Planning and Pre-Production

Unit 6: Visual Production

Contents

o Production Schedule
o Script / Shooting Script
o Storyboard
o Props List
o Crew List
o Location Recces
o Clearances and Confirmations
o Contingency Plan
Production Schedule
Please include location, time of film, what you are filming and teams’ members including actors

Date: 14/03/2022
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
More Plan more Filming with Film shots N/A N/A N/A
planning for Gabi after
for the production college and
music planning more
video at college (due
date)
8:45am – 9am at my 11am N/A N/A N/A
4pm house
Filming the Editing the N/A N/A N/A
beginning of scenes, I
my music have so far
video with the and see
setting and what is
bedroom missing

Date: 21/03/2022
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Music Video Shooting Script

Description of visuals Lyrics
Black screen and straight away start by the main 11 second intro
character drawing a girl with the written title
and ‘created by’
Raining window
Shows a close up of the girl’s eyes laying in bed Quiet as the city air on a
slowly zooming out summer night after it rains

Zooms to the girl in white bed sheets, lip

syncing to the lyrics and drawing a picture of Faster than a bolt of lightning,
herself in the woods the speed of a Japanese bullet
train
Transition between bed and inside a classroom
with people around her girl is rubbing her eyes (a train)

Showing the sky with clouds And you know, it's always trying
stay awake
Girl looking out of the window into the woods
and shows her drawing again (stay awake)

Arc shot around the girl while she turns her Oh, but darling, running ain't
head around and transition to another location enough

Arc shot back into the new location, which is To escape from the monsters in
bathroom from a mirror shot. my brain
(in my brain)
Girl washing her hands in the bathroom, mirror
People say I'm quiet most of the
reflection is lip syncing back to her. Both faces
time
look up, central shot of the girl.
Flicking between different locations and people
around the girl.
If only you knew what goes on in
my
Slowing down the flicking

pausing on a specific location and scene with Mind…

the girl lip syncing (central shot)

Girl is in the woods spinning and lip syncing (If only you knew, if only you
knew)
Girl is in the woods spinning and lip syncing

What goes on in my
Close up of clock with 2am
Girl lying in bed looking up at the camera lip Mind…
syncing
Close up of eyes opening (If only you knew, if only you
knew)
Girl sits up lip syncing central shot and turns her (I'm not toxic, I swear)
head and it transitions to her in the woods.

Girl lip syncing in the woods with central shots

and side shots Two in the morning, I'm lying
awake
Cloud and sky shots These thoughts in my brain
They come out to play
Central shot of girl and she is looking up and
when she puts her head down it transitions to I'm replaying gumball to keep
another angle in the woods 'em way

Showing the drawing once again

Girl lip syncing
Deep in the silence
BLACK SCREEN May end up violent
What an anomaly

Showing a lighter and setting fire to the drawing

in the woods, throwing the drawing to the What is so wrong with me?
ground (What?)

showing the drawing and moving it away seeing

the drawn picture and real life woods
People say I'm quiet most of the
time
If only you knew what goes on in
my
lip syncing and dancing around the woods
…

Mind…

(If only you knew, if only you

knew)
What goes on in my mind
(If only you knew, if only you
knew)
What goes on in my
(If only you knew) What goes on
in my
(If only you knew) What goes on
in my
(If only you knew)
(If only you knew) What goes on
in my
(If only you knew) What goes on
in my
(If only you knew)
What goes on, what goes on in my
Storyboard
Props List

Item Item Description Who uses it When it is

used
Paper and Drawing on paper of a Gabi (main Shown at the
Pencil girl in the woods character) beginning and
will be shown
throughout to
tell the
narrative
Lighter Set alight to paper Gabi (main Shown at the
character) end when she
sets alight the
drawing
Clock/Alarm Clock ticking Gabi (main Shown the
character) time in the
middle of the
music video
Crew List

Person Role Dates Needed

Gabi Paliulyte Main girl actor Starting from the 15th
March

Izzy Carvalho Background character Starting from 16th March

Charlie Borg Background character Starting from 16th March

Harly Greenhalgh Background character Starting from 16th March

Abbie Artherton Background character Starting from 16th March

 Location Recce
Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used
Type of room/area:

Henley on Thames Town

Insert photo of location (do not draw) centre

Location Address:

Town Hall, Market Pl, Henley-

on-Thames

Sat Nav details (Post code):

RG9 2AQ

Nearest Train Station:

Henley Train Station

Nearest Bus stop:

Hart Street Bus stop

Lighting Information: Solutions:
- Natural lighting - Use lighting equipment if needed
- May change depending on the weather

Sound Information: Solutions:

- Cars - Use sound equipment like microphones
- Other people for more precise sounds
- Shops near by

Power Information Solutions:

- No power or electricity around if filming - Charge all equipment before leaving to
outside film.
- Bring battery powered equipment if
needed
Hazards:
- Roads and Cars around Solutions
- Be careful where and when we film
 Location Recce
Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used

Type of room/area:
Insert photo of location (do not draw)
Outside in the woods

Location Address:

Denham Woods, Wheeler End

Sat Nav details (Post code):

HP14 3NQ

Nearest Train Station:

High Wycombe

Nearest Bus stop:

Park Lane Bus stop

Lighting Information: Solutions:

- Natural lighting - Use lighting equipment if needed
- May change depending on the weather

Sound Information: Solutions:

- Motorway near - Use sound equipment if needed to get a
- Cars clearer voice

Power Information; Solutions:

- No power or electricity near - Use battery powered equipment if
needed
- Charge equipment before leaving to
film

Hazards: Solutions:
- Sticks and twigs may trip over - Put the tripod up where it is flat and be
- Uneven ground careful when walking around in the
woods
 Location Recce
Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used
Type of room/area:

Inside bedroom and bathroom

Insert photo of location (do not draw)
Location Address:

Rosemary Park Lane, lane End

Sat Nav details (Post code):

HP14 3LB
Nearest Train Station:

High Wycombe

Nearest Bus stop:

Park Lane Bus stop

Lighting Information: Solutions:

- Using natural lighting from the window - Use lighting equipment if needed
- Will change depending on the weather

Sound Information: Solutions:

- Sound of the camera - Use sound equipment if needed but
- Cars from outside if a window is open because we are filming inside, there
shouldn’t be any problems

Power Information Solutions:

- Plug sockets and electricity available if - No solutions needed but
needed to charge or use equipment

Hazards: Solutions:
- Small bedroom which doesn’t give - Move to a bigger area or be careful
enough space for tripods but enough when moving tripods and cameras
space for filming
Clearances and Confirmations
You need confirmation emails from everyone that is featuring in your music
video. Please screenshot these emails including the dates and times they are
agreeing to paste them below.

Contingency Plan
What are your plans for if something goes wrong? What back up actors, locations and
equipment do you have?