Thursday, March 23, 2017
Shoutout
Quick thank you thank you thank you infinitely to Mrs. Stoklosa for extending our deadline by a week. Much appreciated.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Insights
I JUST HAD AN IDEA! But first I'll write about what I was originally going to write.
I said I'd post an outline of the questions I'm going to be asking the band, and here it is.
My idea is to have individual interviews with them, although I'm not sure yet if I want to have them during rehearsal in a way that you can see the other members on the background, or in a separate room in a more formal setting. I really like the setting that RHCP used for "The Getaway Track-by-Track", because of the lighting and background, so I might go for a route like that.
Now my epiphany. I just had the idea that I could have a build up for the release of Heartbeat, which will technically be their next single. I'm thinking of something like "Countdown to Heartbeat" (any creative titles appreciated on the comments), and it will be a series of short videos with excerpts of the song -parts that will make people excited about it- and short answers to the second set of questions I posted above (the one that says "Heartbeat questions for YouTube", see?). I think that's a pretty cool (I need to stop italicizing the word 'cool' because it seems like I'm mocking it. (Can you even mock a word?)) thing to do, especially to start up their YouTube page. The real actual content I have so far is their first music video and a few live performances, and I'll select about two from the ones I have, so I need more STUFF to stuff it. Ha. The videos can also be used on their website, so I'm killing two birds with one stone.
I might even want to do a sort of "track-by-track" series for the release of their album, but as of right now nothing is certain. We shall see.
B.T.W. if you're wondering, they did not release 'Heartbeat' during their performance at school today. My hopes were in vain.
I said I'd post an outline of the questions I'm going to be asking the band, and here it is.
My idea is to have individual interviews with them, although I'm not sure yet if I want to have them during rehearsal in a way that you can see the other members on the background, or in a separate room in a more formal setting. I really like the setting that RHCP used for "The Getaway Track-by-Track", because of the lighting and background, so I might go for a route like that.
Now my epiphany. I just had the idea that I could have a build up for the release of Heartbeat, which will technically be their next single. I'm thinking of something like "Countdown to Heartbeat" (any creative titles appreciated on the comments), and it will be a series of short videos with excerpts of the song -parts that will make people excited about it- and short answers to the second set of questions I posted above (the one that says "Heartbeat questions for YouTube", see?). I think that's a pretty cool (I need to stop italicizing the word 'cool' because it seems like I'm mocking it. (Can you even mock a word?)) thing to do, especially to start up their YouTube page. The real actual content I have so far is their first music video and a few live performances, and I'll select about two from the ones I have, so I need more STUFF to stuff it. Ha. The videos can also be used on their website, so I'm killing two birds with one stone.
I might even want to do a sort of "track-by-track" series for the release of their album, but as of right now nothing is certain. We shall see.
B.T.W. if you're wondering, they did not release 'Heartbeat' during their performance at school today. My hopes were in vain.
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Ubiquitous Me
I think I might have put a little too much on my plate.
I have been a little crazy trying to work on everything for the project at the same time, since I have to deal with social media, try to get gigs, push them to write a song, schedule myself to be present at rehearsals and shows, etc etc etc. I've been thinking about a lot of details at once and consequently have not done much progress at any specific thing. This ends NOW. I can still think about details and progress in each part of the project, but I need to focus on one thing to progress A LOT ON right now.
So here's the schedule for the week:
Tuesday we're having a photo shoot around Weston to get some good pics for the website and social media. I also hope to set up their YouTube page so we can start posting videos...
Wednesday SOS will be performing at a school event and, hopefully, releasing their new song, Heartbeat. Yay. An opportunity for me to get more footage + listen to the song they want to do the music video on. (I mentioned something amazing, which would hypothetically be linked to this event, but it won't work anymore ~sad face~.)
Thursday we are getting together to do the interviews for the doc video and some additional material for the website+YouTube page! Exciting stuff. I will be posting an outline of the questions Tuesday or Wednesday.
Friday I'm going to start the skeleton of the website. As concluded from the information above, I am gathering the material necessary to fill the website.
Saturday is my birthday -happy birthday to me- so I will be taking a break.
Sunday is still a mystery, but I will probably be working on polishing the website and seeing what else I need to post on it.
I've decided to work on the website intensively this week because the band is running a little late with the song. There really isn't much I can do without lyrics or a melody. I've been asking them a lot to finish this as soon as possible, but I'm also trying to be considerate of their creative process; I'm not the one writing music... sad as that is.
What's amazing me is that I've found the biggest difference between this year's and last year's project: working with people. Last year was just me, myself, and I, so I could work on my own pace and I not depend on anyone. Unexpected events were limited, specially since all I did was research, decide, and create stuff in a computer. This year I count on four people to make this project happen. I love the opportunity but sometimes hate the idea of not having full control. Nevertheless, it is much more realistic. I know with certainty that I will carry this project not only as a physical portfolio, but as a lesson on how a slice of the music industry works.
I have been a little crazy trying to work on everything for the project at the same time, since I have to deal with social media, try to get gigs, push them to write a song, schedule myself to be present at rehearsals and shows, etc etc etc. I've been thinking about a lot of details at once and consequently have not done much progress at any specific thing. This ends NOW. I can still think about details and progress in each part of the project, but I need to focus on one thing to progress A LOT ON right now.
So here's the schedule for the week:
Tuesday we're having a photo shoot around Weston to get some good pics for the website and social media. I also hope to set up their YouTube page so we can start posting videos...
Wednesday SOS will be performing at a school event and, hopefully, releasing their new song, Heartbeat. Yay. An opportunity for me to get more footage + listen to the song they want to do the music video on. (I mentioned something amazing, which would hypothetically be linked to this event, but it won't work anymore ~sad face~.)
Thursday we are getting together to do the interviews for the doc video and some additional material for the website+YouTube page! Exciting stuff. I will be posting an outline of the questions Tuesday or Wednesday.
Friday I'm going to start the skeleton of the website. As concluded from the information above, I am gathering the material necessary to fill the website.
Saturday is my birthday -happy birthday to me- so I will be taking a break.
Sunday is still a mystery, but I will probably be working on polishing the website and seeing what else I need to post on it.
I've decided to work on the website intensively this week because the band is running a little late with the song. There really isn't much I can do without lyrics or a melody. I've been asking them a lot to finish this as soon as possible, but I'm also trying to be considerate of their creative process; I'm not the one writing music... sad as that is.
What's amazing me is that I've found the biggest difference between this year's and last year's project: working with people. Last year was just me, myself, and I, so I could work on my own pace and I not depend on anyone. Unexpected events were limited, specially since all I did was research, decide, and create stuff in a computer. This year I count on four people to make this project happen. I love the opportunity but sometimes hate the idea of not having full control. Nevertheless, it is much more realistic. I know with certainty that I will carry this project not only as a physical portfolio, but as a lesson on how a slice of the music industry works.
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