Finding my Cast

My Lovely Lovely Cast...

My music video would not be complete without  a cast, I first had to find a main character who was male, and one who could actually portray what I was looking for.
 He had to be able to show a variety of emotions and be able to not make it look fake. It did not take me long to figure out who would be the perfect candidate for the role, and very luckily, he agreed!

The main character 

James Mann - Main character
Age- 17 years-young
Clothing when filming?- I want it to be a stereotypical look so that the genre is easily recognised by the audience. This would typically be "boat shoes", chinos, a large sweat top or hoodie and perfectly styled hair which is most commonly found in the indie genre.

Portrayals? I want James to channel many different emotions. Mainly- regret, but also, anger, sadness and portray a delusional state. The anger is bought on by regret and the sadness sets in after the anger when he regrets his actions. The prostitute is an example of his delusional state, also when he returns to his house and binge drinks. These emotions should portray a sense of fear to the audience and I want James to be able to give of this sense. It is not easy to do but I will show him and guide him to my needs.


The "Prostitute"

The next role I needed to find was the girl who could play the prostitute in the alley. With no intention of offending I asked a few different people, but in the end I chose a very close friend of mine. (and because I know she can pull it off!)

Lauren Moran- Prostitute
Age- 17 years-young


Clothing when filming?
Although it requires some element of "exposure" such as legs, arms and cleverage- as it is winter I want to be able to have a similar effect however, without her being too cold. Therefore I will have her in tights that are slightly "fish-net" with a short dark coat that sits off of her shoulders and tall black heels. I will also do her make-up- I do not want it to look "slutty" yet, the make up will consist of fake eye-lashes, bright lipstick, and pencilled on eyebrows (that are subtle). Her hair will be down and straightened, however I want it to look a bit messier- to do this I will hairspray it in place.


Portrayals?
Quite simply to seduce James and lure him into the alleyway. This will not be difficult as will James be looking for a "good time" and is easily seduced by Lauren. She will have to give off a sense of need, want and temptation, along with sexiness. After he walks away, Lauren will show her own sense of regret and also loneliness as James walks away, as all she wants is someone to love her and not to be used as just a cheap, easy, toy. The only way she knows of in getting this is through prostitution which contradicts her own wants and needs.

Storyboard

This is my Storyboard for my video. It is my first stage in Planning for my music video before the first day of filming starts. It shows what research I have done and what gives some insight to what the video will be themed on, where it will be located, and what will aid me with the outcome.

Music Channels That Would Broadcast My Video

When looking at different music channels in which my song would fit in I had to consider what ones would play a basic Indie genre as a whole instead of focusing on the main sub genre of Indie rock. I decided that Sky would be a suitable source where our music channel would come from. This is because Sky is one of the biggest Television providers in the UK and has a vast amount music television channels with a wide variety of genres. By using Sky I have picked out six potential channels I felt could possibly broadcast my music video according to genre. The channels are:

1. MTV Rocks,
2. Viva,
3. VH1,
4. QTV,
5. Kerrang!
6. 4Music

All of these logos are easily recognised by the public ad even more so by those who listen to music channels. Even those who do not listen to music channels would be able to tell that it was in some form of music broadcasting due to the fact that most of them have the word music in them or are recognised to be a form of music broadcasting

I believe that these five music channels suit my targeted audience and potentially could show my video. For example, 4Music usually broadcasts festivals throughout the year which contain indie content, which is my genre. Viva on the other hand ranges from different genres as it broadcasts weekly hits. The genre ranges from Indie, Pop, Hip-Hop, Rock etc. Q has evolved through the years, as in years gone by they only used to broadcast Rap and RnB songs. Now they broadcasts Indie music, which shows that Indie music is on its way up and becoming more popular. Ironically this is was never intended as Indie was meant to be "individual" and out of mainstream.

Location

After story boarding and coming up with my idea, I needed to look at locations and where I want to film my music video. I have decided to use my local area of Greenhithe, more specifically Ingress Park, which has the Thames located on one side of the estate, there is also extensive woodland with nature trails within the estate. The main feature of the park is the abbey. The abbey holds many historical features and in centered around houses and apartments with surrounding woodland. I believe this will be a perfect setting for my video.

By using Google Maps and Street View I was able to obtain these images:

The Alley

The River Front (Thames)

Looking West

Looking East

North of the River

My House

 Stairs

Kitchen

Living Room

Copyright Letter

The copyright holders of the chosen track is Sony Music Entertainment. Surprisingly I found it difficult to find a e-mail in which to contact the Sony Copyright team. However, I did eventually find it and so e-mailed my request of permission to copyright.agent@sonymusic.com

This is my e-mail I sent to the company:

After e-mailing this company they replied back to me with this e-mail.

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In response to this I followed the link to where I had the choice of either e-mailing the New York or Los Angeles offices where they deal with the TV, Film and advertising licensing. I have now e-mailed the New York office and am waiting for their reply.

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