Objective Film over christmas

I have booked the cameras to take out over christmas and I will film my music video on The First Floors practice day which is a Sunday. I will get as much footage as I can so I will have enough footage to edit.

Storyboard

Video example on filming

While I was searching through youtube I remembered a video that is a perfect example of what I'm looking to do when I come to film. This video is actually the first video the band has ever shot which is the same position I'm in at the moment. I have decided that I will use this video to get ideas for different camera shots and see how the video is done in more detail.

From the start I can already see that the video itself has been shot in a practice room or just a plain room which is the exact same thing I have planned for my filming.


This is a wide shot. I can tell this because its not far away yet not close shot. It fits the whole band in moving. This shot is effective because it fits all the band members movements at the start of the video. Giving the viewer a glimpse of all four band members

I can use the band messing about parts of the video ideas for my filming. This is usually very generic in a music video like this but its seen as being very effective as it separates the shots of the band playing to them messing around having fun which is something that teenagers can relate to in a video. Its fitting the same teenage auidence I'm wanting to attract for my video which is 13-17 year olds.




I will have different scenes in my video of the band messing around to vary between shots




Undershot of the singer from All Time Low. I will use different shots like this for example. I will only have the shots on for a few seconds meaning the camera angle will change every few seconds.


The reason why bands usually tend to have a basic music video like this at the start of their career is because they are very low on costs. Bands when they first start out wont have a large budget and doing something like this is cheap but at the same time effective. The only prop used other than the instruments is the coach which was probably already available on site.

Objective update

I have completed my treatment and band bio and I will now start on the remaining ones left. I have added something called auidence feedback which I'm still looking at how I could achieve this. I'm thinking of posting three ideas on my facebook and the one that is liked the best i will use for my main idea.

• Storyboard
• Album cover research
• Draft Album cover
• Audience feedback - Done by Friday

Treatment
James Michael Davis
The First Floor
Music Video

- Synopsis

I am aiming to produce a basic Indie music video which will be similar to the more mainstream music videos out there at the moment. I don’t intend of having any sort of narrative in the music video. Rather than doing a complicated video I would rather capture the band recording. At this stage of the career it would be best to just capture them in their practice room which is something that most bands do when they are first starting out which makes it fairly generic

- Detail of target audience

The target audience is 13-17 year olds who are interested in Indie rock. The music video will cater for both males and females as the video will not have a narrative that they could relate to. Basically meaning with the video being the band playing it will be something both males and females can relate to.

- Plot Summary

To start the video there will be an establishing shot of the room followed by the band setting up their instruments. This will be in a fast motion effect as I have mentioned on my blog before. The music will start and I will film the band from different angles for the duration of the song. The end will be the band joking about and then there will be a close up shot of the light switch and one of the band members flicking it off which will close the music video.

· Location – The bands practice room which is located in Sheffield.
· Props – I will need all the bands instruments to make the music video have all the generic elements.
· Characters – All four members of The First Floor will be required. I will not need any other characters to be part of the music video.

The costumes I want the band to wear will just their regular clothes. Since they are a young new band they will have the aspirate clothes which will reflect the scene in the music video and its something the target audience can relate to.

- Style notes

I will need to capture as many camera shots as possible since the video will only be shot in one room. I will use a variety of shots including close up, mid shot, side shot and so on. Basically as many shots capturing the band member’s expressions and them playing their instruments. I will use a tri-pod to make it so the camera stays steady.

The mise en scene in the music video is natural performance with no narrative.

The sounds of this music video will be the bands song playing at the key time after the intro.


- Recce

There wont really be any main health and safety problems for this music video other than wires that the band could trip over but if tape is used it should be fine. No major dangers.

- Storyboard

I will create a detailed storyboard of what’s going to happen in the music video soon on my blog.

Band Bio

The band The First Floor first started out in 2007 and they are an Alt indie/rock band from Rotherham. They have since they started grown a lot with their newer songs they have on their myspace sounding a lot more professional. Click here to go to their myspace.

The reason why I chose to use them as the main band for my music video is because I've known them for years and I am very familiar with their music as well as having been to their gigs quite a lot before in the past. I trust them to not let me down for the recording side when I come to record.

The image at the top is something I developed in Photoshop one weekend and I intend to use this on the front cover of the album work.

Idea for the scenes of the music video

I have been researching what shots and themes I want to include in my music video for the band I have choosen The First Floor. I have decided on this theme and set for the shooting of the music video. The location of this music video is in the bands practice room and will remain in this

Start

I want to include an intro to my video which will basically be an establishing shot of the practice room followed by the band setting up the instruments in the practice room I will have a basic fast motion video effect on this selection of the video to make it look more professional and affective. Here is a perfect example of this type of motion in play.



Band Playing

This part I will have the band actually playing and I will just record them playing one of their songs from different angles and shots. I want to use a variety of shots for this part on key members of the band. Shots I could use are

• Wide shot
• Mid shot
• Medium close up
• Close up
• Side shot

End

For the end I want to have the band walking out of the practice room laughing and joking then I will have a key shot on the light switch in the room with one of the band members flicking it off which I think will give a perfect closure to the video.