Production Blog: Our Views in Music

 


Hi! At this point in the project, this is where we begin putting together our title design. 

My team and I decided to start with the sound and music of the sequence before filming. A group mate of mine took the initiative of contacting several platforms such as Instagram DM, Universal Music Group, and Billy Joe. However, after two weeks and no response, it became a unanimous decision to look for royalty free music.

I started looking for free stock music. I searched up free music and used the websites Bensound, Pixabay, and mixkit. These websites allowed me to play the music in whole and there were saving and downloading options. I was aiming for a number of things. I was looking for a melodic tune that contradicted the scene in a good way or something that builds suspense and kept the audience on edge.

I also looked for heartbeat sound effects for the title sequence. I was able to find some options of heartbeats but couldn't decide on one since the audio from he school computer lacked sound quality. The heartbeat sound effect would be used at the end of the sequence when the character walks out the closet with a surprised face but it is never revealed what he was looking at. So the purpose of the heartbeat sound effect would make the scene more dramatic.

After a while of using the websites, my group and I decided to move onto YouTube for more ideas and options. There, we listened to mostly old fashion songs. They all sounded really good but it came down to two songs so far: "House of the Rising Sun" by Tom Clarence Ashley and Gwen Foster and "I Ain't Got Nobody(And Nobody Cares for Me) by Spencer Williams and Dave Peyton.

While doing my searching for songs, I also gave my input on my team mates suggestions. We would talk about the song and if it would go well with the sequence. This is helpful so we could all come to an agreement with which songs to use. We also came up with an option that we could all make up a song ourselves. At this point, I doubt it since we don't want to waste time. 

Considering the rough beginning trying to find songs I think we did well and we have progressed using the best resources we could find. For the next step we will begin filming and I can't wait for that, I know we will do great.  

Below is a screenshot of one of the websites, pixabay:





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Planning Blog

Image
  Planning Blog Props       Since my group is doing the Arizona drink, the only prop we will use the most is the Arizona can. Along with any other insignificant items in the commercial. Costumes      Nicole and I will be the actors in the commercial. In the beginning of the commercial we will have comfy, chill outfits on. Once the Arizona can is introduced, we will change outfits into something more bold and eye catching to match our drink. This is to match the 'aesthetic' of the Arizona drink. Order First, my team will figure out how we want our commercial to be. We find out our exact setting, basic concept for the ad. Next, we find out how we want to film it and how. What supplies do we use, what angles and direction we film. After we have the footage, we edit our video to fit our standards. We add the music, any transitions, on screen text, and more. Locations and Ideas The few locations we will film on is the Senior Patio, the track field, and...
Read more

Hii, it's me againn

Image
Introduction My name is Yaneli Zelaya and this is my second introduction blog.  The previous project we did was fun and it gave me a chance to do something I haven't done before. This time I am definitely doing something new.   One thing about me is that I really enjoy music and the different genres. I don't have a specific favorite type of genre but I enjoy alt hip hop and rock. My current favorite song is Willshire by Tyler the Creator. from his recent album call me if you get lost. I really love the smooth rap and the lyrics themselves. Tyler really created when he made this song.  I can tell this project is going to be a fun experience and I can't wait to get to filming this music video even if it may not be a song I really like.
Read more

CCR

Image
  After we finished the commercial a reflection sheet was given to me to measure my growth and understanding during the whole project. 1.        How does your product use or challenge conventions AND how does it represent social groups or issues?         The AriZona Tea company likes to keep the “vintage” look and style. Their drinks are aimed to look like it’s from the 90s. The AriZona company supports the lqbtq community by teaming with It Gets Better Project. How does your product engage with audiences AND how would it be distributed as a real media text?      AriZona Ice Tea is mostly known with teens and young adults. The old fashion aesthetic of the cans is a huge reason the audience buys the product. To be able to distribute it socially would be through social media apps popular among the audience. Such as Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube. Etc. 3.        How did your production skills develop through...
Read more