Actors

There were many factors involved in the allocation of myself into the video piece, the ambition and drive to take part deriving from the fact that I was being marked for the piece, so not putting in full effort would cost me dearly; the fact that I am profecciant at playing guitar also added a sense of realism towards the performance aspects. The factor of image was also reassured with aspects such as costume easy to find, and my long hair also boosted a rebellious image popular with our audience demographic and of the performers within our genre.












Alongside bassist and fellow group-member Dexter, James was allocated the role of singer within our production due to his prowess as an actor; studying Drama alongside Media. James ability to drive also was a great help in filming our production, as we had intended to include many shots of the band in a car, with James driving.










As a profecciant bassist, Dexters role within the band (as bassist) was vital in creating a sense of realism within the video. Dexters room was also a perfect choice in setting of the performance video, as equipment such as an array of electric guitars and a very sizable amp was easily available. The logistical location of being a few minutes walk from our drummer Sam's house meant it was also easy to transfer the drums needed from Sam's to Dexter's for the performance shots. The mise-en-scene of Dexters bedroom of band posters, throws and lighting was also very usefull in filming.

Shot List

1) *Toilet* panning feet
2) verticle tilt up to CU of abdomen and face
3) ECU of toilet roll being pulled *Credit Opt*
4) Ariel Shot of swirling flushed toilet *Transition*
5) *Living Room* Ariel Shot Of spoon stirring tea
6) ECU of tea being drunk
7) Character 1 sitting on sofa: CU of abdomen and face
8) Over shoulder shot of Character 1 watching telly
9)*Hallway* ECU of letters coming through letterbox
10) Character 1 picking up letters: filmed through letterbox
11) FPV ECU of looking through letters- sees credit card and attached note *Music Begins*
12) ECU of C1 grabbing keys
13)*Outside* ECU of C1 going out of home: over shoulder shot
14) ECU of locking door: over shoulder shot
15) ECU of going into car: over shoulder shot
16)*Car*- ECU of starting car
17) Reversing whilst texting: over shoulder shot
18) ECU of phone sending text to rest of the band
19) CU of driving from passengers seat- side profile
20)*Graveyard* panning establishing shot
21) canted high angle shot of C2 aproaching car
22)*Car* ECU of car closing
23) Low angle canted shot of performance
24) ECU of neck of bass guitar
25)*Pub* CU of pub sign 26) CU high angle shot of C3 getting thrown out of door
27) CU high angle shot of C3 catching drumsticks that are thrown out of the door
28)*Car*- ECU of car door closing
29) Low angle canted shot of performance
30) ECU of snare drum being played
31)*Outside* Panning high angle shot of car passing corner
32)*Car*- ECU of C's
33) Over shoulder shot from passengers view of driver running over guitarist
34)*Outside*- floor shot of dazed guitarist
35) guitarist steps into location shot
36) canted backsteat perspective, over shoulder shot of guitarist banging on window
37)*Car*- ECU of car door closing
38) ECU of wheels spinning
39) ECU of lisense plate as car speeds off
40) ECU of C1 singing *Transition*
41)*Flat* ECU of singer
42) ECU of neck of guitar
43)*High Street* Faded timed shots of the C's walking down street, verticle tilt, crosscutting
44) ECU of ATM
45) ECU of card going in
46) ECU of pin
47) ECU of money coming out (repeated, various cants) *Transition*
48)*Poker Table* Money going into dealers pocket
49) Ariel view of chips being thrown across a table
50) High angle shot of hand grabbing chips
51) ECU shot of cards being shuffled and dealt
52) Clockwise Panning shot of table, ECU of faces
53) Anti-Clockwise Panning shot over shoulder of cards
54) ECU of spinning chip
55) Clockwise Panning shot of C's drinking and smoking- Zippo Trick
56) ECU of C blowing smoke ring *Transition*
57) Ariel Shot of money being put into pot
58)*Flat* Crosscut to performace shots/fades- ECU
59) Canted high angle shot of performance
60) Singer pushing lead guitarist- slo mo
61)*Party* Real time transition from party mosh to slo mo
62) Canted shot of pushing into crowd
63) ECU of guitarist's face as he walks through crowd *Transition*
64)*Poker Table* ECU of guitarist's face as he puts down cards
65) ECU of smoke coming from mouth into nose
66)*Flat* Performance: Close up of strumming gutair
67)*Flat*Performance: Midshot of bassist swinging away after hitting note
68)*Poker Table* ECU of mouth doing shot
69)*Party* High up shot of people 'bouncing'
70)*Flat* Performance
71)*Poker Table* ECU of smoke coming out of mouth
72)*Flat* Performance
73)*Poker Table* Side profile CU of bassist 'Ghostying' smoke:- Exposed over the top of following shots -

74)*Party* ECU of bassists face as he walks through crowd
75)*Poker Table* Side profile CU of bassist doing shot *Super Fast Cuts*
76) *Flat* Headbanging
77)*Party* Flash of Hands rising
78)*Poker Table* Chips being reeled in
79) *Flat* Gutair smashing swing
80)*Party* Legs dancing
81)*Poker Table* Cards laid down

Shooting Schedule

Location Planning 2

With the idea of attempting to cover as many sub-genres of rock as possible, another location attempting to connotate imagery of the darker side of rock (metal, goth, emo) is a graveyard; due to common imagery and themes of death, grief and dispair. The graveyard is the location we will be introducing the bass guitarist; the graveyard we have chose is logistically sound, just a few minutes walk from our school on Colman Road with free parking.

Costume Planning

This tee shirt is one example of the costume of the rock genre- the studded logo an example of the D.I.Y punk ethic of clothing. The logo itself can be seen to represent sexual debauchery and attitude, the band 'The Rolling Stones' infamous for excessive events; taking the life of former guitarist Brian Jones at the young age of 27.

The jeans are skinny fit, a common costume for the rock n roll genre; like the shirt the skinny fit represents sexual debauchery and audacity alongside emphasising the common poor background of punk ethic with their small size- revealing the inability to buy jeans that fit.

The shoes are scruffy and dirty, representing the little care for appearance and hygiene from those who influenced our planning; the brand Chuck Taylor Converse is very popular amongst rockers and fans of the genre- one example being American rock star Kurt Cobain who was rarely seen without them on.  

Location Planning 1

One location that was decided to use was a certain characters house; to reflect the average mundane lives of the characters and provide a stark contrast to the fame and fortune that was about to behold them. For the purpose of easiness I have decided to analyse my room.

The first signifier of a waning for a rock 'n 'roll lifestyle is the door- a Rolling Stones poster making connections with the rock genre icons that have influenced our video. Another is the scrawling D.I.Y lyrics on the door- taken from the Manic Street Preachers' song 'Faster' of their 1993 album 'The Holy Bible'- reflecting the punk rock ethic that that has influenced our video.

The Jimi Hendrix poster is also a signifier for the excessive lifestyle the video represents; with Hendrix dying of affixiating on his own vomit at the young age of 27. The unmade bed also shows a scruffy, mundane, lazy lifestyle just waiting to be transformed. 

Another signifier are the guitars in the room- representing a wish to replicate the achievements of those shown throughout the room. This is also shown with items such as biographies of British punk band 'The Libertines' and Joy Division's Ian Curtis: with the former representing the rock n roll lifestyle of excess and the latter a sorry reminder of the frequent young-aged deaths that this lifestyle can claim. Song tabs can also been seen throughout the room- another signifier of the wish to replicate what the characters heroes have achieved.  

Excessive lifestyle signifiers  are not only represented in musical decor, posters for the film of Scarface also connotate the lifestyle and the plot shown in the video: with Scarface rising to become the biggest drug baron in California before losing it all due to his excessive lifestyle before being killed in the end of the film. 

 

Written Treatment

"Frenzied eruption of raw rock culture"

The plot for our music video starts with the band sitting at home. We show their lives to be fairly mundane and average. One member of the band inherits a large sum of money. This changes the dynamic of the group’s life. The man who inherits the money promptly drives to pick up the members of the band as the music begins (Each band member enters car in sync with the music and their instruments which they bring with them). Now The plot halves into the performance shots of the band practice after they arrive in the car. The other half which will be cross-cut in and out of the band members spending their money in extravagant ways. Such as gambling, partying, after purchasing expensive clothing. The two halves melt back together after the party has finished and the band finds they have no money just like the beginning. They pick up their instruments once again and the music cuts out just as they begin to play.

We were influenced to a certain extent by the film Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels.We thought the poker scene in the film was really well composed and works well with the music. Our poker scene will be based very closely to the style of this.

We are taking on the style of a monochrome film. This will be used to bringout a certain colour which will be chosen to emphasise a certain mood by using colour connotation. This is similar to the scene in 'Schindler's List' with the single red coat.

The film Rock n Rolla has good use of lighting in it which will influence how we light our own video. The use of dark to light contrasts creates connotations of moral ambiguity and looks startling.

For the performance elements in our music video our main influence is the style of Kasabian – Underdog. The slightly slowed down performance shots carry across a lot more passion.

Mis-en-scene Planning

This is a planning concept board; with the aspects covered explaining why these various choices have been made and their part in the rock genre history.

This is the aspect of the themes we have planned to use; one of these is anarchy. Anarchy was promoted in the British punk movement in which lawless excessive acts such as The Sex Pistols and The Clash promoted a rebellious ideal over considerable talent. This ideal may provide conflict in our video, as the rebellious characters may clash with law enforcement. Freedom is another theme we planned to use, from the law or (for teenagers, from concerned adults.) One common route or freedom-filled event is the road trip- which we may include in our video as it promotes (like the genre) freedom, verocity and escapism. The use of a car will also provde logistical use in finding locations. The theme of excess is also very important when planning our video- with rock pioneers such as Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin all becoming victims of excess; gambling is a strong subject in our video to promote this excess.

One location that was taken into consideration was a dirty, seedy underground club; providing the perfect backdrop to a rock gig- a place where partying and excessivness run wild. Another common place for rock infamy is the hotel room; a noteriously famous example being the myth surrounding the murder of Nancy Spungeon- with punk rocker boyfriend Sid Vicous arrested for her murder and committing suicide before his trial. Keith Moon of 'The Who' fame was renounded for his destruction of hotel rooms.

The costume use must reflect the punk rock ethic, the ripped tee-shirt signifying danger and attitude, a common attribute being spattered vibrant colours. Tight jeans signify sexual debauchery and emphasises a poor backround as jeans are too small. Shoes such as Chuck Taylor Converse are very popular in American rock; typically worn by Kurt Cobain of Nirvana fame. A commonplace British rock genre shoe is the pointed shoe or 'chelsea boot', the pointed end emphasising danger and rebellion.

Track Details and Artist Communication

Song Name: Waiting For Tomorrow

Artist Name: Tilted Smile

Length Of Song: 4:22 (Although we are shortening it for the purpose of the video.)

Genre: Rock

We contacted the Band on Myspace asking them for confirmation to use their song in our video and to ask them for lyrics to the song.

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Rock n Roll Genre Concept Board

Exploration into the history, concept and characteristics of the rock genre