Required Props

Props that we will need for our music video will be;

• An empty pill bottle
• Some kind of sweet that can look like pills
• An alcoholic beverage bottle
• A picture frame
• Two images of the male actor
• Small candles
• A lighter/matches
• Several different costume changes
• An engagement ring and box

Talent Release

Location Release

Recces

The Park 

The location of where the video starts off is in the park. The synopsis of our video is a girl who is dealing with the bereavement of her boyfriend, in the video we do not see how the boyfriend dies, the video will start off with flash backs of her reminiscing when he was alive, this will be shot in the park, we want them to look as if they are having fun, deeply in love and enjoying themselves. Going to visit the park gave us a range of ideas of where we could film and how we can arrange the characters to create the most accurate and effective scene, to produce a series of realistic flashbacks. In the music video we planned to use the bench as part of the Mise en scene, here the actors will be sitting and laughing, we will use a range of shots; medium shots, to display what they are doing and close up to really display the emotion of the two characters, really enforcing the love the two main characters have for each other. We also plan to use a feature in the park which is surrounded by roses(a flower often associated with love and death, the main themes running through our video), here we will take  medium shots of the actors engaging in general everyday couple activities e.g strolling, kissing, hugging, deep conversation Ect. The last area of the park we will be using is the path way. As a group we felt that this part of the park was perfect for a romantic scene, we would like to have a long shot of them walking down the path towards the end of the flash back, as the flashback proceeds to come to an end the leading male (the boyfriend)  starts to fade away as the lyrics start  “all my friends tell me i should move on, loving you forever can’t he wrong, even though you’are not here I wont move on” Leaving her on the path by herself.

The Graveyard

This will be our second location, as our group’s video involves the death of one of the characters. However the video is focused on how the other character deals with life after the death of this character. So in order to set the scene we have gotten permission to film on church grounds using the church and the outside greenery & grave stones to set the scene. The character will walk through the grounds up to the church and along a path while lip syncing  with a series of close, long and medium shots for a range of different angles. The long and medium shots will provide us the chance to show off location, and set scene. As she walks down the path want to shoot from a worms eye view as we think it will look good and show off our camera skills and knowledge of the different types of shots. We may also have close up shots to denote the emotion of the character, the sadness she feels for the loss of her spouse. From going to the location my group learnt:

It’s a very open location, so we need to be aware of space

Natural sunlight will be our main source of light. 

This location is just off a main road so sound quality may be a problem, so as a group we will need to discuss the appropriate action to take to ensure that this doesn't affect the video in terms of its professionalism.

The Bedroom

Another location we decided to film in was one of our bedrooms, we wanted to shoot the main character lying down on the bed with her hair is spread all around her, this will be a close up shot just seeing her face and maybe some of her shoulders. This will be the scene showed during the chorus. The light provided for the shot will come from the window that’s just above the bed and from the artificial light from the light bulb.   

Roles in our group

I will be in charge of the story board as I will be filming. I will use my own camera, a Canon 600D which can shoot in HD. I will also make a detailed list of the shots that should be incorporated into the music video.

Margaret will be in charge of the production schedule and as well as costume and make up. She will bring make up with her on the day and also go over costumes with the actors. She will also be planning the schedule for the days that we are filming and make sure that everyone knows where they are supposed to be.

Adina will be in charge of risk assessment and recces. She will visit all of the locations and make sure that they are suitable environments to film in. She will also take pictures.

Storyboard

Story Board (Write Up)

Scene 1: Intro scene - Long Shots and Medium Shots of the couple running through the forest. They express there love for each other through facial expressions (PLAY FIRST 40secs DEMO SONG/ IN COLOUR )

Scene 2: Close Up of lead singers face, she is happy and then her expression changes and she becomes sad, this is shown through facial expressions and acting, tears in her eyes. It will change from colour to black and white (THE FIRST 15secs of DARK PARADISE)

Scene 3: Close Up of the singers feet as she walks to the park. (WHEN THE LYRICS STARTS)

Scene 4: Close Up of the rose she's carrying (AAAH, THAT'S HOW YOU SANG IT)

Scene 5: Bedroom - Show her caressing a picture of him through Medium Shot (LOVING YOU FOREVER CAN'T BE WRONG) 

Scene 6: Park - She's lying down on the grass lip synching shown through Medium Close Up (AND THERE'S NO REMEDY FOR MEMORY) 

Scene 7: Bedroom lip synching a Close Up of her mouth (YOUR FACE IS LIKE A MELODY) 

Scene 8: Park - Lying on the ground lip synching a Medium Close Up (IT WON'T LEAVE MY HEAD) 

Scene 9: Park - Medium Two Shot of the couple. The guy comes up to her then fades away (AND YOUR SOUL IS HAUNTING ME AND TELLING ME THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE) 

Scene 10: Bedroom - Close Up of a bottle of pills in her hand (BUT I WISH I WAS DEAD) 

Scene 11: Bedroom - Girl on bed going to sleep a Medium Shot

Scene 12: Forest - Girl running through the forest looking for her lost love, mostly through Medium Shots {camera is handheld} (EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES, IT'S LIKE A DARK PARADISE)

Scene 13: Forest - Her lover comes unto her as if to embrace her but then fades away Shot-Reverse Shot (NO ONE COMPARES TO YOU, I'M SCARED THAT YOU WON'T BE WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE)

Scene 14: Park - Lying on the ground lip synching a Medium Close Up (EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES, IT'S LIKE A DARK PARADISE) 

Scene 15: Bedroom - Close Up of her hands touching a photo of her lover (NO ONE COMPARES TO YOU)

Scene 16: Bedroom - Long Shot of her taking some sleeping pills and washing them down with vodka (I'M SCARED THAT YOU WON'T BE WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE)

Scene 17: Long Shot of the girl sitting alone on a bench in the park (ALL MY FRIENDS ASK ME WHY I STAY STRONG) 

Scene 18: Close Up of her kissing the necklace her lover gave her with tears in her eyes (TELL 'EM WHEN YOU FIND TRUE LOVE IT LIVES ON)

Scene 19: Park - Lying on the ground lip synching a Medium Close Up (AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AHHH) 

Scene 20: Forest - Medium Shot of her walking through the trees (THAT'S WHY I STAY HERE)

Scene 21: Bedroom - She takes another drink of vodka a Long Shot (AND THERE'S NO REMEDY FOR MEMORY)

Scene 22: Park - She's lying in the park and then her lover appears, Two Shot, Medium Shot

Scene 23: Park - Extreme Close Up of his hand brushing hers 

Scene 24: Park - Two Shot (S21) she turns to him and then he fades away. (Lyrics played for S21,22,23; YOUR FACE IS LIKE A MELODY, IT WON'T LEAVE MY HEAD, YOUR SOUL IS HAUNTING ME AND TELLIG ME THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE) 

Scene 25: Park - [Same shot as S23] She turns away and cries (BUT I WISH I WAS DEAD)

Scene 26: Bedroom - Close Up of her eyes to show that she has been crying a lot (EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES) 

Scene 27: Bedroom - Long Shot of the previous scene, she's still crying (IT'S LIKE A DARK PARADISE)

Scene 28: Park - Lying on the ground lip synching a Medium Close Up (NO ONE COMPARES TO YOU) 

Scene 29: Bedroom - Close Up of her hand stroking his picture (I'M SCARED THAT YOU WON'T BE WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE)

Scene 30: Park - Lying on the ground lip synching a Medium Close Up (EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES, IT'S LIKE A DARK PARADISE)

Scene 31: Bedroom - Close Up of her mouth (NO ONE COMPARES TO YOU) 

Scene 32: Bedroom - Medium Shot as she takes a handful of pills (BUT THERE'S NO YOU)

Scene 33: Bedroom - Long Shot of the room to show her fall back on the bed (EXCEPT IN MY DREAMS TONIGHT)

Scene 34: Bedroom - Birdseye view, Close Up shot of the girl on the bed her head tossing and turning (OH-OH-OH-OH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HAH) 

Scene 35: Bedroom - Close Up of her hand scrunching the bed covers (I DON'T WANT TO WAKE UP FROM THIS TONIGHT) 

Scene 36: Bedroom - Birdseye view, Close Up shot of the girl on the bed her head tossing and turning (OH-OH-OH-OH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HAH)

Scene 37: Bedroom - Medium Close Up of the bottle of pills out and then in focus (I DON'T WANT TO WAKE UP FROM THIS TONIGHT)

Scene 38: Forest - Medium Shot as girl walks through forest (THERE'S NO RELIEF) 

Scene 39: Forest - Long Shot of her lover in the distance (I SEE YOU IN MY SLEEP)

Scene 40: Forest - Long Shot of them running towards one another (AND EVERYONE IS RUSHING ME)

Scene 41: Forest - Medium Close Up of them in an embrace (BUT I CAN FEEL YOU TOUCHING ME)

Scene 42: Forest - Medium Close Up with panning her head on his shoulders (THERE'S NO RELEASE)

Scene 43: Forest - Close Up of the lovers face happy and smiling (I FEEL YOU IN MY DREAMS) 

Scene 44: Forest - Close Up of the girls face happy and smiling and switches between this scene and her sleeping in her bedroom (TELLING ME I'M FINE)

Scene 45: Bedroom - Girl wakes abruptly from her dream, Medium Close Up (EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES) 

Scene 46: Park - Lying on the ground lip synching a Medium Close Up (IT'S LIKE A DARK PARADISE)

Scene 47: Bedroom - Close Up of the girl in her bedroom lying on her bed with her head resting on her arms as she sobs (NO ONE COMPARES TO YOU)

Scene 48: Bedroom - Close Up of her mouth (I'M SCARED THAT YOU)

Scene 49: Park - Lying on the ground lip synching a Medium Close Up (WON'T BE WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE)

Scene 50: Bedroom - Medium Close Up of the girl drinking some more vodka (EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES) 

Scene 51: Bedroom - Medium Close Up of the bottle of pills which she then grabs (IT'S LIKE A DARK PARADISE)

Scene 52: Bedroom - Side View, Close Up of the girl taking the pills (NO ONE COMPARES TO YOU)

Scene 53: Bedroom - Extreme Close Up of her screwing the cap off of the vodka bottle

Scene 54: Bedroom - Side View, Close Up of the girl drinking more vodka (BUT THERE'S NO YOU)

Scene 55: Bedroom - Extreme Close Up of her caressing her necklace with her fingers

Scene 56: Bedroom - Extreme Close Up of her bringing the necklace to her lips and kissing it (EXCEPT IN MY DREAMS TONIGHT)

Scene 57: Park - Lying on the ground lip synching a Medium Close Up (OH-OH-OH-OH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HAH) 

Scene 58: Bedroom - Medium Shot of the girl passing out on her bed (I DON'T WANT TO WAKE UP FROM THIS TONIGHT)

Scene 59: Forest - The girl is lying on the ground and wakes up Medium Shot (OH-OH-OH-OH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HAH)

Scene 60: Forest - Close Up of an arm reaching out to her and her grabbing it

Scene 61: Forest - Close Up of the mystery person's face; revealed to be her lover

Scene 62: Forest - Over the Shoulder Shot from the lovers point of view to show the girls elated expression as she sees him. 

Scene 63: Forest - Close up, Two Shot of them face to face smiling and happy together at last 

Scene 64: Forest - Extreme Close Up of them holding hands

Scene 65: Forest - Medium Close Up, Two Shot of the couple, the girl looks over her shoulder toward the camera and smiles (I DON'T WANT TO WAKE UP FROM THIS TONIGHT)

Scene 66: Forest - Extreme Long Shot of the couple walking down the forest into a great burst of light