Second Version Video

This is our second version of the music video, we have put the opening sequence and have ammended some of the points raised after the first version. Due to difficulties getting all the cast together again we are having troubles changing bits where more filming is necessary, we will try our best to do it again.

First Version Video Feedback.

We've had some feedback from the first version of our video posted below, mostly positve, however some ponits have been raised about the over all look of the video.

Both Mr.Ford and Mr.Nicole have said that the shots where the band is outside to not match the ideolgy put forward in the rest of the video, we intend to ammend this by either moving them to further back in the song, where by this point the mise en scene would be clear enough to be able to use them confidently.

There is also a shot early on in the video where horseman's head is out of the shot and makes the sequence look unproffesional. We can simply replace this shot with another out of the shots we didnt use initially.

The fianl thing we need to do is put the opening sequence on the video.

First version feedback

The video below is our first draft of our music video, it hasnt got the first 20 seconds on it yet as we havent edited that section. We're happy with the way it came out apart from some small sections that we want to tweek. Some parts havent come out perfect, such as when horseman's head is out of shot, we need to edit this along with some other bits.
We especially like the parts where we've put in some 'video blog' style sections in black and white and intergrated them into the video.

First version of our video

Filming feedback

We got all our filming done over the half term and are really happy with the way it turned out, we even managed to do almost all of our editing. We still need to some more work to the video and make some improvements. The lighting we used really helped our filming look more proffesional and gave us consistant lighting throughout the day. All in all it was a good day and we're happy with the way the majority of the shots came out.

Planning the shoot. 'creating the artt'

We enjoy our work, editing on the mac.
This is the wall we are using for several shots, mainly the opening scene. The bare brick fits with our vintage/antique theme and adds to our mise en scene.
Main setup
We are using this vintage red leather sofa in the majority of our shots as almost a focal point to the video. We will feature a number of shots on this sofa as we think it looks cool and adds to the representation we are putting forward of old and vintage.

We've recnsidered the aspect of the cupboards in the corner of the wall as we think they look a bit to modern for the 1950's theme we are going for, for this reason we are moving the sofa and lamp to the other wall.

These are just a few of the angles we intend to use in the video.



High angle- risking life and limb from a beam
Storyboard beginning sequence:
This is the initial shot of the video, immediatley illustrating our theme of vintage with this antique portrait. The brick also adds to the representation.
Zoom in of the portrait.
Transition to a mid/high angle shot of lead singer sitting next to old stereo and tapes etc.
Puts tape in, the tape being the song that we are actually using. Once tapes in the song starts with no bass and low volume to make it feel as if the music is coming through the headphones on the stereo. We are aiming to create this effect on the macs.
Full volume and bass then comes in once the head phones are put on and the proper song begins.

Straight shot of lead singer, he starts to smile and nodd.

His head goes out of shot, and then comes back up with the horseman mask on (not shown in the picture). This introduces the audience to horseman as a vital part to the video.
Med/long
There is then a long drumming and guitar sequence in the song where we will feature close ups of both the drums and the guitarist (shown below). These will be face paced shots, making the transitions no longer than 2 seconds apart.
Floor tom closeup
Snare closeup
Bass closeup

High hat closeup

Tom closeup
Med drumkit shot 80's :)
We will show closeup shots and med's of the guitarist depending on the part of the song.


The cut shot figure movement will match the pace of the music and create a quirky rough image.
These three pictures on the sofa show an effect we intend to use, with the lead singer looking as if hes moving along the sofa, this will be done by pausing the camera. This will again be done in the pace of the song.

The pingpong throw - haircut courtesy of Neil Ford

The lamp shade choosing - 80's flowered beige vs Orange/Pink

The outside element adds a random quirky edge, also the cobbled courtyard fits with the mis en scene from inside.
Unique outdoor teaparty - cobbles
Unique outdoor tea party - grass
Coffee break - 'work hard play hard'


This ariel view shot is a possiblity for a music poster, we would include members of the band mongin' in the suds.

Crackin' on with the workjust manic mate