening our audience.

What we have challenged:

In our music video we have not really subverted anything however we have challenged something, this being women empowerment. So in our music video we will make the women appear powerful and strong as thy come together to help therefore friend get over a former boyfriend this being our narrative, so we will tell this story throughout the music video.   

Overall our text is formulaic and follows the formulas of a music video.   

Animatic

Animatic - First draft of story board

A animatic can help organise each shot, as well as helping us when it comes to filming.It also helps structure our work so we get a rough idea of  what it will look like.   

Risk assessment Bath

Risk assessment:

Risk:  

1. Choking on water
2. Lighting equipment getting wet
3. Electrocuted
4. Elegiac to flowers / Milk 

High / Medium / Low:

1. Medium
2. Medium 
3. Low
4. Medium 

How to solve: 

1. Make sure that the head is always above the water.
2. Make sure that all equipment is covered or away from the water.
3. Make sure that you do not touch the equipment / plugs when having wet hands.
4. Ask actor first before getting in the bath, and if unknown do a little test on arm first.                                  

risk assessment

Risk Assessment for the dance studio/drame studio

Risk	High/Medium/Low	How to solve
Tripping over equipment.	Low	Be aware of surroundings. Make sure dancers don’t trip on lighting wires and camera equipment.
Dancers falling over in drama studio.	Medium	Make sure there is enough space for dancers. Make sure there are no hazards to trip or slip on.

Hydration	Low	Make sure dancers have an appropriate amount of water with them .
Dark room.	Low	Make sure there is enough light so the dancers can see where they are going and what is around them.
Correct clothing and footwear.	Medium	Get the dancers to wear specific clothing and footwear to avoid slipping over.

 

Rob Johnstone work shop

Rob Johnstone work shop:

An ex student came in today to help us with our media course work and give us some individual advice. Rob gave us some advice about editing and also about our story boards. He told us that the more in depth we go in our story boards, it will help us more in the future when filming our music video or short film . He stressed that doing/making drafts first helped immensely as it gave him a rough idea of what would work and what wouldn't work. He said it also helped as it meant that you can receive audience feedback to help with all three of your ancillaries.