Song Research: The Artist

My partner and I have decided to create a video for the song 'Transition', originally by the artist Chipmunk. For our video, we have changed the name of the artist to 'Mike Bauer', a play on the surname of star Jack Bauer in the hit TV series '24'.

Song Rights

In order to use the chosen song for our project, we had to make an effort to get in touch with the artist to obtain rights to use the song. We chose to get in contact through Twitter, as we knew that the artist was a regular user of the social network. This allowed us to gain his approval to use the track

Kit List

During our filming process, the kit that we will be using includes:


Panasonic HD Camera









Tripod

Handheld Dolly (for tracking shots)

Song Choice

The song that we have decided to use for our project is 'Transition' by Chipmunk

Lip Sync Test

This was a muck about in which myself and two other members of my class experimented with lip syncing!

Album Cover Trial

At first I was unfamiliar with how to use Photoshop. I felt that it was crucial that I made myself comfortable with the software from the early stages of research so that I was able to use it correctly when it came to designing it for real as part of the project. In order to enhance my skills on Photoshop, I watched YouTube videos and gained advice of people who are more familiar with the program than myself. I decided to do the album cover for the artist that I was going to be using for my music video.This is the outcome of my first project:

After making my first CD cover, I was surprised out how simple it was to create. I felt confident with my first design, and therefore challenged myself to make a more complicated cover which would require a lot more intricacy than my initial one. My second effort consisted of more layers, and more fine tuning to create the best image I could. For it, I used the artist Drake:

Videos From The Same Genre: UK Hip-Hop

In each of these videos, we see very similar characteristics which are predominantly used in UK Hip Hop videos. They feature the artist heavily, rarely having shots other than the person performing. This is normally because they aren't as heavily in the mainstream spotlight as other more pop artists. This technique allows their image and brand to become more familiarised with the public. Furthermore, setting is used to either suggest how 'hard knock' their life is, featuring the area that they were born and raised in. an example of this would be an estate in the south London area. Or, it can be glamourised, suggesting how they've come far from their old days where they were living rough, and have now made it to the top. An example of this would be filming on a tour bus or in America.