Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Camera Session Workshop

Session 1:

Session 2:



Notes:
-Was shown a demonstration of how to set up a Video Camera.
-Setup a Video Camera.
-Went outside with Cameras and took FOUR pieces of sample footage.
-This was of traffic by the road and people within the College field.
-Took video samples and uploaded them to pc for editing on Final Cut express.
-Windo-Arrange-Standard
J= backwards
k= Stop
L= Forwards
If video has a red line after modifying the speed, go to sequence, render.

First idea

I was given inspiration by my friend Joe Parsons the other day whilst listening to a song entitled, "Secret of Mana Techno Mix". The idea he gave me was simple but effective, to do a video of the song with the main character being a small mouse that would be black and white, walking across different segments of Color video in time to the rhythm.

This idea made me think it would be the perfect concept to build upon for my media music video.
Now that I have had some time to think other my friends initial thoughts the idea has developed.  I will be filming the mouse in stop motion upon a green screen.
 
The mouse will be walking along a piano path, jumping on certain keys in time to the piano track in the song. The reason for using Stop Motion in the mouse is to centralise on the idea that the mouse (for instance danger mouse, mickey mouse etc) has not moved on whilst everything around it has, the video, the music etc.

The background footage will be filmed in full color and will not be stock motion. I will be filming this footage from a vehicle (car/van).
 This will be one long scene, but will contain edits and cuts to different roads.

This will act as staying with the bass beat and the way it changes, so if theres a sudden drop/change in the music, there may be a flash to another bit of footage of a different road journey that I have recorded.