The document outlines the visual planning and pre-production for a music video. It discusses developing a structure for the video by pre-visualizing shots and creating storyboards and shot lists. Concept boards and structural breakdowns are provided to map out each section of the song and corresponding visual elements. Locations are identified along with potential issues to address, such as lighting and space constraints. Crew roles are defined and contact information is provided to coordinate production.

1. Stage 4
Music Video
Planning and
pre-production
Rebecca Edwards

2. Visual Planning

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]

6. • Colour will be highly saturated during the editing process so to create
the intertextual link to early 2000's rock/punk music videos (see
research slides and proposal bibliography)
• Lighting (for my filmed scenes) may be relatively dark or dim to
create a more run down, possibly grungy atmosphere, again to help
link back to the original punk rock videos, which occasionally were
shot in dimly lit areas, but did use features such as studio light, which
is most likely what gave the shots their saturated look when filmed
with the cameras of the time

7. 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

8. Structural breakdown – 1/2
Section [e.g. verse,
chorus, bridge, etc]
Approx
duration
What happens, visual elements, shots Notes of technical aspects/requirements
Intro 32 secs Slow shots of musical instruments,
followed by a faster paced rock-punk
compilation, most likely of more
instruments or scenes such as a live
concert performance
Various stock footage to create the
compilation during the editing
process
Verse 15 secs Scenes are once again slowed to the
pace of the track, will mainly be wide
shots and close ups of the singer,
homage-esque to the original music
video
Mainly varied camera angles of the
singer
Singer may need mic prop
Chorus 1 min, 6
secs
Will be a compilation of various stock
footage imagery or filmed footage made
to resemble the faster paced clips from
the intro, possibly such as glasses
smashing or other images associated
with the rock culture
Various stock footage

9. Structural breakdown – 2/2
Section [e.g. verse,
chorus, bridge, etc]
Approx
duration
What happens, visual elements, shots Notes of technical aspects/requirements
Verse 14 secs Shots will be slower paced and resemble
the first verse scenes, but possibly with
more shots mixed in such as more
random filmed footage or locations?
Look at filming location around my
village where I can capture filmed
footage
Singer may need mic prop
Chorus 20 secs Also will resemble the first chorus scene
and contain random imagery
Various stock footage
Outro 55 secs Will also continue on from the chorus,
maybe consist more of filmed footage,
such as chosen actor/person in a garage
or possible tracking shots at night etc.
Before the screen cuts to black.
Various stock footage

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. 1 2
Intro will start off with shots of stock footage
instrumental playing, mainly drums and
guitar
Once the pace of the song picks up, the
transitions will become more rapid and the
imagery will shift to more into the related
genre
When the first verse starts, the focus will
shift from the stock footage to the singer,
shifting from wide shots and close ups
When the chorus starts up, the video will
then shift back to the stock footage (by use
of cutting to the beat)
This will continue throughout the chorus,
possibly with more imagery focused on the
instruments playing or the band in general
When the second verse starts, the footge will
be similar to the first but will also have
different footage added in, rather than the
scenes repeating themselves.

12. 2 2
Rather than copy the first verse, the second
verse will switch between the singer and
other significantly calmer imagery compared
to the chorus
The video will then cut back to the various
stock footage compilations
When the outro begins, the switches
between different scenes will become
quicker, and may also include scenes from the
singer, before the screen cuts to black at the
end of the song

13. 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. 1
Music Video
Long/wide
2 mins Wide shot of singer in garage (lip sync)
2 2 mins Close up of singer in garage
3 Tracking shot of person walking through woods
4 Side shot of person walking (past camera) through
woods
5
Close up
Tracking
Side/long
Close up
10-20 secs
Close up of singer picking up mic (focus on mic)10-20 secs
10-20 secs

15. Task 3.2
Organisational Planning

16. Production Group Info
• Include names, contact info, and defined roles at difference stages of
production, using a table is suggested
• Me = Filming, editing, acting (garage scenes)
• Laura Edwards = Acting (forest/track scenes)

17. Location information
• Information and images of your location[s] for filming
• You should have address details, clearance/permissions 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
Garage
Issues =
- Lighting may be too harsh when filming, fix this during the editing process or find
a different light source to use when filming, use a torch for lighting in a different
way
- Could be too crowded/little space, only shoot in one specific area or move parts
around so to leave a required space.
Forest/Track
Issues =
- Other people may accidently interrupt filming if they're using the track or are
passing through, try to film in more secluded areas or film at a later time, like at
sunset.