Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule

Date and time	Location	Travel	Cast	Crew	Equipment	Props & Costume	Scene & shots
14/10/13 4.00pm	My house – The light scene in my lounge	Lift with my mum	Ellie as girl	Chloe Holly	Camera Tripod Lamps for lighting	White dress Lamps Sheets to cover sofa/any unfitting furniture	Extreme long shots of Ellie in between the lamps Some CU’s of Ellie and the effect of the lighting on her face.
14/10/13 5.00pm	My house – The lounge to shoot the fire scene	“”	Ellie as girl	Chloe Holly	Camera Tripod	White dress Fire place	Mid shot of Ellie and the reflect of the fire Over the shoulder of the fire Extreme CU of the flickering in Ellie’s eye
14/10/13 5.30pm	A field and a simplistic lane	By foot	Ellie as girl	Chloe Holly	Camera Tripod	Black skirt Black top	Close up of Ellie’s face entering into the shot of a field/lane Close up of Ellie directly looking into the lense Mid shot/long shot of Ellie spinning Long shot of Ellie skipping and running
21/10/13 5.00pm	Dinner table scene – at my house	“”	Ellie as girl David as dad Nicky as mother Charlie as sibling	Chloe Holly	Camera Tripod	White dress Candles on table Dinner table and chairs	Long shot of dinner table scene Zoom in on Ellie’s expression CU of Ellie CU of father
14/10/13	Running outside, leaving the dinner table scene	“”	Ellie as girl	Chloe Holly	Camera Tripod	Black skirt Black dress	Long shot of Ellie running Mid shot of Ellie leaving
4/10/13 3.00pm	Running up a hill, Mousehold	“”	Ellie as girl	Chloe Holly	Camera (hand held)	~~~~~~~~~	Hand held shot of Mousehold Still shot of Mousehold

Storyboard

 

The above shots will have many more different shot types to them such as close ups, birds eye view etc... The first shot with our character sitting amongst lamps is what the audience will first see, I believe it may lure them into the video and may make them want to continue watching this is due to how unique it is and also how well the lights switch on and off to the beat.

Her then sitting by the fire show's her in another location so it doesn't become boring but also amplifies her loneliness.

 

 

The use of the drums is to provide a transition between shots and also fits in well against the beat of the music.

 A shot of the field is then shown, its the first shot the viewer will have of a completely different location, as there will be no characters in the scene it will provide an eeriness.

 

A shot will then be used of the camera spinning via the characters point of view, this will allow a different perspective to the video, the audience would see the video through the point of view of the main character. The dog barking would fit in with the lyrics "never where the dog's bark" although when it came to filming we didnt achieve this shot.

A dinner table is mentioned in different individual points throughout the song and therefore we only deemed it as appropriate to include one in the video. I think it would be a good shot as it appears to present life in an abusive household.

It will then cut away to her running up a hill, this shows her trying to escape her life and becoming free, this is symbolic with her moving 'up'.

 

She is then shown looking down upon the city (Norwich) this places her above everyone and everything in the city, presents her feeling of power and freedom of escaping her home.

Her hand then comes forward to cover the lense, blocking out the mise en scene to the viewer so they are consumed by darkness, this works well as a transition to the next shot which is of her father.

A shot of her father standing in the doorway is then shown, he is comsumed in shadow this provies enigma to the character and a sense of darkness.

The shot then cuts away back to the dinner table were the male character (father) is shown shouting.

 

 

 The camera then zooms in on the leading character showing her emotion/reaction to the arguing happening around her. A transition is then used between that scene and the next so the viewer doesn't become bored by the same location in two scenes, after, the shot will show that the young girl has left the dinner table and taken the leap of faith to leave her home. That is explained further with the next shot presenting the girl running out of the house.

And the final shot will be of the girl outside and spinning and for the first time throughout the video smiling, she has her freedom.  

 

 

Analysing Narrative Music Video - The Neighbourhood - Female Robbery, Chosen Genre, Narrative Structure

From my point of view 'Female Robbery' is a narrative storyline revolving around a young girl who has an abusive father who is later kidnapped by an unknown woman. To others the video can be seen in varying different ways; the girl being kidnapped could be portrayed as a dream she has, this can be adapted from the opening lyrics "I think I found help. I think I found something. I think I found something in my TV screen." The little girl could have watched a TV show which gave her the idea to dream about her escape from reality into a world were she is free from her family. 
The music video is all edited into black and white, this corresponds well with the lyrics and video as it helps bring negativity to the video.
The beginning segment of the video is a narration by the little girl, she speaks in French but subtitles are displayed, in her translation it says about how happy she is and how her life is like a movie but her voice sounds sad not overjoyed like it should be according the lyrics. This shows that she may have to lie to people a lot about how her home life is, in the lyrics it says "And don't let the police know" her father will abuse her more if she tells people what really happens. 

Using a transition of a book falling the scene morphs into the girl tossing and turning in her bed, having a nightmare, it's a still birds eye view shot capturing how the girl is not in power. 
Faint images of the father hitting the young girl are shown in the background as well as him then kissing her on the cheek, this displays her nightmare and introduces the viewer to what the video subject will be. Text is used in front of the image throughout the video, the first text is the title of the song, the font is of the noire thriller genre, this also fits in well with the black and white effect. 
We are then introduced to an image of the father, mother and daughter in a photograph were they all appear happy, this is used as a contrast to the reality of the present. The shot then zooms out to reveal a dinner table were by the daughter is sitting at the head of the table, silent and still while the mother and father shout on either side. This displays how the daughter isn't truly part of the family, she is mostly ignored except the times in which her father shouts out her, her father and mother shouting appears to be a very normal thing about the house. Although we don't know what they are arguing about we can guess that it has something to do with the child as we find out later in the video. This resembles a 21st century family life well as many families have these difficulties therefore making the video realistic.  
The shot then tracks right out of the room into darkness to then zoom out of the girls back in a freeze frame with her father were they both look happy, the camera then tracks round the two until its the other side of him, the child's face has turned to one of sadness and he appears angry,as the camera continues tracking it moves slightly into a worms eye view for her to show he is the one in power, he then hits her. 
The lyrics at this point are "That I have nothing in this place for me" these lyrics have been adapted approvingly displaying how there is nothing left for her in her home life.
Transitions are very smooth, slowly having the camera appear in different shots through the use of objects such as her hair, the wall etc... No scene looks particularly rehearsed but instead as if the camera happened to capture a shot of what really happens in their household. 
The camera tracks out of the darkness to display the words 'Perfect sense' these display key elements of the lyrics as they hang above the girls head. As the camera tracks round into a mid shot of the girl sitting down we see a woman dressed in black walk into the room, her face isn't in the frame which creates enigma as to who she is. The lyrics at this point make the viewer suspicious as to whether she is there to take the child away from this hell, "I watched it all in my head, perfect sense. They'll take me from me my bed, Leave everything that is worth a single cent and just take me instead." 
As the girl holds up her notepad so it can be used as a transition the camera zooms into the darkness to return behind the girl were the woman appears beside her, a close up is then used to show them holding hands, this is the first close up used.
The lighting is very dark throughout the video so we never get to see the entirety of what is happening in the scene, this provides shadow onto the characters faces causing enigma. At this point a single slither of light is shown on the rear wall, this shows light on the top of the characters entwining hands causing a spotlight for the whole scene. The camera then zooms in onto the hands to show the woman pull her hand away to grab the girls wrist, this shows this woman to be insensitive to the girls feelings, the lyrics being "Praying to whatever is in heaven please send me a felon" the girl doesn't care as to who comes to save her e.g. felon. As the two move into darkness this is used as a transition to the next scene where the woman opens the door to the outside, this is the first shot taken from outside the household, this symbolizes the girl breaking free. Outside appears almost white where as the characters outlines appear as darkness, this is a contrast, its as though the girl is alien to that world and doesn't fit in.
Quick cut away's are then provided as the chorus plays "Anything, anything, Don't tell them anything, Anything, please." the first cut away is of a book which is related to a diary as their is handwriting in French, this provides enigma as we don't understand what they is talking about, a shot of her writing in her diary for 2 seconds is then shown, this establishes it as her's. Then a cut away to them walking down the girls drive back to her writing in her diary and then her laying down sleeping, during this shot the woman can be seen in the background, this makes the viewer presume that the woman has been watching her for a long period of time. The woman is submerged in darkness, yet again we don't get to see her face providing a sense of unease, where as the girl is in natural lighting showing her to be good. These shots provide a montage of images displayed to the viewer in a shot period of time, this builds up tempo for the video and provides a sense of unease.
A cut away of a close up of the woman's eyes is then provided tracking to the right with darkness
surrounding her, this is the first shot of the woman's eyes we see, but the full image of her can't yet be established as we haven't seen a long shot of her in full. With the darkness around her this acts as a mask to disguise her and show her to be almost another antagonist to the story. More cut away's are then shown of each shot but lasting slightly longer, these cut out's work well on the beat of the chorus. A shot then tracks right to reveal the woman standing over the child, this is the first major shot we see of her; body and face, dressed all in black she provides more to the 'bad' image.

After she is taken away a track shot is then shown of her mother on the phone to then slide out of the room to the right to show a room smashed and broken, this makes the viewer presume that the woman was on the phone to the police as the room was a token of the other woman stealing the child.

The video is very linear as the story continues on in a straight forward manner, this is shown as each shot slides off to the right. 

"I bet they planned it all out, Like the shows, Went everywhere I go, Walked into the store right behind me, Stood in line right beside me and followed me to my home" These lyrics explain another option of the storyline that, the woman has been watching the child for days, weeks, months and then gone on to take her away from her family to another group. As the child walks forward the woman follows behind showing superiority as her full body isn't in the shot, this makes her appear larger life while all of the girl is displayed displaying her weakness. A 180 degree spin shot is used to then have the camera directly in front of the two walking, the woman is looking down to the child while she looks up, this shows clear superiority. The camera then zooms in on the woman slowly, this directs the viewers concentration purely onto her, as the camera zooms in onto her zip the scene transitions into darkness to then move onto the scene of the father character watching a football game. A 360 degree track is used on the scene so the viewer can take in all the mise en scene in the shot. The woman and child then walk up a dusty hill to a newly dug grave providing curiosity as to what the woman is going to do. 
At 3 minutes 21 seconds many cut away's are used rapidly showing images of what have happened already throughout the video of all characters, this provides a build up relating to the unidentified grave. A worm eye view shot is then used from the bottom of the grave up to the woman shovelling dirt into it, this gives her clear superiority as, the girl doesn't appear in the scene the viewer believes she is the weak one being buried, this idea is further amplified by the lyrics "We're gonna die." As each mound of dirt hits the grave an image of the girl is shown this is almost like a memorial, remembering the girl. The girl's diary is then displayed on top of the grave also with the words "We're gonna die" written repetitively as the camera zooms away from the diary it shows the woman and child holding hands. This can be viewed in two ways; the woman changed her mind and wished to the keep the child alive and with her or she was never burying the child but instead burying the girls past and bad memories relating to her home life therefore having a fresh start and beginning new. 

There are large similarities between this and the ideas for our music video, 'hurt me,' we wished to film in black and white, this is due to our love for black and white media and the adding effect of pain and darkness it represents.
The main story we have is about a young girl and her bad relationship with both her father and the rest of her family and her need to escape, this is represented well in the music video 'Female Robbery.'

Reflections on Narrative Structure and our Storyboard

The music video is linear, resulting in shots going in a straight forward storyline, our video was also going to be in a linear fashion (as you can see on the storyboard) but when the time came to editing we invented new ideas and decided that the first part should be a montage of different shots throughout the video, not in order, this breaks away from linear and puts a new spin on the idea. As you can see in the 'The Neighbourhood' a montage is used at about 1min 40 seconds, these are cut away shots of other shots taken in the video which allows the scene to be broken up whilst still telling the story. Although the video is mostly linear the shots make sudden changes and they do converge swiftly into a new scene but, they are different to the ones previously shown. The audience is able to follow the story to it's entirety and establish the storyline, like ours, we wish for the audience to understand the proceedings of what is happening.
Throughout 'The Neighbourhood' we are perceived as being a 3rd member to the scene, looking in on what is happening, or seeing from the young girls point of view, those few scenes make the scene more intimate and we feel as if we are truly in her position.
We have also used those two idea's in our video, the young girl spinning/running up the hill, either myself or my partner held the camera and carried out those actions so we would produce those actions on the final scene.

Analysing Narrative Music Video - Alt-J, Breezeblocks, Chosen Genre

The entirity of the music video 'Breezeblocks' is carried out in reversal, we see the ending first and then the characters actions continue on backwards until we see the beginning at the end of the video.
The video itself can be perceived in two entirely different ways; watching it the way it was intended to be viewed we see first; a woman laying dead in the bath with a breezeblock, who is then brought back to life by a man who we later go on to find out is married, the majority of this music video is then dedicated to the two fighting, in the end the viewer discovers his wife is locked in the cupboard and he leaves her there to walk away with the other woman.
The second way this video could be viewed is if it was viewed in a linear fashion, the man would find his wife locked up in the cupboard and go to help her, upon doing so he would find another female in the house, we can interprete this in anyway we wish to but presumably its a jealous ex, he then goes on to fight with this woman and in the end kills her.
This supplys a large amount of enigma code to the video, the question being which way was it supposed to be perceived,who is the Antagonist and who is the Protagonist...
The lyrics have been influencial on the music video providing many ideas as to what can happen, the opening lyrics,

 'She may contain the urge to run away.But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks' These lyrics have been interpreted to provide the video, a shot of the opening scene with these lyrics is shown to the right. 

Most of the shots used are close ups on certain objects in the scene or what the protagonist has, for example the viewer see's a zoom in of the man's wedding ring, this is an important element as it establish's him as married and goes on to supply enigma throughout the video. The next zoom in shot is of the tap and the water running back into it, this is the first shot in which the viewer realises that the video is in reversal and that this is the end of the scenario, a back and forth motion is used between the two characters is used to help establish the story. The video itself has a very polished look with camera work being still shots, effects have been used to create a particular lighting, the lighting is tinted to make the mise en scene quite dull with no particular bright colours, this works well with the lyrics and video. The location used isn't anything particularly unusual it's a house which is established to be the male's, this makes the video appear more realistic and raw with the storyline as well. 

As the woman emerges from the water the lyrics, "Muscle to Muscle and toe to toe, The fear has gripped me but here I go, My heart sinks as I jump up, Your hand grips hand as my eyes shut." This corresponds well with the video as this is the beginning of the fight between the two. The fight seems unplanned, this may to the both or just to one as neither has brought an object with them which would cause damage e.g. knife or a gun but instead household objects are used such a wine bottle.

The fight provides curiosity and makes the viewer want to continue watching so they can see what caused this chains of events, medium shots are used frequently so the viewer can see what is happening in most of the scene. A close up is used on the two fighting holding either end of a breezeblock, as mentioned earlier this is relating back to the lyrics as well as the song title,a close up then cuts away to the two's feet. 

Cut away's are used quickly on close up shots when they wish to avert the viewer's eye to key factors such as the breezeblock and wedding ring, most of the shots are smooth and transition through cleanly this is due to the shots being quick long, for example in the Black Keys 'Little Black Submarines' there are many quick shots which provide cuts being quick.

An over the shoulder shot is used when the woman is holding up the wine bottle poised to throw and we see the male through the gap between arm and shoulder, this almost makes the viewer feel as though they are in the room and looking into the fight. A shot is taken under a kitchen cupboard showing the character crawling, in this shot the female is crawling backwards and dragging the male back, this perceives her as the antagonist although thinking about it in a linear format she would be crawling away and trying to pull him down, this adds to the building enigma. As the characters roll in the air back onto the worktop and then onto the sofa we see shots taken from the front and side so we can view it on multiply angles to get a fuller picture on what is happening. 

At 2 minutes 17 seconds we see a brief shot of another woman for the first time, as she is crying it is believed she is someone watching the two fight but it is still unknown whether she is a friend of the woman or possibly the wife, cut away's are then used between the fight and the woman in distress, this adds to the build up. A knife is then shown moving on the floor, due to its movement it can be established that it had been used but as neither main character is hurt at that point the blame falls to the other woman although a shot then goes to her with her hands tied. 

The song is very repetitive with the lyrics; "Please don't go, please don't go, I love you so, I love you so, Please don't go, Please don't go, I love you so, I love you so, Please break my heart, Hey." Due to the imagery of the fight and the crying woman its viewed as if he loves one of the two or both women so much that he is willing to hurt them so that they will stay with him forever. 

Interaction is then shown between the man and the crying woman, as he looks slightly down on her showing slight superiority, through a close up of the males face there is an almost POV shot from the woman but the male looks slightly to the right of the camera as if we, the viewer were sitting next to her. 

Multiple shots are then shown of the woman, from the fight, slowly backing out of the room, of her hand when she was in the water at the beginning and of the water from the tap running, this adds confusion to the scene. The man then appears to put tape back over the woman's mouth in the cupboard, pick up his jacket and leave with the other woman. 

The question is never answered as to who the characters were and who was the protagonist or the antagonist but left open to the viewers perception, this provides more enigma to the story.

The Treatment

It begins, nothing but midnight black can be seen. As her voice trickles in, alongside the light drum beat, lamps (everywhere – in unison) suddenly awaken revealing a dark discarded room, a young scarcely beautiful girl placed in the middle. Subsequently, she is sat cross legged glancing into an open fireplace, the reflection of the flames flickering soothingly in her eyes will be revealed. As the singer fades out and the drums dominate, rain will rapidly tumble down and crash, a young boy viciously drumming against a wooden table will be exposed. The young girl emerges, her face almost against the camera, she is standing outside, and gruesome weather falls behind her, her hair is carried by the wind. As the music intensifies the camera spins round and round, emphasising the loneliness of this young girl. A dog antagonistically barking at the camera appears, slowed down the cold eyes and wildness is emphasised. A shot lingers for just a second, of the young girl at the head of a long, vintage dinner table, her family oblivious to her are lightly arguing. The hand held shot, from the eyes of the young girl, running up a steep hill in order to escape from this world she so obviously does not belong in, surfaces. As she reaches the top, she looks down at the beautiful view before her, a lit up city, her hand covers the lens – pushing away the outside world. As her hand is removed, a figure appears in a dimly lit doorway, a man, her father. The shot at the dinner table reappears, only this time the argument is out of control, her father, stood, is savagely yelling…yet there she remains, the shot zooms in on her blank emotion, her eyes locked on the camera. Rain crashing reappears for a second. She’s disappeared from the dinner table, gone, desperately she runs, through the front door and away from her dreary life. Outside she spins, spins in the rain, away from everything and everyone, finally a gentle smile graces her lips. It finishes.