Searching for a filming location...

Using google maps, we searched Worcester for all of the locations displayed.

We wanted to find rough, urban locations, we wanted lots of alley ways and worn down areas.

We now have a range of areas we believe we can use, because they portray the aspects of an urban area we want to include.

We haven't narrowed it down to one location, because in reality it depends on what day and time we film, and if the area is busy etc.

So at the moment we have a few ideas in mind which we can change if needed.

An example of one of the areas we could film is the Ronkswood area surrounding our college, there is alot of alleyways and walls etc.

Luckily our music video could be filmed in many locations, so we are not limited to one area.

I think it might be a good idea if we film in several places throughout Worcester, aslong as obviously it fits in with the rough, street style.

Beginning the production of my actual Digipak...

I have finally decided the sort of imagery I want my Digipak's panels to portray.

I have rented a camera and I want to photograph subjects on the following topics...
Money,
Urban locations,
Street lights,
and the way children are hitting the streets and committing crimes younger and younger.

Quick Idea...

I've just thought that within my music video, The main character (the teenage criminal) will go about his morning routine before leaving the house.
This will show how he is a normal person with a family and a fairly healthy home life.

He will get dressed, eat his breakfast and brush his teeth etc.

My idea is that in the video, we could get the main character to spit out his toothpaste onto the camera's lens, so that the audiences view is completely blocked temporarily by the bubbly white foam spewing from our protagonists mouth.

Then when the toothpaste runs off the lens and the frame is revealed, the setting will have changed to a new location.

Digipak Photography...

I went out at the weekend with a digital camera, planning to take some photographs to be incorporated into my Digipak.

I don't really have any set ideas of the theme I want my Digipak to follow, so at the moment I am just photographing anything I see that is interesting or relevant.
I want something that portrays the streets, or teenage lifestyles, yet I want it to be entropic and clever.

Like the previous photo I took on my phone, the photo below is of a razor sharp metal fence, juxtaposed with the natural beauty of the snow, and the sunlight breaking through the gaps in the fence.

This picture is very important to my work, I believe it could connote the good and bad within a person, I believe the contrast of the sunlight breaking through the bars could represent the need for freedom or escape of some sort.

It is also just interesting to look at.

Technology use - My personal outcome...

A few days ago I set myself some targets regarding technology, I now feel I have achieved all those targets.
I am more confident in using both the HD video camera and the SLR digital camera, aswell as the seperate software packages that go with both in relation to editing.
I also understand the concept of lighting etc. and how the use of it can be very effective.

Using the HD video cameras and Adobe Premiere Pro CS5...

Me and my partner rented out the HD video cameras and practiced filming a range of shots, from close ups to one shots, aswell as POV shots and low angle shots.

When we had finished the actual filming, we uploaded our footage onto the computer and edited it using Premiere Pro.
We applied our chosen song to the footage and eventually we had something that fitted in with our actual video's idea.

Using the Digital SLR Cameras and Adobe Photoshop CS5...

Me and my partner rented out a couple of cameras, and began experimenting with them in the surrounding area by college.

We took loads of photos, all from different distances and in different lighting conditions, for example - some in the middle of the playground in direct sunlight, and some underneath the shadow of trees.
After we had taken a variety of photographs from outside, we used the photography studio which allows you to alter the lighting conditions accurately for the effect intended.

We played around with this idea of varying light conditions, and hopefully the photographs below all give different feels, simply due to the way the light falls, and most importantly, how much light there is.

After we had all of our photographs taken, I simply put the camera's SD memory card into the computer, and began to sort through them before editing them.

I deleted all of the unwanted photos, such as ones where the focus was out, or the frame wasn't straight.

We then had a handful of interesting photos, which I dragged into Adobe Photoshop and began to airbrush.

I changed the brightness in most of the photos, aswell as the contrast in some.
I also changed the pictures gamma levels, and even messed around with something called "Curves" where you can affect the way in which the light falls on the subject.

I think I was very successful in the editing of these photographs, and I am also alot more confident in using the cameras, therefore I believe I will be more successful when taking my photographs for my Digipak.