Filming Blog for Music Video

         The day we filmed, there were some factors that didn't how we planned. We forgot the SD card but we didn't want to film on break. We used our phones to film footage on whenever we could. It was actually easier to film on and it would be less noticeable to security so we wouldn't get kicked out of the mall. We didn't get a chance to go to the park or Myapapaya to film. In fact, we got almost all of our footage at Galleria. We still wanted to incorporate the outdoors into our video, so we filmed outside where the valet was. We didn't get a lot of footage outside since there wasn't much to film. However, we had too much footage inside. It also wouldn't have matched our outfits since all of the Christmas decorations were inside the mall.
        We thought it would be colder than it actually was. We were expecting to be cold and breezy but it was pretty warm outside. We had to change our costumes that we were originally gonna wear. We decided to dress more casual holiday attire instead of onesies. We didn't bring any outfit changes out of since it wasn't cold out. We also decided to dress fall and Christmas themed since we didn't film at our backup places. I wore a Christmas shirt and jeans. The other members of the group wore fall colored clothes and jeans.
        Filming the whole thing didn't take as long as we thought. We had 3 minutes' worth of footage in the span of an hour. We decided it was enough to cut down into a 1 minute and 15-second video. We had to refill some scenes a couple times. We didn't want to have as many people in the background. We also needed some things like escalators and couches to use as props. There were others obviously using what we needed so we waited till it was mainly empty. We didn't want to disturb others while they were at the mall.

Storyboard for Music Video

The first box shows a group of three teens walking while the intro plays. The second box shows the camera tilting up to the sun. The third box shows the group of teens walking into the store when the beat drops in the song. The fourth box shoes the teens shuffling their feet to the beat. The fifth box shows the teens doing random poses on the escalator in the mall. The sixth box shows the teens just laughing and having fun.

The first box in the second part shows an action match of the teens jumping and then landing in a different location. The second box shows the teens playing classic hand games in the park. The third box shows the teens on the swings in the park. The fourth box shows the camera panning to a juicery the teens are about to go in. The fifth box shows the teens making funny faces at the camera while drinking their juices. The sixth box shows the teens sitting outside and the camera tilting to the night sky.

Planning Blog for Music Video

         We were planning to originally film at Galleria Mall. They have their Christmas decorations up and a big space to run around. That’s also where a lot of kids hang out. We were also planning to film at George English park. We were planning to film there anyways if we can't film at Galleria Mall. If the weather is bad and raining, we can film at Myapapaya Juicery that's right next to the park. If we don't have enough footage for the one minute and 5-15 second video, we're going to go to Party City. Each member of the group can get dropped off and picked up by their parents. If we do go to our backup filming places, we're going to use the pedestrian signals and the cross walk to stay safe. 

        We were thinking of using bubbles, balloons, confetti for props. We're trying to have a fun scene so we're going to make it feel like it's a party. We're trying to make it match the beat and theme of the song. We can get the props from the Dollar Store. We don't want dot waste too much money for just a few scenes. For the costumes we're were thinking about Christmas onesies, fall colored clothes and hoodies. We were going to wear our onesies in the mall to match with the Christmas decorations. The fall clothes and hoodies are going to be worn at the park since it's going to be cold out that day. The clothes will match the fall theme. We weren't planning on any specific type of shoe. We were trying to match the fall aesthetic.  

        For our schedule, we were planning to film all our footage on Saturday, November 23rd. Since our footage is already all filmed, we'll dump all the footage and delete the unnecessary ones on Tuesday, November 26th. If we have the time, we can edit some scenes and put them all together to have more time to edit. If we do need extra footage then we'll go film at Party City on Wednesday, November 27th. We'll start editing the week after Thanksgiving since we can't check out computers during the break. If we don't finish it in the 2 days, we must edit then one of us can check out a computer for the weekend. We'll be on a call to figure out what to do with each scene. Overall we have a pretty good plan that works for all of us.

Research for Music Video Project

Today we have to research our genre for our music video. I learned a lot about the production process from our last commercial. I learned how to use the controls on the camera. I get confused with zooming in and zooming out but other than that I feel comfortable controlling the camera. During the editing process, it was hard editing at first because I kept cutting out the beginning and last part of clips we were using. Using transitions were also hard because it didn't run smoothly. After tweaking and fixing the clips it finally looked how I wanted it. 

The song we chose is Buttercup by Jack Stauber. We chose this because we found it on the app, TikTok, and it sounds like a fun, upbeat song. The usual conventions for pop music is wide shots, close up shots and pan shots. The sound is mainly upbeat and there's a lot of cut aways. Common costumes in pop music videos are mainly normal everyday clothes. Early 2010 pop music was basic clothes but over the years artists wear more costumes or more unique looks. The theme of these videos play a huge part in the video. The lighting in pop music videos that are more energetic and happy songs have more bright lighting in it while calm and mellow songs have dimmer lighting. The actors in pop videos are mainly the singer themselves, they may have a few extras but its mainly focused on them. The makeup for music videos vary. Some might have very bold makeup looks while some go for a more natural look. Theres not really much props in the music videos, there may be a radio or a chair but nothing abnormal. The setting for music videos also vary as well. Most joyful songs are in common, public places while gloomy songs are in buildings or private areas.

Editing

      We had to finish filming all of our footage. I had to sign out camera equipment and we took and set up our props. We had to reshoot a few scenes due to the outfit changes. The scene where the main actress arrives to the store had to be shot again because we decided it was better if it was closer to the stairs so the store could be where the sign was originally gonna be. We also decided to change some scenes since we couldn't film in certain areas and we had more props than we did on Thursday. I got a table for the "Vans Store" from the library which made it easier for us to film. Then we had to finish shooting the last scene which is a bunch of us walking away from the store. Filming took longer than we thought because other kids needed to use the stairs and the J.R.O.T.C class was practicing near where we were filming. One of our friends passed by us and we noticed he had Vans on. We persuaded him for a while until he finally agreed to be in the shot.
     After we finished filming we came back to class and started dumping all of our footage. We were suppose to start editing our commercial but the computers aren't working with Pinnacle Studios. When all of the footage was dumped we decided on what to do with editing. I had the idea about each one of us editing each scene but came to a conclusion that it would be confusing and more time consuming. We decided to edit the scenes together so we can explore the different features. After the footage finally finished dumping I returned the camera equipment and continued the next day.
     We dumped all the footage onto my flash drive and we went through all of our footage. We deleted all the unnecessary clips. We put all the clips into a folder and opened up Pinnacle Studios and started editing. We sorted out and put the clips together and started "trimming" each clip. After we finished, we watched it and see if we needed to modify it more. When we finished with our corrections we played it again to see if it ran smoothly. Then we actually began editing the clips. We added in transitions, speeded up some scenes to make it under 30 seconds. Our original commercial was gonna be a minute long so we had to go back and deleted some clips we didn't need. We saved the completed commercial on a flash drive and continued the last day.
     On the last day of editing we didn't have much left to do. We just added the Vans logo at the end of the commercial. After we finished editing we looked and decided on a song to put in the background at the end. We watched the final version of it to see if it runs smoothly and if its the way we wanted it.