Filming 14.12.09

Last night we filmed at my house showing different point of view shots getting ready for a night out. We don't have enough footage so over the holidays we are going to film more of us getting ready etc to establish characters better, however we have got many good shots and believe the end product should be very successful! We are currently uploading the footage onto final cut express in order to be able to edit it.

Beckie

The band logo and it's creation

We wanted to base our logo on the connotations of patriotism which the band often highlight. Furthermore, the idea of the logo being 'distressed' and 'rough and ready' is what the band aim to achieve through their image. The idea of the flag being torn or falling apart reflects what the band writes songs about highlighting the problems with politics and Britain. I used different effects in Photoshop such as brightness/contrast and filter effects such as chrome, film grain and sprayed strokes to achieve our desired look for our logo and a faded/washed out font to create the image of the flag being distressed.

The first image before effects were added:

I then added various effects:

This was was the chrome effect added in Photoshop. Then I added various fonts.

Yet more adaptions:

I used the filter effect water-colour paper and then used a modern font (above)

Here i used the effect Sprayed strokes to achieve a distressed look and then added a block font.

Here is the final logo for our band the Torrents were I used the effect Sprayed strokes and the font Stone wash 6:

Amy.

Research for ancillary task

Magazine Cover:

We have found some examples of the type of cover we want to use for our task. We believe these covers reflect the ideologies of our genre, e.g being young and rebellious:







Indie bands are all about being individual and different, we would like to have an album cover which does not have a picture of the band, but something completely irrelevant. Our idea is to take a picture of a broken and rusted street sign, saying 'Torrents'. This picture will give off connotations of the working class, rebellious behaviour and most of all, reflects Britain. These are the ideologies that our band offer.

We have found some album covers which are different and unique:

Location shots

A possible location for our video is 'Key Street' in Clitheroe:

Another possible location is Rio's in Whalley:

Beckie :)

Planning - Amys Ideas for outfit

As Amy is playing the role of a 'good girl' we believe costume contributes greatly towards establishing typical stereotypes. Here is an image of what she is planning to wear:

We believe that the dress and maybe a blazer will represent a 'good girl' more clearly than a dress as it gives off connotations of education, wealth and authority.

Beckie & Amy

Planning - Shooting Schedule

MONDAY 14 DECEMBER - shooting at Beckie's house (beginning & end).

We are no longer filming at the party on the 12th of December as we no longer have permission to do so, therefore we are going back to our original idea which was to film in a club. We have a choice of two clubs, which are 'Rios' and 'Keystreet' in Clitheroe. We are currently in the process of sorting this out.

Beckie

Animatics of our storyboard

Here is an Animatic of our Storyboard for our Indie Video.

These are brief images of our music video, the order may change, and because the party is no longer taking place it will be at a club instead. However, the main plot is made clear throughout this animatic and the pictures represent a clear beginning and a clear end to the music video.

Luke & Beckie

Feedback 4/12/09

Excellent group - the best blog out of all my 3 groups! Well done- good work and analysis!

Other planning you can include....
- Storyboard and animatic with comments
- shooting schedule and call sheets
- health and safety form
- location shots
- costume shots/ideas etc...

- keep blogging on your ideas and progress!

Miss McNulty

Music Choice

Here is the music which we have chosen to base our music video around. It is young and energetic and capture our target audience completely.

Amy.

planning

We looked on the website www.uktribes.com and researched the indie kids group as we believe this is out target audience. We believe the video below defines the definition of the indie stereotype.

We also found some research on the same website on what kind of clothes are associated with the indie genre.

Racked out

What’s in the Indie Kid dressing up box?

Topshop Baxter super skinny jeans

Black short bomber jacket

Double breasted woolly coat (it must be short; indie coats are no longer long)

Fitted, preppy V-neck jumpers

Or a V-neck jumper with black tie over it

Lacoste

White shoes with black skinny jeans

Two-tone shoes in the style of Bugsy Malone

Chelsea boots (black or brown only)

Mashed-up Converse, black pumps or for men, pointed black shoes

A skinny T-shirt featuring an old band like Led Zep or The Sex Pistols

Badges featuring underground or old bands: Cazells, Blur, Velvet Underground, Nirvana.

Black Trilby hat

Braces (in black and white)

Slightly scraggy plastic bag from a record store

We even researched what sort of music the indie genre had on their ipod, by looking on the website.

Indie scroll downs

We asked a bunch of Indie Kids to reveal their current favourite scroll-downs

Oli Isaacs, 28, London

Architecture in Helsinki 'Maybe You Can Owe Me'
‘Weird and wonderful pop music which ought not to work but for me always does.’

Semi Finalists 'Pop Song'
‘They combine so many good things in indie music without being wilfully obscure or unnecessary – I love this song.’

Hot Chip 'Over And Over'
‘The best band of 2006 already – amazing live show and an album which is all killer no filler.’

The Go! Team 'Ladyflash (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)'
‘The original is OK but the mix works incredibly well. Not much else to say other than it’s a real banger.’

Dead Disco 'The Treatment'
‘I love it because sometimes I wake up in the morning with the song going round in my head which is always a good sign.’


Michael Yates, 20, Romford

The Cribs 'You’re Gonna Lose Us'
‘An infectious guitar riff and simple lyrics make this a shout along classic’.

Arcade Fire 'Rebellion (Lies)'
‘One of the most original bands at the moment with one of the best festival sets of 2005.’

Bloc Party 'So Here We Are'
‘Quality indie-pop that doesn’t sound manufactured.’

Editors 'Bullets'
‘Catchy rock with a driving bass.’

Arctic Monkeys 'Fake Tales of San Francisco'
‘Best band of 2005, with memorable lyrics and consistently original pop-rock melodies.’


Owen Pratt, 21, Liverpool

Cazals 'Poor Innocent Boys'
‘Perfect pop song, really snappy with a great chorus. Consistently original pop-rock melodies.’

The Prodigy 'Phoenix'
‘This has loads of atmosphere and is way better than the original. Sounds like its being played in a void between 1964 and nowhere.’

We Are Scientists 'The Great Escape'
‘I love this band’s style. It’s superkooky, just like the music.’

Test Icicles 'Dancing On Pegs'
‘Just a great pogoing song. I can’t tell if this band are taking the piss or not though.’

Diamond Nights 'The Girl’s Attractive'
‘This is really smooth. The band are really cheeky.’


Russell Stone, 23, London

Regina Spektor 'Carbon Monoxide'
‘She’s a friend of The Strokes and she sings like she’s in Annie. What more do you need?!’

The Rotters 'Japanese Punk'
‘This raggletaggle bunch of yoots tell you why they don’t like you to your face – rotten!’

Gogol Bordello 'Baro Foro'
‘Gypsy Punk from New York. Footstompingly good.’

Mystery Jets 'Alas Agnes (Simian Remix)'
‘Mystery Jets ode to transvestitism – they’re so prog it makes us shiver in our cardigans!’

Gossip 'Standing In The Way Of Control (Le Tigre Mix)'
‘The track that all the kids (including us) are shaking their hips and tits to.’


John Biggs, 16, Leeds

Ali Whitton 'Heavy'
‘He’s not well know but definitely worth a look. Think Dylan but born in 1980s Yorkshire.’

Bloc Party 'This Modern Love'
‘Coming from possibly the best album of 2005, this song has me hooked.’

The Knife 'Heartbeats'
‘This is where Jose Gonzalez got the tune that’s on the Sony advert. I personally prefer the real song!’

Willy Mason 'Oxygen'
‘A song for aspirers and dreams, if there is one musician of our time that has the potential to change the world, it’s Willy.’

The Streets 'The Irony of it All'
‘Mike Skinner sticking the middle finger up at the criminal justice bill in a way that may even sway the firmest Tory voter. Genius.’


Nova Dando, 22, Newport

Soulwax 'Krack (Nite Version Remix)'
‘What can I say?’

New Young Pony Club 'Ice Cream'
‘What can I say?!!!’

Gorillaz 'DARE (DFA Remix)'
‘And this is the don too.’

Cyclops 'Mom My Video Broke'
‘You know it. This is brilliant'

Luke

Target Audience Research

We recently visited the website "UKTribes.co.uk" and researched the Indie genre. Here is some vital information that represents our band image:

Indie kids corkboards

Tribes takes a look at an Indie Kids' corkboard to get a snapshot of life in the Tribe

Photos “Being an indie kid is about documentation. Remember those fleeting moments.”

Jamie T posters “Jamie T is indie to nth degree. The gauchest popstar ever.”

80s club night poster “Can’t go wrong with a groove to some 80s classics. It’s not irony, you know.”

Newspaper article “Friends in the press must be documented in full view!’

Hairbands, jewelley “The days of dowdy indie sexlessness are over. It’s about glamour now.” Morrissey “Pay your dues.”

VIP wrist band “It’s not all beer in plastic cups and sticky floors, you know.”

Minicab firm card “We might be late back. So what if it’s a school night?”

Kitchen towel doodle “Every little thing is sentimental. Everything is worth keeping”

NME awards aftershow ticket “Proof of the slick blags that have been made.”

Edward Munch + Take me to the other side flyers “Art and clubs are also a big part of an indie kid’s life. We’re after that intellectual/hedonist vibe”

Badges “You can never have too many badges. Or bags.”

Cinema tickets “We spend many, and I mean many, hours in dingy cinemas watching art-house films.”

Pete Doherty flyer “Pete Doherty’s name on something has the same effect on indie kids as a shiny thing does on a magpie”

Wristbands “Indie ephemera – even paper wristbands can be preserved.”

Fireplace “Run out of wall space? Then spread out to doors, windows and fireplaces.”

Cartoon “Too many ticket stubs can make your room look like a newsagent’s window. Break up the look with a few extra titbits.”

Adequate 7 tickets “Favourite bands need to be seen over and over.”

Flyers “If you paid on the door, preserve the memory after the ink-stamp has washed off.”

The website states that the Indie genre wear certain brands of clothing and watch certain music and media channels:

Luke

Planning

At the beginning of the planning sessions, we decided to locate our music video mainly at a club in clitheroe. However, we are now going to film it at a house party instead as we believe this would create a more real image of young adults when a party takes place and the antics that happen also, instead of using extras to act out typical scenes. However, we are still going to use the other original ideas, such as the two different point of views and split screen, and also the same location (my house) for the beginning and the end.

The party will appeal to our target audience, being young indie kids, as it is filmed at a party which many indies enjoy attending therefore it is realistic, and it also involves characters who are youths. The video involves alcohol, which again appeals to the indie audience as youths stereotypically enjoy drinking and partying.

Our filming schedule so far is as follows:

Monday 7th December - 4pm at my house. During this session we are going to film the beginning of the video, and if we have time the ending as well.

Saturday 12th December - the house party. Here we will film the middle part of the video and get many different shots to use.

Any other dates are yet to be confirmed.

Beckie :)