P4 - Produce a plan to identify the settings required for the recording of cinematic quality footage

Equipment and Prop list 

 

Outfits- we are thinking of going along with a black and gold theme, we will wear heals and gold costumes, we would all wear something slightly different to contrast each other so we all stand out, however in the beginning of the video we are wanting our actors to wear sports clothes like jogging bottoms and leggings to represent them practicing. 

 

Lighting- We want bright studio lights that give us a very lit up effect, but we could also consider led lights that have coloured bulbs so we can create the strobe/rainbow effect instead of plain black and white.

Camera equipment- we will be using a cannon DSLR to film our video, we decided this would be more suitable than our phones as we will have lots of different camera settings to choose from and will have more control of the camera and the settings.

We will be using different camera accessories like dolly’s, sliders, and jibs in our video to create different transitions throughout, we thought this would be appropriate as we are wanting a group of dancers so this equipment will be most effective.

 

Treatment/Proposal:

 

Group names: ‘Alien Superstar’

Date: 24/01/23

Job Roles: 

Completed:

Production team

Camera Operator - Isaac

Prop manager - Isaac, Alice & Noah

Make-up artist - Isaac, Alice & Noah

Costume design – Alice

Dancers – Stepping-up School of theatre Dance

Editor – Isaac 

Sound Manager - Noah

 

Outline of concept/idea

3 different unique people and their lifestyles shown through expressive movements chiaroscruro/lowkey lighting. Starts all the same, and through each of the versus each character comes out to show their uniqueness through smooth, powerful dance routines, fast cuts to the beat, range of cinematography and shot types such as long shots, establishing shots, close ups and different angles to connote different feelings. 

Target Audience

Beyoncé's most frequent listeners are typically women between the age of 20-34. We will aim this music video at a similar target audience of Alien Superstar because it would be successful.

Scheduling and distribution

The music video will be distributed on YouTube, where it will be targeted at an audience of mainly women and homosexual men aged 18-30.

Genre

Our song falls under pop and R&B/Soul, which will mean the audience are probably going to be younger and more on trends, people who are interested in empowerment and uniqueness.

Themes

The song is about empowerment and uniqueness for both women and men. It gives confidence to the viewers and is a pick-me-up. 

Settings and locations

We will record this music video in the lecture theatre and sports hall and we will use 3 point lighting to create a studio-like quality. This will mean that lighting is consistent and the various costumes can be worn indoors. The women and men will wear their unique costumes that make them feel like themselves. 

 

 

 

Legal and Ethical

 

BBFC:

BBFC regulate music videos and classifies them with the appropriate age rating. All music videos by artist signed to labels such as Sony Music UK, Universal Music UK, Warner Music UK and all UK independent labels that are unsuitable for children under 12 will be classified with a BBFC age rating and will be displayed next to the video when it is published on YouTube. BBFC examines the videos and classifies them with the appropriate age rating, based on the published BBFC Classification Guidelines, and this is displayed with the video. All music videos given a BBFC age rating can be found on their website. 

PRS:

The song choice is classified by PRS, as they pay royalties to artists signed to them as they license their members music by businesses, online in broadcasts and for film, for live performance and as recorded products. These fees cover all kinds of music use, whether its for digital, broadcast or public performance.

ASA:

If there are any adverts that appear in our music video, they are regulated by ASA. The codes on the website are rules that everyone must follow, there are separate codes for broadcast and non-broadcast adverts.

Creative commons and copyright:

Copyright is a law that states that it a set of rights given to the original owner for a fixed amount of years which gives them full rights to to print, publish, perform, film or record; copyright stops other people from using the work of an artist without their permission as if they do this the artist or management could take legal action against them. Throughout the production of my Alien Superstar video, I am taking these rules into consideration by taking my own recordings and editing them, which takes away the risk of copyright infringement as it is then my own work and I can print, publish, film and record any of my own assets when I want. We can use sound effects from Epidemic Sounds; Epidemic Sounds is a creative commons license, which is where the owner allows their intellectual property to be used under certain conditions that must be followed to avoid any legal problems. An example of a creative commons license is non-commercial, which means the owner says the asset cannot be used for commercial use such as publishing to monetise.

I must consider the legal issues and laws put in place. Ethical issues are problems that might offend or annoy a certain group of people. 

My music video must not be sexist, contain offensive imagery or content, must not contain any antisemitism, cannot be homophobic and cannot contain any bullying. If my music video show contained anything unethical, this could cause controversy within a community, which could damage my reputation and could stop it from distributing. I could conduct feedback from things such as a survey or questionnaire or a focus group to ensure my audience feel the music video is ethical.

 

Set designs

Specific setting (depth of field, shadow, aperture, exposure and ISO, conventions and fit for purpose)

Floor plan and lighting set up (Camera position on set, lighting position on set)

Mise-en-scene:

    - Costume

Three different actors: A dancer, a drag/makeup character and a person of regular attire.

    - Set/location

Filming in the sports hall. We will have multiple parts in shot such as a section for the dancer and section for the drag/makeup character and a section for the person in regular attire.

    - Props

Makeup: Brushes, sponges, blenders, foundation, blusher etc.

Dancer: Dance shoes

Regular attire person: *****

    - Makeup

Dancer and drag may have OTT makeup whereas regular person may be natural and in everyday attire

    - Staging/blocking

    - Performance

Dancing, singing, smiling.

Cinematography:

    - Lighting

    - Shot types

    -Camera angles

    - Transitions

Three point lighting to eliminate as many shadows as possible

    - Camera shots

    - Camera angles

    - Camera movement

    - Colour

Editing:

    - Syncing the footage to the song and ordering

Lip synching can be used to match the shot to the song. Dancing will be on beat and will be easy to synchronise 

    - Establishes clear narrative and timeline

Sound:

    - In post production we could include sounds and scenes from the set such as diegetic sound and sound added in post production

Setting & equipment (recce, asset log & explain)

Risk Assessment

What are the hazards	Who might be harmed and how	What are we already doing to control the risks	What further action do you need to take to control the risks	Who needs to carry out the action	When is the action needed by
equipment falling and being damaged	All of us	We will need to make sure the equipment is steady and set up properly before we begin filming	N/A	All of us	On set
Tripping and falling over equipment or path	All of us	Need to get rid of any hazards we think could be a threat and continuously check all surrounding	N/A	All of us	On set
General safety	All of us	We need to make sure everything is safe and make sure we have a way of transporting all equipment, so nothing gets broken or lost	N/A	All of us	On set
Weather and electricity		We don’t plan on filming anything outside, however before transporting all equipment we will need to make sure we have checked the weather beforehand.	Don’t have any water near the equipment or plugs so it won’t get damaged	All of us	On set

    Choice of lighting (light principal actors, use of studio rig, on-camera)

- Three point lighting

- Chiaroscuro

- Highkey

- Lowkey

    Choice of camera equipment (specific lenses, mounted, steady cam and handheld)

 

Storyboards/animatics

    Scene content (lyric annotation)

    Shot type annotations (Shot list/mind map on what shots you are using and why)

Camera movements annotations (Transitions, fade in and out, why are you using these movements)

Key props/locations (What props/locations are we using and why)

Key sounds (Music, non diegetic, sound effects and why)

 

 

 

 

Synoptic assessment from unit 2 pre-production and planning