To begin planning our narrative shoot we created a narrative board to ensure we got all the correct shots for our music video. It will allow us to film to edit and create a successful shoot. It allowed us to decide on the general structure and different locations to film.
Above is our narrative shot list.
To fit with the narrative idea of being your true self, we decided to film in a bedroom as it is seen as a safe, personal space. It is versatile and will allow us to use props (that we have curated) to portray the mise-en-scene well – without this space, we would have struggled to convey our overruling themes.
We decided that for our ‘celebration’ scenes – where we establish that no place is perfect – to shoot in a vast, open, colourful space. We decided on a local area that collates all of these factors. This will allow us to trial different shots and focus on more unique scenes.
Focus Forward
This task has allowed us to plan and prepare for our narrative shoot. It has allowed us to think conventionally about filming and the sequences we would like in our video. We have also developed skills about thinking technically about how we will shoot, allowing us to save time and focus on getting well-lit, quality shots. Without this plan, we would have struggled when filming as we would have no sense of direction or plan with our limited time frame, so doing this allowed us to be equipped and well organised.