Planning: Filming Schedule

When I made my filming schedule I had to consider a lot of different factors. I needed to make sure that the star of my music video is available on these dates before setting the dates.
I have decided to have two days at the corn fields recording both times the characters meet and then one day selected to work on the parts with older Tom starring in it, this gives me plenty of time to get all of my shots along with several takes of each shot to make sure we have enough footage to edit with.

My filming schedule is not set in stone, if there is a sudden change of the cast's availability then dates will need to be changed. We may also decide to add in some equipment or props for example along the way which are not mentioned here.

Planning: Shot List

I have created an animatic which I will attempt to follow closely when I start my production however I feel that it would be more efficient to also have a shot list along side it which I can follow and this includes all of the scenes that will appear in the music video. I will also hand out a copy of the shot list to the star of the music video so they can see what they are going to need to do when it comes to the filming. After this I intend to create a filming schedule and decide the order in which I will shoot my music video.

Although I have made this shot list it does not mean I have to stick to it exactly. If, along the line of production, I think that a shot does not work or a shot needs to be altered, removed or added for example I will do so. This shot list is not final it is just here for guidance.

Planning: Casting

The person that I cast will also need to appeal to my target audience to really engage them and draw them into the music and really connect to the music video, therefore I will need to cast someone who is like my target audience so the link is there. I will need to make sure that their schedule would have available times that fit into my filming schedule. I took some pictures of potential candidates that I could potentially cast in the music video and I have explained their good and bad features and at the end explained who I have picked and why.

Casting is a very important part of the planning stage as the person that I choose to star in my music video will need to be the best I can find. The person that I would like to act in my music video needs to be male, and they must be able to feel comfortable performing in my music video as that is what will make it good.

The star that I will cast needs to be very confident because if they are self conscious when in front of a camera then it will make the music video very awkward. The audience may feel disconnected and awkward whilst watching the music video if the star is self conscious. The person that I cast as the star for my music video will need to be good at lip syncing as this is a major part of the music video; they will need to be able to convince the audience that they are actually singing. To make it look believable the person I cast will need to be confident whilst doing it.



I have decided to use pictures from their Facebook profile as I believe it shows you more about them and their personality. This is Tom Kelly and as you can see he is a very confident and outgoing person. He can be comedic and therefore in front of the camera he could bring a funny side to the music video however he can be serious when needed therefore he would be a great choice for the star of the music video. Tom has told me that he would like to be part of the music video and his schedule is relatively free therefore we could fit in filming times.



This is Rhys Kowalczuk. Rhys is a very outgoing person and loves media and the photography side of it, as you can see in his picture. Rhys is lacking confidence and can be very camera shy therefore I don't know if he would be able to keep a straight face whilst filming the music video. His schedule is very open however and filming would not be a problem if I was to choose Rhys as the star of the music video.


This is Jake Liggins. Jake is a outgoing person as well and is completes everything at his best, therefore if I was to pick him to star in my music video he would make sure everything is the best he could possibly make it which is good. Jake however is a very busy man therefore his schedule is almost full and finding time to film would be difficult. Jake is very confident in front of the camera and would connect well with the target audience if he was picked.

After looking at my potential three candidates to star in my music video I have decided that Tom was the most suitable to perform in it. I am close friends with Tom and I know him very well therefore I know he would be a very good pick to star in the music video as he is confident and ready to do his best.

I have not done any initial lip syncing tests with Tom but if he struggles to do it effectively then I will make sure to take several takes of each part of the music video and when it comes to the editing I will pick the best ones.

Planning: Camera Equipment & Lighting

In our music video there are going to be a few scenes in the video which will require a slow motion feature to be on the camera. An example of this within the music video will be where the 2 younger actors walk off into the sunset. This will be in slow motion and will then dim into darkness.
Below you are able to see the camera that we will be using to film the music video.

After reading the information within the camera description we then realised that this would be the camera that will be used. This is becasue there is a part that I have screenshot above and it says that you are able to film in Super Slo-Motion.

When we got the camera we explored some of the slow motion features within the camera and how well the quality would be when filming what is needed. One problem that we did find when testing the camera was the lighting as the lighting was very dim throughout the whole of our test filming. We will now have to take great care when choosing the location of our filming, but there are ways around bad lighting such as a light box that can be used to light up a face if the face is staying in the same spot. The light box can be seen below.

Above you are able to see the light box and the amount of light that it is actually giving off. On the back of the light where you are able to change the intensity of the light.
The lighting of our music video is a vital and important component of any production as it enables you to see everything that is going on instead of having unwanted shadows. I will also be able to film under great lighting facilities. This is because the lighting in the theatre is good and this is where the music video will be filmed mostly.

Planning: Props

Prop 1:

This is prop one that we will need whilst in the music video. This is because within the music video there is a scene in which the two children in the music video are having a picnic and this will be needed so that they have somethin to sit on.

Prop 2:

 

 This is the second prop that we will need in the music video. This is because this is the second activity that the two children do within their little date whilst in the music video. We chose tennis as it is easy to do and its cheap to buy rackets and tennis balls for.

Prop 3:

This is the third prop that we will be using is a microphone as this will be used when the actor is lip syncing to the song in front of the green screen. This will be easy to get hold of as we should have a lot of different microphones and stands at school which we should be able to borrow if needs be.

 

Planning: Costume

The costume is a very important part of the planning of the music video and there are a lot of things to consider when doing the planning for the music video. First, you need to consider the music theme and the costume has to keep within that theme. The costume also has to appeal to the target audience. the target audience for this particular music video will be all ages of teenagers. The actor in the music video also has to be comfortable in the costume becasue if he/she isnt then they wont look good infront of the camera. The last thing that you have to take into consideration is the cost of the production, you have to keep it affordable.

During the scenes in which the actor is in front of the greenscreen i have different options in what the actor can wear which will suit the music video and the target audience. There is only one person in the whole video which will need a particular costume and that is the artist lip syncing in front of the green screen.

Option 1:

So this is option one for the top and this will be worn with a pair of jeans and a pair of black shoes. Which can be seen below.

The shoes that have been chosen will fit the rest of the costume. It  would also fit the type of music that this video is made for.

Option 2:

Above you can see the second option that we will be giving to the actor to have a choice. With the top that you can see on the left you could also have that top in different colours but it will be the choice of the actor to choose the colour of the top. These are both very cheap things to buy and will only cost the max of £10 for both things if we can get some deals on them. With this outfit i will have an option between the shoes in costume 1 and a pair of trainers which we believe will match the rest of the costume better than black shoes.

Added extras to the costume:

In some elements of the video depending on weather we may need sunglasses as it will show the name of the song and it would fit well. This is all weather depending as it wouldnt look good if you were wearing sunglasses in the rain.

Overall, we think we will choose option 2 as it will look a lot better with the actor who is going to be wearing it and we have chosen the white shirt instead of any other colours that were available. This will then influence the effect on the artists target audience.