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Inside Digipak Cover

I have now completed my inside cover for my CD Digipak. I now need to print off both the outside cover and the inside cover on a larger scale to gain feedback on my designs. Below is an image of my inside cover, and the next post on my blog contains a power point with the main stages of it's creation process. It is not clear from the image where the middle spine of the cover is, however it is taken out of part of the image on the left and does not have a separate design for the spine.

Ready to Edit

Although I have not filmed 100% of my planned footage, I am able to start editing as I have a mix of performance footage and narrative footage to use for my music video. The sections of the footage I have not filmed are planned for the end of the music video and therefore if my footage is usable, I can start to edit together the beginning stages of my music video while still filming the rest of the footage in my spare time.

Band Performance Film Shoot

This morning (Saturday 7th January) from 10.30am until 12.30pm, me and Scarlett got access to the school and the instruments we would need, and were able to film the performance parts of our music videos. We used the school drama hall as planned, with electric guitars and the school drum kit, and blacked out the room and used the spotlights to make it look more professional and not obvious that it was a school at all. I did encounter problems with the casting arrangements however. I really wanted to film this Saturday as I wanted to make a start on the editing process, and there were no days after school in which all of my cast were available, therefore Saturday was the only realistic weekday in which we could film. Also, the fact that Scarlett had some of the same cast meant it would have been easier and made more sense to film together, which we did.  The problem I faced was that two of my cast members Tommy and Joe had work on this particular Saturday, and the next Saturday, which were the two dates I needed to film the performance sections by. I only realised this in this week just gone, therefore it was quite a last minute arrangement. Therefore I arranged to film with Matthew, Callum, and Connor Hobbs (who would be in Scarletts video, and therefore at the school on Saturday; using Connor to substitute Tommy/Joe). Me and Scarlett then arranged it with the school that we would have access from 10.30am until 12.30pm. However another problem I faced was that on Friday night, Callum told us that he was now unable to come due to the fact he would not be able to get to the school as he lives quite a while away; and something had come up which unfortunately meant that he could not get to the school. I resolved this issue by quickly rearranging my cast and replacing Callum with my brother, Martin; who fortunately fit the genre of the video and also had a suitable costume and knew the song. This therefore meant that instead of my four original cast members, I was now filming with Matthew, Connor Hobbs, and Martin. I was fine with this arrangement as I wanted to have two of them on the electric guitars, and one of them on the drum kit. Although Simple Plan has five band members, it is not noticeable in the instrumentals in the song that there should be five members, therefore three was suitable. Due to these complications, the plans were very last minute and quite rushed the night before. We had set up the instruments in advance so we were able to film as soon as we go to the school, however we did need to ensure that any displays or lightly coloured objects were covered with large sheets of black paper on the walls so that the backdrop was completely dark. Me and Scarlett both managed to achieve a variety of footage for our performance parts of the video. I filmed various angles and movements, and a range of close ups and long shots of the band performing and I am very happy with the way it turned out. I do not feel that the cast change was a disadvantage to me, as after having looked back through the footage I think a lot of it is usable and therefore there has not been any negative impact on my music video by doing this. Below is a photograph of Martin, and a photograph of Connor Hobbs who were my two replacement cast members of the band. 

Saturday's Film Shoot

Me and Scarlett went to speak to a member of staff who would be arranging us coming into school on a Saturday morning, and were told that we need to check if a member of staff will be on site to supervise. Because of this, it is not definite that we can film on Saturday, however she did say she was quite sure someone would be able to be in school in the morning which is when we would want to film. Our plan is still the same to come into school on Saturday 7th at 10.30am for approximately two hours. Our cast is still aware of this and can come in to film. Therefore we will have to wait until tomorrow to confirm that the filming can happen, and if not; other plans will need to be made for the following Saturday.

What I Need to do Next

I have been thinking about what stage I am at in the project and what still needs to be done.
Below is a list for myself to look at so that I know what I need to do in the near future:

- Finish filming outdoor footage with Connor and Joanna.
- Film band parts of music video at school. (DONE)
- Create inside cover for my Digipak and make powerpoint explaining this. (DONE)
- Add location images to my previous location posts.
- Upload slideshow about Rock and Reel magazine to Ancillary task post.
- Post regular updates on filming to my blog.
- Finish researching into music channels on my blog post and choose which channel to use. (DONE)
- Print out Digipak and gain feedback on it and create a post explaining the feedback.
- Start editing music video.
- Start thinking about the other ancillary task of a music magazine advertisement.
- Download track into FCE.

The three main points which I am going to focus on out of this list are;

1) Finish Digipak and gain feedback.
2) Film all of the performance parts of my music video. (DONE - 07.01.12)
3) Start editing music video.

Latest Film Shoot

On Monday 2nd January I filmed as planned with Connor, the main male actor in my music video. I managed to film the indoor footage I had planned, with some lip syncing and various shots and angles of this. The only problem I faced whilst doing this was that it was quite light as it was in day time, although the time of day in the music video would need to be 2am. I am hoping to use an effect when editing to change this, although it is not too much of an issue as it is indoors and may just be a light rather than day light. I filmed various different angles and close ups of connor lip syncing and also using the note as a prop. The only footage I have left to collect involving connor is some outdoor shots of connor lip syncing, however this can be quickly arranged and filmed. Connor wore the same costume as he had in previous shots I have of him, and also styled his hair the same way. I am pleased with how the film shoot went, and I think I gained quite a lot of usable footage. I may have to return to film the lip syncing again when it comes round to editing so it depends on how well it works with the song in the video as to whether or not I will need to re do it.

As far as I am aware, me and Scarlett are still going to film the band parts of our videos this coming Saturday, although we need to check this tomorrow when we go back to school to confirm this.

I now only need to film some outdoor shots with Connor, and some more outdoor shots involving Joanna. I am hoping to do this late afternoon so that it is still light enough to film, however it looks as though it is getting towards evening time. I will arrange to film this one day in the next couple of weeks with Connor and Joanna. Although in the mean time I can start practising and editing together some of the footage I already have gained.