Planning: Group Roles

Group Roles

 

Production Roles:
Production roles are the roles that the people have during the production of the music video, there are 10 different roles within the production of this music video.

Director:
This is the person will over see the whole creation of the music video, he/she is in charge of everything that happens. Throughout this whole creation of the film the producers will give ideas of what they want for the film and if the director will like it he will use it but any choice that will be made will be by him as he is the person that has the ultimate say.

Producer:
This is the person that will manage all of the budgets within the making of the music video. Also as the producer this is also the main person that works alongside with the director to gives ideas of what could happen but he only can give ideas towards the creation of the music video. Furthermore he works much closer with the cast and calls quite a lot of the shots, but the director calls the final shots within the production of the music video.

Camera Operator:
What the camera operator is the person that takes the footage of the music video, the camera operator works with the storyboard manager to get the correct camera shots, angles and movements in order to get the correct emotional feelings that the director wants from the audience when watching the music video. 

Editor:
Editing Manager gets the footage of the music video, and edits the scene to create the effect upon the audience. The editor will work with the camera operator in order to create the scenes and shots director would want without making the audience confused at what they are watching.

Story boarder:
This is the person that will put the narrative into a graphic pictures, what the story boarder does is create the illustrating images that are in a order to tell the narrative. Also what this role does is the person has to think of the camera size, angles and movement as the camera man will work with the story boarder to get the idea of what to take when shooting the music video.

Hair, Make Up & Costume:

The person that does all the hair and make up for the character, will be important because they are in charge of what the actors will look like, also the costume for the film is decided as well because it will have to go with the stereotypes that the music video might use of the character or not. But the costume is important because this is what the actor will wear for the music video.

 

Actor/s:
With being an actor, this is the person that will be acting a certain role within the film. This role is important because you will need a actor to act in the film, and there are different types of acting roles.

 

Photographer:

With having this role of a photographer, this person is the one who will be taken the pictures for the digipak and the advertisement of the music video.

 

Print designer:

This is the role where this person will be taking the images from the photographer and being able to edit the images to the outcomes that the director would want to help advertise this music video.

Personal Roles Within Our Group


Sean

I am the Director of the music video production, I am in charge of the whole development and creation of my music video. It is my name that is associated with this production so I give the last comments on how scenes should be shot, what characters should be doing and also what they should be feeling. I have taken the role of editor as well, due to me having this role last year and being the best at it. It will be best for me to edit the clips we record in our scenes as I have the most creative ideas and plans for the music videos' success.
Lastly, I will be the storyboard creator of the group. This means that I will draw and design the scenes we will film and this is because I have a better idea for the concept and I have good skills in Art so I will be able to help bring the scenes to life.


Kloe


We have chosen Kloe as the producer due her knowing how to communicate with the other members in the cast, also knowing what is going on in the production of the music video, but doesn't call some shots as that is what the director is for.

Moreover we have given Kloe the role of being the costume, hair & make up due to her being the one with this role from our other production and with this she already has experience in this line of work. 
 

Darhyl

As the group has pick me to be the director due to the experience from before in other productions like this. I have been picked for this role because I have good leadership skills and is very organised in when doing something and getting the work done.

Furthermore I am taking the role of the camera man due the experience in being a cinematographer, as I have experience in this field of work.

Roles that have been split:

Also I am taking on another two roles partially as it going to be taken as a joint role of being a photographer and the print designer, with Kloe. This is due to me having knowledge in the use of Photoshop and a Photographer as I am a Photography student with me and Kloe taking this role joint, is due to our experience and also because it makes sense in them both being split as I have more knowledge in being a photographer than she does but yet also she has got more knowledge in Photoshop and with putting us both in this position allows for the work to be done faster yet also better as we can come up with better ideas for the outcome of the digipak.

Planning: Lighting & Colour

Lighting And Colour

 

 

Lighting and colour – Smile (Westlife)
 
The lighting is natural lighting which adds a very natural and soft tone to the events in the music video. There are also moments of high key lighting which I like as it enhances ‘star image’ and the activities that the characters are engaging in. The colour almost has a brown/gold look to it which suits the genre of Jazz/swing because it sets a very relaxed mood to it. I like the use of lighting and will look to use this, as the soft tones reflect what we will be looking to show.
 














Lighting and colour – Suit and Tie (Justin Timberlake)  
 
It is black and white in colour. I really like the use of this as it is cool and urban and gives the video a really classic look for such a modern artist. The lighting is low-key at times, and also high-key depending on what activities they are engaging in. I really like the use of black and white to create a classic feel to the video so this is something I will want to include in my video, especially at the start to create mystery around my character.



















Lighting and colour – That’s life (Frank Sinatra)



Because of the time period this video was filmed in, naturally it is in black and white. This allows the video to have a mature look to it and like the ‘Suit and Tie’  video, this is something I want to implement in my music video.
I definitely feel like I will use black and white colour in my music video, and keep to really soft lighting to create a chilled atmosphere within my narrative. 

Planning: Character Representation

Character Representation

 

Introduction - This post was planned as a group.

 

It is important to plan characters because it allows you to represent the themes which will be apparent within the music video. It is vital to ensure through the use of characters that they represent your target audience in the intended way. The characters are the ones that create meaning and understanding for the audience. The characters are the ones that tell the narrative the music video follows so they are just as important as the artist. They help to build a relationship with the audience.

 

Planning: Copyright Letter

Copyright Letter

 

 

 

Oasis Academy Hadley

South Street, Enfield

En3 4PX

TEL: 0208 804 6946

7th November 7, 2014


RE: TOM MISCH - FOLLOW



Dear Tom,

We are Mos Wanted Productions, a company created by 3 A2 media students and we are writing to request your permission to be able to use your song to make our music video. Although it is a cover yourself that you song, we would like to use your version of the song as we are very inspired by it. The track that we wish to be able to use is Follow. 

With your permission of being able to use this track we would like to create a music video of our own, as we are a group of three in this production group from the Oasis Academy Hadley Sixth Form. And this project for you media course is worth 50% of our coursework grade.

This project involves creating a music video for a song of our choice, and targeting a selected audience for this type of song. Furthermore we are going to create & produce an album and magazine advert to accompany it. This track I have requested to use is only going be used for the educational purposes of our coursework and the OCR exam board moderator.

 If we can gain your permission to create the music video, we will only be promoting it in terms of gaining audience feedback for our course work on the social media sites such as; twitter, face book and YouTube.  It would not be used for any promotional purposes in gaining views.
A copyright notice with wording supplied by you can be included in the records of the project. If this is required, please send us the full details to include.

 
Thank you very much for your time. We look forward to hearing from you,



 Yours Sincerely,



Mos Wanted Productions:

Darhyl Matias

Sean Mutiso

Kloe Boylan 




Here is an official cover letter that I have sent to Tom Misch via his Facebook page asking for his support enabling us to use his version of the song ‘Follow’ to use for our production.  
 

 

 

Tom is an independent artist and therefore doesn’t have a record label for us to contact, so the easiest way to do this was through Facebook. 

 

 

 

We are still waiting for a reply. 



 



 

 



Planning: Pre-Production Paperwork

Pre-Production Paperwork

 

 

 

Benefits of paperwork:

 

• Ensuring everyone's safety
• Cast and crew know what they are doing
• Helps bring the production to life
• Everyone knows what is expected of them within the production

 

 

 

Release And Consent Agreement
This is a legal document that discusses the terms and conditions for all actor in our thriller. This document is given to everyone who will be a part of the production. It includes a full analysis of the terms of the thriller and what will be going on. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production Schedule
A summary of exactly what is going to happen in your filming schedule. This document will be given to everyone in our filming team and cast so they can again, have all the information they need for filming dates and individual actor dates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location Release Agreement
This is a legal document which agrees for everything that goes on, it is based on our rights as an actor and the all the rights to the recording and filming side of the production. This is given to every actor present. 

 

 

 

 

 

Location Recce Form
This is a summary of all your location that you decide to use, everyone in the production cast will be given one of these. It provides the visual/literal information they need to know about your location.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk Assessment

This is an analysis of our location, it identifies what risks might arise and how we plan to overcome then. Again, everyone in the group will need one of these so they can obtain all the information they need to know before filming.