Website Analysis - Bruno Mars

The website created in combination with Bruno Mars's album release of 'Doo Wops and Hooligans' is really one to look at, If a fan was to go on the website, they would definitely know a lot about him and his new album. At the home page it starts off with a slide show on the side of images, and there is also a specific page professionally taken and personal pictures, there are also videos from him and his fans, and an event/ tour date page for when and where he is going on tour,s o that fans can know when to buy there ticket which they can also purchase on the website. There is also a biography of Bruno Mars , and also gives the latest new on him. The website really embodies the star image of Bruno Mars, with that kind of vintage look it brings out from his pictures to the colour they use on the website. There are also links to twitter and Facebook, because these days it is common for someone to have a social networking site, this is where they can go on his fan page and 'like' his page or 'tweet' him on Twitter. On the side of every page there is a feedback tab where users can say what they think about the site or Bruno Mars.

Artist Information and The Reason Why We Choose him

JR Aquino is a unsigned Filipino singer and song writer who was born in Anchorage, Alaska. In 2005 he also signed up for American Idol 4, where he made it to the final cut down; he was in the top 44. From then on he concentrated on his music posting covers and his original music on YouTube, which as been a hit with 444318 subscribers. He has also been on tour for the past year visiting the UK, Australia and all over the USA. He also released a debut album on iTunes called 'Exposure' in 2010. We choose J R Aquino because he is an unsigned artist, he has a unique image and voice which makes him different from everyone else, having this creates a unique star image for himself. We choose his song because although making a music video for "What We Started" may be a challenging task; as it is a slow song, we wanted to challenge ourselves into making a suitable music video for the song as it didn't have its own music video in the first place.

Diary Entry 9 - Uploading Footage = EPIC FAIL

Me and Sophiya had a problem uploading the footage today as Final Cut was not working so we have to wait till next lesson for technical help, the footage was not getting captured on to the program.

Diary Entry 8 - Day 5 Filming

Today is FRIDAY THE 13th! BUT, we still filmed the Fighting scene and Charlotte coming back, doing this a second time made us realise our mistakes in the past and helped us make today's filming better. The fighting scene was so much better and we thought through how to film Charlotte coming back so it went well. We also re-shot the breakfast scene and this time we actually used a tripod and zoomed in because it was too far. All in all the re-shoot was great and we got the footage we were aiming for.

Diary Entry 7 - WE NEED TO RE-SHOOT!

Today we looked at the footage that we filmed yesterday, most of the scenes were fine but in the Breakfast scene we didn't use a tripod as they wasn't any space, so the shot looks wobbly, in the fighting scene the camera moved too much, this was done one purpose as we wanted to create the atmosphere of chaos but this was just too much so we have to re shoot that scene again. We also had a problem with the scene when Charlotte comes back to Olly, this was not done properly and was really rushed so we also need to redo that again. We are planning to re-shoot on Friday the 13th.... 

Diary Entry 6 - Day 4 Filming

Today we filmed one of the biggest parts of the music video which creates a little bit of narrative, we arrived at Susie's house at 2:45 pm and filmed the:

• Dinner scene
• Game scene
• Fight scene
• Breakfast scene
• Picture scene
• Guitar scene
• Charlotte coming back scene

Overall, the filming went really well, although there wasn't a lot of space we managed, however we didn't have time to do the Dinner scene so we left it out (it was okay because we had more than enough footage), when it came to the fighting scene, it took too much time to get the actors to fight, as it was difficult to get into character  so quickly.We also weren't so sure about the scene where Charlotte comes back because we didn't plan it very well, but when we upload the footage on Monday we will be able to look at what looked good and bad. All the other scenes went fine but we will see when we upload it onto Final Cut Express.

Diary Entry 5 - Day 3 Filming

Today me and Sophiya filmed the balloon scene at Epsom Downs, right next to the race course, I think that the filming went extremely well. The weather was great to film in, it wasn't too windy and it was not raining so the balloons weren't effected when filming. This was the first time the two actors that are suppose to be a couple in our music video met and they got along really well so it was easy to get going with the filming. We found a hill where it was perfect for the couple to go up on, however, the hill was muddy and bumpy so it was quite a challenge using the dolly on the ground as we were trying to follow the couple up the hill, we managed it in the end and we got great footage out of it. We bought two red balloons and one black balloon for ONE (yes, ONE) take, so we were quiet nervous that we would have gotten the scene where the couple lets go of the balloon wrong. But we got it right in one take ,which was great as we were incredibly happy about the outcome.