Behind the scenes day 2

In day two we are filming the burning piano scene. This meant we needed to move the piano into the location where we would film it and use flame paste to firstly control the fire, for when William is playing the piano. Then we set the whole thing on fire for the final scenes.

these images are of me and will moving the dismantled piano on to a pick up to take to the field.

We took the piano apart to make it easier to move it from its starting location to the field we intended to film. thanks to another media student who gave us the piano to burn and helped with the transportation we could go ahead with our ambitious and unique idea.

This is the location, the sheep were not a problem due to them just walking away to the other side of the field. this was good because if they were a problem they would inter-fear with filming.

Here we are setting up for the beginning of filming. This meant we where positing the actor the camera and where we would use the flame paste so we had the correct filming at the correct time.

Here I am explaining which bit of the story bored we are going to film and what I want Will to do. I did this frequently to make sure he understood what he needed to do where and when, this minimised film used and loss of light.

Here we dismantle the keys so it doesnt play and put of Will when he is pressing the keys. This was so he can play the song correctly to reduce mistakes.

Putting down the first of the flame paste to test to see how it looks. We only had a limited amount so could only have a few shots. The flame paste was so we could control the flames without causing harm to Will.

It failed due to it being too light therefore the flames were barely visible.

Scratching off the burnt wood for the next layer of flame paste. This was to ensure that the flame paste was to work correctly. 

Once the scenes of Will playing the piano was finished we began lighting the piano fully on fire. for the final scenes. this was obviously a one shot opportunity because once the piano was on fire the filming is to start. 

Before long the piano was on fire and so we began to film the final scene and frames.

As you can see the burning piano was enough lighting to create a good silhouettes and light the surrounding area the way I wanted. This meant we didn't need any extra lighting.

We tried an extra bit of filming with some flashing torch lights to see what it would look like when finished. We new that we weren't going to get another opportunity like this so filmed as much as possible.

All the filming has now finished we got as many shots we could from different angles and ideas. This was a one chance thing due to us not having access to another piano!

Behind the scenes of filming day 1

While we filmed our music video we took some pictures and some videos of what we were doing. Day 1 began at the actor (Jordan Chilvers) house for the first shots that establish the story for the concept of our video.

in these two pictures I am seen setting up in Jordan's room for the first shots of the day.

here I am explaining to will what bit is going to be filmed and how

Theses shots are of the actor Jordan and me filming me for the first few frames of the story bored. 

This is a clip of me filming Jordan for our first scene. In this shot Jordan wakes up and reaches for his phone to reveal a text.

This clip explains what we are doing and some of the costume "Jordan is not naked" which is pointed out by will. He also explains the rest of the day and future plans of the burning piano scene.

Here I am filming the shot where Jordan puts on his shoes.

and here is the last picture taken before we moved on to the train station and Lincoln.

This is us filming the shot where the music actually begins. We used Wills phone with small speakers to play the song out loud so we can get the timings correct. At the end of the video a stranger walks into shot however it is after the intended time I wanted for the shot.

Now at the train station preparing for the train shot. Here will is getting the correct timings on his phone so he can hit play and we can start filming straight away. I am then asked what we are going to do but the train has just arrived so we had to get ready. I was going to say about the day ahead. This consisted of filming on the train, then in Lincoln with Will and Jordan. 

Now at the Lincoln train station and I am seen asking for permission to film in the station. however the guy i asked played a joke and asked for paperwork. in the end he was fine with us filming and let use use the gates to film.

Setting up in Lincoln for the scene at the traffic lights

Pictures of filming the scene at the traffic lights.

Here is a clip of me filming the images above. It shows how busy it was and what we were doing.

Possible filming route

Ariel view of market Rasen train station with route highlighted: 

We start our filming in Market Rasen walking up this road to the train station:

Lincoln filming: possible route with street view of filming spots.

Map view of our route that the singer and actor will be filmed on:

Starting point inside the train station :

 Traffic light shot:

 View one of the high street we intend to film down:

 View two of high street we intend to film down:

 Walking down the stairs shot will be shot here:

 Other side of stairs shot (left path way):

 Near the last shot in Lincoln:

 Last location for last intended shot in Lincoln:

Storyboard

This is the first few shots that establish the concept of the music video. It begins with no music and a young teenager is seen in bed who is woken up by his phone. He then finds out he is dumped and is upset about this. It then goes into a quick montage of him getting ready, Shower, getting dressed tying his shoes and picking up his keys and iPod leaving out the door.

Then it continues with no music, he locks the door and presses play on his iPod the the song "Up in Flames". This is when the music begins. With an pan going upwards to reveal the depressed teenager walking away, in editing stages I intend to fade in and out with the beat of the drum. It then follows the teenager crossing some train tracks, still fading in and out to the drum. The teenager is then seen sat on a bench with an arching shot to reveal the singer deliver the first few lines. After that the teenager gets on the train to walk past the singer. Then to sit down with the singer singing in the background. He then has departed off the train ad the singer is singing in front of him but the teenager doesn't seem to acknowledge he is there. This is because he is his conscience.

Then the singer and teenager are seen at traffic lights waiting to cross. It moves to the singer following the teenager down the street with over the shoulder shots and tracking shots. When the chorus kicks in the singer still follows and watches the teenager as he ignores him completely. This goes on till the end of the chorus when the singer gives way to him to carry on his life and thoughts. When it fades to black and into the next scene of the singers lips. then of the drummer playing the beat.

Then the scene consists of a arching shot of the piano into a shot of the piano and singer through the drummer using depth of field. Moving on to a close up of the keys playing the song. Then it goes back to the chorus and into a slow motion shot of my idea of water on the drum effect. This will be for both "up in flames" lyrics possibly with different angles. Once that finishes it moves onto the singer singing the next lines through flames. Then an arching shot of the piano on fire with the singer playing it. then the piano will be fully alight in flames. Then there will be a shot of a guitarist playing with his body silhouetted against the fire.

Then a shot of the singer singing the final lines to the camera through the flames. Finally the final shot of the singer walking away and a slow zoom into the fire as the song ends. A dramatic ending to a dramatic song.

Impact of Target Audience research has had on our idea

We took the feedback given to us by the interviewed Target audience and from the websites we looked at, (UK tribes, Bauer media). 


Things to improve and consider: 
With the tempo of the song being slow then our shots should be long and slow motion for some parts.

When using the drum shot with water on it and a light underneath we should consider the sync with the music. at the same time we should use some slow motion as to not loose the effect of the water reflecting the light.

We should consider the performance aspect of the music video , we averaged the percentage that we should split it by what the people we interviewed reckon, coming to the conclusion about 60% narrative and 40% performance.

We also have considered using the flash paper to produce flames for the lyrics "up in flames"We also have thought that the location should majority be in an urban area. The only problem was that the public's reaction to cameras can hinderer filming. However, we could use low populated urban areas.