Storyboard

As part of the planning for the music video, and in order to even start thinking about beginning the filming for the music video, my group had to create a storyboard of the first few shot ideas that we had. These are the initial ideas that my group had when it came to shots that would be included in the music video that we would make. Although there are only 12 shots that have been sketched out, it still helps in gaining a rough idea as to whether our music video ideas will work, or not. As I will later make these shots into a short film sequence, this part of the planning process will greatly help the development of our project. I have scanned the sketches onto the computer and then cropped them as best I could.




shot 1.

This is the close-up of a guitar. This is a particularly impoartant element of our music video, as the acoustic guitar is a main feature of the sound/tone of the song/music. During a discussion between myself, Nathan, and our teacher, it was decided that we should include as many shots of the acoustic guitar being played as possible, without making the video appear too repetitive or boring.

shot 2.

The balloons and party string were a random idea that was brought up in one of the group discussions-possibly because we had seen that this idea was featured in an existing media product, and had been inspired as a result. I think that this would work really well in our music video as we plan to create quite a mysterious storyline, and the inclusion of the balloons can be one of the features that are not actually ever explained to the viewer. I feel that this is an important part of the video - creating a gloomy kind of mystery.

shot 3.

It is very important that close-ups of Charlotte singing are included in the music video, as this is one of the main features of listening to a band/music. An artist or singer is the main attraction to a band, and the music video would not look right and would not work without the audience being able to see her singing, so it is essential that we get some really good shots of the vocal performance.

shot 4.

Shots that include both of the band members within view of the camera are key in the music video, as this is quite a common or typical aspect of the music videos with more than one artist. It is important that the two band members are communicating in the video, not by means of talking but glancing at each other occassionally, for example.

shot 5.


I think that this will be quite an important shot in the video, as it is very unusual, and the addition of different or strange shots or camera angles in the music video is essential as the song that we are using is slow, so, resultedly we need to engage the viewer and keep them interested.

shot 6.


The shot of the working boots that Charlotte will be wearing in the barn scene of the video will contrast to the shot of the union jack print wellington boots that she will be wearing in the woods. Again, this is an unusual shot and will hopefully, interest the viewer in this way.

shot 7.


The microphone is an important feature in the barn scene of the music video, as it is a typical aspect of a performance-based music video. I would like to include a shot facing down the microphone, of nothing else in view, even if this would just be included in the ancillary tasks as a picture, I think that it would make a very interesting and engaging shot. Another of Nathan's fantastic shot ideas.

shot 8.


From watching existing media products I have gathered shots that show the female performer walking directly away from the camera, and this seems to me to be very effective. I really like this idea and think that we should include, or at least consider, this when filming and producing our own music video.



shot 9.
Referring to one of the moodboards of ideas that me and Georgia created, the idea of Charlotte walking in long grass or being filmed through trees seems appropriate to the genre or style that we are using.

shot 10.
The inclusion of shots of Nathan are as vital to the music video that we are producing as he is the one playing the acoustic guitar, which is a main theme of the song.

shot 11 and shot 12.
This is the ending of the music video, which we plan will be quite controversial in terms of whether it refers to the supernatural or whether it is just playing around with effects on the computer when creating the video (which is what we have done, obviously). Charlotte will be walking in front of the camera and will suddenly disappear, and this is not explained in the music video, as this will be the final shot and therefore the ending of the song.

Storyboard analysis
The ideas in this part of the storyboard are basically in reflection of the research of shots that we, as a group, found previously. In looking at the post 'Shots I Like' that I did previously, I can compare the shots that are in this collection to the ones that I found in existing media products, which I have published in that post. The shots that I feel will work particularly well in regards to the type of song, pace and lyrics etc. is the close-up shots of the guitar. I think, seeing as on a particular website I was using for research at some point, the Mazzy Star song 'Into Dust' was filed under the genre 'acoustic', the close-ups of an acoustic guitar will really fit the part.