Music Video Filming

During the weekend starting from November 22nd to November 24th, our group did not take part in any filming yet. However, our group has decided to start filming during the Thanksgiving break starting on Wednesday, November 27th. We thought about filming at a nearby location named Warfield Park which is the closest park all three of us group members could meet up at. Our group has not setup an ideal time when we will meet, but we have considered meeting up around the afternoon. Our group thought about meeting up at the park just for that day. All scenes and takes will be recorded only on November 27th. Our group found it easier to record and retake any footage all in one day so that we don't have to reschedule for another meeting to record at the park. Our group, as well, planned on recording inside of Target, which is a store for shopping, for a scene where the slumber party will take place, but we will record the scene around the home decor section. Our group members will call ahead of time to get permission to record inside Target. Between the days from November 27th and December 6th, our group will edit any scenes we obtain at the moment. Edits will be made to scenes acquired to lessen the workload for our group.

If our group had a chance to record over the weekend, we would have recorded our first scenes which would have took place at Warfield Park. Our group would most likely go in order when recording the scenes of the music video. We would have first recorded the actor thinking about a flashback which would be followed up by the events that took place in the past. Then, the actor would come back to the present only to start hallucinating about the person in the flashback. A hand will reach for the actor's shoulder to get the actor out of the trance. For a moment, the actor will look back at the very spot the hallucination was seen and the person of the hallucination will start to disappear. The next scene will show the actor walking along the park and singing to the song being played. From there, the scene will transition onto another setting which will be scheduled for recording on another day. Our team would have looked back on the footage recorded and decided which scenes to retake or keep. From there, any scenes that didn't appeal to us would have been rerecorded and implemented into the final product.

Overall, if our group didn't have a busy schedule over the weekend, we would have took the opportunity to record the scenes in the park ahead of time. After all the scenes would have been recorded, our group would schedule a day to record in Target much more earlier than the set day. Edits would have been already made for the scenes that was recorded inside the park and any errors that comes up would have been dealt with. But since our group wasn't able to record over the weekend, our scheduled day of recording would remain to be on Wednesday, November 27th, the start of Thanksgiving break. On that day, our group will record all scenes that will be used in the music video and our group would also retake any scenes that needs to be recorded better. Our scheduled day to record inside of Target would continue to remain on December 6th. From there after the scenes in Target is recorded, our group will edit over the weekend the final scenes so that we could meet the deadline which is December 9th. If our team took a different route, we would have finished the whole music video much more earlier than expected. But because we had to take a slight delay, our project would still be finished on time but almost at the last minute. In the end, Our group will still record our scenes that we need and will put together a music video that will be turned in on time.

Music Video Storyboard

Within the last two scenes of the music video, our group decided to make the scene play out as if it was right back at the beginning, reversing all the way back to the point where the actor will be seen walking forward again. The ending scenes will take place in the present with the transition being a jump cut. The last two scenes will also take place at War field Park.

In the very beginning, the actor will be thinking about a flashback that will take place in the park. the following scene will be a flashback that will show two actors play fighting followed up by one of the actors spilling water onto the other person. Both scenes are flashbacks of the same moment which will be portrayed within a split screen. When the scene shifts from flashback to present, the actor will be hallucinating about that person seeing them everywhere and with a touch on the shoulder the actor will snap back to reality. The next scene will show that very person that was being hallucinated about disappear.

Between the scenes going from flashback to present or vice versa, the transition will be jump cuts. Having the scenes go from a flashback to a flashback will be followed by a burning out transition. Both the first and last scenes are gonna be recorded at War field Park. The first scene will be in the present showing how the actor is feeling by singing to the main song. The next scene is set up as a flashback which will show two actors having fun together while making popcorn in the kitchen. Followed by the scene will reverse back to the present showing a slumber party scene which will have a bedroom setting. After filming the slumber party scene, the next setting will jump right into the schoolyard where the actor will be located right in front of the stairs for building 5 of Fort Lauderdale High. The scene will be a flashback showing how the actor trips and drops all of their books. Finally, the last scene will be in the present within the park which will show the actor thinking alluding back to the very first scene of the music video.

Music Video Planning

Location: There will be a scene shot right in front of the stairs for building 5 inside Fort Lauderdale High school. Another scene that will be incorporated within the music video is a slumber party which will be recorded at our local Target (with permission) or IKEA furniture store. For the bulk of the music video, scenes will be recorded at War field Park in the city of Fort Lauderdale since it is the park closest to all group members.

Health and Safety: For a scene where the actor will trip in the schoolyard, cushioning will be provided so that the actor doesn't get hurt. When driving to our meeting point, each group member will comply with the rule of traffic and wear seat belts. When recording our slumber party scene, our group will ask permission to record in either Target, IKEA or Rooms-To-Go so that we don't break any rules. For the scenes that will be shot in War field Park, mosquito spray will be brought in case anyone is getting bitten easily.

Props: Our team thought about using flyers for a scene where the actor will be hallucinating about a person in their flashbacks. Books will be used during the scene where the actor will trip and drop all of their books in a flashback scene. Snacks, more specifically popcorn, will be used during a flashback where two actors will be seen making popcorn together in a kitchen. Lastly, park equipment, such as a Frisbee and ball will be used to make the park scene more joyful and natural.

Costumes: Regular shirt and pants that are brightly colored or pastel for all the scenes

Schedule: -11/18/19 to 11/22/19 our group was planning out how each scene will play out
                 -11/23/19 to 11/26/19 our group is gathering props and finding actors to be in our music                        video
                 -11/27/19 our team is recording inside War  field Park
                 -11/28/19 Thanksgiving no one is recording
                 -11/29/19 to 12/01/19 our team will edit scenes that we already have
                 -12/02/19 our team will call Target in advance to see if we could record inside
                 -12/07/19 our team is editing
                 -12/09/19 Music Video is due

Intro to New Project: Music Video

On November 12, 2019, our group has officially completed and turned in the commercial. Based on our experience with the commercial, the filming process was the smoothest because our commercial was set in school where all the buildings needed was present. The location of the commercial was given and there was no need to plan a designated area. For our group’s commercial, the editing process was the stage where slight complications took its toll. In the editing stage, our group mainly had a hard time cutting down the footage to match the maximum number of seconds the commercial can be. As of today, our class was assigned to work on filming our first music video. For the music video, our group agreed to do the song “I forgot you existed” by Taylor Swift after both me and Melshida heard the song for the first time. Our team mainly picked the song for the reason being that Rejoice gave the idea of filming flashbacks and present scenes for the music video.

C- Our team haven’t specified the article of clothing the actors will be wearing, but we have settled on wearing only bright/ pastel colors.
L- Our team decided to conduct fluorescent lighting for a particular scene and mainly use natural lighting casted from the sun.
A- Our team wanted to include mainly two new actors with the inclusion of background.
M- No specific makeup would be used for the entirety of the music video just natural face.
P-  For props our team settled with using books, popcorn, flyers, and park equipment (frisbees, ball).
S- Our team settled on filming scenes taking place in a park, the school, and in one of the group member’s house.

Our music video as a whole will be under the pop genre with music that will take its place as the main sound. The main camera movement our team wants to include was a flash pan for a particular scene that will take place in the music video.

Editing Process #2 Continuation

Last week, the school computers crashed and the commercial project was paused until laptops were brought for the whole class. Luckily for our group, we were able to use one of our team member’s laptop to at least start the editing process. However, even with the slight head start our team couldn’t proceed further until the rest of the class got the chance to edit their commercials. It was Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 and the class was provided with class laptops that had the program Pinnacle. Unfortunately, since there wasn’t a sufficient amount of laptops for every group, the class had to rotate. As for our group, we used our team member’s laptop to continue editing from where we left off. Comparing the current state of our commercial from the previous state, the project has progressed further with the addition of more footage, inserts, and transitions. Although our team didn’t completely finish the editing process of the commercial, we were able to progress further from where we left off. Each team member worked together to get the commercial halfway done. Same like last time, me and Melshida were able to help verbally with what edit flows more swiftly and Rejoice worked more hands on with the editing process since it was her laptop we used.

During class, our team first inserted more raw footage of our commercial onto the app, IMovie. The clips added are the scenes that incorporated footage of buildings 8, 5, and 17. Along with the addition of raw footage, the team as well incorporated inserts of our school that shows the rooms of the programs offered here at Fort Lauderdale High School. To make the clips flow together, the team added different types of transitions that made the transition of each scene smooth. As a whole, the transitions included within the commercial were swap, cross blur, fade to black, fade to white, and a circle open. Different transitions was used based on the upcoming scene. The next edit our team did was cut the parts where I’m included within the scene of the commercial. My job within the film was to announce the scene and take of the current shot. We had to edit my part out to get right into the actual part of the commercial. Getting back to the subject of inserts, inserts was included to show specifically the courtroom our school provides, the law program log, the band, and the front of the school for our ending. The courtroom and the band was shown to indicate the variety of activities provided within the school and the law program log shows the variety of classes given for the Law Magnet Program.

It was November 7th, 2019, the whole class was given another opportunity to finish editing their commercials just in time for the deadline. It was a Professional Study Day (PSD) which meant that each class was cut shorter than usual. Because today was a PSD day, the class had a shorter time making edits to their commercials. Although today was a PSD day, our team still managed to conduct some new edits. For today, our team incorporated the voice over for the commercial and tried to match the audio with the correct scenes. The team had to cut any unnecessary audio that was either just background noise or was a small pause. For the remainder of the class period, our team tried to cut the voice over to match with the coordinating scene and took out any parts that was not needed. Our team's commercial was currently over the 30 second limit being 34 seconds in total. Our team is planning to cut down the extra four seconds by minimizing certain scenes that are extra long. Overall, our team is close to finishing up the entire project and just has to, for the time being, edit minor adjustments.