Below is the Gantt Chart which shows when each task is to begin and the time in which it is taken to complete each task. As you may see on the chart by the 14th I want to be uploading all my footage and have all my filming done. I have also budgeted in time for re-shoots by extending the amount of time needed to film the sequences.
I have already done test shots on green screen which will be an up coming feature on this blog and the making of my underwater camera will follow.
Here are my rough story boards. I am in the process of having these redrawn, but these are the essential shots to make the narrative of my music video make sense. Please excuse the terrible sketches.
Shot Lists.
Here is every shot needed and how it needs to be done. I am more than certain I will have more than 18 different shots but as I am filming "on set" more shots will be added in.
I am going to go with my 3rd and last idea.
I have decided to shelve my other two ideas as I really like them. My Rubik's cube idea is (in my opinion) a great IDEA, the practicality of achieving it on my own is very difficult. As its heavily based on green screen and on stop-motion animation. If I was to go through with this idea I would split it up to have two directors, one for green screen and live footage while the other does the stop-motion with the cubes.
My second idea, I did start the planning, story boarding and shot lists but the actor I had, has had drop out due to a broken ankle. I decided that I would go with my third idea because I couldn't find any other actor willing to take the part. To be honest when thinking of the idea he was the actor in mind and I can't see anybody else fitting the criteria.
Since I have gone into the planning stages of my third Idea I have really started to like it more than the others. My inspiration has come from "The Science Of Sleep" (Michel Gondry, 2006)
The music Video I am going to do is : Esser - Work It Out.
I have two actors confirmed in my film:
J.Mcghee - To be the main character/singer and supporting actress: E.Wotherspoon - The girlfriend.
On my next post I will upload my Story Boards and shot Lists.
This music video conforms to Goodwin's six and surprisingly uses vouyrism in a student music video. Conventional but perhaps should try again when he has the stereotypical body of a modern "rockstar". This is something I am definitely going to avoid, also the fact that I don't want my music video to conform exactly to Goodwin's six as it will make it another standard music video.
This music video at first seems to work OK, then it seems a bit messy. However it does seem to be organised chaos, the style in which it is shot is stereotypical to the style of song - little/no narrative. The fact that its shot in a woodland makes it very conventional - I like the balloons, its a nice touch.
I am definitely going to avoid filming in a wood.
This performance based video is very well constructed and has many strengths such as the fast edits and a good choice in locations.
The Lighting within the church is natural and suits it well. However I would say the other shots seem to lack light and aren't as strong.
The choice of actress suits the song and style of which the band would normally portray.
Things I would avoid after watching this, is if I have a any performance in my video I would try and get my actors to actually sing the song. The lips do move to the music however its not enough, in a way it needs to be exaggerated when they sing.
This music video is a mixture of performance, concept and narrative. It follows a linear narrative start to finish with a happy conclusion. The concept behind it is that its a one shot video with the same guy continuously jumping and being happy. If you watch out for it you can tell that the video has three breaks in it so its not actually a one take video, but to be honest if your not looking for it, its pretty seamless. It follows Goodwin's six apart from Voyeurism. It contains performance from Goldfrapp at the choruses where she appears further down the street each time, dressed in a different way. A very interesting and fun concept.
What I particularly like about this music video is the way the film is over-saturated to give it that "happy" aesthetic. This is defiantly another feature I would love to incorporate into my music video if I go for my most recent idea as the character goes from being in reality which is sad, to his happy place, under his bed which I want to be really colourful
This music video is a mixture of performance and concept. It does conform to Goodwin's six in a variety of ways. Such as "the link between lyrics and visuals", In this case it amplifies what it the song says by showing the certain item mentioned in the lyrics. For example "disco ball hanging by a thread" (1:25).
There is not much of a narrative as its mainly a performance music video. I would say this would be its only downfall as it can get a bit old. However it is really well constructed. It has lots of fast cuts and a wide range of different framing's and angles to keep the same room interesting for 3 + minuets. This is something I should really learn for my music video.
The concept which I really like from this video is the idea of all the toys which come alive. This would really fit in well with my last idea on an older blog post.
I would say its a very succesful music video in the way that it can capture an audience easily. The youtube hit rates only proves that; 18,000,000 + views.
