In music, a genre is a style or category of music. It is used to group together songs so that, for example, should a listener particularly enjoy classical music, they can easily find songs that sound similar that they may also like.
In the case of Far Away, the genre would be known as indie folk....
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Mise-en-Scene
In film, Mise-en-Scene (MeS) is defined as being everything that appears in front of the camera. This applies to costume, props, lighting, composition etc...
MeS is very important for this project...
Sound
My project is rather unique in that it is a music video. This means that no dialogue or diegetic sound is needed, all audio in the project will be the song (Far Away). Luckily I have done some similar work to this before, giving me some experience on how to make a piece without any dialogue.
The...
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
Depth of Field
Depth of Field (DoF) is the which objects in a scene are blurry and which are clearer depending of their distance from the camera. Depending on the DoF which can be changed with the aperture of the camera,...
Camera Shots
The shots are arguably the most important part of all the camera work that I need to consider. There are many different types of shot. Each creates an effect on the viewer and the scene, I can use...
Camera Movement
Learning to control the pace of a scene was something that I felt was rather important. Far Away is a slow song with a steady tempo so a fast paced music video wouldn't match, hence why I need to get...
Camera Angles
The angles that are used for a shot matter almost as much as what is in the shot itself. The height of the camera can show power and status, whereas the distance can purvey isolation and calmness.
When...
Monday, 12 January 2015
Similar Products 1 - 'Babel' by Mumford and Sons
'Babel' Is a song written and performed by British folk rock band 'Mumford and Sons'. Released as part of their second studio album of the same name. The reason that I have chosen this particular song...