Lip sync

This is my practice for filming and editing a piece of lip syncing together and making it look effective.

Possible problems with filming.

I have one major problem which i may have with my filming, this is that at some points of my film i have the camera moving backwards along with the the person who is walking towards it. To make this movement smooth i am in need of finding some method to enable the camera to move smoothly along the floor. I will need to build some form of cart or something else which i can place the tripod on which may be a problem.

Mis en scene.

The most important piece of mis on scene that will be in this film and that is to consider what my actor will be wearing, i was planning on having him wearing a suit or at least smart clothes and a suit jacket in the film, i would be having him wearing this as he would look completely out of place in both of the areas in which i would be filming and therefore adding interest to the film.




Another important piece of mis en scene in my film is the litter at the place i am going to film, if i choose to film in the quarry instead of the woods there are large areas where litter is strewn about by people who have been camping in the area, it will be very important that i avoid these areas as my film will not look professional if there is a large amount of litter in the background.

Casting for my music video

For my casting i was planning on using my friend Tom Pearson as the only actor, the reason i was going to do this is that he already knows and likes the song, and helpfully he knows most of the lyrics which will enable the parts of the film where lyp syncing has to take places to happen much quicker and more fluidly as he will not have to learn or read the lyrics. I have not yet asked him whether he will help me which i need to do as soon as possible as if he can not help me i will need to find someone else who i can really on to help me with the acting.

Questionnaire about music.

Detailed questionnaire.

1. have you heard of the rock band biffy clyro?

14 people answered yes, 1 answered no.

This shows that if i create a music video for the song which i plan on making one for, many people will recognise the song and be able to relate to it.

2. Do you like the rock band biffy clyro?

9 people answered yes, 6 answered no.

This means that the majority of people will probably like the music video simply because they like the band, however some people do not like the band or they're music and therefore unless the music video is extremely good, many people who watch it won't like it because they will not like the song.

3. Have you seen any videos by biffy clyro before

10 people answered yes, 5 people answered no.

This means that how the majority of people who view my music video will feel influenced in how they view it by previous videos which they have watched from the band and will be likely to make comparisons to he existing official video]]
4. Do you prefer music videos where you see the bands perform?
8 people answered yes, 7 people answered no.

Unfortunately i will be unable to do anything about this as i am not going to be able to get the actual band to perform in my video.

5. Do you like a music idea when it has a specific story-line?
5 people answered yes, 10 people answered no.

This is good as my music video does not have a specific story-line.

6. Do you like a music video which evokes feelings?
11 people answered yes, 4 people answered no.

7. Do you commonly watch music channels such as scuzz or viva?
7 answered yes, 8 answered no.

8. Are you interested in the genre of rock?
9 answered yes, 6 answered no.

This means that the majority of people will be interested in my music video and the song because they like this genre if
music.

9. Would you like to see a narrative in the story?

Feedback included: Yes i would like to see a narrative in the story however i would prefer for the film to show and envoke
emotions more .

10. Would you like to see special effects being used in your video?
13 answered yes, 2 answered no.
feedback included: Whilst i would like to see special effects being used in the movie, i would prefer that they be used a
small amount and be used well than be used in an over the top manner which ruins the style and feeling of the film.

11. How would you expect the actors to be dressed in a music video by Biffy Clyro
Open ended question, feedback includes: I would expect them to be dressed casually and possibly be shirtless having seen
Biffy Clyros music videos before, or seen them live before



I will be getting my actor to wear a smart suit, i will be doing this for 2 reasons, the first is that it will look completely out of place in the background of the music video, and the second is that it will be unexpected to the viewer as it goes against the stereotype for the band.

Storyboards

The storyboards will be up soon, i am having problems with them as i am having to rescan them in.

Possible locations for Filming

My locations for this project was originally going to be the street on which my house is, which is better than many other streets as it is full of cars which gives it the impression of being busy despite actually having very little traffic.





The only other location i was planning on using was a cornfield however i am now going to have to use a woodland area instead as the corn has been mostly harvested


I was thinking of using several different areas of woodland for my footage, these are in the quarry area between kettering and Geddington, or Geddington woods. The advantage of using the quarry is that it is a lighter area than the woods so i would be able to get a better quality of footage, however there is a disadvantage in that i may not be able to find an area large enough for the jump cuts which i have planned, which i feel that the woods in geddington would be better for

geddington woods


geddington grange quarry