AICE Media Studies

      Now that Thanksgiving break is over, I feel an explanation is owed for the lack of work my team did. The group was very busy this week. Each of us had jobs which we needed to be at. We were also celebrating the holiday with our family members, which kept us occupied for most of the break. Even though we did not film, we did get a lot of discussion done about the project. We simplified the vision we had for the music video on a whole. Using the rubric, we picked out specific shots that were required both for rules and for the flow of the video.         After much deliberation, my group decided that we wanted to choose another song for the video. We are staying in the same genre of holiday music but going in a different direction with the song choice. We have several reasons for the change. One major one is that the song is heavily romance based. We want to make our video about a friend group, so it wouldn’t make sense to have a romantic ...

      After talking to my parents, I’ve come to the conclusion that Santa’s Enchanted Forest might not be the best location for the music video. It is far from where we all live. Additionally, each ticket would be about $50 per person. If we want to get a lot of actors, it is not going to be feasible to pay that much per person. As a result of this, we may need to change a few things about our project to accommodate these circumstances. Though Santa’s is still our top choice, below are a few other options to explore in case we do decide to change the location.  The Mall     The mall is an inexpensive holiday experience that we could center the music video around. It’s completely free to take pictures with Santa. Additionally, it would add a comedic element to the video.Malls are usually well decorated with festive things like bows, trees, and stars. However, most malls aren’t fully decorated at this time so the theme of the video may be more understated. Tr...

  Scene 1-  The opening scene will begin with all the actors meeting up in front of a house as everyone is being picked up to go to Santa's enchanted forest.  Scene 2-  A establishing shot of the opening entrance to the fair. This scene will show the setting of the music video and will help  Scene 3-  The actors will walk down "Mistletoe Lane" as the enter the forest and begin to explore. Will use a wide shot to capture the entire street and environment.  Scene 4-  This shot will continue with the exploration as it sets up the scene following  Scene 5  - We will use tracking shots to track the actors as they go on their first ride. This will be used to show how fun Christmas events can be and will be shown to emphasize holiday spirit                          Scene 6  This will be to actors on the ride. This will be a medium close shot of the actors riding the Merry go ...

      Props -  Due to the great expense that the location requires, much of the budget is not allocated to props. This is because the set will provide a majority of the props. Fake snow, lights, carnival food are just a few of the props that we may use in the music video.     Costumes - Like the videos we reviewed, the actors will be in warm, festive attire. Not as warm as those seen in the music videos due to the climate we live in, but warm enough to emphasis the season. The actors will be wearing colors like red, white, and green. Some will wear traditional Santa hats or reindeer antlers.      Schedule -  11/19/22 - Finish researching, planning, and storyboarding the music video. 11/29/22 - Go to the theme park and shoot all scenes. 11/30-12/5/22 - Edit the footage and finish the music video.     Location List - We decided to film our music video at Santa’s Enchanted Forest, a Florida based holiday theme park filled wit...

  The song that we have chosen for our music video is Mariah Carey ' All I Want for Christmas is You'.  In most music videos an idea or theme is represented through the actors, objects, and props throughout various different scenes. The scenes in this video can take place at different places occurring at the same time, or follow a "storyline" with the music helping emphasize the story portrayed through the song. A traditional music video convention is to mainly focus on the artist or band performing solo or in front of an audience. There is not plot,  only  a collection of camera angles and movements. In general, the objective of a music video is to help visualize what the song by itself couldn't.  Music videos overall are used with various camera angles, shots, editing, and movements to create certain feelings, express different genres and explore all the themes and different messages of a song. Although the primary purpose of music videos are used to promote ...

                     Our group decided to stay together for this project. Joshua Newell and Aidan Jones are my two partners. Working together was easy and we agreed on many things. Joshua was great at acting in the last project, and Aidan was a great help with the directing and editing.     In the next project, our roles are most likely going to switch. Depending on what song we choose, either of us will be acting. All of us will most likely partake in the direction of the video. I will most likely continue to edit, unless I am acting in the video. Our song choice will most likely determine who will do the acting. Our last project only required one or two actors, but the same may not be true for this one.     The group has many different ideas on what we should do. We all like a vast majority of music genres, and that makes it hard to decide on what song to pick. Another issue with picking a song is whether or no...

     I learned a lot through completing the commercial. Our next project, a music video, requires a lot more work than the last one. My group hasn’t decide on anything yet, but I’m excited to work on something else. I plan on using a completely different editing software than before. This is the project where I will be taking a majority of creative liberties to see what will and won’t work for the final project.     I’m still the same person you met in September. I love art and music. Hopefully I can express that more in the upcoming project. The topic of music is something that interests me greatly. Its ability to tell a story and bring people together is so beautiful. That is one of the goals I have for the music video.     I have several ideas for the next project. I want to film in different locations. Some suggestions being the beach or downtown Miami. While I haven’t chosen a song yet, I know I want to branch out from what we did in the last proj...