Entry 28-Magazine Research

I have found a variety of music magazine covers suited to my target audience from which to generate ideas. I have identified the generic conventions of this form of magazine and I am aware of what I need to include.

Magazine Cover Ideas



I also wanted to check for any copyright issues with using Billboard as an existing movie title, as shown below:

Entry 27-Project Alterations

I am changing the nature of my project slightly. I will still be producing and recording the music video of my original song.
However, due to time constraints,rather than a website, I am opting for a music magazine cover featuring a promotion of my music video as I feel that it would be a better way of showcasing my skills. I will be using Photoshop to design the magazine cover, and it will be used as an advertising tool to attract an audience to watch my music video.

Entry 26-Storyboard Feedback

At this stage in my project, I have finished writing up the lyrics and the notation for my original song. After sending an email with my storyboard to my primary client and potential manager, I recieved some feedback.

She thought that it was very effective in manipulating a range of shot sizes and camera movements to create meaning for the audience. She also thought that the technical decisions that I had made in advance (she mentioned my extensive use of colour symbolism) were very creative.
However, in terms of alterations, she mentioned that perhaps I could add a few cutaways to provide a temporary distraction for the focus of the narrative, and to change the pace of the final video.
She also believed that during filming, I would probably realise that I needed to improvise my storyboard in preference of realistic coverage.

I now have to ensure that over the next few weeks, I complete the following:

-recording my music video
-editing
-exporting as an MP4 file

Entry 25-Storyboarding documentation

Utilising the Crop Tool

Entry 24

I am opting for a simple approach to the music video due to time and financial constraints. It was inspired by a variety of existing music videos in the current industry, and the main sources are cited below:
--> Valentine [Kina Grannis]-simplistic but effective. linear narrative.
--> I will Be [Leona Lewis] -particularly effective in achieving dramatic impact
--> I Never Told you [Colbie Caillat]-for the use of symbolism and representation
My initial storyboard is attached, though I was unable to upload the original Celtx file, so I took screen shots of three panels at a time, and transferred this to a word document format:
Lost Love Storyboard

Entry 23-Storyboard Research

After extensive research on storyboards and layouts,I have gained a wider perspective on technical decisions and mapping out my ideas clearly.
This is my evidence:





I am now going to attempt to create a detailed storyboard that will aid me in the implementation stages of my product.

Entry 22-Script

My script will be presented as the lyrics of the song.



Ict Lyrics