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1. MUSIC VIDEO
PRODUCTION
FINDING
YOUR
CLIENT

2. THIS WEEK YOU WILL
START PLANNING YOUR
MUSIC VIDEO
What planning will you need to do?
1. Creative idea
2. Storyboard
3. Shot lists
4. Write a proposal
5. Find locations
6. Find actors / dancers
7. Schedule your time
8. Risk assess
9. Book equipment
10. Etc…

3. BUT BEFORE THAT
YOU NEED A BAND

4. BY THE END OF
TODAY, YOU
MUST conduct research into local bands / artists.
SHOULD contact a local band / artist to pitch an
idea for a music video.
COULD identify planning required for a music
video production & begin your initial creative
plans.

5. FINDING A BAND CAN
BE QUITE DAUNTING
But I
don’t know
anyone in
a band…

6. YOU’LL BE WORKING
IN GROUPS
Someone in the group will know
someone, who knows someone etc…
If no-one in your group knows anyone
you just have to be proactive and step
outside your comfort zone.

7. WHERE CAN YOU LOOK
FOR A BAND / ARTIST?
Old school-mates
in a band
Family members
Someone who makes
electronic music at
home
Local bands
Local record labels
Indie bands/artists
releasing music
online
Friends

8. WHERE DID STUDENTS
FIND BANDS LAST YEAR?
• Sian & Taijahn – friend of the family (Sian)
• Hasan, Nour, Ethan – Hasan’s cousin
• Ash, Jay, Mason – friend of the family
• Harry, Izzy, Morgan, Dan – local band
• Emily, Remy, Sam – old school friend of Emily’s
• Benny, Sophie – local band

9. HOW CAN WE MAKE
CONTACT WITH OUR
CLIENT?

10. METHOD 1:

11. METHOD 2:

12. METHOD 3:

13. WHAT’S THE PROBLEM
WITH EMAIL?

14. FINDING A BAND / ARTIST IS
YOUR 1ST TASK
You need to be proactive if you want to make good progress.
What does the word proactive mean?
Why do people in video production need to be proactive?

15. TASK 1:
POTENTIAL BANDS
The first part of music video production is getting a client.
In groups brainstorm different ideas for finding a band or
artist on a piece of A3 paper.
Be as specific as you can. Do you know anyone? If you don't
then where could you find bands or artists?

16. TASK 2:
RESEARCH DATABASE
You need to conduct secondary research into local bands &
artists.
Each group needs to create a working research database (on
google docs) which should have the following:
Band
name
Phone no. Email Social
media
Contacted
by:
Response
No-way-sis 555-105-
111
Noel@oasi
s.com
https://ww
w.oasis.net
Liam No.
30
seconds to
Jupiter
077-
1230123
manager@
30secs.co
m
www.302ju
pe.com
Jared Yes

17. TASK 3 –
TEAM FEEDBACK
Team meeting: who have you found? Whose music do you
like? Who do we want to contact? What ideas have we had?
What are the next steps you need to make?

18. TASK 5 –
PLAN B
In groups create an open advert for your production team,
advertising your services as a music video production
company.
This could be in the form of a poster, or online advert.
Think about how they can contact you (do you have a twitter
or facebook page?). Make sure to include contact details on
your poster.