Pinterest

I used Pinterest to research elements of our genre that we wanted to include in our music video. I created a mood board of clothes, makeup and hairstyles that we could use, and looked at props we could feature. Pinterest has a wide variety of image available, which was really helpful, however sometimes the quality, or size of these images were not good. 

Further Location and Production Images - Anna Hester, Izzy Kelly, Catriona Morgan, Martha Ellison

These images were taken on 28/10/2015, when we went to UCA Farnham and used a photography studio to film our music video.

 

On the day of shooting we arranged the studio to fit our needs and the appropriate effect that we wanted to create for our video. So we used a white backdrop and softboxes to create a softer effect. We then shoot the whole song using different angles and heights. Some we had of Izzy dancing, sitting, standing and more as she lip synced to the song.

Props (altered and updated.)

Since re-analysing our props and shot types in our music video we have removed some of our original props and introduced new props. We decided to take some away due to flares being quite impractical, due to locations you can use them in, and skateboards not having the desired effect we had intended them to have.
We are now using a projector to project images of cities onto the artists face, and possibly to replace shots we previously would have taken in London.

Props

The props we have chosen to use in our video are yellow smoke flares, to contrast the black and white effect but to also use sparklers to emphasise the lighting in the video.

we will also be using certain props as skateboards, and fairy lights, we will use these props in order to retain the effect of journeys, which is our focus point for our video. the fairy lights and sparklers will be used too add definition to the video, but to also help us achieve the desired effect, in our projections that we will be including in our video.
other props that we will be including in our video would be a longboard, and penny board. these will be used in order to show movement as this is one of binary opposites, staying still and moving, this therefore helps to create a better sense of freedom and movement.

Analysing pairs Stills in MES and Cinematography - Anna Hester, Izzy Kelly, Catriona Morgan, Martha Ellison

Most Creative Image:

We liked this image most because the focus focused on the prop mostly, with dark colours contrasting the bright ribbon. The concept links well to our music lyrics, following Goodwin's rules of linking visuals to lyrics. The focus in the cinematography is clever as it focuses more on the action and prop, rather than the person featured in the image, which is typical of the drum and bass genre. 

Least Creative Image:

Although we liked the concept of the shot, the idea doesn't link to the music our video is based around. The prop is lost in the background, and the overall focus in the image is hard to find. Although the foreground props are clever it looses the image of the actor. 

Moodboard - Anna Hester

 

Here is a storyboard that I believe will help with insperation when we come to making our music video, digipack and magazine ad. This collection of photos I made together by using a site called www.gomoodboard.com , I got these photos of my own personal Pinterest account. 

I decided to pick these particular photos because I belive that they show what we want to achieve for our music video. The brutalsit architecture and seagulls helps to create an urban theme. And the two outfits, one for the urban scenes and one for the studio is what we want to help create a contrast. The face shows the type of makeup we are going for on the singer, very natural. And the logo in the top corner is what I created for our record label, very minimalist which suits the look of the video.    

Chronological and Non chronlogical Narratives - Anna Hester, Izzy Kelly, Catriona Morgan

Chronological and Non Chronological narratives

We had an attempt at creating the start of a music video based around a prop. Ours were based around a paint pot, and the act of 'giving'.

Pitch Plan - Anna Hester, Izzy Kelly, Catriona Morgan, Martha Ellison

                        

Here is a brainstorm of what we want to include in our pitch.