Prop Preparation

Scrap Book 

To create my scrap book I needed to gather images of my couple so I got Abi to send me a few images which I could use and put into a scrap book. I wanted images that reflect their relationship and happiness but I wanted them to be comical to. Here are a few example of what images I am going to put into the scrap book.
Some of the images are from days out together, prom, and just generally messing about and being happy.

I chose to have a scrap book in my video because its a way of reflecting a lot of happy memories in one aspect. Its a nice element which people have and its sometimes what couples do over the years. Everyone has a photo album as they like to look back at memory's and the good times. So I got photos of them from their good times and happy times to not only give a representation of the couples passion and love for each other but to create more of a feeling and emotion, when she looks back at the book. 

I began creating it by getting an old scrap book that I didn't really need. I then got some art facilities (paper, glue etc) and printed off my images. I arranged them to look authentic and like they have made it. Showing care and love for the memory's they hold.

It isn't quite finished yet but its a work in progress.

Heart Locket necklace

I found trouble trying to find an actual lock in the shape of a heart. This was because they where either very expensive to buy or difficult to get. Therefore I made up my own solution by using a golden heart locket I have and just to attach a small key to the chain. I want this object in my music video as it reflects that he has her love locked up, as it states in the lyrics  'You got my secret combination' and 'You keep me locked up underground'. It just emphasises the meaning of there love and emotion for one another.

Record Label

The record label I would like to promote my music video with would be Warner Music Group.  As it is a major music corporation based in New York and is one of the largest American-owned music conglomerates worldwide. It’s one of the ‘big three’ record companies (the three largest in the global music industry). Furthermore it operates some of the largest and most successful recording labels in the world, including its top labels Warner Bros, Records, Atlantic Records and Warner/Chappell Music (One of the world's largest music-publishing companies). With a multi-billion dollar annual turnover, WMG employs 4,000 people and throughout the world has operations in more than 50 countries around the world.

Here is a few images of various artist that are already signed to their label. You can see that all of these artists are very easy to recognize and this is because they have been signed to a very successful record label, which has promoted them to make them very big all over the world.
I would like this for my music video to be very viral and well known so this is why I would chose this record label as they are very successful in what they do and promoting their artists.  From having my music promoted with this record company I will then get big hits from audiences, causing it to be a success and earn a lot of money. This company could make my music video viral in a very short space of time due to its success and experience throughout the years. As it is part of the big three, my music will be up there at the top straight away. And this is what I would like for my music video, to be straight at the top and out there for the audience to see. Furthermore it would get a lot more advertisement like a Tv advert, Posters, Itunes, Youtube links etc, just to promote to my audience my music video.

Casting

Abi and Matthew have been a relationship for nearly 3 years now and they fit perfectly for my music video. They are very natural in front of the camera and show great charisma and they really relate to my narrative as they are actually in love in real life.  When they are together they are totally themselves although Matt can be a little shy sometimes. Although this isn't going to interfere when filming.  

They are both keen to take part as they are always asking me and informing me when they can get together and film. I am very grateful to have them in my video as they are a really cute couple and really suit each other. I know they would also like to look back at the video when its finished and keep it for themselves as its a type of memorabilia for them which they can look back on in years to come.  



Abi Rilatt

Abi has been my friend for a few years now and she agreed to help me for my music video. I chose her as she is very confident and natural when in front of the camera, and I know I can rely on her and she wouldn't let me down. I chose her also as she has a lot of free time so it would be easier to do filming, costume etc. Furthermore she doesn't live that far away and she is always with Matt, so getting them together at the same time inst a problem. She is very reliable and i know she wont let me down as she knows how important my media grade is to me and that i want to do really well. Abi really helped me because as i have had a few problems she was the one to volunteer and say she would help me.




 Matthew Herbert

I chose Matt as he is Abi's boyfriend and i wanted to use an actual couple in my video. This is because I thought it would look a lot better and more verisimilitude if the actual characters where in love. It would be a lot harder to find 2 actors to pretend they are happy and in love then an actual couple who already are. Matt is perfect for the role because he is always with Abi so there are plenty of opportunities for filming. Furthermore I know he wont let me down as he knows how much my media grade means to me. 

Changes so far and what I have overcome

I have had to change my casting due to my models working full time and being at college themselves. This was very unfortunate for me because I was really looking forward to using them in my video as they had really nice charisma and energy together when on camera. They are already in love as they are actually boyfriend and girlfriend in real life so they are really natural and confident when in front of the camera. Furthermore I had drawn my story board based on using them even though I am not going to let this effect my work as it has made me more determined to do well. In addition I have already began filming a few things, taken images and had wrote a few things on my blog with them included in it. Although from this I can explain how it has helped me be more determined to do better and what difficulties I had when creating my music video.

So now I am using a different couple who have been together nearly 3 years and have enough free time for me to do my filming.

Health And Safety

Here is a health and safety table I created to show that I am taking into consideration any risks that may be involved when creating my music video. This is so I think about any solutions for any problems that may occur. So when I come down to filming I will know what to do and how to do it in a safe manor.

Story Board I couldn't use

I did all my filming for this part of the story board because originally this is what I was going to do. Unfortunately my SD card corrupted resulting in me loosing majority of my footage. I will upload any of the footage I had left over to prove that I did do it and I have already uploaded images from the night out at Hull Fair.  From this happening it set me back a little bit as I had to now think of another idea to what i was going to film and what other activities they are going to do. 

Costume Ideas

The type of clothing I want my models to wear is quite casual and the type of clothing that teenagers of this day wear, as my music video is set in this time. The clothing of this day and age is very different depending on the genre. Since the song I have chose is the genre off deep house I want my models to dress quite casual but quite quirky aswell. This is because from researching various music videos of this genre, I have found that the characters dress quite unique or quite causal with top of the range brands. An example of this would be sports brands like Nike, Addidas,Puma etc. This brands have become very popular in the clothing industry as they are now worn by both genders. They have become more of a fashion item than actually being used as a sport item.
Some examples of top of the range shops that sell the type of clothing that I want my models to wear are,

• Top Shop                       
• river island
• size
• footlocker

These shops sell clothing that I like for my models to wear when in my music video. I want the boy to wear top brand shoes, for example nikes, and jeans with a casual top which I will choose. There is no time period for this music genre as it is quite new and recent so therefore they will wear clothing of today. And the same applies for the girl, I want her to wear casual clothes such as jeans, causal top from the shops labelled above and either a leather jacket or Parker coat etc.

Here is a collage of images I researched and what I am picturing my characters to dress like. This is so they fit in with the genre as it would make it verisimilitude,. These are a few items that teenagers wear of this day and what brands are popular to wear.

From the original video the boy wears clothing that is quite plain and sporty. For example joggers and a hoodie with some branded shoes. Furthermore in the fashion industry sports wear has become very mainstream and more of a fashion accessory than actually sport wear. It has become a lot more unisex therefore becoming much more popular in fashion. Due to the season I am filming in they will have to wrap up warm as it is winter now and getting very cold. So clothing such as wellies, a Parker coat, jumpers, hoodies and jeans will be an essential. Other items which will be needed are:

• Scarfs
• hats
• coats
• gloves
• onesie