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Preliminary exercise: Research and planning

1) State the song you have chosen for your preliminary exercise.

Wake me up when September ends - Green day

2) Choose at least three music videos similar to your concept and watch a clip or more from each. Make bullet-point notes on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing and mise-en-scene

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camerawork: 

  • fast paced cuts - matching beat of song
  • performance - microphone 
  • close ups on certain objects e.g drum kit
  • Actor focus - clear that friends

editing:

  • orange teal / grey dark / natural colour grading
  • match on action/sound 

mise-en-scene:

  • costumes - streetwear
  • lighting - natural + floodlights and low key lighting
  • Limited actors performing in video
  • Roads, Park, Public spaces


3) Write a short music video treatment for your extract (this is basically a script for your music video). You can find an example of a treatment here. If you are making your real coursework then feel free to use the treatment from your summer project.

Artist walks into frame stepping up on a curb with one foot revealing shoe brand sponsor, wide shot showing artist walking to the right across the pavement and an OTS showing a bridge. Cut to match on artist to the include Man 1 and then cut to park where Man 1 is chasing artist. Then performance aspect, artist with guitar Infront of microphone.

4) Write a shot list containing EVERY shot you plan to film AND additional shots to create flexibility when editing (in a music video you will find you need FAR more shots than you think, particularly close-ups). These additional shots can be close-ups, alternative angles or something more creative. I advise using a simple table on Microsoft Word/Google Docs to set out your shot list - you can find an example here (this is from narrative filmmaking but the same format can be used for any video project). 

closeup or medium closeup of pavement, pan up to face - close up or medium closeup, medium longshot fitting in whole body, OTS, side shot - medium longshot, handheld closeup, long shot + extreme longshot, low angle, closeup/medium closeup, medium shot


5) Plan your mise-en-scene: what iconography are you including to ensure your audience understands the genre and style of your artist? Plan your settings, costume, make-up, props and lighting. 

Streetwear clothing, high key and low key lighting, artist logo, parks/empty rooms/ public street/converse

6) Plan a shooting schedule that will ensure everything is filmed by the deadline. Include when, where, who is required, planned equipment and any other aspects you need to arrange. 

When - 3-5pm for past scenes 11am-2pm for present
Who - Matas (ClueS) + Cassius (Man1/Bestfirend)
Where - pavement with bridge nearby, park path + playground, 
Equipment - DLSR camera, outfits

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