25/10/2012

On 23/10/2012 we went to tenpin bowling alley in Purley Way to film a small scene for our music video. In today's lesson , we uploaded all our filming which we had done in the bowling alley. We pieced together the shots which we needed and put them in a rough order so when we go to edit it with the music and the other scenes it would be more organised and clearly set out.

Bowling Alley Scene

For one scene in our music video, we decided to go and film in a bowling alley. To make this possible we had to get permission from the manager of the bowling alley to allow us to film, and use their front desk, and also find out if it was possible to borrow a uniform and a name badge. We rang the bowling alley they gave us permission to use the bowling alley to film a scene of our music video.
We thought that using the bowling alley to film this scene would further portray the retro vibe which we wanted to show. By looking at many other music videos of the same genre, and which also have a narritive based video, for example 'Taylor Swifts- You Belong With Me' we came to a conclusion that they all used a wide number of locations to fill their shots and to make the video fast paced and more interesting. This also allows us to create more of a storyline and to create a background story behind the characters to make them more realistic and easier for the target audeince to relate to.

18/10/2012

In today's lesson we managed to do another practice test run for another story boarded section of our music video. Using what we had, we used an empty classroom and imagined it was the diner scene. From doing this test run, it allowed our group to see what worked well and what didn't. We included a friend in his scene however we noticed that it will work better if the artist is left alone in the diner imagining that he was her boyfriend because it emphasizes her loneliness.

16/10/2012

During today's lesson we finalised our filming times, and also finalised our locations. We rang a bowling alley to ask if we could use their main desk and a uniform for our main character to wear, to pretend as though she works there. This is going to be one small scene within our music video. Also we finalised our script so that the only thing we have left to do is our storyboard which we gave a small part to each member of the group so we got it finished quicker.

Final Script

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Script

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Shooting Timetable

Test Shots

We had done some test shots for our music video, to get the idea of what type of shots we were going to do and how we were going to stage it. We also had to practice with the singer/actor on how to lipsing the song, and also helped us get used to the actor and how she works.

Cast Costumes

During todays lesson we had to think about what our characters were going to wear to establish the different time periods within the video, and the difference between the reality and her daydreams.
The outfits that they would wear are representative of the indie genre, and these would be used by the target audience to identify the characters with the main codes and conventions of the indie genre. In addition we wanted to portray a more retro vibe within the music video, with some intertextual references of 'Grease' the film. This retro vibe would be shown through the use of the image of the record player and in addition the costumes which the characters will be wearing.
The main characters within the narrative of the music video Jake and Zoe, were the two we set out their costumes.
ZOE:
- modern day outfit- high waisted shorts, grungy shirt, docs, hair down, wearing glasses - Grease fashion (intertextual reference)- wetlook leggings, tucked in top, no glasses, hair up in messy ponytail -school scene- school uniform, skirt, shirt and tie
JAKE:
- modern day- jeans, top, hoodie, converse -Grease fashion (intertextual reference)- black skinny jeans, white top, leather jacket, hair jelled back -school scene- school uniform, shirt, trousers, tie

Cast

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