Storyboard changes to add to our music videos genre

We decided to add in extra shot types to add variation and meet our drum and bass style. We have now added in birds eye shots, tracking shots and panning shots. We thought these would still be consistent with our style and genre, yet it would add another dimension to our music video.

Here are the storyboard changes that made it to our music video.

 

Reasons behind specific shots in our music video

Sea Images

We chose to include sea shots in our music video to create a contrast between the cities and the artist. We placed these shots in the slow motion section of our music video, which perfectly contrasts the other shot types. Like the song, we added a slow motion effect to the video. The shot alters on the beat of the music and we are really pleased with the effect of this shot in our music video. It also links to earlier lyrics 'Over mountains over sea'.

 

Lighting Shots

We added in shots of the artist singing surround by lights into the chorus, we did this to show a change in tempo as before the shot was the same shot of the artist at the start of the song, with no signalled change in song pace. The light in this shot adds to our drum and bass theme as it could reflect a 'club' like scene, and echoes the lyrics 'lights flashing by me'.

Dance Shots

 

Like the lighting shots, we added in dance shots of the artist to compliment the drum and bass genre. We have found these shots work w3ell in breaking up the slow paced elements of the song and the fast paced elements.

Storyboard Changes - Anna Hester

Animatic Storyboard - Anna Hester

Here is an animatic storyboard, it an animated storyboard. Boards are brought together in an editing program and are cut together with the correct timing and pace of the film. They include basic sound effects and dialogue recordings.
We did this because it allows us to see whether our plans and ideas work well in a sequence. It also is a good visual for what we hope to produce for our final video.

Work in Process (photos) - Anna Hester, Izzy Kelly, Catriona Morgan, Martha Ellison

Here are a couple of photos taken by Anna as the group work together on constructing the storyboard.

Storyboarding - Anna Hester, Izzy Kelly, Catriona Morgan, Martha Ellison

Storyboarding

We looked into different ideas and concepts we could feature in our music video and how they will reflect in our genre and chosen theme.