Idea Refresh

 We now created a new idea that we feel we can better produce and make interesting. Our new idea will be a man taking vengeance or preparing to take vengeance for a lost loved one. The idea will showcase the idea of the guy getting ready to go get revenge by working out, working on his weaponry skills in order to look for the killer. We are trying to start similarly to The Purge Anarchy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg9OEsA_-SI

The opening shows a low figure working class woman and then cuts to a guy wielding a gun. It looks like he is preparing for battle getting different types of guns and acting how he would in the "Battlefield." The ending shows an over the shoulder shot of a picture of him and his child, implying his kid was killed.

Schedule

 This week we plan on starting to shoot the beginning of our portfolio. We recently purchased a tripod which will offer us help in getting better shots that avoid movement of the recorder’s hands. The tripod has an octopus stand so we can get many different angles and positions for our camera.

We plan on using our phones as the cameras along with using ourselves as the actors. We are also currently looking into getting a microphone to get better audio for our film. The microphone would be somewhat challenging since we don’t have experience on using them but we are researching how to use mics on youtube.

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Plot Idea

     For the plot we are still running into some issues on choosing ideas. The cliché ideas that are constantly being used are boring and basic but are easy to fall into. Many action ideas lead up to the classic murder mystery type of movie. The ideas we come up with are creative but hard to piece together.

    So far we have come up with the idea to start fast with maybe a running scene. The running scene could use heavy breathing auditory devices along with many facial expressions showing fear or distress. The actual idea of what the person is running from is unknown but we are looking into more ideas currently.

Target Audience

 For our portfolio, we are making an opening tailored to people aged 16-30. That age group is the most relatable since my group is in that demographic of people. The age also consumes the most media which allows for the most possible viewers. 

The idea for making the target audience for ages 16-30 came pretty easily and and wasn’t hard to think of. Everyone in the group came to an agreement for the genre and target audience on the first day of working on the project.

Planning

 

This week I began collaborating with Rodrigo Saldamando and Juan Mila tp create a film opening for our portfolio project. The group was formulated since we truly believe we can cooperate  together to create innovative ideas to make our project both interesting and fluid. Though we have the idea, for our planning we are having issues formulating an idea that's new and not cliché/used. We chose the idea of making an action/thriller that starts fast and continues gradually.

The point of the opening starting fast is to throw the audience off guard in a way to make them confused and intrigued throughout the duration of the opening. The full plot and idea isn't chosen yet since we are really trying to avoid the cliché and basic ideas such as kidnappings and stalker movies.

Music Marketing Blog 2

Overall the process of the music video project worked out very well. All my group members were equally involved and active throughout the project. We selected the song Fire by Beth Ditto which falls in the genre of indie rock. 

We researched other successful musicians and bands in the same genre for our case studies. We selected the artist Tame Impala and the band Arctic Monkeys to research their ways of marketing, performing, and ways of distribution for a sort of inspiration for our marketing plan. 

After thinking of a marketing plan and researching effective ways to make sales, the music video thinking process began. We thought of an idea for a girl running away from an abusive situation to be a beacon of hope for the young audience, offer women empowerment to the female fans, and to be offered in a rebellious tone. The music video shoot went well with a good array of shots and ideas to make the video more interesting in addition to an interesting storyline. 

The presentation went well with all of the group members speaking and being educated on what to say without having our eyes glued to the projected screen. Though the presentation was well, some key points that could have been added included using the logo more along with having a standout figure for our artist.

This project can help with the portfolio project since it can help me with brainstorming ideas and being able to tell a story making the audience want more. The idea of making an introduction to a movie is all about making the audience want more. This can be down through a good story and use of shots and mis-en-scene