First Draft Website Feedback

 Today in class we evaluated each others websites. Our websites are only in the first draft stage so the feedback we gave, helps everyone further develop their website into the finished professional product. Here is the feedback we received:

Day 5 Filming

Here is a couple of images from day 5 of filming. This the shoot that we got the footage for all the the graffiti based shots (other than the shoot where we throw paint at the wall).

My Face - The Learning Journey

As the development of our music video came together our skills have improved along the way at each stage. Our team working and organisational skills came hand in hand through out the music video task and thus resulted in us making a good team. communication between us was strong throughout and this is reflected in our music video with a number of different locations filmed across multiple shoots.

Above is our first draft and below is our second draft. We received feedback from our peers based on this version. We took that feedback on board and made the following changes. The extreme close up of the mouth we re-filmed and included in the second version below. We also received criticism for not using our own time lapse, we rectified this issue by filming our own time lapse with James standing while the world moved behind him. This is also now included in the second draft. we also were told hold the beginning of our music video is quite slow, we broke this up by including some of the shots form the 'paint wall' footage earlier on. As this footage was used early on we changed up where it is in the first version by reversing the shot where he walks forward. Also we included some footage we had taken but not included in the first draft but did in the second. this is were James is walking across the Graffiti wall in different costumes. Another issue raised from our feedback was the length of the shot where James runs into the birds. you will notice this is now shortened in the second version. We added another lip syncing shot of James against the hedge with the industrial chimney in the background. Our continuity was also criticised so we had to re-film where James walks through the gates by putting his denim jacket on which he is pictured in throughout the video. The final change made between the first and second edit was the mistake we made at the end by leaving a too long gap before our final shot comes in, this is greatly improved in the second version.

The changes between our Second draft (above) and Third draft ( below) only really take effect towards the end of the video. The first change to this video are the transitions between the graffiti wall walk, the slight disolve between each shot in this section helps with the flow of the music video and overall produces a more professional video. we also decided to cut out the hedge lip syncing shot as it looked out of place in the video. To help with the flow of the video we moved the final shot of the second draft to where James walks away from the sea mid way through, also by doing this it cuts down the length of the shot where James walks into the gates.  We also played around with some of the shots from the Paint Party section they are now slightly re arranged and also more cropped / edited a few of the shots in there to remove dead space and to concentrate on the framing of the section.





We where generally happy with the look of our third version however we decided to include a shot of the MISTAKES wall reversed so that it the MISTAKES were removed leaving the painted wall. this follows the motion of James walking backwards and also matches the motion of the reversed paint throw. Now we have our completed version (below) and we are pleased with how it has turned out.

Day 4 FIlming

Here is the Collection of footage from Day 4 Of filming. We traveled fro over 40 Minutes to get to the shooting location and the media gods were blessing us that day with the perfect tide times and perfect weather it made for a very successful shoot.

First Draft Feedback

Here is the consolidated feed back from our first draft of James Couleuer's Music Video for 'My Face'. Overall the feedback was more positive than other feedback we have received in the past. General Comments from the feedback forms were as follows:

What went well: 

They really liked the Paint Party shots along with the Paint wall as well. There was also comments about the steady shots and the great performance from James. In addition to this there were compliments about the locations we used and also the bird shots.

Even better if: 

There were a lot of comments about the chorus  greenscreen sections feel out of place currently with the footage we have. Also James is a bit too see through where we have had editing issues. We also received comments that we should cut down the length of the bird shot.

Day 6 Filming

Here is the filming shots from day six of filming. This was the last day of filming that we undertook as it was the most complex part of the shoot in terms of logisitcs. It was also a one take event so we only had one change to get it right... or else we would have to vandalize a different wall...

James Couleurs Facebook

Here is James Couleurs facebook profile. It is also linked with his twitter so when we post to twitter everyone who likes the facebook page can see what he tweets! The theme is continued across from his other social networking pages aswell as being seen in the digipack and video.

Editing the First Draft

Here are a few behind the scenes shots of Benjy editing the video. It was a long process tiring to get all of the shots to fit together and cut at the right time to match the video. Benjy has taken the first stint at editing as his skills on the editing software are the strongest among the group.

Filming Day 2

Here are a few shots taken after 20 Kg of Powder Paint has been thrown at persons faces / the rest of them. This section of filming will be in the music video towards the end and will have several cuts. The shots will be quite short to make sure there isnt a lack of pace towards the end.

James Couleurs Instagram Page

Instagram is another social media platform which is widely used by James Couleurs target audience. This is an important aspect which aided in the decision to set James up with an instagram account. It will include a lot of images with James in aswell as some short videos. Social networking will be done directly by James Couleur to give his fans a personal experience and a direct connection to James Couleur.

James Couleur's Twitter Page

Here is the twitter page that we created for James Couleur. We tried to carry our theme of have colour throughout all of our products. This is evident through the image at the top of our twitter page. With twitter being such a widely used platform my celebrities and musicians to keep their fans up to date with all that is happening with their private life's as well as giving them a behind the scenes look at whats happening with upcoming events or work.

Film Shoot Day Three

Filming the first layer for the two chorus sections of the song.

Filming Day 1

Here are are few photos taken of day one filming of James Couleurs Music Video. They are on location in Chelmsford at the Graffiti Wall, the shots taken from that day will play a part in the video or in the teaser trailer if necessary.

Phone Case Versions

Below are the Threee Version of the Couleur Phone Cases's

These are the first draft and changes may be made following group opinion and discussion.

initail group opinion we should also offer some phone cases for other phones, but with the same / similar designs.

 

Merchandise Development

Recently I have been working on James Couleur's Merchandise. Completing this task has helped me rediscover my Photoshop skills and also develop them further. Below is an example of how the design for the mug has developed and become our finished product. The first Mug was the first design, and the last one is our final design.