Filming Session Two (19th October)

Location: Backstreets around Suffolk Lodge

Sequence: Second Chorus and Verse, plus Sections of Final Chorus

Today we returned to our friend Louise's house 'Suffolk Lodge' to continue filming, however today we used the streets around her house as our filming location. In the planning stage we decided some of our shots would consist of Sophie as the artist in the video walking down a street singing the song, walking to the beat of the music and getting more angry throughout the song, showing her change of personality and her journey to getting revenge on her boyfriend (even though we do not intend to show this as it could potentially be predictable and a bit of a cliche, so we will leave the video on a cliffhanger). The cold, wet and dirty looking street is contrast to the large house with the beautiful garden and symbolises the transition of the girl from vulnerable to a stonger, 'rockier' side. We decided to return to Louise's house to film the street scenes as she had informed us the streets near her were quiet with few cars or people to interrupt us in the afternoon time that we intended to film.

Arrival and Wall Dance Sequence When we arrived we walked a minute down the road from the house with the equipment to a quiet crossroad, we decided to film here as it meant we could film shots from different angles meaning a different side of the street was behind Sophie in each shot, creating the effect that she was walking to different locations without us actually having to (this saved a lot of time and avoided struggling to find multiple suitable locations). It was a great place to film as it was a crossroad on a back street/ housing area rather than a main road which would have been dangerous. On one of the roads leading off from the crossroad, there was a small street that came to a dead end and on it was a small section of a brick wall. In the planning stage we discussed filming some shots of Sophie singing against a wall as it is a easy shot to pull off but looks effective and suits the image of pop/rock song and the girl's stronger attitude. This was the first sequence we filmed today and is the scene placed to the second verse and chorus of the song. I filmed Sophie from the from the side leaning on the wall using a handheld close up shot, she then turned to look forward and I filmed her from the front with her back against the wall using a long shot. We will then place these two shots together to demonstrate our ability of placing shots together in sequence and making them flow, ensuring the continuity is correct (she turns in one shot and then it cuts to the direction she has turned to). Andrew and I continued to film in this location using mid-shots and long shots for the second chorus. Long shots allow the audience to see Sophie performing and moving to the music, showing her growing agression and anger and mid-shots give a closer view so you can see her emotions and that she is moving. We filmed these shots several times to make sure we had plenty of footage to choose from, we also had Sophie perform with and without a black coat on to experiment with different additions to her corset costume described in the previous session.

Handheld Walking Shot The next shot was a handheld shot filmed by Josh of Sophie walking down the street from the wall singing one of the final choruses near the end of the song. Although handheld can often be quite shaky the shot was filmed successfully. I aided Josh in saying that when Sophie moves forward he should move back so both of them move simultaneously. This would ensure the distance between them remained the same throughout the shot- which was a mid-shot. Obviously this would have been much easier with a track along the floor with the camera and tri-pod attached however we do not possess this technology so we had to make do with the handheld technique. These shots again add to the variety we already have and demonstrates our ability to create different angles and situations that link to the narratative and style of a music video.

Walking and Running Street Seqeunce The final shots we filmed were of Sophie walking and running down each of the streets in the crossroads which when cut between other shots will look like her progression down different streets. She progresses from walking to running as the song progresses to show her anger increasing. The running matches with the song becoming faster and building to climax. We first filmed her from a long shot perspective so the audience could see what was happening however we also filmed through a close up and mid- shot perspective because in the long shot you could not see her singing. In addition close ups allow emotion to be conveyed as well as creating a connection to the audience. Andrew and Josh filmed the long shots and I filmed the mid-shots. I found it particularly difficult to zoom out as she got closer smoothly as it kept jolting, particularly in the running shots as it had to be done quickly but in sync with Sophie running. Teamwork was crucial at this stage, whilst Sophie acted and some filmed the others were on traffic watch. This sequence took a long time because of interruptions from cars and pedestrians, meaning we had to keep restarting. Often we would be filming a really good shot and a car or in one case a large truck would turn into the street and the shot. However this is the nature of filming in a public location and we dealt with it effectively and kept carrying on. (Below is a collection of clips where Andrew filmed some of the shots being filmed whilst he was not filming... Remember the clips do not represent the shot types, angles and quality that will be present in the final video!)

During the walking and running shots we tried to experiment further with voyeurism by having Sophie remove her coat and corset as she walked or ran down the street in certain shots. This would show her anger and new found confidence coming to a conclusion and be appealing to a male audience. Furthermore, we also managed to film a great shot with Sophie walking in the rain but not singing and the rain is visible in the shot, this will be placed in the instrumental. The rain in certain shots really adds to the moody, darker and rockier image of the character and song. Overall another successful filming session which was frustrating at times because of the traffic interruptions which meant we spent a lot of time on one sequence but in all we still managed to film a lot of footage.

Filming Session One (12th October)

Location: Suffolk Lodge

Sequence: Pre-Song Material, First Verse and Chorus

Today was the first filming session for our music video. During planning we decided that the narrative of our video would follow a girl singing about her boyfriend and her unhappiness within the relationship to link to the lyrics of the song. Initially we planned to portray two versions of the girl- an innocent and vulnerable side and the alter ego where she is much stronger, aiming to exact revenge on her boyfriend. However before we started filming we realised this perhaps would not be clear enough to the audience in the final video. So I suggested we display the narrative of the girl starting the song in her 'normal' innocent, vulnerable and naive state and as the video and song progresses she decides to 'toughen' herself up and become stronger, prompting a change in image and attitude (this would be shown through Sophie's costume and performance, as well as the locations she is in). When discussing the innocent and vulnerable side, I suggested we needed to film in a large, old looking house with a big garden as it would symbolise a sheltered girl with a luxuryious lifestyle and link to the lyrics 'Money is power and I have everything' in the song. Andrew suggested our friend Louise's house and this is where we filmed in the session today.

Arrival and Location Shots When we arrived it was clear to see that the house was the perfect location for what I had described. At first we had a tour around the house and gardens, at this stage we took pictures and discussed where to film which sections. I suggested filming shots of the gardens to introduce the setting to the audience in the pre-song material, revealing where the character in the song lives to deepen her story. Louise had a white bench in her garage area (seen in the pictures above) and Andrew thought that this was a great area to film the first verse of the track. We also founf the wooden fences and gates in the garden gave the image of a cage which could be filmed in and against to symbolise how the girl in the song is trapped, but still maintains the vulnerable life she has through the pretty garden's in the background. The first shots were filmed by Me and Sophie, these were establishing shots of the front view of the house and some of the flowers and trees that were at the front. We tried to include a variety of shot types and angles, including a long still shot, a long pan shot and a close up of the name of the house above the front door 'Suffolk Lodge' which could be used to further give realism and credibility to the setting and story of the girl in the song. Andrew and Josh then filmed the shots of the gardens to include in the pre-song material described earlier whilst Me and Sophie rehearsed the argument scene between the girl and her boyfriend which would introduce the narrative behind the song in the video. Again Josh and Andrew filmed using a variety of shots, such as long and close up and still and pan. Including pre-song material in a music video creates a cinematic feel and enhances the story and depth of the song which we though was an important idea to experiment with an include. After all some of the most critically acclaimed videos such as those by Lady GaGa (Paparazzi and Telephone) include pre-song material because of the cinematic feel they create.

Arguement Sequence After sufficient rehearsal to make the scene as believable as possible we filmed the arguement sequence between the girl and her boyfriend (played by Me and Sophie). We chose to act in our video as well because we all have acting experience from GSCE and A Level Drama as well as school productions. Therefore we can give believable performances and be in charge of what we are doing ourselves, avoiding the need of instructing others what to do which could waste valuable time. I am particularly proud of this shot as in the planning stage I suggested that we film the arguement from the outside, with the camera placed at the window and the audience see the two in the window argueing inside. This creates the impression of the audience being outside looking in and includes an exciting and original shot within our video. Although some in the group was unsure we could pull it off it was very successful. Me and Sophie stood in the window, Josh outside with the camera (which I had to place on a table to create the right height needed to film the shot) and Andrew stood with the front door open ready to shout when to start filming. I believe this is a prime example of how well we work as a group and highlights the great teamwork during this project. As with our Thriller opening last year we filmed this shot several times so we could pick and choose the best bits during post-production.

Bench Sequence After this we started filming the first verse of the music video starting with the lyrics “go down”. We chose the bench setting described earlier for this sequence as it effectively created the vulnerable image we hoped for with the gardens and cage like fence in the background. Sophie sung the lyrics aloud so it would look as realistic as possible and avoid miming errors when the track is placed over the shot in the final video. Sophie chose to wear a white vest top with a flower like pattern, light blue jeans and to be bearfooted in this sequences as it again creates and enhances the normal, innocent and vulnerable girl. Josh filmed this sequence whilst Me and Andrew instruced him on the different shot types and angles to film the sequence from. These included a long shot from the front, a high angle shot which symbolises her vulnerability, a mid shot from the left side and a close up from the front. We intend to cut between these shot types so the audience see the sequence from a variety of perspectives and it makes the sequence much more interesting. Multiple shots are needed to mimic the style of a music video as they never stay on one shot to long they often cut between several shots in each verse. The close up is particularly effective in this sequence as it allows the audience to see the girl's emotions and her unhappiness which was acted brilliantly by Sophie hear, who put a lot of effort into the singing and acting today.

Cage Dance Sequence The final shots we filmed in this first session were the first shots of the girl in her stonger form. For this 'version' of the girl we knew that their had to be more of a performance aspect to the character and shots, this would effectively mimic how all female artists portray themselves in music videos. To create voyeurism Sophie chose a black tank top with a red corset over the top with black leggings and heels. This brillantly creates a tough and sexy image that female artists often achieve in actual videos and is again another aspect of our video that I am particularly proud of. The shots consisted of Sophie singing the first chorus and the section before the chorus. We filmed this sequence in a gateway to the house at the back garden where the wooden fences joined to create what looked like a cage. This gave the impression of being trapped and a cage containing a her new found wild side ready to burst out. This part of the song is quite upbeat so Sophie did a lot of movement based dancing such angry gestures, leg movements and kicks to the music, head movement and hair flicks, allo of which we captured through a long shot. We also filmed the section through a mid-shot so you could still see the movement of the girl but also her facial expressions which are angry and stressed which contrast to the earlier emotions of innocent and upset. Credit must be given to Sophie in this sequence as she felt uncomfortable acting in this way as she felt it was not her however she persevered for the team and on the footage you cannot notice her nerves at all. Overall, a great first filming session where each of the group played an important and equal role in the creation of our video. Although Sophie is acting in the video she still has experience with the camera as she filmed some of the establishing shots of the house with me and often suggested shots and set up the camera for someone else to then film her.

Mock Up of Website

Mock Up of CD Cover

CD Cover For the cover we plan to have a simple design that includes one large cover image of the artist, this will be a close up so the image captures and sustains a connection with the audience. The artists name and the album title will be in the bottom right corner of the cover. This is a traditional design that works well as it effectively mimics what many existing covers look like. Originally we planned to include a range of images to create a collage cover however we believe this will look too much like a student created cover, whereas using one well taken and effective image is simple but looks much more professional.

CD Back Cover and Side Panels For the back cover we plan to have another large image, this will become the background for the rear cover. The tracklist will be placed in a column on the left hand side. Again this is the traditional design that is present on many existing CD covers and works well as it is what is expected as a CD back design. The image we will use will not be distracting and will blend in so that it does not clash with the tracklist and make the design to hectic. The side panels will be black with white writing for the artist and album.

CD Insert Image
Inside the CD case behind the CD is where the insert image is placed. For this we will use a large image of the artist however unlike the cover this will be a long shot so you can see all of the artist as a well as the setting around her. This will reveal more about the style and image of the artist and album. This image will not be too full or busy because it will appear over the top and dominating therefore it would not look professional.

Filming Schedule

Plan
The group plans to film every Tuesday afternoon as this is the only free time where every member of the group is available. This will give us up to three hours. Then in subsequent lessons we will use the time to start editing the shots we filmed in each session together. Therefore both filming and editing will be carried out simultaneously until all the filming is completed and we can further concentrate on editing. This is a slightly different approach to last year where the group filmed in two weeks in lesson times and then completed editing afterwards. This year the locations for filming are further away from the college and so need more time to film than the time available in lessons. Editing in lessons as we go along with the filming will ensure no time is wasted and enables us to start creating parts of the music video as soon as possible- it also allows us to have mulitiple draft versions to show as we go along and get feedback before the 'official' draft edit on Friday 26th November

Filming Session One

Date: Tuesday 12th October

Time: 13:00 to 15:00

Location: Suffolk Lodge- Garden, Driveway, Living Room

Actors: Sophie (Singer) Tom (Me) (Boyfriend)

Props: Only those that form the Mise-en-Scene of the garden and house

Costume: Normal Costume and Corset Costume

Equipment: Camera, Tri-Pod, Charger

Shots to be filmed: Location Shots, Arguement Sequence, Bench Sequence, Cage Sequence

Filming Session Two

Date: Tuesday 19th October
Time: 13:00 to 16:00

Location: Streets around Suffolk Lodge

Actors: Sophie (Singer)

Props: None Needed

Costume: Corset Costume

Equipment: Camera, Tri-Pod, Charger

Shots to be filmed: Wall Sequence, Handheld Sequence, Walking/ Running Sequence

Filming Session Three

Date: Tues 26th October *UPDATE* Re-scheduled (After Half Term) Tues 9th November

Time: 15:30 to 17:00

Location: Drama Room

Actors: Sophie (Singer)

Props: Mannequin and Microphone

Costume: Prom Dress, Short Lacy Dress, Flower Dress

Equipment: Camera,Tri-Pod, Charger, Block, Studio Lights, Media Filming Lights, Black Sheet

Shots to be filmed: Variety of Angles and Shot types with Mannequin and Costumes

*UPDATE* on 15th November

Filming Session Four

Date: Tuesday 16th November and Wednesday 17th November
Time: 13:00 to 16:00 and 10:00 to 12:15
Location: Suffolk Lodge- Bedroom and Garden and Streets around Suffolk Lodge
Actors: Sophie (Singer)
Props: Photo Album, Mobile Phone, Corset, Heels, Make-up and Bedroom Mise-en-Scene
Costume: Normal Costume and Corset Costume
Equipment: Camera,Tri-Pod, Charger
Shots to be filmed: Transformation Sequence, Re-Filming and Instrumental Sequence

Analysis of Existing CD Covers

As part of my research I searched for and analysed various existing CD covers to get a feel for how they were designed and what were the common trends for the designs. This will help the group create our own cover as it will have a more authentic feel and realistic style because we have gained experience from looking at existing CD Covers. I have looked at female artist's albums as we are working with a female song and so will also be creating a female artist's album.

Katy Perry- Teenage Dream

This cover uses a long shot that allows the audience to see the entirety of the artist and her surroundings. The setting of laying on cotton candy clouds naked creates intertextuality with the lead single from the album 'California Gurls' where this shot also occurs in a sequence of the music video. Therefore for people who have seen the video they will recognise the shot. This therefore can be used as a marketing strategy as it enables people to know what to expect from the album because of the simalrites between the video and the cover, therefore if they liked the song and video they should like the album. The album cover linking to the content of the music video creates a summer, beach, fairground and youthful theme/style and image for this album. In addition the candy cane font type for the album title supports the youthful, summer and fairground theme that links to the name 'Teenage Dream' as it is what is to be expected froma teenager's lifestyle. With Katy appearing naked it creates voyeurism that will capture the attention of a male audience and certainly stands out on a shop shelf. Furthermore, Katy is surrounded by the expectation to have the shock factor after her debut single was called 'I Kissed a Girl' which she seems to be continuing here by using a controversial nude shot. The use of pink not only creates the cotton candy but is a stereotypical colour for a girl- this implies the album is a suggery and sweet pop music style.

Lady GaGa- The Fame Monster

This cover uses a mid-shot of the artist that allows the audience to see her facial features and hair more clearly but also allows some inclusion of her body language, pose and outfit within the frame. A close camera shot is important for Lady GaGa as her act heavily involves her style, hair and outfits. She has set up a controversial and abstract style that people have come to expect and look forward to seeing what does next- so this has to be maintained on her new re-release extended album. Her large square cut hair with fringe wig supports the larger than life abstract style. Moreover the black PVC coat links to her popular PVC stage costumes. Her pose within the image appears to be her trying to hide/ disguise herself, this links to the message she tries to portray as an artist- don't be afraid of being different, express yourself- by doing the opposite to convey her message and link to a theme of some of the new songs on the album (particularly Dance in the Dark). The use of black and white and a plain grey background help to display the darker image and style of the new songs- linking to the word 'Monster' and GaGa's explanation how each now song describes a different fear or type of personal monster. The use of the holy cross in place of a 'T' suggests a religious or biblical theme or one of death again linking in with her new darker style for the album. In addition the holy cross is used on a pod that GaGa emerges from in the 'Bad Romance' video, this creates intertextuality to her lead single which again helps to set up the image and style for the album.

Rihanna- Good Girl Gone Bad, Rated R and Loud Album Covers

(How an Artist's style changes over time)

Over the course of their a career an artist's image and style of music changes so they remain fresh, original and interesting in the competitive and ever evolving music industry. Artists often enter styles that are most popular at the time to keep up with curren trends. Rihanna is an example of an artist who has changed her visual image and musical style considerably between three of her albums. The album cover for 'Good Girl Gone Bad' released in 2007 uses a long shot that depicts Rihanna leaning seductively to her left with hands placed on her groin. This combined with the sophisticated dress and slick bob hair style link to the dancefloor image and style of music found on the album. The long shot allows the audience to see most of her body, to show she is moving, this again represents how the album has music that makes you want to get up and dance. However for the album Rated R (released in 2009) Rihanna depicts a more mature, darker and rockier image. The cover uses a close up shot shot that captures Rihanna pulling a serious expression and holding her head. This reflects how she is reflective and has been affected by her abuse at the hands of her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown (linking the album style and content to her personal experiences). She sports a new shaven and spiky hairstyle which further creates a darker and more sexy image that links to the album' title Rated R which is further translated in the tracks musical feel. The thick, dark make up, the black leather outfit, gauntlets and rings reflect a seductive, bondage outfit that perhaps symbolises how she was trapped in a relationship. The us of black and white and jagged R that is short for Rihanna also symbolises this and further supports her darker and 'edgier' sound. Furthermore, Rihanna changes her image once again for her new album 'Loud' released this year. For the first time the cover uses colour which combined with the close up shot depicts her new red coloured hair. This is used to reflect a more colourful, lighter and fun album that sees Rihanna return to her dancefloor and club oriented sounds plus the inclusion of sounds that reflect her Barbadian/Caribean background.

Analysis of Existing Web-sites

Madonna

Madonna's home page contains a number of typical features of an artists's website as well as a style that suits Madonna and her image. At the top of the page Madonna's name is displayed in a grey and white sans serif logo. The font type is quite basic but the use of capitals and blending of grey and white make it look professional and eye-catching to capture the audience's attention. The top of the page is seperated by a small white horizantal line across the page to create a header and another graphological feature. The website it used to promote Madonna's latest release- her greatest hits collection 'Celebration' and a small circle image of the album cover in the header offer a link to Amazon to buy the product. This demonstrates the importance of new techonology as artist's can now use the internet and websites to market and promote their products, rather than just in physical sales. The header also contains two icons that allow the viewer to sign in or sign up to the site and newsletter to recieve news about Madonna and other bonuses such as exlusive news to members. This is a key way of involving fans in the latest work of the artist and incentive to view the website. The black background, gumdrop ball and white and pink candy colours used around the video and some of the fonts and borders all link to the style, image and colours used on Madonna's last studio album 'Hard Candy' and her 'Sticky and Sweet Tour'. This creates cohesion and star image for her curren style for this album and at this point in her career. The large image of Madonna clearly displays the artist in a model like shoot containing big, curly Marilyn Manroe style hair and her covering part of her face by a silk sheet. This creates voyeurism and conveys a vulnerable side that people perhaps do not percieve about Madonna. The links to the rest of the site are displayed horizantally at the top of the page. These are News, Exclusives, Music, Media, Tours, Books, Film, Community, Store. Exclusives and Community have small crowns above them to signify these are the areas for members only- giving an incentive to sign up. News offers the latest news about Madonna, Music gives previews of Madonna's music and Media offer photos and all of her music videos to watch. Books and films offer information and links to Madonna's involvement in other projects outside music, tours give the latest information and dates about her tours and store is a link that offers the chance to purchase Madonna products and merchandise. Members get exclusve products and discounts. Therefore all links of the website promote all the areas Madonna is involved in and its main purpose is to provide links to buy her products. Each page has a new backgroud image, all of which are very different and convey how Madonna is versatile and has many images and styles across her career. Other links on the home page include hard candy fitness- a regime designed by Madonna, link to her new calander and links to follow her on Facebook and MySpace. The large video player offers the chance to watch videos of Madonna- the latest being her interview on Bullying on the Ellen Show.

Avril Lavigne

Avril's website shares the same purposes and layout of Madonna's site however they differ to suit the individual style and image of the artist and their music. Like Madonna's this site features a header like section at the top of the page that displays the artist's name, this time the logo is in a grey, sans serif, calligraphy font that along with the green forest background link to Avril's upcoming album 'Goodbye Lullaby'. Therefore it is clear that artist's websites will change their look and style to suit the latest album they have out to create and sustain that image from the curren point in their career. Therefore our music video, digipack and website must all link in style, colour, theme and image. In addition the header again has a link to a newsletter and option to sign up or login in to the membership of the site- this is an obvious way of involving fans and promoting the artist. The links/ tabs at the top of the page include news, videos and photos like Madonna's site but also include bio, blog, events, charity and fragrances- the latter two linking to other projects and products Avril is involved in. Below this is a moving display that shifts between three slides- each displaying and promoting either Avril's album, charity or perfume. This allows the viewer to immediately see the new products as they enter the site, this will grab their attention and encourage them to buy because of the accessibility and ease of doing so. The botton half of the home page acts as a blog that offers posts from Avril herself containing news, stories and events. This involves the viewer and will make them want to view the site as the posts are from Avril and so are personal, making it exciting from the viewer knowing she has wrote them. Down the right side ther are other links to photos and videos of Avril , plus her latest tweet. This highlights the importance of using social networking sites to interact with fans and promote herself and her products.

Overall, from this research I have learnt that the artist's websites are primarily used to promote the artist's latest products as well as providing news and other information about the artist and involving fans in the artist's work through signing up to the site. Websites also continue the style and image over from the album that has been released. This is something we intend to incorporate into our website.

Similar Features in Existing Music Videos

After completing the planning stage for our music video we found many of the shots could be classed as typical or classic features/ aspects of music videos, so we decided to search for existing videos that include a similar shot or effect to illustrate what we aim to achieve, ableit not necessarily as good or exactly the same.

Rihanna- Disturbia

In a certain shot within the middle of this music video, Rihanna leans over a mannequin with wires around her, linking to the theme of fear or phobias within the song. In our music video Sophie who will play the singer will lay partly over a mannequin singing parts of the song, linking to idea of wanting to shape or create a better boyfriend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1mU6h4Xdxc&ob=av2e

Kylie- Get Outta My Way

In this video Kylie lays down and creates various positions and movements as well as a routine involving chairs and dancers lying about which is similiar to what we aim to achieve when we have mannequins and dancers in a garage environment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHGaW8lBlSk&ob=av2e

Avril Lavigne- I'm With You

In this video Avril walks down a street to link to the lonliness and isolation felt by her in the song, we aim to achieve a similar effect in our video however with both versions of the character. The normal version to show her innocence and weakness and the darker and tougher alter ego to show her new strength and transformation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW2LTnzD-vE&ob=av2e

Beyonce- If I Were A Boy

This video starts with a small section of pre-song material of Beyonce being unhappy with her boyfriend and saying he does not understand what it is like to be her/ a woman. In the middle of the video the song stops for another sequence in which the two appear to switch places linking to the theme and title of the song 'If I Were A Boy'. Our video has a similar theme of an unhappy relationship and will have pre-song material of a couple argueing as a prelude to the song.

Risk Assessment

The group carried out a risk assessment identifying any dangers, risks or complications that we could face during production of our music video

Getting Injured By Moving Car:
We will ensure that precautions are put in to place for road safety during footage around roads and we will never film actors crossing busy roads. When filming the walking and running down a road sequence we will ensure to choose a quiet backstreet with few cars. We also have the members of the group not filming to be on traffic watch, if there is a car approaching they will shout to the actor and cameraman 'Car!' and they will move off the road immediately and wait until it has gone before returning to filming.

Getting Lost:

During filming, we will make sure that all members of the group have phone in their pocket so if they are seperated from the rest of the group and do not no where they are they can eaisly contact the others to find out where they are. However, this will be prevented by filming in groups of three or four at all times, which will limit individual isolation.

Damage to Equipment:
We will make sure, when handling equipment, that we do so gently and slowly, preventing any quick slips, trips or falls with the equipment. We will also share the equipment when walking therefore preventing any one person to carry all of it by themselves, which will hopefully prevent injury or damage to person or equipment.

Strangers/Assault:
We will make sure as a group that we don't annoy or aggravate members of the public during the filming's of our scenes. We will choose fairly isolated areas during the day to avoid this, but if we encounter a person we will take extra safety precautions to avoid awkward questioning or negative vibes.

General Injury:
We will ensure that our locations are near college during, college hours, so if something happened we can quickly return to get help. Also we will always travel in a group of 4, therefore if someone is in trouble, one (or two) member(s) of the group can stay with them whilst the other one or two can run off for help.

Illness:
If a member of a group falls ill time needs to be used efficiently to remain on schedule. If its more than 2 hours we need to find replacement or a definite reschedule date will be set and be met without exception.

Prop Smashing Sequence:
We are planning to include a short scene where the girl/ singer will trash a few purposefully placed props to show her frustration and anger at being trapped in an unhappy relationship. We will have to make sure that no one is damaged during the filming of the sequence by pushing the props away from ourselves so when anything breaks it will be well away. We also need to film it in one take as we will not be able to film it again.

Camera Issues:
In AS Media whilst filming for the opening sequence of our Thriller we had some camera issues. First of all on our first shoot production was hindered and delayed by the camera being in night mode and us not knowing what was wrong until we realised. We also filmed certain sections in a non-widescreen format and had to film the sequences again and we feel the original shots were superior. Therefore we will learn from our mistakes and hopefully be more efficient this time round.

Props

*UPDATE* The Props in red are now not being used in the video (15/10/10)

We plan to use the following props within our music video:

• Mannequin - This prop will be used in several sequences- firstly in one of the opening shots where Sophie who will play the singer of the song will lay partly over the mannequin whilst singing into the camera. Another sequence will be where Sophie will move parts of the mannequin and us dressed in black suits in a choreographed routine linking to the fact she wnats to shape her boyfriend. A mannequin will suit the theme and genre of the song and will look particularly good with a black and white colour scheme.

• Microphone - to have the Sophie sing into to create a performance apsect to the video.
  

• Guitar/Instruments - We may use certain instruments to film a sequence where Sophie is singing with her band behind her, this is common in rock videos and seeing as this is a pop/ rock song it will suit the lyrics and song well. Again it adds a performance element to the song, this is also a common convention of a music video, there are narrative sections combined with sections where the artist is seen singing. We also may use a guitar and film a shot where it looks like it has been smashed however this may prove difficult.


• Motorbike - May be needed if we decide to film a particular scene which involves Sophie getting onto a motorbike, singing and striking poses to link with her alter ego's touch and rock theme.


• Helmet/Leathers - to include with the motorbike sequence for verisimilitude and enhance the tough/ rock theme.
• Glasses/Bottles - to be used for smashing.
• Photo Album- For her to flick through of her memories of her boyfriend- links to narrative
• Other- certain shots will be filmed in a house for the 'normal' version of the singer, so we may place other undecided props in the scene to create realism and add to the mise-en scene.