Week 4 - Mid week reflection

So far this week we finished the filming that needed to be done at my house Monday night, and we are all very happy with the outcome even though there were a lot of slight adjustments. Then to finish all of the filming we filmed Wednesday afternoon (this afternoon) at school, to get the shots where the nerds and glamorous girls are in the toilets at school and of both stereotypical 'friendship groups' the nerds and glamorous people walk into school with completely different reactions. This afternoon we split up the shots so we could go home and convert them all on MPEG stream clip, so we will come to class prepared with questions for Mr Andrews.

Questions about editing:

• how can we do a split screen video?
• how can we put a symbol at the top of the screen that presents that its recording?
• I hope both of these ideas turn out.

Treatment

MUSIC VIDEO CLIP TREATMENT
Names of group members	Milly, Monique, Lily and Makenzie.
Song selected	Glamorous by Fergie
Type of clip (Highlight your choice/s) performance / narrative / collage Concept for clip Explain what narrative/images the clip will contain	Type of Clip: Narrative Concept of Clip: There are two pairs of friends with different types of personalities there is the two nerd girls and two ‘glamorous’ girls. The nerd girls wish to become as glamorous as the pretty girls. The story starts with comparing the stereotypical actions of nerds and pretty girls, showing that the glamorous girls supposedly have an easier life where they are clean, pretty and healthy and the nerds are the complete opposite. The nerds desire to be just like the glamorous people because they think if they were pretty maybe they could have no worries in the world. As the nerds are gazing out the window and admiring the glamorous girls, they notice and ask them to come over. The glamorous girls give the nerdy girls a make over and finally the nerds feel gorgeous. At the end it leaves you with an unwanted twist for the nerds. The nerds wake up from their dream and realise there life isn’t that bad after all.
Message What message will your clip contain or what is its purpose? Style What look and feel will your clip have?	Message: The message attached to our music video is that who else can be better then than you? Just be yourself. The film sends out the message that no matter what you look like the right people will love you for who you really are. This is shown through the way in which the nerds end up waking up and it all being a dream, showing you can’t change so people will like you. We see that the even though the glamorous and nerds stereotypically seem like they wouldn’t be friends they ended up getting along well and this is where the nerds realise that in order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.  Style: The look and feel of the clip is amusing, happy and joyful. This film will give someone a good laugh when they are feeling down and entertain them. It is a light-hearted plot consistently and deliberately designed to amuse and provoke laughter by exaggerating the situation, the language, action, relationships and characters. It describes various forms of comedy through using stereotypical characters to make the situations funnier.
Technical codes Explain the ideas you have about camera work, transition devices, lighting, special effects, framing and composition	Technical codes: The clip will include shots of dreams and the present. So the audience is left with a twist at the end that wasn’t expected. The transitions going to be used will usually be cuts but dissolving will also be added. The main transition will be spilt screens to compare the nerds and glamorous lifestyles. The clip will be done in ambient light; no need for additional lighting, except when they both wake up we have used dimming lighting to start the shot dark and gradually get lighter, to make a rising of the sun effect. To match the comedy or emotion of characters the appropriate camera movement and shot types were chosen to display this such as close ups or for highlighting the emotion of the characters.
Audio codes What is the song about and how do the lyrics relate to the visuals you have selected? Will you be adding an additional sound?	Audio Codes: I think the original songs meaning is that no matter how famous she is, she is still the same girl that she used to be before she was famous. The world might change the way they look at her, but she really hasn't changed. These lyrics do relate to the visuals I have selected in a way because they have the same concept of no matter what you do you will never be able to change who you really are and that is the message our clip conveys. The lyrics also do relate to some of the visuals for example “poppin champagne”, the nerds and glamorous girls will be popping champagne and cheering their glasses. The additional sounds that will be added is just a few gasps and one record player breaking when the nerds walk into school the song will pause and that sound effect will play.
Pace What sort of pace does your song have and how will this be reflected and created in your clip? Written codes If you are using any written codes, what text will you use? What is its significance? Symbolic codes Will there be any symbols in your clip and what will they be? Will you repeat any images or use a motif? How will the symbolism you have used contribute to the message of your clip?	Pace: The song has a average/fast pace therefore the shots will be short and quick to match this and transitions will mostly consist of cuts to fit between sections of the lyrics, it may be fast paced but the lyrics have slow gaps between each line with music playing between. Written codes: The written codes that are going to be included in our music video is the title “Glamorous Wannabe’s” and the credits at the end of the film. The significance of the title represents that the nerds want to be just like the glamorous girls and the credits are there to show what music was used, who starred in the film and the creators of the film. Symbolic codes:  The symbol in our clip is the societies stereotype of nerd people compared to glamorous people. The images repeated are the nerds and glamorous characters and their symbolic stereotyped clothing items and accessories for example the nerds books/floss and the glamorous girls makeup. The symbolism used contributes to our film because without the nerds and the glamorous girls the whole message of being yourself and who you really are wouldn’t be presented.
Key elements of mise-en-scene to be used Explain the settings needed and outline key props and costumes needed	Key elements of mise-en-scene to be used: The settings will be at my house, on the school grounds and at Mac Donald’s. Props required includes make up (for glamorous girls) and books (for nerds). Costumes required for nerds include glasses, bow tie/tie, nerdy shoes, buttoned up shirt, spinney hat and baggy shorts. Costumes required for glamorous girls include floppy hat, sunglasses, nice clothes, high heels and big fluffy jacket.
Appeal What things in your clip do you think will appeal to a youth audience?	Appeal: Overall the clip will appeal to a youth audience because of the comedy content which all teenagers are interested in. Also teenagers will be able to relate to the stereotyped groups of friends in the film, as most schools these days are so judgmental. Hopefully it will get youth to realise that judging a book by its cover is completely wrong. The use of technical codes and such a popular well know song it will definitely draw the audience into loving the music video.

Reflection Week 3

In class this week we all started our treatments and had more discussion about filming times, because most of the film is situated in a house we have decided to film it at my house. We had no time to film on the weekend as we all have other commitments so we had a meeting with Mrs Churchill and asked if I could take Lily and Makenzie out on leave Wednesday night, and she allowed it. We got quite alot of filming done on Wednesday night, we just might have to do another night next week and finish and one  afternoon at school to complete everything.

Reflection on Week 2

This week we all helped each other put together the shot list and storyboards (posted below). We worked on the shot list all together so we knew what our plan was and could discuss different ideas. Once our shot list came together we split up the storyboards, Makenzie did seconds 1-11, Lily did seconds 12-23, I did seconds 24-34 and Monique did seconds 35-45. This worked out great and allowed us to get the storyboards done a lot more faster. We are going to start filming next week and all complete our individual treatments. I am extremely surprised on how well we worked this week and I hope we keep it up.

Story Boards

Shot list:

Production Title: GLAMOROUS Director:			Sequence/Scene Name: Sequence Designer:
Shot No	Length  of Shot (seconds/beats)	Visuals (including explanation of action, setting, shot type, angle camera movement, lighting, spec fx , transition)		Corresponding Music/Lyrics
1	0:00 0:15	Makenzie rapping, med, straight		If you ain’t got no money take yo broke broke home x 2
2	0:15 0:22	Girls waking up, med, straight		G L A M O R O U S yeah
3	0:22 0:29	Nerd girls waking up		G L A M O R O U S
4	0:29 0:31	Girls putting on slippers		Were flying first class
5	0:31 0:33	Girls doing up sock		Up in the sky
6	0:33 0:41	Girls getting ready in mirror (split screen)		Poppin champagne, living the life, in the fast lane and I wont change
7	0:41 0:44	Putting on lipstick & flossing (split screen)		By the glamorous oh the flossy flossy
8	0:44 0:49	Walking pretty & dropping books down stairs (split screen)		The glamorous, glamorous glamorous by the glamorous
9	0:49 0:52	Getting lunchboxes		Oh the flossy flossy
10	0:52 0:56	Walking out doors		The glamorous, glamorous glamorous by the glamorous
11	0:56 0:59	Hair flick and wipe nose/glasses push		Oh the flossy flossy
12	0:59 1:03	Walking out of the garage door		Wear them gold and diamond rings, all them things don’t mean a thing
13	1:03 1:06	Chaperones open doors for pretty girls		Chaperones and limousines, shopping for expensive things
14	1:06 1:10	Opening magazine with them on front		I be on the movie screens, magazines and bougie scenes
15	1:10 1:14	Blow their noses. Nerds walking/on bikes		I’m not clean, I’m not pristine, I’m no queen, I’m no machine
16	1:14 1:18	Girls eating nice food		I still go to Taco Bell, drive-thru, raw as hell
17	1:18 1:21	Girls eating bad food staring		I don’t care, I’m still real, no matter how many records I sell
18	1:21 1:23	Girls whispering		After the show or after the grammy
19	1:23 1:28	Sipping coffee/milkshakes		I like to go cool out with the family, sippin’ reminiscing on days when I had a mustang
20	1:28 1:35	Pretty girls walk into school, people stare		And now I’m first class, up in the sky, Poppin’ champagne, livin’ my life
21	1:35 1:43	Other girls walk into school, one trips over		In the fast lane, and I won’t change By the glamorous. Ooh, the flossy, flossy
22	1:43 1:46	Girls doing make up in the mirror		The glamorous, the glamorous, glamorous
23	1:46 1:50	Other girls come out of cubicle, toilet paper on foot		By the glamorous, ooh, the flossy, flossy
24	1:50 1:54	Girls awkwardly staring		The glamorous, the glamorous, glamorous
25	1:54 1:58	Pretty girls walking out disgusted		By the glamorous, ooh, the flossy, flossy
26	1:58 2:01	Girls staring through other girls window		I’m talking champagne wishes, caviar dreams
27	2:01 2:05	Girls look at each other an whisper in window		You deserve nothing but all the finer things
28	2:05 2:13	Nerdy girls shocked, running to other house		Now this whole world has no clue what to do with us, I’ve got enough money in the bank for the two of us
29	2:13 2:16	Girl opens up shoe closet		Brother gotta keep enough lettuce, to support your shoe fettish
30	2:16 2:19	Girls running in closet		Lifestyles so rich and famous, Robin Leach will get jealous
31	2:19 2:23	Pretty girls sit nerds down and grab makeup		Half a million for the stones, takin trips from here to Rome
32	2:23 2:27	Pretty girls look at each other and start make up		So if you ain’t got no money take yo’ broke broke home
33	2:27 2:29	Lipstick close up		G-L
34	2:29 2:30	Mascara close up		A-M
35	2:30 2:34	Various shots of make up		O-R-O-U-S, yeah
36	2:34 2:36	Doing hair		G-L
37	2:36 2:41	Throwing clothes		A-M-O-R-O-U-S
38	2:41 2:45	Reveal of the girls		We’re flying first class, up in the sky
39	2:45 2:49	Popping a champagne bottle outside		Poppin’ champagne, livin’ my life
40	2:49 2:52	Cheers champagne glasses		In the fast lane, and I won’t change
41	2:52 2:56	All walk into school		By the glamorous, ooh, the flossy, flossy
42	2:56 3:00	People staring		The glamorous, the glamorous, glamorous
43	3:00 3:03	Girls waking up		By the glamorous, ooh the flossy, flossy
44	3:03 3:07	Girls shaking head		The glamorous, the glamorous, glamorous
45	3:07 3:16	Rapper folding arms, fade and credits		Ooh, the flossy, flossy