The Banana Splits - Inspiration and Innovation

Following a discussion regarding the two animal costumes we planed to use for the video, we learnt that the suits were based on designs from the 1960/70s television program 'The Banana Splits Adventure Hour'.

Source A1

As seen below, similar characters to those in Source A1 - a screenshot from 'Wild Things' - appear in Source A2 - an image from 'The Banana Splits Adventure Hour'. 

We conducted further research on the show, and learnt the show's premise was deep routed in music, with the four main protagonists performing in the fictitious rock band of the show's namesake. 

Source A2

After scouring YouTube in search of clips of the 60s kids show, we came across this short segment from the show. From 1:57 onwards the characters appear dancing over a white background. The white background provided a clean, uncluttered canvas for us to play around with in Final Cut. We downloaded a copy of the video and began distorting the footage using various video filters.

After cutting up and testing various filters on the footage, we decided the clips could be interspersed between our footage as a homage to the original show. 

A .gif of some of the chopped and screwed footage

In regards to the question of copyright terms, our music video is strictly non-profit and gives a creative interpretation of another piece, using short 1 - 2 second samples; the piece would stand free of copyright unless requested otherwise by Time Warner, the conglomerate with ownership of the rights to the show.

Wild Things First Shoot: Friday 15th November

On the morning of Friday the 15th we conducted our first shoot at Penn Ponds. This footage is currently being edited. Until then, here are some raw images from the shoot:

A slow motion wide shot shot at 50fps

Shot using a low aperture - f/1.4

We got incredibly lucky with the lighting on the morning of the 15th. We took advantage of the beautiful clear day by heading to Penn Ponds for 7:30AM during the 'Golden Hour' of sunlight. The second day of shooting is planned for the following week.

Wild Things Shooting Logs

Above is a copy of our shooting logs and instructions  over the two shooting dates. One from November 15th, and one from November 22nd. Click the images for a larger view.

WILD THINGS - Storyboard

5 storyboards shown from left to right. Click the image to see a larger image.

As our concept has become fully fleshed out, we decided to produce the finalised storyboards for the film. Whilst simple, the frames give crucial reference material for the film's production, and give a clear outline of the video's narrative.

Location Scouting: Penn Ponds

We've spent the last two weeks scouting out different locations to film. Here as some location photos from our first shoot at Penn Ponds, Richmond Park.

Click the image for a larger view.

Ancillary Task 2: Magazine Advertisement

Below is our second ancillary task. We designed two copies of our posters in alternate white/black and black/orange colourways. We settled on the black/orange poster as the final copy for our task.

The first white/black colourway.

The final copy - black/orange colourway.

Short breakdown of some of the poster's features

Ancillary Task 1: Digipak Cover

After creating a front and back cover, as well as an additional promotional poster for the album, we compiled them below to give a visual illustration of the makeup of the digipak. 

Below is our final copy of the 1st Ancillary Task

Click the image for a larger view of the digipak.