Music Video Storyboard

This is the storyboard we have created for the music video. Unfortunately the artistic skills aren’t of the best quality and therefore annotation has been provided to support these photos. We have used a variety shots and angles in the storyboard as a guide to how we would like the shots to look. The storyboard is a guideline to follow however we aren’t 100% certain this is exactly how the video will look, we have ideas which are hard to get across on paper when our drawing isn’t of top scratch.

ABSENCE: 31/09/13 - 4/10/12

During the week commencing on the 31st of September, I will be away on a Geography field trip in Swanage, Dorset. This unfortunately will lead to me missing several lessons which means on my return I will be behind on the coursework schedule. Luckily, Sam will be able to finish off the final quarter of the storyboard, photograph each page and upload them onto the blog in the form of an Anamatic which is our main concern at the moment as the storyboard is definitive to the success of the final video as it ensures each shot is considered carefully so the video flows. Sam will also be able to finalise the Risk Assessment we have been carrying out and also upload this to the blog. Furthermore, the lesson structure of the week I will be away means that I will miss five lessons and therefore five hours of work time. I plan to make this time up by increasingly working from home on my return from Swanage and to also attend after school sessions. The work I will need to be complete when I return is:

• Initial Digipak Front Cover Designs 
• Analysis of three digipaks
• Location for the final music video
• Entire Digipak Draft 

THE EVERYTHING Twitter Feed

(click picture to view the Twitter feed)

A Twitter profile has been created (by myself and my partner throughout this A2 project, Sam) which will be used to promote and publicise THE EVERYTHING and give information about the band across to an audience of followers who choose to follow the band if they are interested to see what is to come. We followed similar artists to THE EVERYTHING and also followed those who followed us so that we could interact with the fans to achieve a wider audience. We will be using this Twitter profile to give updates of pre-production progress to the music video, digipaks and album covers. 

THE EVERYTHING: FINAL LOGO

This is the logo I created for the band, The Everything. We have followed the conventions we found in our research of band logos but adapted them to incorporate a two colour colour scheme of cyan and black which is simple yet effective and will stand out compared to all the black and white band logos. these colours will be rememberable and the audience will relate these colours to the band. Although the logo is not complex, it flows and works well with the "THE" incorporated within the "EVERYTHING".

Band Logo Moodboard

This is a mood board we have created for inspiration to aid us in creating our final band logo for THE EVERYTHING. We have noticed the conventions throughout these logos of bands in our genre of having a very simple design with a font that stands out but is also clear. With the logos we have found, they are mostly black and white with the exception of The Vaccines. We liked the two colours of The Vaccines logo and we would like to adapt the concept for our logo.

Potential Equipment

CAMERA
The camera that we use will a very important factor in determining the success of the video as if a poor quality camera is used, it will alter the whole look of the video and as we are not producing a video where the camera is purposely of poor quality, the camera must be good to ensure that the final product looks professional and realistic compared to pre-existing music videos from our chosen genre.

The camera we are looking at using for the video is the Nikon D5100 which is a relatively expensive digital SLR which shoots in full HD (up to 1080p) and up to 30 frames per second. After some research into the camera, we have discovered that the camera produces good quality video which would be perfect for our music video. This good quality will ensure that the video we produce will look similar to those made by real bands from our chosen genre. An example of the video quality from the Nikon D5100 is shown below.

During the research into the Nikon D5100, we realised that to optimise the video quality results from the camera we would have to use the correct settings and set up the camera correctly in different lighting situations. We then searched the internet on how to optimise the video quality and have found many hints and tips from websites that will help us to get the best results out of the camera we use.

TRIPOD
To film the final music video will shall be using a tripod for the vast majority of the shots to ensure that the shots remain consistent and have a stable look for a professional effect throughout. The only instance where this could change would be if we chose to add handheld shots for an effect. We will be using the tripods provided by the college as they are of the standard that we require and will be easily accessible.

LIGHTING

As we are not including any indoor shots we may not need any equipment to create lighting for different shots as we will be relying on the weather but if the weather does not compensate then we may use artificial sources of light such as a professional photography studio lighting system. This will make sure the lighting in the shots is how we envisaged it to be to give a consistent video throughout. However, if the weather is as predicted then we will not need to use any artificial lighting which will make the whole process a lot more efficient as moving the lighting around would be a tough job compared to just carrying a small, easily handled camera. 

Final Song Choice: The Black Keys- Lonely Boy

LYRICS

Well I'm so above you

and it's plain to see

but I came to love you anyway...

So you pulled my heart out and I don't mind bleedin'

and the whole time you keep me waiting, waiting, waiting

oh oh oh oh, I got a love that keeps me waiting

oh oh, I got a love that keeps me waiting

I'm a lonely boy, I'm a lonely boy

oh oh oh oh, I got a love that keeps me waiting

Well your mama kept you

but your daddy left you

and I shoulda' done you just the same

but I came to love you, am I going to bleed?

and the whole time you keep me waiting, waiting, waiting

oh oh oh oh, I got a love that keeps me waiting

oh oh, I got a love that keeps me waiting

I'm a lonely boy, I'm a lonely boy

oh oh oh oh, I got a love that keeps me waiting

oh oh oh oh, I got a love that keeps me waiting

oh oh, I got a love that keeps me waiting

I'm a lonely boy, I'm a lonely boy

oh oh oh oh, I got a love that keeps me waiting

After a lot of consideration and alteration we have decided to change our song to THE BLACK KEYS – LONELY BOY. We first chose Friendly Fires – Blue Cassette and truly believed this was the correct song to go forward with in order to gain maximum potential marks. However after more consideration we have found that The Black Keys are a better band to go with, this is due to a lot of different factors. Firstly the people we are using in our band will be suitable to the psychical image and vocals of The Black Keys. Along with this we were struggling to find ways we could create narrative elements with Blue Cassette, this is because the lyrics have quite niche targeted ideas, however with Lonely Boy we can emphasise a feeling of isolation easily/creatively for one of the band members. Allowing the visuals to fit with the lyrics in the narrative will make the video more intriguing to watch for the audience, as long as we can keep the shots holding a variety of different angles and sizes so the audience stay involved.