James Blunt music videos

1973

This music video is a very similar style to what I want my video to look like. It uses different colours/filters to show the past and the present within the video. The shots in brighter colours are shots of the past and the dull coloured shots show the present. This video is continuous, showing James Blunt walking along the path the whole way through. My music video will include a variety of locations and will use black and white and slightly blurred shots to show the 'memory' shots and everything else will be in colour to show its the present.

Stay the night

I think this video has some features I want to include in my own video. The use of manual focus is used very well and I would like to use this in my own video. I also like the use of blurry shots as it doesn't make it look unprofessional and badly filmed but adds to the video and makes it interesting to watch.

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.

Animatic

Story board 3:49-4:19