CD Analysis : The Clash London Calling.

Diary Post 1 - Problems.

When i said that i wanted to do my filming to a dew friends most seemed really up for it, this did not last as after several attempts to contact one of my friends who was supposed to be portraying the main character of the video and also being let down a total number of 4 times i eventually went round to his house to ask if he really wanted to do this or not, asking for a simple yes or no. Hearing this my "friend" proceeded to swear at me telling me that i was in the wrong and who was i to tell him what to do, after this and a few blows being traded, i decided not to carry on filming or talking to him, therefore i was stuck without a main character, not only this but after hearing about this commotion my friends then did not want to do the video also. So due to these unforeseen events i decided to film, poorly, some footage on my own. i am still currently looking for people to appear in my video, hopefully i will have more luck this time...

Shot List.

Due to the style and also vibe i want to give the video i am using a point of view shot (P.O.V) , to give the piece an intimate feel almost liek you are really there with these guys on a night out. An example of a P.O.V shot is given below:

Another shot i would like to achieve would be a snorri cam shot, mainly due to the fact again that i am hoping to achieve a certain style, almost a documentary feel to it but also a styalised feel, and  again the snorricam shot adding to it being more personal to the viewer, here is an example of a a snorricam shot:


Also as well as these being my two main shots and the shot i am looking to use the most, i am also looking to incorporate some mid shots and also some real close ups like of the drink that one of the boys is drinking...

Shot List:
0.00 - 0.05 - Opening - Point of view shot( P.O.V), as he turns he sees his friends, still with the P.O.V shot.

0.05 - 0.08 - Cut to main character calling over taxi - P.O.V shot.

0.08 - 0.12 - Cut to main character talking to taxi driver - Mid shot.

0.12 - 0.17 - Cut to main character talking to camera - P.O.V shot.

0.17 - 0.25 - Cut to inside of taxi with main character talking to cabbie - P.O.V shot.

0.25 - 0.28 - Cut to inside of bar area with main character talking to camera - P.O.V shot.

0.28 - 0.34 - Camera drifts over and focuses on women in green dress - P.O.V shot.

0.34 - 0.38 - Camera drifts back to main character talking to camera again - P.O.V shot.

0.38 - 0.39 - Cut to man leaning against the bar - Wide shot.

0.39 - 0.41 - Cut to shot of man hand holding drink - Extreme close up.

0.41 - 0.43 - Cut then to shot of man talking to woman in green dress - Over the shoulder shot.

0.43 - 0.47 - Cut back to main character moaning with angry face - P.O.V shot.

0.47 - 0.59 - Cut to inside of taxi main character calling to the cabbie where to go and looking annoyed  - P.O.V shot.

0.59 - 1.16 - Cut to main character and 2 mates leaning against the bar with a few bruises and cuts on their faces laughing and looking smug telling the camera about just having a fight - P.O.V shot.

1.16 - 1.20 - Cuts to a flashback of main character shouting and looking aggressive - Snorri cam shot.

1.20 - 1.28 - Cuts to main character shouting at the other group of guys who are also shouting back - Over the shoulder shot.

1.28 - 1.32 - Cut to main character and friends shouting and looking aggressive - Mid shot, wide angle.

1.32 - 1.38 - Cut to shot over looking the 2 groups coming together and fighting while using a CCTV camera effect - God's eye shot/ CCTV camera P.O.V.

1.38 - 1.44 - Cuts to main character fighting other men - Snorri cam shot.

1.44 - 1.49 -  Cuts back to the main character at the bar laughing again and looking rather happy with himself - P.O.V shot.

1.49 - 1.51 - Cuts to the door of the bar being pushed open with the men who they had had a fight with them - Enigma shot/mid shot.

1.51 - 1.57 - The main character and mates running out of bar out into the street - P.O.V shot.

1.57 - 2.05 - The main character points out taxi shouting and running after it with the others doing the same - P.O.V shot.

2.05 - 2.08 - Cuts to a shot of the camera swinging round almost like it is looking behind it at the men chasing them all running towards the camera - P.O.V shot.

2.08 - 2.13 - Camera swings back round to look at the taxi as he runs and jumps in with his friends already inside telling him to hurry up - P.O.V shot.

2.13 - 2.19 -  Cuts to the camera inside the taxi looking out of the window at the men who are chasing them, the men get to the door and try the handle but it fails - P.O.V shot.

2.19 - 2.21 - Camera swings round to the main character who is sitting there smiling nervously and slyly and the video ends with him giving the camera a cheeky wink and the shot fade to black - P.O.V shot.

Production Schedule.

Date//Time:
The date i am going to start filming is from 19th of October till we come back, the time of the day i am looking to film at is mostly at night time due to the narrative of the video i want to do.

Locations:
I am looking to film outside of my house for the first shot with the closing of the door and also the taxi coming over. For the bar scenes i am looking to film it at two local pubs where i have asked permission, this depends on the night we do it as they are busy on different nights. I have organised to get a taxi as my friends dad is a taxi driver so this will be easy to accomplish.

Actors:
At first i had no problem with getting actors i had several friends who were all up for it, but then two dropped out due to work issues. So therefroe i am still currently looking for some people to act in it, although i do have most of the parts taken care of.

I have now finnalyy found my main character actotr and he is top :D

Video Of Story-Board.

Here is my video of my storyboard along with the music:

Storyboard Making.

Drawing:
To help us to be able to plan out our music videos shot by shot, we all drew up story boards, using post stick notes and fine liners we drew out every scene shot by shot using the timings of the songs. I liked this part a lot as it allowed me to give my ideas some thought and also it allowed me to plan out my sequence very carefully but it also made it daunting as i showed me how many shot and different angles i needed to use to fill the time.

Filming:
I drew them out as stick figures to make it simpler and as a way of saving time, as long as i knew what they meant, thats what was important. after this i then filmed each post stick note for about 10 seconds, this was not a very lengthy process at all and i achieved this reasonably quickly. Then we had to take stills of the post stick notes this again was not a very lengthy process and was done quickly.

Editing it together:
This was the most time consuming part of the process, not only due to the fact that it all had to be in synch with the song but also due to the fact that the computers kept crashing, which i found really irritating, as it caused some time to be lost that was not needed to be lost. We uploaded the film onto our computers and used Adobe Premier Pro to edit it together along with the song. Despite the difficulties i liked this part of the process the most as i could start to see my video coming to life and began to get more and more ideas as i went on. then finally after doing it all we had to export or videos and upload them onto our blogs.

Final Proposal for "Red lights Indicates doors are secure" by Arctic Monkeys.

The song i have chosen to do is "Red lights indicate doors are secure" by Arctic Monkeys the link for the song is at the bottom of the page, the reason i have chosen a new song is due to the fact that "Emily' Heart" by Jamie T was too slow paced and bot hmyself adn my teacher were concerned with filling the time with different and varied interesting shots. The main idea i have had for the video is to basically play out the lyrics in the song, but by using a narrative style to be the driving force throughout  the piece . I am looking to use a Point Of View shot throughout nearly all the video, much like the "Smack my bitch up" video by The Prodigy see also the beginging of the video Like a G6, by Far East Movement. I am thinking of having the lyrics being sung into the camera almost like he is talking to him about incidents going on throughout the night, like a real night-out.

The idea i have is mostly based around a lads night out and is mainly based around the lad culture of drinking a lot and causing trouble, look at the video below from the "Football factory" at 0.18 seconds. As the lyrics are being said i am also going to have some of them being played out in a flashback, like the fight scene at the taxi rank at around 1:30 in the song, i would love to use an effect to make it look like CCTV footage to give the video a gritty feeling, look again at the Football factory video but at 2:15 this time. also with the effects of alcohol taking a heavy toll on the POV i would love to use an effect to distort some of the shots, much like the Marilyn Manson video, also i have taken a look at some shots in Lock Stock And Two smoking Barrels for inspiration, both of these shots use a great effects and capture the mood and vibe brilliantly, one uses a snorri cam shot which i would love to use also, as it gives the impression of drunkness, see also Mean Streets snorri cam shot and also Dust Devil video by Madness. I am hopig for a very stylised look to the video, taking inspiration from directors like, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Taratino( his corpse and trunk POV shots used throughout his films which is like you are the corpse or the trunk and also his black and white shots used in kill bill, and what has become known as the God's Eye POV shot, which is like a birds eye view, i would very much like to get this for my CCTV camera footage shot), Oliver Stone ( POV shot used in Natural Born Killers), Guy Ritchie and Nick Love. These can be found at the bottom of the page. I want the style of the video to be both gritty but also vibrant and also humorous in places with a hint of aggression throughout.

Two Examples of Quentin Tarantino's God's Eye POV shot, one from Jackie Brown and the other      
from Kill Bill, and also an example of the trunk POV shot from Pulp Fiction  :

The locations i am hoping to get are a bar area, like a pub or something of the sort, and also a taxi cab, as a lot of the song is sung while in one or waiting for one, i would also like to haev a lot of neon lights present to reinforce the vibrant nature and look of the video, as a lot of British dramas, E.G. This is england, make places look very bleak, i do not want to do this as i think the gritty british style has been used to death, look at the vibrantness of the trailer below of The Firm, the neon lights and colourful clothes make it stand out I think they can be accomplished especially the cab as i have a friend who's dad is a cab driver. i would also like to film outside on a highstreet and an estate where the video starts. The costumes i am hoping for are smart jeans and shirts, almost what a bloke wears when he is going for a night out, either this is or a more indie look with Fred Perry polos etc.


POV shot, Smack my bitch up video by The Prodigy :


POV shot, Like a G6 by Far East Movement :


Football Factory, drinking snippet and CCTV :



Sweet dreams by Marilyn Manson, fish eye effect :


Snorri cam shot from Mean Streets :


Snorri cam from Lock stock and two smoking barrells watch from 4:33 :


Snorri cam shot, Dust devil by Madness :


Lock stock and two smoking barrells drinking scene :


Here is Red lights indicate doors are secure by the Arctic Monkeys :


The Firm Trailer, the vibrantness of the clothes i love, but i want this to be in the background of the piece and to also be accomplished by lighting :


Another example of a POV shot :