Tour Dates for SEMPA

This is a screenshot from the wix website we created for Sempa, with this specific slide being focused on Sempa's first tour.

At the top we have given lots of detail about his tour, this is a good starting point for everyone to read, because they get a strong understanding about it. Underneath the introduction, we see all the dates of the tour and where the events are taking place. To get this on the website, we linked up with bandisintown and our Facebook page. This allowed us to release tour dates, as well as having interactive buttons, which leads you to booking to the tour.

Without having bandisintown, we would have had to make separate links to a separate website to get it booked. This is why I made a facebook page, to allow bandisintown to work with it. It is easily accessible for anyone to book with all the information necessary.

Footage Gone Wrong

 Throughout filming for a music video, you are always going to have bits of footage that didn't go right, with the acting being messed up. We did mess up quite a bit of footage, but the big problem was how much good footage we didn't use, because it was either from France which we didn't use, or it was drone footage that we were not able to put on premiere without the footage being slow.

When we messed up footage, it normally wasn't our fault, it was just the problem of filming in places where there were many people around, this caused the filming to be messed up. It wasn't because the sound, because that could be edited, but we wanted shots where Max could be the main focus and not be centre of the picture. We normally realised the footage wasn't that great when we went back to edit, rather than the exact time we were filming. When filming, we just tried to collate as many shots as possible. Sometime the quality of the shots was poor as well, so that was a lot more that wasn't very helpful.

Digipak Draft 1

since we have decided to use a lot of the justin bieber inspired footage i remade some pictures for the digipak. i have kept variation so that my group can chose their favourites.

Edit inspiration

Here is one of the photos that have been taken for the digipak. I have done this effect on the picture as it goes well with the transparency theme in the entire video. It also links in with one of the effects done in the music video.

Edited Photo

Here is a photo that my group made using photoshop. We have used inspiration from the music video to ensure that our theme is relevant and consistent. I really like the outcome of this picture as it gives it a splintered effect which is visible throughout our video using different effects.

Shooting schedule

DAY / DATE	SCENE	INTERIOR/EXTERIOR	SHOT NUMBER/ DESCRIPTION	LOCATION	CHARACTERS	PROPS/SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
06/09/16	Photoshoot	Inside	Photoshoot	GBHS	SEMPA	‘Roadman’ Attire (e.g hoodie, flat cap, trainers)
16/09/16		Outside	Intro to SEMPA’s hometown	Camden Town Kentish Town West Hackney	SEMPA	‘Roadman’ Attire
20/09/16		Outside	Burnt car	Chelmer Village	SEMPA ALTORA	‘Roadman’ Attire
23/09/16		Inside	Alleyway	Chelmsford	SEMPA	‘Roadman’ Attire
24/09/16		Outside	Rapping	Chelmsford	SEMPA ALTORA	‘Roadman’ Attire
25/09/16		Outside	Fillers	Chelmsford	SEMPA ALTORA	‘Roadman’ Attire
27/09/16		Outside	Rapping	Chelmsford	SEMPA ALTORA	‘Roadman’ Attire
30/09/16		Inside		Chelmsford Great Baddow	SEMPA	‘Roadman’ Attire
6/10/16		Outside	Last of shots needed	GBHS	SEMPA	‘Roadman’ Attire

 

Personally I think the filming did go really well as we managed to get all the shots that we had planned to get and all the resources were generally nearby and accessible. Having done a lot of research for inspiration definitely put our group to an advantage as it allowed us to pick out our favourite shots that we felt looked professional and mimic them. The only downside to our filming I'd say is since the second character 'ALTORA' was a stranger before the video, in the first couple of shots he looked visibly uncomfortable and less confident. Thankfully this changed after we showed him the stealomatic of what we wanted our video to look like, this made him more confident in knowing what outcome we wanted to achieve.

First Draft (editing) Peer Feedback

Overall we got some good reviews with our grade ranging from levels 3 to 4 in every aspect. Most the feedback is similar, saying that the editing theme is very popular especially the Justin Bieber inspired part. Sempa the main character manages to get into character well however Altora struggles a bit with his confidence and looks a bit more hesitant, this could be solved by putting in more fillers rather than lip syncing. As our theme is urban/street it is easy to make some of the shots look a bit repetitive which has been picked up by our peers, brainstorming ideas for replacement shots could be a way we improve. The rest of our feedback consisted of things such as applying a warp stabilizer to some of our shots to make them a bit more smooth and adjusting some of the colours and contrast which was designated to be done towards the end of the process. The drone footage seemed to be very popular therefore we concluded that we were going to put more in.

Sempa Fashion

Sempa's fashion we aimed for, was mainly jeans or tracksuit bottoms and a track top or jumper. We did this to go with the stereotype of rap, so people really understood the genre. We kept this constant throughout the music video, digipak and website.

When we started we didn't realise how important fashion and costume would be, but when you are trying to give off a star image it is very important, because all the viewers are going to analyse Sempa whatever he is wearing, so you want him to give off the right vibes.

When we were putting pictures on the website and digipak, we had to make sure he looked good in the fashion, or that the fashion backed up the stereotype, otherwise viewers might straight away not like him. Due to this being the first time that many people will ever see Sempa, it is utterly crucial they see him in a good light.

Reviewing Our Filming

Throughout our filming for the single 'Rolling With Elephants', we had a lot of completely abstract shots which made viewing a lot better. Such as the drone footage which proved to be very popular for viewers and fans of Sempa. We felt that overall our footage and filming was successful, although it was hard to implement the drone footage around the main footage.

If we could've added more drone footage we would've done, because of how professional it looked, but we had said that too much of it wouldn't suit our artists genre, which is the main objective. Some of the footage is a bit wobbly as well, so if we had more time we would've filmed certain bits again to get the most crisp shots.

Magazine Cover

To create this magazine cover we used Photoshop to cut out the background of the image and the words 'Vibes'. We decided to have our magazine cover as a basic brick background as after researching other magazines we found that having a block colour was a common theme. This corresponded with the image that we're trying to make Sempa give off of being quite streetwise. We added some more cover lines to either side to make it appear professional and real.

Reflection:

After listening to feedback from our peers we decided to improve our article. They said it appeared to be professional due to the consistent theme, font and colours. The font corresponds well with the bland basic background of the brickwork which suggests a professional photoshoot and shows successful planning. Our teacher gave us feedback on our magazine cover and suggested that we present it in a way that would make it look 3D.

MTV Sempa Interview

This was an MTV interview of the artist Sempa. The interview is about how life has changed fro Sempa since he has become famous. Sempa also talked about going back to his old school and seeing some of his teachers and he said that it was a fun experience. Sempa also show cases a short clip of his new music video coming out "walking with elephants".

Edited photos for Digipak

Digipak examples

Here is a visual example of the digipak being created.

 

I started off with my favourite pictures, I edited them slightly to see which ones I would prefer. I liked the idea of the CD to be a circle and in brickwork to represent street life.

I opted for a darker look on this digipak which I felt needed to be done as firstly it was too bright. However, I find this too dark. I like the edit done on the brickwork to make it black and white.

I decided that we needed to incorporate some more edits whilst also merging a colour theme in it to keep the representation of Sempa consistent

Here is the final digipak. I like this as I feel the front and back cover correspond well whilst also keeping it clear and keeping the idea of Sempa being a new artist.

Photoshoot inspo

we felt like the photoshoot we did wasn't looking very professional and was lacking confidence. I have taken some pose exqmples from famous rappers so we can use it for inspiration.

 

most of these pictures all have the same things in common. They have either a plain background or a recognisable background. They're all looking very confidently at the camera with a straight face. Some have hand movements shown to show either a gang sign or to seem intimidating. They all have some kind of costume on, ranging from sunglasses to chains. This is all part of the characters persona

Filming

On our way to our third filming location which is in Chelmer Village near the retail park. Jordan has a car and was able to drive us there which was really convenient. We got sufficient filming done and we are very pleased as a group of our progress.

as you can see, during the selfie, Jordan was putting his and our safety first by focussing solely on the road.

Digipak Plan

We have done photoshoots in numerous places so that we can have a variety of locations. In order to chose the best ones that will feature on our digipak, we will do a survey and see the most popular shots.

Digipak inspiration

Here are some similar digipaks done by artists that produce similar genre music to Sempa. Most of them are going to be more widely known which is a variable to consider when constructing a digipak. You need to ensure that your digipak is original, catchy and interesting whilst also maintaining the image you want your artist to represent.

Concert Dates

Due to the sudden rise of Sempa, we need to start making concert dates, so our fans can experience the exhilarating live performance instead of on phones and CD's.

We have had a lot of purchases of our merchandise and tracks from the United States and the UK, therefore Sempa will be spending a lot of time touring all over the States. After the States tour he will come back and tour the UK, starting with England where his fans first realised his potential to be a world renowned star.

The first ever Sempa Tour will begin on the 5th February 2017, with tickets first being released on Ticketmaster for general sale. We know a lot of big fans will miss out on first sale, so we are going to have many different days to sell them.

Sunday 5th February- LA
Tuesday 7th February- Houston
Wednesday 8th February- New York
Thursday 9th February- New York
Saturday 11th February- Florida
Sunday 12th February- Florida
Tuesday 14th February- San Francisco
Wednesday 15th February- San Francisco

The Wednesday 15th will be the last concert in America, with Sempa departing for England on the 16th. He won't go straight into the concerts, due to we don't want fatigue to cause the concerts to not be at full potential, for this reason he will start again until Tuesday the 21st of February.

Tuesday 21st February- London O2 Arena
Wednesday 22nd February- London O2 Arena
Friday 24th February- London O2 Arena
Monday 27th February- Manchester
Tuesday 28th February Manchester
Wednesday 1st March- Brighton
Thursday 2nd March- Brighton
Sunday 5th March- Birmingham
Monday 6th March- Birmingham

The Birmingham concert will be the last of Sempa's concerts, this will finish his first worldwide tour and hopefully raise his profile even more.

Website tour dates

Tour dates

This is a screenshot from the wix website we created for Sempa, with this specific slide being focused on Sempa's first tour.

At the top we have given lots of detail about his tour, this is a good starting point for everyone to read, because they get a strong understanding about it. Underneath the introduction, we see all the dates of the tour and where the events are taking place. To get this on the website, we linked up with bandisintown and our Facebook page. This allowed us to release tour dates, as well as having interactive buttons, which leads you to booking to the tour.

Without having bandisintown, we would have had to make separate links to a separate website to get it booked. This is why I made a facebook page, to allow bandisintown to work with it. It is easily accessible for anyone to book with all the information necessary.

Location Shots

Kentish Town West Overground service-

We did some shots in this round mirror because we liked the idea of getting the distinguishable stairs in the background and having max's reflection miming.

Yacht in Cannes -

 We thought that this shot would fit in well with the rich lifestyle that we are trying to portray for our performer, Sempa.

 

Another shot in Cannes -

We thought the levels would mix up the shots a bit which is why we went for this angle, we also felt like having the background showing with a lot of depth would be a nice effect

Hackney Central flats -

we shot inside a flat and thought it would be a good idea to make it seem like it was where Sempa lived. we did this by making sure that in all the shots, Sempa looked familiar and comfortable in the scenery. 

Camden Town Market -

Camden is full of typically famous London looking souvenir shops which is why I thought it would fit in well with our typical everyday shots.