Wednesday 16 December 2009
Thursday 10 December 2009
Audience Feedback From YouTube
MegzieMADNESS
I love the dreamlike quality you've got it to look like.
I'd look that dazed and confused too :)
Well done
boden2
Really liking the blurred effects when he wakes up in the wood, adds to the sense of confusion and surreal. Well done =D
Benjones1509
Reply nice effects in the wood with the blurring, makes it seem really dreamy. Also like the bit in the woods with the 'ghost' thats a really nice part in it. And it starts with Noah in bed so was bound to be good. good job! :>
SammyRhyno
an excellent piece of work, has a great concept and really good shots. keep it up. :)
charlee900
Great camera angles, the narrative is interesting and intriguing, a great piece of work, well done
I love the dreamlike quality you've got it to look like.
I'd look that dazed and confused too :)
Well done
boden2
Really liking the blurred effects when he wakes up in the wood, adds to the sense of confusion and surreal. Well done =D
Benjones1509
Reply nice effects in the wood with the blurring, makes it seem really dreamy. Also like the bit in the woods with the 'ghost' thats a really nice part in it. And it starts with Noah in bed so was bound to be good. good job! :>
SammyRhyno
an excellent piece of work, has a great concept and really good shots. keep it up. :)
charlee900
Great camera angles, the narrative is interesting and intriguing, a great piece of work, well done
Wednesday 9 December 2009
The Finished Video
To watch a full screen high quality version please double click the video and select the appropriate options from YouTube.
Tuesday 8 December 2009
Album/Single Covers
Front Cover of Album
This is our front cover for the single of the video we created. Myself and Lewis (media partner) decided we wanted to do a simplistic cover design to emulate those of System of a Down (check blog for details). We did this by taking a simple picture of me as Serj Tankian above a steep drop in a wooded area holding a microphone as a weapon. We then decided to use the bands signature font (downloaded form dafont.com) and overlap the text over the cliff edge in a white colour so that it stood out against the mossy cliff face.
Back of the Album Cover
This is the back of the single that we made. The picture on the back depicts me as Serj Tankian but this time being hung from the branch of the tree that was seen on the front cover. We felt this was effective as it shows two sides to the songs and refers closely to the video; with the quick change in setting. Again we used Systems signature font and listed authentic record details near the bottom of the picture. We chose to include not only the title track 'Question!' but two acoustic songs;one of 'Question!' and old hit 'Chop Suey' from the toxicity album.
This is our front cover for the single of the video we created. Myself and Lewis (media partner) decided we wanted to do a simplistic cover design to emulate those of System of a Down (check blog for details). We did this by taking a simple picture of me as Serj Tankian above a steep drop in a wooded area holding a microphone as a weapon. We then decided to use the bands signature font (downloaded form dafont.com) and overlap the text over the cliff edge in a white colour so that it stood out against the mossy cliff face.
Back of the Album Cover
This is the back of the single that we made. The picture on the back depicts me as Serj Tankian but this time being hung from the branch of the tree that was seen on the front cover. We felt this was effective as it shows two sides to the songs and refers closely to the video; with the quick change in setting. Again we used Systems signature font and listed authentic record details near the bottom of the picture. We chose to include not only the title track 'Question!' but two acoustic songs;one of 'Question!' and old hit 'Chop Suey' from the toxicity album.
Monday 7 December 2009
On Shoot: 1st Day Photos
Music Video Directors: Mark Romanek
Mark Romanek is one of the most influential music video directors of our time. Born in 1959 and inspired into film by Stanley Kubrick's cult film '2001; Space Odyssey' Romanek wanted to create visual art to inspire and to entertain audiences. Romenek experiment with from throughout his early teens in his home town of Illinois and after years of training under Brian De Parma (probably best known for his suspense and thriller films, including such box office successes as Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, Carlito's Way, The Untouchables, and Mission: Impossible) he managed to release his first film 'Static', in 1986. It was co-written with and starred Keith Gordon as a man who claimed he had invented a television set capable of showing a live picture of Heaven; Amanda Plummer also starred. The film achieved something of a cult following in London and led to his first job at the helm of a music video for the British New Wave group, The The (who featured on the soundtrack for Static), in 1986.
After a few years writing screenplays, Romanek decided to focus on music videos and signed on with Satellite Films. His subsequent work has come to be regarded as among the best of the medium. He has worked with many top-selling recording artists from different genres of popular music, and his videos have been given credit for making stars out of some. One of his earliest notable videos was for the Nine Inch Nails song "Closer". Its critical acclaim was only matched by its critical controversy, many accusing the video as being disturbing, demonic and demented (a big reason why the video was so popular among fans). Romanek would again work with Nine Inch Nails for the song "The Perfect Drug".
Romanek was given his first Grammy Award for Best Short Form Video in 1996 for "Scream," a collaboration between the pop superstar siblings Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. The video, which cost $7 million to make, is cited as the most expensive ever made. Romanek won his second Grammy two years later, again with Janet Jackson, for her video "Got 'Til It's Gone." In 2002, Romanek shot a video for Audioslave's "Cochise" in which the band performed in the midst of a prolonged pyrotechnic display of the intensity usually seen only during fireworks finales. The explosions were so loud during the night shoot in the San Fernando Valley that local police and fire departments received hundreds of calls from residents who feared that a terrorist attack was underway.Two of Romanek's music videos, "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails, and "Bedtime Story" by Madonna, have been made part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Directed Videos
Madonna - Bedtime Story
Audioslave - Cochise
After a few years writing screenplays, Romanek decided to focus on music videos and signed on with Satellite Films. His subsequent work has come to be regarded as among the best of the medium. He has worked with many top-selling recording artists from different genres of popular music, and his videos have been given credit for making stars out of some. One of his earliest notable videos was for the Nine Inch Nails song "Closer". Its critical acclaim was only matched by its critical controversy, many accusing the video as being disturbing, demonic and demented (a big reason why the video was so popular among fans). Romanek would again work with Nine Inch Nails for the song "The Perfect Drug".
Romanek was given his first Grammy Award for Best Short Form Video in 1996 for "Scream," a collaboration between the pop superstar siblings Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. The video, which cost $7 million to make, is cited as the most expensive ever made. Romanek won his second Grammy two years later, again with Janet Jackson, for her video "Got 'Til It's Gone." In 2002, Romanek shot a video for Audioslave's "Cochise" in which the band performed in the midst of a prolonged pyrotechnic display of the intensity usually seen only during fireworks finales. The explosions were so loud during the night shoot in the San Fernando Valley that local police and fire departments received hundreds of calls from residents who feared that a terrorist attack was underway.Two of Romanek's music videos, "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails, and "Bedtime Story" by Madonna, have been made part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Directed Videos
Madonna - Bedtime Story
Audioslave - Cochise
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