Editing Session ~8

Today we started applying Matt's comments to our project. Instead of having 1 wide shot for 6 seconds at a time, I started adding mid shots and close-up shots in between the wide, making the music video look much less boring and gives it more dynamic. We used the blade tool to cut shots instead of creating a whole new cut in order to save time and prevent amateur errors from creating the wrong cut. We were going to create a whole new project in order to pursue Matt's comment but Nanci suggested that we could just use our current version and apply some changes to it. I came up with a solution to fix our scientist continuity where he was using the wrong hand- I decided that we should just use a close-up of Mike without showing his hand as that was the only way around it. We also started adding the tap-dance section in order to introduce the element before the climax.

Editing Session ~7

Today me and Nanci decided that we should come up and edit during our free period as our deadline for the music video isn't too far ahead. Unfortunately, we were unable to edit as we had some schedule issues with the other class. I will be editing tomorrow in enigma though in order to keep making progress for our music video.

Editing Session ~6

We showed our progress to other people in the edit suite and asked them for feedback. The feedback received were really useful as some of the audience spotted amateur errors such as the introduction of the saxophone player while there was no saxophone playing. We had to come up with the transition from 1920s to futuristic element in which Nanci suggests we could cut back n forth between the brass saxophone and the pink saxophone in order to show the change of element. We also needed to figure out when to start introducing the futuristic element whether we should bring it in earlier or give it a glimpse throughout the whole music video.

Editing Session ~5

In this session, we had an argument whether to use the shots of musicians or dancers in certain parts of the song, as my argument says that we should use the dancers more as the focus of this music video is more on the dancers rather than the musicians. However, Evelyn disagrees because the dancer's routines are too short which means we dont have enough footage but I had a solution around it where I decided to introduce the tap dancing element into the missing scene. Also we had issues deciding between using the shot of violin player's face or bow as we figured we already used the shot of the bow for one part of the song already. We also needed to find appropriate shots of the lip-sync in order to make it fit in with the dancers when we are cutting back and forth between the dancers and the scientist.

Editing Session ~4

Unfortunately, I was away for this session and could not contribute to our editing process. However, I have been told by my group that we had some issues with our current progress as we needed to obey some of the rules set by our teachers. We were told the 3 shots rule where we had to include 3 range of shots of one element before moving on to another. This was a major problem for us as our track is quite upbeat and funky in which i pictured our music video in my head to have lots of sudden cuts between the dancing element and the scientist element. Another problem was that we needed to introduce our scientist's face before the lip-sync begins. The last issue raised was that we need to make sure which instruments are actually playing at what time in the song, as we cannot show a saxophone player playing while there is no saxophone sound. This will help us to choose which shots to use next while making sure the rules are still being applied.

Editing Session ~3

We continued to edit the draft we saved from last session in which our aim this session was to get to the lip-sync section of the scientist. We looked through all the lip-sync clips we had and realised that we cannot use some of the footage due to our singer mouthing the lyrics instead of actually lip-syncing, making the footage look very unnatural. Also, our singer kept moving out of the frame while lip-syncing forcing us to trash that footage of the lip-sync. We worked around this by using close-up shots instead of just a plain wide due to many issues such as continuity and out-of-frame. We also accomplished sorting out continuity for the dancers and musicians which were not a problem compared to the scientist scene.

Editing Session ~2

Today we started putting shots together, starting with basic wide shots into close-ups while matching with the upbeats of the track. We sorted out the orders of each clips, choosing the appropriate orders and lengths of each shots in order to make sure continuity for the dancers and actors are consistent. However, we encountered a problem with continuity issue for the scientist in the container. In our only wide shot, he picked up the test tube with his right hand while in all the other close up shots, he picked it up with his left. We are finding a solution for this in which we will post an update post-solved.

Editing Session ~1

On our first editing session, we began to sync up all the shots that we have whilst also naming them and putting them in order. We began categorising each scene such as- F for futuristic, Mike for scientist. We also eliminated some of the shots which cannot be used due to unfinished shots or some shots were just plain useless.

Shoot Day Evaluation

Shoot Day Evaluation from Chris Himathongkom

Shot List

Here are the shot lists needed on the shooting day. This will ensure that we will shoot all the shots that we need to make the music video.

Finalising Lightings

1920s Jazz Club
For the scene, we want simple table lamps, simple plain lights on the stage in order to make the dancer stand out on the stage. In my opinion, the Galaxia LED Softbox will suit this job perfectly.

Futuristic Jazz Club
This scene will involve more exciting and colourful lightings in order to show futurism. Spotlights and hanging lights will be suitable for this scene as it makes the scene look more alive than the 1920s set up.

Science Lab
Lighting tubes will be very suitable here as it is quite a closed space meaning we can't install big lights and for it not to be seen in the set. We might include a very old lamp in order to show that the lab is set back in the 1920s.

Finalising Set Designs

1920s Jazz Club
Our set design will include a black backdrop made out of panels with wooden chairs and tables. The background could have some colours in order to bring out the 1920s sense. For the stage, we will be using rostra to create different level on the ground.

Futuristic Jazz Club
Our design will have a plain white flap in the background instead to create the sense of future. The stage will be covered in white fabric which the tables and chairs will also be switch to white which is more modern.

Science Lab
We want our lab to be quite plain and raw in which we will only include a table and a stool. The background will be raw as the inside of a shipping container already fits the connotation needed for the scene.

Finalising Props

We have categorised our shooting into 3 sections: 1920s, futuristic and a science lab


1920 Jazz Club
We concluded to have all the instruments for the band including: saxophone, violin, piano. The costumes for this scene includes black dresses for the musicians and black flapper dresses for the dancers.

Futuristic Jazz Club
We will still have similar instruments as the 1920s scene but instead everything becomes electronic. This includes electric violin, saxophone and electric keyboard. The dancers will change to be wearing silver dresses.


Science Lab
We need to ensure that the workspace looks messy and unorganised. The components for the lab includes test tubes, beakers, science equipments, LOTS of wires, old school computer, a desk and finally a stool.

Filming Roles

In the process of creating media product, there are 5 major roles in which is key to make the product successful: director, cameraman, art director, producer, sound playback and lighting desk.

The Director
A director is the person responsible for being the 'leader' of the crew. It is the person which instructs, organise and controls the film's artistic and dramatic aspects who visualises the script and make sure that visual is being shot onto the screen.

Who?
I feel that the role of director could be distributed between our group members as all of us has the visuals of how the music video would look on screen. However, due to the fact that I chose the song and had the visuals in my head prior to the group idea; I believe that I would fit into this role the most as I could visualise the music video already in my head.

The Cameraman
A cameraman is the person in charge of working with the camera; doing the actual shooting of the music video. It is the person who film all the footage and making sure that the scene looks good on camera in response to what the director wants them to do.

Who?
I feel that Evelyn would fit this role perfectly as she has more experience with cameras considering she takes photography as one of her subjects as well as being in film academy.

The Art Director
An art director is the person who is in charge of all the mise-en-scene, make-up, props and camera angles while making sure that continuity exists during the shoot of the music video to ensure that there will not be any problem about continuity during our editing phase.

Who?
I feel that this role should be distributed between the 3 of us as it is better to have more than one person looking out for these mistakes as it will be crucial during the editing phase if the art director didn't do their job properly.

The Producer
A producer is the person who makes sure everything is on track and goes as planned. This includes communicating with all the crew and cast members to make sure the shoot goes as smoothly as possible.

Who?
I feel that this role has already been distributed between the 3 of us as each of us has been working together to develop the ideas. However, I think this role would fit me as I have visuals of how I want the music video to be screened meaning that I know what I want the crew members to do.

Sound Playback and Lighting Desk
A sound playback and lighting desk is responsible for how the sound and lighting is on set. It is the person who will make sure the shadows, sounds and lip-sync looks good on screen.

Who?
I feel that Nanci would fit this role as she has the most knowledge about lightings and sound as she is a theatre student meaning she will know how the lighting should work.

Shooting Schedule + Call List

TIME	PEOPLE REQUIRED	PROPS/COSTUMES REQUIRED	LOCATION	WHAT ARE WE DOING
8:30 – 9:30	Chris, Evelyn, Nanci	N/A	Studio	Organising final things – checking everything is sorted – setting up
8:30 – 9:30	Cressie, Laura, Oriana, Sally	Makeup and Hair materials 1920's dresses Character shoes	N10	Makeup Hair Running choreography
9:30 – 10:00	Cressie, Evelyn, Klaudia, Oriana, Sally	Violin Sax Black Outfits 1920's dresses Character shoes	Studio	Musicians Dancers (1920's)
10:20 – 11:30	Cressie, Evelyn, Klaudia, Oriana, Sally	Violin Sax Black Outfits 1920's dresses Character shoes	Studio	Musicians Dancers (1920's)
11:30 – 12:00	Cressie, Laura, Oriana, Sally	Makeup, Hair, Futuristic Dresses	N10	Changeover from 1920's to futuristic
12:00 – 13:00	Cressie, Sally, Oriana	Futuristic dresses Character shoes	Studio	(Futuristic Dancing)
13:00 – 13:50	LUNCH
13:50 – 14:45	Cressie, Evelyn, Klaudia, Oriana, Sally	Violin Sax Futuristic dresses Character shoes	Studio	Futuristic Musicians Dancers
14:45 – 15:00	Chris, Evelyn, Nanci	N/A	Studio	Clear up studio
15:00 – 16:00	Mike	Lab coat 1920's suit Goggles Wires Test tubes 4 computer screens	Shipping Container	Mad scientist sections
16:00 – 17:00	Mike	Lab coat 1920's suit Goggles Lamp Wires Test tubes 4 computer screens	Shipping container	Mad scientist sections Lip Sync
17:00 – 18:00	Chris, Evelyn, Nanci	N/A	Shipping container	Clear up shipping container

Here is the shooting schedule our group made prior to the shoot in order to make sure everything is on time.