Problems

Today, whilst trying to upload our footage on the computer, we faced a major problem. As we played the tape, instead of seeing our footage we saw stripes on the screen. This was a major dilemma because we might need to shoot the whole footage again. We tried to overcome the problem by using different cameras to upload the footage but unfortunately it did the same thing every time we tried.

Now we are going to have to shoot the whole video again because we are not able to fix the problem. However the footage that are being able to be seen will be included.

Posted by Riaj and Saifur.

Shooting Day 4- 29/11/2009

Due to consistent heavy rain, we could not shoot outdoors, We still managed to shoot some footage indoors. This put our group in a bit of a situation as we couldn't follow our schedule. Also, one of our actresses main role was to be filmed outdoors and this wasn't possible due to the weather issues. However, to overcome this distraction we have to continue shooting another day.

posted by Riaj and Saifur

Shooting Day 3- 28/11/2009

Due to bad weather conditions, we were unable to shoot the music videos outdoors where most of the scenes are located. However, we were able to do some filming inside the Directors house.

Posted by Cordell and Saifur

Shooting Day 2- 23/11/09

Filming with one of the main actors in the cafeteria. In this scene, the actors will be portraying the "male" character of trying to seduce a female. (Giving eye signal, focusing on her mainly - rather than work). Some other shots that do not require us to leave the school (as it is raining).

posted by-cordell

Letter to Record Company

We have written a letter to Chris Brown's record company, RCA Records, in order to gain permission to use the track 'Lottery'.

Posted by Mohammed Saifur Rahman

Chris Brown- Excuse Me Miss

I have uploaded this video because it is very similar to the video we are creating. This track is also from the artist Chris Brown titled Excuse Me Miss. In this video, you can see the male actor/artist following the female actress trying to get her attention. In comparison, the video we are shooting will also have the male actor following the female actress trying to get her number.

Posted by Mohammed Saifur Rahman

Shooting Day 1- 20/11/2009

Today we are going out to shoot some scenery for our music video. We are going to use these shots for the opening of the video. The type of shots we are going to do are tracking shots, establishing shots and some long shots. The location we are going to use are Stepney Green spider park and the green space in front of the college, and some shots inside the college. We decided to do these shots today as the actors were not present.

Posted by Saifur, Sheikh and Riaj

Jay Sean- Eyes on you

This video from Jay Sean is similar to the idea we got. We going to use alot of tracking shots in our video. The video of Jay Sean also includes alot of tracking shots.

Possible Locations

These are some of the locations we have planned to use in our music video.

We have planned to shoot a scene in the park. As the music is a love song, the park would go along as a nice location. This is either going to be in victoria or mile end park. This is the scene, where thw actors will first meet and the male will go into a gaze.

We have also planned to use the Directors (Cordell) living room for one of our scene. Although we havent fully planned what scene we are going to shoot in the living room, using a variety locations will make the video look more exciting.




For our second idea, we plan to use a train station showing the actors coming out out.we are not exactly using this one but we are going to use a similar station.






we can use this location to show that the charecter is toping up his phone we can take couple of shots inside the shop.

Posted by Mohammed Saifur Rahman and Sheikh Mahfuz

Chris Brown- Lottery

This is the final music my group and I have chosen to do as our coursework video. The artist is Chris Brown and the title of the song is 'Lottery'. The reason why we have chosen Chris Brown is because he is a very popular artist. His music are mainly RnB which goes with our genre choice. The song is about a boy trying to get a girls number. But before he can get it, he trys to guess it and describes what it would mean to him. The music was released on 2007 and does not have an official music video.

Possible Ideas:
1) As this song does not have an Official Music Video, it becomes more challenging as we do not have the video to take ideas from. It will be nice to compare our video to the original music video and see if we can spot any similarities. The video will feature both male and female actors, with the male playing the dominant role. The video will start of by the male looking at this girl which he likes the number from, falls into a gaze and goes to a fantasy world. This is where the music will come. The male actor will follow the girl in various different locations and days where he will be guessing the numbers which the girl will resist to give. At the end of the video, the male comes out of the gaze and goes back to the real life.

2) Our second idea would be shoot up the whole song in a tube station, as the girl is leaving the station, and the boy is trying to get her number. Even though she is not paying attention as if she doesnt want to give it, he starts following her. Theres a hint in the girls face (using close up shots) that she is also interested but show it easily. He keeps on following her as she tries to go home. she waits at the bus stop, and he keeps on singing the lyrics. She gets on the bus, and the boy is rejected as he lost his oyster card. Then the boy goes to the nearest shop and tops £10 credit on his phone. The next scene is at his house, where he is thinking about the girl and ringing random numbers.....

Possible Props:
-Mobile Phones for both Actors
-Casual Clothes
-Handbag
-Lottery Papers

Shooting Dates:
We will start shooting the video on the 16th of November. We will carry on and see what days the cast and crew are available which will be our next shooting days.

Posted By Mohammed Saifur Rahman

Chris Brown- Lottery Lyrics

"Lottery"

If I gotta guess it I will
I think it's 310-143-1437
Baby if I press it then will I get to you?
Let me know, what is your number girl?

Every minute is worth a dime of spending
You can change my whole life if you fit it
Odds are, one in a billion
My heart, I bet on you if I just get your number

Girl if I put your number in my phone
I hope that it's the right one
Girl If I did then
I'm goin in tonight hon
It could mean a lot for me
I think I done hit the lottery, baby yeah
Think I hit the lottery, baby yeah

Get on this investment cause if you bet on me
Then we can go anywhere in love it's nothing
If I leave a message I hope that it goes through
Let me know, if I'm the one girl

Every minute is worth a dime of spending
You can change my whole life if you fit it
Odds are, one in a billion
My heart, I bet on you if I just get your number

Girl if I put your number in my phone
I hope that it's the right one
Girl If I did then
I'm goin in tonight hon
It could mean a lot for me
I think I done hit the lottery, baby yeah
Think I hit the lottery, baby yeah
Think I hit the lottery...

If you choose me (Girl I promise)
If you choose (I'll be honest)
If you choose me (Won't abuse it)
If you choose me
And if you choose me
if you choose me
And if you, if you choose me
And if you choose (I'mma love you)

Girl if I put your number in my phone
I hope that it's the right one
Girl If I did then
I'm goin in tonight hon
It could mean a lot for me
I think I done hit the lottery, baby yeah
Think I hit the lottery, baby yeah

(Can I get your number?)

Girl let me get that number, I hit the jackpot girl
Your like the lottery, your like the lottery yeah
Girl let me get that number, I hit the jackpot girl
Your like the lottery, your like the lottery yeah

Girl let me get that number, I hit the jackpot girl
Your like the lottery, your like the lottery yeah
Girl let me get that number, I hit the jackpot girl
Your like the lottery, your like the lottery yeah

Posted by Mohammed Saifur Rahman and Riaj Uddin

Jay Sean Ft Lil Wayne- Down

This is a recent RnB music video from the artist Jay Sean. This one also has a featured artist, Lil Wayne. In comparison to other RnB video's, i have spotted that most artist tend to use featured artist. This is because the colabiration makes the sales of the album even higher. This song also has women actresses as the song is from a male for a female. The video has affects and also uses stylish props for the actors. There are various different types of shots such as High angle and panning to make the video look better. However, the lyrics of the song does not match the actual video.

Posted by Mohammed Saifur Rahman