Prop list

I have decided that in preparation for my music video I will need a prop list of all the props that will be included in my music video. Having a prop list will allow me to be much more prepared on the day of filming. They will be a range of props and equipment needed throughout my music video for it to be successful for example;

Equipment:

• Camera
• Tripod

Props:

• Alcohol bottles
• Empty alcohol bottles
• Pill bottles
• Empty pill bottles
• Full bin of rubbish emptied all over bedroom floor
• iPhone
• Photo album with photos in
• Love letter

Choosing the right time and day to do test shots

For my filming I was planning on doing some tests shots for this week/weekend, from looking at the weather I thought that as it was good weather I will do some test shots. From looking at the weather this helps with the planning of my filming as I can see before hand whether it is going to be worth booking out the camera for certain weekends. This is good to plan before rather than not looking at the weather and going to the location and it be raining, which wouldn't be good for my actress as she has to drive 30 minutes to the location and it be a waste of time. From looking at the weather forecast I don't think they was any point in doing test shots this particularly weekend due to what the weather is planning on being like. When filming my actual music video, looking at the weather forecast is very important so I get the right day to film, so therefore it is not a waste of time for my friend to have a 30 minute drive and to not waste booking out a camera and getting to the location then it be raining so then we can't film.

Creating my animatic

After drawing out every one of my story board shots with my timings, I had to scan in each story board sheet individually which was very time consuming and you had to have patience for this. After scanning each page in, I had to rotate every page because when I scanned them in it was the wrong way round so each one I had to rotate.

After rotating each sheet, I had to open the file in paint.

 

After opening it up in paint, I had to crop out each picture to get rid of everything but the single picture which I need for my animatic.

Then I had to save each file individually to then put altogether for my animatic in a separate folder names SHOT 1, SHOT 2 etc.

Make up ideas

For my music video, I think that make up is very important for my video as it gives of many different messages due to my actresses make up. My main actress which is Louise, I am going to make sure that she has minimal make up to get the natural look, and not heavy make up, I just want her to wear little make up so that it matches the genre of my music video and my lyrics. Having minimal make up will also reflect what is going on in my music video within the love loss to show that she is upset with not much eye make up unlike having a face with full make up and not being able to tell the audience that are watching the music video what is happening, this could cause confusion. Below is an example of what type of make up I want my actress to wear which it is very plain but looks natural.

Lyric analysis

From sitting down and looking at my lyrics, I can analyse the lyrics therefore I can put certain things that I want to include when a certain word is sung in my music video for it to match, for example when it sings 'tears on my face' it will show my actress actually wiping tears from her face. This is found by analysing my lyrics so I can make it relate to the music video, rather then they be random shots everywhere and for it not to match the lyrics. I had a problem when I wanted to scan in my lyrics analysis, this is that I got my lyrics blown up to A3 so I have extra room to label however then when I had finished and wanted to scan them back in, the scanner only takes A4 pages so therefore to put the pictures of my lyrics analysis I had to take photos of my lyrics analysis from my iPhone and post them as pictures onto my blog.

Social media

When a new product is created it is important that it is marketed, so that audiences can see the new music videos which have been released. These are posted all over social media, for my music video I would post mine on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube as my main sources.
I would use facebook because a lot of people use facebook on a daily basis and a lot of people share music videos that they like so then friends of friends can see the music video. This way people will see the music video simply from sharing it. Facebook is also very quick and easy to use.
I also would publish my music video on twitter as well as this is similar to facebook due to the amount of people that use twitter on a day to day basis. People also have twitter on their smart phones now a days so therefore can listen to the music videos on the go e.g. on the bus, at college which is important as this is the way that music videos get around as people show people what they have seen on social media just like twitter and facebook. This is very important for music videos as they want the most people to see their videos as possible.

Many teenagers use youtube to share music videos in the 21st century therefore I want to publish my own music video here, the advantage of sharing my music video by youtube is that you can see how many people view your music video which could even mean that your music video is doing well and lots of people have seen it or not very well and not a lot of people have viewed it. This is very easy and quick again just like facebook and twitter as audiences coud quickly type in what they want and then the music video will come up instantly, again youtube is available of mobile phone there a lot of people will use this social media.

Cast List

Louise York (18)
Louise is my best friend and is the main actress in my music video, she was very willing to be in my music video when I asked as she had done acting classes until she was 12. Currently Louise is studying at Wyke Sixth Form College which she studies Psychology, Law and Health and Social all at A-level. Louise is very outgoing and is a lovely person so I thought she would be perfect for this role, luckily she was the first person I asked and she agreed to go along with this role which I am very grateful.





Callum Rush (17)
Callum is my friend and is the main actor in my music video, he was also very       willing to be in my music video when I asked him to be in my music video. He has also had experience with drama by doing drama since he was little and being within a drama club and doing performances. I thought that he would be the perfect person to do the male role in my music video. Callum is currently in his second year at Wyke College doing BTEC sport.





Liv Sharkett (17)

Liv is also my best friend which was willing to be a part of my music video, however she is not the main actress and only is shown near the end of the music video however she was happy to act for me. I thought Liv would be the perfect person to act alongside Callum to complete mu narrative. Liv is currently studying beauty at Hull College which she enjoys very much.