Location Still Images

This will be the counter where the mum will be standing over crying. It will also be where the boy will walk past in one set of clothes and go past in another to show change of time and day.







Where my sister is pictured, will be the little boy in the first scene, and the parents will be arguing behind, perhaps the dad outside the door with the mum inside the room. To show the seperation already.






Where the stick figures been drawn is where the little boy will be seen from the dad viewpoint as he drives away. But the silver car won't be there at that point. It's a good shot because the boy is sheltered and looks small and timid.







There will be quite a few scenes in this garden where the boy will carry out 'manly' jobs such as gardening, digging and working out. I will try change the lighting using electrical light to show different times of day etc.

Story Board

Do I Have The Band Involved?

Since the first ever music videos, the artists have always been the main focus of music videos. They've always acted and starred in them, either by playing instruments or singing like Marilyn Monroe. From then on, music videos have developed to include more people and storylines to match the songs or just for visual attention. Recently, the quality of music video's have become as important as the quality of the song. Musicians have been known to pay millions for effective and exciting music videos which include special effects and dancers. Although these no budget video's can fetch lots of attention, be very memorable, and sometimes enhance the popularity of the band. Some of the simpler, budgeted music videos can also recieve the same effects on the audience.
The premise for my music video, is to be a linear narrated story that has an array of peaks that draw in the audience and provokes emotions such as sadness, pity and joy whilst they watch it. If my piece was to be played on music channels as the real music video for the song, the band would be associated with the emotional film and be different from a lot of other music videos. The decision I have to make is whether I include the band in my video.
The choices I have made earlier in deciding upon the song and idea for the music video has lead me to be more inclined not to use them as I don't want to use any photos of the band for copyright reasons and I don't want to use 3 guys to try and make a facade of the band members. So to use them in my music video, there would have to be 3 blurred and dark figures in the background of my piece. However I think this would create a dark and twisted feel to the video which I don't particularly desire. Most up to date music videos try to promote the band and merchandise, which is a good way of advertising, but not necessary in my music video. This is because I want the song to be felt on a personal level rather than an entertainment level.
What is used quite a lot in music videos, is a storyline to match the song with images of the band playing or singing in different shots and settings that coincide with the basis of the music video. I could do this in my music video, but as I said before I don't want to use people that aren't the actual band members. Therefore, I don't think I will use any imagery of the band.

Deciding Between The Two Ideas..

Idea 1.

After listening to the song several times and imagining the kind of video I would like to watch to it. I saw parents fighting at the beginning of the song (before the lyrics) and then the dad leaves and you see the young child run after him and then he drives off. For the remainder of the song, you see the young child wearing his dads shirts and shoes and doing jobs his father would have done. In the end, the dad comes through and it'll be in slow motion to match with the lyrics of the song 'Come Back Home'. However, there will be images in the video that suggest that the father won't come back but the boy just wants him too.

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Idea 2.

In the start leading up to the introduction of lyrics, there would be a couple arguing and she would throw out clothes of her bf and then drive off. Leaving him looking silly with lots of clothes. He then tries to ring her and the camera splits into two following them on their way. Use of photo albums and props will relate to parts of the song or link the two camera shots together. In the end they come back together.

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Decision.

Currently, there are a lot of music videos that have the idea of using a couple to demonstrate the aim of the song. This is probably because that relationships and love is the theme of most songs nowadays. As Two Door Cinema Club are a individual music band with their own style of music and original take on a 'band', their music video should be different from the norm too. So, in this instance, I believe that doing Idea2 would be the easier option that is similar to other popular music videos around. Whereas, Idea1 would be more emotional and would relate to a lot of people that have lost someone and wanted them to come back. Also, I don't think there is a video out there like it, so it would be easily identifyable with the band.

Ideas for Both Songs..

I think out of the two songs, I have more inspiration and enthusiasm for 'Come Back Home'. This is probably because it's a newer song that belongs to a band that isn't very well known.

Choices, Choices, Choices..

I think I have decided to do 'Come Back Home' by Two Door Cinema Club after listening to both songs and brainstorming different ideas, I seemed to come up with more ideas for the above song.

Official Change of Idea!

After much consideration I have decided to completely change not only my idea but my brief, reverting from a children's television program to a music video. The largest problem I have and will have with my initial idea of using puppets for a children's television program is the expense. The cost of all the materials that i am going to need to create effective and proper sized puppets will be too great, also the time that i am going to have to spend on making the puppets and ensuring that they look as close to the image i have in my head is too greater a task, and when you combine these points the outcome won't match the time and money i will have spent.
I have tried to make a mock up of a puppet using a baby doll as the head, but in doing so, it hit me how hard this project is going to be, if it's this hard to make a puppet body for a baby doll, and create face paint make up that looks realistic like a monster, it's going to be even harder to make a large size scaled puppet body for a human. I don't think i'll be able to create the image i have in my head of how the monsters i look into reality which overall will be a major disappointment and look unprofessional and cheap! Which i don't want.
In considering the music video, i know that any ideas i have in my head i can create and put into action easier. I already have a basis for an idea and a song after carrying some research into considering the worth of changing briefs. I know i have a lot of work to do, but i think i can do it and make the final outcome worth while and better than it would be if it was the children's program.

This year..

I want to;

• use different camera angles and shots
• use a different style of opening credits to include a particular technique such as stop motion
• update my blog regularly, documenting changes/research/problems etc
• go wild with costumes and make up
• use creativity in research as well

I don't want to;

• use the same characters as last year
• use cliche storylines/ideas/characters
• stick to 'safe' ideas, I want to push the limits in make up and costumes
• just stick to keeping blogging/filming/editing to lesson time.
• miss deadlines for coursework or blogs.