Task 10: Recce

Recce

Media companies use recces to look at locations where they want to film. The team of producers work together to decide whether the location is suitable for what they are hoping to film. Checks will be done to make sure that the area is safe for all the actors and filming crew and to locate any possible problems that may arise in the process of filming.

Our first photo was taken in a car. This is a simple location as all we need to film is the artist staring out of the window. These shots will only be used sporadically throughout the music video as this is not a main location. 
We wanted to have a shot in a car to make it look like the artist is dreaming out the window as well as have a variety of shots so that the audience does not get bored watching the video. One problem that could occur is unsteady shots however we 

could stabilize it slightly when editing



Our main location is at a traditional church. We wanted to look at this location before filming as it could be a very problematic location for filming for several reasons. Firstly we will have to get permission to use and film the building and inside. To do this we will use the churches website to contact the vicar and proceed from there. Also as it's a public space we cannot predict whether members of the public will be there so we have to be sensitive towards them and avoid filming whilst they are around. This could mean that filming could be inconsistent and we will have to plan to spend a longer time here to ensure we can film everything needed without disturbing anyone else. 


Next to the church is a long country lane with few houses but very scenic. We decided to add this to our list of locations as we thought we could do some improvised shots and hopefully add some more locations to our music video to ensure we have many different layers to it. As its a isolated area we do not have to worry about filming members of the public or peoples property as its covered in greenery. 

Our last location is forest-like. This recce photo is at the entrance which is covered in bent tree stalks which made it a nice location to film in as it had a bit of character to it which we thought would work well in our music video. We will have to check the weather forecast before filming in this location as we don't want to wreck the equipment.

Narrative for our music video

Narrative

In the original narrative for the music video it was based on Beyonce having a miscarriage and losing her child. Therefore we decided to interpret it into our own narrative of losing a close/best friend. We thought we would be able to represent this better as our artist in our music video is considerably younger than Beyonce in hers and therefore wouldn't be as obvious to the audience if we was to make her lose a child. The artist in the music video will be the mourner as her best friend has passed away. As the actor who will be playing the artist is a good friend of mine we found some footage of when we were younger which we wanted to incorporate because it shows happiness within their friendship which suited the style of the music video. These clips will represent flashbacks and past events of their friendship which makes the music video seem more realistic as there is real footage within. We want our music video to show a story which viewers can relate to. 

Pitch feedback

A well executed pitch showing some planning and development of ideas. There are still some gaps which hopefully the pitch will help to clarify.  You are working at lower end of level 3 at present.

remember to address the audience and avoid turning your back and looking at the screen.  The original video was shown which helped the audience connect with your ideas.  Your slides allowed you to explain ideas and raise issues. Use these as prompts rather than redaing them verbatim. 
the storyboard of six scenes is fine for this stage in the process but needs to be expanded when planning becomes clearer.  It is an essential part of the process and must be documented.

I like the ideas of a performance around nature, maybe this would be the idea for branding the artist.  
You consider issues surrounding representation and keep reflecting upon this.
The Beyonce video is quite experimanetal and abstract, what will you take from the original video?

• Engage with the evaluation questions. this will help later when you answer them.
• How will you brand the artist
• Outline your drafts and ideas for print artefacts
• Put the presentation on the blog
• Develop ideas for a narrative

The song is quite slow so how will this affect the style and pace of editing?
What lighting have you considered?
How will you put a 'positive perspective' that you discussed on the song?
What permission will you need for shooting on location?

Task 8: Music Video Pitch

Pitch Feedback Questions

1.The Beyonce video is quite experimental and abstract, what will you take from the original video?

We are taking the same narrative as the Beyonce video of losing a loved one, however the artist in our video has lost her best friend whereas in the Beyoce video it is about her losing her child through a miscarriage. Also we have similar locations to Beyonce such as the church and the car but are also going to incorporate our own location ideas such as the forest and our sixth form theatre. We also are going to be including old video clips that we found of Jess (the artist) and Katy (the friend that has passed away) throughout the video which represents the artist having flashbacks and reminiscing the past.


2. How will you brand the artist?

Our artist is going to be a cover artist, where she doesn't actually sing her own songs, but covers songs by other artists. The sort of songs which will feature on her album are more soul, slower and emotional songs, rather than upbeat dance songs. An example of a song that could feature on the album is Leona Lewis - Run. Our artist will have a trademark style that will feature in the video and on the album digipak. This includes the black floppy hat, natural makeup,neutral coloured clothing etc. 


3. The song is quite slow so how will this affect the style and pace of editing?

Due to the song being slow we will probably be using a lot of slow motion throughout the video on certain clips. This is because some of the shots we get might be a bit fast and they will not coincide with the music, so making them a bit slower will make the flow of the clips and the whole video more suitable. Furthermore using quick cuts may not correspond with the song, so dissolves or fades may be more appropriate, but once we have recorded and start editing we can play around with it and see what looks best.


4. What lighting have you considered?

In terms of lighting we are going to be using a variety, depending on the particular scene. When we are recording in the theatre/hall the artist is going to be sat in the middle of the room on a stool with no other surroundings apart from a black curtain around the whole room. Here we will have low key lighting and also a spotlight on the artist to emphasis isolation. In the shots we film outside we want to use the natural lighting only as it will look more realistic. We will also be doing this for the church scene.


5. How will you put a 'positive perspective' that you discussed on the song?

In Beyonce's video she includes videos of her and a friend driving to the beach and taking videos, which we liked the idea of because like in the Heaven video, we don't want every shot to be sad. However we are going to change the happy times the artist is experiencing, for example we thought about filming the artist going to a party. Also we are including the old videos we found of Jess and Katy when they were younger of them because it shows the happiness of their friendship and the artist having flashbacks of these good times.


6. What permission will you need for shooting on location? 

We will need permission to shoot in the church and the theatre. For the church we will need to get in contact with the vicar for permission to film inside and in the outside grounds of the church. Also for the theatre we need to ask permission from reception to use it as teachers may have booked it out already to teach lessons.