Wild Moose Chase - Credits.

Thank you to everyone who took part in our Wild Moose Chase project :)

Credits WMC.



Cast - Alex Baden-Hinsley, Tom Barrett, Paddy Whibley and Liam Fraser.

Extras - Alex Gabler, Glen Alabaster and Lewis Taylor.

Props - Alex Baden-Hinsley, Tom Barrett and Paddy Whibley.

Editing – Alex Baden-Hinsley.

Camera work – Paddy Whibley and Tom Barrett.

Transport – Paddy Whibley.

Director – Tom Barrett.

Project management – Tom Barrett.

Sound management – Alex Baden-Hinsley and Tom Barrett.

Location management – Alex Baden-Hinsley.

Writing (song) – Tom Barrett and Alex Baden-Hinsley.

Research and Planning - Alex Baden-Hinsley, Tom Barrett and Paddy Whibley.

Evaluation - Alex Baden-Hinsley, Tom Barrett, Paddy Whibley and Liam Fraser.

Producers – Alex Baden-Hinsley, Tom Barrett and Paddy Whibley.

Special Thanks – Mrs Jones, Mrs Hudson, Mrs Priest, Mr Kombaté, JBS cleaning staff, Mrs Sutton and Liam Fraser.

Caditate numbers: Alex Baden-Hinsley: 666053007

Tom Barrett: 666053009

Paddy Whibley: 666053222

Wild Moose Chase Treatments

Here are our treatments for Wild Moose Chase:

Tom Barrett (candidate number 666053009): http://www.mediafire.com/?ynnmt331cmi

Wild Moose Chase - Research

I have, again, posted the research on a file sharing site becuase of the fact that i cannot directly upload it to Blogger.com. Here is the link:

Wild Moose Chase - Research: http://www.mediafire.com/?nfm2n0zmh4j

The research is self explanatory really, it's just some of the things which we looked at, discussed and considered before we started to create Wild Moose Chase.

Candidate numbers: Alex Baden-Hinsley: 666053007

Tom Barrett: 666053009

Paddy Whibley: 666053222

Wild Moose Chase - Magazine Advert

Wild Moose Chase - Magazine Advert:

Canditate numbers: Alex Baden-Hinsley: 666053007

Tom Barrett: 666053009

Paddy Whibley: 666053222

Wild Moose Chase Shooting Schedule.

Wild Moose Chase - original shooting schedule: http://www.mediafire.com/?mkg3yjmyony

This was the original plan for when we were going to film Wild Moose Chase. It would be an understatement to say we ran over a bit. We underestimated the amount of time it would take to do our research and planning (mainly the story board). This was one of the reasons why we ran over. Another reason was that we had some issues with availability of equipment such as cameras and tripods. When we did have the equipment, we often struggled to find a suitable time to actually film. Other subjects and personal issues interviened but the biggest problem of all was continuity.

Bad continuity was supposed to be a theme running through certain scenes in the music video, such as the scooby doo-esque coridoor scene where costumes are switched and people change places unrealistically. However, we really did try hard to get certain areas of the continuity right, namely the weather and the level of lighting. We started filming in the middle of winter, this meant that it was getting dark early and we didn't have long to film. Also the weather had to be consistent. So for example, when it snowed in January, we couldn't film at all because we had already filmed all indoor scenes to overcome the darkness issue.

In the end we finished filming in mid March which still gave us time to edit and evaluate our work and finish any work that we still had left to do.

Candidate Numbers: Alex Baden-Hinsley: 666053007

Tom Barrett: 666053009

Paddy Whibley: 666053222

Wild Moose Chase - Story Board and Pictures.

Wild Moose Chase
(click on the links to download the files for the storyboard and the storyboard pictures)


storyboard pictures: http://www.mediafire.com/?zz0nmdwrmyy

storyboard : http://www.mediafire.com/?azeyyjowf0z


The storyboard was created using microsoft word, and so is not an image or video. Because of this Blogger.com is unable to upload it. Rather than recreating the whole thing, i have put it into zip folders and uploaded them to mediafire.com . Clicking the links above will allow you to download the zip folders and view the storyboard.

The storyboard is part of our Planning for the Wild Moose Chase music video. We used it when we were filming to remind us of how we wanted to film the scene and how we wanted it to look after editing in the final video. It also helped us to remember small details such as which part of the song we had reached in terms of the video. This made it easier to do certain scenes which included lip syncing. We also used the storyboard again when editing the video to remind us what we originally wanted. The order of the scenes, the timings, and the CGI were all mentioned on the storyboard although some small details were changed and adapted at later stages to better suit what we wanted, and were able to achieve.

Candidate Numbers: Alex Baden-Hinsley: 666053007

Tom Barrett: 666053009

Paddy Whibley: 666053222

Wild Moose Chase - Digipak

This is the digipak for the Padidas album "Wild Moose Chase". It was made as part of the ancillary task for our A2 Media project. To make sure the dimensions were correct the digipak was created over the top of a template. The 4 panels are the front and back covers of the album digipak, and the 2 inside covers. As shown above, the front cover is displayed in the top left corner with the back cover in the top right. The bottom left panel is the left inside panel and in the bottom right of the above image is the right inside panel, over which the disk is placed. All of the images featured are highly edited to make them more eye catching and are also designed to fit with the fantasy/cartoon/childish feel of the "Wild Moose Chase" music video. The other part of the ancillary task is the magazine advert which will be uploaded seperately.

Candidate numbers: Alex Baden-Hinsley: 666053007

Tom Barrett: 666053009

Paddy Whibley: 666053222

Final Evaluation: How Did You Use Media Technologies In The Construction & Research, Planning & Evaluation Stages?

In the construction of my video all my footage was recorded onto a DV tape which was then saved in digital files on an Apple Mac computer. This made the video easy to transfer, edit and back-up throughout the editing process.
To edit my footage I used a software package on the Mac called iMovie, this gave the opportunity to add artistic effects, adjust lighting and speed, cut, trim and copy my scenes.
In the construction of my ancillary tasks i used digital photography, uploaded to a computer where i then used to Photoshop Elements to edit them. This package gives a wide range of artistic opportunities and i was able to create products with a more creative and interesting look.
Media technologies were a vital tool in my initial research stage. I used a number of different websites to gain information on various different videos and their popularity, inspiration and success. When creating my research pack, i was able to use pictures and screen grabs from the internet to make it more visually pleasing and a lot clearer.
As my planning became more in depth, a good way to check storyboard timings is through making an animatic. To do this i scanned my storyboard onto a computer and used Microsoft Movie Maker to create it. From this i was able to see how effective and well-planned my sequencing and timings were.

Final Evaluation: What Have You Learned From Audience Feedback?

The two main aspects of the video which I was most worried woulod not convey to the audience as I intended were:
>The stereotypical characters created each had a matching girl (e.g the geek boy had a matching geeky girl) and;
>The expected girl for each male character's date was not the outcome of the video, as they meet up with a different character to their stereotypical match. This i was trying to achieve through camera sequences and angles.
After my video was played to an audience for the first time, this is what i then asked. The feedback taught me that the geeks in the production were the most successful characters, this i think is down to the fact that a geeky persona is easier to portray then perhaps the other characters in the production, also the acting skills of these two actors seemed to be of higher quality.
The immature and jokey characters were the least obvious to the audience, from further discussion i realised this was down to the outfits worn by the charcters, as they were not fitting to the personality. Also there was not enough footage of them shown for the audience to get a great understanding.
I have also learnt that the final few shots of the video meant the unexpected dates were clear to the audience. The sequencing and camera angles (e.g the boy entering the frame at a different time to the girl) made the ending sucessful.
Overall the audience feedback reinforced my idea of humor throughout, however it led me to pick up on the possibility that the editing of the shots towards the end of the video could have been sped up slightly.

Final Evaluation: How Effective Is The Combination Of Your Ancillary Texts?

When producing my ancillary tasks I tried to keep themes and the tone from my video in mind.
I chose to do the digipak and advert as they were the most straight forward way of continuing ideas from my video on to static visual projects.
The video is very lighthearted and fun, to continue this i gave the photography of the ancillary tasks a green tone, this is a neutral and happy colour. I then added mukti-coloured stars to show the fun side of the video and emphasize the youthful characters in the production. I used oner of the female charcters in the video as the main focus point of both the digipak and advert, this kept the theme of love and romance prominant to the overall production. On the inside cover is a locket with a 'J' (for the members of my band Jay, James and Jake) writen in it. This is a very traditional way of showing love and as a final reference to the video, the front door of one of the girl's in the video makes up the photography for the back cover of the digipak.
The ancillary tasks compliment the mood and tone of the video, giviong off the idea of fun-loving, care-free young lovers.
The way the digipak and advert have references back to the video make it clear that all three pieces belong together and they each give each other more meaning and clarity.