Chosen actor for music video

I have chosen Chloe Chapman to take part in the narrative side of my music video. Chloe has experience as a dancer which I hope will add to the music video. She will be in a number of shots, both alone and interacting with the artist. Chloe will also be letting me use her camera and helping out with filming when she is not being filmed. Throughout the music video she will feature in shots however I have decided that you will not see her face. This makes her a mysterious 'love interest' in the video and will keep the audience watching to find out her identity.

Filming

I will be filming my music video from 9 October to 11 October. Saturday I will be filming all the shots with the female actor and Sunday I will film all the shots with Sam and the shots with both Sam and the female actor. I have drawn up a rough schedule for Sunday as there is a lot of filming to do in one day. This is a plan to keep on track with filming and to make sure I have time to get all the shots I need.

Problems with filming

When filming there will be a number of things to look out for. As the music video will be shot outdoors there will be a number of issues that could cause problems while filming.

Locations
Because a lot of the video will be shot in Salcey Forest, which is a very popular area at weekends there may be problem with people getting in shots or disrupting filming. To avoid this problem we will be filming on a Sunday when it will be quieter and in the morning as there will be less people there than if we filmed in the afternoon.

Part of the music video will be filmed in a tunnel under a railway line. As there is a road going through the tunnel we will have to be careful when filming and keep an eye on the road for any traffic. This area is not very busy so there shouldn't be many vehicles at all but I will be checking any way as it is still a hazard.

The rest of the music video will be filmed outdoors so there will be a number of hazards and problems to look out for.

Weather
I might find that on the day I want to film it is raining or windy which could make filming hard or mean I have to do it another day.

Equipment
I will be using a tripod and Nikon camera and there could be problems with this. The camera might run out of battery as we have to do a lot of filming. The tripod has small parts which could be lost, dropped or left somewhere. This would mean that filming is halted while the problem is sorted.

Injury
There could be injuries during filming. None of the locations are particularly dangerous but some involve being near roads, though in these cases they are small roads not used very much. I will also be filming by a canal which could be dangerous if we are not careful when filming.

Chosen locations

Equipment

Tripod
I will be using a tripod for most shots to make sure they are stable and to position the camera at the correct height and angle. Some shots will not be filmed with the camera on the tripod as they are going to be purposefully shaky but majority of shots need to be stable.

Gorilla tripod
I will be using a gorilla tripod for ay shots that need to be filmed from a tricky angle where the normal tripod cannot be used.

 

Camera

I will be using a Nikon D3100 camera to film. This will give me the option to manually focus while filming to create blurry and unfocused shots.

 

Props

Acoustic guitar
This will feature throughout the music video as the artist will be playing the song. It will be included in most performance shots and there will be close up shots to show the artist playing it.

Old camera
This will be featured in the music video, in shots of the artists love interest within the narrative.

 

Photograph

This will be included throughout the video as it ties into the narrative and the song title. There will be shots of the love interest and the artist holding the photo and also shots of it on the ground.

Styling

Artist style mood board

 

 

This is my updated style mood board for my artist. I want to use a similar style to Ed Sheeran as he often wears jeans and t-shirts with checked shirts or a hoodie.

 

As I will be filming in multiple outdoor locations I will have my artist in a different outfit for each location. I will keep them similar, jeans and t-shirt paired with a shirt, hoodie or coat. The acoustic guitar will feature throughout the video.

Female style mood board



 

The style of the artist and video is casual so I am also using a casual style for the female involved in the narrative of the video. The outfit will stay the same the whole way through as the girl will only be involved in 'memory' shots except for one at the very end. I am including ripped jeans in this outfit as this detail is included in the lyrics of the song and I want to include this in the narrative of the video.

 "So you can keep me

 Inside the pocket

 Of your ripped jeans"
 

Initial artist shots

 

Photo of artist against real artist

 

Potential locations 2

 

Potential locations

Music video ideas

Performance based
Shots of artist performing song

Narrative based
Narrative showing love story between artist and love interest

Abstract
Dance routine/ shots of dancer

 

Mixture of performance and narrative
Shots of artist performing song and shots of artist and love interest
E.g. Taylor Swift- Blank space, Olly Murs- Troublemaker, Christina Perri- The Words, Ellie Goulding- Your Song

Performing song

Taking part in narrative

25 word pitch

Artist profile

Name: Sam Church
Age: 19
Genre: Pop, singer songwriter
Inspiration: Ed Sheeran
Similar artists: Ellie Goulding, Ed Sheeran, George Ezra, James Arthur

Song shortlist

Photograph - Ed Sheeran
Your Song - Ellie Goulding
All Of Me - John Legend
Just Give Me A Reason- Pink
Impossible - James Arthur
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Hey, Soul Sister - Train
Fireflies - Owl City

Song choice
Photograph - Ed Sheeran

Mood boards

 Similar artists mood board

Artist style mood board

Storyboard for practise music video

Preliminary storyboard