Digipak Analysis

Digipak Analysis

Researching into Digipak's will help me when creating my own digipak as I will be able to identify the conventional elements of digipak and use them in my own work. Having more conventional elements used in my digipak will most likely make its function more efficiently.

Madeleine Brown

Dyer's Star Theory

Dyer's Star Theory

This is a mind map of Richard Dyer's star theory, star theory will be used during the production of my music video and its ancillary tasks depending on the artist of the music and how present their brand is in their music. Whether they would be more like Kanye and have a present brand or be more alternative where the brand is based less on the actions of the artist but their musical integrity.

By Madeleine Brown

Audience Feedback

Audience Feedback on the Idea of Genre in

 Music Videos

Conclusion

Steadicam Choices

The last option for the Steadicam is the 'IVATION Pro DSLR Rig System' this more of a shoulder mount and the one from past experience I find the easiest to use and set up. However, it does take up the most space but that's not a very big problem depending on the location of where I decide to shoot the video.

Steadicam Choices

I have decided to look into the use of Steadicams and what I have available to me from school that could aid me in creating a continuous looking video with smooth camera movement as is seen in videos like 'Salt' and 'Hazey' which have been mentioned in previous blog posts.

Option 1:

The first option is the 'Optecka x-grip professional camera/camcorder action stabilising handle' this handle may be the most compact but does not always get the smoothest shots, this may be used if I need to travel longer distances to film.

Optecka x-grip professional camera/camcorder action stabilising handle (amazon link): 'https://www.amazon.co.uk/Opteka-Professional-Stabilizing-Digital-Camcorders/dp/B003PBB4ME

Option 2:

The second option is the 'Shoulder load vest, steady cam rig and stabiliser rig arm' this is
more complicated to set up and could take a while to set up when filming, but objectively produces the most professional looking shots out of the three options for Steadicams. It is quite heavy, however.

Shoulder load vest, steady cam rig and stabiliser rig arm (amazon link):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shoulder-Stabilizer-shooting-advertising-micro-film/dp/B00MJQ0IVO/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1508496072&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=shoulder+load+vest+steady+cam+rig+and+stabilier+rig+arm

Option 3:

The last option for the Steadicam is the 'IVATION Pro DSLR Rig System' this more of a shoulder mount and the one from past experience I find the easiest to use and set up. However, it does take up the most space but that's not a very big problem depending on the location of where I decide to shoot the video.

IVATION Pro DSLR Rig System (amazon link): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pro-Steady-Shoulder-Stabilization-Camcorders/dp/B007RY6EJ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1508496562&sr=1-1&keywords=ivation+pro+dslr+rig+system

Next Step:

After conducting some research on the available Steadicams all that is left to do is practice with them to get the smoothest shots in my final piece.

Andrew Goodwins Genre Theory

Andrew Goodwin's Genre Theory

Andrew Goodwin's theory will be incredibly useful when analysing other existing texts and being able to organise videos and help figure out which route my music video will go down.

Feedback on A2 Blog so far

Feedback

This is feedback on how I could improve my blog and the work on it to achieve a more professional standard of work, and on future pieces of work.

Research into Songs

These decisions are not set in stone yet as this is just research, a more continuous camera movement and edit would be more difficult but could give a more professional look and display a higher skill level.