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'Getting the Angles'

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 Hey guys!! Me and Jenna have been working on our music video and conspiring ideas. She has been doing most of the filming. I mostly throw the ideas to help create a plot. I try to get her to film the dog running around different areas. This would help create a sort of montage. In most movies people/animals who run away or get kidnapped have a sort of montage moment. They use different clips from different days and settings/places to help convey that many days have passed since. I try to get Jenna to record the dog from behind and from the side. It's been a bit difficult for her. The dog doesn't really want to leave Jenna's side. She sometimes records from up above which isn't a very good perspective of running away. She has gotten a few good clips though. One from behind and a few from the side. She said she is going to record more in different places too. She has gotten a few shots of the dog running in a building and also running outside by her complex. Most of these

‘We are in a bit of a pickle’

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Hey guys!! Let me start off with there’s been a change of plans. Me and Jenna have been trying to put the princess and the frog song my belle Evangeline into action but we just couldn’t. We have different schedules and can’t seem to agree on a certain thing. So we have decided to change our plan. We will be making a music video with the song ‘never going to give you up’. This would consist of Jenna and her dog. The plot would be that the dog goes missing and she places posters everywhere to help find her dog. The dog would be the main point of interest since she is playing a big role. The reason for change is mostly due to schedule and other things like costumes and lack of actors/extras to be in the film as well. Instead of being in the new MV I will be filming and editing most of it. Jenna decided to do it at her home/neighborhood so her dog could stay calm. I can’t really be around dogs a lot because they make me sneeze amongst other things. I will be doing as much as I can to help

'Changes have been made'

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 Hey guys!! I regret to inform you that me and Jenna have scratched the music video for 'Ma Belle Evangeline'. We were put in such an unpredictable situation. We lost all our actors; we were low on funds and our schedule was colliding with each other's. Don't worry though because we were able to fix everything by just changing everything all together. Our genre is still pop but it doesn't fall under the Disney category. Our new song is 'Never Gonna Give You Up' by Rick Astley. We chose this because we thought of a more simpler video concept. Where we didn't have to spend a lot of money and don't need to contain other people. We thought of just having Jenna's dog in the video. The whole concept would be that the dog is missing, and that Jenna is looking for her. Jenna goes around showing a picture of her dog to everyone. She then posts missing posters around the neighborhood in hopes of finding her dog. She films clips of her dog running away and

'The time is Approaching'

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 Hey guys!! Me and Jenna are going to go shopping for our costumes together. We are going to go to the Target near our school. We will be looking for green or just nature like colors. This will be during the weekend maybe around Sunday because we have things to do on Saturday. We are planning on recording from an iPhone 11. Maybe edit on the computer or on CapCut still. Jenna is a good partner to work with. She always has ideas to contribute to the project. I was kind of debating on this music video. I don't know if we will execute it right because I don't have a lot of access to things. I need to buy my costume soon and I don't know where to look.   From the moment we started this project, we were very thrilled to see where it would go and how we would be able to execute it. We both share a love for the film and its timeless message of following one's dreams, and we wanted to capture that spirit in our music video. Our first step was to carefully select the right locat

'How far we have Come'

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 Hey guys!! Its Jana'e and I'm back to tell you about how far me and Jenna are in the music video production. We have planned our area in which we are going to record and when. We plan on going to our local park on Monday, October 23, 2023. We want to be in an area of prominent greenery with water on the side and what better spot to go than a park. If we can't go to the park, we are planning on then we will go to a different park that has the same scenery in terms of greenery, trees, and nearby river. I am still shopping for my costume. We are still trying to find out who can be a part of our music video. We will probably have to animate the video with the actual characters or maybe change the song to a simpler one. We did make our storyboard for how everything will be framed. We have to work quickly because this may be a difficult video to put together. Although this is one of my favorite Disney songs, I could've tried to be careful on what I have chosen. We will be fi

'Storyboard for my Music Video'

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'Planning for my Music Video'

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Ma Belle Evangeline by Princess and the Frog sung by  Jim Cummings who plays Ray Props - Fairy lights, microphone, a trumpet, pillow, and fake Lilypad's with flowers Location - Holiday Park by the exercise trail which is where we would be least distracted   Schedule - 1PM to 2PM on Monday, October 16 Backup plan - Film at Mills Pond Park by the river on the side of the football field for an hour or two on Monday, October 16 Costumes - Princess Tiana (green dress), Prince Naveen (maybe green clothes), the green clothes for Tiana and Naveen would signify them as frogs at this point and time in the movie, green/brown/yellow clothes for Ray w/ wings, and alligator costume or just green clothes to signify Louis. We could also paint or use different colors of felt to differentiate between all of the greens. 

'Research Blog: Music Video Conventions'

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  Children's music genre Circle Of Life- Elton John CAMS -Pan -Eye level -Tracking Editing -Insert -Eyeline match -Fade out Sound -Diegetic -Non-diegetic -Dialogue  CLAMPS -Soft and heavy lighting -Set in the safari - Animated characters are animals Beauty and the Beast CAMS -  Eye level - Point of view - Close up Editing - Cross cutting - Cut away -Fade out Sound -Diegetic -Dialogue -Non diegetic  CLAMPS -Teapot - Ballroom setting - Light makeup (blush and mascara) Slaughter Race- Wreck It Ralph 2 CAMS -Tracking -Zoom -High Angle Editing -Insert -Jump cut -Shot Reverse shot Sound -Diegetic -Dialogue -Ambient sound CLAMPS -Use of fast cars -Setting is in a rough neighborhood -Soft lighting  

'Group Blog MV'

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  Moving on, my music video is going to be based on the song 'Ma belle Evangeline'. I plan on inserting a video of me or someone else playing the popular song on the trumpet from Princess and The Frog. While doing that I'm going to have 3 or 4 other people in the video. 2 of them will represent Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen. I might play as Tiana instead of playing the trumpet. The other 2 people would be Ray the firefly and Evangeline the "star". The one playing the trumpet would be Louis the alligator. Tiana and Naveen would be seated outside watching Ray ramble about Evangeline. Ray would then break out into song and ray would say a few things but be hushed by Tiana and Naveen (like in the movie).  Tiana and Naveen start dancing although it takes a little of convincing for Tiana. Louis brings out his trumpet and starts playing as Tiana and Naveen dance. This should cause a romantic atmosphere for the two. When the Tiana and Naveen are just about to kiss the

'Intro Blog MV'

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  Hey guys!! I'm back if you don't know who I am my name is Jana'e and here's a few interesting things about myself.   I am 16 years old and a junior attending Fort Lauderdale High School. I currently play the trumpet in marching band. I've been playing for about a year now. I still have a lot to learn. In my spare time I love to cook. I mostly cook chicken, rice, pasta, dumplings, or any other meal I see on Google or TikTok.  I am currently in the mentorship program at my school. I am helping incoming freshman get used to high school, help with any emotional problems that progress, and I help with any schoolwork they have. This is great for me because I get to discuss this in college essays, and I get to help people in need who are sometimes afraid to ask for help. I like going to Orlando to visit my sister and her family. I also like going swimming at the pool. ***NOT THE BEACH***. I don't like the way the sea water makes my skin feel. Also has anyone ever dis