Sid Farmer A2
Production Diary
September 7th
I was given the task of producing a music video, from the planning stages
through filming and post production. I have been told to come up with possible song choices.
September 14th
I've chosen three potential songs to use for my music video. They are;
Heroin - The Velvet Underground
There She Goes - The La's
New York I Love You - LCD SoundSystem
September 17th
Today I was told that the songs I've chosen have all been rejected and I need to choose three more. My new songs are;
Short Change Hero - The Heavy
Ask Me Anything - The Strokes
Yeah Yeah - Willy Moon
September 21st
I've decided to go with Ask Me Anything by The Strokes as the subject of my music video. The reasoning behind this is because I've come to think that Short Change Hero is boring and I don't know if I could keep people entertained for the entire duration. Willy Moon was definitely one to think about but in the end I decided that it was such an energetic song that the only way to do it justice would be to do it on a huge scale and I currently have neither the time nor the budget. This left The Strokes which I think will be a great song and should eventually become a great music video.
September 28th
I've written a questionnaire and plan on giving out to people in order to gain a better understanding of what it is exactly that people are looking for in an artist these days.
October 5th
I've shortlisted three potential names for my artist. The names vary from being related to the group to obscure and without relevance. Whichever name I choose should work well as there are innumerable bands with simple names as well as a vast number with non-sensical ones.
The name's I've chosen are Dylan Hunter, Tick-Tock and Ghost Party.
October 12th
The final choice for the name of my musical group is Ghost Party. I decided to go with this because I like the puzzling nature of it's obscurity. The idea for the name came about partly as a result of listening to 'Little Ghost' by The White Stripes and then 'Bonfire' by Knife Party.
October 19th
I've begun to storyboard my video and will hopefully begin shooting fairly soon.
October 26th
I filmed myself lip synching the chorus of 'Ask Me Anything' by The Strokes. I now need to overdub the original recording and remove the sound, then I'll upload it to YouTube and this blog.
November 2nd
I found out that Willy Moon released a music video for his song 'Yeah Yeah'. This is most probably because of the increased popularity it no doubt gained as a result of being the theme to an Apple advert. I guess it's a good thing I didn't choose that song after all.
November 9th
Feedback from the questionnaire I created has shown positive response towards my song choice. Several of the people I surveyed liked it because they thought it a strange and unusual choice, especially considering some of the other material by The Strokes I could have chosen.
November 16th
I have finished my storyboard and plan to start filming as soon as possible.
November 23rd
Filming has been delayed until I can find the camera and tripod I require to start shooting. In the meantime, I have begun to design my digi-pak. I am currently using Adobe Fireworks CS6 and Adobe Photoshop CS6 to do this. The first draft of that will be uploaded soon.
November 30th
Filming has resumed. As I am filming my video in very few locations; my apartment, the corridors of my building and the carpark I should be able to upload the first draft by teh end of the week.
December 7th
December 14th
December 21st
December 28th
I did nothing today as it is the christmas holidays and all of my work is at school.
January 5th
January 12th
I was given the task of producing a music video, from the planning stages
through filming and post production. I have been told to come up with possible song choices.
September 14th
I've chosen three potential songs to use for my music video. They are;
Heroin - The Velvet Underground
There She Goes - The La's
New York I Love You - LCD SoundSystem
September 17th
Today I was told that the songs I've chosen have all been rejected and I need to choose three more. My new songs are;
Short Change Hero - The Heavy
Ask Me Anything - The Strokes
Yeah Yeah - Willy Moon
September 21st
I've decided to go with Ask Me Anything by The Strokes as the subject of my music video. The reasoning behind this is because I've come to think that Short Change Hero is boring and I don't know if I could keep people entertained for the entire duration. Willy Moon was definitely one to think about but in the end I decided that it was such an energetic song that the only way to do it justice would be to do it on a huge scale and I currently have neither the time nor the budget. This left The Strokes which I think will be a great song and should eventually become a great music video.
September 28th
I've written a questionnaire and plan on giving out to people in order to gain a better understanding of what it is exactly that people are looking for in an artist these days.
October 5th
I've shortlisted three potential names for my artist. The names vary from being related to the group to obscure and without relevance. Whichever name I choose should work well as there are innumerable bands with simple names as well as a vast number with non-sensical ones.
The name's I've chosen are Dylan Hunter, Tick-Tock and Ghost Party.
October 12th
The final choice for the name of my musical group is Ghost Party. I decided to go with this because I like the puzzling nature of it's obscurity. The idea for the name came about partly as a result of listening to 'Little Ghost' by The White Stripes and then 'Bonfire' by Knife Party.
October 19th
I've begun to storyboard my video and will hopefully begin shooting fairly soon.
October 26th
I filmed myself lip synching the chorus of 'Ask Me Anything' by The Strokes. I now need to overdub the original recording and remove the sound, then I'll upload it to YouTube and this blog.
November 2nd
I found out that Willy Moon released a music video for his song 'Yeah Yeah'. This is most probably because of the increased popularity it no doubt gained as a result of being the theme to an Apple advert. I guess it's a good thing I didn't choose that song after all.
November 9th
Feedback from the questionnaire I created has shown positive response towards my song choice. Several of the people I surveyed liked it because they thought it a strange and unusual choice, especially considering some of the other material by The Strokes I could have chosen.
November 16th
I have finished my storyboard and plan to start filming as soon as possible.
November 23rd
Filming has been delayed until I can find the camera and tripod I require to start shooting. In the meantime, I have begun to design my digi-pak. I am currently using Adobe Fireworks CS6 and Adobe Photoshop CS6 to do this. The first draft of that will be uploaded soon.
November 30th
Filming has resumed. As I am filming my video in very few locations; my apartment, the corridors of my building and the carpark I should be able to upload the first draft by teh end of the week.
December 7th
December 14th
December 21st
December 28th
I did nothing today as it is the christmas holidays and all of my work is at school.
January 5th
January 12th
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