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