A2 Coursework: Recce Shots

I have used various locations for my music video so that I have a range of shots that would fit the narrative that is within my music video.

	For the first scenes video I use a location that was centred around nature as most of my video would be filmed outside. I felt that this location would be best as I needed a lot of open space that wouldn't have any obstructions that would draw attention away from the performance of my artist  e.g Bins, Signs and litter. I also felt that using an open space would be easier to film in as not many people where in the location.
	The second location is very similar to the first as it is filmed in open space. This the location used when the protagonist tries to approach a girl but then get's rejected. It was very easy to film here as not many people were around and there was enough space to put my filming equipment such as my tripod.
	My next location was on London underground. In this scene the protagonist attempts to get another girl (who is sitting opposite him) to be interested in him, however this does not happen as she moves away from him. My protagonist also lip sync s on the train as I film. I also used the stairs at the train station.
	I used this location as the back drop for my artist's performance. I felt that the bright green of the bushes was a nice background for my to perform against, the location also got every good sunlight making it bright which is one of the themes I wanted to use within my music video  as the brightness also follows the upbeat nature of my music video.
	This is the location I used when my protagonist open the fortune cookie. It was in nice open space that didn't that any distraction meaning my audience will be able to focus on the protagonist.
	The last location I used was a small field with benches. The was a very important location as it is where my protagonist finds the girl who is interested in him. This location got a lot of sunlight which was good as the audience is able to see the  characters clearly.

A2 Coursework: Filming Schedule

Filming Schedule

*Note: duration may not be that long it depends how long it’ll take to film. I’m just giving us extra time in case anything goes wrong or in case someone has a laughing fit.

Time	Location	Duration	Who will be needed	What will be filmed.
Stating at 1:00pm	High Barnet	30 Minutes	David	Lip Syncing
1:30pm	Barnet Park	20 Minutes	David +Amy.	Park scene
2:00pm	Barnet Park	10 Minutes	David	Lip syncing whilst walking
For 2:10pm	High Barnet station	20 Minutes	David + Shahreen	Train Scene + lip syncing.
2:40pm Lunch (we have to wait for Eden and lunch is on me so you don’t have to bring money for food)	High Barnet (Location is where you want to have lunch)	30 Minutes (maybe more depends when Eden shows up. If it’s too late there is a plan B)	David (Jess and Aarti will meet us here or Jess you can meet us closer to the time you are needed)	N/A
3:10pm	Barnet Park	20 Minutes	David + Eden + Aarti	Happy couple walk by David is looking up set. + possible lip syncing.
3:30pm	Barnet Park	20 Minutes	David + Jess	Bench scene *Last Scene*
3:50pm	High Barnet	FINISHED	N/A	N/A

A2 Coursework: Shot List

Creating a storyboard has allowed me to see what my film is likely to look like in more detail. It is a very useful guideline as I'm able to know which shots I want to use and where I'm going to use them.  It is also less time consuming as I already know what I have to on the day of my filming.

Scene	Shot No.	Shot Type	Location	Description
Lip Syncing (for specific parts.)	1	Mid Shot/Long Shot	Park Bench. (Not the same as bench used later on) not a definite location.	Protagonist (David) will lip sync the whole song. Will later be inserted into specific parts in editing.
2:1	2	Mid Shot (Hand held tracking)	Near the entrance of the park.	Protagonist will be walking towards the camera that is in front of him. He will be lip syncing 1st verse (Whilst looking into camera)- 0:10 -0:41 *31 seconds*
2:1	3	Long Shot (from right hand side)	Near the entrance of the park.	Protagonist will be walking further into the park.
3:1	4	Mid Shot	Park bench.	Protagonist will be sitting on bench. Will then reach into his pocket and pull out a fortune cookie.
3:2	5	OTS	Park Bench.	Will see protagonist open fortune cookie wrapper.
3:3	6	Mid Shot	Park Bench.	Fortune cookie in hand. Will then break it.
3:4	7	OST/CU	Park Bench.	CU of protagonist hand and opened fortune cookie in hand. This will show what fortune says: “You will find love today”
3:5	8	Long Shot	Park Bench.	Protagonist would have read message. He Will then look up from his hands and look right and left frantically. Will then stand up and move out of shot.
4:1	9	Mid Shot	Foot Path (in park)	Protagonist will be walking towards camera. He will stop in front of it. Will then check his watch and walk out of shot.
5:1	10	Handheld tracking shot (OTS)	Foot path	Will see a girl in the OTS shot who is face away from him.
6:1	11	Mid Shot	Foot path	Grabs girl (Amy) on the shoulder and makes her face him.
6:2	12	Mid Shot	Foot Path	Of the girl he has approached (Amy)Girl look confused and scared
6:3	13	Mid shot	Foot path	Protagonist looks at the girl as she quickly walks away from him .Protagonist lip syncs. Line from: 0:58-1:01 “Fortune Cookie won’t you tell me what’s good tonight.” Then walks out of shot.
7:1	14	Mid Shot	Train Station: High Barnet.	Protagonist walks down the stairs for the train station. (Walks into mid shot)
7:2	15	Long Shot	Inside train.	Protagonist is seated on train. Girl walks onto train (Shahreen) and sit down opposite protagonist. (Shahreen will be looking at her phone)
7:2	16	Mid Shot	Inside Train.	Girl looking at her phone.
7:2	17	Mid Shot	Inside Tran.	Protagonist will be lip syncing 1:24-1:29.
7:2	18	Mid Shot	Inside Train.	Protagonist moves to sit next to girl and then tries to put his arm around her.
7:2	19	Mid Shot	Inside Train.	Girl looks up from her phone and gives protagonist a dirty look as she stands and walks out of shot. Protagonist looks disappointed/Sad.
8	20	Tracking	Barnet Park	Protagonist walks down street and watches a happy couple wistfully walk past . (Eden + Aarti)
9:1	21	Mid shot	Park Bench	Protagonist on his own looking exasperated.
9:2	22	Mid shot	Park Bench	Girl (Jess) walks into the mid shot and takes a seat next to protagonist.
9:3	23	Mid Shot	Park Bench	Girl taps protagonist on shoulder whilst smiling flirtatiously.
9:4	24	Mid Shot	Park Bench.	Looks up at girl sees that she is smiling at him and returns smile.
9:5	25	Mid Shot	Park Bench	Improv.
9:6	26	Long Shot	Park	As protagonist and girl stand up from bench hold hands and walk out of shot.
10	27	Mid Shot	Park	Protagonist and girl walk out of park hold hand and looking happy.