Shot list for The Saturdays - Ego

The Saturdays - Ego Shot list: (0.45-1.45)

Shot 1. Close up of Frankie and Una. Slight movement to the right then to the left.
Shot 2. Extreme close-up of Molly.
Shot 3. Medium Shot of Molly. Slowly zooming further out.

Shot 4. High angle of Frankie.
Shot 5. Close up of Rochelle. Slight movement to right and then to left a little.
Shot 6. Medium shot of Una? tearing the poster off the wall.
Shot 7. Extreme close up of Molly.
Shot 8. Medium shot of Una walking towards the camera and taking off her jacket. Slight panning backwards.

Shot 9. Extreme close up of picture burning.
Shot 10. Back to the same medium shot of Una walking towards camera.
Shot 11. Another extreme close up of picture burning.
Shot 12. Medium shot of man. Zooming out slowly at first, then the speed is increased. Camera focuses on Frankie walking towards camera from the crowd.

Shot 13. High angle of Frankie.

Shot 14. Close up of Frankie.
Shot 15. Back to high angle of Frankie. Slight camera movement to the left.
[Shot 16. Medium shot of Frankie clicking her fingers.

Shot 17. Close-up of man taking the photograph.
Shot 18. Extreme close up of flash lens of camera.
Shot 19. Medium shot of man taking photograph.]
Shot 20. Medium shot of man (from shot 12) with his hands up. Flashes from camera.
Shot 21. Medium shot of Molly.
Shot 22. Extreme close up of Molly.
Shot 23. Back to medium shot of Molly. Slow zooming in.
Shot 24. Extreme close up of Vanessa's eyes. An effect turns them white.

Shot 25. Medium shot of Una against wall. Slight movement to the right.
Shot 26. Close up of Vanessa's face, panning around her from left to her back.
Shot 27. Low angle of Vanessa's hands from behind.
Shot 28. Extreme close up of Vanessa's hands.

Shot 29. Wide angle shot of the man and crowd.
Shot 30. Extreme close up of someones hands.

Shot 2 and 3 stood out to me because although they are two simple shots, extreme close-up and mid shot, by putting them both in the final music video has varied the amount of different shot types there are. By doing this, it makes it visually interested for the audience and makes them want to watch it for the full duration time. Shot 13, a high angle of one of the band members, also adds variety to the shot types used in the music video. We have been influenced by these three shots and we plan to incorporate a  variety of different shot types and different angles like this into our music video.

Another shot we could include in our video is similar to shot 8, a shot of me or Siobhan walking towards the camera lip-syncing. The camera could also pan backwards slightly.

Shot 12 is another one I was interested in. Particularly due to the camera movement. I really liked that it zoomed out from an actor in the music video to focus onto a band member who was walking towards the camera. I also like the fact that the speed was increased when zooming out. We could maybe increase the speed of the clips in some of our music video to fit the beat of the music.

I like the variety of shots between 16-19. It goes from a medium shot, to a close up, to an extreme close up and then back to a medium shot between 1.23 and 1.26. It fits with both the speed of the song and the shots change at the beat.

The effect used in shot 24 that changes Vanessa's eyes to complete white goes well with the change of speed in the music in the build up to the chorus. We may not be able to incorporate a similar effect into our final music video due to not being experienced on Adobe Premiere Pro but this shot has given me the idea for us to add some effects to make our music video more visually interesting.

The simple extreme close-up of hands in shot 28 has given me the idea to include more variety of different shots. As an alternative to close-ups of us lip-syncing and medium shots of us running, we could get footage of other parts of us such as our feet running past the camera.

Costume research

Boys costumes:

For the beginning of our music video the boys will be wearing smart, casual wear which keeps in theme of the dinner party scene.

We will buy shirts in advance before the day of filming.

As our music video progresses, the boys shirts will become ripped over time as they get hurt along the way. We will buy about 3 shirts each for the boys and purposely rip and tear them before filming the shot. This will save us time as we can just change their shirts on location.

We are going to base our ideas on something like this:

We have also thought about how to realistically make their faces look injured and have looked on youtube for tutorials. Here's one we found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6_ZoKfm8eA

We will bring the eye shadow and face paint along with us so that we are able to apply it on location.

How to do-

• Apply a layer of brown eye shadow.
• Apply black eye shadow on top.
• Dot a combination of purple and red on top.
• Blend together.
• Dab light bits of dark red face paint on top to create blood spots.

Girls costumes:

Like with the boys costumes, the girls will also be dressed in smart, casual wear to fit with the theme.

We are planning to wear jeans with heels and a smart top so that they are dressed up but not over the top and that there is a sense of casual wear.

We have based our ideas similar to The Saturdays outfit choice such as:

As you can see their outfit choices work well together. They wear a lot of bright colours particularly pink and red. This is something we are going to try incorporate in our video.
We also plan to have one or two changes in outfit to vary each shot and keep the audience interested throughout the whole of the music video.
As for the make up for the girls, we are planning to use bright coloured eye shadow and lipstick, similar to The Saturdays make up. Bright coloured make-up will also continue with the theme.

Lighting research

We have been researching how to light our dinner scene, this event specifically because for our other scenes we are relying on natural light (or the lack of). However for the dinner scene it is essential that we light not only our background but also illuminate our actors for specific shots.

We are going to put a light behind the actor to highlight the background in the scene, this highlights where the actor is in relationship to the setting and helps the audience understand the setting. This also encourages the over the shoulder shot as it adds depth perception to the shot.

We are going to use the soft light effect, which we were inspired to use by the youtube video 'music video lighting tutorial' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmJ5f9Y23WU) which showed the difference between showing the actors face both with and without the light to make us feel that the soft light would nicely illuminate the actor without blinding them or being too exaggerated.

For example, in the tutorial, the speaker shows us his set with the light on first

And then with the light off

As you can see the first image would be far more appropriate for lighting an actors face than without this additional light.

We will also be attempting to follow the method of the 'three point lighting' effect

- Key Light- Torch (supplied by college)
- Fill Light - House Lights above dinner table
- Back Light - Desk work lamp

Call sheet

(we will be filming the white wall scene first to allow time for the girl's costume change)

Call sheet from sbop-media

Sugababes music video analysis

Another girl band which have influenced how we have shaped the vision of our music video are the Sugababes.

I took a look at two of their videos and have picked out what I liked and didn't like about them.

The first one was their video for Push the Button.

 I don't really like this shot because I can't really see the link between this and the lift. To me, it seems a bit irrelevant to the storyline. Although, I do like that they have added an effect to it to make it seem like it's CCTV camera footage or something. And it's good how it has another appearance later on in the video.

 I like these two shots because of the positioning of the band members. The one who is singing at that point in the song is positioned in the foreground and the other two are in the background. I think it looks really good how they are all doing their own little dance moves to show that they're having a good time and so the girls behind don't look out of place whilst the band member is in front singing. If it wasn't just me and Siobhan lip-syncing for our music video, we could have done some positioning like this.

 I also like that the shot switches back and forth to a mid shot and a close up which like a lot of the other music videos I've looked at, it adds variety and looks visually interesting. By doing this it keeps the audience engaged whereas if they left it as just a mid shot for the whole time.

I also really like that their is a extreme close-up of each band member for each part of the song that they sing. It gives them a chance to show off individually. By positioning them in front of different coloured walls again, makes the video visually interesting. For our music video, we could also get footage of me and Siobhan together but also individually.

I then took a look at their video for About You Now.

Similar to their video for Push The Button, they have combined the idea of standing in front of a plain wall singing and adding a variety of different shots. Not only have they done mid shots and extreme close ups, they have also taken  shots from a side angle. Again, this makes the video visually interesting for the audience.

 The difference between this video and the video for Push The Button is that there is a narrative. It's not the band members acting but there is quick switches back and forth to the storyline and back to the girls singing.

Again, there is a huge variety of shots here from different angles of the girls all together to extreme close-ups on each girl. We can incorporate this into our music video by filming me and Siobhan lip-syncing from a variation of different angles and then mixing it up when it comes to editing.

Looking at previous students work

Previous music video from sbop-media

Location Recce

Dinner scene

Either Peter's house, set at the dinner table with the shot excluding the background to isolate the location.

Window escape scene

Peter's toilet window

Running scene

Mill Road bridge

Street roads

- Cambridge city centre

Health and safety issues

We are going to be filming footage of Brianna and Siobhan climbing out of the bathroom window which could result in falling out. To reduce this risk we will be climbing out of the window on the ground floor. There will also be people nearby to help if anything was to go wrong.

The girls could fall over or twist their ankles whilst running in heels. To stop this from happening, they will wear flat shoes when they can such as in shots where you are unable to see their feet. We will also take care not to run on any uneven surfaces.

We will be running across roads so there will be a small risk of getting hit by a car. To reduce this risk we will be looking when we cross the road.

When we are filming around Cambridge at night so there we could possibly get attacked. We will make sure we all stay together to minimise the chances of this.

Analysis of music video shots from sbop-media

Star Analysis - Wiz Khalifa

Fashion - Wiz Khalifa's fashion sense has been a key feature of his career. He is noted mostly by his large array of tattoos, skinny jeans and snapback caps. Most of these features have remained very much the same throughout his career however one variable aspect of his fashion is the way in which he styles his hair. For example sometimes his hair will be a short cut, sometimes he has it grown out in a short afro occasionally with blonde highlights. Very recently however his hair style has gotten more original.

Star analysis - Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber

Fashion:
When he first become a star, his fashion was very innocent and child-like. He wore hoodies and the colour purple often. Whereas now, he is often seen shirtless to show off his new toned body. In 2008 he had long, flippy fringe and nowadays his hair is shorted, slicked back and smooth. He has also continued to wear snapbacks throughout his music career.

Product image:
On all of Justin Biebers endorsement products, his logo purple as this is his 'signature colour'.

His movie 'Never Say Never' had themed advertisements where Bieber is either wearing purple, the background is purple or the text in the image is purple.
Similarly, Justin Bieber wears purple on tour and the cover of his second album.
He also has 2 pairs of earphones/headphones in the dr.dre beat collection which are also the same colour. This is an important theme in his image as people recognise him for this colour.



Props:
Justin is mainly known for his videos on Youtube where he was first discovered by Usher. A lot of his videos were simply him singing acoustically with his guitar. A few examples of this are: Cry me a River and I'll be. Below, are two pictures during his music career, one from the beginning (left) and the other (right) that was taken quite recently.

 

Again, he has always worn snapbacks since the beginning of his music career and still wears them often.

Audience:
When he was first discovered he was very young and attracted young and in particular, female fans. To keep his fans, he had to adapt his image to become more mature and sexualised so he could keep his fans interested as they became more mature too.

 


Video style:
Justin Bieber's first video 'One Time' had a very innocent vibe to it. All his friends are in the video and although the song is about love, it is not serious and portrays a child-like crush. Whereas in one of his newer videos 'As long as you love me' there is a clear storyline which is very serious and has dance routines. The song is about love again but now it is very serious and has an 80's hollywood vibe. In the newer music video there is also a choreographed dance routine. Although in One Time there's dancing but it's more free-style and jumping up and down.

Advertising campaign:
There have been many stories in the Media about Justin, sometimes he does 'outrageous' things. Usually, these stories and rumours are said to be 'set up', but the stories keep the public interested in what is happening in his life. For example, he was recently spotted 'spitting' on fans from a balcony above. This story was on the front of many news papers, causing concern with parents but some fans say the girls being spat on probably asked for him to do it.

Relationships:

The main relationship that Justin Bieber had was with Selena Gomez. (Right)
Everybody new about their relationship with one another due to the paparazzi. There was a mixed opinion from fans as some were happy for Justin and Selena giving a nickname for the couple, 'Jelena'. Along with making webpages for them. Whilst on the other hand, some fans were extremely jealous. Some even tweeted Selena some violent messages as found on many webpages. One example,

"Selena Gomez is dangerously close to a long, slow painful death" 

Meanwhile, other fans made hate pages

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Have they evolved:
Over the years, Justin's personality has developed and changed to keep his fans interested. Because he started his career when he was young, his fans may have been quite young too. This means that he would have to change his persona to develop with his fans so they continued to maintain interest instead of growing out of him.

Life:
Justin Biebers mother became pregnant with him when she was just 17. His parents are not married and his mother raised him with the help of her mother and step-father. Justin was interested in sports such as hockey and soccer but kept his musical ambitions to himself and as he grew older he taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar and the trumpet. He sang a cover of Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local competition and came second. His mother posted a video of his performance and other videos of Justin singing onto Youtube so that family and friends could view it and this is when the popularity of him and his Youtube began.

Target Audience

The song alone most likely appeals to the younger generation, particularly between the ages 5 and 16 because it is upbeat and energetic. The lyrics are also very simple to remember and catchy. It is often the younger generation that listen to Pop music in comparison to 18-20 year olds. The Saturdays are a very popular band within all different age groups although again, they are probably more popular with younger audiences. I can also imagine that the majority of The Saturdays fans are girls.

From this, we plan for our music video to mainly appeal to younger girls. However, we feel because the video is not just focussing on the band members and that there are two of the opposite sex included, it may also be watched by boys. There is also a touch of humour that we are planning to form throughout the duration of our video, for example, the boys will be falling over and getting hurt during it and there is also the 'Tom and Jerry chase' we plan on recreating. From the humour, we plan on targeting audiences of all ages and not just the typical young girl.

Feedback from our presentation

We created a Powerpoint to present our ideas for our music video to the class. We have been given feedback to help us when it comes to filming and editing in the future.

1. We were advised to research into the lighting that would be available for us because we are planning to film in the centre of Cambridge at night, we would need to see if street lamps will give us enough lighting for the best quality of footage. If we feel that the lighting in town is not adequate enough then we may need to assess for additional lights.

2. We were also told we should look into how we could apply the make-up for the boys and look for Youtube tutorials on how to make it look like they have reasonably realistic bruises and cuts. We could also find how to make ripped shirts look affective rather than just using scissors and improvising on the day because if anything goes wrong such as the shirt is ripped too much, there will be nothing we can do to sort it.

3. For a lot of the shots in our music video will be us all running. We are planning on getting a variety of different shots for this such as, tracking, panning, and still shots to keep the audience engaged. Someone recommended that we do research on how to use a dolly so that we can get the optimum footage of us running.

4. We are planning on adding a little humorous touch to our music video such as, the main focus will be a 'Tom and Jerry' style chase. It was suggested that we explore editing techniques because we will no longer be using Final Cut, the software we used last year. By looking into editing techniques, we will be able to add variety to our music video which would therefore keep the audience interested. We could look at editing techniques online such as how to split screen and colour editing.

5. It was also suggested that we do a thorough research and analysis of the locations we will be filming in. We will need to find appropriate settings for the dinner party scene and for the town and/ or party scene. We will have to film at the locations at the right time or with the right equipment for lighting purposes and general ambience.

Pitch for our music video

Pitch from sbop-media

Ideas for our music video

We have chosen to do a music video for Ladykiller by The Saturdays.

• We have decided to create a storyline that continues throughout the whole video to keep the audience interested. 
• To help the audience with the storyline, we are planning on filming an introduction that will be played before the music begins. For this, we are basing it on a dinner party with two boys and two girls. The girls then get bored and ask to go to the toilet. For this introduction, we are unsure as to whether there will be silence or a simple classical track playing during it but will try both and see which works better later on when we begin editing our footage.
• As the girls head into the toilet where they will be gussying up, applying make-up and putting on heels, the track will begin playing. We plan to keep cutting from the shots of the girls in the bathroom, to the shots of the boys sitting at the dinner table, looking confused and at their watches.
• After short and snappy shots between the girls getting ready, lip-syncing and the boys looking confused, there will be a shot of the girls climbing out of the window followed by a shot of the boys opening the door and looking for the girls.
• We then plan to film in locations around town at night where there will be various areas we can film around. We are going to film a variety of shot types of us running.
• The boys will be chasing the girls and along the way they will trip and fall along the way, ending up with cuts, bruises and torn shirts.

Ideas for our music video

Ladykiller - The saturdays

Storyline:
Before the music starts, there is an introduction

A group of people at a posh dinner table.
The girls get bored and 'go to the toilet'
They decide they are bored and put on heels/make up
They sneak out the window and run into town (Music begins here)
The boys check their watches and go to look for the girls
They see the window is open and run after them
A 'Tom and Jerry' style chase begins
The boys are chasing after the girls - getting hurt along the way
They end up with torn shirts/cuts/bruises etc



Settings:
At a posh dinner party
Town
A party scene - possibly

Mise on scene for 3 types of music

COUNTRY MUSIC
Carrie Underwood - Good Girl

Costume: She wears a tasselled dress which is very typical country clothing. She also dresses very modest in all her other clothes too.
Colour: The colours used are very bland and simple. In the still, you can see the use of cream and brown colours. They are not very bright but the singer is still the main focus in the image.
Lighting: The lighting throughout the music video is always quite strong on the subject (Carrie). OR the light is directly behind her, so you can see her silhouette clearly.
Location: All locations in this music video are simple rooms, there is no story line to the video. The background of the room usually contrasts with her clothes slightly, but colours usually compliment each other
Make up: Make up is kept innocent and simple, no shocking colours are used.
Props: In a few shots of the music video, Carrie dances with a cane. This shows that she is powerful and now in control, fitting in with the theme of the song.


POP MUSIC
Miley Cyrus - Start All Over

Costume: All of the dancers outfits are bright colours, clashing and look very child-like.
Colour: The colours throughout this video give it a very fun, yet surreal feeling. Through the costume and setting, the multi-coloured balloons help to show this too.
Lighting: The lighting is always bright apart from the begening and end as the music video is supposed to be a 'dream' and starts and ends in Mileys bedroom.
Location: The main location of this music video is on a street party.
Make up: Miley's make up looks very simple, young and fresh-faced. She has extra make-up around her eyes, making them look bigger.
Props: use instruments and a band, bright coloured balloons, bikes, skateboards and circus themed things. All of these items try to make the video fun and exiting.

RAP MUSIC
Kanye West - Power

Costume: Kanye is wearing all black and a large gold chain the entire video. His large chain is there to represent his power, wealth and success. It is almost intimidating to his competition in the rap industry.
Colour: He is wearing all black and is surrounded by black pillars. The only lighter parts in the video are his eyes, his gold chain and some of the women around him.
Lighting: The lighting is very dark, so when something is made to stand out in the video it catches your attention.
Location: Stays in one location, a hallway of pillars. This is like an ancient Rome theme, and Kanye is made to look like a God.
Make up: There is little make up used on Kanye, but on the women around him they are made to look very pale and like they are dead.
Props: The woman are holding staffs beside kanye. This shows his importance ad his 'God-like' presence.