Animation

As I was creating my video, putting the footage I had shot together, I realised that it was all quite samey. After thinking about it I decided to put something else in to break it up a bit and make it a little bit different. I chose to put in some ‘animation’. Though it’s not really animation, this is the best way to describe it as it consists of several pictures put together to create a near moving image. I drew these on paint before uploading them onto Imovie and making it so they flowed fairly well, one after the other.

I think it adds the little bit of individuality that I was looking for and believe that it works well with what I already have.



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This particular sequence (above) is of the girl in the video crying. It is put with the line ‘there’s a time to cry’. I think it works well here because it has a lot to do with what is being said, but as it is done differently from the rest of the stuff and so, as the next line it ‘but it’s not tonight’ with footage of the girl not crying, it makes the audience think that it is, perhaps, a different time or place. It is, in reality, a different dimension; the footage being 3D while the animation pictures are 2D.

This one was too long to put in at first so I broke it down into two different sections and put them into my video separately.

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It was here that I ended the first section of it. This one (above) is still quite long but, as the music is slowing where I put it, I think it works well. It’s put near the end where things are winding down and the girl is starting to realise that all is not lost. It is when you see the guy’s words start to take effect.

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This one is the final one. This is the images that come at the end of the video, finishing it before fading to black. I think it works well as it’s almost like she can finally see the light and so is finally smiling again. After all, that is the way to recovery from a broken heart.

Interchange

These three would go in quick succession, as stills, in the little bit of music between the first verse and the chorus

First verse storyboard

In your room,

alone



 it’s waking up with you



The memory’s cold as stone and your heart is, too



You’re slipping through the cracks trying just to get away

Stuck reliving your past and you’re running from grace
Is this all you’ll ever know?

My Questionnaire

I will give out this questionnaire for people to fill in, in order to better understand the audience I will be creating this video for.

I gave my questionnaire to 25 people. This is the feedback I got from it that helped me to get a better understanding of the audience. This also helped me to get ideas for what I wanted to do with my video for the song that I had chosen.

How old are you?

10-20	21-30	31-40	41-50	51+
13	0	4	5	3

What gender are you?

Male	Female
12	13

Which music genre do you prefer?

Rock	Christian rock	Pop	Indi
6	4	3	0

Metal	Hip hop	Acoustics	Other
5	1	5	1

Do you watch music video’s often?

Yes	No
17	8

When you watch a music video, what do you prefer to see?

Narrative	Performance	Both
6	8	11

Would you watch a video that had a moral?

Yes	No	Maybe
16	4	5

Initial Sequence idea

Performance

Narrative

Girl would have messy hair and smudged makeup. Looks like she can’t care anymore

In your room, alone, it’s waking up with you
The memory’s cold as stone and your heart is, too

You’re slipping through the cracks trying just to get away – showing the tears (close up)
Stuck reliving your past and you’re running from grace
Is this all you’ll ever know?

This paragraph focus on the girl in the bedroom, showing different shots of her as the lyrics demand. (shaky shot)  Perhaps have a line in which the guy sings to introduce him and show the fact that he’s singing it. A shot of the girl in the bit of music in between. (Stable shot) pictures of her eyes opening a little at a time, so its staccato. Perhaps drawing of those eyes?

Try not to cry yourself to sleep anymore
Honey, you’ve got so much that you’re living for
Oh, there’s still time
Take off your shoes, it’s safe now
You’re running from everything that you’ve always been saved from
There’s still time

You hang your head so low, and you do your best to hide – the bench? She could be curled up on it
These feelings won’t let go, but neither will I
So lift your head up high, look to daylight – she puts her head up
There’s a time to cry, but it’s not tonight

Try not to cry yourself to sleep anymore
Honey, you’ve got so much that you’re living for
Oh, there’s still time Take off your shoes, it’s safe now – of her feet as she takes her shoes off
You’re running from everything that you’ve always been saved from
There’s still time

Oh, someday I hope you find it
Oh, someday I hope you find it
Take off all of these weights, they’re binding
Oh, someday I hope you’ll find it

Oh, someday I hope you find it
Oh, someday I hope you find it
Take off all of these weights, they’re binding
Oh, someday I know you’ll find it

Instrumental – images of the girl perhaps images of the guy dancing? Not huge dancing, just sort of swishing his hair around.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh…

There’s still time

Oh, someday I hope you find it
There’s still time

Take off all of these weights; they’re binding Oh, (binding oh)

Someday I know you’ll find it

Looking at Location

These are a few pictures I took of possible location ideas for the narrative part of my video. These are only initial ideas and may not be what I will be using for the final thing.

My bed headboard. Likely to be used at the beginning of the story for the first few shots. I will use it because of the heart shape it has, using it to signify the brokenheartedness that she feels.

Another picture of the headboard a bit further out. This is more likely to be the type of shot used.

I would like to be able to use a shot like this as the sun is in a brilliant position to create a beautiful silhouette.

I might use this though it’s not likely as it looks a bit industrial. I want to create a sense of isolation that this shot doesn't really portray.

 

Having the girl curled up on this bench would be a nice shot. She could perhaps be lying on it, trying to drive away her pain by ignoring it.

I liked the idea that she could perhaps be sat on this bit of tree at some point, or wistfully running her hands along the branches and such. This would either look effective or stupid, but I hope it would be the former.

I like the idea of a path through a forest as it portrays the loneliness and isolation of the tree's and combines it with the idea of a journey.



More ideas of loneliness. I haven't decided whether I prefer the idea of the isolation on a public footpath or in the more wooded areas, though I'm leaning towards the footpath as it could show that though she is on a road many people take, she is still all alone.



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