PhatThriller

Rihanna Lipsyncing

Evaluation

How did you overcome challenges of locations, etc?

We planned in advance which ensured that we were prepared for when we shot the video. we prepared by drawing storyboards and booking locations in advance so we could use them in advance.

analyse your film process - WWW? EBI?

We filmed each shot several times so that we would have an abundant about of footage. in addition, we filmed in several styles- we filmed with and without the music video playing in the background. The filming would have gone better if all our actors showed up to the filming.

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We used the original video as reference and looked through all of the cuts shot so that we could use the best match. The editing could have gone better if the cuts were exactly the same as the original music video.

how exact is your copy?

Our copy is almost the same, except for several moments in which the editing is not the same. In addition, there is not the same scenery and clothing worn by the actors.

how successful is your lip-syncing?

Our lip-syncing is very good, almost a match to the original video.

What was difficult about lip-syncing?

It was difficult to exactly match to the second each word.

What would you do differently next time?

we would use different music video, as well as using improved M-E-S and actors so that our copy is on point.

In evaluation, we made a music video of Grenade, Bruno Mars. We originally had to start by watching the music video for grenade, then story boarding the first thirty seconds of the music video. We had to select a scene where we were easily able to recreate the scene, in which we found that there were very few 30 second scenes without having elements that we could not recreate, whether this was with a piano or on the streets with gangs, which we would not have been able to recreate.
This was fairly straight forward to do as we had reference angles shot types and lyrics to the video per frame. When it came to filming for the opening sequence, we had to tackle a variety of issues, including being able to replicate certain frames of the music video, such as being able to over come the issue of not having the similar locations for filming. For example, in the music video Bruno Mars is placed in a bedroom for the majority of the video, however, we did not have access to similar environments to film in. As well as that, we had to try to recreate the raining effect, despite the fact that we were unable to film whilst it was raining. We also had to work around a construction site outside our location, therefore we had to improvise with a couple of angles, so that we didn't get any of the construction in the background. When it came to props, we didn't have availability to all of the props, such as a hat, as worn in the video. However, we were able to recreate the majority of props, or we were able to recreate as close as possible to the real video. For example, in the music video, Bruno Mars was walking along the road with traffic driving past him, however, we were unable to do this as it would have been unsafe for our actor. We were also unable to use a real piano to pull, so we had to recreate the scene as best as possible without the piano.
When looking at our filming, we realised that some of the shots don't match with the original filming. However, we were able to recreate the majority of the shots and made them match as well as we could. On reflection, it would have been more beneficial if we had played the song in the background, in order to be able to match up the lip syncing. In one element our video is slightly slower than the soundtrack. By playing the soundtrack, it would have been easier to do this. It took a while for us whilst editing to match up the lip synching and the soundtrack, but the majority of the scenes match the scenes from the original video.

Prelim task music video

Evaluation:
We chose this music video because it was very unique compared to the other options and a lot of different shot types that we think would have been a challenge. After we chose the music video we wanted, we figured the easiest part of the video would be the second 30 seconds. We used the video to create our own storyboard and a list of props and locations what we needed for the recording session. We also needed to download the track and print off the lyrics so that the actor singing can learn them.

The thing that went well for us was the fact that we got the timing for the lip syncing and most of the image was lined up correctly with the original video. We could have improved it by speeding up some of the shots so that they match the original video perfectly. We could have also improved our copy by including more props such as a guitar pic and guitar strap. what we have learnt from this experience is how to lip-sync, synchronising the sound with video and green screening.

The Hunt Opening Sequence Final

Evaluation Questions - James

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Evaluation Questions - Charlie

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Evaluation Question 1

Final opening sequence feedback

From the feedback collected on social media about our final opening sequence, the final editing finishes will be applied so that it is as good as possible for an audience to view.

Audience feedback Before and After viewing the Opening Sequence

Before watching the opening sequence
1. What would you expect of the protagonist?
2. What sort of props and costumes would you expect?
3. What sort of locations would be expected?
4. How would you expect it to open?
5. Who would you expect the antagonist to be?

After watching the opening sequence
1. Do you think this would be a suitable crime-thriller?
2. What did you think of the protagonist?
3. What did you think of the antagonist?
4. What part did you enjoy the most?
5. Was it what you expected?