Youtube link to Music Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwOI5tendYM

Filming and editing complete

On the 12th of May I was able to round uip 5 or 6 people to act as background acharacters and film the restuarant scenes with Sarah serving. Unforunately we didn't get round to doing the dancing sequence as planned but the music video looks fine without it.

As I have been editing as i've been filming all I had to do was fill in the gaps in the timeline with the new parts, replacing some of the original lip syncing sections so I can include all of the footage needed from the latest filming.

I have since completed the music video editing and have shown Chris who understood the storyline of the video and said everything was good and to move onto the evaluation. The only thing left to do is to blur out any swearing on the track and any middle fingers in the music video (Dan and Stuart mostly)

Filming

Most of the filming for my music video has gone pretty much according to plan and all of the footage i have captured so far is looking almost exactly how I planned it in the storyboards.

I was unable to get ahold of people from Haywards Heath in time for the shoot, so fell back on using College people.


I was able to film the lip syncing sections of the music video with Lewis and Sarah over the half term break, which involved Lewis and Sarah walking around town singing ths ong as if Lewis had jsut met Sarah as she walks out from her shift and the cafe. We filmed this section 3 times once in a 2 shot, and twice for clsoe ups. Luckily no one in gthe background tried to be smart and the takes went smoothly; minus walking into several signs as I walked backwards with the camera.



Last week, 2nd May Lewis and Sarah came round to film the apartment sections. This involved Sarah getting home from work and finding 'Mine' stickers over everything in the flat to imply that nothing she owns in actually hers as we briefly see her flat mate (played by me) stick these up all over the place. these stickers are more metephorical in her mind, but can also be taken as physical objects.




Tomorrow (May 12th) I plan to complete my filming schedule by going into the college restuarant in the afternoon with a collection of people to act as customers whilst Sarah goes about her day as a Waitress , whilst Lewis' character looks on as she gets abuse hurled at her by the customers.




I have already put together the footage from the first 2 days of filming, so once I've filmed on Wednesday I'll be able to complete editing over the weekend and finish the music video and move onto the evaluation.

Actors/Actresses

I already have people in mind who may be able to take up the main male and female roles in the music video. I have previously used Performing Arts students from Haywards Heath College in my 3 Minute Wonder production, and after editing i've come to realise using those who are currently training in acting definitely bring a new dimension of the final product; being able to act both vocally and physically are two crucially important aspects to any video's believability. So even though there may be little to no speech in the music video, convincing movement is equally important.

I have developed connections to people inside Haywards Heath who I will instantly be able to get into contact with for the roles once I have established precisely what I need.

Lip sync test/Angle experiment

I decided to do a rough mock up music video, if you will, using the song 'Deja Vu' by Eminem to practise lip syncing and to see if it would actually look realistic if I decide to star in the final music video.

I had a few shot ideas in my head which I drew out and decided to film, just to experiment and see if they looked any good or actually worked at all.

Again, It's primarily a LIP SYNC test so that's why there are extended portions of me in the video.

The editing is a tad dirty around the edges because the editing IS NOT the main priority of the video (Filmed/editted in under 6 hours) Experimenting with angles and the syncing are what's important for me. I'm never going to find out what will ultimately work best if I don't try it first.

Treatment

PROGRAMME TITLE: 'YOU'


DIRECTOR/
CAMERA OPERATOR: Mark Kipling
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DURATION: 3:14
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FORMAT: Mini DV
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AUDIENCE:
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Atmosphere fans and fans of storytelling rap music and a 16-25 age demographic, as a vast majority of hip hop fans are actually under the age of 18, the age commonly associated with and recommended when a Parental Advisory sticker is seen on a CD case. The issues of insecurity and a low self esteem could relate to any one of any age, but with the specific mention of student loans, the song can be primarily directed towards the above age demographic. Retelling the monotony of a young woman finding her place in a dead-end unappreciative job.


STORY RESUME:________________________________________

An Illustrative/narrative piece with elements of performance. The main character is a young adult girl trying to find her way in a dead end job as a regular customer finds pity and sympathy on her situation, with implied sexual intent within lyrics and mannerisms. Being unappreciated by customers, the man doesn't quite understand how she's still leading the life she so seeks to abandon,so waits for her to finish her shift every day to talk to her(The lyrics of the song). With low self esteem and a lack of confidence in her own look or ability to attract, the unnamed male she meets every day outside the restaurant/cafe she works in helps her find an inner beauty and confidence by stripping her of her self pity and finding a new girl within by helping her redress in front of the mirror.

CHARACTER RESUME:
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The main character is a young adult girl trying to find her way in a dead end job in a restaurant/cafe. Being unappreciated by customers, leading the life she so seeks to abandon. With low self esteem and a lack of confidence in her own look or ability to attract, she seeks help to find an inner beauty and confidence in front of the mirror

RESEARCH:________________________________________
• I was unable to find an unsigned rap artist who is creating the style of rap I am looking for in my video. I am looking for a deep story-telling rapper such as Slick Rick, Kool G Rap or Immortal Technique to give me the chance to bring their stories to life in my music video. I have been unable to find any who meet this criteria, so have decided to go with the underground rap group 'Atmosphere'


• I am potentially looking to invest in a ‘SnorriCam’ for a segment in the 2nd verse. It gives a very surreal angle as the background moves but the actors’ head remains in the same position at all times. This would be a perfect camera effect for a very confused music video. I have no idea at this time how much one may cost or how hard one may cost to make second hand so this is a big ambitious IF. (Ref. ‘Requiem for a Dream’ (2000))

DETAILS OF PLANS/SCHEDULE:
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My primary concern is completing any and all outstanding pre-production paperwork before starting on my production schedule. Also renting equipment, I need to decide if I will need tripods or any other camera aids.


RESOURCES: ________________________________________
Film equipment:
• Camera
• Battery
• Tape
• Tripod
• Dolly
• Tripod/Camera bags


LOCATIONS: ________________________________________
Cafe Location
Apartment
Outside locations