Production: Post two- 14th-18th Nov

Here is our first rough edit. we have put all of our shots in order and have begun to greene screen and use colour correction

Production: Post one. Nov 7th-11th

This week we shot some footage in the college media suite and we used the green screen. this will be edited out when we have decided what our backdrop will be. We also shot footage on location inside my (Charlottes) house. in total this week we have gained around 40 minutes of footage for us to use and edit. Next week, Starting monday 14th November we hope to get the rest of our shots from outside in Brungerley park, Clitheroe

We also uploaded the green screen footage onto the college Mac computers and we will be uploading the inside shots in Tuesdays lesson. With the green screen shots, we have started to edit them onto a timeline in final cut express.


Changes to our plans

Because Jay was unwell on the day we had planned to do the studio shots, Richard stepped in and instead f Jay being or artist,  Richard has now filled in the spot.

Planning Post 4: Various lists.

Here is a list of all the various props, costumes, casting shots and location shots that we intend to use.

As we are trying to keep things minimal in order to create a lonely feel, as the song to some degree is mourning the loss of a loved one, therefore our props will be minimal also. We will be using Jay's guitar (our performers own instrument) as a main prop. Other props will come in with the locations as i am hoping to get shots of Jay performing on rocky areas, therefore the landscape will be the prop.
Also, we are hoping to do internal shooting, so personal items that you would expect a couple to have will be place in order to crate a sense of verisimilitude.  Things like photographs, clothing and other personal items will be in shot to re-create a sense of realism. These internal shots will be used for flashback scenes.

In terms of costume, our performers will wear gender stereotypical clothing for the Indie/ Pop genre.
For shannon, se will be wearing a dress, tights, boots with over knee socks,  cardigan, coat and scarf. this layering effect will keep her warm, whilst still reflecting the genre well.
Her hair will be done so that it looks to be simple and easy, though there will be style behind it. most probably a half up half down hairstyle.
Here is an image from google that is similar to the outfit i have in mind for her to wear:

Here this model is wearing a long coat with a woolen scarf and boots. This is fairly similar to how i imagine Shannon to dress for the shoot.







For our male artist/ performer, Jay, His costume will be of stereotypical male indie wear.
Boots or old converse, ripped jeans, long coat or jacket unzipped with a gingham shirt and either a band T-shirt or a plain shirt with a large print in the middle. Here is another image from google similar to what i imagined:



Although this particular image is not exactly winter clothing, this can simply be solved by adding gloves, coat, scarf and possibly a hat.

Planing Post 3: Equipment

Here is the list of the equipment we will need in order to produce our finished product:

Camera - To film

Lighting- |To produce a good quality image

Mac computers- So we can access Final Cut Express

Final Cut Express- To edit the footage and use other tools avaliable within the program

Photoshop- To edit photos to make them look professional enough for our ancillary task

InDesign- To create a professional looking final ancillary task.

Planning: Post 2

This is a lyrics video from The Script- If you ever come back.




This is the official video, The Script- If you ever come back.



we will be using the lyrics and the tempo to help with our editing. we will do this take taking some of the lyrics literally and using the pace/beat of the music to edit the footage together.

This is the written lyrics which i will annotate to show the verses/chorus and sound bridges.

Verse 1: If you're standing with your suitcase
But you can't step on the train
Everything's the way that you left it
I still haven't slept yet

And if you're covering your face now
But you just can't hide the pain
Still setting two plates on the counter but eating without you

If the truth is you're a liar
Then just say that you're okay
I'm sleeping on your side of the bed
Goin' out of my head now

And if you're out there trying to move on
But something pulls you back again
I'm sitting here trying to persuade you like you're in the same room

And I wish you could give me the cold shoulder
And I wish you could still give me a hard time
And I wish I could still wish it was over
But even if wishing is a waste of time
Even if I never cross your mind


Chorus: I'll leave the door on the latch
If you ever come back, if you ever come back
There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back
There'll be a smile on my face and the kettle on
And it will be just like you were never gone
There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back if you ever come back now
Oh if you ever come back if you ever come back

Verse 2: Now they say I'm wasting my time
'Cause you're never comin' home
But they used to say the world was flat
But how wrong was that now?

And by leavin' my door open
I'm riskin' everything I own
There's nothing I can lose in a break-in that you haven't taken

And I wish you could give me the cold shoulder
And I wish you can still give me a hard time
And I wish I could still wish it was over
But even if wishing is a waste of time
Even if I never cross your mind

Chorus: I'll leave the door on the latch
If you ever come back, if you ever come back
There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back
There'll be a smile on my face and the kettle on
And it will be just like you were never gone
There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back, if you ever come back now
Oh, if you ever come back, if you ever come back

Verse 3: If it's the fighting you remember or the little things you miss
I know you're out there somewhere so just remember this
If it's the fighting you remember or the little things you miss
Oh just remember this, oh just remember this

Chorus: I'll leave the door on the latch
If you ever come back, if you ever come back
There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back
There'll be a smile on my face and the kettle on
And it will be just like you were never gone
There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back, if you ever come back now
Oh, if you ever come back, if you ever come back

And it will be just like you were never gone
And it will be just like you were never gone
And it will be just like you were never gone
If you ever come back, if you ever come back now. 

Planning : Post One

The brief idea for our music video is that we will shoot a narrative video with a story line of our artists looking for his girlfriend who has left him. This will involve shots of our performer wandering through woods, streets and public areas such as a train or bus stations looking for her, but not finding her at al. I also had the idea for the end of the music video for a shot a house door with either a knock or a doorbell ring and just a letter with the words 'Sorry' written on them for a book end to the music video.  Also at the start  of the music video, a letter is found by our performer with a break-up apology written on it. This would be a good way to book end the music video.

For the performance part, shots of our artist in the colleges media suite playing guitar singing into the camera. Some shots of just playing. Some shots of just singing, and some combined.
The main characters that will be in this video is our artist/ performer, Jay Atherton. Our female extra will be played by Shannon Hamnnett. The overall feel of the video will be quite lonely and isolated so the use of only a few people will create this effectively

Shannon Hamnnett

Jay Atherton

Another good way to create this isolated feeling would be to do a shoot in an empty hall with our performer on stage singing alone.








Because of the time of year we are filming in, i hope to use some woodland areas to also recreate the feeling of loneliness. By using forest areas this will also create a feeling of isolation. I am hoping to use Brungerly Park in Clitheroe. here is a photograph from google of the park during mid winter covered in now. this would be my ideal set location with snow, but it is looking unlikely that by Monday it will have snowed, therefor a simple dead wood will also effectively create an empty look.





I am hoping to shoot as much footage possible in one day and because we have the first slot on Monday for green-screen shooting, we can go back to Clitheroe and get footage from hopefully Brungerley. Because we have an early slot for shooting, if we do not get enough footage, we will still have plenty of time to get extra if we need it.

Planning : Introduction Post.

Now that our research is done, we are abel to move onto planning our video shoot. We will be shooting in the colleges media suit on Monday 7th November in order to get footage that we can later use for green screen for the first half of the day. For the second half of the day we will hopefully collect some footage shot outside, though I am currently unsure of were these locations will be.

It is important that we plan out everything possible for the video shoot so when it comes to shooting the footage, we know exactly what w want  and how we want it too look. this will save time and enable us to have plenty of footage and enough time to edit everything together.