Rehearsals

For the rehearsals we were quite time limited and as we had 6 people in our video it was very hard to get everyone together on the same days because people had other things to do which we had to aware of as they were doing us a favour.

This being said all the producers and the three girls went to Pure gym in Edgware to practice what they will be doing e.g going on the machines and following what the gym instructor tells them to do.

We made them do this just so they got a feel for the real thing, the level of profession they will be working with and the sort of equipment they will be using.

Tyson on the other hand is a professional DJ and already knows this sort of industry and therefore doesn't need much rehearsing as the only time we need him is when he's by himself, so with no interactions with anybody or doing anything too advanced we decided it wasn't necessary to do a rehearsal with Tyson.

Analysis of editing

Learning how to use after effects and colour correct

Adobe after effects is an important programme used when editing. Therefore we had to learn how to use adobe after effects in order to enhance our music video to make it look as professional as possible.

Below is a video I watched that taught me some effects to use in my music video:

Once I had watched this video I added my footage onto adobe after effects and tried out some of the tips from the video to see how I could make my work better. However I wanted to make my video look as professional as possible so I watched another video to enhance my video even more.

Below is the other video I watched: 

We also had to learn how to colour correct in order to make our music video more effective. Colour correcting is a very important part of editing. It ensures that each shot from the same scene looks consistent and gives you control over the final look of your production as well as adding to the production value with little cost or labor. 

Because colour correcting was something new to me I watched different videos on how to use colour correcting in order to enhance my video. I also read steps online on how to colour correct which helped me a lot. 

Below is a video that I watched on how to colour correct: 

These videos on how to use after effects and colour correct contributed to the development of our editing skills and enabled us to add more technical elements to our music video. 

Breakdown of development of our artists website and conception

Development of website

When creating our website we had to make many drafts as we had to decide where to place different images or bookmarks on our website to make it look as professional as possible. 

Below are 2 drafts that we made which were screen recorded to show the website clearer.

DRAFT 1: 

We received feedback from our class on what they thought needed improving or what they liked about the first draft of our website. From the feedback we received, they said that we needed to add some more tour dates and locations to the tour section of our website, and to update some of the images to more recent and relevant ones such as the album cover on the music playlist. As well as this, it was also evident from the feedback that we received that we needed to link our music video to the button on our website.

With the feedback we received from our first draft, we were then able to apply these changes to our website in order to create draft 2. 

DRAFT 2: 

Research into merchandise by similar artists

How we created the website