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Attached above is my rough edit that I showed for the screening in the second to last week of the project. I have since made changes from this version of the video from the feedback that was given after screening this in-front of small groups. I reflected on the feedback that inspired me to make these changes in my project journal and the final evaluation.

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Please find the review of my presentation on my project journal.

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I very briefly mind-mapped all potential ideas that I could do for my final project and included the sub-topic variations of each that I thought I could do for my final project.

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Potential Song Options

The view between villages (extended version) - Noah Kahan

You're Gonna Go Far - Noah Kahan and Brandi Carlile

Call your mom - Noah Kahan and Lizzy McAlpine

Medicine - Daughter

Youth - Daughter

That Funny Feeling - Phoebe Bridgers

Not Strong Enough - Boygenius

Slipping through my fingers - Meryl Streep and Amanda Syfried

Atlantis - Seafret

Graveyard Shift - Jonah Kagen

Saturn - Sleeping at Last

Rockland - Gracie Abrams

Amelie - Gracie Abrams

Once I had decided that I was going to do a music video I knew the aesthetic of the video and therefore I felt as if I had to reverse egineer the song based on this fact whereas before I would pick the song and then the aesthetic. Some of the songs listed above, even if I wanted to do them I knew it would not result in the best final project as the songs are sung by a man and I am having my main actor be my sister for ease during filming. Attached above is snippets of all the songs I have mentioned. Although the lyrics sound different and like they are telling different stories I feel like they can all be interpreted in the same way of childhood nostalgia, growing up and getting older.

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Song Aesthetic

The mood board attached above is the aesthetic of the music video that I have had visualised in my head since I decided on creating a music video. After ruling out some of the songs due to being a male singer, I then listened to the remaining songs and tried to vizualise the finallised music video thinking about what I want to achieve and what is within my limits. That being said, the final song I have chosen for my music video is Slipping Through My Fingers by Meryl Streep and Amanda Syfried. I would quite like to use archieve footage and photos throughout my music video and when playing this song and listening to the lyrics I feel there are moments that would easily work throughout the duration and would not seem forced.

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I have really enjoyed making my music videos for the previous unit this year and my music video as my final major project last year, and from the experience of making these I think that I will be making yet again another narrative music video. I really like how you can express the storyline through the song, and how it can be interpreted differently to each person but making it allows me to have visuals to a way I think of the song.

Having said this, I know that I will not be making a performance music video but I am currently still open to the idea of making a concept music video rather than a narrative music video so I will be doing some more research into these two to figure out which one will best suit my chosen song.

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As I have changed the meaning of the song for my music video and doing it from the daughter reflecting on her childhood rather than the mother reflecting on her daughters, I decided that to get this message across it would be best to start with B-roll footage of the childhood and having the actor appear straight away.

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Today we reviewed and spoke about the current progression of our project. While these questions were short and easy to answer I think it was a necessary step in project progression to see where we are at with the timeline of creating our final project. It was a great way to put into perspective what we have already completed in pre-production and research, and to make us aware of how long we have left before the project deadline. Speaking, even briefly, about the timescale of our project has been a great way to assess the beginning stages of the project, while looking forward to what we want of our final project.

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Attached above is the initial shotlist that I created while listening to the song, to help me create the script.

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Attached is a copy of the script of my music video. I wanted to make a script, as I find it easier to compare to when editing to remember what shots I wanted where. Scripts are also a good way to format a music video where there is lip-syncing because you can use the dialogue as the lip-syncing as it is made to look like you are saying the words. The action above the dialogue is also effective, because when reading the script you read what you see before you read what you hear, and the action summarises the feeling of the scenes.

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The week before the easter holidays, I did some very brief test shoots for my music video. I did not use the equipment I was going to be filming with, as I was mainly focussing on the correct camera angles and positioning rather than using the camera and lighting. I had to re-do the first outdoor shot, as I got the positioning completely wrong with lining up with the old footage, and wanted to know where it was now so that I didn't get to editing my actual music video and realising that the angle was wrong so having to go out and refilm last minute.

The second shot I did was in the kitchen, and this was also focussed on positioning. I need to make sure that when actually filming, there is nothing in the way on the table, as adding the photo on top would look weird as everything on the table would just disappear under the image. As well as this, I need to make sure the exposure is slightly brighter in the video footage as it is slightly too dark in comparison to the photo. As the young photo, Hannah is by the window I know that this will make her brighter but in the test shoot footage I think it is too different to be natural.

The final clip, I just wanted to test filming outdoor footage while moving and not being stationary like the first clip, as the changing in the positioning of the sun while moving can impact the quality of the footage. I did not film in the location I plan on filming in, as it is a thirty minute drive away and did not think it would be necessary to travels so far for such a short amount of filming time, so I used my garden instead as it is also outside.

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Attached above is the locations I will be using for my music video. I chose Henley-in-Arden as it is close enough to get to, but is not an incredibly busy field so I won't have to keep stopping and starting if there are people who are walking past. I chose to film in my house rather than finding a different location as I can edit between the new footage and the childhood footage significantly easier if they are in the same location, and I think this helps with the sense of nostalgia if they are in the exact same location.

Due to a limited time with filming, I changed the filming location to Elmdon Park as it is closer to home, so that if anything went wrong with the footage or I had to refilm to get more footage, it is a closer place to access so I would not have to worry about having any continuity issues with the location, having to change it when half of the footage has been filmed elsewhere. I chose this location because it is similar to Henley in Arden as the terrain is almost identical, with large spaces of empty fields and hills.

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To show different times in my music video, I am going to be using different outfits. I want my outfits to reflect on the movie Mamma Mia, which is why I have chosen blues and whites and clothes you would expect to see in summer. Having this simplistic 'moodboard' with the exact outfits that will be worn by the main actor, will help me make sure that the correct outfits are being worn during each scene as I do not want them to cross over by accident because one of us forgot which outfits were supposed to be worn when.

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To make filming easier and to make sure I do not forget anything when filming, I have created a second shot list that has the locations split off so when filming I can just compare to the shot list by location to make sure I have everything filmed rather than having to look through the whole document.

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Attached above is the behind the scenes footage I recorded while making the music video, showing the process of filming the scenes.

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SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS - official bts

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For this project, I decided to a photoshoot that captured the feeling of the music video in a short sequence of images. I decided to edit them the way I did as I feel it imitates the vibes of the music video. As these are obviously recent pictures done for the photoshoot, I needed to find a way to imitate the feeling of nostalgia and I settled on editing them to look like film photos. Film photos are coming back in fashion, with lots of people purchasing film cameras, so the photos themselves would attract attention, but they were also a big thing for people to own in the 90s and therefore they themselves are surrounded by a sense of nostalgia.

If this was a new release music video, I would aim for these photos to be uploaded on the announcement of the song and also used as posters to advertise the song in highstreets and walls. I am also using the horizontal picture as the thumbnail for the music video.

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SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS  - Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried : fan music video

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Attached on the document is the full evaluation for my final major project, including final reflections on my planning and research, filming, post production and the final project.

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Attached is the pdf version of my primary research. I saved and uploaded my word documents as a pdf so that they do not go corrupt or the layout changes when trying to be viewed.

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Context - Merit - for a distinction include in your pitch a slide that details your own thoughts on growing up and nostalgia (very similar to what you have included in your research). And include it in your reflection near the beginning. Clarifying why the music video was the best format to carry this message.

Research - Distinction - if you get a chance just double check if there are any opportunities to mention how the research has effected your idea. For example: Mentioned lyrics fitting what is visually happening... Maybe mention how this will effect your own project as you mentioned you did something like it in the video.

Problem Solving - Distinction

Planning & Production - Don't change - Distinction

Practical Skills -Merit / Distinction - Really good. Especially experimenting with overlaying old footage to make it look seamless.

Evaluation / Reflection -

Presentation - Merit for distinction.... CAPITALS!!!! Grammar. Do this in final week. Make it look as professional as possible.