Plan for Thursdays shoot

On Thursday we are going to Danson Park to shoot some of our Narrative parts of our Music Video. We have decided that Niamh will be who our Narrative is based around. We will do some shots of her walking around the park looking as if she is lost or looking for something.

We will need to book out some equipment including a second camera and a tripod. I will be bring my camera and steady cam as well.

We hope that the weather will not be raining as this will make it extremely difficult to use some of the equipment, especially the camera.

We are hoping that with the steady cam we will be able to capture really smooth tracking shots of Niamh walking or maybe just tracking in towards her. 

production log 2

For our second shoot on Thursday we are going to shoot more of the band scenes in our music video. We are aiming to get a few more shots of the individual band members so that its not constantly a full band shot. This is because there are parts of the song where we want the audiences attention to be on specific band members. For example on the guitar solo we want to get a close up of the guitarist playing. If we were to only use a full band shot then the audience is going to get confused and probably get bored. We want to mix it up and use a variety of shots to make it more interesting for the viewer.  we also want to reshoot some shots as they were blurry, this we will fix by using a crane for the over the shoulder drum shots.

Once again we will probably book out two cameras so that we can have two people filming at once which speeds up the whole process. Obviously we have to consider not getting in each others way but i'm sure we can work around that.  We will likely book out a tri-pod too incase theres any full band shots or and shots that need to be steady with ease. A steady cam might also be needed if there are any shots that require a steady hand, so if we are including a lot of motion in our camera movement we want to avoid getting too much camera shake. Lastly we will need to book out the LED light that places on top of the camera. The reason we use this light is because when trying to film close ups of the band we noticed that the shadow of the camera and the camera man was being shown in the frame. This was because the lights being used to light the scene were behind us. Using the LED light was helpful as it got rid of that shadow. 

George k, Tommy d, Max r, Harry lj

shoot 1

The first shoot went well we shot 3 full band performances as a wide angle shot, we also used a steady cam for close ups and different angled shots this went fairly well the lighting on the band was picked up perfectly with the cameras, we also used a clip on camera light we used this to illuminate the close up of the person or object we were filming this will be edited in post production to blend with the other colouring.
However the next time we shoot we need to re shoot certain shots as the drummer (Tom Ross) has his hair down in one shot and another its up so we need to re shoot the scenes with his hair down all the way through. we are also going to film smaller details like the shot of the drummers foot when the build up is made with the base drum. there is a shot we filmed of over head of the drummer however this came out blurry this we will fix by reshooting and using the camera crane to steady the camera.
Here are some stills from the shoot:

production log 1

We have planned to do our first shoot on Wednesday next week. We have asked the drama staff whether it will be ok to shoot in the room we need which they have agreed will be fine. We will book out the equipment we need on the day. This includes: 2 cameras, Tri-Pod and a steady cam. 

We also need to make sure that the band members are available to shoot that day which so far everyone except the guitarist has agreed on that day whilst the guitarist (Luke) has not got back to us but we are convinced it should be ok. 

We need to message the band members to let them know what kind of clothing we need them to wear. This will be decided by the group member in charge of mice-en-scene (George). 

Max r, Harrylj, Tommy d, George kelly

test shoot

we did this test shoot just to get a rough idea of the space and the shots we would like to use. we were able to work out placement of the drums and the actors within the frame. this makes shooting easier as we have already planned where people are going to be and also able to see what the lighting will look like and whether or not the room will work.

DIGIPAK ideas

full story board

song lyrics anotations

this week

this week I will be finishing a story board in detail, with the aim of creating an anamatic showing the length of shots to co inside with the song. And we will also be creating a production plan for when and where and who we will be filming with, and will be over looking costume planning as I am the director I will over see each person.

story board

This is our story board, however we have done each frame by seconds and there may be different shots within the seconds framed. this means their are more shots but they are of the same thing from different angles.

Harry, George, Max, Tommy credited.

Song lyrics

No turning back now,

I'm moving ahead toward the way out.

Don't you hate how,

We get left behind in the fallout.

Take a breath and take heart

Instead of pulling apart

When you find yourself back at the start.

Every part of me

Catches on fire underneath,

When I ignite, you'll see.

Maybe I can light the way,

I can light the way back to me.

Back to me.

I won't stand down,

As I feel the ground begin to crack now.

So I cry out,

The same call to arms but with a new sound.

Take a breath and take heart,

When you are falling apart

And you don't even know where to start.

Every part of me

Catches on fire underneath,

When I ignite, you'll see.

Maybe I can light the way,

I can light the way back to me.

Let hope be everything that you need,

To march to a victory,

When you can't feel the difference between,

An inch and infinity.

Every part of me

Catches on fire underneath,

When I ignite, you'll see.

Maybe I can light the way,

I can light the way.

Every part of me

Catches on fire underneath,

When I ignite, you'll see.

Maybe I can light the way,

I can light the way back to me.

Back to me.

Font

The font we have chosen is Scorch Flash with light stroke to show the distortion of the font. we felt that this font was representing the genre, because of the distorted text it shows the rough edgy side of rock.

Our record label

• The record label The Watchmen are signed to is called rise records, the label is based in Beaverton, Oregon, America. The company is a independent company however is quite large and signs bands from all over America. The studios specialise in hardcore rock, hard rock and punk rock this is perfect for our band The Watchmen as they fit between hard rock and punk rock.

• Similar bands signed by the label consist of: Issues, Five Finger Death Punch, Cane Hill and A Fire From The Gods.

• Being an independent record label means the band have more of a creative control over their music, and the label specialise in our bands genre, this means the label is perfect for the band.
  

music video pitch

song choice

Song choice for music video project 

Back To Me by Of Mice And Men

The song we have chosen is of mice and men - back to me. Even though there is an official video it is  a montage of live performances of the band on tour. We plan to have a live performance within our video but also have a narrative running through of a young girl going through some personal and finding her way back to someone who she can trust to look after her, and help her through her hard times. The songs lyrics are very powerful and create a strong emotion behind the song.

mood board

Audience profile

Artist background

Jordan Tuck, Alex Stone, Jesse Axen, Ace Mckinnon and Tom Bane are five best friends from California Sacramento that have bonded over their love of music and performing. since they met in high school they have played in concerts throughout the years with a band they formed in year eight called ‘Where The Sun Goes’. in 2014 the band split as they left high school some of the members went to collage others got jobs, however they promised to make music together in their spare time. in January 2016 the best friends formed a new band called ‘THE WATCHMEN’, the band has a rock/metal sound with some nu-metal influences creating a sound people can rock out too. The band caught the eyes of  Sumerian Records - A large independent recond label with a kean eye for good rock artists -  When performing at a local club. the label signed a contract with the band in march 2016, This gave them the opertunity to create an full album, with their single ‘Back To Me’ due to be released late 2017 they are deffenatly on their way to the top.

The band are heavily influenced by rock artists such as: stone sour, bring me the horizon, linkin park and royal blood. 

Jordan Tuck is the vocalist of the band, Alex Stone plays guitar , Jesse Axen plays backing guitar, Ace Mckinnon plays bass and Tom Bane plays drums.