Nathan Kent A2 Blog

Nathan Kent A2 Blog

Friday, 19 November 2010

Images of Paul Knight and Myself Working



Here are some shots of Myself and Paul knight working on our Research and Planning. You can also see snap shots of our story board in progress. The technology that you can see us using the Imac and Storyboard sheets.




In this shot you can see a couple of our complete drawings that we have recently done. We have not drawn them in order as in a grime video the shots are not continuity edited.







In this shot here is both myself and paul working on our storyboards.









Now in this shot you can myself on the imac working on my blogs in class. I find using the mac is quite easy and that i have come along way since AS media.

Tuesday, 2 November 2010

Roles

In my group their is only me and another member of the class (Paul Knight). As their is only 2 of us in the group there is allot of work we both have to regulate between each other. Even though their is only 2 of us, i feel that it is easier to get the work done as we don't have to keep in touch with 2 or 3 other individuals as that could lead to confusion of who is doing what piece of work.

For our production there is different roles we both have to pick from, the Roles are;

  • Story Boarding
  • Production Manager
  • Casting
  • Acting
  • Costume and Wardrobe
  • Film Editing

Monday, 1 November 2010

3rd CD COVER ANALYSIS

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In this cd cover we can see that the artist is dressed in a hoodie the same as the artist in the preivous cd cover. The hoody plays a big part in the representation of grime as it is a typical clothing worn by individuals that are from the 'hood'. Also the spelling of the album name is 'Walk in DA park' the slang spelling shows for definate that it is a grime genre. The album name can also imply that he found making the album easy for e.g ( it was a easy as a walk in the park)
It can also suggest that he didnt put much effort into the albumb but it was still very successful and very good , this can mean that if he was to put effort into an album it could be awesome.
Also he logo in the bottom right hand corner appears to be a gun which is also another object linked with the streets and the grime genre.

2nd CD COVER ANALYSIS

On this albulm cover you see 2 grime artist standing with their umbrella over their heads. This is linked with the title of their albulm called Tsunami.
Although its small to see , their is a parental advisory logo situated bottom left of the albulm which is something common in all Grime Genre Albulms.
Although there is turrental rain coming down you can still still the estate blocks in the background which is another subject linked with grime.The artist are both standing together which inplies that they are a double act together and that most of their music is going to be together/ a split part.
The person on the left ( KREPT) is dressed in black glasses , a gucci scarf and a gucci hat. He is wear expensive clothing which can suggest that he/they are successful and wealth.
The person on the right (KONAN) is dressed in Ralph Lauren which links back to wealth and being successful as Gucci and Ralph are expensive name brands to accquire.
The Words ' Play Dirty ' can suggest that their album is almost like breaking the rules for e.g they go all out in their album/ on their tracks .

Sunday, 31 October 2010

CD COVERS ANALYSIS

This Cd cover has a dark greyish background color which can imply a grime effect as it feels quite un attractive and plain which can also imply that he is a simple artist and hasn't made it that big yet so thats all he can afford. Also the costume he is wearing is a jacket with a hoody which shows that he is a grime artist due to that being the stereotypical clothing people associated with grime wear.
Also the name of the album is called 'LONDON TOWN' which elaborates on the grime genre as it is in a simple black capitalised font.
The Parental Advisory label is another image that relates constantly with the grime genre as it is associated with bad language.

Friday, 22 October 2010

Ideas of story shots


This is the first shot we have decided to shoot in our music video. We are inspired by the way he is situated as not only is he sitting in nice clothes but he also is putting on his hood and listening to his i pod which indicates youth and a grime theme type lif
estyle. In this shot we see that he is in an expensive location we see an expensive shaped star lig
htswhich indicates wealth and also he stereotypical well-known and high classed artist.

Shot Taken From - Chris Brown - Gimmie That
In this 2nd shot you can see that it is the same artist but he has fallen asleep and his costume has changed. We are going to elaborate on this idea and use it to show a dream world for our artist. The transformation from the 1st shot ( where he is in a hoodie , his ipod out , chains and watches on show) in the transforms into a shot where he is in mainstream costume in a nice suit which is breaking the stereotypical grime perspective.

Shot take from - Chris Brown - Gimmie That
This is another shot idea we have come up with where
he is looking in a mirror looking at himself and give that effect that he is thinking on what to do with his life and can his transformation from a thuggish look into a more mainstream
smart professional look suits him and if he can make it as an successful artist.

Shot Taken From - Kano - Typical ME
This close up shot is a good shot that we felt that we should include as it gets the audience to connect with the artist and also feel that connection through the eye contact of the artist. A close up shot takes all the attention off his costume of his accessories such as chains and rings and puts the attention on just his face.
Shot Taken From - Kano - Ps and Qs
This shot shows an angled shot of the artist giving the audience a visual on his top half costume and also the environment he is in. You can see the setting and also the time of day of when the video is being shot.

Shot Taken From - Kano - Ps and Qs


<------ This is an establishing shot where you get to see the whole costume of the artist and the whole scenery which is behind him. This is an important shot because in our production we are going to have him in nice clothes but walking in the slums which is almost like a tension between if the artist wants to carry on being a gangster or being successful.