Music Video Actors

Benjamin Cross

This is the principle character for our music video and allows us to strongly relate the presence of our principle character to our indie music genre. The actor has long curly hair, which was most common within our research into the selling of indie artist the their audience. The style of our principle character is also effective as we are able to present our male in tight fitting dark clothes including a loose neck t shirt as represented in our image and also fits into the indie image and relates to the research I had done into how the artist is represented in their music videos.

Jenny Chivers

This is our chosen principle female character for our music video. Our female actor is also important as she also fits into the indie genre image as she seems to be individualistic in her style and her image is similar to those I had researched in other music videos. The female will also attract a male audience as she is a young female with an attracting figure.

Tahir Sharif

Tahir is our second male and is effective as he is a tall solid male, which will represent why the female has fallen for him. Tahir does not need to fit into the indie genre as the principle female character, will cheat on the principle male with anyone. Tahir also has a passionate smile, which can also be effective when recording him on a date with the female.

Alastair Duncan

Our third male character is also important as he suits the male genre as his long curly hair and skiiny figure represents the common indie image. Olly is also important as he will attract a female audience.

Genie Abbott

Our final female ends the music video with the male and also suits the character we needed. The female would also attract a male audience and fit into the common representation of an indie based image. She wears the same costume as his ex-girlfriend, which reminds him off his-ex however they seem to be interested in each other by giving eye contact. His ex does find out however she fades away when the two new couple meet.

Timetable

Music Video Location

Scene 1

This image is of the opening scene in which we chose to film the male getting ready whilst at home in the video. We are going to film the opening scene from the inside of the house. The house is a good place to record the scene as the location can be seen as a middle class urban area, which can be used to relate back to our target audience. The interior of the house is also very spacious and allows us to create a better area to record our scene.

Scene 2

This is where the café scene will be shot. We chose this location, as it is a quite area and had the layout we chose for our café. The location is also set in a nice and quiet area as the café allows us to create a romantic location for the girl and second male.

Scene 3

This location is a good place to record for our shot as it is based on a high street and also has a quiet lane down the middle of the cinema and shopping centre for us to record the scene. The ODEAN cinema is also effective as we are going to feature the cheating girl and a third male together carrying popcorn. The popcorn will be used to symbolize that the boy and girl have just been to the cinema, which is a common place for a couple to go and have a romantic time.

Scene 4

This location is a good setting, as in this scene the boy will be running from the girl as the girl intervenes no matter where he goes. The location is effective as it is set in a quiet region and will leave the audience more surprised as the girl can come out from the corner which would not have been expected which gives a more weird feel that is what we needed for the scene.

Scene 5

This is a good location for this scene as it has everything we needed for the scene. The railings surrounding the park allow us to have the boy lean on them and catch his breath until the new female approaches. The park is also a quiet location and gives a nice family feel with the flowers and open grass, which allows us to make he scene more intimate and romantic, as the park is very big. We are able to use the scene where we have the boy and girl facing as we can see the cheating girl in the distance.

Equipment

A camera is the most important equipment for our music video as the camera will allows us to film the music video. The use of a handy cam is also effective as it allows us to shoot our video from any location without hassle.

A tripod is needed when recording our video, as the tripod will allow us to steady our shots so that we can improve the quality of our video quality. The steadiness of the shot will also make our film look more professional and therefore make our video of better quality.

A cup of tea/coffee is needed for scene 2 in which our location will be set in the café. The scene features the principal female and the second male together in the café as they are seen to have a romantic time. To represent the couple being in a café, a cup of coffee/tea is important to symbolise that the two are in the café and can be on a date.

Popcorn is needed for scene 3 in which the principle male character bumps into his ex outside the cinema as again the female is with another male as the theme of the cheating girl continues. The popcorn is used to symbolise that again a girl is seeing another male as the popcorn represents that they had come out of the cinema together.

Cafe De Niro Letter of Consent

Dear Café Di Nero

I would also like to say thank you for giving us your time and permission to film in your café I really appreciated your help. Sorry to disturb you I would like to know when your available and less busy so we can re-film a two-minute scene. The reason why I would like to use this location its because of my media studies coursework which means that I’m making a short music video so I was wondering if you would give us a second chance to re-film when its less busy. This is because we’ve made a few mistakes on our music video because it was a very busy morning and I was really sorry for wasting your time. I would just like to know if its possible if we can re-film once more in the café area with your permission when the café is less busy?

Thanks

From

Scott & Tahir

Practice Shots For Filming

Filming Schedule

Thursday: 10/11/10

Break Time- Park scene must be done close up shot of genie

Benjamin cross -Lipsynching to new girl (genie mid shot) of both couples standing together

Jenny stands at distance watching the new couple coming together.

Close up shot of Benjamin cross looking at his ex-girlfriend after she fades away.

Items needed: script, lyrics

Lunch- Cafe scene needs to be done equipments needed tripod cup of tea.

Mid long shot of Ben walking towards the cafe. Ben and Jenny to stand together looking at each other eye to eye located in the park. (Photo camera needed)

Performing scene must be redone.( A few more performing scenes must be done)

Filming has been cancelled because of the rainy weather.

Friday

After school:

Bens house meet up at West dulwich 3:25pm

Opening scene located inside benjamin's house.

Begins with a point of view shot of boy1(ben) looking at a black and white photo frame of him and jenny.

Close up shot of boy1 stepping out of bed, stepping into the bathroom cut, leaving bathroom in dressing gown, close up shot of picking up a mobile phone, close up shot put his hand on door knob to leave house.

Low angle shot of boy1 walking down the stairs.

A few Performing scenes Running shots in urban area's. e.g. running in the streets.

Tuesday 15/11/10

Break Time- Park scene must be done close up shot of genie

Benjamin cross -Lipsyncing to new girl (genie mid shot) of both couples standing together

Jenny stands at distance watching the new couple coming together.

Close up shot of Benjamin cross looking at his ex-girlfriend after she fades away.

Items needed: script, lyrics

Lunch Time: Cafe scene needs to be done equipments needed tripod cup of tea.

Mid long shot of Ben walking towards the cafe.

Performing scene must be redone.( A few more performing scenes must be done)

Digipack Planning