locations for filming

These are the type of locations I am using in my video: 

This location is for the ending scene where the two characters are older and bump into each other.^

The playground is where most of my filming will take place.this is to show a generic children go to.

 Open grass land with trees is where i will lip syncing with my artist

storyboard for my music video

In order to know how my video will be filmed and what shots to film in what order i am creating a storyboard to show my storyline.

name of album and artist

I asked my target audience on what they prefered as a song title.I gathered some words that i believed
reflected my song and the artists generic song themes.

These were the results from my target audience:

changing 1111

transform 11

amend 1111111111

progress 11111

discover 11

development

for tell 111

forward 111

 I feel this title of amend is an open album name to allow the audience to interpret it in there own way and maybe relate it to amending situations in their own life. I have named my artist Kasey Fox for the album as it's easy to say and is simple.

planning my filming - shooting schedule

Sunday 29th

12pm - photo shoot for digi pak- in playground and park

2pm - filming in playground and park with child actors

I have to bare in mind it gets dark about 5pm at this of year.Also filming maybe delayed due to bad weather conditions.

Wednesday 3rd

3pm - Filming on roadside with adult teen actors

5pm - photo shoot for digi pak - bedroom





locations of flming:

1. road side
2. play ground
3. park
4. bedroom

I have the 4th and 5th to re film any of the footage im not pleased with when reviewing it.

Props and Costume

 I will be using a boy and girl aged 10 in my film followed by then as there older with two additional actors aged 18.

All four images are stereotypical outfits of my actors age category.This is so my audience can relate to them more due to their similar fashion taste.

The props for my video are to link the

Lastly i will ask the young actors to bring dress up accessories from home like the ones below to act as props:

using existing media shots in my music video

The first 4 photos are all screenshots from Never forget you by MNEK.This song is inspiration for my video due to it being about a young girl simular to my girl character i'm wanting to use and i want to include the idea of colouring in my video as its a typical childhood activity and it tis my music video up at the end.

The two screen shots below are from last years john lewis christmas advert and they are about a generic boy similar to the one i want to use in my video and i want to echo the activities he's doing like hid and seek and drawing.

The 3 screenshots below are from Ed Sheeran and Taylor swift's song everything has changed.This is a main inspiration for my video due to it containing similar expects to my video like a young girl and boy who are best friends and get to do fun activities like i want my actors to do.

Lastly i looked at the new John Lewis christmas advert to find see things i wanted to include in my video like the young girl with surprised expressions on her face and drawings she was sending as to her friend.These elements are all shots that would suit the story of my video.

digi pak inspiration

Here are some images i have seen that are inspiring my front cover for my digi pack.I feel these are effective due to i keeps their identity hidden to reveal it in the video.Really highlighting the stereotypical outfit and colours in there clothing. For example pink on the girl in maybe a dress and blue for the boy in like jeans and a jumper.

chosen song - Gabrielle Aplin - More than friends

I have chosen to use Gabrielle Aplin's song more than friends.This is due to this song fitting my story line and the song creating the right atmosphere for  my song.Also after asking my target market they agreed this song was most suited to what they wanted in my video.



This was the percentage of my audience who wanted to have this song in comparison to the As we are now by Saint Raymond: Would you prefer More than friends over as we are now?

Digipak analysis

                                     

Above are analysis of current artists that are similar to my artist, this is to see what i can take as conventions of this genre being solo female artists. I will be creating a digipack that reflects my theme of relationships between children and about coming of age.

I also looked at a popular band right now this being 5 seconds of summer they are popular with my target audience.


Definition of a digipak: A digipak is an original styled CD/DVD packaging, and it includes different elements inside. 
A digipak makes the album look more appealing so it makes the CD look more appealing for customers to buy as it is in a fancy case and comes with others things as well as the CD.

possible song choice - Gabrielle Aplin - More than friends

Gabrielle Aplin  is an English singer-songwriter born 10 October 1992.Aplin came to public attention after she gained a massive online following by posting acoustic covers of songs on her YouTube channel.

In February 2012, Aplin signed a record deal with Parlophone and began recording her debut album. She gained mainstream attention the following November when she was selected to soundtrack a John Lewis television commercial with a cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "The Power of Love", which charted at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart in December 2012.Her music contains lyrics of personal and relatable scenarios and normal more slow tempo music to create a heartfelt atmosphere. 

 Her song More than friends i have chosen from her 2011 Acoustic EP album as a possibility for my music video as it isn't a popular song of this artist therefore i can create an identity for this, also as it doesn't have a video so my audience won't have preconceived ideas of what this song could be about therefore allowing me to create its visual identity .I feel this song would suit a narrative video as the title more than friends could shown as two people falling in love or some type of relationship,this theme is popular within my target audience videos currently in the charts.I love this song as it is an easy listen but leaves you in a calm reflective mood due its slow tempo. I hope to create a video that shadows this atmosphere

I also feel this artist will suit my target audience as she is in my age bracket this being ages 15-25 as she  is 23 years old. My artist is known as a singer songwriter and alternative pop writer and these genres are very up and coming to the charts with the likes of ed sheeran making her well suited to this audience.I also believe my artist to matches conventions of my audience and makes him relatable by the way she looks in jeans, print T-shirts or dresses . The language she uses in my chosen song has no explicit language meaning its expectable for a wide range of people.

Here are the lyrics to the song, the language used is simple and rateable and the situations described i believe we can all find a situation we have been in that's similar to this. As you will see the lyrics to me reflects the idea of loosing something or someone beyond amend. The loosing of what is left to the listeners imagination. For example the lines I've added to the lyrics in red is what is left to question potentially by the audience

You've been awake for hours

I've been awake for days

Eyes to feel like I'm asleep

Stuck inside an empty dream

Question if this is even real whats real?

Cliché away for me to feel

Unfinished messages to send

Told you I never want to end

I watched you break yourself in two

I tried to give me half

And I seemed to wonder what it takes

To work, to make this last... for what to last?

Only two more days,

To kill the mess we made what mess?

And give the lion something to hunt for

'Cause now the ace is played

The jester and the queen of spades

There's nothing left for us to hope for

And I'd run to the furthest place I need to,

Just to hear you laugh,

'Cause I need to find out how it feels,

To be broken in two halves...

Oh, oh, 

Whoa, oh, oh...

And do you think I run out on you now?

'Cause we're still young if we pretend

Can we go back to when, broken things,

Only needed plasters, to mend...

Lets stay awake for hours

Just like we did back then

When you draw pictures on my hands

In permanent marker pen

We watched the sun go down

But never fear the end

'Cause I know that when in darkness

we are more than friends...

letter of consent for filming

I need to be given permission to film my actors and due to them being children under 18 i will have to seek permission from their parents too.This is format of the letter i will ask them to sign:

I _____________________ give permission  for my child to feature in Anya Gibbins Media studies video that will be used for course work purposes only.

I also need permission to use locations that aren't my own.For example i will be needing to ask the prep school to use their play ground.This is format of the letter i will ask them to sign:

I ___________________ give Anya Gibbins permission to film on my property so it can be featured in her Media studies coursework.

Lastly i have to seek permission from my artist and there label to use their song for my video.

I ___________________ give Anya Gibbins permission to use the song As we are now by Saint Raymond in her media studies coursework but this video won't marketed in any way it is purely featured in coursework only.

Story line for my video

After looking at my favorite videos and thinking into the lyrics of my chosen song.I am wanting to create a video about two best friends aged between 8-10 as they will able to follow direction i give them when filming but young enough that it evokes emotion to what happens in the story.The audience will see them happy playing ect then one of them moves away.This is then followed by a goodbye and exchange of gifts. Years later they are grown up and see each other and pull their gifts they exchanged from their pockets.

The idea is to use two children one girl and one boy to maximise the connection with the audience.

other forms of media of inspiration - john lewis advert

The ad, which cost about £1m to make, features a young boy and what appears to be a real penguin playing together, going sledging, visiting the park and bouncing on the trampoline to the tune of John Lennon’s Real Love sung by British singer-songwriter Tom Odell.

This advert has inspired my video by there being a young child featured in it and also as there is a friendship type relationship shown which i want in my video.I have observed the following to develop further and get ideas from in my video.

Generic childhood games played with friends.Like hide and seek and building with lego.Bouncing on a trampoline and colouring in and drawing. Also the costume of colourful t-shirts and jumpers.

Possible song choice - As we are now - Saint Raymond

For Callum Burrows, aka. Saint Raymond, the past 12 months have been a real learning curve preparing this young artist for future success. The past year has seen him gracing many festival stages across the UK and Europe, supporting Ed Sheeran on his huge arena tour and if that wasn’t enough he’s also managed to squeeze in a couple of his own headline tours along the way.His music is all about the feel good factor whether it’s the uplifting, youthful energy of ‘Fall At Your Feet’ or the nostalgic ‘As We Are Now’. A Saint Raymond song is about letting go, freeing yourself and having a good time but with that added meaning and message behind all the tracks. 


I have chosen this artist due to him being fairly un known this meaning there are no preconceived expectations of his style of music video and will allow me to totally create something unique for his sound. The song ive chosen is as we are now from his 2014 album young blood.This song has no music video which will allow me to interpret the lyrics without comparing it to the current one. i feel like im almost giving the song a visual identity.I love this song as its relaxed and an easy listen but also due to the slow rhythm means it conveys a reflective mood. I believe this song will suit a narrative type video due to the artist saying in an interview he believes the song to be nostalgic, there for i can use the idea of evoking feelings and the past in my video. The song is called as we are now therefore I want the tile to reflect the video so maybe using the idea of time like the past and present in the video would be relevant.





I also feel my artist will suit my target audience as he himself is in my age bracket this being ages 15-25 as he is 20 years old. My artist is known as an indie pop and alternative pop writer and these genres are very up and coming to the charts with the likes of the 1975 making saint Raymond suit well to this audience.I also believe my artist to matches conventions of my audience and makes him relatable by the way he looks in jeans, print T-shirts and beanie. The language he uses in my chosen song has no explicit language meaning its expectable for a wide range of people.

Here are the lyrics to the song,the language used is simple and retable and the situations described i believe we can all find a situation we have been in thats similar to this:

We've all been waitin' for this, but it always comes too quick

Spend our days in the playground pretending not to be kids

The girls are in the corner, already had too much to drink

Boys hide behind their laughter, like they don't care what girls think

We'll never be as young as we are now

The faces in the crowd are thinning out

And I'm not saying stick around, but stick around

And we may never have another like today, tomorrow is brand new start away

And we'll never be as young as we are now, as we are now

We've all been getting tired, the streets that we've outgrown

Sit indoors for hours

Now king George has lost his throne

Something out there's calling, whisper we go home

Nights that I stayed with you, cause you didn't want to be alone

We'll never be as young as we are now

The faces in the crowd are thinning out

And I'm not saying stick around, but stick around

And we may never have another like today, tomorrow is brand new start away

And we'll never be as young as we are now, as we are now

We'll never be as young as we are now

The faces in the crowd are thinning out

And I'm not saying stick around, but stick around

And we may never have another like today, tomorrow is brand new start away

And we'll never be as young as we are now, as we are now

music video of inspiration and anaylsis - you belong with me

The reason why i feel this video has inspirational qualities that i want to include in my music video is how the video is realistic. This being the scenario of boy meets girl and one of the falls in love with the other. This to me makes it relate able for the audience and makes them want to watch it.

There are some things in the video that i want to use in my video. These include:

 I like the idea of having them write there feelings on paper and i want to carry this idea into my video as its showing a mess age without speech which is useful in a music video.

Another video of inspiration is taylor swifts 2009 hit you belong with me. In the video, Swift portrays both the protagonist and antagonist, which she respectively described as "the nerd, who is pining away for this guy that she can't have" and "the popular girl." Swift described the popular girl's persona as "horrible and scary and intimidating and perfect". Her love interest is portrayed by American actor Lucas Till: she was intrigued by his "cool look", embodying a "dreamy guy".  Swift commented, "One of my favorite things about this video is that there wasn't a standard performance scene. This video was pretty much all story line and I'm narrating it in the moment, basically narrating while all this is happening around me."

Generic nerdy girl bedroom:

periodic table shirt,glasses,tied back hair,big book shelf full of books,biology dna model

 Conventional sporty teen bedroom with basketball and trophies.