Unit 23 Multi-cam Production

Student: Christopher ONeill

Tutor: Patsy Mullan
Lore Paperwork
Task 2-Brainstorm
Whenever we listened to the song we had a few ideas as to what we
should do for the project, we got some information from the band
about what type of ideas they wanted to have in the music video,
these ideas included the main singers daughters dancing, we took
this idea and implemented it into the music video we had in mind,
since it involved dancing our crew decided that we would use the
studio to film as it could be really difficult to find a suitable dancing
ground, the other reason we used the studio was so that we could
use the green screen to add effects the music video, one of the
ideas we had which involved the green screen was fading the girls
spinning around each other. We were sceptical at first about using
the green screen as it can be really slippery and if one of the girls
fell they could get badly hurt, we knew that precautions had to be
put in place to ensure that health and safety was covered. We also
decided to use the black curtain as a background so we can have a
mixture of both green screen and normal curtain shots to work with.
Task 3
Production style
We had an idea of how we wanted to film the music video, we
wanted it to be darkly lit and black and white for the majority of the
music video, we believed that it would make the music video look
moody if we had it look dark rather than brightly lit.
Script
LORE
BELIEVE
INT.STUDIO.DARKLY LIT
FADE IN:
THE CAMERA FADES INTO A BLOND HAIRED WOMAN, HER EYES ARE
CLOSED, SHE OPENS THEM AND LOOKS DIRECTLY INTO THE
CAMERA, A FEW SECONDS PASS AND SHE BEGINS TO SING.
FADE IN:
INT.STUDIO.DARKLY LIT
AS THE WOMAN CONTINUES TO SING TO THE MUSIC THE CAMERA
FADES INTO A LITTLE BLOND HAIRED GIRL (6) SHE IS DRESSED IN A
DRESS AND IS DANCING TO THE MUSIC.
FADE IN:

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THE CAMERA FADES AGAIN INTO ANOTHER GIRL (8) SLIGHTLY

OLDER THAN TE LAST GIRL, ALSO WEARING A DRESS SHE
CONTINUES TO DANCE TO THE MUSIC.
FADE IN:
THE CAMERA FADES INTO ANOTHER GIRL (12), MUCH OLDER THAN
THE FIRST 2 GIRLS, SHE IS ALSO DANCING BUT INSTEAD OF SIMPLY
DANCING SHE HAS CREATED HER OWN DANCE TO THE LYRICS,
USING HER HANDS SHE EXPRESSES HERSELF ALONG WITH THE
SINGING.
FADE IN:
INT.STUDIO.DARKLY LIT
THE WOMAN SINGS ALONG TO THE MUSIC, SHE BEGINS TO SPIN
AROUND AND AROUND WHILE CONTINUING TO SING TO THE MUSIC.
FADE IN:
ALL THREE GIRLS BEGIN TO SPIN AROUND, THEY ARE FADING INTO
EACHOTHER AND SPINNING IN UNISON.
FADE IN:
INT.STUDIO.DARKLY LIT
THE WOMAN STOPS SINGING, SHE SMILES AT THE CAMERA AS THE
SCREEN FADES TO BLACK
FADE OUT:
THE END
Links and Inserts
We did not use any links and inserts for the music video nor did we
have any intention to for the production, if LORE liked the music
video and intend on using it for a production then they can add links
to their music. They wouldnt have wanted us to add link and inserts
into the music video, as it would distract the audience from the
music.
Refining original ideas from script

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We didnt have as many ideas for this music video as we did for the
game show so we didnt change as much of the script, probably the
most major change that we had was turning the music video from
black and white into colour whenever they were spinning around,
this worked very well because it fits in perfectly into
the music video. We did also have the idea of using stock footage of
the girls with their mother who was the main singer however the
footage and images we got were not very good so we decided not to
use them.
Task 4-Planning Processes
Equipment required

JVC HD Cameras (3)

Tripods (3)
Studio Lights
Green Screen
Crew

Christopher ONeill (Director)

For this project I was the director, I was responsible for
directing the camera operators as to what they should film
during the making of the music video. I was also responsible
for the vision of the project.
Matthew Mooney (Production Assistant)
I was responsible for helping with the production, for example,
I helped set up the camera equipment along with the setting
up of the green screen.
Ciaran McElhinney (Camera Operator/ Editor)
For this project I was responsible for operating a camera as
well as editing the final product. I ensured that the shutter
speed and aperture were all set to the exact same setting on
all three cameras to ensure that they all looked the same.
Michael Gomersall (Camera Operator)
I had to operate a camera for this project. I also helped out
with other things in the production such as setting up the
green screen.
Connor Mc Callion (Camera Operator)
My participation in this project consisted of me setting up and
manning a camera as well as helping out with other aspects of
the production.

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Tutor: Patsy Mullan
Design
We didnt want there to be much in the background of the
music video, we wanted to keep it as simple as possible in
order to put all of the attention on the main singer and the
girls dancing. We didnt want to add in many backgrounds
onto the green screen either.

Lighting
We wanted the lighting in the music video to be darkly lit and
in black and white, for the normal black curtain we had very
low key lighting with only the places where the girls danced lit
up, however for the green screen in order to make it work well
we needed to have the green screen brightly lit up in order to
prevent shadows on the screen ruining the effect.
Set
The only set that we used for this production was the studio
set, this was very good for the green screen and was the
perfect place for the girls to dance because there was a lot of
room.

Sound
We didnt record any sounds for this project, as it was a music
video where we would have a song being played over the
footage, it was unnecessary to up to pick up any diegetic
sounds either as they served no purpose for the music video.
We had the main singer sing over the lyrics of the song that
was being played in the background.
Location Reece

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Tutor: Patsy Mullan
We did not need to do location Reece as we had used the
studio for production countless times before the making of the
music video, we also did not shoot any external scenes for the
production so we did not have to do a location Reece.
Timing and sequencing
It was very easy to time certain scenes because of the song,
we would discuss with the singer what she had to do at certain
times of the song, for example, whenever the main singer
starts to spin around, she knew when to start because of the
music.
Health and Safety
Besides from the normal things that people have to be aware
of (wires/fire exits etc.) the biggest concern was the green
screen on the floor, if one of the girls was to slip on the green
screen they could get seriously hurt, to tackle this problem we
made sure that the green screen was completely secured with
duck tape across all of the edges, it was taped tightly to the
floor to endure it wasnt slippery.

Task 5-Production documentation

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Tutor: Patsy Mullan
Shot List
Scene
number
1

Shot
Number
1

Camera
Shot
Close up

Camera
Angle
Eye-level

Medium
shot

Normal

Wide
shot
Close-up

Low
angle
Low
angle

Close-up

Normal

Medium
shot

Normal

Medium
shot

Normal

Medium
shot

Normal

Close-up

Normal

Descriptio
n
Fade in on
main
singer, she
opens her
eyes and
begins to
sing
Medium
shot of
main
singer
singing
Little girl
dancing
Low angle
shot of girl
dancing
Close up
of girl
dancing
Medium
shot of
oldest girl
dancing
Main
singer
begins to
spin
around
Medium
shots of all
the girls
spinning
around in
unison
Final shot
of main
singer

Lighting
Darkly lit

Darkly lit

Darkly lit
Darkly lit
Darkly lit
Darkly lit

Darkly Lit

Darkly Lit

Darkly lit

Studio Floor Plans

We had the plan to do a 3 camera set up in which we would
have 2 cameras situated on the sides getting various types of

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Tutor: Patsy Mullan
shots depending on how the girls danced, the middle camera
would be the master shot camera which would be framed for a
close up or medium shot depending on the scene. All 3
cameras would be aimed at the curtain and green screen
where the main singer would sing and the girls would dance,
there was a good amount of space for the girls to dance.

Location Plans
For the shoot on the day we had the studio booked out a week
in advances and we had it for the entire day, which gave us 6
hours of time to shoot the music video, which was plenty of
time. It was the only location that we needed for the
production.
Lighting Plans
For lighting we had the studio lights that we intended to use
for the curtain shots, however for the green screen we needed
different lighting so there would be any shadows, we also
made sure that the people in front of the green screen were
not standing too close to the back as it would cause a shadow.
Risk Assessment
For risk assessment the biggest concern was the green screen,
we ensured the green screen was safe by taping it down
tightly to the floor and making sure it was stretched out as far
as possible.
Task 6-My Role In the Production
For this project my role was the director, I was responsible for
directing the rest of the crew about what they should do when
operating the camera, I was sceptical about using the green
screen as it was dangerous for the girls to dance around on it
and the green screen can sometimes look bad if not done
properly, I decided that we shoot both green screen and black

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Tutor: Patsy Mullan
curtain to give us the option. I did several things throughout
the production; for example, I ensured that the dancers and
singer had water to drink because the studio lights can heat
up making anyone under them hot.
It was a very good experience working on this project for
several reasons. For one I got the chance to work with
children, which I never did before, I learned that planning
everything perfectly is key to ensuring the smoothest filming
schedule and I got experience with using the green screen.

Task 7
Communication with production team
During the making of this music video we were also in the
process of making a game show, because of this we did not
have as much time to plan out the production of this music
video as we were focusing more on the game show, this is
partly due to the fact that we were working on the game show
before we found out about the music video, because of this
fact there was less communication on this project as you
would want.
Shot Calling
We did not use a editing desk for this music video, we instead
used normal cameras not hooked up to the TV studio and took
the footage off the cards on a computer, we then looked at the
footage to see what is the best shots to use for the music
video.
Talk-back
We didnt need to use talk back during the production,
whenever we stopped recording we would talk about the
scene and discuss what we should do with the cameras.
Cueing
Thanks to the music cueing was easy, if we directed the main
singer to do it the music would give her cue to do it, this
meant that the director didnt have to give any signal.
Video and Graphics Inserts
We did intend to use stock footage of past family events
involving the girls and their mother, however whenever they
gave us some footage there wasnt much to work with and it
didnt fit in well with the music video.

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Student: Christopher ONeill
Tutor: Patsy Mullan
Sound Mixing
We didnt record any sound for this production because we
intended to use the music from the song that we were making
a music video for, the only problem we faced for sound was
making sure that the main singers singing synched up with
the singing in the song, to ensure this we played the song
over the filming so she could match the singing in the song.
Health and Safety Considerations
The biggest thing we had to do was tape the green screen
down to ensure that the girls didnt trip and get hurt.
Task 8
Since I was the director it was very important that I had good
communication with the rest of the crew because I had to
ensure that
They knew what type of shot they had to get at what type of
angle they should be shooting at.
Overall I think I could have had better communication with my
team, the reason why I think this is because I was focused on
2 projects at the time and I was more involved with the game
show over the music video, the reason being I was involved
with the game show before I found out about the music video.
But overall it was a good learning experience.