Analysis of filming - stage 1

So far we've acquired all of our live footage and have begun to edit it with Final Cut. The only problem is we can't get too stuck into the editing because we don't have our narrative footage yet. We know roughly where we want these shots but as it so often is, when it actually comes to editing, the original plan tends to go out of the window. We plan to have the narrative footage within the next week or so, so until then...

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Filming!

It's been a long and strenuous task, but after a lot of blood, sweat and tears, we have done most of the filming for the "live performance" part of the video. To do this we had to arrange a day in which we could all make, get all of our equipment from our houses to our shooting location, get 2 HD cameras with tripods then get all the necessary shots that our story boards suggested (which i will post shortly) we needed, all of which had to be n time with the track so we had to use a PA system to play the track from and get it to go louder than the drum kit which is the only instrument which is meant to be heard when filming; all guitars and such can be mimed.

This sounds like a lot to do and makes it seem like it would be a tough task, and that is exactly right. It was very stressful and a lot of hard work!

Now we just have to film the shots which involve rabbit costumes and such... and then we begin editing!

Status Update

At this moment in time, we have done sufficient filming for our music video. We have uploaded all the film to the computer and erased it from the cameras. We converted the film into a compatible format so we could them begin to create our performance bed in Final Cut Express. We imported the recorded track ad begin cutting our film and creating the music video by following the storyboards. We will continue editing, but will need to film some more footage at a later date.
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Rabbits Storyboard

Rabbits storyboard

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Andrew Goodwin Theories

Andy Goodwin says that: The creation of character identities for stars provides a point of identification for the audience/spectator which is especially important when lyrics often lack depth.

Basically, if a stars lyrics aren't particularly deep or meaningful then it makes it harder for the audience to relate to them, however if they create an image or a character then it makes it easier for people to relate to and increases their popularity and their power to be an idol.

He also says that: The construction of stars is central to the economics of the music industry – only stars guarantee sales and long careers,

In some ways, this is true, stars will have bigger sales and longer careers but this does not always make them the most popular. sometimes smaller artists have much more loyal solid fan bases because they are more down to earth and not surrounded by a bubble of fame much like a lot of "stars" today.

He says that : Star loyalty is a key ingredient – fans are loyal to the star.

Again we would agree with what he is saying, people like Lady Gaga have a huge fan base all of whom are loyal to the artist and will probably side with them despite what other people may think or if the artist does something shocking (like wearing a suit made of meat).

He also says : The record industry is very dependent on stars – many record companies rely on a few big stars (or even just one) to provide stability.

We think this makes perfect sense, some record labels may only have one artist, but if it is a super star then they are sorted, they don't need anyone else, why would they waste time on artists who aren't going to be starts when they could just focus on the star thats going to make them the most money. It seems wrong but thats just how it is in todays music industry.