Storyboard for Music Video

 

First scene - In the first scene, there is a fade in and an overview of the dining room, which shows a man sitting at a table

Second scene - The second scene pans over to the kitchen and shows an overview of the kitchen

Third scene - The third scene shows a clock and then a calendar. The clock shows the time 10:15 and the calendar shows Saturday

Fourth scene - Shows a sink tap in the kitchen dripping under a light 

Fifth scene - Shows man sitting at table with a band playing in the background. The band is all the same person as the man sitting at the table, but in different clothing

Sixth scene - This scene cuts back to the sink tap dripping even faster and pans over to the band playing

Seventh scene - Cuts back to man sitting at table, head down, shows phone on table

Eight scene - The eight scene is a zoom in on the phone which shows unanswered 

Ninth scene - Show man sitting again, hands on his face while the band plays in the background

Tenth scene - Close up of the man's face with red eyes, tears running down his face

Eleventh scene - Cut to sink tap dripping again, extremely fast

Twelfth scene - This last scene has the band playing again, and then the lights turn off completely and the music video ends

Planning My Music Video

 Song 

• The song I chose for my music video is 10:15 Saturday Night by The Cure
• I chose this song because it seems like it would lend itself well to a music video 
• It is also one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands

Schedule 

• 11/19 - The storyboard for my music video will be created and submitted as a blog
• 12/1 - I plan on filming at least half of the music video and submit a production blog
• 12/2 – On this day I will finish my filming and submit another production blog
• 12/3 – I will begin editing my music video on this day and then submit a production blog 
• 12/6 – I will wrap up the editing of my music video and submit a production blog
• 12/13 – My completed music video will be uploaded
• 12/17 – The CCR will be submitted 

Safety Protocols 

• In order to protect against COVID-19, any props will be cleaned and disinfected
• In addition to this, if the filming requires going outside in public, masks will be worn
  
  
  

Props and Costumes 

• Most of the props in this music video will be instruments such as a guitar, drums, etc.
• Another prop in this music video will be a telephone 
• No specific costumes for this music video. Mostly just normal everyday clothing
  
  
  

Locations

• Most of the commercial will be filmed inside my mother’s house 
• The kitchen and dining room will be the main spots for filming
• However, these locations are not final, locations can be added or removed once filming starts 
• No outside filming for this music video

Backup Plan

• I can’t see any issues with filming at my mother’s house, but if it doesn’t work out then I can either film my music video at my father’s house or a friend’s house

Research Blog: Music Video

 The Cure - Primary Music Video 

CLAMPS -

• Normal clothing for costumes 
• Lighting is very dark; gives off gloomy mood
• Not much acting, just singing and playing instruments 
• Minimal makeup
• No props besides instruments 
• No discernible setting 

CAMS -

• Mostly comprised of close ups and extreme close ups, also includes a few medium close up shots
• No Not much camera movement
• Some eye level angles

SOUND -

• Sound is just the song playing, no examples of dialogue or anything like that

EDITING -

• Employs mostly cross cutting to show that the instruments are being played at the same time, also has a few jump cuts

SOUND -

• Sound is just the song playing, no examples of dialogue or anything like that

EDITING -

• Employs mostly cross cutting to show that the instruments are being played at the same time, also has a few jump cuts

The Cure - Lovesong Music Video

CLAMPS -

• Normal clothing
• Ligthing gives off gloomy mood
• Minimal acting, mostly just moving hands around and looking at things
• Minimal makeup, prominent eyeshadow 
• Props are the instruments 
• Setting is a dark cave

CAMS -

• Not any specific camera angles
• Zoom out camera movement at the beginning 
• Contains establishing shot of man sitting in cave with instrument next to him, lots of medium shots and a few medium close ups

SOUND - 

• Again, sound is just comprised of the actual song

EDITING -

• Includes jump cuts and cross cutting mostly 

Group Blog: Music Video

  For this music video project, I have once again decided to work alone. Working alone for my last project went well for me. While there were a few challenges, I think I was able to move past these challenges relatively easily. I think my last project taught me a lot of things about working alone. I now know how to overcome the obstacles of working alone. 

    My reasons for wanting to work alone are the same as my reasons for wanting to work alone on the commercial project. In general, I think working by myself is just more effective than working with a group. I've always found that I get more work done when I am alone rather than in a group. Working in a group can be chaotic and disorganized, and could result in incomplete work and a bad grade. I would rather not risk that. Additionally, I still do not really know anybody in my class. Finding groupmates would be difficult. 

    The song I chose for my music video project is "10:15 Saturday Night" by The Cure. This is one of my favorite songs. A friend of mine first introduced me to this song, and I have loved it ever since. I feel like this song would lend itself very well to being a music video. The lyrics are very descriptive, and just listening to them my brain starts to come up with several ideas for things I could do in my music video. I think by using this song, I will have a lot of potential ways to do my music videos. I already have a few good ideas in mind. Overall, I think my choice of song will be good for this project. 

Intro Blog: Music Video

   Hello. My name is Aiden Hurst. I am sixteen years old right now. I just turned sixteen in November. I go to school at Fort Lauderdale High School and I am a sophomore. I've been at Fort Lauderdale High School since freshman year. I was born in Florida and have lived here for my entire life. 

    The reason I took this class is because I thought it looked interesting. Ever since I was a child, I always loved movies. I remember watching movies with my grandpa and dad all the time. I enjoyed them a lot. I still watch a lot of movies and I am very interested in how they're made. The process of film production looks very interesting to me. It looks complex but also fun. I am excited to learn about that process in this class. Hopefully I can put the concepts and skills learned in this class to use if I ever decide to go into the field of filmmaking as a career. Although I am not planning on going into the field of filmmaking for a career, I still think it is an interesting thing to learn about and do. All in all, I am very excited for the things I will learn in this class. 

    The project I'll be doing this time is a music video. I am excited for this project, as I think it will be very interesting and challenging.