Section 1: Rationale (Approx 100 words)
Throughout the duration of the course I have developed my skills in many different areas; filming, editing, animating and directing. At the start I only knew the basics of camera operating and editing softwares however after each passing unit my expertise has exponentially grown. Something which has greatly influenced me to starting this project is music. Beforehand I didn’t have a great interest in music but since starting college it has had a much greater influence in changing who I am than I thought. Because of this newfound love for music it has lead me to choosing a project revolving around music and exploring its effects/how it influences others.
Section 2: Project Concept (approx 200 words)
The concept of this project is a music video/live sessions for an EP my friend Tim is creating. His role in this project is to write, play and mix the songs whilst I have to film and edit the final product. We were planning on shooting in 3 different locations at different times of the day. Once at dawn, midday and dusk. During this three scenes Tim will be performing his written songs on his guitar and singing. The proposed idea was to conjoin these three scenes using stylistic transitions in order to make the video/edit different and interesting.
I have looked at a few similar acoustic singer music videos and for my edit I want to emulate some of their techniques and styles. For example; many use extreme wide angle or fisheye lenses for a distinct effect, others use low apertures in order to create bokeh and a shallow depth of field for a more aesthetically pleasing video.
Since I have purchased a handheld gimbal I would also like to include some sort of hyperlapse for the music video to have a more varied editing style.
Section 3: Evaluation (approx 50 words)
In order to successfully evaluate my work I will have to recognise that my original idea/proposal may change and develop throughout the course of the project. To see the stages of development I will produce a blog post each week to not only describe but also reflect and analyse the work done. After finishing my production I plan on creating a final evaluation which will look at the project as a whole rather than the changes in each passing week.
Updated Proposal 10/05/19
I have made a few small updates to my proposal as during the research stage whilst analysing more live session videos it changed the way I wanted to produce Tim’s music. Another reason I have updated the proposal is due to a location change and the way I would be showcasing the video has moved from a singular video to two separate edits.
Section 1: Rationale (Approx 100 words)
Throughout the duration of the course I have developed my skills in many different areas; filming, editing, animating and directing. At the start I only knew the basics of camera operating and editing softwares however after each passing unit my expertise has exponentially grown. Something which has greatly influenced me to starting this project is music. Beforehand I didn’t have a great interest in music but since starting college it has had a much greater influence in changing who I am than I thought. Because of this newfound love for music it has lead me to choosing a project revolving around music and exploring its effects/how it influences others.
Section 2: Project Concept (approx 200 words)
The concept of this project is a music video/live sessions for an EP my friend Tim is creating. His role in this project is to write, play and mix the songs whilst I have to film and edit the final product. Our plan was to shoot in one location; Plymbridge woods. Here Tim would sing on of his songs “Shooting up with all of your friends” and a separate instrumental called “A better cry.” The first location would require Tim to be sat down preferably in a clearing somewhere within the forest. The second would be filmed and performed whilst walking along a path in a one-shot style video.
I have looked at a few similar acoustic singer music videos and for my edit I want to emulate some of their techniques and styles. For example; many use extreme wide angle or fisheye lenses for a distinct effect, others use low apertures in order to create bokeh and a shallow depth of field for a more aesthetically pleasing video.
I was planning to use the gimbal I have purchased in order to improve the stability of the final edit to create a smooth looking live session video.
Section 3: Evaluation (approx 50 words)
In order to successfully evaluate my work I will have to recognise that my original idea/proposal may change and develop throughout the course of the project. To see the stages of development I will produce a blog post which I shall add to and update each week to not only describe but also reflect and analyse the work done. After finishing my production I plan on creating a final evaluation which will look at the project as a whole rather than the changes throughout the 8 weeks.
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