AICE Media Studies Blogs

Scene 1: Two people riding their bikes down a neighborhood street during the day. This will be filmed on one of the main streets in the neighborhood. It’s main purpose is to establish the setting and feel of the video, this will be done with a wide angle shot.. The beginning instrumental section of the song will play during this section.  Scene 2: A point of view shot is given from one of the riders as they approach their location, that being the park we intend to film at. This shot exists mainly to help the audience feel more immersed within the video. Scene 3: The third scene will show an over the shoulder shot from the two people that were on the bikes looking towards a small hill. On the hill there will be multiple people smiling and waving to them. Scene 4. Another wide angle shot used here to show an open field. The actors will run across the field as if playing together with a ball.  Scene 5: This scene is an establishing shot of the field they were just running around on to onc

 Song: “Africa” By: Toto Props:      For our video we plan to showcase people hanging out at a park. To do this we will bring bicycles, sport balls, and other possible props that one would use to have fun with at a park.  Costumes:      We have decided to wear casual clothes but specifically something with long sleeves as we feel it will better suit the song. One thing we did specifically decide upon though was wearing tennis shoes as they would still be comfortable wear at a park but also will fit the mood of the song and the video.  Schedule: The week of 11/15 we were planning out our project and still making the major decision, as well as conducting research about the rock industry in general.  The week of 11/22 will be thanksgiving break and we intend to begin filming and editing throughout that week as we will have little other work for other classes. The week of 11/29 will be the final editing period and getting ready to submit out project.  Location: Our main choice of location

The song we decided on for our video was “Africa” by the band Toto.The song has been a favourite of mine for many years so this excited me quite a bit.      The band Toto is categorized as a rock band, therefore we need to look at typical rock band music videos to observe conventions.      Right off the bat one of the most common traits with all these rock and roll music videos is that the band members are in it for one reason or another. Sometimes they are acting a roll in the video, other times they are just playing in the background. We are obviously not Toto so that aspect might be different.      Another trope in many rock music videos is to bass the different parts of the video around the sound of the song. Many songs have faster, slower and higher, lower tempo portions. These changes impact the way the video flows through the different scenes and actions taking place. Most of the time the video is made to match the song. Occasionally it is the other way, especially with animated

      For the music video project, I decided that I will be working with a group. I chose to work with a group rather than working individually because I think it will be easier. Last project, I worked individually and I felt that it would've been easier if I had been working with a group. The people that I am doing the music video project with are Jorge Lopez and Alex Rapanos. I chose to do my project with these people because I feel that we work great together.       Also, I went to the same elementary and middle school as my groupmates. Since I've known my groupmates for a while, I feel that it is easier to understand them and easier to work with them. I feel that Alex is a great person to work with because I think he would make a great leader and he is also a hard worker. I feel that Jorge is a great person to work with because he is a hard worker and he does his work when assigned. And I feel that us three together will make a great group when we are making our music video

      This is my first blog and this blog will be an intro blog about me. My name is Christian Bundalevski and I was born in Florida on February 22nd, 2006. The middle school and elementary school that I attended was Beachside Montessori Village. I had great experiences there and I made good friends. I am currently attending Fort Lauderdale High. I am 15 years old and I am currently in my sophomore year of high school.       In my free time I like to play video games and use my phone. I play video games to entertain my self and also because I play with my friends. I also just play video games when I'm bored and have nothing to do because they are fun. My phone is used for watching YouTube and other entertaining things. Another thing that I do on my phone is researching things on google such as things related to school. Something that catches my interest is technology and how it's constantly advancing and easy to access. A fun fact about me is that I've know how to solve a R