As I mentioned in my conventions post, I really like the idea of using an text slide at the beginning of my video as it slows the pace of the video and helps to introduce the band and the song they are playing. Though some may argue that having the titles within the video may be unnecessary, I think that it may add more professionalism to my finished work and makes the video seem more cinematic.
A major element that I need to look at is the font or type-style that I use. I may want to use a logo that I will later use on the magazine advert and digipak, but I think that thin, handwritten font looks much more like the style I want to reflect within the video.
I will not add this until I have shot and started editing, yet I think that I need to decide if I am going to use this method as it could mean I have to plan the beginning of my storyboard around the text slide. This is because I do not want to use a clip that is too busy for the viewer to focus on the text and I do not want to divert their attention from the video.
Examples from other texts:
Local Native's unusual video for 'Heavy Feet' featuring Visually impaired model airplane pilots, singing sandwiches.
I have experimented with this idea on some footage I filmed over summer, I have used the song that I have chosen to see if it matches the tone of the song.
I think that this method with the text showing the clip behind it would be more effective if I used a black background rather than white. Also, If I made the image I used a higher quality it would reduce the blurring around the edges of the text. I had to use the online picture editor 'pixlr' to produce these transparent images and I this reduced the quality of the images I used.
I like this idea, i think it could work really well. I think the care you are taking with your ideas will pay off and add up to a great music video (no pressure). Your test shots look good too. Good work.
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