Independent research - Inspiration

I have chosen this music video as a inspiration because i like the way the it has been edited and selected filters that have been used int his music video. I want to use some sort of vintage/cinema style effect which is exampled in this music video.

Planning: Mise-en-scene

Props
Within my music video, i am not going to need a great amount of props for my music video but i will need a couple.

• Rose - I will need 1 rose to complete my time laps.

Costumes
There are no specific costumes that are needed in my music video, although, i want my actors in the music video to be dressed casual in everyday clothes. As the music video is based around past memories, i would like every memory shown throughout the music video to be in different clothing whether it is something major or minimalistic.

Lighting
As all most of my scenes are outside, natrual lighting wil be used. I will take equipment along with me to the day of the filming if i find that more light is needed. Secondly some of the shots are going to be inside which i need to be carful where abouts i film inside. Although, i am having a scene where plates, glasses and cutlery will be thrown towards to ground on a white back ground. This means i am going to have to have a white back drop which flows down to the floor with lighting. All this equipment is provided at school, therefore i am going to have to film the scene in school.

Planning: Equipment

To get the best out of my footage, i am going to need the best equipment i can get hold of, including a quality camera and a professional lighting system. My school has all the equipment that i am going to need so this should not be a problem during the filming stage. 

The camera that i am going to use is Cannon EOS1100D which is a high quality camera, good for filming video, easy to use and have all the features that i need to film the footage for my music video. Secondly, i am going to need a professional lighting system that allows me to gain as much light, quality and the effect i want. I am going to us a professional studio lighting equipment that will let me gain the most light i can achieve and look good on the final product.

Practising with green screen

I have practiced using the green screen in class and then edited it on Adobe Premier Pro using the tools provided. 

Planning: Location Planning

There is no specific location that i am planning to use, within the music video there will be various different, random locations. I have select different locations around my town, Kettering and the local area surrounding Kettering. I wanted these locations to have a purpose, this purpose was to show the memories of the couple.

Locations

• A house, my house to represent that they lived together and this was in the past. There will be 2 shots using this location, one at the start showing happiness when they lived together and another towards the end showing anger, smashing up things etc. 
• Park. This could  be my local park or Wicksteeds Park. The couple will be walking around happy, on the swing, slides, etc. Close ups of the couple laughing and enjoying one an others company. 
• The streets. These would be in Kettering. I want the street to have some sort of graffiti as they laugh and joke. 
• Brick wall. At the side of my house there is a plain, brick wall that i will use for the artist to do the miming. This will show that he has been stripped of his emotions. 
• Car. I will be filming the couple driving along a country road.
• Woods. Here the couple will be hugging and laughing why the camera rotates around them. Later on within the music video, the will re visit this location but instead of hugging and laughing  they will be arguing and shouting at each why the camera rotates around them again but in a faster motion and a more un stable way. 
• Lake. There is a lake at Wicksteed park so i am going to use this location. 
• Field. This will be used to show the sun set why the couple stand and look at it. 
• Road. I will also use this location for the parts of the music video where the artist will have to mime.

Below i have created a slideshow with images of locations i wish to film my music video at. 

Adobe TV: Developing my skills

To develop my skills further, as i am new to Adobe editing program, i have been researching and watching some clips and tutorials on how to use different features and aspects of the program. I have only chosen to watch one clips that i feel i will benefit from when coming to edit my own music video. The clips that i have watched are, green screen, using clip mixer to adjust volume and pan and the best affect on the program i can use. 

Planning: Learning to edit

I have created a short Adobe Premier Pro video using a random footage. I have put together a clip to familiarise myself with Adobe Premier Pro. I have learnt different techniques and skills to help me when editing my music video for Tom Odell - Another Love. Sequence 1 is the first draft of my short film and the second is the final video. I have took many screen shots to refer back to when doing the main task.

Revised Target Grade

Target Grade = C