Planning for my Music Video

                                   See the source image

    Since the song I chose falls into the romance category for music, I will be using two individuals to display a struggling love. I plan to use my dog Faye and my cousin’s hamster Kevin. The song I chose is called tyl by Kakie. The song discusses struggling young lovers, with one party filled with hope to make the relationship work but faced with the constant disappointment provided by the other party. She describes a hope for easy young love is while simultaneously facing the reality that it is not possible, at least not anymore.  

 

Location

Due to limited locations caused by our current situation, I only plan to film in a few places. I will film in neutral areas of my house (in front of a wall/couch), at the beach, and there'll be a few shots outside (sidewalk or grassy area). I will have a space set up that will be covered with black all around so I can get specific shots like a close up of each animal.

Props

I don't plan to use many props other than the ones I specifically need, like a hamster ball for Kevin when I want to have out of cage shots. The cage (as a prop) will also be used for symbolism, representing a barrier between the young lovers. The location and editing will do most of the storytelling rather than the props itself.

Costumes

Since my actors are animals’, costumes are not necessary. I will, however, throw in a doggy dress for one of the shots, but that is the extent of costumes in this music video.

Backup Plan

If I find working with the animals difficult, I will probably switch to using humans instead. I will most likely use my brother and his girlfriend to represent struggling young lovers, as they are young lovers themselves. I would get my brother girlfriend, who adores me, to film her doing specific actions like arguing on the phone or sitting in a bathroom crying. Since they don’t live very close to each other, distance could be easily portrayed through the video as one of the struggles of the young lovers. If my brother and his girlfriend prove difficult to work with, my last resort is to use myself to represent two struggling lovers. If this occurs, costumes will be extremely important to my video. Since there would be one person playing both roles it would be a lot easier for the audience to decipher the plot of the video if I dressed as a male and female. I hope it will not have to come to that but if it does, I'm willing to take actions into my own hands.

Schedule

11/20/2020- Storyboard: organize the different scenes and sequence of the scenes.

11/22/2020- I will travel to the beach and film the waves as my opening scene. I will also get a few shots of my dog running along the beach.

11/23/2020- I will set up all black area for close ups and film close up shot of my hamster and dog.

11/29/2020- I will begin editing the footage I have.

11/30/2020- I will film the full moon as that’s when it will be visible this month. I will also complete and post a filming vlog.

12/2/2020- I will film the remaining scenes I need.

12/3/2020- Complete and post an editing blog.

12/4/2020- I will edit all the footage I have.

12/6/2020- Finish the music video by this day and place any final touches.

12/7/2020- Complete an editing blog

12/8/2020- I will post music video on my blog.

 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Planning for my Mr. Split Banana's Commercial

Image
  I plan to use multiple conventions in my commercial, but I will mainly focus on the common conventions of the action genre. I decided to do my genre project and interview on action, so I feel I am most familiar with action and can utilize it the best. I will use multiple conventions of action from lighting to even common sounds. In my project I plan to advertise a brand of bananas called Mr. Split. The brand will turn the common fruit into an admired superhero known as Mr. Split. Mr. Split banana stealers that take the enjoyment and deliciousness of bananas away from innocents. Slogan: “Mr. Split bananas! Full of energy to rid the world of all evil doers inside and out.”   Location There will be two locations: my house and the park down the street. Due to the pandemic there aren’t a lot of places I can travel to do this commercial, so I’ll just have to use the resources closest to me. The park is being used because of the large amount of space and the house is used to ...
Read more

Research Blog: Music Video Conventions

Image
                                                   In general, music videos contain multiple components that deliver the lyrics of the song through a visual outlook. Common conventions in a music video are long shots, close ups, and mid shots. Close ups are most common out of the three, as it is the clearest way to deliver the emotions of a character in a music video as well as to help the audience understand the plot of the video better. Since this is a music video there will be a lack of dialogue and therefore a lack of context, which will have to be made up for through the facial expressions and actions of those in the video which can be best captured through close ups. Not all music videos tell a story but regardless, close up shots remain very common. Tilts, tracking, and pans are among the many camera movements that can be found in a music video.  ...
Read more

Filming Mr. Split Commercial: My Brother Steals the Show and my Pocket Money

Image
  Today (October 29, 2020) I decided to film the first 3 scenes of my commercial (storyboard boxes 1 through 3). After much begging, and a unreasonable payment, I finally got my brother to join me in filming and to play a few characters. I bribed him into being the banana stealer and Mr. Split, but once the later scenes like the fighting scene occurs, my youngest brother will remain as Mr. Split while my oldest brother will take over the role of banana stealer. Since the scenes were simple, I did not encounter many problems, but there were a few problems with the props. Since I had free time and my brother was in a good mood, I wanted to get the filming done today, but by the time I chose to film the bananas began to rot. It's not as noticeable in the video but I was still disappointed about it. I also fell through with the banana stealer’s costume, as he was supposed to be wearing all black including black sunglasses. I couldn't find any black glasses, so I had to go to an alt...
Read more