We have filmed some of our media project and are going out again next week to hopefully complete the rest of what we will need for our music video, we have been filming whilst the weather is the consistently sunny (although if there is a shift in the weather next week, we should be able to edit the brightness using Adobe Premier Pro since we have prepared for this and played around with the editing special effects/transitions incase we needed them).
We are aiming to get it all filmed for definite before the christmas break since the weather is likely to be unpredictable, last year it snowed early and around christmas which will be difficult if we need to go back and re-shoot.

Storyboard

These are scans of the storyboard that was created when we had decided on a rough story narrative for our video, most of the storyboard was drawn by me but as a simple guide for what want. The storyboard was created by ideas from the whole group and everyone was happy with the final story-line.

We wanted a narrative that would be similar to the original message in the song we had chosen so we stuck closely to that and expanded on it, we pictured what the band themselves were likely to do if they were to create a music video for their song.

Script, Scenes and Shots

recce shots

These are images that I have taken whilst looking into possible places to shoot our film at the location we had decided to use, as you can see there are lots of different looking places which have a lot of potential since they add variation to the scenes we will be shooting and we can even make it so it looks like the characters are in a completely different locations which has a lot of potential for the narrative of the song.

Problems: location change.

due to the fact that our location and idea would not be ideal for the sudden change in weather we have decided to change it, instead of walking to Nine Bridges for our filming, which would be a 40-50 minute walk, in changeable weather situations, we are now filming at the location 'Cuckoos Hollow' which in comparison is a 10-20 minute walk that would take up less time; especially since it is getting darker, sooner which means less filming time. It would be better for us if the weather is bad, since we could meet up anyway to film or discuss ideas indoors and it a location within easy reach of all of us.
Overall I feel this is a better choice and that the video will benefit from it, 

Presentation and idea feedback

 

After having finally come up with a plan for our final idea for a music video, we created a power point presentation and then briefed the idea to the rest of the groups for feedback. Our presentation included our location for filming, (which will be Nine bridges, a location in Peterborough), how we plan to edit the video, what shots we will use and we also let the groups hear the song we wish to use. We received much positive responce, aswell as a few improvements we could make which we will take into account and add into our production as we go along. Our teacher also gave us feedback, and although he liked our initial idea he also suggested what else we could put into out music video.

Second Presentation that was breifed to the class

Draft Idea for Music Video

We think that the best way to make this music video is to follow the narrative. The song has a strong narrative which would seem pointless to ignore. The basic idea will be to have a guy and a girl following the lines of the song (which can be found in the last post) and going to different locations to do this, E.g A beach or the seaside.

We want the video to match the pace of the music, so it will be fairly slow and also peaceful to fit in with the feel of the song. Another possible idea that we have at this time is to keep the people in the video anonymous and to not show their faces throughout the video, to create an element of mystery. This will also inspire us to have to use a lot more creative camera angels, and possibly have to film at lot of it using low angels showing the bottom half of the bodies only.

We feel that in this type of video its not particularly important to "have a lot going on" but more about how the video is made. Slow motion shots are another thing that we are considering to use, and also changing the contrast to make the whole video brighter, as we will be filming in the winter and we want the video to have a warmer feel.

This is only a draft and may change, next lesson we will have put together a presentation that we will be able to show to the rest of the groups and receive feedback which will help us develop the idea further.


Music videos that we could take reference to could be ones such as

Sugar we're going down (swinging) by Fall Out Boy is a song that has a boy and girl throughout the music video, and we are shown their story as it goes along. Although the video may not directly follow the lyrics we can still use it as a reference for the storyline idea. This is also good since this song is relative to the kind of genre stereotypes that we will be looking at for our own production.

This music video by Taylor Swift clearly shows the narrative and the link between film and lyrics throughout the whole of the video. This could be used as a reference since it is a clear example. We can apply this video to Todorov's narrative theory since there is a disruption which the character has to face and overcome; this being her trying to get with the guy she likes.

Todorov's Narrative Theory

Equilibrium - Everything is normal - We get a sense of the setting and genre, thus allowing us to immediately connect to the narrative and characters of the music video.

Disruption - Something upsets the normal balance of life - The overall environment and video present a drastic change, which should be clearly recognised by the audience. To some this is where the actual narrative starts.

Recognition of disruption - Something effects the hero - In terms of music videos, the lead artist will portray a clear image of recognition towards the form of disruption. The 'disruption' does not necessarily mean something negative.

Attempt to repair disruption - The hero goes on his quest - After the lead artist has recognised a disruption of some sort, he/she will confront it and and the outcome will either be positive or negative.

Equilibrium is restored - The hero defeats the villain - Everything will go back to normal, however not exactly as it was at the start.

Other Narrative features

• Multi-stranded: Different strands of narratives woven together.
• Fragmented: Different parts of narratives that may not necessarily be woven together in any order.
• Flashbacks: A segment that portrays something that has happened in the past.