The document provides guidance for a music video assignment, including ideas for interpreting a song through different techniques seen in example music videos. The student selects the song "TV Dream" by Larkins and develops an idea where someone sees footage of themselves with another person on TVs and devices everywhere they go. They pursue finding the person from the video. The locations proposed are the student's or friend's house for interior shots and a street in York that is free but may have other people.

1. MUSIC VIDEO
ASSIGNMENT 2
Bailey Furman

2. GUIDANCE
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

3. TASK 1 Idea Generation and
Research

4. RESEARCH & IDEA
GENERATION
Select a song/track that you like [or don’t like!]
Generate three ideas for music videos employing styles,
techniques and conventions that we have looked at in
previous sessions. Explore how you could interpret the
song differently using different methods
You can add any extra info you think is relevant, images,
mind maps, etc
For quick mind maps you could use bubbl.us to generate
these

5. 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

6. GREEK TRAGEDY – THE
WOMBATS
In my music video I would like to have some shots that
look like they have been taken with an old cam-corder
like in the music video for Greek tragedy. I also like how
it quickly switches between different recording on the
cam-corder very fast on the beat of the song.

7. WHY DO YOU ONLY CALL ME
WHEN YOU’RE HIGH – ARCTIC
MONKEYS
I like the way the camera follows the main singer. I would
like to use this for the main person in my music video,
and have front angle shots like it does when he is
walking down the street. But have TVs around them in
somebody’s house or a building.

8. KILL THE DIRECTOR – THE
WOMBATS
I like the way the subject walks in front if the camera in
the first shot. I would like to do that or maybe that in
reverse where something moves out of the way of the
camera to reveal something. For example, like a new
location

9. PILLS – LOVE FAME TRAGEDY
I like the close ups they use with the bright light in the
background like there’s something going on in their
head because it’s coming out of their head. I would like
to use close ups like this in my music video

10. POTENTIAL SONGS
TV Dream – Larkins
One Trick Pony – Royal Blood
I don’t know why I like you but I do – The Wombats
Tigerblood – Vistas
You know you’re right - Nirvana

11. TV DREAM - LARKINS
People together going to different places.
Zooms out from a TV with the people in different places
on it.
Somebody is watching the video of them on the TV and
they get progressively closer throughout the song.
The stereotypical TV relationship.
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Have the bands music video playing on a few shots in the
background on a small TV.
A video of two people on a TV keep following them about
on every TV they see and everywhere they go. Eg Shops,
peoples phones, at home. They eventually go and talk to
the person they keep seeing.

12. ONE TRICK PONY – ROYAL
BLOOD
Somebody on a bike or in a car.
A lot of slow-mo shots.
Teenagers being where they shouldn’t be.
Being chased by somebody who's owns the land whilst
they are on a bike and they are in a car

13. I DON’T’ KNOW WHY I LIKE
YOU BUT I DO – THE
WOMBATS
Slow paced

14. TIGERBLOOD- VISTAS
Have nothing to do with the song.
Tells a story.

15. YOU KNOW YOU’RE RIGHT -
NIRVANA
Somebody trying to learn and instrument
Somebody who is pretending to be happy around people
but is actually sad and try’s to leave home

16. POTENTIAL TECHNIQUES
Transitions through TVs.

17. CONVENTIONS YOU PLAN TO
USE
Different locations and buildings that have TV’s or some
sort of screen in them.

18. FIGURE IT OUT - ROYAL
BLOOD
I like the way it is filmed where the main person keeps
looking at something and the camera shows shots of the
them looking at it and shots of the thing. I also like the
idea that things keep changing every few seconds and
everything could be in their head but you just don’t
know. I would like to use this idea in my music video
where you don’t know whether what the person is seeing
is real or not.

19. MIND MAP OF IDEAS
[SUMMARY OF IDEAS]

20. SUMMARY
5 opportunities of your ideas
Going to heavily involve TVs.
Give the idea that it might all be inside the persons head.
They go on a search for what they have seen on TV.
The thing on TV is following no matter where they go.
The TV is going to have the person who is seeing the TV
and somebody else on doing things together.

21. SUMMARY
5 restrictions to your ideas
May not be able to film in places with lots of TVs e.g.
Shops.
May not be able to get two people that would want to be
in it.
May not be able to film in different places with them
doing different activities.
May only be able to film early and late in the day when
there isn't many people around.
May not be able to get very stable shots because of a
limited budget.

22. FINAL IDEA –
ARTIST/TITLE/INFO
TV Dream by Larkins
They are a small band that started out within the past 3
years that are from Manchester. They all met in school
but began to make music in college.
They make music in the indie and alternative genre.

23. FINAL IDEA – YOUR IDEA
Your creative concept/video synopsis [describe your
interpretation, use of imagery or narrative, genre
conventions, etc]
For my music video to TV dream I want to present the video
as maybe being all in somebodies head or it could be real.
This is because the song talks about it being a TV dream so
that could be taken literally as a dream or a dream that
somebody wants. I want the video to tell a story of
somebody who starts off by seeing a clip on TV in the
corner of their eye and it follows them wherever they go on
different devices and TVs and it’s a video of them and
somebody else together. The video slowly starts to show up
more, eventually they go out and put their TV to record on a
normal channel and when they play it back it’s the footage
that keeps coming up. They analyse it for days and then
they go searching for the other person in the footage and
they go to locations in the footage and then eventually they
see them in public. They go out on a date and it skips to a
few months on when they are together and it shows them
explaining what happened to them but with no dialogue. It
then loops back to them sat back in front of the TV but very

24. FINAL IDEA – TRACK
SUMMARY
Summary/analysis of track [consider meaning, content,
duration, pace and style of the song]
The track has a simple and consistent which means it
should be easier to edit to. The song has a faster pace
chorus and slower paced verses. I think that this will make it
easier for me to structure the video and where to put
different shots. I would like to put shots of the two people
together on the faster parts of the song and them just being
alone looking at the TV on slower parts of the song. I want
the sped up pace of the chorus to show progression in the
persons search. The indie style of the song means that it’s
more laid back compared to something like a rock song. If I
was doing a rock song I would of gone for a more chaotic
style of video to fit the music style, so for this video I want it
to be more relaxed and less chaotic things happening and
for it to be more outwardly happy but at the end to have a
dark twist. The duration of the piece is below 3 minutes
which means the progression of the persons search is going
to happen fast so there will be a lot of shots jumping
forward in time by a few minutes or hours but not to far for
the viewer to get lost within the story.

25. TASK 2 Pre-production
Assessment

26. GUIDANCE:
PRE-PRODUCTION
ASSESSMENT
I feel like I would be able to make this video without a
big budget because all I would need is to fill in places
with TVs and to be able to put a green screen on them. I
feel like the budget wouldn’t be very high for this video
as I would not need to buy anything as I have all the
equipment and I would just need to buy some lights for
good lighting so set the tone properly for the video.

27. TITLE OF
PRODUCTION/PRODUCTION
OUTLINE
I am going to make a music video for the song TV Dream by
Larkins. It is an indie/alternative song and I think that it is
talking about being in a society where everybody is
expected to be like everyone in films and reality TV shows
with their relationships. I intend to make a video that
reflects this, but not obviously. It is going to show
somebody chasing a relationship that they see themselves
in literally, on the TV. This is a metaphor for everybody
wanting to have a relationship on the TV but the ending
which shows it was him just being back where he was at the
start because a relationship like that is so unrealistic. The
mood is going to be happy but underlying sad because it
could all be in the persons head. For this video I am going
to use a lot of TVs and phones. I can easily do this because I
can use a few in my house and a few of the people I’m
going to be shooting with, I can also use peoples phones. I
also ideally want to have good lighting so having some
bright white lights to use in rooms when there is no natural
light would be useful but I would have to buy some. I am
also going to put the original music video for the song in
the background of a few shots playing on a TV as a sort of
ester egg for people who have seen the original and also to

28. LOCATIONS
My house or a friends house – free and able to film there any time
and it doesn’t matter what weather it is and it’s easy for everybody
to get to.
A street in York – easy for everybody to get to. Could be hard to
film there because of other people. It wouldn’t cost anything. It’s
heavily weather dependent.
A shop with TVs in – Easy for everybody to get to. Would have to
get permission to film there which might not be able to happen. It
shouldn’t cost anything. It would matter what the weather is
because it would be inside.
Lendal bridge – Easy for everybody to get to. It would be hard to
film there because of all the people and flooding we would have to
get there early in the morning or late at night. It won’t cost
anything to film there. For the shots we’re going for it shouldn’t
matter what the weather is but ideally sunny.
Street with houses – Easy for everybody to get to. It would be easy
to film there because there wouldn’t be many people. It would be
free to film there. It needs to be not rainy to film there for the

29. EQUIPMENT
I have a Nikon d3200 with a 18-55mm lens with
stabilisation and a 50mm fixed lens. I also have a tripod I
can use along with a camera rig so I shouldn’t have to
rent any kit from the college. However, I may have to
borrow some lights of of somebody or rent some or buy
some from somewhere. If I am not able to get any lights
then I will use indoor lights and natural light to the best
of my ability. I won’t have to plan when I need to book
kit.

30. FACILITIES
I can edit my video at college and at home as I have
premier at home and at college and I can keep it on a
memory stick. However, I think I will mostly edit at
college as I don’t plan on doing any filming in college
time because I don’t want to film anything on college
grounds. So out of college time I’ll film and then I’ll edit
in college time. I might have to use the college green
screen for some shots but I might not have to.

31. PERSONNEL
CREW: What is you team? Who is in it? What are each
team members strengths/weaknesses? When are they
available?
CAST: Do you need any external performers? When are
they available? Cost implications? Will you have to feed
them? Transport them?
Other personnel? Is anyone else helping you?

32. PROPS/COSTUME/ETC
Props:
Stationary
TVs
Phones
Photographs
Costumes:
Casual clothes
Smart clothes
Scruffy clothes

33. TASK 3.1 Visual Planning

34. 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

35. 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]

37. RIP-O-MATIC
You should also construct a 15-20second Rip-o-matic
test reel using existing footage to convey the type of
video you want to make

38. 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
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.

41. 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!

44. 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.

45. TASK 3.2 Organisational
Planning

46. PRODUCTION GROUP INFO
Include names, contact info, and defined roles at
difference stages of production, using a table is
suggested

47. 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

48. LOCATIONS

49. RISK ASSESSMENT
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

50. RISK ASSESSMENT

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

52. CONTINGENCY PLAN

53. PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Provide an outline of what you will do on which days
during production
You should broadly plan to the following structure:
- 2 weeks pre-production
- 1 week filming [plan for up to 2 days]
- 2 weeks editing [essentially 2 days for every day you
filmed]

54. SCHEDULE

55. 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 on Blackboard for you to complete and
insert here

56. PERMISSIONS FORMS

57. TASK 4.1 Production
Record/Log

58. PRODUCTION RECORD/LOG
Keep track your filming and production work with the
camera here
You could add stills of your work with annotations
You should include any specific details about how your
filming went and what you did on set to enable you to
complete the work
You should include Call Sheets and relevant production
documents here

59. CALL SHEETS
This links with your schedule
Complete a call sheet for each production activity
Forms are on Blackboard
Insert into Powerpoint here