Filming Day 1

Yesterday the first third of the music video was created. This went very successfully as I achieved the results I wanted. The filming went well and I got some really good shots of Sara's bedroom and the idea of "isolation" was conveyed well because her room was quite dark. A successful shot that conveyed this was the mid shot of Sara looking through her closed blinds. As Sara cowers away from the bright sunlight, it clearly shows that she is in a state that leaves her with no imagination.

The weather was perfect on that day. There were slight intervals of sunniness, and I got some decent garden shots. As the sun shines, it shows that the singer is slowly getting more inspiration.

The second date of filming will be in the woods, which leads on from Sara entering the her garden shed and entering a mystical and mysterious world, where the "tinsel journey" continues.

The third filming date will be on bonfire night so we can get some firework shots into the music video. This is where the music video will end and it works perfectly as the lyrics are "I need a spark to ignite my pilot light." This is a play on words and directly correlates back to the music video.

There are things that I need to make sure of when I film these parts... continuity:

• Sara's hair, clothes and make-up need to be exactly the same. This includes the bedroom slippers she is wearing when she leaves her house.
• The tinsel needs to be bought also, so the trail can be continued.

Risk Assessment

Music video

 

This is a collage of a few of the features that could be in my music video.

Casting

For my music video, I will definitely need a "singer" to play the part of Amber. I believe that Sara Da Silva would be perfect for the part, as she has participated in the performing arts before, is a good singer herself, and would be able to play the part and lip sync professionally. Sara is also very reliable as an actress, as I have used her in the past for other projects.

"Pilot" Shot List

Shot 1: Close-up shots of origami birds hanging from the ceiling.
Shot 2: Mid-shot of Amber in woods (performance) looking melancholy
Shot 3: Mid-shot of Amber attempting to write music, and make music with her acoustic guitar but then fails. "Hiding out from the world..."

Shot 4: Side, mid-shot of Amber looking through blinds, seeing nothing interesting and then leaving.
Shot 5: Mid-shot of Amber walking across bedroom.

Shot 6: High-angle shot of Amber noticing the tinsel and reading the note on it.
Shot 7: Close-up of the note.
Shot 8. Amber getting up and following the tinsel
Shot 9: Amber walking into the kitchen
Shot 10: Close up of the note
Shot 11: Amber puts down the note and continues following the tinsel out the back door.
Shot 12: Amber walking down the back wall towards the garden
Shot 13: Amber walks towards the shed
Shot 14: Close-up of note on the shed door
Shot 15: Amber opens the door
Shot 16: Close-up of Amber's hand trailing off the door handle
Shot 17: Amber opening the door on the other side
Shot 18: Amber is in the woods, looking confused
Shot 19: Amber performance part, standing with the woods backdrop
Shot 20: Perspective shot of Amber's shoes, walking through the leaves
Shot 21: Amber performing - woods backdrop
Shot 22: Amber following the tinsel around the woods, crisscrossing in and out
Shot 23: Performance part, tracking camera of Amber walking through the woods nicely dressed.
Shot 24: Low angle shot of trees blowing in the wind
Shot 25: Low angle shot of branches blowing in the wind
Shot 26: Mid-shot of Amber lip-syncing... trees in the background
Shot 27: Tracking mid-shot of Amber following the tinsel towards a log with a note on it
Shot 28: Amber sitting down on the log and picking up the note
Shot 29: Close-up of the note
Shot 30: Amber puts down the note and gets up
Shot 31: Amber lip-syncing
Shot 32: Amber walking back up a hill
Shot 33: Amber lip-syncing
Shot 34: Amber walks behind a tree without a coat
Shot 35: Amber comes out from behind the tree with a coat on
Shot 36: Amber lip-syncs the last note
Shot 37: A high-angle shot of fireworks exploding in the sky

Ideas - Alice in Wonderland

From my interpretation of "Pilot" by Amber Rubarth, I got the impression of trying to find inspiration and failing to do so.

Initially for the music video, I wanted an Alice in Wonderland concept for the music video, as "Alice"/"Amber" stumbles across different fairytale characters in a unique and surreal world. As I carefully considered all the elements realistically, I decided that there are many things to consider:

• The costumes and props: a number of costumes would be necessary such as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Captain Hook, fairies, various animal costumes. Props would include a sword, a pocket watch,  fairy wands etc. This could be expensive.

• At least 5 people for cast: As Alice/Amber stumbles through a fantasy world, she finds many different characters - a lot of people need to be cast. The problem with this is how to attain so many people at one time. Having a high number of cast for the music video makes it difficult as people could be unreliable. It is important that everyone shows up on time, and it would be easier if I required few cast.

• There are very few places that could be presented in a "fantasy" atmosphere. A number of forests and woods in the surrounding areas would have to be looked at.