IMPORTANCE OF STORYBOARDS (RESEARCH)

When shooting without any sort of shot planning such as story boarding, you leave yourself prone to forgetting ideas you were thinking of putting in your video and basically start making up camera frames as you go along. This is why we have dedicated time to creating a story board containing all 48 shots we were planning to use. Although it's highly likely we will change a couple of areas, its definitely worth having something to recap on come the filming stage of our coursework. The drawings don't even have to be particularly accurate, it's just important to have something to read off so we don't become flustered.

STORYBOARDS (PLANNING)

LOCATION (RESEARCH)

House : 

This image is a screenshot taken from Google Maps of one of the group members houses (Danny O'Brien). We intend to shoot both inside and outside of the house as our narrative permits us to do so. A benefit of filming at one of the group members house is that it is obviously easily accessible and convenient as we can film here when we want without having problems with permission etc.

Public House :

 

The local pub could be a possible location to film in, this is not included in our storyboards but could act as a backup if we are unfortunate enough to have issues with filming one of our shots which features a number of alcoholic beverages in it. The Landlord of this pub is also a close family friend of one of the group members and has therefore agreed to allow filming to take place in his pub.

Town (Windsor) :

Again we used Google Street View to find our location. Windsor is a town in which all the members of the group live, subsequently Windsor provides a suitable location to film as it is close by to all who need to be present when filming. Also Windsor is a town that lots of our target audience would go to, thus making our film more relatable and appropriate to our audience.

Town (Windsor) :

 

Google Maps provided us with this image, which acts as an alternative shot to the image above, as we do not know which frame would look better in the film itself. Again it is in Windsor, so it is easy to get to which makes re-shooting an option if necessary.

Drama Suite:

The Drama Studio is an excellent facility at my school which is often available to use, and it is a room that can be easily manipulated in terms of sound and lighting - something that we believe will give us an extra dynamic. My school is within close proximity of all group members, which makes it easily accessible and re shooting a more achievable possibility, if need be.

LOCATION SUMMARY (RESEARCH)

In order to having a successful video we need to ensure the locations in our footage are realistic and believable. So what we did as a group is list all the possible locations we could use taking into consideration the availability and accessibility incase we may have to re-film. We then decided on a number of different locations and put them into a location research task, by having this we can instantly go and film without any hesitation.

LOCATION INTRO (RESEARCH)

Planning is key to a successful video, and knowing our exact locations makes it easier when we come to actually shooting our visuals. It also gives us time to consult anyone we need to about filming in certain areas if we plan in advance and it allows us to give our actors notice. For example, if we were to book out the school's drama studio, we'd only be allowed it for a certain period, so we'd have to see what days our actors could do.

CASTING (RESEARCH)

CASTING INTRO (RESEARCH)

When casting the actors for our video we had to make sure they were relatable for the target audience. For example, the clothes they wore and the way they presented themselves must fit the generic conventions of the dance music genre. We also had to be realistic with our casting. With our low budget we couldn't exactly afford to cast someone with vast experience, however we did want someone who has previously taken part in some sort of visual. We also needed people who were available when we needed them and very accessible. You will see we have chosen 2 that fit this requirement perfectly.

POST BY: Geraint Padfield

CASTING RESEARCH: SIMILAR TEXTS (RESEARCH)

These images come from Disclosure's "You & Me" video - a similar media text to what we hope ours will be. We partially used the actors in this video as a template for the casting of our own video.

POST BY: Danny O'Brien

PROPS (RESEARCH)

Props research

Due to the idea of our video, we are trying to take the pressure off of actors by using good props. The key to a good visual is that it looks as crisp and professional as possible. It is very difficult to cast actors who can perform so professionally that it boosts our video, therefore the emphasis on good props is key to our success. For the majority of these props we have used Wilkinson - Afterglow as an inspiration because this video focuses the majority of its video on the actors and thats exactly what we are trying to achieve with our video. All of the props follow a slight narrative in the video and are parallel to the text used in the video and also synchronised with the music.

Props that will supplement our video well are things such as:

 Candles

This could be useful in our narrative because we could use it in a statistic such as “4 Birthday’s.” and then a shot of candles. This takes the pressure off the actors, whilst still maintaining a level of professionalism within our music video. Candles are very easily accessible from local shops and wholesalers.

Phones

Phones have a high importance in our video due to the diversity they bring diversity. For example we can use them in shots detailing missed calls or unread messages. Almost everyone has a phone in today’s world and our entire group does, meaning we won’t have to spend money and time purchasing this prop. It will also take little time to set this prop in our video.

 Games/Consoles

This is a prop that our male audience can relate to. It also brings humor to the video, just like Wilkinson did with the shot of the couple playing Call of Duty in the Afterglow. Our group has a Games console to use and we can easily get hold of a game such as FIFA 15 so we could use a shot relating to the amount of goals they’ve scored on FIFA during their relationship.

Clocks

  

A clock is again another prop which takes the strain off of the actors. A clock can be used in statistics such as ‘hours slept’, ‘minutes wasted’ etc. This is also a prop that most people have in their homes already, meaning its very easily accessible and cost effective. So far all the props mentioned are easily accessible because we already have them, saving us money for what already is a low budget project.

Animals

Animals may be slightly more difficult to obtain. The only person In our group with a pet is Danny which we could borrow for our video, yet this is still quite difficult depending on the location we shoot the video. Animals or pets will be useful when shooting a shot detailing the amount of pets they’ve had during their relationship. Maybe it would be easier if we used a smaller scale animal like a goldfish.

Glasses

Our target audience and demographic of age 16-25 with a low class rating are enjoying years or partying and drinking alcohol, so a shot of pint glasses will be very relatable. We have access to alcohol from our own homes as well as glasses.

COSTUME AND MAKE UP (RESEARCH)

 Costume and makeup research.

Male:

For our male character we will get him to dress in up to date clothing, such as skinny jeans, fashionable trainers and t shirts from places such as Topman and River Island because they’re arguably the two most prominent clothes retailers for our audience. We’ll try as much as possible to represent the male character as cool through the clothing that he’s wearing and fashion conscious, like most teenagers in this generation.

        Such clothing also helps to portray the artist as a young, trendy person which will ultimately help promote him as an artist, as teens will want to relate with a trendy artist.

Through the fashionable portrayal of both the male and female character it will draw in attention for a mass proportion of teenagers, that are conscious of how they look, in order to feel accepted socially and labelled as cool. By enabling our characters to be labelled as cool we have in turn allowed our artist to be labelled cool - which in itself is something that will help promote him in a positive manner.

Female:

With girls it’s a bit more difficult because of the different types of clothes available to them. I’ve researched a couple of music videos that share a similar target audience to ours and the clothes the females are wearing in them. The main video I looked at was Disclosure’s you and me video, where the female is dressed very stereotypically of our genre. You can see from the images below from that she is being represented as fashion orientated and someone that takes care of their appearance. This is what we want from our female actress. Clothing items we’re seeing is things like shorts, long coats and baggy jumpers. Brands popular with females is places like Topshop, urban outfitters and Zara. The trainers, same as males, we want to be up to date. 

When there are shots of the couple relaxing in the comfort of their own home, we will need clothes to reflect that in order to make the video realistic.

POST BY: Geraint Padfield

              

RISK ASSESSMENT: RE-SHOOT (PLANNING)

COSTUME AND MAKE-UP SUMMARY (PLANNING)

Realism is something that when efficiently created in a music video makes it a more interesting, worthwhile thing to watch. This means that the female may be wearing minimal makeup and the pair will be wearing clothes such as onesie’s, baggy t-shirts and tracksuit bottoms. This will also just represent them as stereotypical teenagers which is what we’re looking for essentially, as it will enable us to target a blanket audience among teenagers - our primary age in our target audience.

POST BY: Danny O'Brien

COSTUME AND MAKE-UP INTRODUCTION (PLANNING)

The way our actors are dressed and made up is arguably the most influential factor in addressing Flume’s target audience. We need to make sure that the clothing they’re wearing is up to date with trends and fashion in order for our audience to relate to it. They also have to be within the generic conventions of the dance music genre, where it is expected that the video include fashion conscious people. 

It’s important to know that we are trying to represent the characters as much of a normal couple as possible, meaning we’re going to steer clear of any sort of clothing that could tie the pair into the Rock or Hip- Hop category. The brands of clothes are also pivotal to this.

CALENDAR (PLANNING)

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
September	1	2	3	4 Term starts	5 Start of Research and Planning	6	7
	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
	29 Finish of Research and Planning	30 Initial Ideas	1	2	3	4	5
October	6 Finalise ideas	7 Plan filming	8	9	10 Start storyboarding	11	12
	13 Initial ideas feedback	14 Complete storyboarding	15 Ideas amendments	16	17	18	19
	20 Amended ideas feedback	21 Finalise video ideas	22	23 First shoot	24 School shoot	25 Weekend shoot	26 Weekend shoot
	27 Review school shoot	28 Review first & weekend shoot	29 Party filming (night)	30	31 Last shoot	1	2
November	3 Review party shoot	4 Review Last shoot	5 Edit first & school shoot	6	7 Edit weekend shoot	8	9
	10	11 Edit party shoot	12	13 Edit last shoot	14 Finish editing	15	16