Storyboard Animatic

Storyboard

Camera

The camera which I will be using is the Panasonic V700. This is because it will be supplied by the college and I do not have my own camera and cannot afford another one. I feel as if it is good enough anyway. It is the camera which most students of the college will be filming their music video on.

Roles

As I'm working on my own I will have to fill all of the roles myself with no help from anyone else, this makes it more challenging however I feel that I will be up to the task. I will be the; director, art director, director of photography, make-up + costume.

Equipment

The Equipment that I will need for my video is as follows:
1 Microphone
1 Microphone Stand
1 Guitar

1 Bass Guitar
1 Full Drum Set
1 Panasonic Camera 
1 Tripod

Playlist

Band Inspiration

With my band I want to create a sort of indie style such as Palma Violets, JAWS and Peace. This will be done through baggy t shirt's and skinny/straight cut jeans. Additionally I would like my band to contain some elements of 80s/90s music icons such as The Smiths. This will be done in the same way however with messier hair exc..

Study Of A Director

OLLIE MURRAY

Ollie Murray is an English director. He has directed things from films to music videos. It is music videos that I'm most interested in now. I found him after watching Noel Gallagher and The High Flying Birds video - In The Heat Of The Moment. 

I really liked this video due to the angles of the camera, some of them were tight upon the subject where as some of the shots were moving. I do like static shots but I feel that the camera moving around brings a sense of realism to the viewer, which was me in this case.

Murray has directed a wide genre of music videos, he has directed a video by The Vaccines, who are relatively similar in genre to the High Flying Birds; but then he has directed videos by relatively unknown artists, such as Fink and Midlake.

What I like most about Murray is his fast cuts, I am going to 100% try and emulate these in my music video. I am not that much of a fan of long shots I prefer it to stick to the beat, as I have quite a fast song I will try and do what Murray does here.

Lyrics

Take me, take me over to the left side
I'll be, I'll be waiting on the right side for you (x2)

Take me, take me where the gold drips from the sun to my back
Take me, take me where the gold drips from the sun to my back

Break me, break me up into the ocean
A thousand pieces I don't wanna see
Break me, break me up into the ocean
I don't wanna see, make me blind

Take me, take me where the gold drips from the sun to my back
Take me, take me where the gold drips from the sun to my back

Audience Profile

The UK tribe that I will be aiming to attract is the 'Indie Scenesters'. I feel as if these are best suited to me as they enjoy indie music, obviously, as music that is really out there and not mainstream. My band are not going to conform to pop music which dominates the charts and I will be going along the route of indie bands, like the ones in my inspiration post. The Indie Scenesters will like music for what it is and not like it because everyone else does, the fan base for my band will be really loyal. The band will have the same fashion sense as the band, this is specified in a previous post.
I will also be targeting Hipsters, like 60s mods and people who enjoy the fashion of the 70s and 80s. E.G Madchester. They will enjoy this music as it is kind of similar to that of the previous years that I have stated. The fashion of my band will also be similar to this.
Overall though, my audience will be wider than just these. Everyone will be able to enjoy my music and my music video. I want people to be able to watch it and enjoy it, I feel everyone will be able to do that. Even if someone doesn't like the song I hope that they will be able to appreciate the video.

Bass Guitar Tutorial

My bassist watched this video in order to make sure that when he pretended to play the bass he looked like he actually did. This is the video here.

The Song

The song that I've chosen is Gold by Jaws. I chose this as it is an indie song and I want to try and emulate the indie style. My mates also dress in a relative indie way so this will help.

Twitter

Here is my bands twitter feed, I have used skills which I learnt last year. I have photoshopped the amount of tweets, following and amount of followers.

Peer Feedback

I have given feedback to my peers on their 25 word pitch. I feel as I have been very fair in what I have said. The top one is my feedback to Bronte Woodland and the bottom one is my feedback to Tarun, Adam, Matt and Jack Wildbore.

Band Name

I have decided that I am going to use the same band name that I used for my AS media coursework. This is 'The Crescents'. I have chosen this as I would like my band to come from Manchester and the name works well. I am not going to have the same style of band though. This year my band are going to be indier and more like Palma Violets, Swim Deep, Peace exc...

Band Profile

My band is going to consist of 4 members, all of whom are my friends. They're all friends as well therefore I feel that they will work together well, with great chemistry.
At the time the video is released The Crescents will be around as big as Catfish and The Bottlemen/Palma Violets. 
They will be playing a lot of festivals; Glastonbury, Reading/Leeds and Bestival for example and packing out all of the tents which they plan in. they will have a very loyal fan base, made up most of teenage boys and girls, however I feel that their music will attract a far wider audience. 
At shows they will get the crowd going and the frontman will be very energetic - much like Jon McClure from Reverend and The Makers, but obviously younger. 
They will be releasing their new album soon with this music video being one which should attract people and promote their album. they will be completing Academy 2/3 tours. As explained before, The band originate from the Hulme Crescents in Manchester, hence the name.

Genre

The genre of my video is going to be Indie/Alternative Rock... This was the only genre I ever thought feasible as I'm not really in to any other types of music. Obviously I appreciate other types of music but this is my preference which I listen to, quite a lot of other people listen to it as well therefore there is a big market for it.

I will be basing my music video on artists like the Stone Roses, Palma Violets, Swim Deep, Catfish and The Bottlemen.

I feel that I will be able to combine a lot of different elements from a lot of different music videos, although I am definitely not going to include any narrative elements.

I also regularly view music videos from these sort of bands therefore I know what I want me to be like and how it should be. I have a good understanding of what needs to be done.

Advert Inspiration 2

This advert is one which was made by a previous student at my college. It is an exemplar piece and has my shared on my teachers blogs and also stuck up on the wall at college - this is where I first seen it. It is very similar to the advert in my previous Advert Inspiration post. I like the size of all of the text on this poster and I like how the text/record label at the bottom is inline with the box and doesn't drift further out. This has inspired me a lot as you will be able to tell in my final piece. Again I do like the box however in mine I will probably have text as I am not very artistic. The font isn't my favorite however this would be easy to change.