Casting Call

As Emma knows more musicians than I do, she has sent out a casting call on FaceBook for extras in the music video.

Studio visit

I visited the studio today to have a look around at possible filming rooms. Here are some photos I took;

Room 1; I thought this could be the main shooting room, particularly as the room is very long and so long shots can be taken in here.

They have high ceiling lights that are rather dim. Fortunately the woman showing me around said that they have large studio lights that I can use if I want them which I will.



Room 2; This is actually a recoring and editing suite. I think I will use this for my intro where my artist, Emma, is setting up equipment. I could even record Emma through the window while she is in the room next door to give a natural and 'raw' feel to the filming. There is equipment I could also take shots of for extra footage.

There will also be other equipment readily available for me such as a mic stand (which will be necessary) and a drum kit (which would look good in the background of shots). 



Shot List

I have also written up a shot list so that I am clear on what shots I need for filming.

Animatic

Song

Emma has now sent me the mp3 file for the song Shake Shake. I can add this to my animatic.

My Artist

I have been talking with my artist, Emma, over FaceBook and she told me of bands/artists that have influenced her and therefore have influenced her music, including the song I am using.

After looking at the video she linked me to, I can see a lot of quick edits and short shots which I have included in my storyboarding. Quick zoom ins are also a part of the video which is something I can take for my own video. It is filmed in a very DIY style which is something I definitely wanted to do. This sense of amateur filming is created with hand held, jerky camera movements and with no HD quality to the film. There is also synaesthesia with "hold my hands" and the band members holding each others hands. There is only 1 filming location however, something that I have not planned as I want a little narrative, although small, running through the video. Interestingly the singers are all dancing along to the music. They do it lazily and without much choreography (I am guessing). This is perhaps something I can so with Emma.

Studio

I have decided to go down and see the studio next Saturday (22nd December) to see exactly where I will be shooting. I will also be able to take images and post them on here.

Storyboarding and Animatic

I only have a week and 2 days until the deadline and so to save me some time I will storyboard my video and use the images from that for my animatic. Here is what I have done so far.

Music Video planning

I printed out the lyrics of my song, listened to the music a few times and annotated the lyrics with whatever came to mind. I have decided I will definitely set most of the video in a studio (which I have arranged) and I will also have a small narrative running through the song, set in a cafe (which I will need to ask permission for).

Costumes and Props

I have planned all of the costume and props I will need for my video shoot.

Costume and props FINAL from zoeybaker