3. Pre-Production: Visual Planning
• This section is concerned with the visual planning of your music video
• You should use this section to develop the sequencing or your video,
establish the relationship between the visuals and the track itself and
create a structure for you to follow when filming
• It is important that you ‘pre-visualise’ the video before you make it; it
will make filming and production a more streamlined process
• The following tasks are part of your visual planning
• Pre-visualisation and concept boards
• Storyboarding
• Shot list
4. Pre-visualisation/Concept Boards
• Tool for exploring the direction and visuals
• Provides inspiration and information for the “look & feel”
• Presents key moments in your video
• A means to sketch/plan ideas
• Information on colour/lighting
• Defining the “mise-en-scene”
• Include as much here as you like, but keep it relevant to the
production, the following slides have been left blank for you to
approach in your own way, add more as you need to
• Extension suggestion: edit a short sequence of clips that have
inspired or influenced your video [similar to this:
http://io9.com/5941145/this-directors-video-pitch-for-hunger-
games-might-be-better-than-the-real-movie]
5.
6. Structural breakdown
• Breakdown your track into it basic sections [e.g. intro, verse, chorus,
verse, etc] and apply broad visual ideas to each section
• You can use this as the master template for your production, then
add more shots to each section when you develop your full visual
plan
7. Structural breakdown – 1/3
Section [e.g. verse, chorus, bridge, etc] Approx duration What happens, visual
elements, shots
Notes of technical aspects/requirements
Do you remember the 21st night of
September?
Love was changing the minds of
pretenders
While chasing the clouds away
Our hearts were ringing
In the key that our souls were singing
As we danced in the night
Remember how the stars stole the night
away
0:50 seconds Panning down the
staircase as ppl dance
Close up of singer as
they dance up the
stairs & sing. Colour
effects, 4-5 close up
shots
Camera, crew, props, cast, song
Ba de ya, say do you remember
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, never was a cloudy day
Ba duda, ba duda, ba duda, badu
Ba duda, badu, ba duda, badu
Ba duda, badu, ba duda
0:30 seconds Swirls to singer dancing
with crowd, people
dancing and having fun.
The camera spins
around to show people
In all angles. Colour
effects
Camera on a spinning wheel or
something similar, crew, cast
My thoughts are with you
Holding hands with your heart to see you
Only blue talk and love
Remember how we knew love was here
to stay
Now December found the love that we
shared in September
Only blue talk and love
Remember the true love we share today
0:35 seconds Back to the singer,
fading halfway through
to show them dancing
with someone else-
possibly outside. Colour
effects, looking out of a
window, fade out effect
Camera, Props, location, crew
8. Structural breakdown – 2/3
Section [e.g. verse, chorus, bridge, etc] Approx duration What happens, visual elements,
shots
Notes of technical aspects/requirements
Hey hey hey
Ba de ya, say do you remember
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, never was a cloudy day
There was a
Ba de ya, say do you remember
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, golden dreams were shiny
days
0:30 seconds Back to the dancers, this
time focusing on the
singer dancing with other
people, only occasionally
spinning. Colour effects
Camera on a spinning device, crew, cast,
lights, pops
The bell was ringing
Our souls were singing
Do you remember, never a cloudy
day
0:15 seconds Focus on Singer, dancing
up and down a few stairs.
Wide shot. Colour effects
Lighting, props, cast
There was a
Ba de ya, say do you remember
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, golden dreams were
shinny days
0:15 seconds Focus on the singer, with
people dancing in the
background
Lighting, colours, effects.
9. Structural breakdown – 3/3
Section [e.g. verse, chorus, bridge, etc] Approx duration What happens, visual elements, shots Notes of technical
aspects/requirements
Ba de ya de ya de ya
Ba de ya de ya de ya
Ba de ya de ya de ya de ya
Ba de ya de ya de ya
Ba de ya de ya de ya
Ba de ya de ya de ya de ya
0:40 seconds As the song fades out it cuts
between the singer singing,
the background dancers
dancing, and the singer
dancing with the love interest.
Colouring effects, transitions,
lighting, crew, cast, singer,
props
10. Storyboarding
• Your storyboard should bring your idea to life
• Provide an idea of the sequencing of you video
• Provides a basis for production
• Suggested online storyboard creators are:
• https://www.storyboardthat.com
• http://www.pixton.com [very complicated]
• http://www.storyjumper.com [allows you to insert your own images]
• Alternatively, hand draw or photograph your storyboard and scan or
copy to insert it onto your slides
• There are lots of tips collected together on Blackboard!
11. Shot List
• Your shot list should contain the sequential breakdown of what you
need to shoot for your video – it is both a creative tool for planning
and practical tool for filming
• It should work in partnership with your storyboard
• It will be your working document when you film
• It should contain the shot number, scene number, shot description,
framing and action you will see
• It should also have information on performers in the scene and other
props, etc
• Shot list template is on Blackboard in the pre-production folder.
14. Production Group Info
• Include names, contact info, and defined roles at difference stages of
production, using a table is suggested
15. Location information
• Information and images of your location[s] for filming
• You should have address details, clearance/premissions for filming,
recce photos and floorplans [including camera, equipment and
cast/crew layouts]
• Where possible, have a plan B fallback location option
• Assess each location for any issues and suggest solutions
