Shooting schedule

In terms of the dates given to us for deadlines, we have been given close due dates with the most notable dates being the turnaround between the date that we begin principal photography/editing and then getting it finished. Following a change in the date to complete the research, the due date for production to wrap for the draft is November 11th. Following my planning completion (deadline November 7 2016), I will now start filming which puts me ahead of schedule.

Below is a shooting schedule for each time I plan on filming.

Date	Type of shots	Shots	Time	Props	Equipment	Actors/ crew	Location
November 8 2016	Back yard and night car	3/1 3/2 4/1	1200-1210 and 1830-1635	No props specifically	Camera Mini-tripod and camera strap (for mobile shots)	Samuel Pilsworth Additional crew	Back yard Exterior location in car
November 9 2016	Table shots	1/1 1/4 1/5 1/6 2/6 2/8 5/1 5/2 5/3 5/4 5/5 5/6 5/8	0900-1230 and 1300-1530	Skull pendant, whisky flask, paper, candle, matchbox and matches, training firearm and training knife, bible, religious cross	Camera Tripod	Samuel Pilsworth Jacob Pilsworth	Dining room
November 10 2016	Shots of man	1/2 1/3 2/1 2/2 2/3 2/4 2/5 2/7 5/7	0910-1400	Walking stick, hospital gown, religious necklace	Camera Tripod	Samuel Pilsworth Jacob Pilsworth	Dining room

Verse breakdown

For the song 'Nightcall' for my music video, I have decided that I will not use the whole song. Below are the highlighted lyrics that I will use (highlighted in yellow):

I'm giving you a night call to tell you how I feel
I want to drive you through the night, down the hills
I'm gonna tell you something you don't want to hear
I'm gonna show you where it's dark, but have no fear

There's something inside you
It's hard to explain
They're talking about you boy
But you're still the same

There's something inside you
It's hard to explain
They're talking about you boy
But you're still the same

I'm giving you a night call to tell you how I feel
I want to drive you through the night, down the hills
I'm gonna tell you something you don't want to hear
I'm gonna show you where it's dark, but have no fear

There's something inside you
It's hard to explain
They're talking about you boy
But you're still the same

There's something inside you
It's hard to explain
They're talking about you boy
But you're still the same

There's something inside you (there's something inside you)
It's hard to explain (it's hard to explain)
They're talking about you boy (they're talking about you boy)
But you're still the same


Here, it can be seen that I am omitting the some of the female character's lyrics (having decided between two different versions of shortening). At the 01:35 and 2:18 marks, the transitions are present in this video (shown below) where the lyrics have been removed. Here, there is a better split between the lyrics for the woman and the man that makes this a more manageable song to work with.

Having prepared my new edited song, I will now break up each set of lyrics into different scenes. These lyrics for different scenes can be seen at this Prezi:

Props, costumes and actors

For my music video, I have acquired multiple props that I feel are appropriate for the genre of Synthpop.

Firstly, I have a religious necklace that is a diamond style crucifix. This ties in with the religious element of Kavinsky's "Odd Look" where the protagonist is almost 'God-like' as he is impervious to bullets and attacks, making his appear omnipotent and beyond human (or like God himself or at least a version of God). This also adds a mysterious element to the character.

Secondly, I have a walking stick that I would like to use in my music video to help represent physical disability. As noted on my AS Media blog on disability, this can have "strong connotations that can be made from including disability in a piece of media" which I feel could prove useful for my video in matching the mysterious elements of characters in other Synthpop music videos. (http://samuelpilsworth.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/considering-representing-disability-in.html)






Thirdly, I have a pendent with a skull design that I feel will add to the mysterious and dangerous element of the male character. The pendent's design symbolizes death which appears to be a present element in Synthpop music videos (or at least similar dark topics such as violence) that I found out in my research.




Fourth, a prop that I am planning to use in my music video is a hospital gown that the character will be wearing in the interior shots. This links to the walking stick to show the cause of the character's wounds. In Synthpop music videos, mysterious characters presenting evidence of things that need to be inferred is common and so I am including that in my project.







I will also have props that I will use to represent the danger of the male character and his intentions. These are a handgun and knife that will be present in shots but not actually used for violence.








For my music video, I will require one male actor that I will fill as a role.

Filming locations

For my music video, I plan to shoot scenes 1,2 and 5 in this location (left), a dining room. Close ups on the different props such as the alcohol flask, skull pendant, cross necklace, bible and fire will be shot agaisnt the table with the camera positioned above. The shots of the man, candles and matches will be shot against the white wall inbetween the curtains and cupboard. I plan on using the wooden chair present in the image but need to be sure that the chair is not overly noticable in the shot. I will likely make alterations to this location such as opening the curtains and raising the blinds so that natural light is present in the shot instead of artificial light.

For the exterior shots of nature, I will be filming in my back yard. Here, there are a number of different items that can be filmed that include plants, children's windmills and play equipment such as a climbing frame. I also plan to get some shots of the sun in my music video so I need to plan the best time when the sun is present.

For my car interior shots looking outside, I will film from the inside of a car driving between the two locations on the map (right). I plan to film at dusk but need to consider the difficulty of doing that at this point of the year as the change from daytime to nighttime natural light occurs extremely quickly.