Revised storyboard with colour

Influences and Inspirations

Editing- Pace of editing

I have analysed a song similar to that of my chosen song. Ritual Union by Little Dragon has around 15 cuts within the first 0:30 seconds. The shots start of as being slow and long but they gradually build to be of a fast pace, with many shots being only a second long. It is all part of the mood and tone within the start of the music video. My track for my own music video has a beat of four- so I should aim for my shots to either last for four seconds, or to have four one second shots dependant on the style and editing point in my music video. As I am currently in the editing process I will keeep this in mind when cutting my film into shots.

Ephebiphobia - fear of young people

Summary of Guardian Article (http://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/mar/17/ephebiphobia-young-people-mosquito)
Throughout history young people have been represented to be 'disrespectful of their elders' ' have no self-control' 'decaying morals' 'inflamed with wild notions' 'impatient of all restraint' 'immodest and selfish'. This overall representation of youth is that they are to be feared, therefore leading to ephebiphobia- the fear of young people. Psychologist and TV presenter Tanya Byron says that children are being so easily labelled as troublemakers or failures because, as a society, we often fail to se their potential. This distorted perception self fulfilling prophecy: why bother to try when you are told you are a failure? They are made to feel worthless and so they become destructive, making them incredibly vulnerable.



This has created a block to many young people who want to make something of their lives. They are blocked by an education system that narrows the very definition of acheivement because it is built around testing and targets. Systems are only elitest and have narrowly defined definitions of academic competence. From this the adult world has created a learning envrionment in which those who misbehave are struggling, causing us to label them from an early age. Schools need more input from child development specialists, to try and reduce the pressure on staff and students.

This will also aid the misdiagnosed children with sensory integration difficulties as having ADHD. Children labelled as failures in primary and secondary school have no hope of higher education given the limited and mostly elitist way we asses their abilities. A small minority are causing the vast majority to be unfailry and cruelly judged. We are an ephebiphobic society and we should be ashamed of ourselves.

I have been researching this area and found an article which supports this theory http://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/oct/12/pressandpublishing.broadcasting
and an example of an article which shows the youth represented as a force to be feared (whilst covering the London Riots)
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/aug/09/london-riots-kids-parents-police

First View of Footage

I viewed my footage I had shot for the first time today. I have spent some time trying to organise the seperate shots within the software of Final Cut. I have been firstly cutting them into sections which are usable, and secondly renaming them to distinguish between them . There are many to rename and cut so this has taken a fair while. However I hope that once all of my shots have been renamed it will be very beneficial to my editing process in the way that I will be able to pick and choose the shots without playing them all. I am aware that my editing process is going to take a long time as I plan to have a large number of shots which will make the editing complex, however I feel this is needed to make my music video effective and smooth looking.

Review of Filming day 2

The second day of filming I completed today was alongside my artists who were acting within the shots. I didn't ask them to go to any extreme lengths in acting, but they proved to be confident and relaxed on screen. My idea behind my music video features two friends on a journey of discovery and friendship. I have found that allot of student made music videos end up looking unrealistic and unproffesional if the acting becomes too involved. I aimed to keep my music video mostly concept based so this does not include much character involvement within a narrative. I am aiming for a stylistic look to my music video that fits well within the genre.

Here are a few stills from the second day of filming. My favourite shots were probably of Zoe and Gemma in mid shots with the waves in the background, these shots look effortless and care free which is the effect I was aiming for. The only downside to this day of filming was the weather, it turned out to be very gloomy and heavily covered with clouds. I am worried about there being a large continuity error when I compile together the footage from both days. However I may be able to brighten these shots from this day to avoid this and avoid loosing the 'happy' atmosphere I intended.