Film Day Planning and Risk Assessment

Day: I will be filming my music video within the first week of the summer holidays. I am filming in this specific time period because this is when I'm going on holiday to the Lake District which is a scenic location, therefore I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to get some visually interesting shots.

Time: I don't have a specific time of day ear marked for filming, but I am hoping to film the majority of the outdoor shots in the middle of the day in order to get the best natural lighting as I do not intend on using any artificial light.

People: I am completing this coursework individually so I will not have anyone with me to assist with filming. I will only have with me my sister who will be playing the main character, I chose her because she is coming on the holiday with me so is easy to access and she has the right sort of look for what I imagined the lead role to look like.


Risk Assessment

I am also required to complete a risk assessment before filming commences, this is done in order to ensure the safety of both myself and anyone who I will be filming with by identifying any factors that may prevent safety when filming.

 

Area of film or Description of scene/shot number	Hazard	Control measure already in place	A Hazard Rating	B Likelihood	C A X B	Further Action Required	Person Responsible
In the hills           In the river       In house	Falling down the hill or tripping while running   Falling on wet rocks in river bed   Choking on mint (prop that is being used as a pill)	Don’t run to fast         Wearing wellington boots   Don’t swallow it	1           2       1	6           6       2	2           7       2	Check for any slippery substances on the hills that could increase the chance of falling               Don’t push the mint too far into the mouth in order to decrease the likelihood of choking	Myself and Alice Malkin         Myself and Alice Malkin     Alice Malkin

Drawn Storyboard

Mise-en-Scene Planning

Photographic Storyboard

Request email to record company

In order for me to be able to use The Dog Days are Over by Florence and the Machine, I need the permission of their record company which is Island Records which is owned by Universal. So, I sent an email to them requesting their permission

Representations

In this post I will be highlighting which representations I will include in my music video. I am doing this in order to develop the detail of the planning so it will be easier on the day of filming to execute these representations effectively.

Class- the lower/working class

• I will represent this class group via the use of the Black and White shots which feature Alice's everyday life, I will represent this group via the use of costume as the main character will be wearing a plain hoodie and t shirt in this scene and via the use of props such as alcohol to signify the unsettled lifestyle that they live. I have chosen to represent this group in order to create juxtaposition between this mundane way of life and the abstract escapism scenes that are used.

Gender- females

• This group will be represented in my product via the use of a female character as the lead role in the music video. I choose to represent this group as I personally will be able to identify with it betters as I to am a female and I wanted to get across a vulnerability within the main character as they are being oppressed within the home, which will be easier to convict with a female character.

Age- teenagers

• I will represent this group in my music video via the use of a teenaged character and I will be also focusing on issues within society that are stereotypically associated with teenagers such as drug and alcohol abuse and suicide. I choose to represent this group as I wanted to portray the difficulties that this age group can face via the narrative in my music video, they are also an interesting group to use due to the turbulent lives that teenagers stereotypically live.

Final Shooting Script

Shot Number	Description	Sound	Time
1	Mid shot/canted angle of girl at door, shouting at her mother	Diegetic sound of shouting	3-4 secs
2	Close up of girl crying	Non diegetic sound- music	1-2 secs
3	Close up of phone screen, girl texting “goodbye”	Non diegetic sound- music	2 secs
4	Two fast takes of girl downing pills	Non diegetic sound-music	2 secs
5	Wide shot of girl leaving room, shallow focus with the pill bottle in the foreground	Non diegetic sound- music	3 secs
6	Close up of girl downing a bottle of vodka	Non diegetic sound- music	2 secs
7	Close up of vodka bottle in girls hand, and her dropping it	Non diegetic sound- music	2-3 secs
8	Long take P.O.V shot of girl staring at ceiling, fading from ceiling to sky. When shot ends, it’s fully sky.	Non diegetic sound- music	10 secs
9	P.O.V handheld of girl’s feet running	Non diegetic sound-music	3 secs
10	Master shot of girl frantically running	Non diegetic sound-music	3 secs
11	Fast take P.O.V of girl looking out car window and landscape rushing past	Non diegetic sound-music	2 secs
12	Wide shot of girl walking through city crowd, shallow focus on girl	Non diegetic sound-music	2-3 secs
13	Wide shot of girl standing by the side of a bridge with her arms out-stretched	Non diegetic sound-music	1-2 secs
14	Mid shot of the girl shouting, side on	Non diegetic sound-music	1-2 secs
15	Hand held long take of girl walking across the side of the bridge	Non diegetic sound-music	7 secs
16	Extreme close up of a running river, slow motion	Non diegetic sound-music (Music slows pace)	4 secs
17	High angle of girl walking towards the river’s edge, slow motion	Non diegetic sound-music (music slows in pace)	8 secs
18	Mid shot of girl sat by river, looking downwards (Eye line Match)	Non diegetic sound-music (music slows in pace)	3 secs
19	Close up of girls feet in the river (Eye line Match)	Non diegetic sound-music (music slows in pace)	2 secs
20	Returns to mid shot of girl, as music suddenly quickens she splashes water at the camera	Non diegetic sound-music	4 secs
21	Wide shot of girl splashing about and having fun, standing in the river	Non diegetic sound-music	2-3 secs
22	Several fast takes to girl being hit with water/paint, in sync with each sharp increase of pitch in the music	Non diegetic sound-music	1 sec per take
23	Layered shots, of girl climbing up hill and reaching the top with fast takes of girl being splashed	Non diegetic sound-music	5-7 secs
24	P.O.V shot of spinning, as girl is on rope swing	Non diegetic sound-music	3 secs
25	Wide shot of girl on rope swing	Non diegetic sound-music	3 secs
26	Close up of footsteps	Non diegetic sound of drum beats	1-2 secs
27	Mid shot of girls torso as she’s walking	Non diegetic sound of drum beats	1-2 secs
28	Close up of footsteps	Non diegetic sound of drum beats	1-2 secs
29	Mid shot of girl’s torso standing still at the top of a hill, when music stops she drops down and starts to run	Non diegetic sound of drum beats	2-3 secs
30	Master shot of girl running down steep hill	Non diegetic sound- music	2-3 secs
31	Wide shot of running layered with fast takes featuring mug shot style pictures of people’s faces	Non diegetic sound- music	2 secs
32	Slow motion shot of family photo smashing	Non diegetic sound- music	5-8 secs
33	Hand held pan of landscape before girl spins camera to view her face as she smiles at it	Non diegetic sound- music	3 secs
34	Wide shot of girl running through field of tall grass layered with extreme close up of girl’s mouth as she shouts lyrics	Non diegetic sound- music	4 secs
35	Combination of several fast takes combining previously used shots in the escapist section with black and white shots featuring glimpses of what her old life was like.	Non diegetic sound- music	4 secs
36	P.O.V shot of girl staring up at clouds, layered with black and white extreme close up of girls eye open wide.	Non diegetic sound- music with faded sound of someone shouting “Alice”; the girl’s name.
37	Video ends with fully integrated shot of girl’s eye.	Diegetic sound of someone shouting “Alice”	2-3 secs