The document discusses ideas for a music video assignment, including using a flipbook or book style to match lyrics to images, creating stop motion animation by drawing around a person on the floor as pictures are added, and using teleporting transitions between verses by blocking the camera and changing locations. It also provides examples of music videos that use these styles and notes techniques to consider like filming in high frame rates for smooth motion.

1. MUSIC VIDEO
ASSIGNMENT 2
YOUR GROUP NAME
HERE

2. TASK 1 Idea Generation and
Research

3. RESEARCH & IDEA
GENERATION
Music
Videos

4. FLIPBOOK STYLE
If I were to use this style for my music video I would make each
individual frame of paper (thus shots in the video) as creative and
professional as possible. Some pages will just have the lyrics in
different fonts and others might just include imagery and pictures
representing the words and/or agenda or both. Songs that’re fast
are more likely to turn out better compared to slow beat songs
due to a flipbook being rapid and over quickly.
Another thought I had was to produce a twist on this with a book,
this way I can also use a book to match the pace. An example of
this technique being used is in video for Alt-J’s song ‘dissolve me’

5. STENCIL/BACKGROUND
My idea for a video involving these techniques is there would
be a person lying on the floor (either paper or chalk) as the
song plays pictures, characters, themes, drawing, words and
lyrics would surround the person. The video would use stop
motion to properly to produce it however the frames per
second will be high to make the movement from the person
in centre frame seem fluid and smooth. This means, in order
to not get other peoples hands in the shot the person in the
middle will have to remain very still or remember exactly
where they were last. This will be difficult to pull off
seamlessly.

6. TELEPORTING TRANSITIONS
For this style of video I would include a cut on every time
the verse changes. The cut would feature a completely
different location and outfit to the one before it and will go
along with the song. The camera tricks will be performed
by having an obstacle in the way of the camera at the end
of the shot so it cuts to black and then enters the scene
again in a new transition. I feel that because of the
continuous change of setting and unusual narrative this will
keep a viewer entertained and invested in watching the
whole video.

7. 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

8. DISSOLVE ME – ALT-J
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mowo
zlG6Abo
Every shot of this video features a new location in the background
and opens a new page of the book which depicts imagery and words
related to the lyrics and meaning of the song.
For my song I would create something similar to this that includes
more and goes along with the pace of the song. And has more in the
background. The filter over this video wont be included in mine; the
book will feature enough detail and attract enough attention that I
think adding a filter above that will seem like too much is going on

9. STRAWBERRY SWING -
COLDPLAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3pJZ
Coldplay have taken the idea of chalk drawings on the floor
and transformed it into an artistic, stop-motion movie with a
heroic narrative. The effort put into the production of this
video would take professionals and artists hours and
probably days to perfect. My version of this would be similar
but on a much lesser scale and perhaps not have a narrative
to make the imagery purely our own imagination and not
restricted by a story.

10. BREEZEBLOCKS – ALT-J
Personally I think how this video is made and the style of
it is genius and is one of the best music videos I have
seen, overall the video is quite simplistic and uses
minimal props and one location therefore is estimated to
have a low budget.
The main attraction of the video is that it is entirely
played backwards. This gimmick draws the viewer in and
keeps them watching and is a good example of what I'm
aiming for

11. POTENTIAL SONGS
Clouds and Cream – Sticky Fingers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeO4Jy2NQ4M
Heroes – David Bowie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXgkuM2NhYI
The Less I Know The better – Tame Impala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvM79DJ2PmM
Learn to Fly – Foo Fighters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VQ_3sBZEm0

12. POTENTIAL TECHNIQUES
It will be mainly transitions and use of camera work to
help change locations and costume seem effortless and
have no gaps in-between.
Aim to achieve the effect that it was taken in one take
while also cutting to different places. To make the
transitions more believable I will have to revise all sorts
of camera tricks , doing this beforehand will also help
when editing and weaving all my footage together; it
would just be the case of joining the videos together.

13. CONVENTIONS YOU PLAN TO
USE
In some of my drafts I plan for my videos to have a
narrative. Not a long convoluted plot but just a
short story that is shown by visuals.
My video won’t be high budget and will include
locations that don’t need to be hired out i.e. the
woods, my house and college. There also wont be
expensive props or costumes just incase they are
damaged or lost.
Other ways I will aim to meet with conventions of
the indie rock genre is I might add filters to some
shots I take and experiment with different moods I
can make from the music video

14. MIND MAP OF IDEAS
[SUMMARY OF IDEAS]

15. SUMMARY
5 opportunities of your ideas:
Creativity – My Ideas give me the freedom of producing
whatever I want for a music video. My ideas aren't
necessarily hard to pull off and the only restrictions are
imagination whereas for some, other restrictions will be
health and safety and no software experience.
Locations – For my ’transition video’ idea, my actor(s) and I
have the opportunity to visit loads of different locations in
and around college and town.
Practice – During post-production, using different software
to edit is the perfect opportunity to practice skills on the
programs and find ways to overcome problems I encounter.
Teamwork– Filming and producing a product like this is a
good time to spend with the people I am working with.
Knowing the people you work with makes it more enjoyable
and less stressful.
Improvisation – This acting opportunity lets the cast practice
with their improv. In essence improvised lines make for an
amazing actor who fully immerse themselves in the role. In
the case of the music video (where no one speaks)

16. SUMMARY
5 restrictions to your ideas:
Time – Managing to go to and film and finish filming in
one location may take more than a day to complete due
to other restrictions like weather and amount of daytime
we will have since filming in winter will be more difficult.
Safety – Being safe while travelling to these locations is
another thing to be careful with
Actors – In order to even film the video I will need the
cast to be prepared at all times and be free to record on
the days of filming
Equipment – I will also need a camera to film with so I
will have to complete my filming in time that I have
booked one out of college
Weather – Hopefully during the filming period, the light
and weather around us will be kind; we are not always
shooting inside and will be outdoors for most of
production.

17. FINAL IDEA –
ARTIST/TITLE/INFOClouds and Cream/ Sticky Fingers
Brief biographical background:
“Sticky Fingers is a reggae/indie rock band formed in 2008 in Sydney,
Australia. The band consists of Dylan Frost (lead vocals/guitar), Paddy
Cornwall (bass/vocals), Seamus Coyle (lead guitar), Beaker Best
(drums/percussion) and Freddy Crabs (keys/synth). Former band
member Taras Hrubyj-Piper (guitar/keyboards) left the band in 2009,
shortly after their debut EP Helping Hand was released.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_Fingers_(band)
Links to other artists: Influnded by King Tide, The Clash, Pink Floyd
and Arctic Monkeys
Genre info: Indie Rock, Reggae Rock, Psychedelic and Soul

18. FINAL IDEA – TRACK
SUMMARY
Summary/analysis of track [consider meaning, content,
duration, pace and style of the song]
Personally I interpret the song as the artists way of
portraying anger towards his ex partner and how he feels
now, the lyrics are what give this away with phrases like ‘I
will kill you, lover, yeah, we was meant together’ on the
other hand the YouTube video for the song has nothing to
do with the words being sung. It acts as a disjuncture
video. Instead the video has a personal meaning to the
lead singer and his experience with mental illness in a
happy tune and cheerful overtone.

19. FINAL IDEA – YOUR IDEA
Your creative concept/video synopsis [describe your
interpretation, use of imagery or narrative, genre
conventions, etc]
For my final plan I will use the transitional music video style
that I have studied and thought into. The video will have the
narrative of a man following a woman through multiple
locations and thus getting more tired as he travels more. Each
location will have something unique about it and feature
different shots and people. My interpretation of the song
personally is of someone wanting something so much they
travel endlessly to have it. My video will be a visual
representation of this and show a guy yearning for something
and running after something

20. TASK 2 Pre-production
Assessment

21. GUIDANCE:
PRE-PRODUCTION
ASSESSMENT
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

22. TITLE OF
PRODUCTION/PRODUCTION
OUTLINE
I intend to produce a music video that delves into different
ways of entertaining an audience, I will attempt to include
types of editing effects i.e. transitions, unique locations all in
one video, a range of different outfits and appearances and a
strange descriptive narrative
The meaning I interpret from the song is that the singer is
angry with an ex partner and this song puts it into words. He is
angry with them for some reason and repeatedly says at the
end of the song “now I've got a gun and I’m not scared”
implying he’s unstable and might shoot her or himself.
Even though the lyrics have an sad and aggressive theme the
pace and the tone however, are upbeat and ultimately make
the song as enjoyable as it is.

23. LOCATIONS
Locations are perhaps the biggest element for my video and
virtually make the entire video, if I were restricted to one
building the video would not work and I would do another
concept. The Majority of filming locations are in two different
places, York College (in college time) and the town I live in
Knaresborough (out of college time) Locations I have written
down and considered so far are:
York College – Stairwell, Corridor, entrance to college
Knaresborough – My home, Woods & Field, Riverside, an
abandoned road, a garden and town centre.
Both locations are free to use and do not require a fee for
entrance. Dates of filming are very dependent on the weather,
hopefully on days with better weather my cast and crew are free.
If not then a backup plan where we film in harsher weather will
have to be used.

24. 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?
Other than a selection of clothes that I will be supplying I
believe the only other equipment I need is a camera to
film with and perhaps a tripod to help with shots and
framing. To get the required equipment I could talk to
my tutor and ask to book it out or fill out a form on
blackboard in order to preorder them for a weekend.
The clothes that will be used will be of courtesy of me,
other clothes for the crew will be provided as well in case
of cold or warm weather.

25. FACILITIES
Where will you edit your video? Do you need any other
specialist facilities…?
In order to edit I will have to use my resources at college,
since I do not have the correct software to edit at home.
The college computers have Premiere Pro which is the
perfect software for post-production editing for my
music video so I will have to find the time while in
college to finish editing.
While filming other facilities may be needed for my crew
in the case someone is ill or needs the bathroom.

26. PERSONNEL
CREW: My cast and crew currently consists of 3
personnel, my friends Alfred and Maisy and myself. I will
be at the helm of things making sure it looks how I
imagined while also adding ideas my friends suggest and
I think are a worthy inclusion. My crew are both creative
people and I believe they can genuinely help with the
creation of my ideas, although they are also quite busy
so filming might be difficult to plan.
CAST: The great thing about my crew is that they are also
quite good actors too. They will double as cast and crew.
While one of them is in shot the other can help film or do
their own thing and make their own shot.
Other personnel: Parents or friends who are able to drive
may be a great help on the day of filming. Since most the
locations where we need to go are all in the same town
but are difficult to get to. So help from a driver will be
really helpful

27. PROPS/COSTUME/ETC
So far, the props and costumes I have planned to use in
my music video only include a rucksack and a wide
variety of clothing.
Trying to keep the equipment we need to travel and walk
around with to a minimum, is our main goal while also
thinking about how the clothing will be symbolic within
the video, this presents the problem of having to deeply
think about the pieces we carry to filming locations. My
idea is that as the video continues the clothes become
more and more tattered and worn out. Personally I think
this will be hard to do with the same clothes in every
location, as we may as well film on multiple days and will
need the same exact clothes for each area. Thus I had the
idea that the clothes will change in every location cut.

28. TASK 3.1 Visual Planning

29. 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

30. 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]

31. Ultimately the whole video revolves around the
transition aspect that relies on good editing and
filming clips well. I have found a range of royalty-
free images that I can take inspiration from and
base shots around.
MOODBOARD

33. 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

34. 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.

35. STRUCTURAL BREAKDOWN
Each slice I have put into the audio track for the song represents my ideal
cut to another location change in the video. It may seem like a lot at the
moment however I have somewhere where all these locations are close to
one another and wont take too much time to get to. As well as locations, I
intend for a different outfit to be worn and for different obstacles to be in
the way of the character continuing. So far I have decided that the first
shots (intro) will be set in college and then mysteriously cut to a forest
unaware of what happened…

36. CLOUDS AND CREAM (MUSIC
VIDEO) – VERSE 1
0:00-0:38The video will start of my actor walking out of a classroom
and into a corridor where the song will then start a couple
seconds in. At 0:27 that will be the first of many times the
location changes, from college to a forest.
Another two jumps occur in this verse, both going to a new
location with different scenarios. The cuts happen at 0:32 &
0:38
Cut 1 – To Forrest
Cut 2 – To River side
Cut 3 – In Bush
Hey, throw down your knowledge in a noose
And I will hang off every word you say
You, you never saw or cared when I was scared but
now I shine
How she's disguising and despising under my
pressure
Hurts, however, I think you'll be okay

37. CLOUDS AND CREAM (MUSIC
VIDEO) – VERSE 2
0:38-1:09The second verse will carry on from the first at 0:38 and
cut from the bush to a garden and the garden to a
house/shed, so on. This part of the video is based around
hiding rather than running.
Me, I live a sorted dream of clouds and
cream
And hey, baby, love my way
You, you sit and stare into the air and watch
me fly
Fill up a bottle to the brim and let me swim
in its anger
Hey, stranger, I think I'll be okay

38. 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!

39. 00:5
3

41. 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.

42. TASK 3.2 Organisational
Planning

43. PRODUCTION GROUP INFO
Include names, contact info, and defined roles at difference
stages of production, using a table is suggested
Joshua Bailey – Josh22bailey@gmail.com / 077739 081210
Director/Cameraman
Alfred Pick – Alfred-pick@student.yorkcollege.ac.uk /07922
025593
Actor/Assistant director/Cameraman
Maisy Savage – Maisy-savage@student.yorkcollege.ac.uk /
07794 601102
Actor

44. LOCATIONS
A location I know I will be definitely using is my own
house, which is located in Blair Park, Knaresborough. As
a matter of fact I think Knaresborough will be where
most of the filming will take place since my crew and I
live nearby to the town. Most of the shots I require can
be shot in Knaresborough apart from scenes in college.
The locations needed, such as the abandoned road and
open field are all relatively close to Knaresborough and
are in walking distance for the three of us but getting to
certain locations may prove weary for the equipment we
have to carry, we have to be prepared to walk through
woods and trees and all sorts of weather hazards. To
reduce the damage done by these factors I will check the
forecasts for potential filming days and find the clearest
as well as bring protection for equipment and crew.

45. 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

46. RISK ASSESSMENT
As fore mentioned there are multiple risks of filming
outside of college like weather and terrain and I followed
up by explaining how we will overcome these problems.
However other risks are out there and need to be
thought about before production.
Safety near roads is extremely important to think about
before/during production as it a crew member could be
seriously injured or a piece of equipment could be
seriously damaged.
When out traveling to one of the locations, we have to all
work and stay together in case one of us gets lost. Areas
like the woods will be easy to get lost in so in order to
keep that to a minimal we will stick together.

47. CONTINGENCY PLANNING

48. CONTINGENCY PLAN
In the case of planning my time badly andor accidents
happening resulting in injuries or scheduling clashes between the
cast and crew. A contingency plan was made in case my idea for
my original music video were failed to be filmed in time or the
product did not come out as desired.
There are many technical limitations of producing this kind of
work, for starters the producers understanding of editing
software must be adequate to begin with and be able to complete
the tasks being asked in the planning stages. The filming
locations are also something to take into consideration as some
may be blocked or prohibited for us to enter, back up locations
will have to be noted down and investigated to see.
In the end the best way I can overcome all the problems in
production and prevent ourselves from having to use a plan B
product, if I just plan ahead of time well enough. Ultimately the
contingency plan is to scale down my original idea and just film in
college to get it done.

49. 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]

50. SCHEDULE
The first phase of production would obviously be
researching and pre-production, this stage was
estimated to take around 2 weeks to complete and
thoroughly examine, however took 3 weeks to properly
finish even though I would keep coming back to edit
every now and again. Furthermore the filming stage took
longer than predicted thanks to injuries and missing
crew, problems that no one could prevent this lead to it
being 2 weeks instead of the 1 week fully dedicated to
filming.
Both of these factors left only 2 weeks or 6 days in
college to finish my evaluation. As I could not continue at
home due not having the correct software to edit and
finish work.

51. PERMISSIONS FORMS
No permission forms were needed to create my music
video as my cast all agreed to be in the film without
contractual obligation and none of the cast and crew are
traveling to locations which are private owned land or
need a slip to be signed by an authority.

52. TASK 4.1 Production
Record/Log

53. 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

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