Rough cut video

This video is our rough cut, we have spent a long time assembling it however we are going to make a few changes to it to make our final video.

this video lacks in transitions from one clip to another so we plan to introduce some in to our final video. Also for our final cut we are going to change some parts around so that the video clip and the song lyrics are corresponding, and try to make transitions of clp changes happen with the beat of the music.

However overall we are both very pleased with this video, we feel that it has a very proffessional look and the storyline is believable and interesting, however still easy to understand.

Our video is very sudden and fast paced, like the ones that we have researched and we have purposely used the camera in a shaky way to highlight the madness of the situation and to fit in with the song when it goes very fast.

Filming second day

We have filmed our second day at Ingress Park ad mentioned earlier in my blog.

this is where we have filmed scenes of the girls death and her being taken to heaven.

This loaction is also where the shots of drinking vodka have been filmed.

By this stage in our filming we have decided to change many parts of our video, the stroyline has been slightly altered throughout, from her being a prostitute to a person that once had a good life and now it is not so good. we have added in many scenes and thought of many different idea to include as we have progressed, for example flashback to her previous life, which we will use in black and white to give an old style effect. we have also added a scene which we will later film of the girl all dressed for a night out, only she looks a mess, with her hair and makeup scruffy, indicating she has already been out and it hadn't turned out too well. we thought that we would use a feather boa to to emphasise the fact that her life is out of control and so is she. they have used a feather boa in the video on the man that is made out to be her sick partner and it works really well with the contrast of the gloomy streets and dark, baggy clothes.

Story board

As you can can see from the storyboard below out video has a clear storyline, we have decided to use one after doing our research, we found that the types of videos that we had looked at didn't really have storylines, they just followed a situation for a long period of time, outlinin the important parts.
As we have no experience in making music videos we decided to follow a storyline so that the viewer remains interested in the video throughout.

Screen shots of first day filming

These screen shots are from our first day filming, they are from both Dartford park and Tree Estate, we intend to use these clips in our final video.

Cast

To keep the video easy to understand, Jessica and I have decided to only feature the two of us in our video.

Main actress.

Tiffany.

Plays the part of the main girl, who's life gets progressivly worse until she takes her own life.

Other Actress.

Jessica

Plays the part of Tiffany's friend who once lived a normal life with who, however in the end realises how unhappy her friend is and aids her to commit suicide.

Tiffany will wear clothes that make her look like she is poor and doesn't have much to do. for example, a tracksuit and trainers.

in the flashbacks to her life previously she will be wearing nice clothes and look generally as though she makes an effort.

Jessica will wear a coat and a hoodie, this is because she needs to disuse herself from anybody who may see her because she delivers dangerous goods to her friend.

Location

We have decided on some main locations for our filming.

Dartford park - where we came across a wall of graffiti, this fitted perfectly with the theme of a 'rough life' and area.

A Londis shop - where we will show her entering the shop and buying a packet of crips with little money because she is bored.

Ingress Park in Greenhithe - this is right next to the River Thames, this is where we will show the scenes of the ending of her life, it is a very dramatic place, with quiet fields and a fierce flowing river, perfect place to film her suicide. Although for this reason the area is suitable it is actually a very nice area and full of beautiful, old fashioned buildings, we have decided to use one of these buildings in our video to show the contrast between the appearance of her and where she is.

Permission Letter

This is the letter that we have written to 'Arctic monkeys' to ask for permission to use their song 'When The Sun Goes Down'.

I have not yet had a reply however we are permitted to use it reguardless.