Pitch for my A2 Media Studies project - Music video to Pilots of Paper Planes - Again Created by Giorgia,Rayhan, Keno and Andrew

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ar1Dp2H5RE

2. The song we’ve chosen to use for
our music video is ‘Again’ by Pilots
of Paper Planes ; An indie rock
band from Bromley who have agreed
to let us shoot a music video for
them.
The song is about a guy who loses his
girlfriend.

3. We’re introduced to a cold but vibrant forest, empty but
something complete lingering in the atmosphere. A
quick flashback to a young man or teenager (Dom)
in the same forest carefully placing a ring on a Girl’s
finger. They exchange smiles. They seem happy.
We see Dom sitting in the forest, alone and miserable.
He has his fist locked tight onto something.
Flashback to increasing distance between the
couple. Parting hands, unread text messages, no
more Valentine’s Day cards being passed between
the two.
Dom loosens his fist and opens his palm. The ring!
Flashback to hands parting, ring slipped subtly from
her hand to his. This is, in fact, the end of their
relationship.

4. Dom, in the forest, stands up and wanders over to a
tree of importance to him. A love heart and two
names have been etched onto the stump.
Flashback to Dom and a Girl using keys to engrave
their names onto the tree stump.
A single tear runs down Dom’s cheek.
Dom tries to sketch over the love heart and names on
the tree stump. It’s not working.
Dom tries to set fire to the promise ring. That’s not
working either. He’s given up.
Dom’s band surrounds him in the forest, engulfing him
in the music. He has to let go of his ex girlfriend.
Our narrative is non linear as it will have flashbacks.

5. This is inspiration for the last
scene of the video. The lead
singer is surrounded by the
band in the forest.
This is inspiration for a shot
involving the valentine’s day
cards.

6. Pilots of Paper Planes is an unsigned band.
The release of the video would be on YouTube
and MySpace where the majority of
unsigned bands release their new songs and
videos. These websites also make it easier
for fans to access their song and video.

7. The specific shots we will use in our music video are:
› Close ups
› Medium Close/ Mid shots
› Long shots
› Establishing shots.
› Tracking
The close ups will be used to demonstrate the increased distance
between Dom and the Girl. The close ups will ensure the audience are
clear on the narrative.
The medium close/Mid shots will be used for the performance of the
band in the forest, and many shots of Dom in the forest to show his
surroundings etc.
The long shots will be used to show his vulnerability and aloneness in the
forest. It will also incorporate the audience.
The establishing shots will be used to establish Dom’s location; the
forest.

8. o The scenes with Dom and his girlfriend
will be black and white to represent the
dull vibe between the two. It will also
represent the basic emotions. The
lighting will be dark and the shots grainy.
o The happier flashbacks, on the other
hand, will be in colour to represent the
happiness and love. The lighting will be
filtered yellow or a light colour and the
shots slightly out of focus.

9. This is inspiration for the
bright flashbacks in our video.
It’s slightly out of focus and
very bright, signifying
happiness and freedom.
These are inspirations for the
black and white and grainy
scenes in the video. The
lighting is also very hard.

10. COSTUMES
Dom will wear darker, preferably black clothing
in the scenes involving him and his ex
girlfriend to reflect his mood and
circumstance.
However, he will wear vibrant, colourful clothing
in the happier flashback scenes.
Dom will wear brighter, casual clothing in the
performance scenes to represent his
liberation and ability to free him from the
relationship.

11. This is an inspiration for the
dark clothing that will be worn
in the flashbacks. The black
clothing connotes the
depressed and miserable
state.
This is an inspiration for the
brighter and vibrant clothing
that will be worn during the
performance.

12. The locations will be kept to a minimal to decrease too
much movement of the band’s instruments. We will use:
-A forest (preferably, but not essential)
-The studio (if the forest is not an available location)
-Streets of Orpington/Bromley.
We will use the forest (if available) to shoot the
performance scenes, but also the scenes in the forest
following the narrative.
We will use the studio if we cannot get access to the forest

13. We are planning to use Norman Park (if we given
permission to use the forest area from the management)
because it is vibrant and spacious.
If we cannot get permission, we will use the college studio
and green screen the forest.
We are planning to use the streets to shoot some scenes to
make the video look more urban. No specific streets, any
street will meet our needs.

14. Audience: Our target audience would be anyone ranging
from teenagers to adults (15 to 25, preferably male, but
female as well), who live in the UK, from the middle
class and enjoy the indie rock culture. The target
audience would be anyone who enjoys sports such as
skateboarding and long boarding, use social networking
sites such as Twitter and Facebook, and are very
independent.
We feel our target audience will be able to relate better to
the emotions and concept of a relationship in the
video, and also the genre of the song.

15. The visual style for our website will follow the general conventions of an indie
website.
The website will use font’s specific to the indie genre for example:
The colours used on the website will mainly be white, black, grey and blue as
this is suitable for indie music.
A logo which represents the band will be created which will be on the home
page of the site. Social networking images which link to the bands various
pages will be next to the logo.
Navigation
This is the main concept of a website; it is the thing that must be the most
appealing to the audience. We will include graphical buttons so that it
makes the site look more appealing to our audience.

16. Gallery:
We will include a gallery on the website with snap shots from the
video and behind the scenes and possible quick videos on it.
Embedded Media:
The website will have the music video embedded on the
homepage.
Since our music video will be set in the woods we will try to
incorporate images that relate to it on to the website. We will
also try to mimic the colour scheme that goes with the video.
Here are some indie websites we have been looking at for
inspiration:

17. Getting instruments into a park or a forest would be a
lot of work and dangerous, may trip on cords or
twigs, etc.
A lot of wildlife we may accidently harm.
Harmful plants such as poison ivy and stinging nettles
Getting the cameras into the forest or park may be
dangerous; cameras may fall due to uneven
surfaces and twigs.
(If studio is needed) getting instruments into the studio
will be hard with the turnstiles

18. Unfriendly people may be in the forest.
Equipment maybe heavy to carry in the streets.
Filming on the streets may be a hazard;
thieves, uneven paths, crowding and pavement
blocking.

19. - Talent release forms
- Location permission
- Production schedule
- Storyboard