Unit 29: Music Video Production Pre-Production Booklet for Music Video Name: Ben Snellgrove

Order of contents (italics show areas you must add in yourself) Song - Radioactive Imagine Dragons

Lyrics

Meaning of the song

Storyboard

Script

Mood board

Props list

Locations Icknield Comm nity College

Shooting sched le

Call sheet

Risk assessment - !lectricals

Clearances

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Song

Song title Chasing Cars

Artist Snow Patrol

Genre Alternative Rock

What are the conventions of music videos from this genre? Usually the artist wears casual clothes, and there is a narrative featuring people that arent in the band. The songs are quite often about a story or event, and so they can show this across by having actors carry out a narrative. It isnt unusual to have the band feature in the song at the same time though. How are you going to meet these conventions in your video? Style (in-concert and as live footage; animation (stop motion, digital); interpretative; narrative;
impressionist; surrealist; pastiche; parody; referencing; homage)

My music videos was all of filmed footage

Costume In my music video i would like to try and represent some of the conventions i spoke about. These include casual clothing such as jackets, t-shirts and jeans.

Lighting The lighting in my video was natural. In some shots, the sun effects the shot, but does not make the shot worse at any stage. The final shot in my music video is all about the lighting, and it works well. Locations The location of my music video is set in a field. I chose this setting because it suited the style of video that the song was about. Also, the location was close, therefore making filming a lot easier.

Shot types My shots range from lots of long shots, to medium shots and close ups. The reason for long shots is too show them both together. Medium shots are used as the specify on one character, and close ups are used to show emotion, which this song is all about.

Research
What music videos have you watched to research your genre? I used lots of snow patrol songs to do my research on. The reason for this is that they are all similar, therefore their videos will have a link. Similar artists such as James Blunt has a similar style of music, and some of my inspiration was from his song; Wisemen.

How have these videos influenced the decisions made? Include screen shots of the key
influences

I do feel that some of the aspects from these music videos have influenced some of the decisions of shot types i will make. For instance, the close up shots allow emotion to be showed, which is key for a song like this.

Lyrics
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We'll do it all Everything On our own We don't need Anything Or anyone If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world I don't quite know How to say How I feel Those three words, Are said too mu h They're not enough If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world! "orget what we're told #efore we get too old $how me a garden that's %ursting into life &et's waste time 'hasing ars Around our heads (In al%um version %ut not in musi video) I need your gra e To remind me To find my own If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world! "orget what we're told #efore we get too old $how me a garden that's %ursting into life All that I am All that I ever was Is here in your *erfe t eyes They're all I an see I don't know where 'onfused a%out how as well +ust know that these things Will never hange for us at all If I lay here If I just lay here

Meaning of the song

Does the song have a meaning? If so, what is it? The meaning of the song is about taking someone back. Hes asking questions, and the girl is also asking the same. The flashbacks represent how they used to be together, and now how theyve come apart. It shows this in the video, and now how they are sending the same message to each other, but not realising it.

How will your visuals relate to the song? (Illustrate, Amplify or Disjuncture)

I think my visuals will link to song and this will be shown with timing if shots, type of shots and when they cut. The timing of shots changes depening on the lyrics. At times there are shots that last about 15 seconds, but others, such as flashbacks, can last up to a maximum of 2 seconds. The type of shots chosen are key, as ive already explained.

Storyboard
Insert your storyboard here

Think carefully about the shots you will be using. Consider the range of shots/angles to give interest and perspective

Script
Description of what will happen in your video inc. camera movements, angles etc
Shot 1; nick playing guitar Shot 2; group preparing Shot 3; group preparing Shot 4; nick practising on guitar Shot 5; group preparing Shot ; song starts! "##y starts to sing Shot $; group practising Shot %; "##y starts singing! &oice in 'ackground! whilst &isuals are group practising Shot (; start of song! "##y appears Shot 1); i##y still singing Shot 11; long shot of all 'and mem'ers Shot 12; close up of "##y Shot 13; side shot of group Shot 14; 'and practising Shot 15; high shot of all group mem'ers performing Shot 1 ; continue to sing! side shot Shot 1$; nick playing guitar Shot 1%; group practising Shot 1(; group playing Shot 2); shot of "##y singing! then #ooms out and goes to *scar Shot 21; group talking! singing in 'ackground Shot 22; close up of +arc playing guitar Shot 23; group playing Shot 24; side shot of group Shot 25; long shot of group

Shot 2 ; group sat on stage! practising and talking Shot 2$; final shot! group finishes playing

Mood board
Create a mood board showing what look your music video will have. Add images showing ideas of mise-en-scene characters costumes and colours that will be present in the different shots.

Props List

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Clearances
%nsert copy of email sent to record label re>uesting permission for the use of chosen song