Evaluation

1. Did you enjoy the workshop day? What were your best bits and why?

The workshop day was a great experience that I enjoyed thoroughly. Particular highlights for me were actually being part of the performance and maintaining energy levels over the 12 hour day. Also trying to encourage and enthuse others to perform, dance and sing was great and trying to remove peoples self conciousness.

2. What did you learn from participating in the workshop?

I have learnt that a lot of energy is needed for everyone on a music video shoot including the camera man director and all other jobs involved as well as the cast. If also learnt that time is needed in order to get the best quality footage and scrutiny gets the best results and that the day is very intense and heavily planned and structured. Time needs to be set aside for any problems encountered on a music video shoot. For example at the beginning of the day there were many technical difficulties involving cameras and moniters which set the scedual back one hour and the time was made back by shortening breaks and improving efficiency of the shooting process.

3. Are you pleased with the footage and your edit? Is it how you expected it to look?

In terms of shots and professionalism of footage I was very pleased with clever and well structured footage. I was pleased also with the edit with a very comparable video to the actual music video produced with 5. There is however some problems with the crowd in some shots where they look very condensed leaving spaces around the edges of the frame. Also in terms of editing and grading due to time restrictions the lighting is not at top quality for example. Some shots were still to light or too dark. However I think the entire process was a great success and is of very high quality.

4. How do you think your workshop experiences will impact on your approach to next term's music video coursework?

I think that this experience will have a huge impact on next terms music video project as I have learnt so much from the workshop. It has taught me that simple is better and sticking to one location may be an easier and more effective idea. It is highly likely that i will choose to perform in the music video we create as I enjoyed this area so much and to to having the media knowledge will understand what is needed from me in the video which an outside performer is less likely to have.

5ive- Everybody Get Up practice lipsynch

In order to prepare for the music video workshop we produced lipsynch videos for an incite into music videos and syncing in general. For the practice lipsynch I was in a group with Daniel and Michael. We aimed to produce a quite spontaneous looking video to follow the rebellious nature of the song. It was a great experience and we got to try lots of shots we thought may be effective with our previous knowledge and also really enjoyed the performing despite it being quite a work out.

As i enjoyed the dancing and moving about in the video, in terms of audition for the workshop I feel that I would like to take up a dancing active role in the performance. For example boy jumping high.

Re-edit task

Due to many academic reasons such as the Biology Ecology trip and the Economics conference I was unable to physically take part in the re-edit task. However I was given a quick session on the processes went through with our technician. The main aim of the re-edit was to see the use of performance beds created from shots which encompass the entire song and not just small parts. By having the long performance bed of the entire song, a non-linear edit can be created using the jump cuts and cut-aways that we see in the five video. I will take this information and apply a performance bed to the real video.

Jake Wynne

In our lesson prior to the music video workshop we had the opportunity to meet our director Jake Wynne. Jake is a well established and industry known music video director who has helped to produce videos for the likes of Radiohead and The Spicegirls. In the session we discussed the process of getting into the industry and how Jake had got into the position he is now in. I found the talk very interesting and engaging and look foward to working with Jake in the workshop.

Music Video Analysis

Feel Good by Modestep analysis:

Modestep produce music in the dubstep genre which is a style of music that have become increasingly popular in younger audiences in the past 5 years. Branching from the genres of electro, club and DJ music it is determined by its heavy use of bass and build up to what is known as a 'drop' like the chorus to a pop song to some extent.

The impact is instant when watching the video, opening with a stunning young female getting up and answering the phone and with a highly saturated grade and arty lighting to help create eye candy for the viewer. The strong representation of the artist is shown through the grading lighting and style of lighting as well as the locations and the characters in them.

There is is a disregard for the rules of continuity in this video with man jump cuts for rhythmic effect and to pace the narrative to the music. An example of where the rule of continuity is broken is right at the beginning where the 180 degree rule is broken at the picking up of the mobile.

Like a majority of music videos there is repetition throughout the clip. The focus on the briefcase is continuous for the viewer and repeats for the three groups of people who it is given too and opened by. In terms of the performance at around halfway through the video clips of the performance in what looks like a club are shown and these clips become more predominant towards the end of the song as the audience a slowly brought into fully viewing the location of the performance.

The Wow-factor and visual pleasures are throughout the video. For example the comical office dance scene where the focus is on a middle aged man dancing in a sexual manor and this looks very out of place considering he is in a suit. This provokes a reaction from the audience. Also the scene with the dances is visually impressive and the wall flip provokes an impressed reaction from the audience.

This fairly recent music video has a predominant modern style with rebellious and youthful connotations throughout which reflect popular culture.