We have looked at a range of The Saturdays CD covers to get inspiration for ours and have decided to go for a similar idea as the covers with the poses they use etc. but to make it more our own we are going for more of a rocker style to add something a bit different to the cover.
So we are each going to be wearing; leggings, ankle boots, heels, loose t-shirts, skirts etc. as this fits in with the rocker style, and gives us more of a quirky image.
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Monday 20 September 2010
Copyright
Email to the saturdays
Dear The Saturdays,
We are currently studying A2 Media Studies and have to make a music video for our course work. We have decided to choose your band to base our music video on with the song 'work' because we feel inspired by your music and feel that we can create a suitable music video for our A2 Practical Production.
Kind regards,
Daisy Flynn, Isabelle Jordan-Mellersh, Nicole Williams and Stephanie Purvis.
Dear The Saturdays,
We are currently studying A2 Media Studies and have to make a music video for our course work. We have decided to choose your band to base our music video on with the song 'work' because we feel inspired by your music and feel that we can create a suitable music video for our A2 Practical Production.
Kind regards,
Daisy Flynn, Isabelle Jordan-Mellersh, Nicole Williams and Stephanie Purvis.
Shooting List
When we film in the first location which is an open space in one of the school buildings, we will use mainly;
Long Shots- to show the whole of our bodies and so that the dance is clearer to watch, and also to see the whole of our costumes.
Mid Shots- to show a clearer view of our facial expressions whilst dancing, and to make it clear when each person is singing their section of the song.
Close Ups- to show expression in our faces, and to have a better view of certain body parts whilst dancing eg. feet.
Pan ad tilt- we may also use these to add interest to the shots so the video is more effective and to get a better view of us dancing from different angles.
When we film in the second location which is the photography studio we will use mainly;
Mid Shots- to see clearly each person singing, and show the actions they use as well to express emotion/idea of the song.
Long Shots- to show the whole costume each person is wearing, and show the surroundings and props they are using.
Close Ups- to show the facial expressions being used and the emotion in the face whilst singing.
Extreme Close Ups- to show certain bod parts/ props that are of importance during the song.
Long Shots- to show the whole of our bodies and so that the dance is clearer to watch, and also to see the whole of our costumes.
Mid Shots- to show a clearer view of our facial expressions whilst dancing, and to make it clear when each person is singing their section of the song.
Close Ups- to show expression in our faces, and to have a better view of certain body parts whilst dancing eg. feet.
Pan ad tilt- we may also use these to add interest to the shots so the video is more effective and to get a better view of us dancing from different angles.
When we film in the second location which is the photography studio we will use mainly;
Mid Shots- to see clearly each person singing, and show the actions they use as well to express emotion/idea of the song.
Long Shots- to show the whole costume each person is wearing, and show the surroundings and props they are using.
Close Ups- to show the facial expressions being used and the emotion in the face whilst singing.
Extreme Close Ups- to show certain bod parts/ props that are of importance during the song.
Roles
There are four members in my group and each of us play an important role in the group. We are each going to be acting as a member of the band, and are also going to be taking it in turns to film, as well as all playing a part in helping out with the editing. We are also making sure that we plan out are time well for what needs to be done, so we get all are research done that we can do alone and then plan to work together on what needs to be done as a group, such as the photo shoot for the album for example.
Mise-en-scene
For our music video firstly; it will be set in two different locations, the photography studio and the stage in the main hall. The lighting in the scenes filmed on the stage will be quite dark with some flashing lights and spotlights to create the effect of performing a show. The lighting when we film in the photography studio will be a lot brighter so it is clear to see each of us singing the song. We are going to be wearing all black dresses when performing the dance routine, to follow the sexy image that the Saturdays have. They were all be a lot of bright lights, with a black setting, and then in the photography studio very bright as well so there is a slight contrast in colour to give a dramatic effect. When filming in the photography studio we will be wearing more casual clothes, for example; black leggings and a bright coloured top with heels. The top will add a splash of colour to the video and the heels help keep up with the sexy image that is put across in each of the Saturdays videos. We have decided that we may include some props associated with 'work' the name of the song and performing such as; weights, a chair and a microphone, as this will again add interest to the video. We will be wearing very big make up throughout the video, with dark smoking eyes and light coloured lips, to show femininity and also look prerogative. Our video will include the four people in my group taking part as acting as singers and also one other person from outside of my group to make up a band of five the same as the Saturdays.
Sunday 19 September 2010
Location Planning
For our music video we have decided to film in two different locations, firstly on a stage in the schools main hall. As we want our dance routine to be seen clearly and have lots of space to perform, we also wanted to go for a similar idea as the Saturdays video, as they danced on a stage so it looks as if they are performing a show for an audience. Our other location will be in the photography studio on the plain white background, we chose this as we wanted quite a simple location and that will look effective, and then the stage location looks more interesting as this is where the dance will be taking place.
Influences
The video we have chosen to base are music video on 'The Saturdays' 'Work' was chosen after me and the rest of my group researched various different artists and bands before deciding that we would like to do a girl band as we all wanted to be involved in the video and had a lot of ideas to make it appealing and interesting to watch. We chose the genre 'pop' as we felt this could be quite a simple yet effective genre to use for our video and is also usually the genre that well known girl bands tend to be now a days. We looked at a variety of girl bands that we could think of, including; girls aloud, the spice girls, sugababes and all saints. We watched and analysed a range of their music videos but decided that 'the Saturdays' was more appealing for what we were going for, as they are of a similar age group to us, so it would be easier for us to appeal with our target audience. We also all agreed that we like their music and had a lot of ideas as to how we could set this music video location wise, and we wanted to include a dance routine to fit in with the conventions of the 'pop' genre, and felt we could do this with our chosen song.
Analysis Of Existing Music Videos
Pixie Lott 'Turn it up'
This music video contains a dance routine throughout, with mainly long shots used to show the whole body of Pixie and the dancers, and make the dance routine clear. It also helps to show the costume used in this scene of the video which involves pixie wearing her trademark shorts to help fit in with the image she wants to put across of being sexy by showing off her legs but in a subtle way and also keeping up with the fashion to appeal to her target audience which is mainly young girls age 5-20 as Pixie is also in this age group. This scene also involves a lot of mid shots of pixie Lott for her to connect more with the camera whilst dancing and also mid shots of the dancers foot work and detailing on the costumes which is very simple yet effective. The dance routine scene is set on a roof of a building which makes the dance look a lot more interesting. It also does a pan of the dancers which looks very effective as you are able to see clearly what is happening. This video also contains a narrative story to fit with the song lyrics and has performance cuts put in to make the video more interesting to watch. Another scene of performance shots is when Pixie is walking down the road , Pixie dancing alone on the roof and sat in the car whilst its raining. These contain a lot of close ups to show emotion, long shots and mid shots to show pixie dancing and still capture the emotion in her face. There are also extreme close ups used throughout the video of hands and props such as the phone, this is effective as it gives the audience are better idea of whats going on in the scene and gives these objects and idea of importance at the point of the video.
Sugababes 'Round Round'
The whole of this music video is set in the same place, so this doesn't give the video a lot of variety so is less interesting to watch but would be a more simple video to film. This video firstly contains an establishing shot to show where this video is taking place and to set the scene. It also uses a high angle pan to show the band dancing as they sing and then a mid shot tilt down. Which is effective as it adds interest and variety. There is also a lot of long shots of the girls dancing used to how there whole body and get there costume in the shot, in this video they are maintaining their sexy image by wearing very revealing clothes and in all black to appeal to a wider audience which i usually young girls and women aged 14-28 and they are also appealing to men with this image but not as much with their music. The video involves close ups of televisions with the girls singing and dancing on them, this again adds more interest to the video. There are pan mid shots used of the band and mid shots of people dancing around the sides as well in a cage, this helps fit with the lyrics of the song and make the video look more enjoyable. This video uses the effect of the girls spinning around, and has objects flying around them to give the effect, this makes the video fit the idea of the song and makes it look more appealing.
Girls Aloud 'Biology'
This video is made to appear it is set in the same place but rotates through each scene so there is a sudden change in set and costume etc. It uses a lot of close ups of each of the girls faces to show their expressions and long shots to show the dance routine they are performing. It also again uses long shots to show their outfits, they have three costume changes throughout the video to fit with each of the three set changes that pans across, so you see it happen. The costumes also fit in with there sexy girly image but are each very different. Firstly they are dressed in black party dresses with a bit of sparkle on them, then there is a complete contrast as they change into old fashioned pink party dresses and then finally they wear all black with red, tight dresses. Each of these costumes are very different but add interest and variety to the video. There are a lot of editing effects used in this music video as certain parts of the girls dancing toward the camera are speeded up, the girls are also blurred and then made to appear in the set. They then change back through each outfit with a blurred effect again. It also cuts back to previous rooms where they are set and pans through each room very fast which is effective as it gives the idea of them being in more than one place at the same time and makes the video more appealing. It also has the girls stood in one spot and in the background does a pan of each of the rooms which is very effective and adds interest.
This music video contains a dance routine throughout, with mainly long shots used to show the whole body of Pixie and the dancers, and make the dance routine clear. It also helps to show the costume used in this scene of the video which involves pixie wearing her trademark shorts to help fit in with the image she wants to put across of being sexy by showing off her legs but in a subtle way and also keeping up with the fashion to appeal to her target audience which is mainly young girls age 5-20 as Pixie is also in this age group. This scene also involves a lot of mid shots of pixie Lott for her to connect more with the camera whilst dancing and also mid shots of the dancers foot work and detailing on the costumes which is very simple yet effective. The dance routine scene is set on a roof of a building which makes the dance look a lot more interesting. It also does a pan of the dancers which looks very effective as you are able to see clearly what is happening. This video also contains a narrative story to fit with the song lyrics and has performance cuts put in to make the video more interesting to watch. Another scene of performance shots is when Pixie is walking down the road , Pixie dancing alone on the roof and sat in the car whilst its raining. These contain a lot of close ups to show emotion, long shots and mid shots to show pixie dancing and still capture the emotion in her face. There are also extreme close ups used throughout the video of hands and props such as the phone, this is effective as it gives the audience are better idea of whats going on in the scene and gives these objects and idea of importance at the point of the video.
Sugababes 'Round Round'
The whole of this music video is set in the same place, so this doesn't give the video a lot of variety so is less interesting to watch but would be a more simple video to film. This video firstly contains an establishing shot to show where this video is taking place and to set the scene. It also uses a high angle pan to show the band dancing as they sing and then a mid shot tilt down. Which is effective as it adds interest and variety. There is also a lot of long shots of the girls dancing used to how there whole body and get there costume in the shot, in this video they are maintaining their sexy image by wearing very revealing clothes and in all black to appeal to a wider audience which i usually young girls and women aged 14-28 and they are also appealing to men with this image but not as much with their music. The video involves close ups of televisions with the girls singing and dancing on them, this again adds more interest to the video. There are pan mid shots used of the band and mid shots of people dancing around the sides as well in a cage, this helps fit with the lyrics of the song and make the video look more enjoyable. This video uses the effect of the girls spinning around, and has objects flying around them to give the effect, this makes the video fit the idea of the song and makes it look more appealing.
Girls Aloud 'Biology'
This video is made to appear it is set in the same place but rotates through each scene so there is a sudden change in set and costume etc. It uses a lot of close ups of each of the girls faces to show their expressions and long shots to show the dance routine they are performing. It also again uses long shots to show their outfits, they have three costume changes throughout the video to fit with each of the three set changes that pans across, so you see it happen. The costumes also fit in with there sexy girly image but are each very different. Firstly they are dressed in black party dresses with a bit of sparkle on them, then there is a complete contrast as they change into old fashioned pink party dresses and then finally they wear all black with red, tight dresses. Each of these costumes are very different but add interest and variety to the video. There are a lot of editing effects used in this music video as certain parts of the girls dancing toward the camera are speeded up, the girls are also blurred and then made to appear in the set. They then change back through each outfit with a blurred effect again. It also cuts back to previous rooms where they are set and pans through each room very fast which is effective as it gives the idea of them being in more than one place at the same time and makes the video more appealing. It also has the girls stood in one spot and in the background does a pan of each of the rooms which is very effective and adds interest.
Friday 17 September 2010
Timeline Plan
Group discussion of ideas > Create blog > Planning > Research > Planning Dance Routine >
Learn Dance Routine > Storyboard > More Research > Photoshoot > Plan Shots, Editing, Costume,
etc. > Practice Filming > Filming > Filming > Editing > Evaluation.
Learn Dance Routine > Storyboard > More Research > Photoshoot > Plan Shots, Editing, Costume,
etc. > Practice Filming > Filming > Filming > Editing > Evaluation.
Friday 10 September 2010
Conventions Of Chosen Genre
The typical conventions of a 'Pop' music video for a girl band are that they include fashionable outfits, either quite bright colours to go with an upbeat song or all in black to fit in with a sexy image. They also tend to involve a dance routine to appeal to the target audience a it also makes the video more interesting to watch. The videos are usually set either outdoors walking down a road etc or in a studio on a plan black or white background but this depends on the song as the video tends to relate to the lyrics. In the video that we have chosen to base ours on 'work' by 'the saturdays' it is set inside with them doing a dance routine on a large stage with dark lighting and flashing spotlights to make them stand out and look effective. At also shows various shots of each saturday alone either sat onb a sofa or leaning against some steps etc, so the video is set in the same place throughout but has a variety of shots to make the video more interesting.
About Each of the Saturdays
Frankie Sanford
She was born 14 January 1989, and is an English singer and member of girl group The Saturdays. She was previously a member in the band S Club 8 and appeared with them in children's television programme I Dream before the band split.
Una Healy
She was born 10 October 1981, and is an Irish singer/songwriter and guitarist, best known for being in "The Saturdays". Una is the only non-British member of The Saturdays. In 2006, she released a solo studio EP, called 'Sorry'.
Mollie King
She was born 4 June 1987 is an English singer. Mollie is known for being the 'posh one' of the group, and also plays acoustic guitar. She also appeared as a solo artist on the X Factor in 2005 and 2006 but failed to get through.
Rochelle Wiseman
She was born 21 March 1989, and is an English singer, actress and television presenter. She is well known for her work in pop groups S Club 8 and The Saturdays. Rochelle has achieved six Top 10 hits with her first band, S Club 8 and seven Top 10 hits with girl group, The Saturdays.
Vanessa White
She was born 30 October 1989, and is an English pop singer and songwriter. She is the youngest member of the band, and she is noted for her extensive vocal range. She is the only member of the group to have solo parts in every song in their debut album, and her band mates refer to her as 'our own Christina Aguileria' of the group.
She was born 14 January 1989, and is an English singer and member of girl group The Saturdays. She was previously a member in the band S Club 8 and appeared with them in children's television programme I Dream before the band split.
Una Healy
She was born 10 October 1981, and is an Irish singer/songwriter and guitarist, best known for being in "The Saturdays". Una is the only non-British member of The Saturdays. In 2006, she released a solo studio EP, called 'Sorry'.
Mollie King
She was born 4 June 1987 is an English singer. Mollie is known for being the 'posh one' of the group, and also plays acoustic guitar. She also appeared as a solo artist on the X Factor in 2005 and 2006 but failed to get through.
Rochelle Wiseman
She was born 21 March 1989, and is an English singer, actress and television presenter. She is well known for her work in pop groups S Club 8 and The Saturdays. Rochelle has achieved six Top 10 hits with her first band, S Club 8 and seven Top 10 hits with girl group, The Saturdays.
Vanessa White
She was born 30 October 1989, and is an English pop singer and songwriter. She is the youngest member of the band, and she is noted for her extensive vocal range. She is the only member of the group to have solo parts in every song in their debut album, and her band mates refer to her as 'our own Christina Aguileria' of the group.
Target Audience
The target audience for our music video will be 14-20 year olds, as we are in this age group so this audience would relate more to our band. This song also appeals to a younger age group, as it is very upbeat and our video will also include a dance routine so this will appeal more to this age group as well as it is more interesting to watch. As this is are target audience we have to make sure that our costumes for the video are on trend as it is common for young artists to be fashionable.
Wednesday 8 September 2010
The Saturdays
The Saturdays are a girl band that are made up of five girls, and the genre of their music is 'pop'. They appeal to a large audience that mainly includes girls around the ages of 14-20, as they are of a similar age and they sing songs that can relate to a younger audience and is more appealing for them. The Saturdays put across a very sexy and likeable image as they wear very perogative outfits and their dance routines involve a lot of seductive and sexy movements, to appeal to the fans and put across their image.
'Work' Lyrics
Baby the harder you work the further you get with me.
With me.
I think you can.I think you can.
Turn up prepared and make sure you can keep up with me.
With Me.
I think you can.I think you can.
But be aware I always get what I deserve.
Keep your focus keep you nerve.
Ready.
Set.
Go.
Pick up the pace and step on it!
Rip up the place if you want it!
Work!
Work!
You know you gotta work!
Work!
I got the goods and I want you.
Put your boots on baby get to work!
Work!
You know you gotta work!
Work!
I tend to get what I want so are you starting to see?
I think you do.
I think you do.
It's time for you to step up if you wanna be with me.
With me.
I think you do.
I think you do.
But don't go slow.
That is not the way we play.
Slowly aint my kind of game.
Ready.
Set.
Go.
Pick up the pace and step on it!
Rip up the place if you want it!
Work!
Work!
You know you gotta work!
Work!
I got the goods and I want you.
Put your boots on baby get to work!
Work!
You know you gotta work!
Work!
And it's up to you how far we take this.
Yes it's up to you so take the lead.
And it's up to you so tell me what I gotta sign.
Waiting at the finish line baby.
Ready.
Set.
Go.
Pick up the pace and step on it!
Rip up the place if you want it!
Work!
Work!
You know you gotta work!
Work!
I got the goods and I want you.
Put your boots on baby get to work!
Work!
You know you gotta work!
Work!
Pick up the pace and step on it!
Rip up the place if you want it!
Work!
Work!
You know you gotta work!
Work!
I got the goods and I want you.
Put your boots on baby get to work!
Work!You know you gotta work!
Work!
With me.
I think you can.I think you can.
Turn up prepared and make sure you can keep up with me.
With Me.
I think you can.I think you can.
But be aware I always get what I deserve.
Keep your focus keep you nerve.
Ready.
Set.
Go.
Pick up the pace and step on it!
Rip up the place if you want it!
Work!
Work!
You know you gotta work!
Work!
I got the goods and I want you.
Put your boots on baby get to work!
Work!
You know you gotta work!
Work!
I tend to get what I want so are you starting to see?
I think you do.
I think you do.
It's time for you to step up if you wanna be with me.
With me.
I think you do.
I think you do.
But don't go slow.
That is not the way we play.
Slowly aint my kind of game.
Ready.
Set.
Go.
Pick up the pace and step on it!
Rip up the place if you want it!
Work!
Work!
You know you gotta work!
Work!
I got the goods and I want you.
Put your boots on baby get to work!
Work!
You know you gotta work!
Work!
And it's up to you how far we take this.
Yes it's up to you so take the lead.
And it's up to you so tell me what I gotta sign.
Waiting at the finish line baby.
Ready.
Set.
Go.
Pick up the pace and step on it!
Rip up the place if you want it!
Work!
Work!
You know you gotta work!
Work!
I got the goods and I want you.
Put your boots on baby get to work!
Work!
You know you gotta work!
Work!
Pick up the pace and step on it!
Rip up the place if you want it!
Work!
Work!
You know you gotta work!
Work!
I got the goods and I want you.
Put your boots on baby get to work!
Work!You know you gotta work!
Work!
Ideas For Music Video
For our project we have decided to produce a music video, from researching many different genres my group have decided to base the music video on 'pop'. We have chosen to have a girl band similar to the popular girl group 'the Saturdays'. We have called are record label 'rouge records' as this name has a feminine feel to it and also sounds sophisticated and professional, so it fits in with the idea we have chosen. The name of our band will be 'the Sundays' we have chosen this name because we wanted to have a similar theme as the band 'the Saturdays' have in relation to the weekend. We have also chosen to use the song 'work' for our music video by 'the Saturdays' as we all agreed that we prefer this song from the other options, and think that the video for this song is quite simple yet effective and gave us a lot of inspiration and ideas for our video. The target audience for our music video would be mainly girls aged 14-20 but also boys in a similar age group as well. I think that our band would appeal to this audience as we are in this age group and it is the sort of music that a younger group would relate to and find appealing.
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