Our influence

We have come across a friends cover of 'use somebody' by Kings of Leon which is the song we have chosen. We were intrigued by the song lyrics as well as the style of which our friend was performing it. We specifically liked this style of the song as it was a slower tempo.

Below is a video showing a sample of our friend singing and playing on the piano 'use somebody'. 

Ideas of different shots

Below are different shots we took in our ideal location. We took different shots so we had a better idea of how we would like to position our character in each scene.

This is a high angle shot of the character. We chose a high angle to show the vulnerability of the character. We would like to include a shot similar to this as i believe it reflects her isolation and loneliness.

 I believe this shot is also effective. This is because the shot shows the character on her own with other people sat together in a friendship group.

This shot and the shot below is a point of view shot. I believe this reflects how lonely she is and deep in thought.

This is another shot we would like to include in our production. However, instead of this being a shot on her own, we would like many people in it. We believe using this corridor will give us the perfect opportunity to show her loneliness. this is because it is a very narrow corridor and when lots of pupils are in it it becomes very busy and the camera can focus on the actor on her own within all of the pupils. 

This is a shot of the location of the introduction scene. We plan to introduce the character by her coming to reception to meet a teacher. This will clearly show that she is new to the school and does not know anybody. 

This is a shot of the location we would like to use at the end of our production. this is because it has a stage and the correct lighting to set the scene of the character finally getting to sing and do what she enjoys with somebody else.  

We aim to get a close up shot of the main character playing the piano.

This is a high angle shot of the main actor playing the piano. The high angle shows that she is being looked down on by others.

Our 'use somebody' pitch

Pitch for Use Somebody

Storyboard for use somebody

We believe it is very important to make a story board. This storyboard shows the different shots we plan to include in each scene in our music video. The storyboard has enabled me to become clear and organised about what we are filming so me and my partner fully understand. If we did not produce a clear storyboard, i feel that we would not be prepared to film. 

Below are pictures of our story board which show the shot we would like and it explained in more detail.

Production Meeting - 22/09/15

On the 22nd September 2015, we had our first production meeting with class friends. We had made a story board so that our plan is clearer and that we understand our different shots and scenes. We discussed our ideas with our peers and they gave us some more ideas. 

The first idea somebody suggested to us was that we should be aware of the surrounding settings to separate the characters. This would clearly identify the lonely character. We could use physical spacing so empathise the character is lonely. 

Towards the end of our music video, we would like it to be more uplifting and positive. in order for this to happen, we had an idea of introducing the other character who is helping the lonely girl. To introduce the new character we had the idea of gradually introducing another instrument in which they will be playing at the end of the music video. 

Somebody also gave us the suggestion of using time lapse to emphasise the disconnection.  We plan to do this in a high angle shot to show her vulnerability. this could be filmed in the common room. 

Our change of idea

After researching more into the "Heya" music video and music videos which are similar such as "happy" we have decided to change our idea. We have changed our idea due to believing that the music video "Heya" will not get us many marks as we did not have many ideas for it. 'Heya' was a very upbeat and fun song, however we have changed our idea to something more heartfelt and moving.

The idea we have come up with is "use somebody". We prefer this idea because we believe that we can make the music video very effective. instead of basing the song on relationships, we have decided to focus the music video on friendships within school and how sometimes they aren't always perfect. We have many ideas for this music video and believe it will be far more successful.

Below is a music video of the song "use somebody" in which we have chosen to focus our final piece on.

Response to our questionaire

In order to gather audience research, we made our own questionnaire about music videos.

The first question we asked was "What is your age?". We asked this question so that when we were analysing our results we could identify a trend or pattern between different ages. This could show that different age groups may prefer different sorts of music videos. Out of 19 people, 15 answered the questionnaire saying they were in between the age of 16 and 18.

The second question we asked was "What is your favourite feature within a music video?". We found out that 9 people like a personal storyline within a music video compared to 2 people preferring to focus on a band performing in the music video.

We then asked "How do you watch music videos?". the results show that computer and phone were the most common way to watch music videos. 

Finally, we asked " are your parents likely to listen or overhear the music you listen to?". Most people answered saying often, sometimes and yes.

Production Schedule

Above is an image showing a production schedule. A production schedule will allow us to easily plan our process of making the music video. This will help us to become organised and it will ensure our group members understand which dates we will be scene planning, casting, choosing the loaction, the props/costumes and scripting.

The prodcution schedule allows us to clearly plan our pre production and production. This will help us to become organised so it prevents delays on our production.