1/2 way peer assessment

 https://20-pbar.wixsite.com/mysite

this is my website. I have added something to each page, the home page being the one that is mostly completed; I want to add another audience interaction element to the last section. the about page includes a description about the artist and how they got into the idea of doing music, beside it I need to add pictures of the artist and images around it of her hobbies. this page also includes the 30 second video and below I will add an interactive element asking the videos main question 'what inspires you the most?'. the page titled music will just hold the music video created and I have added a section of the Marias underwater cover as some intertextuality but I have yet to decide whether I want to keep that in. for the merch page, for some more intertextuality I want to add a main image of me and my talents wearing the 'merch' as the Marias do this on their website. below that image will be a similar display to how merch is shown on the home page.

https://youtu.be/2KTMg9hZmUU  - this is my music video rush. 

-does my music video seem like it has a clear story line?

-does my website need more interactive tasks?

-is the lip syncing aligned?

website updates

 

I have started adding elements to my other pages, such as the merch page; this shows a selection of the merch being sold individually where the audience are able to click onto the item and it will enlarge the item for them to see clearer. in addition the footer of the website has more audience interaction where people are able to sign up to get the newest updates. there is also social icons which if they press onto it, they will get taken to the socials of the artists that created the song. furthermore, the Domino logo is on the right end which if they click it will take them straight to the Domino Record's instagram account. 

in addition, I also made an adjustment to the ticket section of the home page, where instead of a pop up appearing when the audience click on the button, it will take them to the ticket master site which is a popular website to buy tickets from.

additional scenes

 

I retook some footage of lip syncing outside using a digital camera to give the video more of an ethereal theme. I overlayed part of me lip syncing over one of the opening shots that reads the title of the song and tried some effects over it to make it look more dreamlike. 

update on website

 

I added an extra section for more audience interaction. I created instagram posts of 'photos from tour' and showing which ones are the best. I also added an upload button which when you press shows a popup asking the readers to sign up and add their own picture.  

starting the 30 second video

 

for my 30 second video, I am creating a what inspires the artist. I have started by creating a mock layout adding titles of what I want to say, and then with each inspiration there will be a short clip showing pictures or videos that are linked to the answer. so I have began with the music and family section (adding photos and a video from a concert of a indie/alternative rock band that I went too which is some intertextuality into the genre and then for the family section adding some photos of people that mean something to the 'artist'). 

progress on website

 

to the home page this week I added a feature which shows the current merch that is being sold. the element is that when you click the arrow it starts moving in a loop. in addition, when you click on a certain image it pops up into a bigger size of the image of clothing, stating a small description and its price.

I began editing the about page of the website, adding a main box which includes a little introduction to how the artist got into music. in this section I also would like to add a main image of the artist and potentially add smaller size images around that.

for this page, I also want to add my 30 second video clip as this involves talking about what inspires the artist. 

footage over summer

 contact sheets of footage taken over the summer:

starting the editing process of nea

 starting the editing process of my music video

this image shows the intro that I have began editing. it involves scenes from my chosen locations such as the park and beach. while editing this scene I paid extra attention to the beat and rhythm of the song to make sure the actual video flowed correctly. however, there are areas which lack in terms of many of the beginning scenes focus on the angles from behind meaning you cannot see the subjects faces. in order to improve I want to replace certain parts and make sure I include more angles and shots of the same video. 

in this screenshot it shows the eye scene that I had envisioned. the lyric mentions 'no one tried to read my eyes... no one but you' and what I had in mind was to create a slice of videos of the subjects eyes, cutting them each to around 0.1x so they're short intervals repeating it until the last word when It finally lands on my main subject as shown in the image above. this part took a bit of extra time as I had to make each interval was similar or the same and that it went along with the melody and beat of the song. 

for this image, it shows part of my lip singing. this is where I have much to improve in my opinion because I am wearing the colours I suggested, you can see the posters of intertextuality, and there is the added element of the guitar. however I dont believe it matched the theme of the song where it is moody and ethereal. so in order to improve I want to implement the overlay of possibly stars or raining to give into the theme but also maybe even retake this video and have it in a more darker area or during the sunset creating a lens fare. this is what I hope to do for this area

progress on the website: 7/9/26

 

this is my current progress for my website. I have decided to go for a blue colour scheme highlighting the main theme of isolation and yearning from the song. as you click onto the website the first thing you will visualise is the music video and the title of the song going across it. on top of the video is the bar where it can take you to different pages such as, the about page. as you scroll down it is the album section. I have only created one so far but from the screen shots you are able to see that the album itself acts as a button. when you hover over it you will identify the black cd and once clicked it will take you to a pop up showing the album cover again but also by the side it allows the audience to sign up by giving an email to buy the album. I create more albums giving the exact same idea of it being a button. as you continue down I have the idea of adding merch in order to market the new song and so I will add images of clothing and records showcasing the title and album cover (potentially). furthermore, below the merch column it goes to the 'current' tour dates that will be happening. this is exactly like the album cover button where once you click onto the button labelled 'get tickets' it will show a pop up like seen above announcing the dates for each city. 

photoshop

 contact sheets for music video website: 

when doing this photoshoot a lot of (things) came to light. I realised that you had to think critically about all the details going into the image. for example, photos taken with the black backdrop, you could very clearly see the light coming from the window behind it and therefore I had to compromise; whether that was standing closer or further away from the subject, changing the light settings or the angle it was placed at just to take less attention off of the light peeking through. it was also very important that my subject understood exactly what it was I wanted and needed from the images taken because once I told them they fell quickly into place executing my wishes perfectly. composition was also a key factor to take into consideration. in some images with the blue light we made sure to place in certain areas to highlight features like my eyes or facial expressions and in addition I chose to use the blue colour in order to present the emotions coming from my chosen song which depicts sadness and isolation repeatedly. 

nea pitch

 

for this clip press the link: nea 30 second clip

feedback - 


from creating the pitch some challenging things I had learnt to overcome is mostly editing the subject lip syncing to the lyrics; it is very hard to get it accurate in time with the music and requires a lot of editing and time. when coming up with all the ideas I could to my music video many different elements had come into mind which I, at first, didn't realise would be major factors to think about, for example, clothing (what colour it is to present feelings or stories), just random objects in the mist-en-scene which could help with intertextuality. another thing that I learned from this experience is that not everything will go how you want it to or expect, in terms of ideas not being best suited to the song or even when filming there are many 'distractions' and trying to improve that can be quite difficult. an example from my experience is when filming my 30 second video pitch, the sun was out creating a shadow which is very visible so I know that I need to careful in terms of what angles I film out or even the location. 

research and planning nea

 research and planning: NEA pitch and feedback 

initial ideas for nea

 initial ideas for my nea:

for my NEA I will be producing a music video. my initial ideas for songs would be:

-iloveitiloveitiloveit by Bella kay 

-see you again by Tyler the creator

-are we still friends by Tyler the creator

for this music video I want it to include scenes / create a story which could almost relate to the target audience of 16-25 year olds. this would be including concepts of friendship and love ext...

for locations it is required to have at least two mice-en-scenes and for this my initial ideas of a location in the music video would possibly be at the beach with a sunset, this is because I feel as though many people of that age category love being at a place so scenic and beautiful and that having this in the video would attract those watching and also with any song that I choose I believe it would go well with the vibe and lyrics. another location would possibly a bedroom or just in general a house. this would be because I feel as though many different types of scenes can be captured in a simple location whilst it still creates purpose to the video. 

my website redesign

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