Friday, 30 September 2016

Storyboard - Preliminary Music Video

This is a short storyboard detailing my plans for my preliminary music video, within it I am mainly trying to demonstrate conventions and features of music video and I'm also trying to experiment with the various angles as seen in certain music genres - specifically indie, alternative rock, and punk. The song I've chosen is Creepin' Up the Backstairs by the Fratellis which fits into the same genre and would likely have similar features. 

I also aim to include various transitions through editing to keep the pace of the video and further demonstrate my editing abilities, through the use of whip-pan transitions and even zoom transitions. The storyboard is quite basic and I will probably include other shots that aren't detailed below in order to fill the rest of the song.


The storyboard 

In the first panel I have indicated some tally lines which are to represent the pattern of the 'clones' I wish to appear in post. I intend to match their appearance along with the beat in a series of one then two then three; the last 'clone' is facing the opposite way as I want him to be different and reveal himself to be a guitarist potentially leading into a solo with the same angle as the second panel - which shows a close up of guitar strings. I am sure that I have a guitar at home which I can use to film this shot.
However, I am unsure as to whether or not I can turn fast enough for that transition. So I may not have the person facing backwards but rather distinguished some other way and use a simple jump cut to the guitar solo in order to surprise the viewer with the solo.

I doubt I can organise to film anyone nor could I organise for someone to film me, at least currently. Therefore most of the other shots simply use a static camera on a tripod - allowing me to perform - or are handheld shots of me with the camera focusing on me, in a vlog style shot. This will allow me to focus on lip syncing, as will the alternating shot of half my face on either side of the screen.

Lastly I include a whip-pan transition from a flag of mine to my face, this is just so that I can experiment with the practical transition. I learned this technique from Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy and developed it during my AS project (here is the post).



1 comment:

  1. You could give a more detailed explanation of your ideas. It might also be worth giving a little more info about the song itself.

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