Targets from song pitch

Following on from our music video pitch to our teachers, Zara, Alex and I have come together to formulate our key targets to think about and improve over the summer holidays. These are as follow.

• Narrative – From our initial ideas of a man wondering through a forest looking in a generally metaphorical way for freedom it was thought that there needed to be a much more clear sense of journey and a purpose within the narrative. We will consider if we can use all of our band members to have individual story lines of breaking out of confined spaces to come together in the performance section to finish the song. For this idea we were considering claustrophobic shots in places such as large bins or cardboard boxes to reflect the contempt at being a self-interested individual.
• Filming the band – It was inferred that in order to get the best, high energy and correct shots of our band performing we would have to ensure that we are very organised. This means it is essential to get all the necessary shots as well as enough extra footage ideally in one filming session as it is counter-productive relying on band members who need to all be transported with instruments to the filming location. To ensure this is not required we will take a far greater number of shots and different angles then required
• Choosing a location – Our original intention of filming in forests and cliffs paths has been deemed unoriginal and difficult to film on, staying it the same location also may cause the video to become repetitive. Due to this we would seek to locate new and original settings although this does not rule out some coastal paths or forest areas since we are considering five separate narratives for each band member, each of these could be in a completely different locations to reflect the extent of isolation and disenfranchisement.