File Compression

File Compression is the process in which any item from a computer is reduced in memory in order for it to be sent with greater ease onto the internet. By doing this files can be uploaded to sites like Youtube at a considerably faster rate. The problem with our finished product is that due to its length and resolution, it is very large in terms of the amount of memory it uses (currently it's 2.4 gigabytes) therefore compressing the video is paramount to being able to transfer it from something like a computer to the internet. Having found out such a large file would take around 8 hours to upload to Youtube we went through the repeated process of compressing the file. Eventually getting it down to 300 mb. By doing this we risk the quality in the music video resolution and sound, however it seems to have been a risk worth taking.

Posted by Bradley

Update

At the moment we are converting a lot of our footage. The reason for this being that during our last (long) converting process we made a mistake in the settings and did not change one conversion setting to 'apple intermediate codec' this has set us back a lot in terms of editing and in the meantime we have had to progress with other things and so during lessons we have been filming in and around school as well as focusing on album art/magazine advertisements.

Planning

In the past few lessons our group have been planning what we are going to do in our filming on sunday in terms of shots in the montage. As well as this we have been analysing the footage we have already filmed in detail, noting down the best clips in terms of seconds. We have filmed part of the narrative already but will do the main part of it this weekend. We have taken into consideration costume and props as well as timing and locations. 

The gig - Louise

These are the final camera placements and we managed to get a variety of different shots such as:

• Long shots from the back balcony
• Medium shots from all 3 placements
• Many crowd shots - crowd surfing and crowd participation
• Low angle shots from the front
• Close-ups of instruments/faces
• The band setting up

As well as this we obtained: 

• Establishing shots of the venue and location 
• Parts of narrative such as a character entering the venue
• Conversations between characters at the bar for the narrative
• Shots to build up the narrative and portray the mentality of the genre e.g. shots of beer-cans/alcohol in the bar 

We feel that the filming was successful and after the editing process we think these clips will work really well and fit into our genre very effectively.

More discussion/idea's

LOUISE
People, do you have any more idea's for narrative?

Some possible options are:

• Drinking alcohol
• Smoking illegal drugs = convention/stereotype of ska/reggae genre 
•  Mucking about in shops trying on clothes = camden - fitting setting for the rebellious characters
•  Messing around in a playground - swings/roundabout = we could get some good shots = symbolise carefree attitudes.
•  Headphones - listening to up against the wall = self referential - makes audience aware it's a music video because of confusion between diegetic/non-diegetic sound - the audience can hear the difference in volume as the character puts on their headphones. (Michaels idea)
•  Food fight maybe = fun, youthful and rebellious connotations
•  MAYBE the characters could get into trouble with the police - however may be hard to achieve, even though we could have someone to act as a policeman, we'd have to rely on a busy person which could complicate things.
• Trocadero - we could film in the arcade = more carefree good times 
• Shots of buskers = statement of original music - low angle shot = respect - shouldn't be too hard because they're found commonly in the underground
• We might include bricolage/allusions/pastiche elements - but do you think that wouldn't work in this genre? we could put our own spin on these things.

Tell me your views and then we can sort out the storyboard and then filming dates! 

MICHAEL

• Getting drugs or cannabis into a video might be a tad edgy, obviously it wouldn't be real but it might be a bit hard to make it obvious that its drugs yet not show that we personally are smoking cannabis.
• Messing about in a playground and on swings could be okay, though not very Central London-y
• I'm really keen on getting the headphones idea in at some point - this would fit really well with the genre
• The police idea may distract from the main idea of easy living as well, plus is complicated and we need to think about time.
• Taking it to the Trocadero may distract away from easy living, plus we have to remember the places have all got to transfer one from another effectively - some air hockey or games could be good in it, though we'd have to make sure we have the transition of places of it.
• Alcohol is a must, especially with the shots of the bar in the actual gig to link the two together.
• Some busker shots would be good, though we'd have to make sure it was a guitarist or something similar otherwise it wouldn't fit the theme too well.
• Yeah, post-modern elements may be a bit too high-brow and elitest for the down-to-earth feel we want to try and fit into the video.

BRADLEY
Okay Here is my opinion on this:

• smoking weed wasn't all I said the narrative should consist off, its just an icon of the Rastafarian lifestyle.

• I don't wish to be mean but anything like getting participation from shops, Caricatures or filming buskers sounds like a no go as we cant guarantee cooperation from them and otherwise it'll be dodgy and therefore a pain in the on the day.

• I agree as we didn't decide to have the police thing then it then I havent contacted Harry's dad as we weren't sure so thats a no go.

• Food fights will be bit messy for my liking, also it's seems very clique in my opinion. 

HOWEVER!! There are things that I like the sounds off, they are:

• playground pissing about - swings/roundabout

• headphones - listening to up against the wall = self referential

• Drinking alcohol