Friday, 10 April 2009
This last week
The main issues I had to sort where audio. There where a few transitions that needed changing, mainly cross dissolves as they slowed the pace which was not needed. Another issue I sorted was the stills of the fragrance, I did this by using photoshop to create three different stills, one of the fragrance, one with the fragrance and "release your inner essence" and one of the Calvin Klein logo. This resolved the problem of the other stills looking unproffesional.
The audio problems I had where the voice over and the music. The voice over had problems due to it bieng too quiet, but this was resolved by upping the volume on the microphone and bieng nearer the microphone, but not too close as it effected the quaility, so took alot of trial and improvment. The other voice over that was complex was the one in advert 2 "I love your fragrance" which was so hard as it had to be lip synced due to the outside noise on the origonal clip. I achievd this again through traila and improvment.
The music on advert 2 needed to be changed to fit in with the other adverts, so this meant going on Youtube and finding an apprpiate song. This was the case again for advert 1. Once I had the music the editing for theadvert was the hardest part, but again after rail and improvment and trying this on Audacity I finally got the music I needed.
Finally I made the first advert I made advert 3 in the campaign as its the only one which was aimed at women, so needed to establish the brand by having the two male adverts first.
Sunday, 29 March 2009
Advert 3
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Advert 3 (new one)
This is my new advert 3 which I filmed last Wednesday. I have only had the chance to edit it today and this is what I have achieved. I really like it is as I think it includes humour well whilst sucseeding in its aim as an advert. Although I have struglled to find music fot it, therefore there is no transitions as I do not know the pace of it yet, however know it will be liek the second advert (R&B pace) or quicker like the 1st one. I will hopefully find some good music tonight and will add this either tommorow or Friday.
Friday, 13 March 2009
Deadline and next week
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Advert 2
I have changed this advert by adding the picture of the fragrance. Furthermore I have moved Steve's speaking so that it doesn't overlap with the music.
Honestly I would have liked to be at this situation where I have 3 near finished adverts last weekend, but due to there being no cameras last week I had to postpone, so now have 3 with only two days before the deadline. There is very little else I can do in terms of re filming now so work with what I already have. Overall I think my adverts are good, however the setting of the 3rd and second I feel give a bad mise en scene.
Advert 3 Carried On
Advert 3
This is my advert 3 which I filmed yesterday and edited today. I was planning on filming it outside but was raining so decided to relocate, so I think it doesn't look as effective as it could but I am still pleased with it. The music I feel fits well, as I needed something upbeat but also romantic, so Michael Jackson seemed an obvious choice, as this is defiantly a song which will grad the audiences attention.
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
A Frustraiting Day
Although I know I'm not the sort of person to let something get in my way, so tomorrow will book a camera for Monday after school. I would do it sooner but have to ILP days for English and then a taster day at Southampton Solent on Friday. Wish I had booked out earlier, although I have learned from this and will book out early for Monday, this should guarantee the progress I need to make, which I am ready for.
Overall a very frustrating day in terms of filming, but will look on the positive side, I can prepare for Monday, and get on with other work whilst learning from this setback.
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Progress
In addition to time management skills, which will be incredibly important for PR I also feel I have developed and matured my creative side. Such skills as manipulation through what is communicated to the audience, and how to control this to divulge the ideologies which I want to show, a vital characteristic for PR which is good to mature through this, as before it was only seeing how others did this through literature. Furthermore another skill I have matured is Independence, I knew right from the beginning of this coursework that I wanted to work alone as I do like to get credit for my work, but also learn best from making my own mistakes. The mistakes I have made I have learned from (such as filming the hole advert in 1 go instead of sections). I have been like this for some time in my own life, however can put into action this characteristic was important for me, because as they say "words are cheap". I have proved to myself and others I am able to work by myself very well, under pressure and growing my understanding of new skills, as I have a hunger to learn, so to achieve my goals in life. This Independence was important to prove to myself as I have always worked well in a team, either leader or follower, but felt I had this side to myself but needed to prove I can work under solitude, which I can. Moreover for PR I learned that an in-house job is necessary, s from my adverts I have discovered I enjoy working on something I have a passion for, and could not work with a product I dislike as I know I have a lot of passion which I need to capulise upon.
I have for some time been a deep thinking person, not only about my own life but with such things as English literature or even music lyrics. This has developed though my coursework as it has given mean opportunity to evaluate my own work, reflect on it and analyse. I feel as of now I have a very good advert 1, meeting the codes and conventions I set for myself through my research, likewise advert 2 fits perfects and works very well. Although I would have liked to been able to finish them by now, but due to a poor start that isn't the case, but now I've improved my work ethic I'm getting there a lot faster and am on the right track.
My next steps are to complete advert 2 by re filming (planned for Thursday) and editing (Friday) and completing advert 1 by getting the picture which I need and the voice over. I will then start advert 3 hopefully the 1st of march, leaving enough time for re shoots and editing.
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Comparing my Inspiration for Advert 2 to the actual advert
Key Concepts from the advert;
- Music that fits the one of advert
- Close ups
- Quick cuts
- Subverting typical women stereotypes
- Lots of Dialogue
These I feel are the main techniques which make the work so well.
The first thing that a viewer will be drawn o is the music, this is what will catch there attention if they are not watching or if they are will set the mood. This advert utilizes music very well as it fits the parts that are meant to be seductive whilst adds to the humour of some parts. I feel the music I chose, "Marvin Gaye - Lets Get It On" achieves this also. It adds to the humour with subverting typical stereotypes of women as the music has to be seductive as it is a paradox of the usual impact of a fart. No song is better than "Lets Get It On" I feel as it is an iconic song representing sexiness, along with its lyrics, and can also reach a wide audience as my target audience will know of Marvin Gaye and more then likely be a fan so the music will catch their attention. It is for that purpose along with the seductiveness I chose this song, which also provides humour as it goes completely against the typical reaction to a fart, comparing to how the Lynx advert contrasting stereotypes.
Furthermore close ups are used to a great extent within the advert, they draw the viewer in and make them feel part of it by making the audience feel as if they are included. With my advert I have also included a lot of close ups to show the reactions of the people as they are key, not only to tell the story of disgust and then seduction but the impact of the fragrance which is the main ideology behind it and what I want to sell the fragrance to my target market through.
The inclusion of quick cuts within the Lynx advert provide the purpose of quickly going from one seen to the next, emphasising how many girls it can attract. However my advert only has one seen unlike the Lynx one which has many, so my cuts do not provide the same purpose. There are a few quick cuts such as when the boy sprays himself as it shows the speed of which the impact takes place whilst emphasising the product. Though are many cross dissolves and fade ins and outs which slow down the pace to go with the seductive tone which is created by the music.
The subverting of women stereotypes in the Lynx advert works very well as it creates the humour whilst showing the impact of Lynx. My advert I feel does this also very well as it has the humour of the girl liking when the man farts, emphasised by "I love your fragrance" which also represent the impact of the fragrance, moreover humour is made through the parody of "release your inner essence".
In the Lynx advert there is a lot of dialogue which creates the humour. I am not sure though if dialogue is needed as much in mine as the scenario is already made obvious through the diegetic sound of the fart and the music, whilst the line "I love your fragrance" merely adds to this. I feel more talk is not needed as the close ups of the reactions can tell the story better,m whilst the music and sound adds to it.
Sunday, 15 February 2009
Inspiration For Advert 2
This is the advert I will compare my advert 2 too when complete. I got the idea of a man farting and a girl liking it from this advert as it subverts the typical impression of women and what they would say in these situations, caused by the fragrance. Furthermore I though the fart would be a good parody of "release your inner essence".
New Idea For advert 1
Analysis so far
Firstly to do this I have found another advert of very similar style, to compare my ideologies, theme and codes and conventions to.
Well the obvious difference is this is targeted solely for men, whereas my fragrance is uni-sex which means I have to appeal to both genders, advert 1 is more focused to market to females, but still has appeal for men, whereas advert 2 is mainly for men but ladies can see the funny side of it and buy into it also.
The first thing that draws the viewer in in this advert I feel is the music. The soundtrack is very uplifting with a catchy rhythm tat will stay in the audiences head, adding to the adverts success as it impacts the viewer. Furthermore this music is diegetic sound as they are in a club, emphasised with the beaty 80's music, denoting they are in a relaxed place having fun, and appealing to a younger market that will go out to clubs, and the older range of people who go out often as they will know the song. The music captures the essence of what is happening, emphasising the fun and appealing lifestyle, presented also through the lyrics "I like to party", proving once more whom the fragrance is aimed at, the younger who go out to clubs often, any skin colour as the music is fun and full of rhythm with the added appeal of it being R&B to appeal to a more African American segment, moreover it is seen as an advert appealing to the younger as some older adults would not approve of the culture of clubbing and picking up girls.
This compares to my advert as the music is again very likable, with a good fast paced rhythm that will appeal to most. The lyrics also can represent the narrative, "here she comes again" portraying she is on their mind through "again", yet also implying they do not pay to much attention to her, similar to the opening of my advert. However the chorus "shes at the top of her game" connotes how she is sexy, appealing and on their minds, shown through my footage of the boys looking on in awe. These lyrics also show that the girl can be appealing and attractive through spraying the fragrance which gives her the confidence to release the naughty side concealed in her, "release your inner essence" represents this, and poor the water down herself to attract the boys. Although both very contrasting of music, they both portray the same emotion of having fun, which I want Calvin Klein Obsession to denote, hence why I changed the typical PR marketing of it being sophisticated and only for the beautiful, as spraying this perfume will release your inner beauty/naughtier side. Another big paradox with my music is that it is not diegetic, the Lynx advert being in a club allows for music to be there, however mine had to be added as obviously outside there is no music. Although I did notice there was no sound of footsteps or other diegetic sounds in the club, which is a common code and convention with these types of adverts, hence why in mine there is no sound of footsteps, water flowing or sound of the boy hitting the ground, as it would take away the impact of the song. I think the song works really well, it compares to the professional advert in impact as it is a song which will stay in the viewers head, reminding them of my advert, furthermore t sets the scene for my advert, it is the first thing that the viewer will notice so has the effect of alluring them whilst portraying the scenario.
In addition to the sound giving it pace, in the Lynx advert there is also only mainly straight cuts, which adds to the speed of it. This I have followed to some extent within mine, especialy with the bit where she sprays herself, which I wanted fast as it represents how fast the fragrance is to work. I think this comes of really well as there is a variety of different shots which emphasises the fastness of it. Furthermore this speed is established by the contrast of slower cross dissolves and fades earlier on in my advert. I used this editing as I felt I first needed to establish the narrative, which was not shown through the mice en scene like the club in the Lynx advert. I felt also it was needed to establish the setting a it is key to portraying the meaning of the advert and the impact of the fragrance. I think my choice of editing works very ell as it gives pace when needed but slows it down when necessary.
Something I touched on before was the variety of shots, within the Lynx advert there are only a few different ones, as most are mid shots or close ups. This is the same in mine, most of the advert is in mid shot view so the audience sees the main action that is progressing. Although I did use a long distance shot for my establishing shot to present that the boys where walking and it sets the scene well. The close ups where only used in my advert when Jess is spraying herself and when she is pouring water down herself, it was important to have close ups here as it brings the viewer more into the action, emphasising what she is doing and the importance of it. I think these shots worked well, however I do wish I had a few more close up shots of her pouring water as I feel it lacks to some extent, although I think I covered this up well with the boys actions after she had done this.
I would say the one aspect of my advert I am disappointed with is the mise en scene, it shows it was a cold day, wet and windy and dreary looking building do not portray the fun theme I wanted. Especially comparing to the Lynx advert with a club being the setting. If I could change this I would have it on a sunny day on a nice park or field somewhere.
Overall I really like my first advert, it portrays the ideologies and themes I wanted it to whilst showing the impact of the fragrance which I wanted. I put my advert up on Facebook and this is some of the feedback I have had, which I value as they fit my target audience. "thats amazing!ahahaha the guys make me chuckle and jess looks so smug lol" and "thats wellll goood!". So I think with my first advert I have met the codes and conventions well, subverted the typical marketing PR of Calvin Klein and made an advert that appeals to my target audience.
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Advert 2
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Advert 2
This is my advert 2 so far. I really think it is shaping up nicely, I learned from the experiences with the 1st advert that I should just film it all in one go and re film what I need. As I have said before the weather was a problem yesterday, but overcome by filming inside. It still needs a soundtrack at the start I think, not sure what yet but just something to match the awkwardness, nothing with lyrics really just a beat. Plus I need to edit the song at the end to be quieter to hear Steve, and need to add something to show the product more clearly, maybe just a title saying "Calvin Klein Obsession" along with "release your inner essence". I think the music I do have works perfectly as it has all the sexual connotations that come with Marvin Gaye, adding to the fragrances effect and i edited it to cut out a part not needed so t have the part at the start everyone knows (especially my target audience) and then goes to "lets get it on".
The main point of this advert is to have a girl saying something she would never say, ie liking the boy farting, so this liking is created through the power of the fragrances effect. Furthermore its a parody of "release your inner essence" hence the fart, which I believe will be appealing to the males (has been very positively commented on by males on Facebook so that proves my theory). Advert 1 is aimed at females whereas advert 2 is aimed at males because Calvin Klein Obsession is a uni sex spray.
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Todays filming - advert 2
Advert 1 so far
This is my advert 1 so far, as you can see I have re filmed the lads so its all in the same weather, plus I have changed the music so to fit in, which I found very difficult as the singing really makes it hard to edit as you can tell where its been cut, so I worked on this and am very happy with the final out come. Still need to change the photo and titles, which I will do once I have a picture of Jess, which i may not be able to do tomorrow as she has a test, but Friday hopefully can do this and have a lot of frees to work on this, furthermore need to geta girl again to say "release your iner essance" as its very quiet hence why its at the end which doesnot work, and will have this done by friday, so far on track!
Monday, 26 January 2009
So far, so good!
I can foresee a problem for advert 2 though...I wanted to film Tuesday after school, but Jess is in a PE revision class and Steve has performing Arts rehearsal, so I was hopeful for Wednesday as Steve and Jess are both free...but i might not be, have to go to Oxford for a hospital appointment (very bad timing but couldn't not go as a lot of people had gone out of their way there to get me that appointment and wont get another one for months) the appointment is at 11, so this means I will probably miss the lesson (very annoying as I have to start a new topic by catching up but as everyone keeps on telling me health comes 1st suppose) but providing traffic is okay will be back for end of school, so can film advert 2.
Sunday, 25 January 2009
What I've Learned So far From Doing Advert 1
Saturday, 24 January 2009
Deadlines
On Thursday though I did manage to edit the clip where Jess looked on wondering why the boys didn't pay more attention to her and longing for their appreciation. I made this clip longer by getting rid of the cross dissolve I had and and putting in one which is a lot faster, so to keep with the rhythm of the music, but most importantly to represent this sadness and longing more to the viewer, so to contrast with how she feels after putting on the perfume, so the perfume is the catalyst and stimulus for these new emotions.
Next week I plan to:
- Re-film the lads (hopefully Monday in my frees) and change the first shot of them, probably a side shot and they will look on pointing but not over acting too much
- Edit the voice over at the start as it is not necessary, the story is told through the action/footage and action, and maybe have just "release your inner essence" at the end
- Change the editing near the end (after Jess takes her coat off) so to look more professional, as some of the transitions can look a bit slow or sloppy and not fit in, I will try to make them fit in with he beat of the music
- Change the image, hopefully I'll be able to use photoshop to get a still of Jess holding the bottle, I'm not sure yet but will defiantly know soon, and will get someone to help me with photoshop as have no idea how to use it.
- Change the font and position of the text, but I will only know where to do put it and how it should look after I've done the photoshop for the bottle.
- Finally once this is done the music will be out of sync with the footage so I'll fix that and hopeful then will have a complete advert.
If all this goes to plan, which I promised to myself I will try my utmost hardest to make sure it will, I can get going on my second advert by latest Friday.
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
My Advert 1 So Far
This is my advert 1 so far, I am very happy it in many ways. I have added a still of the perfume bottle near the end, so to emphasise Calvin Klein obsession as what Jess sprays could be any perfume. Although it would look more effective if the transitions where longer for it so it almost merged with Jess walking so it would show the perfume is what made her exotic. I think this would be very effetcive and will work on it when I next have the chance.
Furthermore to this I added the "release your inner essence" motto, which I really like, especially coming up as soon as Jess has just stunned the boys, but I feel I need also to add Calvin Klein Obsession so to add to the effect being presented as coming from this brand of perfume.
cThe voive over I think is excellent. I had a lot of trouble at first with having it with the music as the talk over cant go as loud as the music a. I still think now that I will make the music a bit more quiet at the start so to emphasise the voice over, which is what will at first draw the reader in and engage them. Likewise to this the music when it gets louder i too loud and needs to be made a bit quieter as Right now it is too much of a comparison.
I did not ave the chance today to re film the boys as they where not free (revising) and sadly I cant tomorrow as I have a test then revision lesson. And seeing as they have lessons on friday i might need to re film on Monday, meaning I might miss the deadline I set myself, although I dnt see this as too much of a problem as it is only 1 day, and if I work on Friday with he other changes I need to make I have the opportunity to have the 1st advert finished by Tuesday, and after Wednesday i have no more exams till the summer so can really get going with them.
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
The Voice Over
Once uploaded onto my work, I had the problem that the music was still too loud for it to be heard, which I fixed by lowering the volume of the music. I think this works very well, as the start music is very beaty, and with a seductive voice over it really emphasises the sexiness of my advert. Furthermore I separated voice over into 6 separate parts, so to be able to move them across the timeline, and realised they worked best before she caught the boys attention: as that is what she is speaking about wanting. In addition to this having the volume become louder when she gets their attention ads emphasise on the girl and this part, the crucial part of the advert, as it tells the story of what the perfume achieves doing.
For tomorrow I have prepared a shot of the perfume with pink background which connotes its for girls. This I will add to my advert at the end with a zoom maybe so to add to its effect by drawing the viewer in. On top of this picture I will have the motto "release your inner essence" so to once more show the point of what the perfume does. I will try once I've done this to post the video up here again.
I will also try to re-film the lads reaction (depending on the weather, hopefully no snow or rain!) and replace the older ones where it shows it is snowing. By the I think my advert should be complete, maybe a few minor adjustments, I am hoping I can stick to this schedule as I have an exam on Thursday and two next week so need to finish this advert as soon as I can so o concentrate on advert 2. Right now I believe I am on track to meet the deadline of two completed adverts by the 30th of Jan.
Thursday, 8 January 2009
My Advert 1 so far
- Re-film the boys reactions
- Get a voice over
- add the image of the Calvin klien Obsession bottle
The voice over I have planned to say the following:
Tired of not being noticed
Want the boys attention
Its only 1 spray away
release your inner essence
Leave them stunned