Shot List. (Prior to final storyboard).

Extreme Close Up Shot - By using this shot consecutively,  prior to a Medium shot or Medium-Long shot, the artist can be shown in two different perspectives. For example, one shot can display not only the artist but also the inflatable chair and guitar, whereas the next could simply be the Extreme Close Up of the artists face. This giving the effect of continuity. This shot could also be used to show the artists lips whilst singing, potentially adding significance to the lyrics of the song.


Long Shot - A long shot can be used to show a location or scene in full. In this case no specific details will be focused upon and the artist will simply be seen to compliment his surroundings.


Over The Shoulder Shot - This shot could be used to show the perspective or view of the artist himself. An example of such, is when the artist is observing a location himself, or walking.


Medium Shot -  This shot enables the artist to be shown in full body, however the surrounding environment is not featured much. This could be used so that the audience can still read the lips of the artist as he is singing the lyrics however they can also see his body language and other relevant objects or parts of the location.

Storyboard.

   Here is the storyboard for our proposed music video.    

         

                  

      

Production Shots 3.

Production Shots 2.

Production Shots 1.

The below shot will potentially be used for a photoshoot that will provide images that can be used in the ancillary texts.

The shot below will be a location for filming, as it is easily accessible and posesses connotations related to the stereotype of the artist.

The shot below will not be used for the filming location as we could not gain permission from the shop owner to film on the premises.

Storyboard - Rough Draft.

Here is a rough storyboard. At this stage, it has not yet been annotated with camera shots, timings or any other relevant information. It does however give an idea of the theme and predicted layout of our music video.

Lyrics Analysis.

The first few lines of the lyrics set the theme of the song from the start. "So when the waves swallow us, when words are just not enough, when the salt water fills our lungs, i'll be there to drown with you". The audience or listener can imeditately tell that it is about the topic of loss, and love of an object or being. The song is actually about climate change and its negative effects upon the earth which surrounds us. By the artist saying; "i'll be there to drown with you" this indicates to us that he is willing to make the ultimate sacrafice to show his love towards the earth. This will hopefully be represented within the music video with a variety of shots and images related to the subject. During the chorus, the artist refers to the sea. "And I’ve been waiting for a silence a silence to break, In the water, in the waves" In order to make links between the two different platforms of media, video and song, we could possibly use shots of the sea, or the artist playing his guitar in this location. "When the waves come, They’ll wash away our sins tonight"  These two lines almost seem as if the artist wants to enter the sea. This is something which needs to be highly considered when planning the video.

Lyrics.

Here are the lyrics of the song that we shall be using for our music video.

The Aquatic Escape - Gryphen Ford

So when the waves swallow us,

When words are just not enough,
When the salt water fills our lungs,

I’ll be there to drown with you

So when this town crumbles and falls,

On my knees I’ll be watching the walls,

And we won’t regret anything at all

And I’ve been waiting for a silence a silence to break,

In the water, in the waves

And I’ve been waiting for a silence to break,

So we can carry out the aquatic escape

So when the tide is coming in strong,

And I never want to do you wrong,

Our ship is sure to sink, but we can swim swim swim

‘cos it took me a long time to find you x 4

Oh when the waves come,

When the waves come

They’ll wash away our sins tonight

They will wash away the sins that we can’t hide

Music Video Inspiration.

Star Image Task - 50 Cent.

I shall be using the artist 50 cent for this aspect of my coursework. 50 Cent or Curtis Jackson, is a rapper from the United States. A star-image has been created which reflects his personality to be one of a cruel and almost ‘gangster’ like nature. This has been achieved through the design of album artwork, production of songs and music videos and other such marketing techniques and campaigns. One example of this is his music video for the track ‘Many men’. In which various aspects of mise en scene contribute to create such a star image. Below is a screenshot from the video which shows the artist wearing what appears to be body armour. This indicates that he is a man of high importance.

This Screen shot also shows us the artist wearing a rather large necklace. The amount of jewellery and diamonds shown throughout this video could lead the audience to associate the artist with a factor of wealth. Moving on from this particular video, and onto 50 Cents acting career; ‘Get Rich or Die Trying’ was released in 2005, and is supposedly an account of 50 Cents life. However, on the 8th of november 2005, during a chat-show on American television, the artist said that the film was "about 75 % accurate". This demonstrates that the producers and directors of the film probably worked with the artists record label and management to portray a false and desired image. Therefore also contributing to the overall 'star-image' of the artist.

An advertising poster, shown above, features an image of 50 Cent holding a baby, this shows the audience an example of the artist being a 'father-figure'. By including this within the advertisment the audience may choose to hold positive connotations of the artist, potentially leading to a larger fan-base and definitely leading to a further and more mature star-image. Another aspect of mise en scene which is very noticeable is the constant visual reference to guns and fire-arms. This hold connotations to a ‘gangster’ lifestyle. In addition to this is the shot at 3:50, shown below. At this point, 50 cent appears to be holding a ‘meeting’ with an associate who is drinking expensive champagne. This could be a reference once again to the wealth of 50 cent as an individual.

The next screenshot, shows the audience a ‘police type’ scenario. Which shows newspaper pictures and articles of 50 cent and his gang pinned onto a board. This leads onto giving the audience the idea that 50 cent is involved with criminality, and the police feel the need to investigate him as a criminal and gang member. This combined with such factors as the mise en scene and the way he has been conveyed within the film; Get Rich or Die Trying, all produce a ‘Star Image’ of the artist. The audience of such a product may choose to further their association of 50 Cent and 'Gangster' life style after seeing such a shot. 

Progress Update.

Our project is progressing very well at this moment in time. Filming is almost complete and we have began to edit the footage collected so far. Whilst attempting to film the opening scene, we stumbled across a problem that meant we could not use the footage gained. This was because the lighting of the environment was considerably darker than the rest of the footage being used. Therefore we have chosen not to use this shot as it may compromise the videos continuity. Other than this, all of the footage collected is of a seemingly high standard, and as a group we are very happy with the progress made.