Yesterday, me and abbas filmed some more footage for the innovation of our music video. For example, Abbas took a series of footage showing the different training techniques i use in preparation of winning the second race which will be depicted at the end of our music video. Many different training methods were shot but when we put it together, we do realise that we might have not shot enough so in preparation for this in the next coming weeks we are going to ensure we shoot lots of footage in case if some footage isnt as useful. As Abbas has the video recorder at home, I cannot upload any of the footage yet. When I return to 6th form next week I will upload the footage of the race scene and the training sequence that we have completed so far.

Footage

Today me and Abbas shot some footage for our music video. We shot abit of our race scene where the blonde girl wins the race and the underdog looses by a tiny amount. Next weekend we are going to shoot more of our race scene where I (the underdog) wins the race. This Friday me and Abbas are going to shoot some more footage for the innovation of our music video potraying the different methods of training I do to prepare for the next race. We have got permission again to use the running track at Maiden castle so everything is going well at the moment.

Today me and Abbas have asked our actors if they are free in the half-term next week. They all said they would make time so we can shoot a series of our footage for our music video. On Monday, we are going to check the weather forecast to ensure which day will be the best to shoot. We want the weather to be decent and quite sunny but not rainy. When we have sorted out which day is the best then we will discuss with our actors if they are free. Also through the half-term I am going to think about ideas on what we could put on our digi-pak and also think of ideas for our magazine advertisement so we have a general idea before beginning the process.

After a lot of thought Me and Abbas have decided that within the process of making our digipak, we want it to relate effectively with the innovation of our music video. For example, we are thinking of using a olympic torch light as our main image on the front cover as this signifies athletes which is what we are portraying in our music video. We beleive that a white background will be also extremely effective with a series of multi-coloured special effects in the background which will stand out and appeal to the general public. Over the half-term we are going to plan out exactly what we want on our digipak so that we have a general idea of how long it will take to create over a period of time.

The other day in class, I was given a document analysing a series of digipak cover. After reading through several pages today, I am beginning to have more of an idea what I want my digipak to look like. However, im still not certain on what picture I would like on the front. Tomorrow in lesson I am going to discuss my ideas with Abbas and see if we can come to a decision on what we exactly want our digipak to look like and portray to the public.

Me and Abbas are still finishing off our production schedule as we are just missing the dates of when we are going to film as we are not defitnetly sure which exact days our actors are available and what the weather forecast is like for next week. We are going to shoot some test footage today for the innovation of our music video and during the half-term we are going to come into school one day and shoot as much footage as we can as this will mean that we are ahead of schedule and have enough time to spend editing in lesson. During lunchtime today we are going to record the music track in A27, the music room.

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Rocky IV – Training scene

In this montage sequence, there are various cuts between two men who are training to compete in a fight with one another. The blonde man is represented as dominant as he is training with all high-tech equipment whereas the other man is training with basis equipment such as skipping ropes and etc. The use of the cuts is extremely effective as it makes it clear to the audience the difference between the two men. In this video the man with brown hair who is lower class is represented as the underdog. For example, at the end of the video the man with brown hair reaches the top of the mountain and becomes victorious. This is effectively shown also with the use of various cuts between him and the other man. The camera is cutting between them both to show the blonde man training on his treadmill increasing his incline but the camera cuts rapidly to the other man who actually reaches the top of a mountain. Mine and Abbas’s innovation of our video is going to be quite similar to this one. For example, we are going to create a montage where there are a series of cuts of the underdog training and at the end she wins the race and beats her competitor that actually beat her in the first round.