First Draft

Here is the first draft. We aren't collecting feedback on this until a later date as we are now working on our digipak and magazine advert and hope to present this to our peers as a whole so they can see the links between products. We are however casually asking our class mates their opinion and shooting new parts as we go along,  if we have time between creating our digipak and magazine article, editing these in.

http://youtu.be/7PR6VeUWQpQ

Shot plan

DONE
Car shots


PERFORMANCE

Laid down sleeping beauty shot

Stage

Cinema           

Time

Driving speed up shot

Clouds

Dance shots

Clock

COUPLE

High angle field

Saddleworth moor

Woods

Beach

PROPS

Lemon

Water Balloons

Paint

Flower

KEY

Beth’s

Joint at school random

After school

Planned at school

Practise Shots

Here is a link to a short montage of our practise shots. We uploaded them to YouTube so we could email our peers with a link and gain feedback on shots they thought were effective/weren't.


Our Practise Shots

Pre production TREATMENT

Our music video will be split into three sections due to the tempo of the song and our narrative. The beginning slow bit of the song will introduce the artist as our aim is to introduce Bliss to her target audience and release her with a song. The mise en scene will be very carefully planned due to fashion trends of the time and to make sure the audience, in particular girls, accept her. The middle section of the song will be where our narrative is introduced, Bliss will be sat watching a cinema screen where memories of her and a boy will be played. The cutting speed and general pace will be significantly increased and fit to the rhythm of the song. The end section will be slowed down and more performance and artist shots will be shown as the narrative draws to a close. Alongside the narrative we will include some slow motion and sped up shots of objects such as flowers and a lemon and we will include shots of crowds and the weather to show the influence of time.

Pre production #7 Lyrics analysis

Lyric analysis. 

The lyrics of the Chase and Status song Time seem to be referring to someone waiting for a lover. The lyrics use a lot of visual imagery to portray this message such as "bleeding heart" and "suffocating" which adds a darker side to the lyrics which previously could be just seen as a girl wanting a boy to commit to her. We interpreted the lyrics as a girl waiting for a boy but the reason for this is not clear, it is obvious the girl is putting her feelings on the line when she is waiting but not clear why he cannot return this. We used and inferred the lyrics as the boy being unable to commit to we and this being the reason the girl is questioning him because she doesn't have the time to wait and is possibly sick of it. The lyrics seem to portray a romantic connection between a couple and that this could be the make or break of the relationship with lyrics such as "if you don't have the time, then I don't have the patience" and "then cut me loose". The girl is clearly very emotional about this matter and is willing to wait which is shown with the lyric "ill wait for you". The lyrics are quite moving and the feelings are obvious all the way through, we hope to keep the lyrics very influential over the music video and the feeling and mood it gives. 

Pre production #6 Role

Summary of role. 

During the filming and editing process it will be very much a joint effort from me and Beth. We both learnt different skills in our last project that we hope to bring forward into this one. Although Beth will do more filming and I will do more directing depending on what we are shooting it is likely to work out the same work load wise as we both work to our own skills to bring the best out of the video. This helps us have transferable skills. 

In pre production we have split the work load and after producing each piece of work separately we have discussed and tweeked the pieces also to make sure we are on the same wavelength 

Examples of pre production I have done are: lyrics analysis, shot plans in detail and fulfilling practise shots. I have taken an active role in pre production and we have both worked hard to make sure we planned our piece perfectly from past experience teaching us that we need to plan thoroughly to avoid re shoot after re shoot. During the production phase we will split the camera work as Beth is particularly good at operating the camera more technically whilst I direct our actors. I am going to instruct the actors in how to stand and act with each other. In the post production phase I am going to piece the video together and do the quick editing whilst Beth looks at fitting the lip syncing together with the music and incorporating the random shots.

Pre production - theory

Andrew Goodwin split his theory into five parts, I am going to correspond these with or music video based on his theory.

I found this image on google by a previous A2 student and thought it was very useful in applying the theory to our video.

Thought beats.

Thought beats is where you see the sound. This is a really important feature of our video, as we have chosen to put a music video to an already known song and now use an amateur band for example we need to make our video aesthetically strong as our performance shots won't be as effective as live performance footage. Our song is by Chase and Status who are dj's and this means the beat and tempo of the song is crucial. We have planned shots and a structure around the beat of the song and will edit our video so you can see the sound. 

Narrative and performance. 

We plan to integrate narrative and performance together in our music video. The beginning verse will be a mixture of performance and very little narrative but the middle section is more narrative based compared to performance although performance will be a consistent feature we think the narrative of our video is more important due to our artist being a solo artist and wanting to make an impact with an introductory video. Our star will act as both narrator and participant to help increase authenticity. 

The star image. 

We are going to portray our artist as a genuine and desirable character and stay as far away from representations of a stuck up and materialistic main stream artist as possible. Our artist will be shown to be in touch with her feelings and will not be dressed provocatively but rather in popular clothes with her own edge to be accessible by the audience whilst still clearly a celebrity in her own right. 

Relations of visual to song. 

A consistent feature and shot in our video will be the cut to a clock when the lyrics "time" occur. This will relate the visuals back to the song where as our other visuals may not be as obviously related such as a lemon and slow motion water which at surface value don't seem to relate to the song, in deeper thought the lemon represents bitter sweet emotion in the song and slow motion water shows the impact of time. 

Technical aspects of the music video. 

Our editing is going to be a vital part of our video as our footage will be fairly basic until edited with the music to make a rhythmic and aesthetically pleasing piece. The angles of our shots aren't as important but we can alter the angle of the memories section to portray a certain scene. Lighting will be vital to section off the artist section with the memories as the memories part will be much lighter to represent a happier time. Our mise en scene will hopefully look authentic so we can gain professionalism which will make our video look loads better. 

Band name and Logo

We have given our independent artist the name 'Bliss' this name is quite original and is unlikely to be mistaken for anyone else. We researched this name to see if there are any upcoming or already signed artists with this name and there seemed to be none.

The name Bliss is of English origin, which means our artist will be instantly recognisable as being British. It means 'intense happiness' which will be reflected in how we portray our artist with smiling pictures instead of strong poses. The name, being quite original, will link well with our representation of an independent artist as it is standalone and unusual fitting in also with the conventions of the genre. The name cannot be shortened but is short and snappy which will hopefully make our target audience remember it, we chose not to go for a long winded name like "Marina and the Diamonds" or "Lana Del Rey" as we want the name to be bold and prominent on the artists advertisements. This also links with the song name 'Time' we decided to choose this short title as both one word name and title will look good and consistent together in contrasting fonts, they will be easily remembered and read if browsing through an advertisement in a magazine. Time links directly to the song making sure there is no mistake between the artist of the song.

We are going to use a 'swirly' font for the name of our artist which we will also use for the logo. The logo being the name will create a brand identity and make sure the artist is directly linked with the logo, hopefully making her easily recognisable.

 

The main characteristics of our artist that we are going to stress are:

 

- laid back, contrasting against mainstream seemingly uptight artists. We will do this by her wearing simplistic clothes, not extravagant, and pulling commerical faces instead of posing.

- happy go lucky, in the video she will be acting natural instead of rehearsed or practised

- independent, she will be the only person pictured in any advertisements such as magazine adverts or the digipak this will stress her independence not only as a woman but as an independent artist

 

 

We are going to use the conventions of Lana Del Rey's brand identity, such as her presence in advertisements with bold texts, but stressing more the artist as an independent artist as a lot of controvesy surrounds Lana's independence which reduces authenticity. Combining the styles of Lana Del Rey's conventions with advertising with the characteristics stated above we hope to create a relaxed and independent artist.

Pre Production #4 Permission

We have found it increasingly difficult to find an email address for someone we could contact to request permission for the song we wish to use. We have emailed a few of the email addresses given on the website for Chase and Status but recieved either no replies or saying it was out of their control. For this reason we decided to tweet Mercury Records, as they didnt respond to our email, in a hope to directly contact them in regards to using the song and avoiding copyright. We are still waiting for a reply.

Beth's side (edited by me with hindsight)

Locations

• Ogden Water/ Saddleworth Moor
• Cinema room
• Car
• Road
• Plain room

Saddleworth Moor

We are going to use Saddleworth moor for some of the memories and flashbacks as it is quite a secluded place with not many people around. We think this would work well as the couple in our video can be shown happy here with no one else around to interrupt or interfere with them. They will be shown being cute together and having fun here as though nothing else matters for example like in Calvin Harris and Elllie Gouldings I need your love shown below. The good views can also be used to make the video more aesthetically pleasing. 

The road up to Saddleworth moor can also be used in our video as it is a quiet road so will again show the couple together on their own being happy. Some of the performance shots will also be done here as there are no other distractions to take the audiences attention away from the singing.

Ogden water

When considering our locations more practically we realised we may have quite a few problems filming at Saddleworth Moor. Being so far away in such a remote location we are now considering filming close by, when driving around getting our car shots we drove to Ogden water and realised it would work just as good for a location. Ogden water has a three level natural car park with benches over looking the lake and also has a pathway through a forest down to the lake. This is a very natural and aesthetically pleasing setting for our video. Being only ten minutes a way from school it is ideal to use this location as any re shoots will be easier to do. 

Busy city

We are going to use a busy city centre such as Manchester as there will be many people, cars and lots of things going on. This will contrast with the shots done on Saddleworth moor and will show the couple being not as happy when other people are around and there are people to interfere with their relationship. 

We will speed up the shots done in the city centre to show time passing as the girl in the video is waiting for the boy to leave. The speeded up shots will represent this while also showing how busy the city is.

We didn't use this location in the end. Instead we decided to use time lapsing to create the same effect of time but with more natural things such as the sky with clouds. We did this due to busy weekends and practicality meaning it would be difficult to get to these locations and fulfill the shots properly. I am, however, pleased we substituted this location as it may have drawn the attention away from the narrative and natural theme. 

Cinema room

A room with a big cinema screen will be used for when the girl is watching her memories back. She will be watching memories of her relationship when they were happy together. There will be cuts throughout this to shots of clocks showing time passing as she is waiting for her boyfriend to leave.

We also substituted this shot as it didn't add much relevance to our narrative. Instead we did a more natural performance shot of our artist laid on a bench blinking, this exaggerated more how the artist was reminiscing and not watching a film. We thought the blinking would work better and allow us to use the artist opening her eyes at the end for a more obvious start, end and narrative for our video. 

 

Car

We will use a car for some of the performance shots. Close ups of the girl singing in the car will be juxtaposed with long shots of the outside of the car to show the outside location aswell. We have taken inspiration from the music video Time by Chase an Status for this. 

These performance shots will be in between the memories to show her reflecting on them and the close ups will show her feelings and expressions towards these memories. This will tie together the memories with the lyrics and make the narrative make more sense for the audience. We will also film some shots in the wingmirror to add variety to our music video. 

We successfully used shots in the car, these are some of our favourite shots in our video as, sped up, they show the impact of speed and time which ties in perfectly with our narrative and song title 'Time'. Although quite difficult to film we successfully got our shots on a sunny day of countryside and surprisingly all went to plan. 

Bedroom

The bedroom loacation will be used to show the couple changing clothes, this will be sped up to again like the busy city show time passing as they are waiting for the boy to leave. This will also show the couple together again.

We didn't use this shot, we figured that stock motion would be very time consuming and instead concentrated on our already successful and practised techniques such as time lapse and quick cuts. 

Stage

We are going to use a stage with one spot light on the girl singing for our performance shots. This will be intergrated throughout the entire video with cuts to the performace shots the whole way through. This will show that the lyrics are important to the song and the narrative fits with the lyrics. 

Instead of using the stage we put our artist in the forest, laid on a bench, in a plain room and a torch lit room. These performance shots had a consistent theme and linked well with our narrative. Although a stage would have been effective it would have meant we probably needed just one type of performance shot throughout to keep consistency, we instead chose a variety as we wanted to exaggerate the personality of our artist and how she works in different settings. 

                           

Costume

For the shots of the boy and girl together the girl will wear simple clothing to show that nothing else matters when they are together. This will also make sure the audience focus their attention more on the what is happening rather than what she is wearing. 

Some examples:

Black shorts

                                                                         White jumper

Black ankle boots 

                                                             skinny jeans

The boy in these shots will be very muc the same, wearing casual clothes. Examples:

 

Jeans

                                                                                                                   Casual top

In the performance shots the girl will be more dressed up to show variety in the video and also sticking to conventions of music videos. However, she won't be very dressed up as his will again detract the audiences attention away from the song and the narrative of the video. We also want to show a difference between the performance shots and the narrative shots to keep the video interesting for the audience.

Examples:

Black disco shorts
 White top









Red heels



 Pink top

 

 Props

A clock will be used throughout the video as the song is called "time". In the narrative the couple are waiting for the boy to go away so the clock will symbolise this and show they are waiting. There will be cuts to the clock throughout the whole video with the time getting nearer and nearer to the time that the boy has to leave. 

A rose will be used as this symbolises their relationship. Flowers are temporary and don't last forevor, similarly their love is temporary and will end up breaking down in the end.  

        A lemon or another fruit will be used to also symbolise their relationship. It will show that love is bitter but sweet like the fruit. These objects will be cut to throughout the video to symbolise thier relationship and help explain what is happening in the narrative.

Our artist wore a variety of clothes in shots. She wore a plain black top in plain room performance shots and a coat and plain vest in shots with our actor. This was not necessarily intended but practise shots showed that plain clothing emphasised the artists photogenic face and this worked really well. We then asked our artist to wear plain clothing for the following shots so we could work on her identity and how she came across as natural and raw to the audience, not manufactured. Our actor was also asked to follow this and so he wore a plain long sleeved T shirt and jeans which worked in the same way. 

We improvised a lot with props but successfully used a flower, lemon, clock. We did however include random shots that we thought would fit during the editing process such as trees and nettles which just seemed to fit as we pieced and edited our video together. 

Requesting Amy!!

We have chosen to ask one of our friends, Amy, to be the artist in our music video. Amy is confident and has long dark hair with a very photogenic face. Considering how aesthetically pleasing she is on camera, and good at acting, she will be brilliant for our piece. We are going to ask her to wear her hair down and wavy for the performance shots with dark lipstick for performance shots and similairly with a more natural make up for the Ogden Water shots. We consulted Amy before planning all this to make sure she was aware what she was getting herself into!

Pre production #3 Interraction

Interaction with target audience.

We mutually decided to put a lot of thought into our target audience and consistently get feedback throughout the pre production process to ensure we created and produced a music video that introduces a main stream artist that will be well received. We decided to brief a selection of target audience about what we were thinking about doing with our video, as our artist is a girl and she is mainstream we knew there was a lot we had to consider. With our artist being a mainstream female she is vulnerable to attack from critics and more importantly, to dislike from the target audience who could instantly repel the artist if constructed and shown the wrong way. With teenagers and young adults having a lot of power with social media and opinion being so easily published we decided we needed to tread carefully with our artist.

We have decided to create a video where the female is dressed according to preference of our target audience whilst also being in accordance with her own individual style which is what we are trying to exaggerate. We have decided to stay well away from the high budget video kind of thing where material possessions are a focal point of the video as this comes under scrutiny often and we need our artist to be accepted.

Using a video with our artist and a boy we are hoping that this will make girls accept her as a genuine and relatable artist with a situation that people may be able to relate to. We hope there will be no resentment to the artist. We are going to slightly sexualise the artists clothes to hopefully attract boys also.

Here are some questions we asked some of our target audience:

Would you appreciate a video with the narrative of a young couple and their story?

"I think music videos that have a narrative are always better because you feel like you're watching a short film and it compliments the song much better. A young couple would make a good narrative because obviously I'm young so I can relate to it"

What do you find intimidating about mainstream female artists?

"Well a good example Miley Cyrus, her previous videos and performance at the VMA's caused absolute uproar with people my age, infact everyone on social media was talking about it. It's not so much about being intimidating intentionally but it's how its percieved by different people and how it comes across. Mainstream female artists often prioritise showing how much money they have and this seems belittling where it would be better if they were relatable"

What kind of things do you like seeing in young, female solo artists videos?

"I personally like seeing the artists personality and performance shots, obviously a good narrative is entertaining but I particularly like when the artist is a big part. I never really appreciate videos like Ed Sheeran's where he doesnt star in the video as it should be him showcasing his own music"

Do you like the idea of not seeing a female artist dancing in minimal clothing or do you think that's just what mainstream is now?

"I think if a girl has a body that she is proud of and she wants people to see it then I don't see why she shouldn't we wouldnt criticise someone for wearing what they want to to a party so if an artist wants to wear something in a video then they should do as they please. I do however think that there is a line and wearing basically underwear comes across intimidating and a bit inappropriate"

Location Recce

Location Recce
We have chosen to film at a local resevoir, Ogden Water. We have chosen here as it is very aesthetically pleasing with the option to film from all sorts of angles with stairs and hills with benches looking over the water. It is a very open space and so we can manipulate the shots to include weather such as clouds when they are arguing or sunlight when things are going narratively well. There are lots of trees, paths and benches over looking water that we can use to show the couple acting naturally in a natural environment surrounded by things that are nice on the eye making a good shot. We have also decided to film in my car on the way to this location as we can manipulate the speed of the car to signify the passing of time the shots out of the window will also show lots of fields and trees keeping a consistent link with natural things. Our random shots will be shot in various places as we want them to be as obscure and off putting as possible to keep with our random, Lana Del Rey style theme.

Pre Production #2 Shot plan

"Time"
(feat. Delilah)

KEY:

Performance shots

Close up

Long shot

Prop shot

Quick paced

 

If you can find the time
To give your love to me - Quite personal lines with personal pronouns "me" and "you"
I will wait for you - So possibly use performance or close up shots to introduce the artist
If that's all you need
(Time, Time) - Quick cut shots of clocks to link to time and contrast again slow pace previously
If you can find the time
(Time, Time) - Again quick shots of clocks, repeat for all of repetition of time, time
If ever you're free
Just drop me a line
And tell me where you'll be
I'll be right here
If you can find the time - Use chunks of performance shots that are wide to contrast with close ups
Just be sincere.
If you can find the time - Lines where the artist seems to be questioning use close up shot
I'll wait for you. - This will be a wide shot of the artist in accordance with the bright light
But if you can't find the time - Here we are going to show just a shot of a bright light (cinema)
(Time, Time, Time)
Then cut me loose.- Now we are going to introduce the narrative, the shot is going to be of a remote being switched on and the artist staring at the bright screen, where the narrative begins

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In the first section of the song we are going to introduce the artist visually and show performance and close up shots. The artist will be casually sat and at this point there will be no narrative introduced, this is so the artist and subtly stress that they are more about the music and introducing themselves than throwing a large budget video out. The slow part of the song at the beginning allows the artist to be personal, we have decided to cut the song up and at the end re-introduce this slow section to finish the song, we think this will fit with our narrative better. 

Here the song gets faster and the tempo speeds up massively, this is where we are going to begin the "film" on the cinema screen (bright light) prompted by the pressing of the remote. There are going to be fast paced cuts of footage of memories with a boy, the artist will be the main character along with a boy. It is going to be obvious from fairly intimate shots that this is a romantic relationship. We are going to have cuts back to the artist showing her smiling which makes it seem like pleasant memories. We are going to continue to use shots of the clock all though not fitting in with the memories it links to the lyrics and title being "Time", we are going to use a few performance shots but not many to keep the focus on the narrative. 

It is quite difficult to plan the shots for the fast paced part as we are gonig to get loads of footage but then stucture the order in the editing process. 

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'Cause I don't have the time
And I don't have the patience
What do you take me for
Why must I wait
'Cause while you decide
I'm fucking suffocating
'Cause if you can't find the time
My bleeding heart won't make it [x2]

If you can find the time
To give your love to me
Just drop me a line
And tell me where you'll be
I'll be right here
If you can find the time
Just be sincere

'Cause I don't have the time
And I don't have the patience
What do you take me for
Why must I wait
'Cause while you decide
I'm fucking suffocating
'Cause if you can't find the time,
My bleeding heart won't make it [x3]

I'll be right here
If you can find the time
Just be sincere
If you can find the time
I'll, I'll wait for you
But if you can't find the time
Then cut me loose.

'Cause I don't have the time
And I don't have the patience
What do you take me for
Why must I wait
'Cause while you decide
I'm fucking suffocating
'Cause if you can't find the time
My bleeding heart won't make it [x1] - previously repeated 3 times but we are going to repeat once and then re-introduce the slow first verse.

KEY:

Close up of boy 

Split screen

Memory footage

If you can find the time
To give your love to me
I will wait for you
If that's all you need
(Time, Time)
If you can find the time
(Time, Time)
If ever you're free
Just drop me a line
And tell me where you'll be
I'll be right here
If you can find the time
Just be sincere.
If you can find the time
I'll wait for you.
But if you can't find the time
(Time, Time, Time)
Then cut me loose.

Pre Production #1 Mood Board

Main inspirational video

This video was our initial inspiration from a previous project, we instantly commented on how we liked the quick cuts and gritty filming which comes across as memories and very personal. Lana Del Rey's video combines gritty memory footage with clear cut close up shots of her neatly done hair and make up to contrast and it works brilliantly, the addition of cuts to shots of roses and objects with subtle meanings combines to create, in my opinion, really effective video. We have taken a lot of inspiration from this video in particular the shots of Lana with friends and having fun in what looks like summer, although we are not introduced to the other people we do not need to for the narrative is almost self telling, it is obvious that Lana is the main character as she is introduced instantly and the focus throughout is her as her personality and the message of the song is revealed through the construction of shots.

The video comes across as a montage of memories and this makes the video more of a story without a strong and clear narrative. The juxtaposition of blurred gritty footage with clean cut performance shots combined with random obscure props and footage involving other characters create the overall story. The long, wide, close up and medium shots appear in no particular order which adds to the unprofessional yet well thought out video. The variation of shot keeps the audience interested and trying to fit each shot together and make a link.

The mise en scene and props also convey narrative whilst also representing the artist. The performance shots show Lana looking beautiful with dark make up around her eyes making them the focal point of all close up and performance shots, her lips are exaggerated with lipstick making sure her face is the focal point of all performance shots. The representation of the artist herself makes the video an artpiece as it represents the artist to the audience whilst also giving a music video with a narrative. The facial expressions of the artist are more identifiable with a blank background for the shots and constant eye contact meaning the audience are focused solely on her face. Her hair is natural and draws little attention away from the face but ties in with the 1950's edge of the video.

The overall video is personal to the artist and this gives a link between audience and artist as it seems like we have an insight into her private life and identity. The video combines the natural with the manufactured as we see Lana with friends acting in their natural environment riding bikes, flowers and random objects combined with cartoon and camera footage of celebrity premieres which gives a contrast and a possibly link between Lana Del Rey's opinion on her life and how it has changed. We would not be looking to do this as we are introducing our artist and creating a brand identity but we may choose to stick with the natural theme instead using this throughout.

The importance of editing is particularly stressed in this video as the quick cuts and juttery footage with varying effects and rectangular to square shots give the video the edge and feel it has. We have acquired various skills with past editing and hope to bring these skills to use recreating some techniques from this video. I particularly like how the shots seem to be randomly thrown together but edited precisely, they obviously have an underlying routine and pattern but this is not directly obvious to the audience making the narrative more believable. The narrative would not be believable if it wasnt due to the editing and creating of a gritty and random memory recollection.

Music Video Analysis

With little to go on for initial ideas, I ended up trawling through countless videos. Looking at different styles, genres and artists set off not only my imagination but brought ideas. Considering how many videos I have watched I am going to briefly analyse a number of music videos simply due to the amount of videos I watched and to incorporate the variety of features that appealed to me and were noticed.

Style

This video by Chase and Status was vital in the inspiration we gained, simply because we thought the tempo of the music and altering dynamics would make a video particularly effective. The slow weary beginning of the song contrasts with the upbeat and fast tempo chorus. Although we didn't particularly like the content of the video we did see it as a possible song we would like to base our video around simply because we think we could use our editing skills and film content to fit well with this song.

Inspiration

In this video I particularly like how focused the narrative is on the girl. This creates an instant main character and creates consistency for the narrative. This also allows the video to use close up shots of her face and expression to give a certain tone to the video, the content of this video with Bastille's performance shots would lack without the footage of the girl.The mise en scene of her costume and dark lips with dark eye shadows create an image for the girl that is quite mysterious yet intriguing. My favourite part of this video is the beginning where the footage is blurry and "Video Calibrating" appears on the screen, this is a feature I also liked of Lana Del Rey's video I think the raw and unprofessional footage seems very real and makes the video believable with a genuine story.

 

Disclosure are a band, like Chase and Status, that completely won me over at a music festival this summer. Their style of music is brilliant and similarly offers the beats and tempo we could add footage to in hopes to create a innovative rhythmical piece. This video has little introduction and simply shows a couple doing various things, this unprofessional yet very high definition footage makes the video seem very real and the narrative very genuine unlike other videos with money scattered all over. I particularly like the relationship we get to see between the pair and the long shots of the plane which contrast with the close up blurry shots of nights out in a dark nightclub. My favourite shot is the last wide shot were the couple are combined with the sunlight and they seem to be in a rural setting looking very fresh faced, their expression along with location create a very just aesthetically pleasing shot.

Risk Assessment

There are three different locations where we need to assess risk.

OGDEN WATER

Here there are risks of:
-falling on loose ground
- slipping on steps
- falling when sitting on benches

To minimise these risks we have asked our actors to wear shoes with good grip as due to the varying weather it is likely that wet leaves or loose mud may cause a fall. We have decided to test the strength of benches that our actors may sit on to make sure they are sturdy and not slippery from rain or moss.

CAR

There are obviously a lot of hazards possible with driving and so Beth is going to film and hold the camera, instead of positioning the camera and balancing it on the dashboard, so I can concentrate on the road. Multi tasking in the car would be dangerous and close to impossible.


SCHOOL

We are filming in the toilets and need to be careful the floor isnt slippery. We also need to be aware of other people around us when filming with props for example bursting a water balloon and ensuring to do this outside so we dont leave a slippery area.


Other than this any risks will only be apparent on the day of filming and we will deal with these approrpriately when they arise.