Animatic

Summary of Animatic -

Our animatic is reasonably short as the cutting speed of our video will be fasted paced to match the speed of the music. The close up head shots show how we intend to position the spot light directly, or to the side of the musicians head to create a silouette and project light rays which will beam from behind the body. We hope the camera will create a lens flair effect, especially when we direct the camera towards the flood lights.

The split screen is intended to separate the performance from the narrative, showing a connection between the two people although in separate parts of a city. The three way split screen allows us to promote our editing skills incorporating more than two images together, running along side each other, and changing within the frames to match the music. Hopefully, the smoothness of the transactions between the images will enhance the professionalised style we are hoping to achieve. The three way split screen also allows the viewer to devise their own story line, which we feel will hopefully involve the viewer more than when watching a static video as they have the chose to watch the video from their perspective. We hope this will make the video unique every time it is viewed.

We hope our animatic shows the diverse range of camera angels we are going to achieve, for example the close up on the instruments, and the long shots of location and band. We thought the landscaped split screen divided through the middle will consist of two panoramic shots of contrasting settings. As the two lovers run to meet they will run in opposite directions and disappear at the same spot in the centre of the screen.

Feedback from members of the class

The split screen effect was very popular with the viewers. The idea of linking the performance with the narrative on the same shot was evident and understood. The dark shading provided a visual representation of the night time shoot and the atmosphere we are wishing to create. Feedback confirmed that the idea of illuminating the setting was well planned and would successfully aid our video in our attempts to make it look as professional as possible.
The white framing used int eh split screen was commented upon and approved by the audience. They agreed that the extra effort to create the white spaces would again bring an eliminate of professionalism. The lighting, although created very cheaply and without the aid of professional lighting was commented upon and praised.