Music Video - Props

(Improved: more detail - connotations. images).

This is a list of the props that we need:

• Chalk
• Blackboard
• Chairs
• Desks
• Pens/Pencils
• Paper
• Other exam equipment (rulers, rubbers etc)

We planned to have an old style exam classroom, even though the narrative is modern - we thought this would be relatable to the audience as this is how many people imagine a sterotypical exams room. Also, we wanted to make it obvious to the audience that it was an exam and not an ordinary lesson. Due to us having this idea, we need chalk and a blackboard to tie in with this stereotypical view; using the chalkboard would give the classroom an older feel as well.

This is similar to the blackboard that we want, because we realised that many classrooms nowadays have either whiteboards or interactive boards - so we decided on having a smaller board to keep with the traditional feel. As the blackboard isn't attached to the wall, it is able to be moved around which makes filming more flexible because we're able to have the board in any position; this will help us when trying to create a smaller classroom feel.

We're using the chalk to write lyrics on the blackboard; we're planning on using stop motion for this section. We're going to write the name of the band and the name of the song on the board.We're going to do two takes for this section, because we have two ideas - one includes the teacher standing next to the board giving the impression that the teacher has written "Blighters. The Exam" on the board. Our second idea was we would have the teacher writing "Blighters. The Exam" on the board, this would suggest that the teacher is showing the students what they've got to do, therefore creating a realistic setting.

These are similar to the table and chairs that are going to be in the classroom. We couldn't find a classroom that had traditional single exam-style desk, however we managed to find a classroom that had individual desks which will create the exam atmosphere. The table and chairs will look older than this, this will contribute to traditional feel.

We're going to be panning over the classroom location, and in order to keep the exam room realistic, we're going to have smaller props; such as pens, pencils, paper, eraser, rulers. Although they're only small props, and without them we could still portray the room as being a classroom, because of the blackboard and the layout of the room, however there wouldn't be a sense of realism; when you're in a classroom the students have their pads of paper and pens out.