AICE Media Studies

     Hey everyone, welcome back to another blog! Today, I'm going to be explaining in detail each scene we have planned for our music video. We've storyboarded the entire process, and I even have some images to thumbnail each scene.  First Scene - In the first opening scene, the camera will be set up from the passenger seat inside of the car. It will face the driver’s seat as a medium long shot. Prior to the song beginning to play, the main character - (who will be known as Person A), will enter the car from the driver’s door looking both exhausted and overwhelmed. Person A will then reach for the power button for the radio in the car and turn it on. Second Scene -  Maintaining the same medium long shot, Persona A continues to try and get themselves together, resting their head on the steering wheel in distress. Third Scene -  As the song fades in, the camera will pan to the car radio to show what song is playing. The car screen will display the song title,...

  Hey guys, welcome back! Yasmin and I started discussing what we are going to do and and the things needed for our music video on the song "Attracted to you" by PinkPantheress. We've planned everything out and I wanted to share it with all of you.     First, we need a few props to truly enhance our video. The biggest prop we need is a car with a radio for the first scene where the actress would start playing the song. Next, we need a cell phone for when she contemplates calling the person she is thinking about. The next scene would require a bouquet of flowers that the actress would bring to someone's front door step. The final prop we need is a bed for the second to last scene.     The next thing we considered are the costumes we would be using. For the first and second scenes we would be using the same costumes, casual wear like jeans, a shirt, and sneakers. However, for the next scene on the bed, the actress would wear pajamas, pajama pants or shorts and a s...

 Hey everyone ! So the next step of the music video process was to research music videos of songs similar to the one we are using in order to understand some of the common conventions used. The song we are using for the music video, "Attracted to you" by PinkPantheress, is classified as being alternative/indie and pop.     So, the first thing we did was look up alternative/indie songs. When looking at different music videos for these songs, we saw many constants. The first thing we saw was that many music videos portray a literal representation of the song. For example, when looking at the video for the song "Riptide" by Vance Joy, each scene would literally represent the words being said, like a woman in a dentist chair and a dark room for the line "I was scared of dentists and the dark." We saw something similar in the video for the song "Sit Next to Me" by Foster the People. We find this literal representation to be interesting and something w...

     Welcome back guys! In my last post, I gave you guys a little introduction about myself. But, I'm not going to be working on this project alone, so I figured I'd introduce my partner for this project too. I'll be working with Yasmin (Harebin) for the production of this music video. She also happened to be my partner for the commercial in our last project, so I'm excited to work with her again. Yasmin - or as I usually call her, Yas, is one of the most reliable people I know. This holds especially true when it comes to group projects. I've known Yas since the first grade when we were just 6 years old and we have partnered up for nearly every single assignment we were able to. We are comfortable with each other and we know our capabilities well. We also have a good idea of each other's work ethic, which will play a big role in this project. However, since we don't share any other classes together, I haven't done a group project with just us two in a wh...

     Hi everyone, my name is Giulia and I am the creator of this blog. In these next few series of posts, I'm going to be taking you on the journey of producing a music video. So, I felt it was probably a good idea for me to introduce myself first. I'll start off by saying that I am very excited for this next project because music is a big part of my daily life. Besides just listening to music, I also know how to play an instrument. A fun fact about me is that I actually played piano for about 6 years consistently, and I still practice sometimes. I'd like to also say I know how to play guitar, but I barely know the basics.       Something I can say I'm skilled at, though, is baking and cooking. These are some of my favorite hobbies, baking more than cooking, and I can usually be found in the kitchen especially after a stressful day.  I usually like to bake cookies, muffins, brownies, or variation of cakes because I have established my own recipe f...