Friday 16 October 2009
Tuesday 6 October 2009
Thursday 1 October 2009
Actors - Casting
The characters and cast for our video are:
Guy - Josh WatermanJosh was reliable which was one main reason we chose him; he was keen to be involved, however more nervous than Gillian or Yasmine in front of the camera; this was advantageous however when filming the exam scene.
We found that Josh had an average indie vibe which fit with the idea that the audience would relate better to a character that wasn't strongly tied to a specific trend, however we did need someone that could represent the genre well; although someone with slightly stronger ties to the genre would have been preferred, the jeans and cardigan combination suggests the indie genre.
Girl - Gillian MeeGillian has a different style completely to Josh and this created a nice contrast between the characters, unlike Josh her style didn't represent the genre, however it did create an opening for other non-indie audiences to engage with the video. Gillian has more a chic polished style which fits in well with the "girl next door" style and, again creates contrast between Josh and Gillian. She was reliable and pleased to be part of the video, compared with Josh and Yasmine she felt far more comfortable in front of the camera, which helped the others relax; as a person she is quite bubbly and confident which was another reason we cast her because she was able to bring that to video.
Second Girl - Yasmine GaltYasmine was reliable and responsive and keen to be involved. She is also Josh's real-life girlfriend; this created chemistry between them when filming their date scene. Yasmine also has a mysterious look about her, which is why we decided to cast her as this work to our advantage when filming the coffee shop/date scene with Gillian and Josh.
Teacher - Mr Bloomfield
Performance - Ian Currie, Tristan Dunbar, Tom Hartley-Booth, Jon Brasted.
Andy Morris,Tom Stewart, Emily Mullender (hands only).
6 extra exam students - Emma Wilson, Sarah Pooley, Sally Bailey, Ben Pant, Justin Pryce, Theo Elliot.
We decided on these actors because they're friends and we feel they have the right look for our video, considering the type of song used. The most difficult aspect of the shoot was finding the extra students and the teacher, as we needed all the cast to be available at the same time; also we needed to cast someone who was older and realistically looked like a teacher.
We wanted the cast to look as realistic as possible and create a scenario that was accessible to the audience; we thought this would work better if we could have an actual teacher to perform as the teacher in the video because they would have the mannerisms and would know how a teacher would behave in an exam situation. Using students that were also students created a sense of realism as, similarly to the teacher, they automatically behaved as they would have done in an exam - we also found that when the students were filmed it made the nervous, which again added to the naturalism.
When filming the individual date scenes, a different tone was created in each scene - the first scene with Josh and Gillian felt tense and nervous, like a first date which was added to because they felt awkward around each other as Josh has a real-life girlfriend. In order to create a difference in tone between the date scenes, we cast Josh's real-life girlfriend as his secret girlfriend and this worked because Josh and Yasmine were natural together in their scene which suggested to the audience that they had been dating for a while.
Music Video - Costume
(improved - more detail. what we want the costumes show)
With many of the clothes that are shown below, they are just to give an idea of the type of feel of clothing we want our characters to have, not necessarily the actual item of clothing we want them to wear.
These particular items of clothing portray a casual feel, and as the girl is attending college she wouldn't wear anything too dressy or inappropriate. Also, these are clothes that an ordinary girl would wear and therefore keep the narrative realistic.
As there are two locations, the female character must have to different styles, to show the difference between her casual school dress to her going out clothes. These items show smartcasual, not too overlyformal as she is going to gig, but the audience can tell she is dressed to go out - again staying realistic as many people dress up to go out, especially on a date.
For the male character, we wanted to have casual clothing similar to the female, because of the school environment they're in. These items also keep the narrative realistic because they are items of clothes that an ordinary modern boy would wear. When the boy is at the gig, in order to show he's in a different environment, he'll wear a different shirt and smart jeans, to suggest a smartcasual style.
By choosing ordinary everyday styles - casual and smartcasual, this makes the characters more relatable to the audience, and therefore people can sympathise with them more when they're having issues because they can put themselves in that position. Taylor Swift "teardrops on my guitar" uses everday casual outfits, and uses the school environment, by using this familiar environment people are attracted to the characters and are able to become the character because they look ordinary just like the consumer. We wanted our characters to be similar to this, we wanted them to be relatable to the audience and for the audience to see themselves as that character or at least sympathise with the situation; this can be created through the costume that the characters are wearing.
With many of the clothes that are shown below, they are just to give an idea of the type of feel of clothing we want our characters to have, not necessarily the actual item of clothing we want them to wear.
These particular items of clothing portray a casual feel, and as the girl is attending college she wouldn't wear anything too dressy or inappropriate. Also, these are clothes that an ordinary girl would wear and therefore keep the narrative realistic.
As there are two locations, the female character must have to different styles, to show the difference between her casual school dress to her going out clothes. These items show smartcasual, not too overlyformal as she is going to gig, but the audience can tell she is dressed to go out - again staying realistic as many people dress up to go out, especially on a date.
For the male character, we wanted to have casual clothing similar to the female, because of the school environment they're in. These items also keep the narrative realistic because they are items of clothes that an ordinary modern boy would wear. When the boy is at the gig, in order to show he's in a different environment, he'll wear a different shirt and smart jeans, to suggest a smartcasual style.
By choosing ordinary everyday styles - casual and smartcasual, this makes the characters more relatable to the audience, and therefore people can sympathise with them more when they're having issues because they can put themselves in that position. Taylor Swift "teardrops on my guitar" uses everday casual outfits, and uses the school environment, by using this familiar environment people are attracted to the characters and are able to become the character because they look ordinary just like the consumer. We wanted our characters to be similar to this, we wanted them to be relatable to the audience and for the audience to see themselves as that character or at least sympathise with the situation; this can be created through the costume that the characters are wearing.
Music Video - Props
(Improved: more detail - connotations. images).
This is a list of the props that we need:
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 tha
t 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 locatio
n, 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.
This is a list of the props that we need:
- Chalk
- Blackboard
- Chairs
- Desks
- Pens/Pencils
- Paper
- Other exam equipment (rulers, rubbers etc)
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 tha
t 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 locatio
n, 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.
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