Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Pre-production Storyboard


Today we are starting to plan what we will see step-by-step in the music video so that we can draw the story board. We decided that at the chorus when he says “my little bird” it will always show an image of birds.

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

2nd Treatment


Media treatment

A boy and girl is in a relationship but the boy finds out that she is a secret alcoholic and so breaks up with her. During the breakup the girl tries to change her ways and at the end of the video the boy and girl get back together. Performance included in the music video would be the boy who would be lip- singing in the video. 

The music video will show the boy lip singing on a park bench having flash backs of what happened in the relationship. The girl would also be shown also having flashback’s on the relationship.  At the end of the music video the boy goes to the girl’s house and they get back together.

Conceptual elements included in the music video would be the birds that would appear in the music video as the song is titled “little bird” and so the bird would be a metaphor for the girl. Birds would be shown in the music video by filming the boy and girl looking at different birds during the music video e.g. when in the park the boy would be looking at a pound full of swans , the girl would be alone in the house looking at some pigeons outside her window.

Professional music videos that inspired us were the A-team and Small Bump by Ed Sheeran and also “Breakeven” by The Script. 

For our music video we would have to audition students of performing arts as the music video includes allot of acting.

There are no ethical considerations when it comes to our group’s music video.

The song is 3.44 seconds long; the music video would probably run for 4 minutes.

The audience of the music video would be people who listen to folk music.

Music video would appear on YouTube.

Audience feedback for treatment


The audience feedback we received from the treatment was that our group needed to be clearer on what would be seen on the music video. And also how possible was it to include birds in our music video. It was suggested that maybe we should get still images of birds and include it in our music video or go to a place where there is birds and film them instead of hoping that we would find birds in a park.   

It was also brought up that the role of performance from the main artist needed to be clearer and that we needed to figure out how their performance would be linked into the main narrative in the music video.

Also in the audience feedback it was said that they like our group’s idea and that it matched what an Ed Sheeran video would be like as he tackles big issues.

Treatment


Media treatment

The narrative idea

A boy and girl is in a relationship but the boy finds out that she is a secret alcoholic and so breaks up with her. During the breakup the girl try’s to change her ways and at the end of the video the boy and girl get back together.

Performance included in the music video would be the boy who would be lip- singing in the video.  Conceptual elements included in the music video would be the birds that would appear in the music video as the song is titled “little bird” and so the bird would be a metaphor for the girl.

Professional music videos that inspired us were the A-team and small bump by Ed Sheeran.  Also “breakeven” by the script. 

For our music video we would have to audition students of performing arts as the music video includes allot of acting.

No ethical considerations

The song is 3.44 secs.

Audience people who listen to folk

Lyrics to Little Bird

Lyrics to Little Bird :
If we take this bird in,
with his broken leg,
we could nurse it, she said.
come inside for a little lie down with me,
if you fall asleep, it wouldn't be the worst thing.

but when i wake up,
your make up is on my shoulder,
and tell me if i lie down,
would you stay now, let me hold ya.

but if i kiss you,
will your mouth read this truth
darling how i miss you,
strawberry's taste how lips do,

and it's not complete yet,
mustn't get our feet wet,
cause that leads to regret,
diving in too soon.

and i'll owe it all to you,
my little bird.
...my little bird.

take a walk out, in the morning dew,
we could lay down, so i'm next to you,
and come inside for a little home made tea,
if you fall asleep then,
at least you're next to me.

and if i wake up,
go back to sleep.

i'm covered by nature,
and i'm safe now,
underneath this oak tree,
with you beside me.

but if i kiss you,
will your mouth read this truth
darling how i miss you,
strawberry's taste how lips do,

and it's not complete yet,
mustn't get our feet wet,
cause that leads to regret,
diving in too soon.

and i'll owe it all to you,
my little bird.

my little bird (3x)

and of all these things i'm sure of,
i'm not quite certain of your love.
and you make me scream,
but then i made you cry.
when i left that little bird,
with it's broken leg to die.

but if i kiss you,
will your mouth read this truth
darling how i miss you,
strawberry's taste how lips do,

and it's not complete yet,
mustn't get our feet wet,
cause that leads to regret,
diving in too soon.

but i'll owe it all to you,
my little bird.
my little bird (ooohh)
my little bird.
my little bird,
mmmmyy little bird,
you're my little bird.

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Creative ideas

Today we have thought of the narrative idea and the themes and motif for our music video. We decided that the themes would be heart break and alcohol and that the main character in the music video would be a girl with a drinking problem and that her drinking problem breaks up her relationship with her boyfriend. The motif in our music video would be a bird.


The boyfriend in our music video would be the music artist and he would be the person lip-singing in the video.  
As inspiration for our music video we have looked at The A-team and Small Bump.




Monday, 17 September 2012

Creative ideas

Today my group we decided to use the song Little Bird by Ed Sheeran as the song for our music video. We were thinking how the "little bird" in the song is a metaphor for a girl that he had lost. So far we are now looking at the song lyrics and annotating it to bring up some ideas for our video.


Wednesday, 12 September 2012

My Production Schedule

Welcome to my blog this is my first blog post.
You'll find all my A2 coursework here.
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10/9/2012
Start Research/ Case Study

 

Wk. 2
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17/9/12
Research/ Case Study Due
Start Treatment
Wk. 3
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24/9/12
Treatment Due

 

Wk. 4
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1/10/12
Focus groups / Pitch
Start Evaluation Of Audience Feedback
Audience Feedback Uploaded On Blog
Wk. 5
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8/10/12
Start Storyboard
Release Forms / Risk Assessments / Recces/ Production Schedules / Production Team Roles 
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15/10/12
Pre-Production Documents Uploaded On Blog
Start Filming
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22/10/12
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29/10/12
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5/11/12
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12/11/12
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Wk.11
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19/11/12
Wk. 12
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26/11/12
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Wk. 13
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3/12/12
Start research and planning for CD/DVD cover and advert
Wk. 14
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10/12/12
Research and planning for CD /DVD cover to be handed in
Wk. 15
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17/12/12
Start Producing of CD/ DVD digipack and advert
Wk. 16
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7/1/13
Photography to be complete
Wk. 17
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14/1/13
Deadline for CD / DVD digipack
Wk. 18
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21/1/13
Post- production focus groups
Evaluate feedback on blog
Wk. 18
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4/2/13
Recorded voice overs for directors commentary to be done
Wk. 19
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4/3/13
Directors commentary and 2extras2 DVD to be complete
Deadline for Advanced Portfolio