Next stage

I have completed allot of my filming in Findhorn but looking at my film there are a few more shots I want for my video.


I still have to film the musical instrument part of my video were shots of a drum and shots of a piano are shown. 


I also have to retake a shot of her eye opening as the shot came out blurred. I will do this with an SLR camera.


I have decided to go with possible ending one as i feel this can be more effective and I can use more effects and play with editing techniques.




Some photo's of the shoot...

24. Risk Assessment

Filming can be slightly hazardous and dangerous so in order to make sure that when I film it is a safe environment for both the actors and the director have produced a risk assessment.

Dangers;

When filming on the road the camera has to be placed at the side of the road and the protagonist must walk across the road. This poses possible dangers.

When filming the paper butterfly burn there is a risk of starting a bigger fire or burning someone, but it is in a controlled environment so does not pose so large a danger.

                                            

Due to the cold and icy weather in November and December when we film there is a high risk of people falling and slipping.

                                 

Risk assessment



 How severe could the harm be? A
1 - slight, little injury
2 - serious, more than 3 days off
3 - major, death or major injury
How likely is an accident? B

1 - low, unlikely
2 - medium, likely
3 - high, certain or very likely

Risk Rating (A x B)

1-2 - OK
3-4 - review
6-9 - stop

23. Props and costume

Props which I need for filming in Findhorn;
a bunch of flowers
a chair
ten helium balloons

Costume I need for filming in Findhorn;
Girl - Dress, brown jacket, black lace up boots, flower in hair, big scarf
Boy - Red shirt, black smart shoes, red jeans

Props which I will need for filming in school;
A grand piano
A drum kit and sticks

Costume for school; N/A

22. Casting

My video has two main characters and one brief background character. When casting my characters I had to think carefully about how they looked and what would fit with the tone and theme of my video.

Chosen Cast 

The Girl

                                         



Maud Start; The reason I chose Maud as the main girl as she fits the look I want for my video. She has a light hearted sort of look but can also look mysterious which is vital to the story within my video. Within the genre of freak folk the characters often look this way; not particularly outrageous, soft look. This is a reference to the folk side of the genre. Folk musicians will have people with this look in their videos. Maud has previously taken drama as well which helps for creating a convincing character. Maud is 18 years old which is a perfect age for the girl and also lives in Findhorn where i wish to shoot my film which is a bonus.

The Child




Kai Johnson; For this role I have chosen my little brother Kai. Kai is 8 years old which is a perfect age for the child as this is old enough to act without being distracted but young enough to still be seen as a child. His blond hair and blue eyes portray innocence and he has a young yet inelegant look about him. He is my little brother so this means that he is easy to get hold of which is good for simplicity's sake.

21. Locations

I have chosen to shoot my video in Findhorn Foundation as the area is very scenic and has houses fields beaches dunes and forests which allows for a wide range of places to shoot.

This is the bedroom where I film the girl waking up.

This is the road where she walks down where I will use jump cuts. The colourful architecture on this road is appropriate to the tone of my music video.

This is the little house where the two characters will swap.

This is the woods in Findhorn where I will film some of the walking shots. The woods are perfect as they are vast so there's a wide range of locations to shoot.

This is the beach and the climax of the video, which is why I chose such a scenic location for this shot. It is important that this shot is very effective.

Although in this photo there is another event happening, this is the room where I will record the shots of instruments as it currently contains a drum kit, grand piano and equipment.

20. Shot list, storyboard and shooting script

After making my storyboard I made some alterations and added and took away some shots when making my shot list as I envisaged

LIST OF SHOTS
To be shot out of Findhorn;
piano being played showing hands and keys only; shot from left, shot from right, birds eye view, extreme close up, shot as if from the chest of the piano player,
singer; taking hold of mic, lips near mic,
-lip sync; "I just wanted to be your housewife"
- "and for a diamond ring"
- "and it nearly midnight and all i want with my life is to be a housewife is to be a house wife cause its nearly midnight and all i want with my life is to die a housewife is to die a housewife"
drum beat; close up of foot, close up of drum being hit, close up of front being hit, same shot a little further out, full shot of left side being hit, full shot of right side being hit
egg into frying pan; birds eye view shot
eye opening;extreme extreme close up

To be shot in Findhorn;
girl in bed; mid shot zoom in
eye fluttering and opening; extreme close up
girl sits up on bed; long shot
girl looks over shoulder; mid shot (still don't see face properly)
girl looking over shoulder; close up
feet coming over side of bed;
shot of bed and waist as she stands;
shot of dress being pulled down over legs;
shot of shoe laces being tied; from side
left foot knotted; birds eye view
right foot knotted; birds eye view
scarf round neck; close up
shoes walk past the camera outside;
looking down shot of her walking up the road; begins as long shot
shots of her looking up/forward; from sides and front (walks out of shot)
her walking past camera; mid shot of waist
walking past camera feet;
feet walk past then behind a stone positioned in the bottom left hand corner;
child's feet walk out from behind stone positioned in right hand corner;
child walks past; long shot
various angles and close ups of the child standing still, playing with a flower
child standing looking at camera
same shot but laughing
camera at a low angle with flower in foreground, see feet walk up close o pick up flower
shot of small boutique
same shot with boy in it. looks up looks down walks to open door handle; long shot
turning door handle; close up
from inside door opens showing girl who peers through looks up and down
shot of outside, girl comes out and closes door walking out of the shot
tracking shot of her head as she walks
she walks through shot; long shot
close up of her mouth laughing
she stops eyes look left; close up
balloons tied to a branch; close up
she walks in from left and walks up to the balloons; long shot
close up of string being pulled;
her walking away from the camera with balloons; mid shot
strings in hand; close up
she walks into shot and up to the tree touches it; long shot
she looks behind her; mid shot
looks round again and walks behind it; long shot
child walks out from behind the tree then walks out of shot; same long shot
close up of child playing with flower then child walks out of shot
child's feet walk past camera
child walks up to swing; long shot
child picks up flower; close up
child looks at flower; close up of flower with eyes behind
child walks out to the left; long shot (same distance shot)
girl walks into field from the right; long shot (same distance shot)
(empty shot of field)
feet stepping up to bottom of chair; close up - camera pans up to hands untying knot
see balloons join other ones and get pulled away; shot from below
walks out of shot; same long shot
*(for later shot of her walking left to right of waist past still chair)

girl looking up into the camera; close up
girl laughing; close up

girl walking down path (walks into shot); starts mid then time jumps
hand holding string; close up
balloons in air
shot of hand holding flowers; close up
the boy's face looking out to sea; close up
boy standing by sea; mid shot
boy standing by sea; long shot
boy standing by sea, girl walks in to shot and up to him; extreme long shot
side on shot, girl walks in next to boy both looking out to sea
shot from behind girl lets go of balloons
boys eyes look up; 45 degree angle from strait on
girls eyes looking up; 45 degree angle from strait on
shot of balloons going up; from below
empty shot, boys hand come in with flowers, girl takes them then empty again; close up

possible ending; one

snippets of shots in slow and fast motion with effects going back in time to the bed. Shot of both in bed. Eye closes.

possible ending; two

feet walking past from left
waist walking past from left
*
feet walking past from left
hand passing twig
feet walking on tarmac
hand turning door knob
shot of shoulder as coat comes off
shot of feet as shoes come off (next to bed)
shot of covers being pulled over
shot of her reaching over bed away from cam with flowers
shot of flowers being placed next to man; close up
eye shutting; extreme close up

extra shots to film which I may/may not include;

STORYBOARD

SHOOTING SCRIPT

19. Animatic

17 and 18. Story Arc and sections within my video

Sections within my music video on Prezi