Blog 7 - Copying an existing video

In Dan’s lesson we spent a period of time producing and developing a music video; copying an existing video that has been made. Our video was of ‘Teenage dirt bag – Wheatus’. In this we set up the camera, the cast and the props/locations needed. In the previous blog – ‘Blog 7 – the making of the prop’ was a prop in which I made for this video remake. The class separated into two separate groups and each group went to a specific location to film that area of film. This allowed us to be able to bring back the film and build it together, so we could move onto the next step of work.
The song ‘Teenage Dirt bag’ by Wheatus was released in July 2000. It was included on the soundtrack of the movie ‘Loser’. It spent three weeks at #1 in Australia and becoming the second highest selling single of the year. It also reached #2 in the United Kingdom and Germany. Many artists have sung covers of this song. Artists like Girls Aloud, Dashboard confessional, the all girl Belgian Scala Choir and All Time Low. The song was also featured at number 69 on the top 100 greatest pop songs of all time on the UK music channel, ‘The Hits’. The record label that produced this single were ‘Columbia Records’. The length was 4.07. To back up this information, it can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Dirtbag

Due to the length of this music video, we didn’t film it all but included the main sections of the music video. This was because copying this existing music video would help us to produce our very own. Getting the idea of what is expected and how to use the camera to the ability that you are able to. Not only this, but we used the macs. In which supplied us with many programmes for us to edit our pieces on up to the expected standard.

The locations my group used were:
# The classroom – we used a blank wall in order to hang up the scoreboard (the prop in which I made) to make the classroom seem like it was the gym. Considering that the gym is a main location in the ‘Teenage dirt bag’ video.
# The corridor – This was in order for us to show the corridor scene in which the main character walks through past the other students without them taking notice in him apart from when one guy budges straight into him and walks off. This representing that nobody really cares about him in the school.

The locations the other group used were:
# The stairs – This was for the scene in which the main character is asleep on the stairs. This making it clear to the audience that it is all a dream. The whole him finding a girl and dancing with her at the prom because it comes back to the stereotypes in which those from different stereotypes don’t end up together unless it was a challenged stereotype. Although, the film ‘Loser’ in which this single is on the soundtrack of this film, he does get the girl.
# The corridor – This group also used the corridor in order to remake the scene in which the main character walks through the corridor and others are showing the ‘Loser’ sign to him.
# The canteen – this was to represent another scene in which he’s an outcast from the other people. As though, he doesn’t belong there.

The link to see a preview of some of the clips in which we used can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ohjoUg3jGs - It holds many blank slots in which have not been slotted, but it gives a small preview of the different shots we took in order to be able to successfully produce a music video. Getting the idea of it.