music video pre-production segment

1. Stage 4
Music Video
Planning and
pre-production

2. Visual Planning

3. This image is representative of the
framing I want to use for the music
video. A girl, alone on her bed in her
room scrolling endlessly on her phone
late at night very unsatisfied with life in
general. Frustrated by this, she
desperately tries to find someone she
can get into a relationship with so she
feels less isolated and lonely
Kim's official music video is also
a large source for inspiration for
my music video as the visual of
being trapped alone in her room
is something that is very on-
brand with her aesthetic evident
through the video itself.

4. Structural breakdown – 1/3
Section [e.g. verse,
chorus, bridge, etc]
Approx
duration
What happens, visual elements, shots Notes of technical aspects/requirements
Any time, that you like
Gonna give you my
heart to break
Angel eyes, tell me lies
Gonna give you my
heart to break
• Close-up of artist on the bed lip-
syncing to the song
• Framed with the bedpost at the
bottom of the frame to box the
artist in within the rest of the frame
to show she's trapped
• Different cuts to slightly
different angles to the beat to
keep the camera mobile and
the video more active
One look at you, I'm
powerless
I feel my body saying yes
Where's my self control? Ah
And when you touch me,
I'm a fool
This game I know I'm gonna
lose
Makes me want you more
• Cut to pictures on the wall of
different guys the artist is
referencing as she claws towards
them.
• Out of focus background to a blurry
foreground
• Back and forth cuts to the artist's
reaction/singing to the images
themselves
• Be able to change the level of
focus when filming or in post-
production
Even if it means that I'll never put
myself back together
Gonna give you my heart to break
Even if I'll end up in shatters, baby it
doesn't matter
Gonna give you my heart to break
I tried to fight, but I can't help it
Don't care if this is my worst
mistake
'Cause no one else could do it better
That's why I give you my heart to
break
• Cut back to the artist on the bed lip
syncing, quick cutting between the artist
doing different things on the bed whilst
lip-syncing, such as a high angle shot
downwards of her taking selfies etc and
looking annoyed in between each photo
• Still using the framing of the box to show
she feels trapped and isolated
• Maintain a consistent eye level
between shots so when cutting
to different angles or when the
artist is posing differently the
shots flow seamlessly
together

5. Structural breakdown – 2/3
Section [e.g. verse,
chorus, bridge, etc]
Approx
duration
What happens, visual elements, shots Notes of technical aspects/requirements
Butterflies, every
time
Gonna give you my
heart to break
Devilish, every kiss
Gonna give you my
heart to break
• High angle above the bed, hand on
stomach as she talks about
butterflies
• Move hand up to mouth in a "Shh!"
Motion on 'Devilish, every kiss'
• Then a heartbreak motion over her
heart with both hands
• Steady high angle with the
artist looking into the top
upper right side of the frame
with a very slow and barely
noticeable pan to the right the
entire time
Oh, one look at you, I'm
powerless
I feel my body saying yes
Where's my self control? (Ah)
And when you touch me, I'm a
fool
This game I know I'm gonna
lose
Makes me want you more
• Artist is on the floor in front of the
bed upside down, lip-syncing to the
bridge of the song
• Cut to the beat, as well as cutting to
a different angle on 'Ah'
• Ground level camera, artist
looking directly into the lens.
Even if it means that I'll never put
myself back together
Gonna give you my heart to break
Even if I'll end up in shatters, baby it
doesn't matter
Gonna give you my heart to break
I tried to fight, but I can't help it
Don't care if this is my worst
mistake (no)
'Cause no one else could do it better
(no one else, better, that's why I)
That's why I give you my heart to
break
• Cut back to the artist on the bed
lip syncing, quick cutting between the
artist doing different things on the bed
whilst lip-syncing, such as a high angle
shot downwards of her taking selfies etc
and looking annoyed in between each
photo
• Still using the framing of the box to
show she feels trapped and isolated
• Maintain a consistent eye
level between shots so when
cutting to different angles or
when the artist is posing
differently the shots flow
seamlessly together

6. Structural breakdown – 3/3
Section [e.g. verse,
chorus, bridge, etc]
Approx
duration
What happens, visual elements, shots Notes of technical aspects/requirements
Every time
(Heart to break)
Woo-ah
Every time
Heart to break
Yeah
• Artist on the bed, cut between every
sentence in a different pose
• Framed by the bed again like in
previous shots
• Different cuts to
slightly different angles to the
beat to keep the camera
mobile and the video more
active
One look at you, I'm
powerless
I feel my body saying yes
Where's my self control? Ah
And when you touch me,
I'm a fool
This game I know I'm gonna
lose
Makes me want you more
(more, more)
• Artist is on the floor infront of
the bed upside down, lip-syncing to
the bridge of the song
• Cut to the beat, as well as cutting
to a different angle on 'Ah'
• Ground level camera,
artist looking directly into the
lens.
Even if it means that I'll never
put myself back together
Gonna give you my heart to
break
Even if I'll end up in shatters,
baby it doesn't matter
Gonna give you my heart to
break
I tried to fight, but I can't help it
(I tried to fight, help it)
Don't care if this is my worst
mistake
'Cause no one else could do it
better (no one else, better)
That's why I give you my heart
to break
• Multiple shots from
different corners of the bedroom
rapidly cutting between each one at
the end of each line of the lyrics, a
mix of close ups and full body shots
to show off the artist
• Maintain camera stability
and compensate for lighting
and make sure not to cast
any shadow, keep the set the
same and don't move anything
in the background for consistency
between shots

7. 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!

9. Shot Number Scene Number Shot Desc. Action on Screen
1 1 Close-up of bed Artist laid on bed
scrolling on her phone
2 1 Cut to different angle Artist laid on bed lip-
syncing
3 1 Cut to another angle Artist laid on bed lip-
syncing
4 1 Cut to another angle Artist laid on bed lip-
syncing
5 2 Shot of picture on a
wall, artist lower
bottom right of the
frame, blurry frame
Artist looking at
picture on wall
5 2 Shot reverse shot of
the the wall and the
artist
Artist looking at
picture on the wall/lip-
syncing
6 3 Close-up of bed Artist lip-syncing on
bed in a pose
6 3 Close-up of bed Artist lip-syncing on
bed in a different pose

10. Shot Number Scene Number Shot Desc. Action on Screen
7 3 High angle of artist
above bed
Artist taking selfies and
being dissatisfied with
the results
8 3 Cut to different angle Artist laid on bed lip-
syncing
9 4 Cut to high angle, artist on
the bottom left of the frame
looking up towards the
upper right of the frame
Lip-syncing, 'Shh!' Motion
with corresponding line, hand
gestures on 'Devilish, every
kiss'
9 4 Close-up of bed Artist does a heart motion
with both hands and
moves them apart for
'heart break'
10 5 Shot of the end of the
bed
Artist upside down, legs
hanging onto the end of
the bed lip-syncing
10 5 Close-up shot of the
artist at the end of the
bed
Artist upside down,
legs hanging onto the end
of the bed lip-syncing
11 6 Close-up of bed Artist laid on bed
scrolling on her phone
12 6 Cut to different angle Artist laid on bed lip-
syncing
13 6 Cut to another angle Artist laid on bed lip-
syncing
14 6 Cut to another angle Artist laid on bed lip-
syncing

11. Shot Number Scene Number Shot Desc. Action on Screen
15 7 Cut to different angle 'Every time'
16 7 Cut to different angle '(Heart to Break)'
17 7 Cut to different angle ''Woo-ah"
18 7 Cut to different angle "Every time"
19 7 Cut to different angle "Heart to Break"
20 7 Cut to different angle "Yeah"
21 8 Close-up of the end of
the bed
Artist laid upside lip-
syncing
21 8 Cut to different angle Artist lip-sync's "Ah"
Cut to another angle Artist laid on bed lip-
syncing
Cut to another angle Artist laid on bed lip-
syncing

12. Task 3.2
Organisational Planning

13. Production Group & Location Info
Production Group
• Joe Wood – Director
• Rosa King – Artist
• Josh Haddock – Crew
Location
• Redressed Bedroom