Music Video Coursework : Storyboard and Shot List for the Narrative

This is the storyboard and shot lists for the narrative that we are filming for the second day

Music Video Coursework : Shooting Day #1 and #2

Today, we went to our first location which is 'The Bounty' pub. This is where we filmed his acoustic guitars. We went earlier than everyone else so we could set up so we could replicate the lighting like we had done in the recce as we thought that it worked with the feeling that we had wanted to create. Around lunch time, Gianluca and Juliet arrived with the appropriate clothing and we started filming. We had filmed extra footage that we wanted to use for the narrative which is when they both walk out and in and see each other then pause and walk past each other then we see him leave. This took constant filming of the feet, eyes, face etc.. which was very hard although, the actors were very compliant with what we had asked from them. The bounty pub were very helpful and they allowed us to play the song (REPEATEDLY) for us to get the shots we needed for the actual shoot. This allowed us to match the singing and struming to the music so we could edit that perfectly on the pre-production stages. Overall, it was a good day and I am happy that it all wen as smoothly as it did.

The second day of shooting we all got there at around 11:30am and walked to the corn field at the right time. This is when the sun was at its highest point and so there was more sunlight so when filming there was already natural warm colours. It was the first time the artist and actress had met so it was awkward at first but after a few takes, the 2 got along and actually had a bit of spark which helped the romantic part to our music video. They were both very patient, professional and co-operative which was good as we could obtain the things we needed while building a good relationship with them. They worked well together and with us which in turn made what could have been a stressful shoot day due to weather or location going wrong into a relaxed environment.

To conclude both days went well for me and Sapir when shooting our music video, the atmosphere was very relaxed as we knew what we wanted to achieve in the time we had and both actors cooperated well.

Music Video Coursework : Logistics

We talked to the artist and the actress, the day before and we told them when they needed to be there and the clothing they needed to where. This helped us co-ordinate where people needed to be and organise when we could start shooting the music videos etc...

Wardrobe

In the table below, the listed items are required on the filming day. We have added more columns so later on we can add additional features. We have also included the management of the prop and this means that they are in charge of the property of the prop and ensure that it is where it needs to be when desirable.

No.	Wardrobe
1	black t-shirt and jeans – Gianluca Volpe
2	white t-shirt and jeans – Gianluca Volpe
3	Jean shorts and flowery tshirt  - Juliet (female character)
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5

Equipment

In the table below, the equipment that are required to film the opening sequence. We have included again the management of the item and ensure it is there when needed.

No.	Equipment	Managed by…
1	Camera Kit	Sophie
2	Tripods (x2)	Sophie
3	LED light	Sapir
4	Steady Cam	Sapir
5	Guitars	Gianluca

Logistics

Day 1

11:30 - Set up

12:30 - Actors arrive and brief

12:40 - Start Filming

14:00 - Finish filming

Day 2

11:45 - Meet near station and walk to location

12:30 - Arrival

12:40 - Start Filming

14:00 - Finish Filming

Music Video Coursework : Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment is a systematic process of evaluating the potential risks that may be involved in a projected activity or undertaking.
The purpose of risk assessment includes the prevention of any risks, and this should always be a goal. Where elimination of risks is not possible, the risks should be reduced and controlled.
This really seemed like such a waste of time but when you think about it, in the real life world, working on a location with actors/actresses, it is very essential that you care for their needs and make sure their safe. If something does happen, it relies on you to solve it and so risk assessment makes it easier to check what to do rather than panicking in the heat of the moment.

ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD                    Risk Assessment.                                          OA10

Directorate:                                                                                                                Organisation: Awesome Production

Activity: Media Studies – A2 Music Video Course Work Filming.                          Planned date for the activity : 23^rd , 24^th  and/or 25^th July

                                                    

Hazards	Persons at risk	Risk control measures	Risk	Comments
Injury from trips, environment etc	Film Unit	Unit ALWAYS walks, (no running). Route to different pier areas risk assessed (on going risk assessments acceptable). Producer responsible for Unit equipment which is be kept tidy and boxed at all times when not in use. Use of tripod to be ‘guarded’ when in use by Producer and Assistant Director.	Low	All crew (Students) 16+. To apply to ALL hazards.
Lost crew	Film Unit	Unit stays together as Unit and walks as a Unit to the next location. Head count before and after each move.	Low
Filming in pub : Bounty	Film Unit, Member of the Public	Producer to acknowledge the ‘Right of Way’ by members of the public over the property and to be responsible for the acceptable courteous and respectful behaviour of the Unit at all times towards members of the public. Producer to be aware and to avoid unnecessary personal accessories that can limit the free movement of arms and legs and to advise about appropriate footwear being worn for the purposes of filming.	Medium
Filming in a National Park Trust location	Film Unit, Members of the Public	Producer to acknowledge the ‘Right of Way’ by members of the public over the property and to be responsible for the acceptable courteous and respectful behaviour of the Unit at all times towards members of the public. Producer to be aware and to avoid unnecessary personal accessories that can limit the free movement of arms and legs and to advise about appropriate footwear being worn for the purposes of filming.	Medium
Lack of unit organisation	Film Unit	Producer placed strategically, where they can view most of what is happening. Crew are briefed about distance ahead, stops etc.	Low
Members of the Public	Film Unit. Members of the Public.	Producer to acknowledge the ‘Right of Way’ by members of the public over council land and to be responsible for the acceptable courteous and respectful behaviour of the Unit at all times towards members of the public.	Low
Weather	Film Unit	Producer must be aware of the weather forecast for the day and make contingency plans as appropriate.	Low	Contingency Plan is to film the next day. If weather is still a concern, the filming must take place on the 25th July.
Breakdown in communications	Film Unit	Producer to carry mobile phone and have numbers of all crew.	Low
Manual handling	Film unit	Unit advised to limit the amount of personal luggage ‘on set’ Filming equipment to be ‘double handed’ when necessary.	Low	ALL equipment light and manageable and can be managed ‘single handed’.
First Aid	Film Unit	Everyone is to have in hand ALL emergency contact numbers for ALL emergency services including Hospitals for Emergency and Fire and Rescue Service	Low

Music Video Coursework : Recording Day

We decided that an important thing for our music video is to have good quality music.

This was sound beforehand was not of a good quality and Sophie and I really thought we should get a better quality song and our first thought was to take Gianluca to a professional recording studio and that's what we did. When planning all of these things, we came across a very local recording studio so we called them up and after a bit of negotiation, we got a good price and a date for recording.

Unfortunately, Gianluca, took down the recording of the song before the professional recording was made and therefore we cannot show you the difference.

I think thee recording session went very well, Gianluca seemed very happy with the end result and in addition, he got the recording for free. We managed to record the track several times which allowed him to go back on the track and make any changes or pick-up on some mistakes that he had made. We also got a digital copy and a hard disk copy for our post-production.

Sophie and I were both much happier with the end result and were satisfied that we got on a CD for safe keeping especially as we were going to give one to Gianluca and keep one for us.

Analysis Of Indie/Singer-Songwriter Music Videos #5 : I Will Wait by Mumfords and Sons

Song : I Will Wait

Artist : Mumfords and Sons

Director : Fred & Nick

Genre Characteristics:

You see the setting of the place where they are playing and you see the band and their audience.

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals? :

The main lyrics ‘I Will Wait For You’ is when the visuals picks up and speeds up. In addition, you see the band more in the chorus rather than the verse where you see the audience.

What is the relationship between music and visuals? :

When the music becomes faster, the visuals cuts become faster. For Example, 1:42 – 1:51, the music speeds up so the visuals cuts become faster.

Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs :

You see Mumfords and Sons play with their instruments in close-up and their facial expressions when they sing and play music.

Is there reference to the notion of looking? :

None.

Are there intertextual references? :

No because the band is just performing a piece of music they did.

Is it performance-based, narrative-based, concept-based? How much for each?

It is performance-based because we only see throughout the whole music video the band playing their song and nothing else.

Analysis Of Indie/Singer-Songwriter Music Videos #4 : Please Don't Say You Love Me by Gabrielle Aplin

Song: Please Don’t Say You Love Me

Artist: Gabrielle Aplin

Director:

Genre Characteristics:

A couple are driving on the road and then get stuck because they don’t have gas and go to the nearest place. While dancing, the girl looks at some other guy so her ‘supposed’ boyfriend leaves to sleep in the car, leaving the girl feeling guilty but makes up for it when she comes back to the car and gets a break down truck and they are happy again.

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals? :

Key lyrics are portrayed through the visuals such as ‘presence’ is shown with a shot of both of them. The first few lines of the second verse, it says ‘these things can break’ and so the next few seconds of the video displays that the couple’s relationship breaks a bit. Near to the end, the lyrics say ‘look at me like that’ and she looks at him ‘like that’, like she is in love.

When the lyrics is ‘Please, Don’t Say You Love Me’, you see Gabrielle as the singer.

What is the relationship between music and visuals? :

When the music is slow, the visual editing cuts are slower. When the music is fast then the visual editing cuts are faster.

Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs :

There are close-ups of the artist when in particular parts of the lyrics such as ‘Please, Don’t Say You Love Me’ especially at the end. It gives off a feeling that this has happened to her and although she was in a relationship like this, she still didn’t want that personal to say ‘I love you’ etc…

Is there reference to the notion of looking? :

There is not reference of looking.

Are there intertextual references? :

There is not intertextual references because the video does not show any gender references in any way.

Is it performance-based, narrative-based, concept-based? How much for each?

It is mainly narrative-based because there is a storyline to the video as said in the general characteristics of the video. But you could suggest that it is somewhat of a performance because Gabrielle Aplin, herself is singing. Although, she is not performing to a crowd with her guitar she is still singing throughout the whole video seen through the visuals.

Analysis Of Indie/Singer-Songwriter Music Videos #3 : Keep You Head Up by Ben Howard

Song : Keep Your Head Up

Artist : Ben Howard

Director : sfsf

Genre Characteristics:

The video is all about 3 people building a slide out of hay and black plastic bin liners. We see the scenery of the setting they have filmed the video. The start of the video portrays the end of the video.

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals? :

Some key lyrics are presented through visual such as ‘Darkness’ is seen in dark woods, ‘skin’ shows the feet in the water. When the lyric drags a ‘no’ to ‘no, no no’, the visuals drags the shot longer. When he sings ‘keep your head up’ in the last verse and chorus, the 3 friends have kept their heads up in the slide.

What is the relationship between music and visuals? :

After each different chord or string plucked, the shot changes. When the music fastens, the visuals fastens. When the music becomes slow, the shots that are used are slow cuts and the shots are kept for a longer time.

Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs:

There is close-ups of the artist when he sings ‘me’ and the first verse and chorus is mostly him until he sings ‘friends’ where 2 of his ‘supposed’ friends comes in. So key lyrics used.

Is there reference to the notion of looking? :

There isn’t a reference to notion of looking because the video is mainly looking at the people themselves and what they are doing rather than the artist looking at the camera and singing. There may be one possible reference where he stars at his feet when he sings ‘skin’ but apart from that there is nothing else that you see.

Are there intertextual references? :

There are no intertextual references as it is not something that uses other media reference in it, it is just a small ‘project’

Is it performance-based, narrative-based, concept-based? How much for each?

It is narrative based as it is telling a story of his friends and him making a slide and sliding down it until the end where they jump into a river.

Analysis Of Indie/Singer-Songwriter Music Videos #2 : You Need Me, I Don't Need You by Ed Sheeran

Song : You Need Me, I Don't Need You
Artist : Ed Sheeran
Director : Emil Nava


Genre Characteristics:
A person who is assumed deaf as he is signing in a sign language the lyrics to his music.



What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals? :
The male character is signing in sign language to the music. A few key lyrics such as ‘Brit School’ shows a playhouse that looks posh assuming British.



What is the relationship between music and visuals? :
After each line of lyrics, the shot changes to a different shot of him (the male kid) or something else.



Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs :
When it is talking about him or ‘other artisits’ then there is a close-up but otherwise it is a mid or a ‘zoom out’ shot. There are glimpse shots of Ed Sheeran playing the guitar and there is a close-up of the guitar or a mid of Ed Sheeran but  he is in black with the white background



Is there reference to the notion of looking? :




Are there intertextual references? :
There is a reference to other artists.



Is it performance-based, narrative-based, concept-based? How much for each?
It is performance-based as many of the people cast in the music video is based on the lyrics and dance to the lyrics.