Christopher Sziranyi - My Contributions So Far

Throughout the past 4 months a lot of work has been done and we are now at the point where we can begin recording. I have been a huge motivational factor to the success of the team and have always been there to sort out any technical difficulties the group may encounter.
One of the more important tasks that I have completed so far has been the creation of a questionnaire on surveymonkey asking our potential audience about the song we have chosen. I had to make sure the questions I asked encouraged people to answer in a more detailed way and therefore I did not include many multiple choice questions as these are less useful when finding out qualitative information. I received some minor help from my team in deciding which questions are most suitable.
I then waited until we received a suitable number of survey completions before I analysed the results. This encompassed gathering all of the answers that were given to each question and document it in a general form mentioning any key points that were stated. An example of this could be shown on the question "What kind of elements do you think would relate to the lyrics", as one of the better answers was to show the progression of a person's life from poverty to success. We ended up using this idea.
Finally, I filmed one of the 3 production meetings in which we discuss what we have done so far.
The biggest tasks however, still lies ahead of me as I will be editing the majority if not all of the music video. This will be done on Sony Vegas 10, CINEMA 4D, Adobe After Effects, and Photoshop. A combination of these should ensure a professional looking final cut.

Tyrone Francis-My contribution so far

So far in this project I have put forward many ideas on the production which we are to produce. I came up with ideas for the location and some of the events which are to take place during the video. In terms of production work I have created a story board for the production using http://www.pixton.com/. I did this to ensure that a variety of different medias were used to give the production work more variety. I also included information on the equippment and editing software to be used to produce this music video. The treatment of the music video was also completed by myself. Other tasks which I have completed include assisting Christopher Sziranyi with the questionnaire and reasearch of the target audience as well as recording the 3rd production meeting for the group, keeping the blog up to date with any changes which we have made since the beginning of the production.

Tyrone Francis - 3rd production meeting

Today we talked about the changes with the hobo design and the changes in location that we have made, also we spoke about how we used the questionnaire to gather information and also how we have used pixton to create our storyboard online.

Tyrone Francis - prezzi on 2nd draft of script

http://prezi.com/dtbkfa3yedxe/sum-41-no-reason-shooting-script/

Tyrone Francis-Changes we have discussed to make to the video

Due to use realizing that most groups are planning to film in Southbank we discussed and agreed that it would be better for our video to look more original if we didn’t all have similar scenery.
And so because of this we have decided to film our intro shot in crystal Palace Park, we feel that this idea will also be better for us on a whole as it can link in with the common conception that hobos sleep on park benches.
Another thing we have decided to change is to get rid of the skaters and bikers shot near the end of the video, as we felt this did not link in well with the song and so have come up with the idea to do a short of "flashback" shot of the band enjoying themselves drinking and laughing, we feel this will also be effective as to how it can correspond with the previous shots of people laughing in the park.

Christopher Sziranyi - 2nd production meeting (progress report)

 

This is the second production meeting we have had just giving infomation on what we have completed this week and how evrything is going.

Christopher Sziranyi - Questionnaire Results

The feedback we received from our questionnaire was generally positive though somewhat mixed which tells us that the for our audience the video is what would make the music attractive rather than the music itself, meaning the video must be very high quality and well done.

The majority of the audience asked agreed that it would be best if the attitude of the music video were to be serious, which would be our choice as well. It seems much easier to tell a story with a serious attitude than humorous one and especially as one of the suggestions in another question was to create the video about poverty.

The rest of our questions were not multiple choice as I believe that more detailed information can be gathered from specific questions requiring more detailed answers.

Question 1: What comes to mind when you hear the lyrics of the song?

This question had mixed answers with some of them being rather honest such as “Madness”, and “What the hell is going on?” However, these results are just as important as any other as this information tells us that the video is supposed to explain the lyrics and give meaning to the words to help the audience understand what is going on.

What kind of elements do you think would relate to the lyrics?

This question was answered with detailed thought and many good suggestions were given. The best answers given included a character progressing through life and showing all of the hardships they must pass in order to find happiness, a character choosing their own destiny and even someone doing their hair in a very unusual way to break out of the normalities of life and go against the Marxist views in society.

What kind of editing techniques do you think would make the music video effective?

This question generally received very similar answers with the majority of the people being asked responding with fast paced cuts and many cut away shots as well as black outs, split screens, blurring, fast motion, and even strobe lighting.

Are there any particular ideas that come to mind based on the song?

This question was created to allow the audience to use their creativity and give us some inspiration. Some of the words mentioned in the answers include: destruction, anger, disappointment, society, fire, explosions, break-up, pain, life.