The visualisation is a mix of shots from Frameforge and actual pictures.
Thursday 21 January 2010
Wednesday 20 January 2010
Client Project - Documentary Script/ Questions
I looked into documentary scripts but was not too successful. As we were doing the interview soon we came up with some questions that we were going to ask Lenroy at his house which were as follows:
- Where were you born, when and why did you move to Nottingham and what was it like for you growing up?
- When did you start playing the bass and what drew you to it?
- What was the first band you played with and how was the group formed?
- What was the band’s style and what were other bands like on the scene at the time?
- From Positive vibes, How did you come to be a member of the “Realistics” and how did it feel?
- What was the meaning of the name “Natural Ites”?
- Was there a key factor in the success of “picture on the wall” and was it hard to meet the high expectations that followed?
- What were the most memorable moments with the natural Ites?
- What was it like touring w/ the Realistics and do you miss it?
- What was life like outside the band and what was going through your head at the time?
- What was the cause of the “Natural Ites” splitting and what did you do after?
- What have you done musically since then?
- What have you done outside of music since the natural Ites Split and what were the main occurrences in your life during this time?
- What are you currently doing as a solo artist and what are your influences?
- What are your priorities in your life at this time and what does your daily routine consist of?
- What is the goal of Leva Works and why did you decide to start it up?
- How do you see yourself progressing in the future musically and in your life?
- Hobbies outside of music?
- What do you like to do in your free time?
- What is the theme and style of “Roots, Rock, Dub”?
- What are your thoughts on Nottingham?
- What was your job as a social worker and what sort of people did you meet?
- Is there a particular song that really means the most to you and what do you feel when you listen to it?
The questions in red are ones that he was not happy to answer or we left out for other reasons.
Tuesday 19 January 2010
Client Project - Talk With Debs
Chase and I went and discussed what exactly we should do about the proposal as we weren't sure what to do as he was going to do most of the directing and i was going to be the producer and editor.
Debs said to us that we should each do a proposal (one for the documentary and one for the music video) and we should take out the live performance section.
I was to do the documentary and chase was going to do the music video.
Saturday 16 January 2010
Client Project - Research
I researched a variety of things,
I first researched Lenroy Guiste to see if i can find out anything people may not know about him and found that he was part of the Porcelain Dolls, Royal Roots band, and that he toured with Macka B.
http://www.ukscreen.com/band/josieakers
- Porcelain Dolls - Josie Akers Lead singer/songwriter, Lenroy Guiste Bass Player, Tony Smith Lead Guitar, Edmund Keanan Drums
- Together for 2 years as of 2006
As i couldnt find much about just him I started researching more about The Natural Ites and found out the following from: http://andybrouwer.co.uk/nites.html
· Started in 1982, “Called it a day” 1990
· First Break when appeared on Rockers Roadshow w/ Jamaican DJ Mikey Dread
· First single 1983 “Picture On the Wall” on own Realistics label.
· Went to top of reggae charts
· Airplay on BBC Radio 1 in particular, widened the band's appeal and fan-base,
· television appearances on Channel 4's The Tube, constant gigging around the country, helped the single to enter the mainstream British singles chart, no mean feat for an independent reggae outfit
· First album 1985 “Picture On the Wall” Lead Vocals: Ossie Samms, Percy 'JP' McLeod and Neil Foster. Musicians by The Realistics
· The Picture album, released on the CSA label and produced by Johnny White.
· Recording took place in London and Nottingham, mixing at the Aquarius Studios in Jamaica.
· second single, Lion Inna Jungle, quickly followed their initial successful release
· Within a year, a third single, Lately, was making an even bigger impact and remained at the number one spot in the UK Reggae charts for six weeks
· second album, Marvellous, released in 1987 by this time, Neil Foster had departed leaving Samms and McLeod as the main pairing.
· The Marcus Garvey Studio in Nottingham was home to the recording, again under the control of producer Johnny White, with the album released on the Realistics Record label.
· Another single, Cry For You was released, followed up by a Temptations cover version, I Wish It Would Rain and Happen All Over Again.
· final album, Naturalites in Ites, was released in 1989
· failed to make the same impact as their previous releases and marked the beginning of the end for Nottingham's finest
· Within a year the band's members had gone their separate ways and the British and worldwide reggae fraternity had lost one of its finest exponents.
· Percy solo album, Upside Downside, produced by his former Realistics compatriot Lenroy Guiste
· Guiste himself is the bassist with the Royal Roots and Porcelain Dolls bands
I then looked more into different Documentary Styles: http://www.fromtheheartproductions.com/interview10.shtml
The Expository Style (Direct Address Documentary Voice): The expository (or Griersonian) style addresses the audience directly, usually through a narrator. The narrator is separated from the subject of the documentary and is making verbal commentary on it. This style tends to rely on the narration to tell the story rather than continuous visual images. Expository films usually seek to inform or instruct, are very pointed and leave little room for interpretation. Interviews, voice-over, and archival images are often combined as in Ken Burns' popular Civil War (1990).
The Impressionistic Style: The impressionistic style is more artistic than real. It seeks to create the art and impression to convey a story, rather than using a hard-hitting, objective lens. A film made in this style may take on the production qualities of a fictional film (reenactments) utilizing actors, stages, and art direction.
The Observational Direct Style (Direct Address to Viewer Documentary Voice): This style tries to mirror the world, rather than create a specific argument. Often this style of film is a series of vignettes. The direct observational style is noninterventionist and focuses on the immediate time.
The Observational Verité Style (Cinema Verité Documentary Voice): Observational Verité recognizes it’s very difficult to achieve the goal of nonintervention in the direct observational style, because once the subject is aware of the camera, the subject will modify his or her behavior. Thus verité uses the camera to invoke an interaction or response with the subject.
Thursday 14 January 2010
Client Project - Meeting With Chase
These are the notes taken during this meeting:
Meeting w/ Lenroy on Monday 18th January
-Research
-Design
-Story boards
-Script
-Treatment
The style could be loosely described as Rock and Reggae influenced Ambient.
Get Lots of Stills
- 20 secs Intro
- 20- 30 secs of his history - show stills of his high school, bring in his first band Positive vibes
- 1 – 1.5 mins of Lenroy and positive vibes – what they were about – play some of their music – pictures of them -
- 2 mins Naturalites Section - How they began – what does their name mean - Biggest songs – most memorable gigs/ moments – What was the reason for the Natural Ites stoping producing music?- Video, Interview Footage with lenny and other band, (picture on the wall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AJmHlaadMo) still images,
- 1 min what was going on in ur life whilst playing with the natural ites?
- 1.5 mins what have you done since the natural ites split and how have you felt throughout the years.
- 1 min solo artist and what are ur influences – play his music, video footage from gigs, stills
- 40 secs - What are your priorities today and what do you do in your free time?
- 30 min – Leva works – what are its aimes – how did it start up
- 30 mins – future plans – where do you see yourself progressing in the future?
- 30 Secs – Credits
Music Video:
Documentary
Producer: Chris Dubock
Director: Chase Martini
Editor: Chris Dubock
Music Video
Producer: Chris Dubock
Director: Chase Martini
Editor: Chris Dubock
Producer: Chase Martini
Director: Chris Dubock
Editor: Chase Martini
Producing
Documentary - Simmilar work, Band History + Info The Natural Ites, Documentary Styles, Documentary - Scripts.
Music Video - Music Video Styles
Directing
Live Performace – Pictures of Broadway, floor plans
- Lenroys House
- Subway Studios
- Broadway
- Rescue Rooms
- Studio – showing him in the studio
- Alley cafe
Thursday 7 January 2010
Client Project - "Flight Of The Chonchords" Series 2 Credits
- Line Producer
- Associate Producer
- Cast
- Casting By
- Director of Photography
- Production Designer
- Edited By
- Music Producer
- Unit Production Manager
- First Assistant Director
- Second Assistant Director
- Costume Designer
- Art Director
- Set Decorator
- Production Coordinator
- Production Supervisor - LA
- Script Supervisor
- Production Accountant
- Payroll Accountant
- 2nd 2nd Assistant Director
- Production Associate
- Writer's Associate
- Casting Associate
- Camera Operators
- Steadicam Operator
- 1st Assistant Camera
- 2nd Assistant Camera
- Hair Department Head
- Make-up Department Head
- Costume Supervisor
- On-Set Costumer
- Assistant Costume Designer
- Location Managers
- Assistant Location Manager
- Location Coordinator
- Location Production Assistant
- Transportation Captain
- Boom Operator
- Production Sound Mixer
- Utility
- Property Master
- Lead Man
- Assistant Property Master
- Set Dresser
- Charge Scenic
- On Set Dresser
- Camera Scenic
- Gaffer
- Best Boy Electric
- Generator Operator
- Lighting Tech.
- Key Grip
- Best Boy Grip
- Grips
- Assistant Production Coordinator
- Script Coordinator
- Art Department Coordinator
- Art Department Production Assistant
- Construction Coordinator
- Key Carpenter
- Key Construction Grip
- Carpenters
- Assistant Editors
- Post Production Coordinator
- Editorial Production Assistant
"Flight of the Chonchords" is a TV series about two unsuccessful kiwi music artists, Jemaine and Bret. In the first series they have moved to New York and there manager is a kiwi working for the New Zealand Consulet who only ever gets them gigs in places such as the libarary and in a lift.... In this series they have been living in New York for a Year and have yet to actually have a proper gig but that is there main aim, o and to get money! One reason i really like this program is it obviously has a very low budget and they use techniques to do things that look quite good cheaply, such as whilst they were making a music video they had the camera doing a 360 degreas turn to give the impression that sumone was spining and it worked quite well.
Client Project - "Babylon" Credits
- Production Manager
- Assistant Production Manager
- Casting Director
- Sound Mixer
- Assistant Sound Mixer
- Dubbing Mixer
- Operator
- Focus Puller
- Clapper/ Loader
- Location Manager
- 1st Assistant Director
- Dubbing Editor
- Art
- Director
- Assistant Editor
- Art Director
- Assistant Art Director
- Continuity
- Assistant Editor
- Assistant Dubbing Editor
- Accountant
- Construction
- Grip
- Gaffer
- Make Up
- Wardrobe
- Props
- Producer's Assistant
- Titles
- Sound System
- Special Music Recorded
- Music
- Thanks
- Processed By
- Sound Track Album Available on Chrysalic Records and Tapes
"Babylon" is a film from the 1980s that follows "Blue" and his "rasta crew" as they get close to a sound clash competition with a rival crew. Its Based in London, Blue is a calm likable character and throughout the film is trying to stop his mates from getting into fights even after alot of racial abuse, until he gets fired from his job as a car mechanic, there hangout gets broken into and there sound system smashed up, and he gets beaten down by plain clothed police man. After this he becomes increasingly angered and alienated and starts fighting back. This film addresses racism violence and the roots reggae lifestyle in London in the 1980s.
Client Project - "A Very British Gangster" Credits
- Film Editor
- Camera
- 2nd Camera Unit
- Jimmy Jib Operators
- Sound Recordists
- Camera Assistant
- 2nd Unit Directors
- Stills Photography
- Video Rostrum
- Archive
- Post Production
- Audio Assistant
- Dubbing Mixer
- Online Editors
- Colourist
- Music Supervision
- Original Whistling
- With Thanks
- Co-Producers
- Assistant Producer
- Producer
- Associate Executive Producers
- Produced and Directed
- Music
"A Very British Gangster" is a documentary that follows the mob boss (Dominic) of one of the largest "gangster" families in Britain, the Noonans.
Client Project - Sorting Out The Roles
Chase and I got talking more in depth about the different roles we will be doing, what/ how many other people we may need to fill in the roles we don't have. We decided it would be a good idea to watch a few films credits and write down the roles in them, I realised I have a documentary so thought that would be good to look at as we are doing one.
So the first credits we watched where at the end of the documentary:
So the first credits we watched where at the end of the documentary:
Wednesday 6 January 2010
Client Project - The Draft Proposal
As I thought it was really important for the first email to the client to be concise and draw them in I said we should do a proposal. Chase and I then met up and started brainstorming on the proposal:
What:
What:
- Promotional DVD for Local reggae band including music videos, documentary and live video.
- Service/ product that the client can distribute as they want.
- Third year NTU student project.
Why:
- Music has always been a big part of our lives especially reggae, dub and drum n bass and we wanted to keep it close to our hearts.
- With the three different parts to the DVD I can show off a variety of techniques and a variety of skills, such as different camera skills and editing styles.
- One part of my favorite types of audiovisual is documentaries.
- A DVD is a very useful promotional tool for the band to get recognised.
- Free for the band, more interesting promotion than a t-shirt or poster.
- CD / DVD Sales - sell double sided DVD with one of artists Cd's.
- As its a local band it reduces costs, improves accessibility / co-operation with band.
Where:
- Nottingham:
- Gig Locations - Bars - Festivals - Exhibitions - Clubs - Concert Halls
- Life Style - Artists home - Studio - Rehearsals - Places of Leisure and Personal Interests of Band
Who:
- Reggae Artist
- Percy Dread
- Notts Dub
How:
- Rastafarian Theme
- Reggae/ Roots Soundtrack
- Slow Pace
- Shots of lifestyle + gigs + interviews
- "Getting To Know the Band Behind the Scenes"
- Highlight production of song progress
Saturday 2 January 2010
Artefact 1 - Music Videos
For my first Artefact I wanted to look at music videos and whether people prefer the new MTV style or if they were happy with the older style. This was to try and find out if the change in technology has come from the viewers changing and thus causing the advance in technology or if it has come from the other way round. I started off by looking up the music videos that won awards last year and found these:
Oasis - Falling Down UK Music video awards 2009 Best edited
Paolo Nutini – candy Best Telecine in a video
Moray Mclaren – we got time Best Budget video – rock/ indie/ alt
Will young – changes best pop video
Coldplay – strawberry swing best rock video, Video of the year
(embedded was disabled) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb9X5jMofEo
The presets - if I know you best dance video
Lady Gaga – Paparazzi best international video
Friday 1 January 2010
PRP Writing the Essay
I had a lot of issues whilst writing the actual PRP essay. I started off with the title "How can a cut/ edit affect the modern day viewer?" but after having a surgery session it changed to "Have current delivery methods and techniques changed the perception of the viewer?" it slightly changed again and then ended up after talking with our course leader as "Audiovisual work has been constantly changing over time with the advancements of technology. How have recent styles and program formats changed to accommodate this and why?". This brought enough problems on its own as I kept having to research everything all over again, and change my essay to incorporate new things and decide what parts were still important. I was finding it particularly hard to find exactly what the problem was in my question, which made it difficult to know exactly where I was going whilst writing/ researching it. With the final title I managed to make headway and completed the essay.
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