Radar Love: Planning and Filming

We have filmed our footage for our 30 second performance, yet ended up with minutes of film so that we can play around when it comes to editing and slot in other shots if we feel it needs it.

The main trouble we faced was finding a time when everyone was available. In total there was five of us (two of us filming, three actors) and so it took some time to work out when we were free. Originally, we were going to use someone else but he had multiple commitments and so couldn't make it. This has taught me to give the people I am using in my coursework plenty of notice so that they can keep the date free.

Another problem we faced was getting the playing of instruments to match the song, as neither of the girls were too familiar with them. This was not so much of a problem with the tambourine, but with the guitar, in particular with close ups of the fret, this is noticeable and so in editing we will need to find a way to conceal this - perhaps doing fast cuts in between the guitar fret and the tambourine.

Even so, it went smoothly and due to our storyboard we were able to complete filming quickly and efficiently. Now we will begin to work on our editing.

Radar Love: Storyboard

So that our filming goes smoothly, we have constructed a storyboard which includes the length of the shot and the time in the song that it finishes. This is so that we know we have enough footage to fill the 30 seconds.

Planning: Copyright

To overcome the copyright law, I have emailed Chase and Status' management the following message:

I am now waiting for a reply so that I know I can definitely use 'Blind Faith'.

Song Choice

As in the video there is a lot of dialogue in between the song, here is the track on it's own:

Planning: Song Choice

I really like the sound of these three songs and they all would be great to use for my work. However, I am feeling most drawn to 'Blind Faith' and am already having ideas for what I could do in my video. It is also my personal favourite out of the three and the mix between calm and powerful will allow me to really experiment with the shots and sequences I take. As well as this, the official music video is very different to the approach I am thinking of and so what I end up producing will hopefully be fresh and separate from the original.

Potential Genre Choice

I am in two minds whether to use an acoustic/folk track or an electronic/dubstep track. These are two contrasting genres and I am torn because they will allow me to approach the video in completely different ways.

An example of an acoustic/folk song would be:



Whereas an example of an electronic/dubstep song would be:



I am feeling more inclined to doing an electronic/dubstep song as I'll have more freedom in what I do as there are usually a mix of slow and fast tempos, which will also allow me to bring in elements of what I would include in an acoustic/folk music video. It will also be a more fun experience.

Golden Earring - 'Radar Love'

In order to get used to the technicalities of filming a performance, we are working in pairs to film the first 30 seconds of Golden Earring's 'Radar Love'. This will benefit me so that when it comes to filming performance in my music video, I will be more aware of how to film instruments and lip syncing. It will also teach me about how to work around a tempo.

Since it's been a while since last using Final Cut Pro, it will refresh my knowledge of how to use the tools available.

Listening to the track, the instruments and voice come in individually. To match this,they will also be introduced one by one in order in the video we produce.