Cj 123 2

MUSIC
VIDEO
ASSIGNME
NT 2
Charlie Stevens

GUIDANC
E
This template PowerPoint presentation
includes all the relevant elements you
need to cover in your Music Video
Assignment
It is suggested you save this PP in a
different name and share it with your
group so you always have a copy –
some sections require you to delete
the information on the slide and
replace with your own work
Add more pages to each section
where necessary [you should be doing
this!]
Add visuals as you see necessary
This document will be added to as you
progress through the pre-production
phase.
Delete this slide when complete

TASK 1
Idea
Generation and
Research

RESEARCH
Watch a selection of videos to get your ideas started,
make note of a minimum of 5 – add extra slides,
screenshot the video and in bullet point note down info
in terms of camera, editing, art design, performance, etc
and how this might link to your production
Hint!
You’ve already done this in
your case study, so you can
summarise that here where
relevant

Somebody Told Me – The Killers
The are a lot of closeups, zooms
and camera panning in this video to
match with rapid pace of the rock
style music. Furthermore, lighting
is used by a contrast of bright
vibrant colours as well as dark
areas of bank space, creating a
stark contrast between the two
opposing elements that both
matches with the rock and roll feel,
well making the show footage even
more prominent.

SOMEBODY I’M NOT – MARTIN JENSEN BJØRNSKOV
The music is about living a life where
the character is pretending to be
‘Somebody I’m not’. This is visually
represented in the music video by
flicking between two different
scenes, one shrouded in darkness
with hints of blue and red, and the
other much more luxurious and
colourful on a beach. They match
with the music, one being a
representation of what is hidden in
the dark, and the other being the
fake persona enjoying an exciting
and wonderful life.
In the darker scenes the tend to be
more closeups, where as in the
colourful shots the tend to be more
long shots and overhead shots. This
helps to build on the concept of the
song, with the darkness being up
close and personal, showing his true
self, and the light beautiful scenes
being more distant and untrue to
himself.

WAY LESS SAD - AJR
AJR use a range of long shots, close ups and mid range
shots. They are going for a more colourful go happy
kind of vibe, with the video being vibrant in colour. They
utilise a range of different practical and digital
techniques to create some cool techniques, such as:
clipping an image in order to have multiple of the same
guy on screen, having a scene that looks the right way
up by suspending the guy upside-down and filming it
upside down, filming an underwater bit that was
probably filmed through tinted glass and used
bubble/water after effects.

TAKE THAT – THESE DAYS
The music video is very cleverly shot in a way
which makes it seem like one continuous
shot, utilizing multiple practical effects with
the set, as well as digital effects to help ease
over cut scenes. The camera is always
moving, using tricks like close ups on objects
to cleverly merge cut scenes. They have a
warehouse setting which matches the
aesthetic of what they are trying to pull off
and mixes well with the pop/pop rock style.
The video has a funny visual gag, which is
making it clear that they are filming a music
video by showing cameras and sets, this is
quite different from the level of immersion
that other music videos try to pull off, and
honestly it is done very well. The are quite a
few visual gags, such as frilly hair and walking
on in underpants, they also utilize dance
chorography in a stage like manner.

STRESSED OUT – TWENTY ONE PILOTS
In a lot of the scenes, the camera moves along
with the guy/guys who are cycling, matching
their pace. For these shots, the camera tends
to be much lower and switches between
closeups and mid/longish shots. the theme of
the music video seems to be a band meeting
up with one another, cycling on very child like
bikes, which is rather comedic visual gag and
an implication of them being children, which
matches with the songs theme about ‘the good
old days”. A scene I think is cool is where they
are sleeping in 2 beds and on 2 beats the beds
disappear after one after the other to be
replaced by the guys with their instruments
(drums and mic). This was a nice editing trick
with the cut scenes and runs rather smoothly.
After this point it cuts between 2 scenes, of the
band in the more professional set p and the
less professional one; this is to show the
difference of the supposed passage of time. A
unique style choice that Twenty One Pilots has
is having the music vide not really match their
songs too well. Most of the shots are quite

POTENTIAL SONGS
Somebody Told Me – The Killers
Don’t Threaten Me with a Good time – Panic! At the Disco
The Nights - Avicii
Bang! – AJR
Hey Me – Tremantis
Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots

POTENTIAL TECHNIQUES
Camera on a skateboard that gets pushed along and goes
under the person and moves to face them from the front,
facing upwards and then towards them after it goes under
the legs.
Forest, on hill semi long shot
Shots from behind over shoulder
Slomo bits
Hanging out with friends and having fun dancing
Night sky star gazing

CONVENTIONS YOU PLAN TO
USE
What are the conventions of your musical genre? How
could you use them?
I plan to use quite a few long shots, mid shots and closeups in order to create a
sense of space, with closeups of the face singing, mid shots/long shots to show
more of the body's movement (dance etc.)
I also plan to use some camera tracking through adobe aftereffects to create
some cool 3D bits for the music video, such as titles that seem fixed in place.
I plan to have quite a few cut scenes and continuous shots.

MIND MAP OF IDE
[SUMMARY OF ID
Music
Video
Casting
Locations
Themes
Locations include:
Forest –
Knaresborough by Lido
and near little bridge
area
Night
Shadows
Childhood
Living a good life
Father
Being lost and
finding home
Cast:
Young Me – Jenson
(little brother).
Me: me
Help: Henry

SUMMARY
5 opportunities of your ideas; what would it allow you to do? Expand
your skills? Refine something you already know how to do?
It would help me to build on my improvisation and try and improvise a
few scenes as I am filming, depending on if I think something could
look pretty good.
I would like it to help develop my skill of directing people on what I
need them to do, filming and acting wise.
It would help me refine my filming techniques, as quite often I tend to
have footage that was filmed with no purpose, which makes editing a
more tedious task.
I would like to develop my ability to interpret an image fore music in my
head and bring it to reality.
Develop my editing ability.

SUMMARY
Problems:
1. May find it difficult to do some long shots because of
lack of equipment.
2. Some of the areas I want to film in may have people,
and so it may be unsuited.
3. Lack of a lot of personnel may make it difficult to pull
off some of my ideas.
4. People may get in my way of filming.
5. Weather may be unsuited to film.

FINAL IDEA –
ARTIST/TITLE/INFO
The Nights/ Avicii
Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii was a Swedish DJ,
remixer, recorder, musician and songwriter born in 1989
and died in 2018. AT the age of 16 Bergling began
posting his remixes on music forums, which lead to his
first record deal. He rose to fame in 2011 with his single
‘Levels”.
Genre: Folktronica – Progressive House

FINAL IDEA – TRACK
SUMMARY
Want this scene
to be walking or
running through
a forest
This scene will be my little
brother playing football in
the garden. When it says
when you get older have a
flash cut scene to me being
inn jenson place kicking
football and then back
quickly

FINAL IDEA – YOUR IDEA
Have a bit at the beginning of just being in the forest walking with a couple of
decent shots, then have a shot where the camera goes up, bit far away and
tilts down to look at me from behind as it is moving. At the same time have
the music fade in at this point and have the title fade on before the music, at
the beat point have a cut scene to the front of me. When the camera is Infront
of me have it move with me as I am walking.
When it gets to the second verse have a scene of my little brother playing
football in the garden with his dad, have an extreme closeup on the ball, with
the camera kind of circling it. At the point where it says “when you get older”
have a brief flash cut scene of me in his place, and then back again
Forest – camera moving with it, then other improv cut scenes and back yard
football bit, but cut it in when it feels right, make cut scenes smooth.
- as I had covid for a large portion of the filming time I have been forced to
improvise using the. Forest location with no actor.

TASK 2
Pre-production
Assessment

GUIDANC
E:
PRE-
PRODUCT
ION
ASSESSM
ENT
You need to assess the viability of your production and
investigate what is required to enable you to make your
music video
Much of this task is hypothetical, which means you will
need to investigate standard costings for such a
production and apply these to your planned production
considering which equipment you would need and
resources, etc
Resources to support this are in the Pre-production
assessment folder on Blackboard
Delete the questions on each slide and insert your
responses

TITLE OF
PRODUCTION/PRODUC
TION OUTLINE
My intended production is a music
video to go with Daviici’s song ‘The
Nights’.
My plan is to have the main portion of
the video be shot in a forest, with cuts
to other scenes.
The nights has 126 BPM or 4 beats per
bar, it lasts for 2 minuets 57 seconds.
The mood is upbeat, with a tone of
fondness and looking back on the past.
It is quite structurally simple with
The equipment I require is simply an
iPhone, however I am planning to also
bring a good quality camera and an
iPhone Gimble.

LOCATIONS
You need to identify locations and plan a recce.
What are the limitations and risks, e.g. distance, access,
cost, weather? How will you manage this?
Knaresborough Forest (by Lido): problems include lighting, potential rain, people
walking by and potentially falling over tree trunks. The lighting issue and
potential shouldn’t be too much of a problem as I plan to go out on a sunny day,
and since it is very close to my house I can wait for the right day and weather. The
area I am going to film has a few people come by, but not very frequently, so I
should be good with filming the bits I need – also I am planning to go on a
Thursday or a Friday as then less people will be there as a lot tend to be students.
Alleyway in Knaresborough: distance wise it is very close to my home once again.
It shouldn’t cost me anything. The weather should be ok to deal with by waiting
for the opportune moment to start filming.
Back Yard at my mothers: No cost, easily accessible, weatherwise I can wait it out
for the opportune moment.

EQUIPMENT
What do you need? E.g. equipment, resources? Mostly
from college, but who do you need to speak to get this
kit? What is available? When?
Look at equipment hire places, etc
Kit:
iPhone - Me
Camera - Grandparents or College (DSLR 700D)
LED lights - College
iPhone selfie stick - Mother, Grandparents or Friend
Gimble - Amazon

FACILITIES
Where will you edit your video? Do you need any other
specialist facilities…?
I will not need any specialist facilities, as I have all the
required software downloaded on my computer at home.
I have further downloaded presets that make it easier to
achieve certain effects that could be difficult to pull off
regularly.

PERSONNEL
CREW:
 Henry: Strengths - good at acting, helpful behind scenes, friendly,
hardworking; Weaknesses – Laughs a lot
 Myself: Strengths – good eye for camera movement, has the idea and
clear image of what to be done; weaknesses – not very flexible, easy
to anger.
CAST:
 Me
 Brother (Jenson)
 Henry

PROPS/COSTUME/ETC
Props:
Leaves
Nature
Costume:
None

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

PRE-
VISUALISATION/CONC
EPT 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]

STRUCTU
RAL
BREAKDO
WN
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
You should create a slide showing all the sections
of the song, then add a slide for each section with
timings, lyrics, what happens and details on
specific shots
You could storyboard and shot list each section
as you go, to break up the process.

STORYBOAR
DING
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!

SHOT
LIST
Your shot list should contain the
sequential breakdown of what you
need to shoot for your video
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.

SHOT LIST
• Low to high long shot.
• Shot facing upwards and rotating while pulling down.
• Shot of forest panning from left to right.
• Shot of camera moving to focus on a leaf, shoot from focusing on leaf and reverse footage
• Slowed down camera exposed light shot of tress and forest floor.
• Focus on leaf and zoom in post-production
• Shot moving from behind tree to the right and then have camera tilt upwards while continuing
to move right.
• Camera light exposer while pointing at sun, ideally with a branch above and leaves to frame the
sun within the shot and rotate to right in post prod.
• Low shot moving up stairs
• Shot above branch that has the background come into focus.
• High shot of open area

TASK 3.2
Organisational
Planning

PRODUCTION GROUP INFO
Include names, contact info, and defined roles at
difference stages of production, using a table is
suggested
Name Phone
Number
Production Editing
Henry 07713
385461
Actor
CameraOP
Consultant
CJ 07943
155276
CamOP/ Act
/Direct
Editor
Jenson 07943
155276
Actor None

LOCATION
INFORMAT
ION
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

LOCATIONS
Location: forest in Knaresborough near the Aspin estate.
Permissions: none needed as it is public grounds
Recce photos:
Backup Location: forest in Knaresborough near the Cricket grounds.
Entrance
Open area

RISK
ASSESSM
ENT
Risk Assess each separate filming
location using the table in the
camera H&S PP on Bb as a staring
point
Completing a generic filming
assessment would be a start, then
you can add specialist/site specific
risks as you progress your
production
Remember, a Risk Assessment is an
ongoing document, you should
evaluate if anything changes in
production and when you put
control measures in place
You should add the table to each
call sheet for each location

RISK ASSESSMENT
Forest:
Falling over tree roots
Slipping on mud
Falling in river
Falling off bridge
Stinging myself on nettles
Being attacked by dog
Headbutting a tree

CONTINGENCY
PLANNING
Things go wrong
Your contingency plan is there to give you a
backup or to minimize the effect on
production
You should consider the following areas:
Technical, Location, Personnel and
Organizational areas [about 5 potential issues
for each]
Use the form in pre-production folder on
Blackboard

CONTINGENCY PLAN
If my acquired personnel is unable to help in the
production I have others whom can fill in his place if
required.
Location wise it may be that damage has been done to
the area I want to film in, if this is the case I do have 2
other locations near to it that are less ideal, but are none
the less suitable for my requirements.
If filming goes south my plan is to shoot a lot of B-roll
footage and insert a lot of that, furthermore I am quite
efficient at improvising during production, if needs be.
Due to being in lockdown while having covid I had a
limited amount of time to film with n other personnel, as
a result I used my contingency of filming a lot of B roll
and making my music video with that.

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Your schedule should budget a total of 10 hours for
production, that is for the filming and editing of your
project.
You should plan when you’re filming and how you intend
to use the in class days on your timetable/class schedule

SCHEDULE
Week Activity
1 Filming
2 Editing
3 Editing or Filming extra shots

CLEARANCE AND
PERMISSIONS
Any place you film and anyone you use in the
filming of your video must have a completed form
Blank forms are available for you to complete and
insert here, you can also create your own

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