Acting on our Rough cut feedback

After recieving very generous, constructive and helpful feedback for our rough cut video, we decided we need to do a 100% reshoot and change certain aspects of the video such as location, costume, and major camera shots and movements. After a bit of thought within the group, we decided to research studios for hire within our location rather than using the school's drama studio. We thought it would be more professional and would get much better footage using a professional studio, and we were all willing to a pay an amount of money each if that was the case. We found some industrial locations that had held real bands before around the Newcastle area. The first one we thought of was The Boiler Shop Steamer, Newcastle -Upon Tyne.

The Boiler Shop Steamer

This venue is a well known location that has been used for past events such as live music and bands, markets etc. It is very large inside and 2 of our group members, Bethany and Laura, have attended this venue to see a live band so are very aware of what it looks like in the dark, dressed with lights and a real band. As you can see in the picture above, the venue is very industrial and not very modern as it looks like an old building. We think this is a good style for our music video as we are trying to go for the stylish, indie, and simple look.

Another location we found was Hoults Yard, Newcastle -Upon Tyne.

Hoults Yard Studio 34

This is an image taken at a live gig in Hoults Yard's studio from a past event. This venue is similar to The Boiler Shop as we have guessed from images on the website, although we have never visited it before. This studio has sort of a warehouse style and industrial look, which again is what we are going for. Since we do not know what this studio really looks like inside, we will have to like always bring our own lighting and equipment and other things that can help us dress the studio.

Another thing particularly commented on in our rough cut feedback was other aspects of mise-en-scene such as costume. Both in narrative and performance side of the video we needed to have a closer look at ideas for costume and hair etc. Especially for the band, it is important that we go for the style of our whole project, so we should take ideas and inspiration from bands such as imagine dragons, arctic monkeys and the script. After a little research on costume, i liked this photo the most. This is a band photo of imagine dragons, all dressed in a simplistic/indie style.

This is more of the fashionable look we want to go for. The costume is still plain, dull and simple however looking closely, it is well accessorised with sunglasses, bracelets, bags and the perfect lace up boots. I hope we take some inspiration from this image especially dressing our band in a shirt rather than a plain t shirt, and accessorising the outfit with perhaps a leather jacket and some rock style shoes. Although our band members are clearly alot younger than the typical band, we need to make them look as realistic is possible, and costume is key to making this happen. I guarantee that the costume in the final cut, will make a huge difference.

Another comment i took into consideration was that, more expression was needed from our band members while singing/playing. I researched some close up shots from performances in music videos and live events to see what real bands look like when performing.

The above images have been taken from shots of live performances of bands such as Arctic Monkeys (top), The script (middle), and Imagine Dragons (bottom). All of these photos show the lead singer really going for it to be the best they can be. Facial expression in the lead singer is above all the most important as they need to show passion, and love for their song. The top image of the lead singer of the arctic monkeys especially shows passion, by closing his eyes and singing his heart out. The middle image of the lead singer from The Script is a really effective image. I feel this is because of the particular camera shot and focus. His eyes being directly towards the camera, especially connects with the audience, this type of shot would be good for a music video as it shows the connection with the audience and allows them to engage with the video.