1

Pre-Production
Music Video
Booklet
Louis Johnson
2

Orphans - Cold Play - Music Video

Concept
A man is sat down at his kitchen table eating some toast with a cup of coffee. His facial
expression shows that he is tired and gloomy. As he bites on his toast, he notices a stack of
photos on the end of the table. The start of the song starts to play quietly increasing in volume
as we see over his should at the picture. A flashback into the picture shows a group of
teenage kids messing around having a fun time, as the pace of the song increase. A flash back
out to the man looking at the picture, as he is looking at the picture a splodge of jam lands on
his shirt and tie, as he sighs as examines the dirty tie. Whilst he switches to look at a different
picture and the flash into the picture occurs again. Once again, the transition back out to the
man looking at the picture occurs. The man has jam on his shirt, and it has started to rain
outside heavier however he is still cheerful as picks up some sunglasses and leaves the
kitchen.

Why are you producing this production?

I am producing this music video, as I want to create an opportunity for me to be more
creative and push out of my comfort zone to see how creative my production can be. I am
using this production as an opportunity to try new techniques before I reach my FMP so that I
can experiment without having to worry about something not working out as I planned. One
of the main techniques I am trying in my music video is the flashback transition. I have
decided that I want the picture he looks at to be the first frame of the flashback scenes. I want
to practice this transition now so that I am able to use it with confidence in my future projects
and FMP.

Deadline
The deadline for the unit is the 22nd of January 2020

Target audience
My target audience that I have chosen is 40-60-year olds. This has continued to enable me to
produce a piece of work that is not what I am used to making, as I am now having to create
something unique to fit better with my target audience of 40-to-60-year olds.

What they want to see

My target audience want to see a music video with a narrative that is around 5-10 minutes
long as there will be some areas of the music video where there is no music playing. From
my secondary research I have found that they want it to be gripping but have some light-
hearted moments to it, to keep them interested in the short film from the start to the end.

What you are creating based on that research

3

My target audience thoroughly enjoyed my production idea when I made my focus groups, as
I had made sure to make minor changes to the concept of my production beforehand to ensure
the liked it. They said they wanted to see very nostalgic props in the music video to highlight
that the flashback is going back in time to when the character was a kid.

The plot will be simplistic but with a small fun twist at the end. The camera angles aren’t
going to be very dynamic, however are going to help show off the story more clearly to the
audience to allow them to understand the plot faster.

Where the production will be aired

My production will be aired on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. I have chosen these
platforms to air my production as I have found from my research into my target audience
profiles that many of them used Facebook and Instagram as their only social media platforms
of choice. I have decided that I will also air it on YouTube, as there are 2 billion users so it’s
a large platform that may have viewer of my age demographic that want to watch my
production.

Props List
Music Video

Item Item Description Who uses it When it is used

Campervan 80s campervan that one of Youth Lake scene

the characters drive in the characters
lake location
5 x is 80s outfits Baggy trousers and Youth Every scene
4

3 female and 2 patterned shirts characters

male outfits
80s radio 80s Roberts radio One of the Lake scene
male youth
characters
Camcorder Vintage camcorder for the Any of the Every scene
characters to use characters

Crew List

Person Role Dates Needed

Kitty 1st AC
Abhi DP
Louis Director & Sound
Illy
Rosie

Location Recces

Type of room/area: Open

Location Address: Sonning
Eye, Reading

Sat Nav details (Post code):

RG4 6TT

Nearest Train Station:

5

Site contact name and contact

Alistair Johnson – 07775379155 Available on weekdays

Permissions

Permission from Alistair Johnson club member

Suitability / shots for production (scene numbers)

Lake Scenes and driving campervan shots

Lighting Information: Solutions:

Natural lighting – open area not many LED light panels to create better lighting
shaded sections conditions and a bounce to fill light on
subject faces

Sound Information: Solutions:

Very quiet location, wind speeds can be Film in protected areas from the wind to
high, however. reduce noise and bring external mics. Most
shots in this area will be shot in MOS so it
won’t be a problem.

Power Information Solutions:

6

N/A
Multiple external batteries for the camera
and the lights.

Hazards Solutions:

Lake is not lifeguarded at any point Ensure all crew wear life jackets if near the
water. No shots will be in the water to
prevent any safety issues

Location Recce 2

Type of room/area: small

internal room and
Location Address: 9
Courtenay Drive, Emmer
green
Sat Nav details (Post code):
RG4 8Xh
Nearest Train Station:
Reading

Nearest Bus stop:

Courtenay Drive Top

Site contact name and contact Availability

Laura Johnson – 07775379155 Weekdays and weekends

Permissions

I have been given permission to film for the internal and external shots

Suitability / shots for production (scene numbers)

7

All internal shots of the man looking at the photos.

Lighting Information: Solutions:

Dimmable spotlights in the living room I will use a bounce as a fill light on the
characters and external lights too
Natural lighting outside with a tree shading
the area

Sound Information: Solutions:

Wait for as main busses to pass before

Next to a fair busy road with a bus route on. shooting. Shoot on a weekday around
midday to reduce the number of people on
the roads

Power Information Solutions:

Plug sockets close to location. Extension cables to for continuous power

supply

Hazards Solutions:

Main road Make sure the entire crew understands the

Extension cables dangers of the road

Music Video Shooting Script

Description of visuals Lyrics

CAMERA AT TABLE HIEGHT

Man walks in form left to right into frame.
Wearing a suit and tie and sits down at the
kitchen table, with is coffee and toast.

He bites into a piece of toast as he sighs. As he Music hasn’t started

slowly eats the first piece of toast, he looks (0:00-0:45)
8

down towards the end of the table at a stack of

pictures with a rubber band keeping them
together.

CAMERA MATCHES HIS MOVEMENT

He slides down the bench and bring the pictures
back to where he was originally sat. He
continues to bite into his toast, and then sips his
coffee.

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

He pulls out the first picture from the stack and
rubs his thumb on the side of it. Music gradually fades in
(0:45-0:50)
FLASHBACK
Freezeframe of the picture switches into video
as the teens are driving campervan down lane
with 3 other teens in the van. Close ups of the
boy that is driving along with the three others Music increases in volume then levels out
that are all laughing and having fun. (0:50-1:40)

END of FLASHBACK
Cuts back to the man, at the table level angle.
He reaches over to grab his coffee without
looking and misses the handle a few times as he
is staring at the picture, he looks up, sips it and
switches to the next picture in the stack. Music decreases back to background music
(1:40-2:00)
FLASHBACK
All the mates on a walk together. One trips the
other one up and the have a play fight as they
continue to walk. They are all smiling and Music increase back to the louder level
laughing. One of them has a camcorder. (2:00-2:45)
CAMCORDER shots to look like the footage on
the camera that the teen is holding.

END of FLASHBACK
Cuts back to a splodge of jam dropping onto the
man’s shirt. He examines the jam splodge as he
wipes it off his shirt and tie. Then he looks
down at his watch and sighs again as he is late
for work.

He gets up and quickly walks out of frame. CUT Music decreases slightly as we hear Foley
TO WIDE EXT as we see him running to the sounds of him mumbling in a frustrated tone
car with his brief case over his head to protect (2:45-3:50)
him from the rain.

He gets in, starts the car and drives up the drive.

MATCHCUT to the campervan from the
campervan in the flashbacks driving up the
drive and turning out.

Visuals fade to black

9

Music slowly fades out as the sound of the

campervan engine fades in.
(3:50-4:30)

Production Schedule

Date Plan of action Evaluation /

Week behind the scenes
beginning
13th December Filming Music Video in Sonning All scenes in at
Get to Location for 9:00 AM Lake and in the van
(Archie, Abhishek,
Kitty).
14th December Planning for Short Film Finish drawing up
storyboards.
15th December Planning for Short Film Finish some edits
to the script.
16th December Planning for Short Film Getting props ready
for Production.
17th December Planning for Short Film Making sure I have
all the equipment.
18th December Filming Short Film Film all scenes in
Crew and Cast Consist of: the short film
exterior and Home
Kitty, Illy, Rosie, and Abhishek. scenes.
19th December Christmas Holidays
20th December Christmas Holidays
21st December Christmas Holidays
22nd Dec Christmas Holidays
23rd December Christmas Holidays
Christmas
Eve
Christmas
Day
Boxing Day
11th January Editing Short Film Assembling
Production.
12th January Editing Short Film Adding In music.
13th January Editing Short Film Colour Grading.
14th January Editing Short Film Any changes or
Improvements.
15th January Editing Short Film Any changes or
Improvements.
18th January Editing Music Video Assembling
Production
10

19th January Editing Music Video Adding in Foley

Sounds and Music
20th January Editing Music Video Colour Grading
21st January Editing Music Video Any changes or
Improvements
22nd January Editing Music Video Any changes or
Improvements