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Production Diary - Tom Dawson
Tuesday 14th June:
14th October 2011
- Created the Blog and all posts needed.
- Started Production Diary.
- Also I started our Audience Research Proposal whilst Ossie came up with the appropriate question.
- Thought about our target audience and we decided as a group to change some of the questions as they were not appropriate to the audience we are targeting.
- I also started the Genre research by research different genres, explaining there; Characteristics, Conventions and History whilst also uploading a video of the researched genre.
- Finished Genre research and linked example of genre videos to their specific genre.
- Started planning artist from data we received.
- Completed artist planning with group
- Started sketching promotional photos and annotating with Ossie
- Edited Action points on Audience research to make them stand out.
- Started action plan with the group of what we wanted to achieve by the end of this and how we would achieve this.
14 September 2011
- Brainstormed with Ossie and Reanna on music video story plots, locations, actors etc
- Ossie and I created 2 different story-lines for the music video, we then decided that my story-line would be more suitable as it was less complex.
19 September 2011
- Researched background information on artist Example and looked at his previous album covers, here are the links; Information for this article was gathered from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Example_(musician)Album cover “What We Made” was copied from http://www.technodisco.net/img/tracks/e/example/1107815-example-what-we-made.jpgAlbum cover “Won’t go quietly” was copied from http://thebeatreview.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/14932656x.jpgAlbum cover “Playing in the shadows” was copied from http://i2.cdnds.net/11/26/550x550_music_example_playing_in_the_shadows.jpg
- Started drawing out the storyboard for our music video
- Ossie Sketched out some of the storyboard images to make them more artistic and more detailed
- Carried on drawing out the storyboard sheets for our music video
- I also did a write up of our storyboard and what we expected it to contain, this would help me when it came to the later stages of making the storyboard as I didnt need all the storyboard sheets to carry on drawing the storyboards as I could just refer to my write up. This allowed Ossie more time to do his sketches of my storyboards.
- I finished my drawings for our Storyboard
- We also decided that we would use some of Ossies sketches he had done previously for our Album cover and promotional images, as these would allow us to have a mix of real photos and drawings
- We also as a group went out and took some promotional images of our artist (Ossie) I gave ideas of where would be good places to shoot, Ossie was our artist and Reanna helped by taking the photos of Ossie and she has the most experience with a camera. While we was out we also looked at possibly locations for our music video and Reanna made a short video showing a panoramic view of a possible location.
- I went onto the blog and updated our CD/Dvd digipack by adding some of the things me and Ossie have been doing over the past few days: http://tomossiemedia.blogspot.com/2011/06/cddvd-digipack.html
- I also updated my production diary so I know what I have done and also what needs to be done.
- I have also added some of our storyboards to our Music video page. I will also add the animatic drafts to the music video page when they have been completed.
- I also started adding to the Magazine advertisment pages, I have been searching for a magazine with Example in it and here is what I found: http://tomossiemedia.blogspot.com/2011/06/magazine-advertisements.html
- I analysed three Dubstep albums on PowerPoint and then I put my analysis and also what I think are the typical conventions of a Dubstep album cover.
- http://tomossiemedia.blogspot.com/2011/06/cddvd-digipack.html
- I researched graffiti fonts for our album cover.
- I then printscreened the fonts I liked and analysed them saying why I chose them.
- http://tomossiemedia.blogspot.com/2011/06/cddvd-digipack.html
- Started my person Research and Planning interim task, Uploaded a powerpoint presentation on my R&P onto the blog via SlideShare
- Added my prezi show on how we used audience research to benefit us in planning our artist.
- Also I created an Action plan of what we/I needed to do hopefully by half term.
14th October 2011
- Updated my Interim task
- Uploaded a prezi for Goodwin's analysis
- Started on a Voki animation for some of my interim and also I am going to do a video for some of the points that need answering. So that I know I have used a variety of hardware and software for my work.
- Also I added a slideshare on the codes and conventions in our music video and how they would fit our music genre.
- http://tomossiemedia.blogspot.com/2011/10/tomdawsonr.html
- I have decided to take it upon myself to decide when we are going to film as I havent been able to speak to my team for a number of reasons.
- Today I have created my own Filming Action Plan
- I also have got together some of the props and actors/actresses and locations we need for our filming later on today.
- I am yet to finish my Interim task as I tried to use Voki to complete the last couple of points but it was being uncoorperative with me so I gave up and so instead I am going to make a small video of me talking to the camera and going over the points, why I did this?, etc etc
Production Diaries - Ossie Williams
Tuesday 14th June
12th October
14th November
16th November
Edited footage in Final Cut
18th November
Created front cover drafts for CD packaging
16th December
6th January 2012
Finalised CD Covers
- Started Production diary
- Started Audience research proposals with Tom
- Created suitable questions for audience research
- Researched Dub-step genre to create a document detailing the conventions of the genre, the prominent artists involved, the history of the scene and what defines a dubstep music video.
Friday 17th June
- Researched target audience
- Researched suitable artists for video
- Created Genre Research for Dubstep
- Updated Blog
- Uploaded Table of Contents widget on blog
Tuesday 5th July
- Started planning artist based on audience research feedback
Thursday 14th July
- Finalised artist plan with group
- Started early concept sketches for promotional photo-shoot.
09 September 2011
- Started action plan with group, this meant we had set targets for each week.
14 September 2011
- Brainstormed with Tom and Reanna on music video storylines, locations, actors and composition
- Tom and I created 2 different story-lines for the music video, we then decided his would be more suitable as it was less complex.
19 September 2011
- Sketched ideas for digipack
- Sketched storyboard with Tom
- Finished sketching storyboard drafts.
- Went out with group to scout some locations for photoshoot
- We had problems getting a friend to be an artist so we decided that I should take the role.
30th September 2011
- Uploaded storyboard drafts
- Started creating animatics using Sony Vegas
- Added summary to photo shoot ,detailing artist's image
1st October 2011
- Started editing photo-shoot images using Adobe Photoshop and Aftereffects
7th October
- I started analysing the edits we made on promotional photos we took, (detailing the elements in modified versions, why there used, and the effect they will have on the audience)
12th October
- Started creating script for comic script to analyse the photoshoot
- Started drawing comics for analysis
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| Comic screenshot |
19th October
- Edited comics on photoshop.
28th October
- Filmed night scenes with Tom in Highfield.
11th November
Edited footage of music video on Final Cut
12th November
- Had a group discussion with Tom and Reanna
14th November
- Edited video footage with colour correction effects in Adobe After-effects
Edited footage in Final Cut
18th November
Created front cover drafts for CD packaging
16th December
6th January 2012
Finalised CD Covers
Production Diary - Reanna Cooper Golding
- Thought about our target audience and we decided as a group to change some of the questions as they were not appropriate to the audience we are targeting.
- Started planning artist with group from data we received.
- Added a definition of genre to the genre research page
- Scanned in the answer questionnaire and added it to the audience research page
Friday 22nd July:
- Added album artwork to each genre
- Researched the production process of an album
- Checked to see if the song we had chosen to use was copy written or not
- Got someone to take pictures of me testing the camera equipment
Friday 23rd September:
- Took a video of the location we are thinking about to use in our music video (cant upload at the moment)
- Took pictures of Ossie in the location we are thinking of using for our music video
Friday 7th October:
- Did an action plan for me from week one to week six
Friday 4th November:
- Did a to do list for the group of what we want to achieve and for when
Music Video Storyboard
Here are some of the first draft storyboards, these are being sketched out by Ossie for our animatic. (TD)
Magazine Advertisements
Here is a magazine advertisment from a magazine company called Whos Jack. Here is the front cover of the magazine with Example on it:
(TD)
Here is the interview with him and also another photo of him for the magazine.
(TD) CD/DVD Digipack
Here are some of the Sketches Ossie made which we are thinking of putting into the Digipack along with other photos of the artist:
Here is also my first rough draft of the front of the Album cover, we haven't really spoken about what we want to see on it yet but here is a rough picture of it.
We are yet to add the institution of our artist and also the age rating, this is as we have not discussed which instituttion is most conventional for our genre and also what age range our artist and his songs are allowed to target.
Here is my analysis of some Dubstep artists album covers: (TD)
Here is my interpretation of the typical conventions of a Dubstep album cover:
(TD)
We also spoke about what house style we wanted for our artist and his album cover. We went for an urban, graffiti, gritty feel as this was the best font to decribe our artist. Here is my research into possible fonts for our artist house style:
Here is my analysis of some Dubstep artists album covers: (TD)
Here is my interpretation of the typical conventions of a Dubstep album cover:
We also spoke about what house style we wanted for our artist and his album cover. We went for an urban, graffiti, gritty feel as this was the best font to decribe our artist. Here is my research into possible fonts for our artist house style:
I also analysed the fonts to say why I chose the fonts.
Genre Research
Genre Research
Genres are formed by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of old ones are discontinued. Often, works fit into multiple genres by way of borrowing and recombining these conventions.
RCG
Before we decided on what genre our music was going to be we had to research common music genre's and find out about their Characteristics, Conventions and their genre History.
Rock:
Characterisitcs of Rock bands/artists:
- Long hair
- Dark clothing
- Usually older artists than other genres
Conventions of Rock music videos:
- Dark lighting
- Depressing lyrics
- Shows band member playing instruments
- Focuses on band
- Has a storyline to the video and lyrics
History of Rock:
- Chuck Berry 1955
- Elvis presley was the main Icon of Rock and Roll and was seen as the person to which other bands based their music on
- This led to the formation of bands such as The Rolling Stones and The Beatles to be formed who were a great success throughout the sixties
- The Rock genre started out as a way of rebelling against the authorities and that ideology is still used today in many of the Rock music videos today.
- The Rock genre went through many changes throughout its history from the likes of Elvis and his Blues influenced Rock to the now popular heavy rock which consists of heavy drum beats and loud lyrics.
An Example of a typical Rock song is: The Darkness 'I believe in a thing called love'
Follow the link for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRYNYb30nxU
RnB
Characteristics of RnB bands/artists:
- Usually wearing jean's T-shirt, Tracksuits
- Baseball caps, Jewellery, Tattoo's
- Women, usually wear fur
- Features women who are barely clothed (sex appeal)
- Features some men but mainly women
- History of RnB
- Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s..
- The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a heavy, insistent beat" was becoming more popular
An example of an RnB song is: Chris Brown 'Yeah X3'
Follow the link for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mC2ixOAivA
Follow the link for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mC2ixOAivA
Hip Hop
Characteristics of a Hip Hop band/ artist:
- Most of them can breakdance
- Beatboxing is a popular skill with Hip Hop artists
- Video has women who are barely clothed
- Shows Graffiti tags
- Involved alot of dancing and rapping
History of Hip Hop
- Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino-American communities during the late 1970s
Follow the link for the video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfYBiVAzo9s
Grime
Characteristics of a Grime artist/band
- Wearing Jeans, T-shirts, and most commonly hoodies
- Casual Clothing
- Some of them wear specific colours because of the gang they are in
- Has a specific focus on the Band or the artists
- The music video is a story of the lyrics
- Sometimes just has a video of the artists singing
- Grime is English music that first emerged from East London, in the early 2000s, primarily as a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop.
- The first well known Grime artists were Dizzee Rascal, Wiley, Kano, Jammer, D Double E
An example of a Grime song is: Lethal Bizzle 'POW 2011'
Follow the link for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzU5Q4uI3iw&feature=relatedOur Chosen Genre:
Dubstep
- Usually wearing clothes that make them feel comfortable e.g. Jeans and a T-shirt
- Their Genre doesnt restrict them to any sort of dress code
Conventions of a Dubstep music video:
- Doesn't usually have a video, just an image or a logo
- Remix's of popular songs
- The music focuses mainly on Bass and the beat of the music
History of Dubstep:
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music- it originated in south London
- Earliest release was back in 1998 when Dubstep was more Dub remixes of garage tracks
- Dubstep was a mainly underground scene, but with an increase in mainstream popularity in the late 2000s and early 2010s
An example of a Dubstep song is: DJ Fresh 'Louder'
Follow the link for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE-dwpWpscU
The influence of dubstep on more commercial or popular genres can be identified as far back as 2007, with artists such as Britney Spears using dubstep sounds; critics observed a dubstep influence in the song "Freakshow", from the 2007 album Blackout, which Tom Ewing described as "built around the 'wobbler' effect that's a genre standby." Benga and Coki's single "Night" still continued to be a popular track on the UK dance chart more than a year after its release in late 2007, still ranking in the top five at the start of April 2008 on Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 dance chart list.
However the year 2009 saw the dubstep sound gaining further worldwide recognition, often through the assimilation of elements of the sound into other genres, in a manner similar to drum and bass before it. At the start of the year, UK electronic duo La Roux put their single "In for the Kill" in the remix hands of Skream. They then gave remix duties of "I'm Not Your Toy" to Nero and then again with their single "Bulletproof" being remixed by Zinc. The same year, London producer Silkie released an influential album City Limits Vol. 1 on the Deep Medi label, using 70s funk and soul reference points, a departure from the familiar strains of dub and UK garage. The sound also continued to interest the mainstream press with key articles in magazines like Interview, New York, and The Wire, which featured producer Kode9 on its May 2009 cover. XLR8R put Joker on the cover of its December 2009 issue. By the end of 2009, The New York Times, XLR8R, NME and The Sunday Times all reviewed the genre.
Throughout 2010 and 2011, dubstep was beginning to hit the pop charts, with "I Need Air" by Magnetic Man reaching number 10 in the UK singles chart. This presented a turning point in the popularity of mainstream dubstep amongst UK listeners as it was placed on rotation on BBC Radio 1. "Katy On a Mission" by Katy B (produced by Benga) followed, debuting at number 5 in the UK singles chart, and stayed in the top 10 for five more weeks. In February 2011, Chase & Status's second album No More Idols reached No.2 in the UK album chart. On May 1, 2011, Nero's third single "Guilt" from their album reached number 8 in the Official UK Singles Chart, their highest placing single to date.In July 2011 DJ Fresh - "Louder" hit number 1 in the UK singles chart.
In April 2011, "dubbox", the industry's first application designed for the mobile creation of dubstep music, was released for the iPhone and reached the Top 25 Best Selling Music Apps in the UK in its first week.
In a move foreshadowed by endorsements of the sound from R&B, hip-hop and recently, mainstream figures such as Rihanna, or Public Enemy's Hank Shocklee, Snoop Dogg collaborated with dubstep producers Chase & Status, providing a vocal for their 'underground anthem' "Eastern Jam". The 2011 Britney Spears track "Hold It Against Me" was also responsible for promoting dubstep tropes within a mainstream pop audience. Rihanna's Rated R album released such content the very year dubstep saw a spike, containing 3 dubstep tracks. Such events propelled the genre into the biggest radio markets overnight, with considerable airplay.
RCG
Top Five Dubstep Artists:
1) Chase and Status - The closest thing you’ll find to mainstream dubstep.
Chase and Status - Eastern Jam
2) Rusko - Rusko is fun. He has a tendancy to give his tracks a brilliant bounciness that you don’t get from the darker dub.
Rusko - Woo Boost
3) The Widdler - Minimalistic, Dark Dub from straight outta New Jersey.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPlxFrFyo1Y&feature=player_embedded
4) Benga - Benga’s tunes make you think of people who have just had massive speakers installed in their pimped out cars and would cruise to. A kind of hip hop vibe lies just behind the dirty dub.
Benga - Evolution
Skream - Superfly
RCG
Process of an music album:
The first step in the music album production process is to record the music. The process of recording the music for the album is called engineering. Recording engineers use recording equipment to get a good audio feed for processing into a album. A good recording engineer will have high-quality recording equipment.
After an album's audio is recorded, the next step is to mix the audio into songs. Mixing the audio involves arranging an album's individual songs so they each have the desired sound. During mixing, the audio engineer may use plug-ins or edit the sound so it sounds clean and free of noise or digital distortions.
- After the individual songs are mixed, they go through the mastering process, which is when the audio is turned into an album. Audio masterers review the album as a whole, making sure that the sound levels are even and making minor adjustments to the final sound of the album.
- In a professional album production company, an artist is often brought in to create album art for the recording. Design templates for CD cases and sleeves can be found for many computer art programs.
- Replication is the professional term for the process of putting the album on a CD and combining it with album art and a case to come up with a final product.
- Promotion is a large part of the album production process. Promotion is often under the delegation of the producer. Band members and artists can benefit from doing their own promotion.
- RCG
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