Unit 6: Media Campaign B

Unit 6 Media Campaign AKF CC V4 from Connor_Crampton

Unit 14: Magazine Pitch

Unit 14 magazine pitch v6 cc from Connor_Crampton

Social Media FP

Social Media FP from Connor_Crampton

Unit 4 Pre-Production - Evaluation

Evaluation

When we were first given this task, I thought it would be a lot harder than it was because we didn’t have a base idea set out straight away because we wanted to create a short movie which we felt would’ve been easier and taken up a little less time. But, as we thought about it more we realised that it would be easier to instead create a music video because we could use the green screen for our background.

After going over a few choices of what we would do for the music video we chose to do ‘Japan’ by Famous Dex. The reason for going with this song instead of the others was because we felt that this one would be a lot better than the others and we would have a lot more fun with making this video.

After deciding on the song choice for our music video we then had to do all of the pre-production work that comes with making anything film related, so first we started to fill out our production log (which shows what parts we need to do), then one of us filled out a storyboard so we as a group would have a good idea of what the video would look like. After that, we then had our production meetings to discuss what role each member of the group would do after the basic things were taken care of, this lasted for a few weeks because we needed to detail all the things that we’ve done.

When we started this project I thought that there would be more problems that would come about because we had to decide if we wanted to do a short movie or a music video, in the end we decided to do a music video because it would be a lot easier. Other problems that came about when working on this project was that we had to do the reccee sheet and also the location scouting but that wasn’t as hard because we are going to use the green screen studio so we can have images on in the background.

One of the things that I’ve learned from doing this type of project is that it’s a lot easier to create a music video than to make a short movie because for a music video we as a group didn’t have to try and remember lines or have a specific wardrobe that we had to have. Instead, we got to relax and chill a bit and got to wear our normal college clothes so we were more relaxed. If we were going to do this type of project again there are a few things that we would do differently, the first of these being we would choose a song quicker so that we would have longer time to decide on other important details that are involved during the pre-production section.

Another thing that we would change about our project if we were to do it again would be the selection of different songs that we had ideas for because we had a few different ideas but most of them wouldn't work well with the target audience and who we are aiming to get interested in our video. The reason why we switched was because with our video for 'Japan' we will have a lot more freedom in what we plan to do with it so it will be a lot more fun, however, we have to be careful to not have too much fun with it because we could end up wasting time and that could eat up our editing time that we have scheduled. 

Unit 4 Pre-Production - Report

(REPORT)

The client is the VPA section of Bede College, they have asked us as a group to create a 4-minute short music video. For this work we have to store the pre-production work in a portfolio and will need to be maintained in an organised way throughout the pre-production phase of the project. The target audience for this music video would be fellow college students due to the nature of the video and the work that we’ll be doing to keep them interested, also because of the nature of the video it will be intended for those that are mature because of some things that are in the actual video will most likely be replicated.

For looking into Famous Dex's previous work I found out that he has eight separate mixtapes, one collaborative mixtape (with 5 different titles) and one studio album. The studio album was released on April 6th, 2018 and reached number 12 on the US charts. In 2017 Dex's song 'Pick It Up' (featuring A$AP Rocky) charted at number 54 on the US charts, 26 on the US R&B/HH charts and 60 on the Canadian charts (it also got a RIAA Gold certification). In 2018, Dex's single 'Japan', charted at number 28 in the US charts, 18 in the US R&B/HH charts and 40 in Canada's charts.

Primary research?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famous_Dex#Discography

Existing work?

The below link is to the music video for 'Japan' (this is the video that we'll be recreating.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTLrY2tJkcc

This is the kind of thing that we’ll be trying to do because we want to keep the same style and visuals for our version of the music video. The below screenshot shows Famous Dex’s other work in mixtape form.

Legal and Ethical Considerations

When recreating a video like this, we'll have to be careful of not showing any copyrighted material that could affect our video, another thing that we'll have to be careful of is if some of the images that will be shown in the background on a green screen will be not suitable for our project or if it will be suitable for our intended audience. Another thing that we'll have to be careful of is that we aren’t going to include some things that were in the video because they aren’t really appropriate for our target audience or the client.

Unit 4 Pre-Production - Proposal

(PROPOSAL)

For this unit I’m going to be making a music video for the song ’Japan’ by rapper Famous Dex, the reason for picking this song and video combination is because we as a group felt it would be a lot better than the other ideas we had. The overall music video will follow a similar pattern to the actual video itself where it has the song happening but also have a green screen set up to have various pictures of Japan on in the background. Since the music video is upbeat we will hope to replicate the same thing for ours because we don’t want to make ours that much different and we will try to keep the same happy vibe and theme that is the actual video.

When trying to replicate a video like this we will have to try to avoid some things that could be copyrighted material, for example some of the pictures we will use for the background on the green screen. Some other equipment that we’ll need is the lights, so we’ll need permission to use them and need to use the cameras at the college otherwise we won’t be allowed to film our video.

Unit 4 Pre-Production - Contingency Plan

Pre-Production Unit 4

Contingency Plan – Connor - Crampton

In the case of one of us not being to show up for filming we have thought as a group who would be able to help us out and it would be easier if some other class mates would help us because it would be more helpful than trying to find anyone else. Also, in the case of some of the equipment not working correctly or there being some faults with it we will have to find another way of doing things, this includes trying to film on a different day than we planned for because the best equipment might not be taken by then.

Another thing that we will have to think about is whether or not the weather will be a factor in our work, because if it is we will have to try and schedule our filming dates for some other time as a precaution. So, to make sure that weather isn’t a factor in our filming getting messed up we’ll record it a few days beforehand just to make sure nothing goes wrong and the weather doesn’t affect driving conditions.

During the making of our video we will have to be careful about the time schedule we have set out because if we go over the shooting schedule it will cost more money and we could potentially be wasting time by re-shooting the same things again if they need multiple takes to get right. We will also have to make sure that we take our time when shooting because we only have a set amount of time when we have to be done by and if we go over that time-frame the video will suffer.

During the editing period we’ll have to make sure that we only take up the time we said we would need otherwise we’ll be overrunning which won’t help our video because we could be running behind and end up losing extra time that we could be given. This will result in the video not being as good as it should be if we overrun, but we’ll make sure we won’t overrun.