Video Diary(Studio)

Props List

Props to use

• Candles- To create a shrine idolising someone

• Empty bottles/Glasses- to show she is having a breakdown and its a tough life

• Pictures of people- the people she believes are haunting her

• 50’s Microphone - to sell the performance

• Outdoor filming lights- to have the correct amount of light in each shot  

• Costumes x7 - to make her seem like she has different personalities

• Suitcase- to show that she is leaving and starting a new life

•Boarding passes - to help sell the moving away

• Fairy lights- to hang over a willow tree in the cemetery

• Smoke machine- to do the cliché music video with effect but acts as if she is being trapped.

Meeting Minutes

Shot list

Close ups: We use a range of these to promote the label and brand we are trying to create and this would be the effective way as they can see who she is and what I'm trying to represent to everyone.

Long shots: These shots are used so the audience can establish different costumes used and how this could show her different personalities and how she has performed for a long period of time.

Mid shots:  These are mainly used for the lip syncing shots and to show her attitude at the beginning suggesting she is trying to act as if she is someone else.

High Angle: This is to show that the female character has power over the viewers and to show that she is in charge of what is happening in this video. Showing her from a superior angle allows for the audience to see a different side to the character.

Low Angle: These shots are used later on in the video and this is to show the demise in the character and her downfall as this symbolise innocence and vulnerability which we thought was evident through these shots.

Birdseye View:  This is used to show the world around her and how it could impact on her life and it highlights that its voyeurism as the artist doesn't know that she is being watched from up high.

Point of View: We use this whiles the artist is looking in the mirror and this is to show that she is teaching/coaching herself to be a certain way, the shot is also used for us as the audience to see what she is seeing at how it could help us understand her as the character in this music video.

Pan: This camera technique is used to show the extreme close up of her lips and to show
the surrounding area around her.

Director Case Study

Spike jonze from Shan3009

Twitter and Facebook Page

Twitter and facebook from Shan3009

Target Audience Questionnaire

Target Audience Questionnaires

Q. What music do you listen to?

Q. Where do you tend to shop?

Q. What music videos attract you the most?

Q. What are your hobbies?

Q. Are you still in sixth form/college? If not work?

Q. What age are you?

Q. What’s your fashion style?

Q. What are your aspirations in life?

Q. What’s your favourite song at the moment?

Lyric planning sheet

Shoot Schedule

Shooting schedule from Shan3009

Representation of women in music videos

Women in music videos from Shan3009

Production Log 1

Day one of filming went in two pathways, we gained some high quality shots and some shots that were just poorly lit. The lip syncing shots that we were trying to focus on and used lighting to really accentuate this, I filmed a shot where its an extreme close-up of her lips and used an outdoor filming light so it highlighted her dark red lips, so the audience could connote the colour to what could happen later in the video. The studio was a successful place to film as even though we struggled with being able to light it properly we still managed to use our own equipment of torches and lights to light it how we wanted and to have it lit in certain areas that would show her off as the character. However, we only had time to film her in one costume on this day so when we use again we will need to use more costumes because it will suit the rustic feel to the studio. Also when we film here again we will need to take into consideration all of the poorly lit parts and not waste time trying to find the shot we are looking for.

Behind the Scenes

In this clip, our actress is lip synching to the pre chorus, I'm standing behind the camera filming, we thought that this would be a great shot to use as its the audience looking up to her, suggesting she is superior to them at this time. This is the same part of the song, and she is still on the piano but we thought that her actions and how she delivers the lines could be done different hence why we filmed it twice.

Research into Lyrics

Research into lyrics from Shan3009

These are the meanings on the original song, but we have changed what we used the meaning for as we wanted to create a message that associates with mental illness. However I have done this research in order to know what the meaning of the song was before so I could come up with ideas to make my storyboard into my music video, I believe I will be able to use some of these lyrics and use them a narrative for my plot line for my music video.