Problems Whilst Filming

The problems I faced whilst filming my music video where mainly to do with the location and POV shots. 

Firstly the location of my music video is in many different places and is primarily on roads. therefore in order to film, the camera needs to be in the road filming with the actor. I was very careful in picking the right places to film however due to it being a weekend and a busy time of year more cars than expected halted my filming process. This resulted in longer filming hours and a change of location in some places.

Another problem I faced was filming the POV shots. My original concept was to have myself running and the viewer seeing it through my perspective. However once viewing the footage it turns out it did not look as well as i thought it would. the footage was too shaky and didn't seem like a good fit for the music video. Therefore I decided to go with an actor and film him running instead.

Filming Schedule

Filming Schedule

I will hopefully be filming this weekend Saturday 6th - Sunday 7th December. I am aiming for the whole video to be shot in those two days. The schedule below will give an overall plan/summary of the days ahead.

Late afternoon - commence shooting

Start filming the core material of the video first which is the POV shots/chase scenes.

Afterwards the filming of scenery shots will be done 

Finally I will shoot shots of the car driving, tracking shots long shots and establishing shots may be used 
 

My Song Lyrics

Below are the lyrics of the song I will be using for my music video. As you can see the lyrics will hopefully match up to my plans in shooting the music video and the concept of it.

"Lost In The World" (feat. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver)
[Sample From "Woods": Justin Vernon]
I'm up in the woods, I'm down on my mind
I'm building a still to slow down the time
I'm up in the woods, I'm down on my mind
I'm building a still to slow down the time
I'm up in the woods, I'm down on my mind
I'm building a still to slow down the time
[Chorus 2x:]
I'm lost in the world, I'm down on my mind
I'm new in the city, and I'm down for the night
Down for the night
Said she's down for the night
[Kanye West:]
You're my devil, you're my angel
You're my heaven, you're my hell
You're my now, you're my forever
You're my freedom, you're my jail
You're my lies, you're my truth
You're my war, you're my truce
You're my questions, you're my proof
You're my stress and you're my masseuse
Mama-say mama-say ma-ma-coo-sah
Lost in this plastic life,
Let's break out of this fake ass party
Turn this into a classic night
If we die in each other's arms we still get laid in the afterlife
If we die in each other's arms we still get laid
[Chorus:]
(I'm lost in the world)
Run from the lights, run from the night,
(I'm down on my mind)
Run for your life,
I'm new in the city, and I'm down for the night
Down for the night
Down for the night
I'm lost in the world, been down for my whole life,
I'm new in the city but I'm down for the night
Down for the night
Down for the night
Who will survive in America?
Who will survive in America?
Who will survive in America?
[Chorus:]
I'm lost in the world, I'm down on my mind
I'm new in the city, and I'm down for the night
Down for the night
Said she's down for the night
I'm lost in the world, I'm down on my mind
I'm new in the city and I'm goin' for a ride
Goin' for a ride
I'm lost in the world, been down for my whole life
I'm new in the city but I'm down the for the night
Down for a night, down for a good time

Inspiration For Music Video - Concept

Concept - J.Cole - She Knows

 

My inspiration for my music video in terms of the overall concept being an actual story instead of the artist singing into the camera is from music videos such as J.Cole - She Knows. I liked the idea of the music video as it was unique and stood out from all the other music videos. I liked the way it was viewed as a short story rather than just another typical music video. a lot of the time music videos that have a lot of meaning don't really have a video to support them. 

I think the narrative based music videos are very professional looking and are better than other music videos such as concept and performance. Narrative music videos provide a lot more entertainment and draw the audience's attention in more as it requires them to focus on the story and follow it the whole way through.

Location

Location

The location of my music video will be shot entirely outside. As to where it will be shot, I want the video to be idealy in a quiet area. The location will have a long road with woods near by. I do not want the location to be in a typically busy or urban area as I feel it would take away from the music video and its theme of being lost. The whole idea is for the viewers and the character to feel lost and alone as he is running.