Editing process

1) This is stop motion which we included to show the lyrics in a style which keeps in time with the music. We filmed this by taking letters from magazines and cutting and sticking them onto card. We then placed them onto a card which we lined up a camera above to take pictures of the lyrics. 

We edited this by alining the clips of the words to appear as they are said on the song.

2) We went from the stop motion into a fade to lead into guitar playing because it looked strange jumping from one to the other.

Landmark Music Videos

1) "Small town boy" Bronski Beat 1984

• Narrative video.
• No lip sync.
• about a gay man, in the city and being open about it and he is beaten up because of it .
• Predustic against gay people.
• Shown on top of the pops. 
• Young mans isolation.

2) "21 seconds" So Solid Crew 2001

• Escapism
• Only had 21 seconds each

3) "My favourite games" The Cardigans 

• Jonas Akerlund - director.
• Shot in the desert

4) "Rockit" Herbie Hancock

• Black Artist
• Robots

5) "I want love" Elton John

• The star Robert Downey Jr was just out of rehab, and he was right on the edge, he could fall off the wagon at anytime and this is shown in the video, through his anger.
• Elton hated being in music videos.

6) "Once in a lifetime" Talking Heads (1981)

• Art performance 
• Ground breaking 
• improvised in front of the camera
• exhibited in museum of modern art

7) "My way" Sid Vicious

• In the sex pistols.
• Within a year of filming he died from a drug overdose.

8) "Just" Radiohead

9) "True faith" New Order (1987)

10) "Cry" Godley and Creme (1985)

11) "Wheres your head at?" Basement Jaxx (2001)

12) "Two Tribes" Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1984)

13) "Subterranean homestick blues" Bob Dylan (1965)

• Inxc coppied the video and also used in advertisment.

14) "Outside" George Michael (1998)

15) "Smack my bitch up" The Prodigy (1997)

16) "Praise you" Fat Boy Slim (1999)

17) "You Can Call me Al" Paul Simon (1986)

18) "Virtual insanity" Jamiroquai (1996)

19) "Hurt" Johnny Cash (2003)

20) "Cant get you out of my head" Kylie Minogue (2001)

• Directed by woman prevents the "male gaze".

21) "Its oh so quiet" Bjork (1995).

22) "Wanna be" Spice Girls 

• Filmed in one shot - no editing.
• synthetic band
• Put together to create an image, have their own characters

23) "common people" Pulp (1995)

24) "Weapon of choice" Fatboy Slim (2001)

25) Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares to you"

26) "Stan" Eminem

27) "Ashes to Ashes" David Bowie (1980)

28) "No Surprises" Radiohead" (1998)

29) "I want to break free" Queen (1984)

• At the time no one knew freddie was gay.

30) "Coffee and Tv" Blur (1999)

• not a amazing song.
• video made the song.

31) "Hey ya" Outkast 

• Showcase
• plays every role in the band.

32) "Dirrty" Christina Aguilera

• Reinvent from the mickey mouse mouse (like miley and disney).

33) "The Scientist" Coldplay (2001)

• played in reverse while he is singing forwards.

34) "Smells like teen spirit" Navanan

• Let the extras destroy the set and filmed it.

35) "Vogue" Madonna (1990)

• Postmodern, takes from other things before (films).

36) Unfinished sympany, Massive attack The verue "Bittersweet symthony"

37) "Billie Jean" Micheal Jackson

• Dancer, Famous for moon walk.

Shot List

Shot List
Scene	Shot Number	Description
1-Guitar neck intro scene 2-Lip synch scene 3-lyrical shot 4-trolley/alley scene 5-skip back to lyrical shot 6-guitar and singing shot in drama studio 7-lyrical shots until the end of the song	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	The neck of the guitar will be filmed whilst Sean plays it. Craig will lip synch along with the song. Shot of the lyrics on a new background Craig pushing a trolley along in an alley with only guitar and some bags in. Shot of the lyrics on another background. Craig is singing and Sean is playing guitar; both are in shot. Shots of lyrics on a new background until the end of the song.

Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule

Day	Scene	Location	Equipment	Costumes	Props	Cast +Crew
1 2 3	Trolley in alley scene Lip- Synching and guitar. Filming the lyrics of background	Alley in Dagenham. Lip Synching and guitar scene. Not important (inside)	Camera, Tripod Camera, Tripod Camera, Tripod, Large card, cuttings from magazines to spell out lyrics fro song.	Hoodie Not important N/A	Shopping Trolley Acoustic Guitar Card and lyrics	Sean = Cameraman Craig = Actor Sean = Cameraman/ Guitarist Craig = Singer/Cameraman. Sean and Craig = Cameraman and Mise-en-scene

Contingency Plan

Contingency Plan Name: Sean Lusted/ Craig Haxell Production: Troy White “Master Plan”

Potential problems and how to overcome these problems: 1) If we cannot film in the Drama Studios (as we will need to in order to achieve appropriate lip-synching) we will film many backgrounds with the lyrics on for the majority of the song. Our initial idea was to film in this way but cut to and from scenes of acting that corroborate the ideas of the song. This will ensure that the filming will be completed and it is completely feasible to film the majority of the song in this way. We will be able to add the extreme close-ups of the “singer’s” lips to lip-synch a small amount in order to achieve the compulsory requirements for the coursework. This will be done in either my own or Craig’s house and so will always be possible regardless of time.  2) If some event prevents us from being able to film in the Heath park estate local area we will need to find another area of a similar look to film in. This may be somewhere close such as Althorne way estate or somewhere a bit further with a more serene look. We are attempting to catch the sadness, isolation and silence of a breakup and so the “artist” in the video will be looking depressed and dressed in a very casual “slob” fashion. This will not prove much of an obstacle because we can simply relocate to an area of a similar caliber. 3) If we fail to complete the lyrics then we will need to drag out the clips of the artist looking depressed. This will be no problem and the event of this problem occurring in very slim indeed. There is hardly any risk of this occurrence but we have a plan B in operation anyway.

Production Schedule/ Location visit sheet

Production Schedule Location Visit Sheet Programme Title: Troy White “Master Plan” Client: Troy White Writer: Craig and Sean Producer: Sean Lusted Director: Craig Haxell Date: Monday 25th November 2013

Rough Sketch/Explanation of location and key points to note It will be filmed in the Dagenham local area around Heath Park Estate and The civic Centre. All will be  filmed outside or in the school drama rooms. Access to location via: Permission from the school head of Drama/English and Media Studies Name and number of location contact: Robert Clack School of Science  (A) Green Lane Lower Site Dagenham Essex RM8 1AL Tel: 02082704222 Fax: 020 8270 4220

Health and Safety Issues to note: -The area must be safe to film in to avoid theft of camera and other equipment -Be aware of the area and beware of potholes and uneven surfaces; do not simply concentrate on what the camera can see whilst moving -The camera may short-circuit in poor weather and could shock the operator

Potential Filming Problems : -The weather may stop us filming if it is particularly bad -The camera and recording equipment may not work correctly -The estate may be busy with school children on a trip and we may not film children without parental consent

Additional Notes:  (map of area/weather forecast etc

Lily Allen "Hard Out Here"

Lily Allen says that the pressure to have cosmetic surgery after having her two babies inspired her controversial video. Some people have accused her of racism because of the way she uses black dancers who are "grinding away to make the rent" which is the view from "The Root", an african american online magazine. Lily Allen rejects the accusations saying the single is a satire on image obsessed pop, she relies to "The Root" that the video has "nothing to do with race" and that it is "meant to be a lightearted satirical video that deals with objectification of women within modern pop culture... the message is clear".
This video makes clear refferences to other artists and videos bringing up debate of casual racism in the music industry. Lily has a clip of her dancing under huge balloons which spell out "Lily Allen has a baggy pussy", this is taking the mick out of Robin Thicke's video which he has balloons spelling out "Robin Thicke has a big dick", in this video he also has girls dressed in bikinis dancing around him which is what Lily Allen is protesting against.

Costumes and Props

Costumes and Props

Character Name: Craig (Troy white)
Costume:  Casual and “slob” clothing to show sadness and depression of the character.	Props: Hoodie and jeans or tracksuit bottoms.
Character Name: Sean (Guitarist)
Costume: Casual dress: Jeans and a T-shirt	Props: jean, T-shirt and acoustic guitar
Character Name: N/A
Costume:	Props:

The grey hooded jumper which the singer wears shows he is just a normal guy and the fact it is baggy shows the feel of depression and that he doesn't really care how he looks. We sourced this from a normal clothing shop.

 The guitar player wears a shirt and tie to show how he is different to the singer and support the feeling of isolation and depression the singer feels. We sourced this from my partners own collection of clothing.

The acoustic guitar is simple and nothing special or "flashy" as it wouldn't fit in with the feel of the video. It was supplied by either the music department in the school or from my partner who owns this type of guitar.

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment
Group Members:            Sean Lusted and Craig Haxell                                                                                   Location: Dagenham local area

Hazard	Person(s) at Risk	Likelihood of Hazard 1 – Extremely Unlikely 5 – Extremely Likely	Severity of Hazard Outcomes 1 – Very Low Risk 5 – Very High Risk	Risk Level (Likelihood + Severity) 2	Measures to Take to Manage Risk	Risk Managed? Y/N
It may rain on the camera to cause short circuit and/or malfunction	Cameraman-Sean	3	4	3.5	Only film on dry days or cover the camera to prevent short circuit.	Y
The cameraman may trip and fall and break the camera.	Cameraman-Sean	3	2	2.5	Film with the tripod and take care when using pov.	Y
The equipment may be stolen or lost.	Sean and Craig	1	4	2.5	Film in familiar areas and only during the daytime.	Y
Craig may trip whilst concentrating on the performance and injure himself.	Craig	2	2	2	Be aware of the surroundings.	Y

Contacts
Emergency Service:            999
Robert Clack School:            020 8270 4200
Other Contacts:            02085920656 (Craig home)

Lip synching exercise

Daniel Powter 'Bad Day' Story (incomplete)

The music video 'Bad Day' tells a love story of two single ordinary people in manhattan, who have ordinary jobs and ordinary lives. They are both single living alone but looking and wishing for love and someone to be with. This type of music video has been used before in videos like Taylor Swifts 'You belong with me' which also follows the 'love story, looking for love, and it was under their nose the whole time' story line which could look very corny and over used if done badly. Although in this case 'Bad Day' does this very well, we as the audience find ourselves wishing and willing for them to get together.



The story of the video starts with an establishing split screen shot of them both in their own double beds. This shows that they are alone and the way they act when they are woken up by their alarm shows they aren't happy to be getting up.
After this we see an establishing shot the artist sat on a piano facing away from the camera. We see him sat in-between two statues of large balls with a fountain in front of him and what looks like manhattan which can be told by the tall city style layout of the buildings in the back ground.
There is then a close up of the artist lip syncing to the song while playing the piano. He is dressed in casual clothes and wearing a beanie hat, he hasn't shaved and looks rather 'ordinary' which makes him relatable to the target audience.

VOX Pops

Treatment

Treatment

Group Roles Cinematography: Craig Haxell/ Sean Lusted Mise-en-scene: Sean Lusted Sound: Craig Haxell Editing: Sean Lusted/Craig Haxell

Title: Master Plan- Troy White music promo video Tag Line:

Synopsis:  We have decided that we will work mainly with lyrics on card or printing tape using key lyrics from the song. This will be interwoven with clips of Sean playing the guitar (particularly at the intro of the song) and also with clips of Craig singing but only for a few seconds at a time. This will be effective because there are only two of us in my group and this would allow us to fully utilise the amount of people and props available to us. It will also be cheap and possible as Sean plays the guitar and has a guitar we could use for the shots. Therefore, this is a good idea in respective of the members of our group and the money and time available to us. We are taking the inspiration for the video from the Nina Nesbit video for “Don’t stop” as we are using the same basic format.

Key Genre Conventions: The song we have chosen is in the Indie/acoustic category. It will therefore need to be light and have some clips of the “artist” playing guitar and other clips of Craig Singing some of the lyrics. It also has a reflective tone and sounds like Bob Dylan and Paul Weller so it will have the same kind of feel as similar videos from them.