Storyboarding

 

 These are the first couple of storyboards I completed before initial filming. I set out an idea for the start of my music video so I knew what shots I had to film.

Location, location, location

Thinking about and planning locations is vital when you make a music video or any type of film in general because location can add a particular tone to the product you are producing. Not only that, but it can put your shots into context and for these reasons I have put great thought into where my music video should be filmed. I have come to the conclusion that in order to convey the message Lee Roy Benjamin is putting forward in 'A Trip To The Moon' I must pick certain settings that can convey this. Loneliness is a common theme throughout the song and this really relates to youth. Loneliness and depression are common moods felt by teenagers (Hall 1904) and therefore I have chosen to film at locations that really connote this loneliness.


Cardinham Woods, near Bodmin 















I have chosen to film at Cardinham Woods as I think the woods can often be seen as a place of solitude and this link to the lyrics of the song. The artist wants to get away from the stressed of urban city life and as a way of retreating he finds himself alone in the woods. I have visited these woods and think this would be a great place to shoot my music video because firstly there are lots of places to film within the woods and secondly because the woods are visually stunning. This will work very well on camera, visually and metaphorically.

Bodmin Cemetery 

I chose Bodmin Cemetery for similar reasons. Cemeteries are often considered to be very lonely places but also they are a place in which people go when they need to reflect. It is for these reasons that I have chosen to film some of my film shots here. This cemetery is also very close and therefore makes it very convenient to film at. I have chosen this particular cemetery because it is hundreds of years old and currently disused, conveying perfectly the tone and feel I need for my music video.

Camel Trail, Bodmin

I picked this location for the very same reasons as the other locations. Among this trail are some lovely spots that are always quiet and would seem like a great getaway from the stresses of life. I have walked along this trail many times before and therefore know many good places to film. There is lots of greenery and hills that look over the main town that is is situated next to. Therefore the artist could observe the town from the outside.

Costume Designs

Cardinham Woods Filming: Costume Sketch

Here is an costume idea I have drawn for filming at Cardinham Woods. I want the artist to wear a black pea coat because this links in with the products I have been analysing. I took the idea specifically from a music video for the Last Shadow Puppets song "The Age of The Understatement." This type of clothing is used quite commonly in the indie genre and is therefore easy for my target audience to recognise as they are familiar with it. For the same reason I would like the artist to wear skinny jeans. Skinny jeans are often associated with youth and I have found in many videos I have analysed and particularly the music videos by The Last Shadow Puppets and The Dead Weather that the artists wear skinny jeans. 

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