Similar Product Research: Costume, Props, and Hair and Makeup.

Costume.

As we are filming our music video in the winter it would be silly for Ashleigh, (girl from the band) to wear a dress or anything summery. And the same for the boys. Becka and I decided to give the band a casual look, this is because for the type of song it is and also they already have their own image so we couldn't change their look completely. We're going for a casual look but not too relaxed as they are the star image and they have to look like the stars of the video. 

I think the boys should wear something like the pictures belong, as I think it reflects the bands young look and personality. 

I think Ashleigh should wear something like this as it's not too overly dressy and would suit the genre of the song. 

As our band is very acoustic and mellow, some of the props we can use could be an acoustic guitar and a keyboard.
 


For Ashleigh, we want her make up and hair to be very natural. So we were thinking something like this.

For the boys, they we can't particularly change their hairtyles, so something like this would work.

Initial Shot List. - Garden. (Location 4)

Initial Shot List. - Lake. (Location 3)

Initial Shot list. - Bedroom. (Location 2)

Initial Shot list. - House. (Location 1)

Band Crisis.

Today Becka and I contacted the band regarding filming dates and times but we've had some problems, again! The problem is that the band all work and go to college throughout the week so the only time they said that we would be able to film them is on a Saturday. We wanted to film them in the school drama hall but we are unsure whether we can because it would be on a weekend, so we have contacted the head teacher at the Nelthorpe site to get permission, were just waiting for a reply. 

(GROUP POST) Target Audience Research - Survey.

This is a survey that Becka and I have created in order to find out what our target audience want in our music video. 

(GROUP POST) Locations - Celtx.

Here are some photographs that I took of possible locations we could use for our narrative shots in our video.

Email for copyright and response.

I sent an email to the distributors of the original 'Don't you worry child' from the both of us asking for permission to use their song for our video. The person who replied, Daniel, was very polite and obliging, he said that as long as it is only for the purpose of our coursework then it was okay to use. This is the email we sent and the reply we received:  

Update.

Becka created a photo montage on Slidely of all the shots, props, locations, hair, etc.. that we are looking to use in our music video.

http://slide.ly/view/fa4989494b1649927709b3a17f7791f4

Raw Kadence cover of Don't you worry child.

This is the band, Raw Kadence performing Don't you worry child.

Child Consent Form. - Reply.

This is the child consent form filled in to show that we have the parents permission to film their child(ren).

Child Consent Form.

As we are using people under 18 for our music video, we have to have a child consent form to show we have the parents permission to film their child.

Initial Storyboards.

Here is one of my storyboards as they're are so many. We will be using the ideas from our storyboards in our music video.

Our Production Company Name and Logo.

Becka and I have decided to call our production company 'Ellbeck', we created a logo on adobe elements 11...

This logo will be featured on the promotional package, digipaks, etc...

(GROUP POST) Our Video - Script Draft.

Darren from Blueprint came into Sixth Form and spoke to us and gave us advice for our music videos. He spoke to us a whole class group and then in our individual groups. Our initial ideas for our music video were lots of literal narrative shots and shots of the band singing on stage but after speaking to Darren we have changed a few things.

The basic outline of our video is going to be based around a girl who has grown up and is looking at her life in the past and the present. Our potential actors include mine and Becka's family members and friends but this is yet to be confirmed. The video shall possibly start out with a quick shot of Alex, one of the band members, playing two notes on the piano to match the beat of the song. It will then cut to the first scene where my sister, Kate, who will be the eldest model, shall be laid on a bed having flashbacks to when she was a young happy child. In the second scene there will be shots of our eldest actor walking by a lake, this will be complemented with performance shots of the band, especially on some of the chorus. In the 3rd scene it will consist of narrative and performance shots to show a break up, this will probably include Kate and a male actor. The song contains a rap part which will contain performance and narrative shots, it is quite fast paced so the shots shall also cut quickly. The video shall end with footsteps walking towards and away from the camera with a bright light, this shall either be the band or our actors but we haven't decided yet.

The shots/movements that we are potentially going to use throughout the video are:

• High Angles
• Close Ups
• Long Shots
• Zooms
• Focus Pull
• Mid Shots
• Fast/Slow pans
• Dissolves
• Fades
• Extreme Close Ups
• Under cranking and Over Cranking 
• Low Angles

(GROUP POST) Looking at the original version.

The original version of Don't you worry child is an up beat song with a bass. Becka and I have decided to do the band's version as we think it'll be easier to film because the shot length will be longer and the song is more relatable. The original video consists of the song being played in nightclubs which is generally where this song is played. However the video we are looking at isn't suitable to be played in that sort of location so we obviously aren't going to film in them sort of locations. The shots in the original video are short but are also in slow motion. Becka and I are looking to use a longer shot length however we may also use slow motion for effect. 

(GROUP POST) Target Audience Research - Ideas.

Becka and I have decided to target our music video at young adults around the age of 18-30. In order to perfect our video and make it appealing to our audience we want to ask questions that will give us a good idea of what they want in a music video. 

  
Some of the questions we want to ask are:

• Do you prefer a narrative or performance based music video? or a bit of both?
• What location would you prefer to see; outdoors or studio?
• Do you like to get a certain feeling from a music video?
• As the shots in the video change, would you like to see a change in colour? eg. colour to black and white
• How do you like the artist(s) to dress; casual or dressed up?

Hopefully the answers we receive will help to clarify our ideas and construct a video that will directly target our chosen audience.