Schedule of shooting day

*number in bracket represents shot on original timeline, which is on a previous post*

10:00 - All meet at Tommy's house, and set up all cameras.
10:30 - Start shooting flashbacks (4, 5, 14, 17)
12:00 - Shoot the scene with the argument (11)
12:15 - Lunch
13:15 - Travel to Hampstead Hill
14:00 - Shoot scenes that are located on a street (1, 2, 3, 27)
15:00 - Shoot scenes located on a hill (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30)
18:00 - Come home
After sunset - Shoot lantern scene (22)

Similar music videos to ours

These videos are very similar to ours. The first is similar due to it having the artists singing in the studio with a guitar, whilst having more than just one location in the video. This is like ours as we have our singer in the studio, as well as having him at a different location. It also has the same negative lyrics to it.

The second video is almost identical to ours - this is because it has our artist singing alone in one place, as well as the artist having flashbacks about his past relationship, where some are good memories and some are bad memories. The tone of this video is similar to ours as it's dull and depressing, and the artist gives a lot of meaning and passion when singing it as it is very meaningful to him.

Idea feedback

From our audience feedback, the following questions were posed to us about our idea and how we need to develop further:

Q: How can it be weird? explain?
By weird, it was meant more as a way of subverting love song video stereotypes. We can subvert these conventional videos by adding negative flashbacks and dark colours which is different to normal as its pretty flowers and bright colours. 

Q: How will the toxic relationship be shown? be specific?
The toxic relationship will be shown throughout the video by using negative flashbacks of the bad times they were together. Things like aggressive arguments such as pushing as well as violence and distance apart. It will become obvious through camera shots such as low angle, high angle, close ups and over the shoulder shots.  

Q: be specific about the house? who's house? what house? what room?
We will film the flashbacks in Tommy's house in his bedroom and lounge as these are common places where couples have arguments and we can use this to film as part of our music video. Having another location adds another element to our video as it gives us more things to add to fill the time as we cannot fill all the 3 minutes in the park. 

Q: Performance element? if so location.
The performance element will be the lip syncing of the song throughout the video. As well as the toxic relationship narrative, we want to get across the message that the artist needs to enhance their star image therefore we are making him lip sync. Our artist will lip sync in our locations around the house as well as Primrose Hill. 

Q: Think about filming at night. Research required.
We have been advised that filming at night is difficult and requires a lot of editing post production therefore we are reviewing the decision and will research into it before confirming. We will look into how to film at night as well as weighing up the positives and negatives for the narrative.  

Q: Think carefully about actors. Rehearsals needed and pick wisely.
We have not decided about who to cast in our music video yet. We need someone who can act as part of a broken relationship with a boy and a girl as well as a boy who can do that and lip sync and know all the words to our song. We will be casting people shortly and we will take time over our decision. 

Emailing the record company

Questions asked by target audience

1. How will the toxic relationship be shown?
2. Who's house will it be and what type of house?
3. Performance element?
4. Who are actors? You should pick wisely.
We will take all these questions into consideration and make sure the video answers them well.

Mood Board

This mood board has many different elements of our music video. We have shown many emotions, locations and feelings, including images of sadness and stress/anger.

Storyboard

When constructing our storyboard for our music video, creating it clearly helped to visualise the idea and make it come to life as this is the first real thing we have done on paper in comparison to drafting different ideas. Furthermore, creating the storyboard helped us think about how destinations can be used in the video as we began to think about the use of the locations and what we can do there as well as potential shots we can use. Another good thing about creating the storyboard is that it has helped us to work our our narrative clearly as we have set the story out step by step in the board form where as before it was all small ideas with no chronological order. Whilst creating the storyboard and considering the length of time it took just to create it, we have now realised the enormity of the task ahead in which we will need a wide variety of different shots as well as the amount of time is going to take to film every scene with no mistakes. It's highly unlikely that the storyboard will be the exact representation of our video, as we will probably come across several problems when shooting.

No Film School

This video from NoFilmSchool.com helped as we now know how to make it look like the storm is bigger than it really is. We are filming in actual rain but will have items blowing past the camera to emphasise this storm, such as leaves.

Improving camera and editing skills

Looking at NoFilmSchool on the internet, we've looked at ways we can improve our camera shots and editing. We've looked at how we can make it more professional, and using the camera and editing to set the tone for the genre and for selling the star image.

• Tilting the camera upwards or downwards can give an opportunity to transition between shots.
• Depth of field is essential - more focus on the person than the background.
• Cut-away shots are important - they can give meaning to the lyrics e.g. close up of roses of 'flowers' is said.
• Pans, tilts ans whip pans (quick pan) are all things that need to be used more.

Clothes for the actors

• The man will be wearing a black and white t-shirt. This implies that he has done something bad (black) but he's not all bad (White). He will also be wearing a hat, to show he's an organic singer. This relates to the actual music video for this song.
• The girl will be wearing a white t-shirt to show she's innocent. 
• During the flashbacks, they'll be wearing the normal clothes that people would wear in that situation e.g. pyjamas for the scene of the flashback in bed.
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Props needed

We will need the following for our music video:

• Fake blood - this is when blood will start to bleed from their hearts.
• Bottle of alcohol - this is for the first image of the girl when she is sitting down and drinking alcohol against a wall.
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• Framed picture of the couple - this is for when he picks it up in the bedroom.
• Flowers - this is incase there aren't any at primrose hill, for when they are throwing the flowers.
• Envelope with letter - this is for the scene when he finds the breakup letter on the bed.
• Bag and clothes - for the flashback of the argument.
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• Chinese Lanterns - these will be used in a scene where him and her let one go at the same time, and then they will both be travelling together in the air. These will be bought from Amazon or China.
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• Hat - for when he is seen walking on street all alone


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Location recce

1. Primrose hill OR a different hill depending on how easy it is to get to Primrose Hill - this is where the majority will be shot.


2. Bedroom - this is the shot when he's in bed with the girl which changes to him looking at a photo of them, which is on the bedside table. Also another bedroom shot when there's a flashback of the man when he finds the break-up letter on his bed.


3. On a street - one time, the couple will be arguing during a flashback, and the other times will be when the man and woman are sitting on the streets at the start of their video.


4. Bathroom - in one shot, the man will be looking in the mirror during a panning shot.

Timeline for music video

*The amount blood will be increasing every shot (from shot 20)

1. Different panning shots of couple in different locations during piano solo (man on a bench, woman drinking against a wall)
2. Shot of man standing and walking in rain (miming) - From walking home and talking loads
3. Shot of woman standing up drunk (no mime) - To seeing shows in evening clothes with you
4. Video of the couple happy in bed fades to him waking up to no one (leads to next bit) - From nervous touch and getting drunk
   To staying up and waking up with you
5. Man looks at picture frame of them and puts it down - Music break
6. Shot of man walking up hill - But now we're slipping at the edge
   Holding something we don't need
7. Shot of woman walking up and picking up grass and letting it go - All this delusion in our heads
   Is gonna bring us to our knees
8. *CHORUS* Man lying down on hill camera pans behind him (no mime) - So come on, let it go
9. Shot of woman sitting on hill - Just let it be
10. Eyeline match of both looking up to the skies at the clouds - Why don't you be you
    And I'll be me?
11. Flashback of argument, includes shouting and her throwing his bag at him - Everything that's broke
    Leave it to the breeze
    Why don't you be you
    And I'll be me?
12. Close up of man miming - And I'll be me
13. Man getting up and walking further uphill, same with woman - During music solo
14. Flashback of them being playful to him finding a letter on the bed - From throwing clothes across the floor
    To teeth and claws and slamming doors at you
15. Back to man walking up hill - If this is all we're living for
16. Man sits down on hill - Why are we doing it, doing it anymore?
17. Pan of man looking in mirror, changes to something else in mirror when you can't see mirror due to pan - I used to recognize myself
    It's funny how reflections change
18. Shot of woman sitting down - When we're becoming something else
19. Shot of woman getting up and walking - I think it's time to walk away
20. *CHORUS* Shot of man walking up hill again - So come on, let it go
21. Shot of woman walking up hill again - Just let it be
22. Flashback of them doing Chinese lanterns at night - Why don't you be you
    And I'll be me?
23. Shot of man holding his heart as he's walking up - Everything that's broke
24. Shot of woman holding heart as she's walking up - Leave it to the breeze
25. Pan of man looking down at hand, down to the blood on the hand - Why don't you be you
    And I'll be me?
26. Shot of woman looking down at bloody hand - And I'll be me
27. Flashback of the couple walking down a street holding hands, to shot of man walking on his own down the same street - Trying to fit your hand inside of mine
    When we know it just don't belong
28. Man walking up hill, showing that the blood on his chest has increased - There's no force on earth
    Could make it feel right, no
29. *SKIPS TO CHORUS*(The slow one, cutting out the rest) - Split screen of man and woman both throwing flowers angrily, including close up of flowers dropping in slo mo, changes into the same image but without the split screen (both in same place) - So come on, let it go
    Just let it be
    Why don't you be you
    And I'll be me?
30. (Very last line edited in) Ends on a close up of flowers that were thrown, that ended up all together - And I'll be me

Examples of similar artists to James Bay

There are many similar artists, including Ed Sheeran (Photograph), Daniel Merriweather (Red) and Labrinth (jealous).

Lyrics for James Bay - Let it go

From walking home and talking loads
To seeing shows in evening clothes with you
From nervous touch and getting drunk
To staying up and waking up with you

But now we're sleeping at the edge
Holding something we don't need
All this delusion in our heads
Is gonna bring us to our knees

So come on let it go
Just let it be
Why don't you be you
And I'll be me

Everything's that's broke
Leave it to the breeze
Why don't you be you
And I'll be me[x2]

From throwing clothes across the floor
To teeth and claws and slamming doors at you
If this is all we're living for
Why are we doing it, doing it, doing it anymore

I used to recognize myself
It's funny how reflections change
When we're becoming something else
I think it's time to walk away

So come on let it go
Just let it be
Why don't you be you
And I'll be me

Everything's that's broke
Leave it to the breeze
Why don't you be you
And I'll be me[x2]

Trying to fit your hand inside of mine
When we know it just don't belong
There's no force on earth
Could make me feel right, no

Whoa

Trying to push this problem up the hill
When it's just too heavy to hold
Think now's the time to let it slide

So come on let it go
Just let it be
Why don't you be you
And I'll be me

Everything's that's broke
Leave it to the breeze
Let the ashes fall
Forget about me

Come on let it go
Just let it be
Why don't you be you
And I'll be me

And I'll be me