Thursday 11 December 2014

Weather Forecast








Here is a weather forecast for the next week, my Ideal days to film on would have to be saturday and wednesday as it is supposed to be sunny, and the sun would add a nice effect onto the video, giving it that warm feeling that I have been looking for.

Tuesday 9 December 2014

Costumes/Location


The images below are images of what I would ideally have my artist to wear whilst I am filming my video, however this may not be the case depending on whether or not I can get some of the items that are necessary to complete the looks for my video. Hopefully I can get the outfits that are listed down below but if not then they will likely be similar.







The locations that I am going to be using are:

- The Recording studio
   The reason that I chose this is because i need it in my video as it is a key scene.

-The Green Room
  The reason that I have chosen the Green Room is because depending on when my actors are free I might                            not be able to use the Recording Studio.

-A forest near college
  Again I need this as a key scene for my video, for when the artist is walking down a path while singing.

This is the arial view of the forest which I am going to be using in my video.


Here is a still from one of my test shots which I did the other day, but I still need to get them from the memory card and onto the blog.


-A bedroom
Again This is for the beginning of my music video as it is a scene where the artist has been left alone in the bedroom.

Saturday 6 December 2014

Equipment

The camera that i will be using to shoot my video is the Canon Legria HFR506:

Here are the key stats to this camera and why it fits the bill for a modern day music video.

TYPE
Camcorder typeDigital camcorder
ProcessorDIGIC DV 4
VIDEO
ResolutionFull HD 1920 x 1080p
SensorCMOS
Sensor (pixels)2.07 megapixels
Image stabilisationOptical
Sensitivity4 lux
Shutter speed1/2000th - 1/2 sec
White balanceDaylight, Tungsten
LENS
LensF/1.8 - 4.5
Focal length2.8 – 89.6 mm
35 mm equivalent32.5 – 1853 mm
Minimum focusing distance10 mm
Normal focusing distance38.5 mm
Focusing- Autofocus
- Manual focus
VIEWFINDER
Screen3” LCD touchscreen
Screen features- Resolution: 230,000 dots
- Approx. 100% frame coverage
- Adjustable brightness
PHOTO
Photo modeYes
Image resolution1920 x 1080p
SoundDolby Digital 2ch
Video file formats- AVCHD
- MP4
Audio file formats- AVCHD
- MP4
ZOOM
Optical zoom32 x
Digital zoom1140 x
MEMORY
Memory card- SD
- SDXC
- SDHC
Number of memory card slots1
CONNECTIONS
InterfaceUSB 2.0
HDMIYes
Audio output3.5 mm jack

With this camera there isn't really many cons, or bad points about it, if I had to be picky about it I would say that its a bit of a shame that the camera does not record in 60fps, and that it is not 60p either, but other than that there is next to no flaws with it.

Another piece of equipment that I am going to be using is my phone. Sony Xperia LT30p, this is purely for the camera as it does not differ too much from that of the Cannon


Again here are some of the key camera features that the phone has and how they compare against that of the camera.

CAMERAPrimary13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
FeaturesGeo-tagging, touch focus, face detection
Video1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary1.3 MP, 720p@30fps