Here is the storyboard we made to visualize the shots and the order. The pink represents mid shot, green represents close up and yellow represents long shot. We thought it would be quicker and easier to use posted notes as we can then change shot order whenever we want without drawing it all out again.
In order for us to know what part of the song we were doing what we decided to annote our lyrics so we could make it clear exactly how many shots we needed and where the narrative progressed. Here is our annotated lyrics:
This is our lipsynch that we used as practice for our real video.
From watching this we have decided that Nisha will be better singing the main vocals and Loren will be better singing the backing vocals as Nisha looks as if she has a stronger voice.
Both Loren and Nisha work well in front of the camera, therefore we both equally be performing in our music video.
The voices look a lot older than the actresses, therefore in order to make the lipsynching look more realistic we will need to dress up very sophisticated with lots of makeup etc.
We've decided to cut down our performers from a band of four to only two performers; Loren and I. Although the dance routine may not look as interesting and creative, the shoot would be much easier to organise as we are both committed Media members and therefore will be willing to shoot/perform wherever, whenever. Also, if we had four band members, the build up to the dance routine would be too long as we would have to show all four group members walking to the audition room. Having only two performers fits in really well because there are also only two distinct voices in the track. The only extra actors needed are in the judging room. We have decided to have three judges, two females and a male. These judges should preferably be older than us as this gives a real sense of a professional judging room/audition.
Here is a clip from the Dolce&Gabbana advert starring model Tyson ballou. I think its a good clip to analyse as there are many great ideas throughout the advert which we could take a closer look into as the narrative is very similar to our own music video idea.
Firstly, the camera following Tyson into the backstage shooting room is similar to the idea of our music video, in which the members of the band are being followed into the audition room. In the advert, the camera is hand held and therefore gives a real sense of chaos, allowing the audience to empathise with the performer and how he is rushing to be on time. I really like the black and white in the shot as it makes the sequence look more professional and gives a real sense of the camera going 'backstage.' I think we could co-operate this into our own idea, either for the scenes where the camera follows the performers or just the beauty shots. The beauty shots being in black and white would really set apart the performance from the narrative, making the music video easy to follow. At 0.40 there is an extreme close up of the sign on the door which reads 'D&G UNDERWEAR SHOOT, CLOSED SET!!!!!' I think this idea of showing a sign on the door is clever as it gives the audience a direct sense of where they are and what is happening. Another thing which works really well is the lack of music in the bit where Tyson walks into the shooting room. When the performers in our music video walk in to the audition room, I think the music should stop and the footsteps of the dancer walking into the room echoes and is the only sound the audience can hear for roughly two seconds. Then suddenly the music starts again and the girls start their dance routine. The idea of the camera and shooting equipment being in the shot works really well, giving a sense of a 'backstage pass into the closed set'. It makes the advert look expensive and glossy, which I reckon could also work very well in our music video, whilst shooting in the audition room.
The only location we are unsure about is where the dance routine will be shot. The room should look like an audition room/dance studio. Below are some location ideas;
- School gym; the white walls would be ideal for creating the professional, dance studio look.
- Drama block; we could experiment with the lighting in order to make it look really glossy, however the only downside is that it is very black dominated making it look more like a drama room than a dance room.
- New york, times square; an idea Jake Wynne had come up with was shooting the sequence in New york as well as the audition room we have in London and then switch between the two whilst editing. Although this would make the music video visually entertaining, I think it would be very hard to do as there will be other people getting in our way.
- Dance studio; There is a dance studio up Lorens road which we will call up. This would work well as there is a mirror which stretches across one of the walls in the studio which could be very interesting to shoot with.
- White room; this would be ideal to shoot in as it would look very professional and dance based. We are still searching for a cheap white room which we can hire out for a day or so.
