Filming Today

Today I filmed the artist in front of a green screen background. We filmed a mid shot of the artist answering a telephone and she is surrounded by several mobile phones which represents the technological themes and highlights the different ways in which society as a whole uses technology and how important it is. We are planning to add a rural mise-en-scene to the shot in order to contrast the ideas of technology with nature and to point out that technology wasn't once as important as it is now.

Digipak

Below is my finished digipak which I produced using Microsoft Powerpoint. I used screenshots from my music video for the different panels and I used a font which looks handwritten to represent the old fashioned way of writing and I think it makes the digipak look more vintage or retro. I also used a variety of photos representing technology and nature like the 'Boris bikes' and the field to represent the themes highlighted throughout my music video.

In addition I included photos of the artist, holographic stickers, ISBN numbers and several other conventions in order to make my digipak look more professional. Below is a digital version of my digipak and a vlog explaining each panel.

                                                                                 

Filming In London

Below is an image of my group mindmapping and coming up with ideas of what we planned on filming for the urban part of the music video. We brought the sheet of paper with our planned shots and ideas and ticked the ideas off that we used.


Today my group and I went to Covent Garden in order to film the urban part of our video. We managed to get some panning shots, some cutaway shots as well as some long shots of the artist with a telephone box which reflects the rural period we are addressing.

1 Minute of Footage

Today I edited more of the rural part of my music video and added various cutaway shots such as a swimming duck which makes my music video more choppy. I am looking forward to going out and filming more of the urban part of the music video as it will mean that I am one step closer to finishing my video. Below is a quick vlog explaining my video so far as well as a photo of my group editting.

Editing

Above is a photo of me editing some of the rural part of my music video, So far we have 17 seconds of footage. I am really looking forward to filming and editing some more footage. 

Band Name: Daisy + The Chains

My group and I have finally come to a conclusion regarding our band name, We have chosen the name Daisy & The Chains for various reasons. We have chosen this name as it juxtaposes the themes of our music video which is nature contrasted with technology. The chains refer to the restricted access to nature due to the advanced technology available today. Also Daisy & The Chains grabs the audience's attention and is similar to band names such as Florence + The Machine and Marina & The Diamonds which focuses on the artist and the audience which forms a special bond between them. In the end we decided not to have a persons name as it didn't sound as interesting as a more creative name like Daisy + The Chains. 

Below is a text conversation planning a day to film