Call Sheets

Ancillary Task Shot List

Location Release Forms - Music Video

Below is an example of the Location Release Forms that the owners of the premises that I film in will need to complete in order to allow me permission to film.

This Location Release Form is for the location of: MY HOUSE; 25 ABBOTSWELD, HARLOW, ESSEX, CM18 6TF. This location was used for the purpose of filming the music video and for photographing some of the images for my ancillary tasks.


Now that I have completed filming, the filled-in release sheets have been photographed and uploaded below for the locations of; The House, The Bowling Alley and The Station:

Planning for Shoots + Shot List - Music Video

Below is a table of all of the shots I need to film for my music video. The table includes where I plan to shoot the footage, what scene is taking place and the types of shots I need to ensure I include. Additionally, I also included the plan for each shoot including the hair/make-up, costume and the props to give me a sort of 'checklist' for every time I go out to shoot to ensure I have everything I need.

Below is a collection of influential images to help inspire me and to also help me to visually set-up each shot.

 

 

  

  

  

 

Actor List for Main Task

Main Influences

Along my journey of research and planning for my three products; music video, Digipak and website, I have been influenced by various existing products to help me enhance and develop my creativity.

To start with, I looked at existing videos by my chosen musician, Ed Sheeran, to gain influence from his existing products and to develop a realistic sense of branding with my own music video. My two favourite videos of his were The A Team and Give Me Love:



These two videos were the most simplistic of all of his videos, which is what I like and want to apply to my own work. Although quite simple, they're both very artistic in the ways that they portray the lyrics, whilst a few of his other videos are more comical and are created for the purpose of entertaining, whilst these are here to tell a story, which is what I want to also portray for my song. I think the dark and 'grundgy' colours work well in these videos as they give them a serious tone, furthermore helping to portray the emotion and story of the lyrics, so this is likely to influence me to use darker, neutral colours within my music video.

Production Logo

For my production logo, I was torn between two names; 'Roar Talent Productions' and 'PawPrintProductions'. With the former, I was going for a play-on-words with the term 'Raw Talent' often associated with musicians and singers, and with the latter, I liked how memorable the alliteration made the title. Both names associate with animals/paw-prints because this is a strong symbol which relates to my chosen musician, Ed Sheeran, because of his love for animals. He himself uses the paw-print logo on the majority of his merchandise, and even has it tattooed on his arm and engraved on some of his guitars. Whilst there my target audience is mostly made up of women, I felt that 'PawPrintProductions' sounded too feminine and would defer any male fans. On the other hand, 'Roar Talent Productions' sounded more professional, and would suit my mixed target audience of both men and women. As I am making a music video, the logo won't play a vital role like one might do on a film trailer, so it may only make a brief appearance at the very end of my production, hence why I wanted something quite simple. I substituted the 'o' for a paw print as I felt this would give my company a memorable identity, like all production companies have their iconic symbol. Aside from my video, this logo will also appear on any documents I have to print in association with the production of my products, as well as appearing in the credits of my Diigpak and website.

Digipak - CD Booklet Template

Above is a free download of a CD Digipak Booklet from the Internet. It simply consists of two panels which represent each page. There is no set rule for how many pages a booklet needs to contain for a Digipak, but they typically have the same number of pages as there are songs on the album (1 page for every song) plus the front and back covers, and either one or two pages for the musician's 'thank-you's' and the credits. There may also be additional spare pages within to show off photography or other artwork. Some artists may even squeeze two or more songs onto each page in order to save paper, production times and costs. For the album that I am making, '+' by Ed Sheeran, there are 16 songs as it is a Deluxe Edition. That would mean at least 16 panels, plus 2 for the front and back, 1 for the thank you's and credits, which in total makes 19, but there needs to be an even number, so then I have one free for a picture.

Below is an image of a quick mock-up sketch I have drawn to show what content will be on each panel, as the printing process and putting-together of the final piece will be very difficult, as usually these booklets are printed double-sided and then stapled together in the center:

As we do not have the printing facilies available to us to ensure accurate double-sided printing, I am more likely to construct my booklet with four panels to each section. The top two panels will then fold over and be glued in place, so the design will have to be created upside down to the adjacent two panels.

The mock up...

I used the template I published initially and my mock-up layout to then place the lyrics to all of the different songs. It took some time as I had to frequently print them off and cut them out to test out that my layout worked, as sometimes the text was coming out upside-down and in the wrong order. I have now resolved the problem and saved each 'setcion' as a new template for myself. All that is left for me to do now is to drop in pictures behind the text and also add in the credits on the last page. Then I will progress to remove the pink 'fold' lines as they will no longer be needed and re-size the final product so that it fits inside the Digipak casing I have created. 

Today...

Today I started to work on some of the images I have photographed for both of my Ancillary products. Firstly, I changed the levels and curves on some autumnal images I had and then dropped them in to see which one worked best for my website background...

I decided upon the above image as I felt that the colours were really rich and reflective of the theme of my song, 'autumn' whilst the colour is still quite neutral and doesn't lean more towards a male or a female target audience. 

Then I began work on the 'hands' photos I shot last lesson. Purposely, I asked my model to position her hands in a very similar way to how the hands were in the mock-up photo I used, purely because I felt like this was reflective of the title of the album. The album, titled '+' is often pronounced by fans as either 'plus' or 'positive'. I felt that the use of 'open' hands reflected on this idea of happiness and positivity, whilst more closed hand gestures would have connoted a negative, sad emotion. With my model I asked her to wear an orange/burnt sort of colour on her nails as this would then also reflect on the autumnal feel of my design. 

Internet Image

My Image 

Adobe After Effects PRACTICE!!!!

Ancillary Task Photoshoots

Shoot 1: Forest/Autumn Scene: For both my website and my Digipak, I need various different shots of trees, leaves etc. to use as background images. To represent the natural themes to the song and the album as a whole, I want nature to be a big feature with my ancillary tasks in order to reflect the style of the music. Requirements: Location: Park behind college; forest opposite Asda. People: N/A. Hair, make-up, costume: N/A. Lighting: bright and natural, plenty of sunlight to enhance strong colours. Shots needed: plenty of close-ups of leaves, branches etc. Long shots to capture the entire location 'establishing'. 

Resultant images:

For this image, I edited the levels and curves like I would any normal photo, but then I also adjusted the saturation and brightness to bring out and enhance the natural colour of the leaves more. The leaves weren't as autumnal as I had hoped, so I then applied a Photo Filter to my photo, a slight orange colour, to give the image more warmth and the appearance of a true autumnal sunset. This image may make up part of my website and my Digipak.

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Shoot 2: Hands: For the front cover of my Digipak, I want a shot of a girl's open hands to represent the idea of happiness and positivity which is reflected in the title of the album, '+' which is often pronounced by fans as either 'plus' or 'postitive'. The overall vibe for the album is quite happy, positive but mixed with emotion, hence why I wanted to use the hands as a symbol for the front cover. This idea came a lot from my research of Digipaks, and I was inspired by the artwork for The Script's second album 'Science and Faith'. On their album cover are two people holding hands, symbolic of relationships and power which is heavily featured within their songs. Also, with the artwork for their singles from said album, the same hands feature but in different positions/gestures to represent different themes in the songs, which I think is a really effective idea and builds a sense of brand identity. Requirements: Location: Studio, black background up. People: Rhiannon; she has very pale/fair skin which I felt was perfect for representing the idea of purity. Hair, make-up, costume: N/A. Lighting: Studio lights close up to the subject to show shadows and highlights. Also to show contrast against background to make editing easier. Shots needed: Close-ups of the hands with the hands in a slight cupped position.

Said Inspiration:

Resultant images:

Shoot 3: Nature/textures: For the Digipak insert, I wanted a variety of different images for the backgrounds of each page to also show the change in song from page to page. However, with different images, I wanted to also have a recurring theme so that every piece of design work for this project interlinked and created a sense of brand identity. For this shoot I basically wanted to shoot some close-up shots of various flowers, plants, leaves etc to make subtle backgrounds for each lyric page. It didn't matter what colour the subject was as I will change them to black and white during the editing process anyway. 

Resultant images:

Shoot 4: Website images and merchandise: For the website I want every page and element to work and be realistic. Therefore, I wanted some images of merchandise and relating objects to place as icons for various pages on the website, as well as for the 'merchandise' page. I know that I myself have some Ed Sheeran merchandise at home, as well as a guitar, so I will photograph them in clear, close-up shots to follow showcase the subject - shots that won't require much editing and will fill most of the frame.

Resultant images:

Talent Release Form

This is an example of the Talent Release Forms I will require my actors to sign upon each date of filming for my production. Once they have been signed I will then post a copy of each signed sheet as evidence below: