Set Research for Performance

We know we want a performance as well as a lip sync in the studio, however we had not talked about the specifics of what the set would look like. Therefore we did some research and found some similar shots of what we are looking for 

This is not exactly what we are looking for but similar, we like the idea of using windows with light behind, this was inspired from the squares in this image. We also don't want bright colours but more of a natural light.

This demonstrates the combination of smoke and lights, we like the atmosphere is creates.

This is more what we want the windows to be like. But we want the artists in silhouettes, oh we also want a more natural light.

Here we see the combination of the smoke and light and the window idea all combined.

Locations

Part of the video includes the main singer walking around a record store. Therefore we searched and found two in Guilford ( a town nearby):

http://www.people-independent-music.co.uk/ 

The header of their website..

 

The store front..

We will also be filming her walking down the street around the record store in guilford...

Performance Ideas and Research

So far we have three ideas in mind for the performance strand/s. We feel all these ideas embody the urban style of WBT but we now have to think about the logistics of which one will be create the best shots and will be easiest to organise.

Roof Top:

This would mean filming at a location, we are already having to film in Guilford town so it could be possible but we would need to get permission from the owners. It would also be difficult to organise around the weather. However we would be able to get birds eye view shots of the town as well keeping with the urban style.

Intimate Gig:

 

This is probably the easiest of all our ideas as we could film it in the studio and we wouldn't need a large crowd. It also fits with the relaxed feeling of the song.

Warehouse:

Fortunately we know someone who owns a warehouse so this could be possible, again it would mean filming on location so travelling would take up part of our day and we may loose time. 

Our Development Group

This is our development group! Unfortunately I was ill when this picture was taken so these are the rest of my team!

Shot Examples

I researched a few videos that include similar shots to ones we are thinking of.




These two videos are very similar to our idea of slow motion glitter. We would drop the glitter in front of the camera, starting blurry and slowly gaining focus. 




The shots of her on the bus is very similar of our idea. We would have less people to give more of an airy feel. Also keeping with the urban theme.



She will be smoking at the bus stop, we though it would fit with the relaxed theme to have a close up of her blowing out the smoke, that could be slightly slowed down. 

Reseach Into Similar Music Videos

To help inspire us for further strands and styles, we looked at 2 music videos of similar bands from the same genre and compared them looking at similarities within the genre, so that we can use these aspects in our own video to make sure it lets the audience know the correct genre we are trying to imply.

These are the three videos we studied:



Within these two videos we can similar things occurring...

• dark lighting
• slow moving shots
• calm slow music
• black and white
• slow motion  

To keep our music video within this genre we will have these aspects within it.

Presentation of the Two Concepts

To make the presentation interesting and engaging, we made a Prezzi for each of the ideas and went into detail about how we are using aspects of the genre to make sure we appeal to the correct audiences.

Our two presentations:






Feed Back:

We gained some interesting feed back on the two pitches.

WBT was liked the most, however we need to find a location and what it is about. It was suggested we find something more exciting to put in it.

The boy band pitch was disliked as it was for a younger age group, and felt that it was too simple and cliche.

therefore we will be going forward with the WBT idea and developing it and finding other more exciting elements.