Magazine Research

 

 

 

This is Miley Cyrus' cover on Billboard magazine, this inspires us as a group due to the fact that she is a girl from the countryside which is where our band is from.  Also, the picture is taken in a field with her holding a guitar, this is the image that we are trying to portray as a band so we feel that this magazine cover could guide us to help us when making our own cover. She is also wearing a checked shirt in the cover which is what us three wore in our first lot of footage for our music video, so again his cover links in with our band in a certain way.

 

 

 

This magazine has Haim on the front cover, this cover inspires us as a band mainly due to the V which we feel could represent the name of our band which is 'Vanilla', also the fact that there are three girls on the cover. We feel that we could use this magazine as a guide when making our own magazine for our band.

Marsh Farm filming evidence

 

This is a vlog of us filming at Marsh Farm, within it includes the different sets of location we used to film and also the different outfits we wore in the different parts of he music video.

Logo First Draft

This is the first logo that we have created for our band 'Vanilla'. The style of this writing is bold and stands out which is what we are trying to do as a band. Also, with the guitar replacing the I in vanilla, this links in well with our country theme and this also makes our logo unique. The white panels on each letter represent the wooden panel theme that we have within our band and footage in our music video.

Album

Album Name: Vanilla 
Songs:

1. On Our Own
2. Countryside
3. Rough and Tough
4. Lovers
5. Explosion
6. Road to follow
7. Admiration
8. Sight on you
9. 3X3
10. Backseat Passenger

Here is name of our album and then all of the songs that we would like to use for its release. We chose the name vanilla for our album as we are an upcoming band that is new and needs to create a brand image. We thought the name Vanilla which matches our band name would be a good idea as this make a bold statement for our band, also with the need to intrigue a new audience having the album and band name the same, the band would be easily recognisable by anyone who saw us or listened to our music. 

We thought of all of these song titles in addition to the album as we wanted an album that would be relatable to many, along with being relatable to our target audience.

Social Media Pages

 

This is our Instagram page, here we can post behind the scenes pictures of us, this will ensure that we don't give too much away to our fans but we also want to let them know a rough idea of what and where we are shooting.

This is our snapchat account, here we can post a lot more frequent pictures of us filming and shooting.  

This is our twitter page, this is a very quick and easy way to get our band well known by a variety of different people. Here we can post when and where we are filming, when things such as out album are being released and also when our video is going to be released.

Location - Marsh Farm

 

This is a shot of us filming in the stables with the horse, we felt this was a good shot to link in with our country theme.

 

 

This is another location shot, this links in with our wood theme throughout our video. Also, the barrels and the panels of wood link in with our country theme.

 

This is a picture of the farm, we felt this was a good location for our music video due to it being very country but also fun.

 

 

This is us when we first arrived at Marsh Farm, as you can see we were very excited!

 

 

 

Outfits for Marsh Farm

These are our first set of outfits for Marsh Farm, we wanted to all have one thing in common, for these shots we all was wearing a denim jacket, however at the same time we all wanted to look somewhat different from each other, hence the different colours. 

These are our second outfits for Marsh Farm, we wanted to ensure we had at least two different outfits for this location, this was because it was a beautiful location which we wanted to make the most of. Again with these outfits we all wanted to have something in common, with these outfits we had the hats which also link to our countrified theme. We also all do look very different in these outfits and this then shows that we are unique singers, but also come together for the band.

On Location 2

This is us getting to know the horses in the stables, we wanted to make sure the animals felt safe and comfortable before we started any filming as we didn't want to scare them. It also meant that we could get some great footage of us getting involved with the animals. 

Here we are filming the barrel scene, this shows Sophie in the shot. 

This is a shot of the field where the Alpaca's are kept. it is one of the many fields they had at marsh farm. 

Here we are at the entrance of the Marsh Farm

On Location 1

Hers is the playground where we got the majority of our footage at our first location. They included shots with the plain background of the wooden panels and the fun shots we wanted to get on the big slide. We also got some great photos here as it had intriguing archways that we felt fitted perfectly with the look we were trying to create and it meant we could build up our gallery as a band.

This is the second place we did our shooting on our first shoot, in the lovely gardens at Hylands park. The arch ways gave a pretty back drop and meant we could create the pull back dolly shot that we had planned. 

This is the view through the arch. 

We were very lucky to have the sunlight coming through the arch like this, we thought this was great for our music video and had to film here in this amazing setting. 

Risk Assessment

 

Survey Monkey

From the shot list we gathered after asking students at Great Baddow High School we produced a Survey Monkey to see which name the public thought would fit best with our image.

After sending it of to the whole of our school we gathered the results together and found that 'Vanilla' was the most popular. Therefore we have decided that Vanilla will be the name of our girl band...

Weather Forecast for Marsh Farm

This is the weather forecast for Tuesday 17th of October, this is the day we are planning on filming at Marsh Farm. This looks like a good time to film as there's no rain predicted, and also there is some sun which means we could potentially have some good lighting and capture some good shots.

Band Name Ideas

We have carried out a task of research of which we have came up with a variety of names for our girl group. We have been inspired by groups like TLC and The Dixie Chicks. 

1. Trinity
2. Azure
3. Lollies
4. Trinity
5. Dawes
6. Hallucination
7. Frozen Custard
8. Sizzling Brownies
9. Lallies
10. Blue Moon
11. French Vanillas
12. Pistachio
13. Indigo

As a result of this research task that we undertook from a group of around 30, there was 7 votes for Trinity, 1 for Hallucination, 1 for Frozen Custard, 1 for Lallies, 6 for Blue Moon, 1 French Vanillas, 2 for Pistachio, 2 for Indigo. As a group, our favourites are Trinity, Blue Moon and French Vanillas. 

Music Video Timeline

Student Music Videos

Level 4
Positives:

• They had a very good idea of the TV channel changing and then the group changing to a different theme.
• The song is very upbeat.
• They had lots of different themes within the video which made it very interesting.

Negatives:

• The flashes get slightly repetitive.

Level 3
Positives:

• The actors within the video are very good and they match the song very well.
• The dancing makes the video more interesting.

Negatives:

• They didn't really use any interesting locations.
• The props they used didn't really match the song.

Level 2/3
Positives:

• They used a range of shots.
• Different locations.

Negatives:

• The actor's lip syncing wasn't very good which made it a bit confusing for the audience.
• Seemed to use one location the most which made it slightly boring.

Evidence of Presenting

Here you can see us presenting our group pitch ideas to our class.

Outfit Ideas

Renae:

Outfit 1- Checked shirt and jeans, with slick ponytail.

Outfit 2-

Outfit 3-

Pip:
 
Outfit 1- Checked shirt and jeans, with afro hair.

Outfit 2-

Outfit 3-


Sophie:


Outfit 1- Checked shirt and jeans, with plaits.

Outfit 2-

Outfit 3-

Individual Song Suggestions

For this task we had to choose songs individually that we thought would be a good song to use for our music video. We could choose songs of any genre and from any time period from the late 20's up until now. This task was quite hard as there is such a wide range of music, for example I like pop music however for the music videos it is hard to live up to the standards of famous singer's pop music videos so this would be quite a big challenge, so I have chosen some more low key songs which are still pop style but not as famous and outgoing.

 

I really like this song by Halsey, it is a very upbeat but meaningful song which is what I like. I feel this song would have worked well for our music video as it would have matched us well and we could have worked well with it. However, this song already has a music video which therefore means we cant do it which is a shame.

 

 

I really like this song by Alma, it is a very chilled but catchy song, I feel that we as a group would match it well and also I feel we could be very creative with this song due to the lyrics.

 

 

This song by Eden Prince, is also a very catchy song, I feel this song would work well for us a group because we know the song quite well. Also, this song is quite upbeat which matches our personalities which then means we would all enjoy working with this song.

Website Analysis

Here you can see a video of me analysing the girl band Little Mix's website. This was a very interesting task as I got some idea's for our own website. It was also a fun task because I got to learn more about the band and what you can buy with them as well. 

Shooting Schedule

Proof of filming

These pictures are proof of us filming at our first location, you can also see us getting ready which was a big part of the filming as we felt it was important to look the part.

    

First Shoot Outfits

These are the head shots from our first lot of filming. As you can see we are all wearing checked shirts, we feel that this helps to make us look more of a girl band as we look similar, however we did style them differently which then shows that we are individuals within a group. This was the filming day at our first location which was Hylands Park in Chelmsford, here we found a wooden background which gave us like a barn background which we had hoped for, we then also found an arched wooden almost door looking stand, where we got a great picture off all three of us which we are hoping to use for our album cover, and finally we found a beautiful garden where we filmed some good shots again.

Steal O Matic

 

For inspiration for our music video, we gathered a few of the music videos which inspired us and put them together as one video with out song 'I Won't' in the background. We used a variety of old and new music videos and put them all together for this task as we feel it sows how our own music video can have a range of different themes within it.
The start of the video is a pan of the girls country boots, we would like to do something similar to this for our music video, we would also like to add in a variety of different shots into our music video and in this task there are a range of shots which we are hoping to include in our own music video.
For our music video we are planning to go with a country film, so this will include: barns, fields and also we will try to set up our own locations to film. As a group we have also decided that we can use some of the school facilities such as the drama studio. For example, we would like to have a plain black background with fairy lights, studio lights and this would then count as another location for our video where we would do lip syncing again. For this setting we could also use guitars and hats to go with the country theme.

Marsh Farm email evidence

During planning the locations we wanted to film our music video, one of the places which we thought would be good to film was Marsh Farm, this was because we felt that it would go with our song and theme well. We had to contact Marsh Farm in order to get permission to be able to film in their location, luckily Pip's mum had a contact within Marsh Farm which allowed us to have their email. We are hoping to get permission to film here as we feel it will really help our music video to be good.

Group Availability

 

This is a timetable of our group's availability during the filming period of our music video. This was an important thing to do as it meant that we could see exactly what days we are al free and this would help us to decide on the days we were going to film.

Lip Sync Task

 

For this task we all had to perform certain bits of the song we have chosen for our video, in order for us to see who would be the best performers to star in our music video. We also used this task to see if we matched the song that we are planning in doing. It was clear to see from this task that Ale wasn't very enthusiastic and didn't really fit in with the song well, this is why we then decided to have Ale as our cameraman to film our music video instead of starring in the video.

Lyric Breakdown

This is the lyrics to our song 'I Won't', we have broken down the lyrics into different sections in order for it to be easy for us to see which bit of the song each of us will be singing throughout the video. By doing this it will also help us as individuals to be able to learn our lines which will then mean we will all be at our best for the video.

Red = Pip
Green = Renae
Blue = Sophie

I got my pride, my self-respect
Need nothing more, want nothing less
'Cause all that I got should be enough to make it work
'Cause all that I want is to love and just be loved

I'll never let it go 'cause we can do this on our own
I'll never let it go, we have too much to let it fall
I'll never let it go 'cause we can do this on our own
I'll never let it go, we have too much to let it fall

And I won't let anybody tell me no
I won't take anything for granted
'Cause I know that nothing good comes easy
If it did, I wouldn't be me, let it go and let me do it 'cause
I won't, I won't, I won't, I won't
I won't, I won't, I won't, I won't

I got my heart, my head up high
I will be strong, I will survive
'Cause all of the hurt will wash away with the rain
And all that we've learned will be enough to shine again

I'll never let it go 'cause we can do this on our own
I'll never let it go, we have too much to let it fall
I'll never let it go 'cause we can do this on our own
I'll never let it go, we have too much to let it fall

And I won't let anybody tell me no
I won't take anything for granted
'Cause I know that nothing good comes easy
If it did, I wouldn't be me, let it go and let me do it 'cause
I won't, I won't, I won't, I won't
I won't, I won't, I won't, I won't

Hold you head up,(hold you head up) see the daylight
Hold your head up (hold your heard up) 'cause your future's looking bright
Hold your head up, see the daylight
Hold your head up 'cause your future's looking bright (wooooo)

These stones and sticks are what makes me
These stones and sticks are all I need
These stones and sticks are what makes me
These stones and sticks are all I need

And I won't let anybody tell me no
I won't take anything for granted
'Cause I know that nothing good comes easy
If it did, I wouldn't be me, let it go and let me do it 'cause
I won't, I won't, I won't, I won't
I won't, I won't, I won't, I won't…