Checklist for making the music video

- Video Camera ( better ones are being used due to bad quality of footage in my last production)
- tripod ( no issues with the ones we used last time)
- Steadicam ( These weren't used last time thus we were limited in the shots we could use ) I will be purchasing one in the coming weeks
- Car to take take cast to set ( vw beetle)
- actors (main character - James Morgan , Main character's older self - Phil Stokoe, Extra 1 - Jack Stokoe )
- storyboards ( no script due to it being a music video)
- props ( LP - the queen is dead by the smiths , glasses, old camera )
-behind the camera staff - camera operator and director - Jack Stokoe (me) , taxi service- Phil Stokoe, catering - Joanne Stokoe )

Overview of video

My music video will be for the suede's final track on the album ( there is a light that never goes out)

The music video will be heavyly inspired by morrissey's suedehead video and Ian Browns's Illegal attacks video.

The video will start pitch black and a light will come on showing a loft (no music) and James will come into the shot taking an old box of records. There will be a cut to a panning shot showing parts of his room to emphasis to the audience the character is almost stuck in the past with an obsession to retro things (eg smiths posters).
 Then we'll see him opening a gate fold record to reveal an old photo of lighthouse to which he turns it over to reveal a message which reads "find the light that never goes out" ( then the song starts ).

Then there will be a long shot of him leaving his house cutting to shots of north eastern scenes. (the emphasis throughout the video being the more gritty parts of the north).

then scenes will show him walking past numerous gritty streets until he reaches a point in which there will be a close up on him taking an old brownie camera out of his pocket. Then he will take a photo of a north eastern landmark. ( like in the suedehead video ) you will see James take the photo and then there will be a cut to the still image he has taken.

This will continue with various other spots including panning shots and , the very common sot of  out of the car window showing North eastern, gritty scenery.

The next scene will pan in from a river then showing him walking along and asking an extra where the place (by the use of hand gestures) in the photo is to which they'll not know.

Then the next scene will be shot at penshaw monument, there will be a Shot of him walking towards, cut with different shots of the monument, then an over the shoulder shot showing the landscape.

then there will be a fade to him walking along the Pier and then a shot of him looking out to sea.

The last scene will be a tracking shot of the front of him looking up to which the lighthouse is revealed by an over the shoulder shot. 

then the shot will fade out back to the shot of the record (at the start) revealing an aged character. Thus suggesting he was reminiscing about the journey he made

places of filming

Places where shots will be taken
- my house
- souter lighthouse ( and nearby beaches)
- transporter bridge
- the entrance to middlesbourough ( with the chimneys
- Tyne bridge
- along the tyne river
- stadium of light

more to come

posters

This poster is typical of what is normally seen in a magazine advert. The album art is re shaped to fit the space (album art below) plus the addition of reviewers comments. The colour scheme of the comments is the red white and blue seen on the front cover of the album. The record label is in white along with information about the release at the bottom. Yet the only thing that isn't in the colour scheme of the record is the HMV logo in which stands out due to its purple text and curved font. The font seen on the reviewers comments is the same bold font seen on the record cover.

 

This magazine advert advertises Lesbian's first album. The prominent photo is the album artwork with the band's logo. The only part which has been added to create it into a magazine poster is the text below their logo. The line"The Debut Album" differs from the logo font but bares the same black and white colour scheme. The same text is carried on with the writing below which shows reviewers comments. The larger text at the bottom is information on the singles of the album.

This is simple yet effective due to the hype surrounding the band at their start.

This is similar to most other magazine adverts in showing the album artwork. the only real difference from the album sleeve is the addition of reviewers comments and the enlarged logo of the band. The black and white colour scheme is kept throughout the poster. The date of release is seen in bold text on this poster which is common in magazine posters

Suedehead

Morrissey - Suedehead

This is a video I have seen which I will have allot of inspiration for my final piece.  The use of the narrative is common amongst indie rock music videos and this is a prime example. The video donsent tell a deep and meaning full story but has simple narrative. One device which is used is the cut between morrissey taking the photo and then to the black and white photo that was taken. This is the only time Ive seen it on a music video but it fits in well and I think I'll use it in mine. The music video also uses many shots of the environment and it cuts in time with the music. This is something I'm definitely using in my video due to the fact my band are a north east based there will be many shots of the northern scenery.

There are also many panning shots in the video that combine two shots toter. for example there is a shot of the scenery which pans into morrissey in a cafe. This may be something I can try and replicate in my video.

Yet I may not be replicating the shot of morrissey in a field of cows playing bongo drums.