This workshop was a follow up from our green screen workshop, I used the footage I gained from the black magic and green screen workshop and imported it into After Effects.  After effects is an Adobe software in which many professional editors and filmmakers use within the industry. I pulled my footage from the green screen into the program and began to edit. As I had never worked with this program before I wanted to do something relatively simple, so I chose to do a weather broadcast. I was taught how to manipulate the existing footage to make it into my chosen weather  broadcast.

I found using after effects quite a challenging program to use. I feel that I would need to use it a few more times to get to grips with all the settings and effects that can be achieved through this program. I enjoyed learning this program, even though I found it challenging. I was able to bring to life the supposedly dull footage from the black magic and brig out all the information through the use of after effects. Overall I enjoyed the workshop but found it challenging, I feel that if I were the practice the program I would feel its true benefit.

Today I took part in a choreography workshop with model and film maker Yagamoto. Yagamoto has been in the Industry for 4 years and has worked on many different projects, Yagamoto came from an acting background so when he went into the modelling world he used method acting to portray feelings and emotions into his work. During his workshop he got the class to think about the way we pose models, how we can use the outfit in which the model is wearing to portray different emotions. This workshop was useful because it got me to think about how I can manipulate how a model looks by asking different physiological questions.

For example, I if I wanted my model to look sad I would ask them a trigging question such as when was the last time you cried? by asking the subject questions like this triggers genuine emotions within the model. Yagamoto made me consider how the outfit on the model would make them feel and certain poses that would emphasise  the how the model is feeling, for example if a model was wearing a jumper the subject would perhaps demonstrate a pose where they are closed in. Overall I enjoyed the workshop, ti was unlike any other workshop I have had so far. It was very useful to hear from a models perspective, I feel more confident in being able to engaged with a model and get the look I wanted to achieve.

Today I got to work with the Black Magic camera, the black magic is a camera that only records video, it is often used to produce high end cinema. The Black Magic was relatively simple to use, by controlling just a few settings I was able to produce a really high quality film. The main aim for this workshop was to introduce the class on how to work with green screen. Green screens are often used to edit and alter films, from the weather to Hollywood blockbusters evidence of green screen can be found. Green screen provides editors with a blank canvas to manipulate the video or photograph however they want.

Whilst I was filming with the black magic, I noticed the colours on the camera’s screen were very dull and unrealistic to what the colours actually were. I later found out that the colours were so dull on the Black magic’s screen because the camera was processing all of the information it could to get the best picture quality. Film makers like using the Black magic so much because its simple to use and has great results. Personally I don’t think I will use this camera in my future work, this was because I found the camera to be perfect of a studio environment but not as a location shoot camera. The black magic only has 30 minutes  off battery life before it looses power, so unless I has access to electricity while I was on a shoot using this particular camera would be a challenge to work with.

Overall I enjoyed working with a green screen and the black magic, I am looking forward to next week as I’ve got a tutorial on how to use after affects to bring a green screen to life.

Sports Team’s music video for their song Beverly Rose was filmed by Kris Rimmer and produced by Tom Ashton. I wanted to use this video as an example for my own project because this video has some really good examples of camera techniques that I would like to use in my own video. The use of tracking shots following the band through the streets has a really effective outcome. It puts the audience in the head space of the artist being filmed, it engages the audience to connected with the artist and the music being played. The use of direct eye contact with camera is also seen through this music video. By looking at the camera directly the artist creates the illusion that they engaging with the audience member directly.

Kris Rimmer is known for working with up coming artists some of these include, Bloxx, Matt Maltease, wolf Alice and sports team. Working with upcoming artists often means relatively low budget productions. All of Rimmer’s productions could be produced on a low budget. Rimmer is a good artist to look at for my moving image piece because, he usually works to a low budget working with the resources he has available. Rimmer often uses outside environments to shoot his productions. By using public spaces cuts down the filming budget considerably. I am going to take inspiration from Rimmer by using public spaces to film my own production. Using a variation of camera angles is also an important factor in creating a successful video, as demonstrated in sports team’s beverly rose video, Rimmer makes use of the space and creates a series of clever of camera edits, making the most of the space available. The main lessons I have learn from Rimmer is to use my environment to my advantage and to experiment with camera angles to get he best results possible.

During this workshop with photographer and film maker Vivek Vadoliya we was asked to create a 45 second advert promoting a sports trainer. The task was designed to help us gain an understanding of how to use a treatment to make creating a piece of work easier for the photographer/filmmaker as well as the client to gain a visual understanding of the layout out of the video. Creating a treatment involves creating a mood board, shot list, narrative, audio, colour pallet and visual inspiration. By planning all of these elements, makes the creation of the video a lot easier. Treatments are a useful way of pitching to clients to give them a clear understanding in what you are trying to achieve.

Prior to shooting the advert, me and my group made a treatment plan looking into how we are going to approach the video. Having a shot list really helped us stick to a theme, it kept filming relevant to the brief we created. Our focus was to create an advert that would advertise nike trainers for everyday commuters. We used brightly coloured trainers to make the shoes stand out amongst the dull urban background. The idea was to create a fast paced trainer advert and I think we portrayed the idea well. Overall I am happy with the end result of the film. It was good practice creating a treatment as I am going to use a treatment to plan my own video. I really enjoyed making the advert and my the group that I was in worked really well together as a team.

This iconic fat boy slim video was directed by Matt Schoolgirls accompanied by Brian Teyssier. The song and video were released in 1999 and featured Spike Jonze performing with The Torrance Community Dance Group. The performance was set in a cinema in Los Angeles. The music video was a break through dance video and was nominated for several awards including best break through music video. The whole music video is shot in guerrilla style, which means the video used minimal props and was created on a very low budget of only $800.

I have chosen to look at this particular video because of its simple nature, a video like this could be relatively easy to produce in the time frame and budget I have for this moving image unit. The video is shot in one single take on a simple home video camcorder. The video has such a simple concept but is so effective in providing entertainment for the audience, it’s the kind of music video people want to watch over and over again. The Praise you video was a revelation to the music video industry and has become one of the most influential dance videos of all time. This music video shows the world that you do not need a big budget to create something great.

There is elements of this video, that I am going to use as inspiration for my own production. The fact that I do not need to use a top of the range camera to create a good video. This video has pushed me to develop a strong concept for my music video. A concept that can be represented through guerrilla style production. I would like to incorporate some kind of dance or emphasised movement in my music video. The art of film making sits hand in hand with the art of performance, whether that be through dance or music.