Unit 29: Music Video Production

Pre-Production Booklet for Music Video

Name:

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

Rules for your production

Your potential track must conform to the following criteria:
1.
It must provide opportunities for original and creative work
2.
It must have a clearly definable target audience
3.
It must be generically identifiable i.e as clearly belonging to a particular
genre/sub/genre
4.
it must be of digital quality and in an appropriate format for capturing to
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
5.
The track must have been missed and recorded to a high standard,
including if using an independent artist (e.g. local band)
6.
You need to be able to prove you have checked ownership and have
sought permission to use the track.


Your choices will need to:
1.
Be filtered out by your teacher if unsuitable (please anticipate the likely
'secondary' audience at Henley (parents, younger children, principle etc)
2.
Inspire the group to make a creative, original music video that uses
and/or challenges conventions
3.
Be suitable for broadcast on mainstream music television so
- No swearing
- No sexually aggressive language/imagery
- Avoid drug related lyrics/imagery

Song

Song title
The Keys

Artist
talisco

Genre
Indie - folk

What are the conventions of music videos from this genre?

The sort of indie look, with no lip-syncing and it being story based. Also the location
of forest is quite indie. With all the costumes and with the overall look and felling this
has a indie feel to it.

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)

The style is narrative. I have story we follow thought-out the video. The it is the main
focus. There are also some surrealist elements involved to create a strange
atmosphere and make the narrative different.

Costume
I have individually designed costumes for each character. Using charity shops along with the
internet I have been able to gather all the elements to create there individual looks. I wanted
each character to represent there character from the wizard of Oz whilst looking indie and
untie and having a rather strange look and feel with the costumes.

Lighting
I will use fairly natural lighting to for a sense or realism and to add a rough look to the whole
thing. Also due to the amount of location moving and the remoteness of the locations large
lighting would be impractical. Although reflectors might be used of enhance the look of shots
and build atmosphere in certain shots.

Locations

I am using several forest based locations to gain a multiple looks for locations. We
will be car hoping going one place to the next and getting certain shots (mainly for
the walking scene).
I have rented a house with land for half a day to do our set up shots in the woods so
there is not risk of being kicked of site and giving us the optunity to set up more
complicated sets and do all our set up scenes there.
we are also going to a river for the boat scene where we are rowing a boat up a river.

Shot types

I will be using many different shot types. But close-ups and wides will be the main go
to shots as they give the most emotion and understanding to the scene. Due to the
amount of walking scenes wides will be useful to show landscape with actors. But
putting some close ups in as well brings life and emotion along with detail to the
shots.

Research

What music videos have you watched to research your genre?

All sorts including:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnhJ4Ceor_M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN5X4kGhAtU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1de_sABLpE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V9QAUvxx4k&list=PL60vBJ2
_BMQn9hVQbQfuxAnKDJMy9CkST&index=690
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHPrNm23BK4&index=22&list
=PL60vBJ2_BMQlkfdpgcMN7u2cPRdmkSCbQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVAy3IZiL0s&index=23&list=P
L60vBJ2_BMQlkfdpgcMN7u2cPRdmkSCbQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0IDiVQxZYg&list=PL60vBJ2_
BMQlkfdpgcMN7u2cPRdmkSCbQ&index=51

How have these videos influenced the decisions made? Include screen shots of the key
influences

My whole look and feel to the video that ill be after, is heavily influenced by these
videos. Many of which focus on story and have interesting characters and land
scape. Which I hope to bring to my video. Helping me find the look and style of my
video. I have used this to influence my costumes, choice of actors, look, location
and edit style I will go for.

Lyrics
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
You have the magic core
Feel free to see once more
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
You have the magic core
Feel free to see once more
We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell
It will be over
We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell
It will be over
We have the keys
Playground of kids
We are not alone yet
Enjoy my dear
We have the keys
Playground of kids
We are not alone yet
Enjoy my dear
We don't need to have dreams, we enjoy the moments
We have the keys
We have the keys
We dont need to have dreams, we enjoy the moments

We have the keys

We have the keys
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
You have the magic core
Feel free to see ones more
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
You have the magic core
Feel free to see once more
We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell
It will be over
We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell
It will be over
We have the keys
And there's no joker
We have the keys
And we are across the line
We have the keys
And there's no joker
We have the keys
And we are across the line
We don't need to have dreams, we enjoy the moments
We have the keys
We have the keys
We dont need to have dreams, we enjoy the moments
We have the keys
We have the keys
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
You have the magic core
Feel free to see ones more

Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya

You have the magic core
Feel free to see ones more
We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell
It will be over
We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell
It will be over
No more pain
And no more rules on your way
And you'll never ever complain
No pain
No rules on your way
And you'll never ever complain
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
You have the magic core
Feel free to see ones more
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
You have the magic core
Feel free to see ones more
We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell
It will be over
We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell
It will be over

Meaning of the song

Does the song have a meaning? If so, what is it?

The core meaning is happiness and living life. They talk about being happy and
having fun as a lose basis throughout the lyrics. But the lyrics are a bit scattered and
weird for effect.

How will your visuals relate to the song? (Illustrate, Amplify or Disjuncture)
We take a story about a group of people looking for happiness and follow there journey as
they do.
The song is manly about happiness and my video shows a group of four people going to find
someone they believe can bring them this.
The scenes should fit nicely with the song and give a certain felling.

Storyboard
Look on web page

Script
Shooting Script

Start 0:06
-

means scene change.

Auditions

Lyrics

Visuals

- Music intro -

We move in on to the girl laying in the field.

Cut to beat to get closer.

Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
You have the magic core
Feel free to see ones more

Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
You have the magic core
Feel free to see ones more

We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell
It will be over

We can dance in air

Girl wakes up in the middle of a field.
(Slow motion) she gets up.

She finds the beginning of the yellow string,
she picks it up, and twines it into her fingers.
She looks ahead, the string carries on from
the field to a forest edge where it carries on
going.

All slow-motion . she stars to walk with it.
Looking forward going into the forest

Oh

We can drive in hell

It will be over
-

music

This lasts until here

We have the keys

Playground of kids

We are not alone yet

Enjoy my dear

We have the keys
Playground of kids
We are not alone yet
Enjoy my dear

-
we just see her face walking forward during
the music part.

She starts to properly follow it follow it. She
walks though trees. Following the string.

We don't need to have dreams, we enjoy the

moments
We have the keys
We have the keys

We dont need to have dreams, we enjoy the
moments
We have the keys
We have the keys
1;10
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
You have the magic core
Feel free to see ones more

Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
You have the magic core
Feel free to see ones more

We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell
It will be over

We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell
It will be over

We have the keys
And there's no joker
We have the keys
And we are across the line

We have the keys

All shot of her walking/searching as she

walks though a forest following the string.


This is until here



She sees the others, then we see her walking
then she ends up with them.



This is where she approaches the other
characters who are around one tree which
has four/five pieces of string coming out of
it. They all stop and look at each other.
-
Whip pan into new scene. With all them
walking together. Lots of different shots of
them walking together.

And there's no joker

We have the keys
And we are across the line

We don't need to have dreams, we enjoy the
moments
We have the keys
We have the keys
We dont need to have dreams, we enjoy the
moments
We have the keys
We have the keys

Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya

You have the magic core

Feel free to see ones more

Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya

You have the magic core

Feel free to see ones more

We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell
It will be over

We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell

It will be over

music 2:28

No more pain
And no more rules on your way
And you'll never ever complain

No pain
No rules on your way

And you'll never ever complain

music

Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya

You have the magic core

Feel free to see ones more

Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya

You have the magic core
Feel free to see ones more

We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell
It will be over

We can dance in air
Oh
We can drive in hell
It will be over

end music

They all walk into a line and look forward.

Reflectors in there face. They look hopeful
into the distance

They slightly walk for ward. We see them all

down the line.

Slight smirks, close ups and meduims

music drops and we get a scene change.

They run slow motion in woods. Lots of fast

shots. Dirt flying everywhere. Up beat. Slow-
motion fast paced.

This running scene carries on-


To here
-
we get change. They are now slow-motion
walking together

the are approaching the more open cleared
forest area.

They walk up to the camera and stop

together looking forward.


The kneel and we see the wizard in a
wooden chair sounded by candles. They
kneel to him, he looks up. All dramatic and
slow-ish. Close ups. Ends with a slow zoom
into the wizards face with a slight smirk and
then a fade to black.

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: music video the keys

Producer: linus rickett

Item

Script page

Description

Character/location

Notes

sword

For wizard like

staff

Wizard end scene

Costume girl

Check shirt and

dung

girl

Tin man

Suite and hat

gray face paint

Tin man

lion

Fur hat and

yellow suit

lion

scarecrow

Patch shirt and

jeans

scarcrow

String

Yellow string

opening

chair

Old wooden chair

Wizard end

Location recce
Complete the location recce for the final venue.
Location Recce FOREST
Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used

Insert
photo of location (do not draw)
henl

Type of room/area: forest

Location Address: henley

Nearest Train Station: henley

Nearest Bus stop: henley

Lighting Information:

Solutions:

Natural, forest so open with darker areas

Long cables portable lights or reflectors.

Sound Information:

Solutions: -

NOT NEEDED music video

Power Information

Solutions:

none

Batterys



Hazards

Solutions: staying aware and focused.

Slipping falling and tress

Shooting Schedule for production:

Day:
Time
9

Shot
Location Characters
Art
Costumes
Notes
Description
dept/props
-
house
everyone
-
-
MEET UP

9:30

everyone

all

all

10 - 2

Forest 1

everyone

Sword and
chair and
string

all

2:10 -
4

ALL set
up
scenes
(wizard
and
meet)
Walking
scenes

LEAVE GO
TO FIRST
LOACTION
-

Multiple
forests

Everyone
(4 main
mostly)

all

4:10 -
6

Boat
scene

Wades and
mediums
and a few
close ups.
Wide and
close

river

4 main

boat

all

Scene

Call Sheet
VIIBE PRODUCTIONS @ The
Henley College

Production: The Keys

Client Information: Student

Location: woods




Cast and Crew:
Role:
Linus
Director producer
Dan
Tin man
Jacob
Set hand
Matt
Wizard
Gabriel
Scarecrow
Vini
Lion
Ruby
Girl
Mum and dad
drivers

Production Requirements:
Props, camera, set, lights, actors, costumes.

Phone Number:
07552368951









Brief:

Its a fantasy narrative: A lose wizard of oz spin of, mainly
using similar characters with hints to the original but
own unique twist, with a girl (main character) who wakes up
in the middle of a field finds a peace of yellow string. She
follows it long dramatic shots of her journey following the
string. during the video three more characters join her, the
scarecrow, tin man and lion. they join her on her journey.
everything is unrealistic, and surreal. then at the end of the
video they end up in a dark part of the forest with "the
wizard" who is in a old wooden chair with candles around
him. the main characters kneel at his feet and the video
ends. The video is about the journey and hardship.

Other Information:
none

Risk assessment of venue

Complete risk assessment for the shooting locations

ACTIVITY

HAZARD

RISK
H/M/L

Using
sword

Can cut
people

Slipping

Mud and wet

grass

Falling out
of boat

Boat

Climbing

Falling

cars

Hit by car

PRECAUTIONS

IN PLACE

Keep sword
away when
not needed.
Take things
slow

Keep
away

Be carful
with boat.
Asses eara
and height
of possible
fall.
Keep a eye
for them

Multiple
people
Check safe
to climb.

REVIEW
DATE

Good
shoes

REVIEWER

13/
3/1
6
-

Tell
everyone to
look out

Please leave this section blank:

Risk Assessment checked by: Name ..
. Date

Signed

Linus
-

KEY:Activity :Describe the component part of your pursuit.Hazard :

List the
things you anticipate might cause harm or the things associated with your activity
that have the potential to cause harm. Consider the likely harm. Risk: Assess the
risk as either H (High), M (Medium) or L (Low). When concluding your assessment
consider all of the circumstances.
Precautions: Consider what
you could do to minimise / negate the risk.
In Place:
Will the
precautionary measures be in place at the time of the activity?
Review Date:
When would it be reasonable to review your assessment?
Remember it might be whilst you are undertaking the activity.
Reviewer: Name of the person responsible for completing the risk assessment.
A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer.

Clearances
Insert copy of email sent to record label requesting permission for the use of
chosen song