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I imported the chosen music track and locked it on the timeline as it needs no further editing, then I added markers on a black video while listening to the song according to the beats and where I thought cuts would best suit. Finally, I cut the black video where markers were left so that it will be easier to arrange the video later and counted 48 beats, which is helpful to know how much footage is required while filming.

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This was our set for the first shoot day where we shot scenes in a teenager’s bedroom. The mise-en-scene consists of many posters and other youthful set dressing props that we could think of to give more detail and background to our main character through exposition. The lighting is quite low-key as the character has just came back after failing his test, so the lighting should be slightly moody. The shoot day was overall successful as we got all the shots we needed from this set in one day with not too many takes.

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Today we had our first production meeting where we established a rough narrative for the music video and assigned roles in the planning stage to all members in the group where they think they would work best. I've been tasked with lyric analysis due to my ability in English and the video pitch is also my responsibility where I will describe the video as thoroughly as I can.

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Primary Research: Music Video Research 1

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Primary Research: Music Video Research 1

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For my research, I have looked at the music videos for the songs 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' and 'Cigarette Daydreams' and did a 5-frame analysis on both to look into them carefully. I looked at the narrative and general idea for 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' as it links to the thought of travelling and i liked the general idea of the video.

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Harley Sidwell 5-Frame Bitter Sweet Symphony

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This page is where we placed ideas of a general mood, locations, mise-en-scene, lighting and camera/editing techniques

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This page of the mind map is where we suggested ideas of settings, characters and a few rough narrative points

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This mood board, made by a member of the group, presents various ideas from characters, to settings, to key narrative points that are all influential and will be used towards coming up with ideas for our music video. It has given us a good idea of how the mood should be for the video and some aspects/themes that could be included in the video.

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For the lyric analysis, I picked out lines that I thought could contribute to the narrative or other aspects of the music video like the mood or the main character's clothing/lifestyle. This can help us relate the music video back to the song and give us even more ideas for the video.

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I made this pitch where I combined ideas brought up by the group from our discussions, the mind map and the mood board and presented it in a way that introduces the audience to our ideas in a tidy format with relevant images and descriptive text to explain our ideas. I went over aspects such as the narrative, locations, characters and more components that will be used to bring the music video together.

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Today we reviewed our planning documents and looked over what is left to do and what has been done. The final few planning documents have been given to some team members and will be completed by 28/03/2023. We've also arranged a time and location for our first shoot, which agreed to be the 31st of March.

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Primary Research: Music Video Research 2

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Primary Research: Music Video Research 2

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For 'Cigarette Daydreams' I looked at the use of colour to portray ideas and will be something I will think about while editing the video, or something that could effect the lighting in the production of the video.

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Harley Sidwell 5-Frame Cigarette Daydreams

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Secondary Research: Andrew Goodwin Theory

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Secondary Research: Andrew Goodwin Theory

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I researched Andrew Goodwin's theory on music videos as this theory discusses key/common elements that often appear in music videos, so by learning these aspects I could think about what could be added into our music video to match this theory.

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Andrew Goodwin's Music Video Theory Harley Sidwell

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From my primary research, I gathered a very good idea of how a professional music video would look, as well as some techniques that inspire me for the creation of our music video and I am now confident in how I would like this music video to look. The secondary research also helped me to acknowledge ways the music video and the song can relate to each other and how other key aspects are used in music videos to please an audience.

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The storyboard describes our narrative in detail with illustrations of shots, scene numbers, locations and descriptions so that the narrative is clear to the team and we all have an idea of how the music video should roughly look while shooting.

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This is the AV script for the music video, which describes what each shot should contain any other audio elements that will be included in the scenes such as sound, music, dialogue or narration. Most of these will be the music track playing over the shots.

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Our shot list describes the shots we will be taking in detail in the rough order of which they will be shot, so that we have a document to refer to when figuring out what shot should come next.

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Our risk assessment looks over elements in a studio and in public that can cause injuries or other problems, so that our cast and crew are aware and careful about them while filming.

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The location recce assesses main locations where we will be filming and lists the facilities in the area, as well as travel instructions and other elements that relate to how the shoot will be affected.

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This table contains all key filming equipment/props/set dressing/costume we will need for our shoot days. It also tells us who will provide it and why it is needed so everything is clear to our crew.

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This is the short schedule that helps the crew understand what day, time location and requirements may be needed way before we actually shoot, so that we are prepared.

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For this shoot day, we went to Central London so that we could capture recognisable city landmarks in the background and create the idea of this character exploring the world. We also captured conventional elements of London that make it the place it is: such as red buses, tubes and telephone boxes so that the audience can further recognise the setting. We also shot on a sunny day with high-key natural lighting to create more of an upbeat mood to mirror the song as it also becomes more upbeat. While filming we had to be mindful not to get in the way of the public and when filming in areas such as the underground or train stations, we couldn’t use tripods. To fix this I will stabilise the camera in post-production with an effect called ‘warp stabiliser’. This shoot day went very well as we knew we had to get many shots since this section would take up most of the music video, and we got lots of these shots done in the first few hours.

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The crew testing and experimenting with the shoot before filming

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This was our final planned shoot day, where we used a green screen and various props/costumes to portray the main character as he explores different locations around the world in a montage format, which shows a development in his character as he failed his geography test at the beginning of the video and is now seen travelling the world. We also used elements like a fan to try and make our scenes look as realistic as possible. This was another successful shoot day as we even got more shots than we needed so all members of our crew can experiment with different shots for their edits.

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To begin my editing process, I arranged three separate timelines from the main timeline, a beginning, a middle and an end. These are highlighted in yellow on the picture. This will allow my work to be neat and easy to arrange. Then, once I have completed my edits and I am happy with the three timelines I can combine them to make the whole music video.

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This is my initial draft of the beginning sequence, where there are not many effects and the footage is in order and cut to the beat so it matches the music and I have a clear narrative. In this edit I have also cut to be accurate with continuity, as there were some example of continuity in this sequence. There are also some shots labelled in green which meant that they are imperative to the narrative, so while editing I knew I had to involve the green shots at some point.

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I want the beginning of my music video to have a slightly negative mood in order to mirror the slightly negative themes such as regret at the beginning of the song. To do this, I have experimented with the vibrancy of the shots to make them seem more black and white, which creates a bit more of a dull mood.

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Sequence 1 with a Red Hue and a High Saturation

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To experiment even further, I’ve tried editing a red hue over the shots, and made the saturation a bit higher. This has more of an angry effect, in comparison to the low vibrancy’s sad effect.

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To help overcome this choice between a sad or an angry mood, I’ve made a focus group and asked questions that relate to the mood of the video and how each colour edit effects the character’s mood.

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This was a reply I received from my focus group which helped me to make a choice, it was a clear answer that gave me confidence in the effects of the red hue and how anger suits the situation more than sadness.

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Before doing the whole sequence, I wanted to experiment with match cuts on beat in the chorus, so I made a new timeline and tested it and it worked out well so I copy and pasted it into the second sequence.

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To create a satisfying end to one of the choruses I gathered a few shots that matched the last few beats of the chorus by placing each shot above each other and cutting them to the same size. This has quite a satisfying effect in the music video and feels like it marks the end of the chorus.

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I noticed a shot that I wanted to use had a blur at the beginning, so to blend it in I used a blur effect at the end of the shot before to turn it into more of a transition than an accident.

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In the planning stage we decided we wanted to experiment with time, preferably speeding up so we filmed our character in one spot for around 3 minutes and tested it out in post-production, and I think the effects are pleasing and it matches the upbeat mood of the song.

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To blend this section of the video in with the song, I added some short fades to black between shots as this felt and looked more suitable than hard cuts as the beat in this section had calmed down a bit.

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This was my final edit for the second sequence, which represents the middle of the narrative for my music video. This was my most experimental sequence as it included various tests with match cuts, different transitions, time lapses and some warp stabilising effects to make some shots seem more still.

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For our last sequence we wanted something very experimental and something different, so we used a green screen to create these fun shots of our character travelling the world. These shots are supposed to be more comical than realistic and are supposed to end the song on a light cheerful mood, matching the song as it also ends in the same style.

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This is my last, and shortest sequence that marks the end of the song and ends the music video of a cheery mood, contrasting to the emotions created from the first sequence. The sequence is mostly made up of green screen shots with cutaways of the character marking the places he has been, which also rounds off the narrative nicely for the video.

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This is the final timeline for the full music video, which combines the three sequences - creating a beginning, middle and an end for the narrative. Nothing was changed in the sequences apart from some fixes to the transitions between the sequences so they blend as nicely as the other transitions throughout the music video.

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This is the complete music video, where the final touches have been applied and exported as a full video.

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This is my reasoning for my actions in the editing process, which is where I experimented and used various elements to create an interesting music video.

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This is a document where I listed our ideas for certain elements in our music video, and gave them reasoning that typically related to the song itself or the target audience.

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This is our first call sheet, which notes almost every piece of information the cast and crew may need before and on the day.

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Our second call sheet also contains all the information we that is important for the shoot day. This call sheet is a bit more broad as we don’t have an exact plan for every landmark we want to film - we want to travel around London and film in places we think are suitable as we go.

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This is the call sheet for our final shoot day, which is the green screen section of our music video. Similar to the other call sheets, it describes everything our crew needs to prepare for before and on the shoot day so that everyone is ready when they day comes and we don’t have to reschedule due to bad planning.