Recent Planning Notes and Ideas

- Added more about the location according to comment
Group
Myself
Matt
Ryan

Song
'Boys in Motion' by 'Blighters'

Basics
Live performance on the jump box with speakers, mics, drums, guitar. Hopefully with audience
We really want to do it at dusk with spotlights but we are thinking it is too ambitious.

Stop Motion Story line/ Fills

Early evening - Sunset

Location - Skatepark

House and park - stop motion

Camera Angles - Rotating - 360 shots. Lots of High and low angles.

Lighting - Camping gas lights, Torches

Props and Equipment - Instruments, Leads, Mic, Step ladder for filming, Tripod, Skateboard





Photos of location




Hethersett skatepark - Perfect stage effect - This will be our centre shot getting low and high angles of the band.
The smooth surface of the place also allows for good filming on skateboards.


We can use the surrounding ramps to get the high angle shots that we need and also it is where some of the lighting will be shone from.
These angles show the skatepark to be a small eccientrically rural amateur park which almost looks like its in the middle of a field which has sheep in. This adds humour to the whole place.
Looking at professional music videos which include skateboarding, you see urban indoor parks but we think with effective lighting we can pull off the park to look good.





Possible use for stunts such as jumping over the drummer while he plays the drums on a skateboard to add humour to the piece.

Camera Shots and Lighting

- Added part about Low key lighting effect and shadow effects

This is the surrounding scenary from the box where the band will play

Camera Shots

Straight High Angle




This is the main shot that will be used - straight on, looking at the front of the band. We may look to use a step ladder to gain extra height.
360 Shot



Here is a diagram of the 360 Shot




Here is a 360 shot of the jump box where the band will be performing. Using the skateboards we can make the shots smooth and we can use this method for other tracking shots. After researching performance aspects in music videos such as Lostporphets - Shinobi vs Dragon Ninja we found the video uses alot of moving shorts such as the 360 shot







We will use the ramps to create a high angle shot which is also where the light is coming from. This will create a good effect

Lighting



Lighting comes from either side of the box hoping to create a spotlight crossover effect - This is ideal for the characteristics of the video as the box is like a stage. The shadows created will look great and we are hoping to have some some shots which include low-key lighting which we wish to use and having this type of lighting allows us to do this.

After experimenting with our lighting the we found the big torches using a beam of light is created which gives us great ideas for shots including





Here is a photo of the effect of low key lighting total darkness in the background and partial lighting to the cat. By using this effect we can create a sense of importance towards an object or person. We may use this effect on the instruments as well as the band members



Two gaslights on the box - This should almost be the main part of the lighting and the low lighting should give off a great affect. After little experiments with the lights we have seen that they create great all round shadow effects. From these shadows we can then produce shots of the shadows which would be good for 'fill ins'

Shot List

- There is now 45 shots

Rough Timeline

00:00 - 00:31 = Stop Motion / Journey to Skatepark
00:31 - 01:01 = Narrative
01:01 - 01:31 = Performance
01:31 - 02:01 = Both
02:01 - 02:30 = Both

Shot List
00:00 - 00:31
[Narrative]

1 - 3 - Waking up in Bed [Stop Motion similar to practice video]
4 - 5 - Eating breakfast & Postits [Stop Motion - Side shot - Postits band title]
6 - 8- Fridge magnets [Stop Motion - Song title]
9- 10 - Going out the door [Stop Motion then speeding up to normal]
11- 13 - Skateboarding to Park [Normal / faster speed] / fade out

Shot List
00:31 - 01:01
[Performance]

14 - 17 - Fade in at skatepark [Long tracking shot]
18 - 22 : Numerous performance shots with clips of skateboarding [360 shot, panning quick high and low angle shots]

Shot List
01.01 - 1.31
Skateboarding Narrative

23-26 : Skateboarding narrative part [Long shot, close ups]
27-30 : skateboarding stunt (ollie over the drums) involving two shots slow motion and normal merging the two [tracking + panning]

01.31 - 2.30
Performance
Skateboarding/ Performance

31-34: Performance shots - [high and low angle - 360 and panning shots ]
35-39 : Skating - [tracking ]
40-45: Performance
46-47: Sheep shot- [Long Shot] Fade out

Casting and Costumes

-Added more on the reasons for costumes


The band has 3 members and we have carefully casted 3 people who we feel fit the piece and we know will be reliable through the production of the piece.

Below left
Lead Singer - Owen Taylor

Owen has been scouted to be a
model and he has the autentic look
of a front man. A good friend who
will be reliable.


Above Right
Bass Guitar - Ryan Hayward
Casting within the group, Ryan
will be there anyway so he will be reliable


Above Left
Drums - Jake Mardell Again casting
within the group and I can play the
instrument

Above Right
Skaters - Toby Roper, Jake Mardell

We chose Toby because his abilities on a skateboard are good. He also has many very impressive tricks. As a good friend of mine i know he will be reliable



Here is a video of Toby skateboarding


Costumes

Lead Singer - Quite Smart - Blazer and jeans

The lead singer will be the smartest which connotes importance. This will contrast with the other band members and especially the skateboarder. Furthermore, as Owen is the smartest out of the 3 piece, it represents that he is the lead and the front man of the group.


Bassist and Drummer - Shirt and Jeans

Looking at photos of the band and also seeing them live, the band like to wear shirts. We have decided to mirror this image to match the genre of the music. The shirts represents a smarter look to the band, while the jeans show a more casual side. This can also be related to the target audience, which by looking at the audience at the gig, wore mostly jeans and casual clothing.




Skaters - Hoody and Jeans



Skaters - Hoody and Jeans (Stereotypical 'skater' clothing)
Below are the stereotypical look of a skater. We have decided to use the baggy jeans and hoody as it helps to make the production look authentic. Furthermore, the dress sense of these characters is something that the target audience can relate to. The look of the skaters also connotes their way of life. Their clothing isn't very flashy or high maintenance, which is reflected in their life style. We are also going to get him to wear a hat (below). This is a 'cool' trend at the moment and therefore matches the 'cool' skateboarding image

Storyboards

Shooting Schedule

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Intial Ideas and Treatment

The Band: We have chosen the band Blighters. The song we are using is 'Boys in Motion', as me, Ryan and Tyrrell all love the song we thought it would be easier and more enjoyable to think of some great ideas. From listening to the song we all immediately had great ideas

Video plan

We decided that a live performance of the band would be a good idea. We have chosen the skate park at Hethersett, as this is a good size for the performance and as all of us live in Hethersett, makes sense. We want the band to perform on the jump box (the stage like object with 3 ramps and the flight of stairs for you non-skateboarders) with speakers, mics, drums and guitar. Furthermore, we will add shots of skaters using the park and add them to the video. We plan to flick in between the skateboarding with the performance of the band and use slow motion to emphasise the tricks. We would like an audience, however, this may be a step to far logistically with the numbers that would be needed. We believe that at dusk would be the best time to do it, with spotlights (Gas lights and high-powered torches) lighting up jump box from the ground up. This should create a great effect and an almost stage atmosphere.

As well as the music performance, we want to incorporate Stop Motion. We will create little Story line's to fill out the video and break up the live shots. We have already experimented with this idea, as the video with Jake in the bed and the Post-it notes show. We believe that this would make our music video something special and different from the rest of the class.

When filming at the skatepark location, we will be following the narrative structure of song. As shown in are annotated lyrics sheet, we intend to use lines of the song and film them accordingly. Lines such as "Better get used to being lonely", we would shoot the lead skater on his own at the empty skatepark. Furthermore, the 'soldier' in this song will be the skateboarder.

Contrast with the real band

We are hoping to keep the characteristics of the band such a clothing and personalities. As a group we went to see the band live in Norwich and saw how they were and this will help us to stick to the characteristics of their genre.

Blighter - Boys in Motion - MP3

This is the original of the song Blighters - Boys in Motion
However we are cutting the song to finish at 2.30 (before instrumental)

Annotated Lyrics

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Boys in Motion Lyrics

The War has been won
The soldier must go on
In search of
New life, new work
You wear my baton
And you have been warned
Like the soldier I
must move on

The boys in motion
Fight against me girl
This place like heaven x2

Girls smell so sweet
Or so I remember
So why do you
Make it so hard to fall in love
I guess there's no one good for me
Better get used to being lonely
Don’t ever say
Fall in love!!!


The boys in motion
Way to kiss me girl
This place like heaven x2

Permission from the band!

If its too small read below

Blighters -

Hi guys,

No worries on using the song, would like to see the finished product!

Cheers Jamie

Us -

Hi Im using an old account just to send you a quick message. We are looking to use the song 'Boys in motion' as part of our year 13 media studies coursework for our A levels. This involves creating a music video and flyer to promote an unsigned band. We really love your music and recently went to your gig in norwich and really enojoyed it. This does not involve you in anyway but we just need your permission to use the song to promote your band. Cheers Jake and Ryan