Photo's from the shoot...

Alongside our filming day's we thought it would be beneficial to capture some of our work in still images, by doing this we have given ourselves the ability to reference back to our work with the aid of another piece of equipment rather than simply relying on the moving images we filmed. These images also help us show our filming methods and how we worked together with the camera and the location to create our music video.

Here is a image that shows some of the equipment we used to ensure that our film was steady and consistent in distance from the camera and the performers. These are all things that make our shoot slightly more professional.


We ensured that we got footage from a range of different angles and heights to make the best video possible. WIth the knowledge we have of music videos we asa group are aware that the best video's incorporate a variety of angles, heights and view points into the project and in order to be a strong competitor we had to do the same.

Marketing Strategies Used for V.V. Brown

Even though V.V. Brown isn't in the current charts and haven't been in them for a while now she is still dominant in Britain and in America. She is still writing songs and is in America working on this. However V.V. Brown has been signed to M&S and has appeared on the adverts therefore is great publicity for her and her music.

CANUTE - The Bands Name

King Canute was the Danish King of England he is mostly known for his futile attempt to stop the tide from coming in. We chose him to be the band name as we felt that the word Canute is dominant and a strong word that we thought would be easier for people to remember and is different from other bands names such as 'The Wanted' and 'Girls Aloud'.

"Canute is famous for the tale of the incoming tide. According to legend, Canute’s courtiers flattered him into believing that his word was so powerful that even the tide would recede at his command. Canute is said to have taken this compliment literally and had his throne placed by the shore and vainly attempted to command the waves to recede until he almost drowned. An alternative version states that Canute was extremely wise and put on this practical demonstration to show his courtiers that he was not taken in by their flattery. The event is commemorated by a plaque at Bosham." (Ward's Book of Days)

Using this idea we were then able to come up with the album name, 'Playing With Tides' this works well with the band name as this is their first album we wanted to link the name and band together which shows that it is personal to them and that they have given it a lot of thought.

How did the shoot go?

We finally completed all of the shots that we needed to get in the city. The shoot itself I felt went well. The shots that we wanted were available to us in a variety of locations and we also managed to get more shots than we wanted simply because the locations gave us ideas for more shots that we though we could use.

We still have more shots to create for our video which we intend to create within a forest next week. This will be done whilst the editing of the current video footage is being edited. All of the members of the group used the equipment shown in the collage below. We experimented with many angles even though we did not involve them in the story board.

As a group we also found that the weather helps a lot. we managed to get a shot with a sun flare in, a shot that we wouldn't otherwise have been able to get if t had been overcast. (obviously)

pending more...

The day of the shoot

Today we will be shooting our video on location in london Bond Street.

We have booked the camera out all day from the school and i have decided to bring my photography camera to take pictures as evidence of our work. One member f the grip is sick however we have filmed and she has filmed some pieces for the video that we have done previously.
All tech i s fully charged and ready to go....

A report on how the shoot went will follow

Costume

For our shoot we will have to pick out a costume that will will use that will help represent the artist and the video to the audience.

For the video i have chosen the following clothes to wear:

Military jacket :   - Postmodern, jacked was used in the Beetles Album cover 'Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band'

Chinos :  - Smart and casual trousers, skinny leg very often worn buy artists and Celebrities whilst out and about. A straw belt that gives the costume a folk/indie vibe

Military stile Boots: - Again very casual, worn by anyone and appeals to anyone

Costume and Tech

We are using various pieces of technology on our shoot.

HD XACTI 8 mega Video Camera
SLR CANON photo camera
Tripod