Filming Day 2/Final - Vivian

Today we filmed at Angel station and a small park. We met up a bit later than planned but all of our filming was done. First we filmed Ernestina's (the homeless actor) at angel station. We then filmed shots of her walking toward the market. I filmed a variety of shots, from close up shots to extreme long shots; furthermore we also had different angels of the actor to ensure we have loads of different shot types and angels to choose from when editing. After we filmed Summer's (the teen mum actor) scenes, we were unable to film Summer's shots at our original location (Culpeper Park) as it was too busy and we were unable to film therefore we changed the location to a small park close by. Other than that we have finished filming all of our scenes for both narrative scenes and performance. Overall it has been a successful filming day!!
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Filming day 1 - Vivian

Today we filmed the artists scenes at London Bridge , South Bank and Piccadilly Circus. We had a successful day of filming. We filmed various shot types which will add a variety to the music video. We filmed all of the artists' base tracks and also filmed the time lapse at Piccadilly Circus. Overall it has been a successful day of filming! Tomorrow we will be filming the actors scenes (Teen Mum and Homeless girl) at angel. Keep up with our progress by following us on Instagram @candimedia21

Filming crew !!! 

Artist at London Bridge 

Issues we came across while filming :
We found a number of issues whilst filming. We found that people would constantly be walking past the camera whilst filming, we tried to overcome this issue by  making it clear to the public that we were filming in hopes that they would walk around. This resolved our issue by a little bit but people did carry on walking by the camera. We can try to overcome this issue completely tomorrow by filming in less busy place and making it very clear to the public that we are filming.

Moreover another issue we came across was that at times the artist could not hear the the song therefore she was unable to  lip sync completely in time even when we used the speakers. If there are any scenes to be re-shot because of this issue it shall be filmed on another spare filming day.

pitch feeback

Pitch 12. Post production Summer

storyboard updated 1(ernestina)

19: Risk Assessment - Vivian

18: Social Media - Vivian

16: Production Schedule - Vivian

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Pitch10: ancillary draft work

13 : Industry - Vivian

Pitch 9. Draft digipak(Ernestina)

Ernestina Draft Digipak

Pitch 1 : Song Choice - Vivian

Pitch 7. Costume- Summer.

This is what Ernestina is going to be using as part of her costume the blanket is to wrap around her and the bin bags to carry her belongings in.

This is what Summer is going to be wearing to dress as a typical teenage mum and represent her self as a stereotypical single parent.

Furthermore the main artist; Vivian Vu. We have decided to give her a range of outfits as this is what is seen in a lot of pop music videos and we feel this will give the audience a better idea of her style of fashion and may appeal to her target audience.

The main look we are going for is very indie but dull due to the lyrics within the song and we want her outfit to reflect this.

Either one of these two dungarees may be an idea for the artist to wear.

These are the boots that the artist is gong to be wearing along with the high knee socks, the outfit may vary but this is the ideal style we are going for.

Pitch 8. Synergy (Summer)

One key visual element: Red lips and beanie hat.

This will be very noticeable on the main artist throughout the video and we also be a key identification in my ancillary product.


The beanie hat is very effective as it will be worn the whole way throughout the music video and will go well with the red lipstick.

This gives the artist a indie/pop look which is our genre and will allow the audience to be intrigued by her appearance. In the ancillary texts it is key that we can notice the red lipstick and beanie on the artist as this is her main 'props' throughout the video. Therefore by using this in both of the two it links them together and allows the artist to be identified from these two visual elements. This may also appeal to the target audience as from them seeing the artist being presented in this way they may aspire to want to have the same appearance and also use red-lipstick and a beanie hat to be like her. This is what a lot of artists do to create their image to their specific audience and to create a distinctive look for themselves. 

Pitch 3: Intial Idea(Ernestina)

How we got our ideas for the music video?

We started of brain storming so we listened to the song and after discussed the situation and scene that we individually created I our heads while listening. Most of our ideas were similar or had a similar theme.

After brainstorming and writing our ideas down we came up with a scenario for the video by collecting our ideas together we decided to write a shot list and draw the storyboard out so we could visually see our ideas on paper.

Our ideas has been influenced by one song and that was A team by Ed Sherran. We used the idea of one the story lines to be based on a homeless teen's life.

Our music video is half narrative and performance as it's telling the story but we still have the artist present and dominant throughout the music video. This fits the audience idea of the music video because Ellie Goulding music videos are mainly performance so we tried to incorporate that in our music video giving us the half performance half narrative idea.

Pitch 5: Audience2 (Ernestina)

What a fan expect to see in a music video in this genre or by an artist in that genre

music videos in this genre depending on band and type indie pop music videos are mainly influenced by many artists, they're really visual and don't have a linear storyline like boy meets girl. Or they have an anti-video where they're just performing on stage. Ellie Goulding used this in the original video of the song we're doing Explosions.

pitch 15: Animatic draft(Ernestina)

Pitch 14: Storyboard and Shot list(ernestina)

Pitch 1: Song Choice - Vivian Vu

pitch 2. Brand Image -Summer

Pitch 6:Settings and locations. - Summer

We will be filming in various locations around London as in our music video we have two performances going  on to create a illustration of the song as Andrew Goodwin studied. Therefore the lyrics of the song will be connected to what is going on in the music video. We will also have a narrative going on from the artist as she performs over London Bridge, Piccadilly Circus and throughout London city streets.

We decided this is going to be a good idea as we can compare the narrative to the performance to enhance the success of the artist compared to the actors in the music video in urban locations. These locations are around angel station as Ernestina displays a homeless college girl struggling due to violence/drugs etc.

 The park location 'Culpeper' park is located 5 minutes away from angel station and we are going to use it as part of our storyline for a teen mum. Therefore we thought this was a good choice as it shows a rural location which links to how the mum is struggling to cope financially and may be stressed. We are also going to be filming outside a job centre located in Angel.