Cast

Sophie Chapman - Protagonist
Sophie will play the protagonist of my video. She is a close, reliable friend which reassures me that I can depend on her to not let me down in terms of shooting the video. Sophie also studies Media which is helpful as she will be able to give me advice on how to achieve the best shots for the video as she has the knowledge to do so. Sophie also lives nearby which is essential for the production of my video as it will be much easier to arrange days for filming.

Freddy Josh - Extra Talent Freddy will play the ex boyfriend of the protagonist in my video. He is a close friend and also the boyfriend of Sophie Chapman which is useful as the narrative revolves around relationships which will ensure the acting is believable. Freddy studies Film and Media which is benefitial as a degree of acting is essential and he has featured in coursework for other people which shows he is a reliable actor.

Ellie Hutchinson - Extra Talent
Ellie is also a close, dependable friend who is always happy to help. She will play a friend in my music video and will be used in many flashbacks. I am sure that Ellie's contribution to my music vdieo will be to a good standard as Ellie previously studied Drama and is currently part of a drama group. Because of this, her acting in my video will be believable and ensure that the music video will maintain a strong narrative.

Adam Wilson - Extra Talent
Adam is a close friend who will play a friend of the group in the video. This will not be the first time Adam will star in a music video for media coursework which confirms my expectations that Adam is a suitable person for my own.

Possible Problems with TransportThere shouldn't be a problem with filming with the protagonist of my video, Sophie, as she lives nearby the chosen locations. As she lives in Hull, I should be able to organise a filming rota which should not raise any problems with transport for Sophie. However, the rest of my cast live outside of Hull which I am aware could cause some problems. However, the main scenes that I will be using the Extra Talent in are located in the city centre of Hull, the bus station is also in the city centre which means that there should be any major problems as they can travel by bus and I can meet them in the station.

Changes Made During Animatic

I made many time changes when I was creating my animatic, this was because I found that when I followed the timings I had written down for my storyboard  the lyrics were out of time with the shots.

The first and final verse of the song contained lots of 1 second shots as the pace of the song is very fast however, I had to increase the time of all of these shots up to 2 seconds or even 3, just to ensure that the appropriate shot was shown to match up with the lyrics.

After I had adjusted the timings, the rest of my video fitted into place. The reason I think that I had this problem is because the 1 second edits were too short and needed extra time to chnage from one shot to another.  I found the animatic very helpful as I am able to visualise what my music video should look like and move onto planning when I am going to start filming my music video.

Animatic

Music Video Storyboard

 

My storyboard includes 46 different edits all together, a large amount of them are very short edits to keep up with the speed of the song whereas others are longer where the song becomes very intense and slow paced. I have four reacurring characters in my music video, anybody else will be people caught in the background of shots which is not a problem for my particular narrative as a lot of it will be shot in public places; therefore it will reinforce the realism of the narrative that the audience can relate with.

Blog Poll Summary

I created a blog poll which asked questions in relation to my music video. I emailed other media students the link to my blog poll so that I could get realistic and useful critical opinions that I could trust. From this I gathered information which has helped me gain ideas on how to fulfill my target audience's expectations; all of the people who answered my poll were aged 14-18 which shows that my target audience are teenagers. This will be useful as the narrative for my music video revolves around teenagers which my target audience can relate to. I can also apply theorist Tessa Perkins to my music video creation and use mise-en-scene to present the characters in a stereotypical teenager portrayal. Next, the majority of people who voted on my poll believed that the storyline of a music video was the most important aspect of a music video which is why I have created a storyline that matches the narrative of the lyrics for my song choice. The next highest choice was the visual appeal which proves that it is very important that the editing is carried out well. When planning the storyboard and filming, I need to ensure that the visuals are good and compliment the video. Another result which has confirmed the importance of the style of narrative is that almost 75% of people thought that the narrative was the most effective style. Finally, 75% of people also agreed that it is important for a music video to relate to the lyrics whilst 25% believed that the lyrics should be incorporated into the song in some way.

Potential Hazards Whilst Fillming

As the director, I am responsible for the potential hazards during filming. By producing this table, I am fully aware of prominent hazards that will cause injury to both me and the actors featured in my video.

Loation Ideas

My location ideas are all placed around Hull and are easy to get too. This means that there shouldn't be any problems with transport and availability. My location ideas revolve around three different settings:

• Pearson Park (Hull)
• Old Town/Whitefriargate (Hull)
• A House - kitchen, bedroom (Hull)

I think that these settings will fit the narrative of my music video as the park and town are very busy and social places; as my video revolves around a teenager the setting will reinforce the stereotypes that teenagers are always hanging about with friends.The dark bedroom and kitchen will be used to contrast the happy, friendly places and portray a feeling of confinement and isolation.

 
 

 



Props

These are the props that will be featuring in my music video. As seen, there are not many props used for the entire video. The only props I will use are:

• cigarettes - will be used in a couple of shots of one of the characters will be smoking to reinforce the indie rock genre stereotype
• alchoholic drink (Bloody Mary) - will be seen in two shots when the protagonist is drinking it by herself
• bed - the bed will be used throughout the music video as there will be a range of shots where the protagonsit will be sat on the bed in a unhappy daze or laying on the bed remeniscing.
• park bench - will be used in one shot located in a park, the protagonsit will walk towards the bench and sit down on it

Costume Ideas and Inspirations

Clothing
The clothing choices I have chosen are based on the research I carried out when analysing the mise-en-scene in three different indie rock music videos. My own knowledge helped me get inspirations as I am a fan of indie rock music therefore I hypothetically belong within my target audience. Indie rock clothing is usually seen as a bit edgy, quite unique yet it has recently conformed to high fashion clothing. A lot of the clothing for example, denim jackets, leather jackets, beanie hats and Vans are unisex clothing, however more specifically the tartan and lace skirts, dark skinny jeans,denim pinafore dress and the Doc Martens have been chosen for any female models used in my video. The costume choices I have made fit in well within my genre as I have seen either exact types of clothing or similar in previous music videos.

 
   Make-Up 

The make-up I have chosen for my female models is quite dark but trendy. I decided that for eye make-up, winged eyeliner and a highlighted inner corner would be suited well as it has connotations as being unique which fits the genre stereotypes of indie rock. Next, I decided a dark lip would help continue the mysterious persona as it reinforces the edgy, rock style of the models. Finally, I decided that it would be effective for the protagonist in the music video to have red nail varnish on as there is a tracking close up shot of her putting on some fishnet tights; the colour red connotes lust and romance and will reinforce the story line.

Hair

The hair style choices are based on three different styles. A general 'messy' look emphasises the stereotypes of people belonging to a rock genre. The hair would match my mise-en-scene whether it is down and wavy, up in a high top knot bun with a slight messy effect, a fishtail plat or messy double plaits would be acceptable in my music video.

I am currently working on my music video storyboard and planning my music video.