Storyboard

As I have decided my music video is going to be fully performance based, a chronological storyboard would show a lot of the same shots in as it is not a narrative video where every shot is completely different. Therefore I have made my storyboard to show the different types of shots that I will include within my music video:

Digipak Mock Drawing

Here is a quick sketch of a digipak that I drew so I would have some idea of what pictures to have on each panel.

Costume Planning

The costumes that the band will be dressed in are typical clothing for a band of this genre. They will wear typical rebellious teenage clothes for example t-shirts and ripped jeans. This type of clothing will fit the genre of my video nicely. The band will not be over dressed as it would not fit in the genre I'm doing.

Actor/performer decisions

Singer
I have decided to chose Liam as my singer as he is already in a band with myself so he will be extremely easy to work with. Also he fits the image of a singer and looks like he is in a band. Anther thing about Liam is that he has a lot of confidence, so will not be scared when faced with a camera.


Guitarist
The guitarist I have chosen is Tom because he is an extremely good guitar player so he will have no trouble playing the song I'm going to use for my video. He is also the guitarist in my band therefore will be easy to work with. Tom also fits the look of being in a band which will make my music video look a lot more professional.


Bassist
The bassist in the music video will be myself, as I play bass in a band. Although this will present a few dilemmas, for example how will i film myself while playing. The solution is I will have to use a tripod while the camera is filming me.


Drummer 
The drummer in the video, Jacs, will also be from my band. Like the others, he will be easy to work with and looks like he should be in a band.

Intentions for video

My whole video will be based on performance. It will be filmed in my band's usual practise area, this will make it easier for me as the drum kit we use is already there. The room will be made dark, and I will set up lighting, which will create a nice lighting to shoot in. I will film 5 takes of the whole song. One of the whole band, and then 4 individual takes of each band member. This will allow me to cut inbetween them and hopefully it will look really effective. I will shoot in a number of different shots including close ups, long shots, mid shots etc. This will make my video a lot more interesting to watch.

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Brainstorming

Props Preparation

Most of the props I will be using are to do with the performance. I will have 1 electric guitar and amp, 1 bass guitar and amp, 1 drum kit, a microphone with stand and amp. I also may purchase some posters to put on the walls of the location I am filming. I will also be using lighting for my video.

Risk Assessment

There are a few risks that I may encounter during my time filming my music video. As I am using lighting for when I'm filming the band performing, there will be a lot of cables. This causes a risk as the band may trip over these cables. To reduce this risk, I will make sure all the cables are out of the way during the performance of the band. There is also another risk to do with lighting. If the lights are left on for too long, there is a chance that something may catch fire. Too reduce this risk, I will turn the light off in between filming. Heavy equipment will be used in the setting up of the location, this presents a risk as the equipment may be dropped on body parts etc. I will reduce this risk by taking extra care when carrying heavy equipment.

Track

The track that my music video will accompany is Suck My Kiss by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. There are a few reasons why I have chosen this song. One of those is because my band, who are performing in the music video, all know how to play this song therefore it will look much more professional when the video is put together and all the right notes are played. Another reason is because is is quite short (3:39), this will benefit me as I will not take as long on filming and editing than say a 6 minute song.