My Pre-Production Visit - Bentley Priory

Here is a short video of my pre-production trip to Bentley Priory, finding a location for the performance element of my music video. Along the way I took a few pictures of the scenery and potential shots for my digipak. Thankfully I found an idea area to shoot my artists/bands performance, where there was enough space, light and vaguely level ground. Heres how my trip went… 

Second Filming Shoot Plan

Filming Details

Date: Saturday 12th December 2014

Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm

Location: Bentley Priory, Stanmore

Weather: 

Clear skies with almost no chance of rain.

Props I will need:

• DSLR Camera
• Two Camera Lenses
• Spare Camera Battery
• Tripod 
• Steadicam
• Spare SD Card

Actors Required:

• Lead Singer
• Female Role
• Possible Back-Up Actors

Ways I Will Prepare:

• Charge all camera batteries
• Contact everyone involved to make sure they can come
• Wipe data off all SD cards I intend to use
• Practice use with steadicam
• Get all props, ready by the door the night before the shoot

My Filming Shoot Plan

Filming Details

Date: Sunday 30th November 2014

Time: 9:00am to 1:00pm

Location: Bentley Priory, Stanmore

Weather: 

Cloudy with little chance of rain (thank goodness!)

Props I will need:

• 8-Piece Drum Kit
• Keyboard with Stand
• Bass Guitar
• Microphone Stand
• Microphone
• Gazebo (+Possibly Umbrellas too!)
• DSLR Camera (x2?)
• Two Camera Lenses
• Spare Camera Battery
• Tripod (x2?)
• Steadicam
• Spare SD Card
• A Couple of Old Blankets

Actors Required:

• Lead Singer
• Bass Guitar Player
• Keyboard Player
• Drummer
• Female Role
• Possible Back-Up Actors
• Helpers to Set Up!!

Ways I Will Prepare:

• Charge all camera batteries
• Practice setting up drum kit
• Contact everyone involved to make sure they can come
• Wipe data off all SD cards I intend to use
• Practice use with steadicam
• Borrow any extra equipment needed from school
• Get all props, ready by the door the night before the shoot

My Music Video Shot List

Here is my shot list for my upcoming music video. It lists the shots I aim to acheive in my filming shoot.

 

Very Rough Draft of My Digipak

Here is a first draft of my ideas for my Digipak and what I hope it might look like.

Sketch:

Digital Draft:

Music Video Animatic

Below is my storyboard animatic of my upcoming music video. This will give you a vague insight as to what my video will look like. Enjoy!

Storyboard

Here is an image of my completed storyboard of my upcoming music video. This is a rough idea of the shots I would like to achieve and what I would like my music video to look like.

Feedback from My Music Video Pitch

Here is the feedback I got from my colleagues immediately after I had presented my music video pitch. From this feedback I was encouraged to revise my initial story idea and focus less on some form of story line. This feedback was valuable to me and gave me an opportunity to alter my storyboard as a result.

My Music Video Pitch

My music video pitch, gathering my thoughts and ideas for my upcoming music video.

Music Video Treatment

Lyric Annotations

Below is an annotated version of my lyric sheet, of the song Laughter Lines by Bastille. The annotations outline my initial ideas for my music video and hilight key lyrics which would allow me to include various shots in relation to certain words.

My Chosen Song - (Bastille - Laughter Lines)

Below is the information, soundtrack and lyrics for the song I have chosen to make a music video for.

Name: Laughter Lines

Artist: Bastille

Release Date: 4th March 2013

Genre: Pop

Lyrics

You took me to your favorite place on Earth
to see the tree they cut down ten years from your birth.
Our fingers traced in circles round its history,
we brushed our hands right back in time through centuries.

As you held me down, you said:

"I'll see you in the future when we're older
and we are full of stories to be told.
Cross my heart and hope to die,
I'll see you with your laughter lines."

Changes on our hands and on our faces, oh, oh
memories are mapped out by the lines we'll trace.

As you held me down, you said:

"I'll see you in the future when we're older
and we are full of stories to be told.
Cross my heart and hope to die,
I'll see you with your laughter lines."

Ashen faces in cold breeze,
ashen faces in cold breeze,
all the stories you will leave,
all the stories you will leave.

I'll see you in the future when we're older
and we are full of stories to be told.
Cross my heart and hope to die,
I'll see you with your laughter lines.

I'll see you in the future when we're old.
I'll see you in the future when we're old.