Scenes

Scene 1- 0:00- 0:35

In this scene James wakes up from a drunken "night before" and looks around to try and find out what has happened.



Scene 2- 0:35- 1:00
Walks into kitchen makes a cup of tea, then goes upstairs to get redressed only to find a girl in his bed. Stunned he goes back downstairs.


Scene 3- 1:00- 1:30

Goes downstairs, drinks tea, starts getting destructive before leaving the house.

Scene 4- 1:30-1:45

River scene, walking down the river looking out and reflecting on his actions

Scene 5- 1:30-2:15

Prostitute Scene, finds a girl, they depart down the alley together and he leaves, wiping make-up off of his face


Scene 6- 2:15-2:45

Becomes angry, goes back down the river before retuning home.

Scene 7- 2:45-3:10
Hesitates at the front door thinking of what is going to happen next.


Scene 8- 3:10- 3:30
Reaches out for the alcohol cupboard and begins to raid it and commences "binge" drinking


Scene 9- 3:30- 3:54
Runs upstairs, continues to drink, becomes very drunk staggers out the door

Scene 10- 3:54- 4:09
Exits house, see him walk off down to the river pathway again.

Shooting Schedule

This is our first schedule for shooting over the next week,

This is a rough guide to shooting any scenes that do not get completed will be rescheduled into the following week. 

Organising To Shoot The Video: Update

28th December- No filming actually happened on this day as originally planned. Instead we had a meeting to let each of the cast members know what was expected of them and what I wanted them to do. I also took them to the locations that I wanted to film and showed them rough ideas of what I wanted the scenes to be played out like. 

After this, we decided that a shooting schedule would be better than txting to arrange dates. So we planned through a shooting schedule to arrange times and dates to film my rough cut. 

Organising To Shoot The Video

To prepare the filming for my rough cut, I had to organise a date which my two cast would be available on, and the best way I knew of arranging group events was through a social networking site such as Facebook. Therefore, my first step was to create the event and invite James and Lauren so they can tell me their thoughts and opinions as we go through filming. 

Here, shows the event that I created to my cast. It will enable us to interact with one another with ease and arrange dates, times, and meeting places. 


There will be roughly 4 different locations to shoot- some will take longer than others and some will be repeated more than others. It will need a lot of planning and patience but I know we'll get there eventually.

Risk Assessment

On the days of filming there will be certain hazards that must be taken into consideration and approached with caution. I have come up with some possible risks and solution. 

My Pitch

My Pitch

At the beginning of the video it shows the aftermath of a party that happened the night before. As the main character wakes up he witnesses the aftermath of the night before- all of which he does not remember. As he gets up to try and remember what has happened he sees himself in a mask- the mask represents the other side to him and portrays a slightly schizophrenic-self. 

After witnessing himself in the mask he tries to remember what happened by going upstairs to change. This action gets distracted when he sees there is some unknown female in his bed, confused and aggravated he leaves his room and goes down stairs to drink his tea. As he places the cup back down a wave of realization comes over him as he remembers the night before and begins to get wound up by his actions. 

The lyrics contradict his actions "Yeah, yeah and it's ok" when it is obviously the opposite. "I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way, yeah yeah and I'm alright...I took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight". This part of the lyrics refers to suicide and ironically not being "alright". The main characters actions will portray this. 

As the percussion of drums, bass and guitar begin in the bridge of the song, the main characters motif is displayed as he strolls along the river front as a way of releasing his anger.

"you play the game but you gotta cut, 'cuz you're comin' down hard, your joints are off stud" this part of the video is when he selects his prostitute and they exit down the alleyway together, the lyrics fit the actions perfectly. 

As the main character returns from the alley he has lipstick down his face and looks particularly scruffy. He composes himself and the regret sets in and anger starts to well inside of him. As the chorus begins again, you see him unleashing his anger in numerous ways.

After this he returns to his home- again walking past the river front. Before he steps through his door he hesitates and the camera starts to do 360 degree shots all around his head displaying his emotions and eventually showing him in the mask, before eventually walking through the door. The hesitation is because knows in himself he will end up doing something else he regrets. 

As he walks in he heads straight for the cupboard where he keeps his alcohol, he places everything he owns out onto the counter and debates where to start first. He begins to binge drink downing almost anything and everything. Stumbling around, he decides he should leave again. The final shot it him walking off into dark on the river front. 

Effects I Like For My Video

After completing my animatic, I now have a clearer understanding of what I want to include in my video in the way of effects


Slow Motion


After reviewing some other music videos based around a similar genre I have found that the use of Slow Motion is a very popular effect. My personal opinion on it is that I believe it would go well with my own video and that I would incorporate such an effect into my video, in places where it would be best suited. For example, I would use this effect where the main character got angry, upset and violent. The slow motion effect would accentuate the anger and highlight the moves to make it look more emphatic.

Angles

Angles often show power and emphasize emotion. A low angle shows power, superiority and importance(1). A high angle usually represents that the person is small, insignificant, unworthy, vulnerable or less superior to that of another. (2). 

The idea that these angles portray different things could work work in my video could show the audience these different sides to my main character- one side being vulnerable, the other, powerful and fearsome. 

(1)

(2)

Cross Dissolve
This is a transition where  one image overlaps the other with a lower opacity then the image beneath. This gives the effect shown below, yet this is using 3 different images. It is an effective effect to use as it catches the audiences attention and makes them focus on the situation more. I would consider putting this in my own video, to emphasize certain scenes.

Focus Pull /Push 
Another effect that catches the viewers eye and makes them more concentrated on the situation. When the camera is out of focus you try and figure out what the image is until the image becomes focused. A focus PUSH is when the images goes from  focused to unfocused. A focus PULL is when the image goes from unfocused to focused. I would like to include this into my video as I feel it could highlight different scenes and keep the audience/ viewer entertained.