Harry Potter Tour

On the 15th on Jan we went to visit the Harry Potter studio in Watford where we learnt the ins and outs of the production of all eight Harry Potter films. As well as touring the studios, so we could see all the sets, props, costumes and more, we had a media lesson in which our knowledge on filming and shot types was extended.

A Very Rough Cut

In order to receive feedback from Terry Hall (previous post) we had to create an incredibly rough cut to give him a general idea of what kind of video we wanted to create; here's what we made:

Music Video Director Feedback

We recently showed rough cuts of our music video to director Terry Hall in hope of some constructive feedback on what we could do to improve our shots as well as inspire some new ideas. Today we skyped with Terry so that he could give us his feedback, and this is what he told us;

• We need to maintain the visual style and tone of the video, but maybe using a majority of still frames. 
• We need to ensure that we include a lot more lip syncing shots to ensure we create a relationship between the artist and the viewer. 
• In our stop motion shots of our actress on the steps outdoors, Terry suggested that we layer shots to create two or more of the actress in one shot. 
• To stick with the theme of stop motion, the director suggested that we should make our regular shots 'choppier', which will hopefully contribute to the quirky vibes of the video.

This White Stripes video uses a similar technique to our test with the girl on the steps. Interesting to see how the idea develops throughout. Has moving camera at the end:

http://youtu.be/K4dx42YzQCE
PES is one of the best stop frame directors:
https://www.youtube.com/user/PESfilm/videos

A few ideas and techniques on this that we could use:
https://vimeo.com/46287665

This Kate Nash video has a few elements of stop frame in it that is probably worth looking at for how to include them in our video:
https://vimeo.com/35289310

Stop Motion Shots