Unit 29: Music Video Pre Production

Name: Alice Murray

Order of contents (italics show areas you must add in yourself)
Song
Lyrics
Meaning of the song
Storyboard
Script
Mood board
Props list
Locations
Shooting schedule
Call sheet
Risk assessment
Clearances
Song
Song title
You Wanna Know
Artist
Don Broco
Genre
Alternative rock
What are the conventions of music videos from this genre?
Most alternative rock videos typically contain each of the band members playing their
instruments or singing. They can also sometimes contain live footage from their concerts.
Their costumes tend to be very casual and everyday looking, and each band member is
shown playing their specific instrument for example, drummer, guitarist, singer etc
The lead singer is often shown the most in alternative rock music videos as they are the
ones that the audience recognise the most. The lead singer will be shown with a microphone
normally stood up or jumping/dancing around. Some alternative rock videos are sometimes
in black and white instead of colour.
How are you going to meet these conventions in your video?
Style (in-concert and as live footage; animation (stop motion, digital); interpretative; narrative;
impressionist; surrealist; pastiche; parody; referencing; homage)
For my music video, I plan to use a lot of live footage as it is a good convention to use and
shows all of the band members together and on their own. It also shows each band member
with the instrument that they play.
Costume
The costumes I will use in my music video will be the same conventions of other alternative
rock music videos. I will have every day/casual outfits such as just jeans, tshirt and a jacket
which is casual. This will meet conventions of other music videos and want to keep it as
realistically looking as possible.
Lighting
The lighting in my music video will vary, as I will be using live footage to meet these
conventions the lighting will be quite dark and there will be stage lights flashing. When I am
filming outside it will be a lot lighter but not too light as I will also be filming in a tube station.
Locations
For the locations of my music video, I plan to shoot in the city of Lonon, this is because it is
where I will find crowds of people, busses, trains, taxis etcMy aim of the music video is to
show a journey to a concert in London therefore shooting in and around London is ideal to
meet the conventions and what I want to show.
Shot types
Throughout my music video, I plan to use various shot types. I will be using longshots and
medium close ups of the filming around London and the live footage, then I will use medium
close ups of the band members individually to show emotion and expression on their faces.
Research
What music videos have you watched to research your genre?
One of the videos I looked at to research my genre was Arctic Monkeys Whyd You Only
Call Me When Youre High. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6366dxFf-Os This is because
it had some good filming outside in a city which is what I wanted so I took some ideas from
that and incorporated them into mine.
Another music video I looked at was Mallory Knox Oceans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk4EfcKHT9k This video contains footage of the band
members playing their instruments, the shots they used for this influenced the shot types I
used and was able to get an idea by watching the music video to see how all the shots had
been put together.
How have these videos influenced the decisions made? Include screen shots of the key
influences
These videos have influenced the decisions I made as they use very good shots and
different angles which I want to try and show in my music video. They show the
conventions of alternative rock by showing each band member and shots of the band all
together which is what I want to show in my video so I have got some good ideas by
watching these.
Lyrics
Called me up one day,
Said you didn't mind,
Just called to find out ,
What you thought already.
What you hoped I'd say,
That you were my one true love, a lie but
It'd eep you happy.
So I told the truth,
!oo at where it got me,
"irl did you have to mention,
"irl whatcha say...
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Whatcha say, Whatcha say,
Why you gotta be lie that,
Why you gotta be lie that$
Is she not gonna tae me bac$ %&
Said you wanna now'ow'ow'ow..
(ut I now you don't,
(ut i now you don't.
)ou lied getting laid,
*nd it's not lie you laid all,
*ll your cards out,
+ace up on the table.
,ever broe no rules
,ever crossed no boundaries,
"irl did you have to mention,
"irl tell me what to do.
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)ou said you wanna now,
)ou said you wanna now,
(ut I now you don't,
(ut I now you don't.
)ou said you wanted names,
)ou said you wanted dates,
(ut I now you don't,
(ut I now you don't.
)ou said you have your cae,
)ou said you'd eat your cae,
(ut you now I won't.
Said you wanna now'ow'ow'ow...
Why you gotta be lie that,
Why you gotta be lie that.
Whatcha say, Whatcha say,
Why you gotta be lie that,
Why you gotta be lie that,
Is she not gonna tae me,
Said you wanna now'ow'ow'ow'ow...
Why you gotta be lie that,
Is she not gonna tae me,
Said you wanna now'ow'ow'ow'ow...
Why you gotta be lie that,
)ou ain't gonna have me bac,
)ou ain't gonna have me bac.
Meaning of the song
Does the song have a meaning? If so, what is it?
The song is about a girl and the lyrics kind of explain a story which is that she called up one
day to find out if she was his true love and the song goes on to say that he told the truth and
she didnt like it so asks himself why she has to be like that.
How will your visuals relate to the song? (Illustrate, Amplify or Disjuncture)
My visuals wont particularly relate to the song as my music video will show a journey to a
gig. Therefore I will start it by sowing the tube stations and people in the town of London,
then show live footage when theyre at the gig and continue showing the journey throughout
the song.
Storyboard
Mood board
Create a mood board showing what look your music video will have. Add images
showing ideas of mise-en-scene, characters, costumes and colours that will be
present in the different shots.
Props List
What props / models / furniture etc will you need to make your music video?
Production Name:
Producer:
Item Script page Description Character/location Notes
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opening and
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Underground station
Escalator People standing
on escalator
Tube station
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