Construction of the Mise-en-scene in the Music Video

The Mise-En-Scene within our video was carefully constructed to help make the filming process of the video run smoothly and efficiently. We took care of the lighting, props, costumes and setting to make the video look as good as possible.

Lighting

Filming at night is a frustrating thing when there isn't much light to see what you are recording. As we have filmed at night, we took into account the lighting which could have been a disaster to the video. The way we over came this was by using a powerful torch to brighten up the actor's faces, while using a couple of floodlights to light up the setting so the viewers will be able to see clearly.

Props

The props we used were input into the video to make it look more modern and realistic, and/or because it's relevant. The props we used were an iPod, fake drug bag and headphones. The iPod was shown at the start to symbolise the actor turning her iPod on to play the song the music video is based on. The headphones were relevant to this as it shows she's listening to the iPod, and the fake drug bag is to symbolise a drug deal is taking place.

Costumes

The costumes that our actors dressed up in related to the rock genre very well. This included baggy/skinny jeans, black t-shirt, converse/vans/boots, sweatbands, the basic rock-based, dark clothing. Our main character wore very dark clothing with dark, black make-up to show she is depressed/saddened. The band wore stereotypical rock clothes such as the ones listed above.

Setting

The setting we chose were dark streets and main roads at night. This was to emphasise a disturbing and depressive mood to the video. the main actor walks around the streets at night to keep this mood strong. We also chose to have the band performance at the top of a car park roof to show give the audience the idea that the band is superior.

List Of Props

- Drum Kit/ Symbols/ Stands

- Amps

- Guitars

- Drum Sticks

- Car Lights

- Cars

- Flood Lights

- Microphone Stand

- Stereo

- Ipod

Shooting Schedule Week 1 And 2

Wednesday 15th September- Wednesday 22nd September 2010 Looking At Car Park Locations (researching possibly suitable sites)

Monday 27 September/ 4 October 2010- 7 pm-9:30 p.m Actress (1) Walking Down Street, Boundary Road Take (1)

7:00 pm- 8:00 pm Tramp On Floor With Money Getting Knocked Out His Hands

8:00 pm- 8:45 pm Drugs Deal Hawthrone Road.

8:45 pm- 9:30 pm Connor Singing On Wall.

Change in Actresses after first shooting session (Actress unable to make convenient arrangements for all)

Wednesday 29 September/ 6th October 2010- 7 pm- 9:30 p.m Actress (2) Walking Down The Main Road, Stanley Park Road.

7:45 p.m-8:15 p.m Wide variety of walking shots, with thought on angle, movement, differentiation and composition.

8:20 p.m- 8:50 p.m Actress At Bus Stop.

8:50 p.m- 9:10 p.m Actress Banging On Window At Bus Stop.

9: 10 p.m- 9:30 p.m Actress On Bus Looking Out Window.

Saturday 9th October 2010- 7 pm-10:30 pm Band Performance On Top Of Gibson Car Park.

8: 00 pm-8:20 pm Close Ups Of Band.

8: 20 pm- 10:30 pm Band Performance + shots of conclusion scene with Actress

10:30 pm-11pm Actress Walking Down Boundary Road Take (2)

Week Beginning October 18th 2010 Filming With Actress (2) Walking Down Street, Boundary Road:

Second round of filming-

7:00 p.m-7:30 p.m Actress and shots with her during the "tramp" scene and surveillance overlook.

7:45 p.m-8:15 p.m Actress leaving her "house" and shots of her walking down Dalmeny Road

8:30 pm- 9:00 pm Drugs Deal Hawthrone Road (Take 2)

9:10 pm- 9:45 pm Connor Singing On Wall (Take 2)

Wednesday 10th November 2010-6:30 p.m-8:20 p.m- Re-filming scenes of:

6: 45 pm- 6: 55 pm I-Pod close-ups

7: 00 pm- 7: 30 pm Interaction between singer and actress by wall and post box

7: 30 pm- 8:00 pm Singer on wall + walking shots while singing to be added to performance (inspired from the song Bittersweet symphony by The Verve)

8: 00 pm- 8: 20 pm Scenes of traffic to be sped up by Sainsbury's car park.

Cast, Film Crew and People Involved

Siobhan Gilbride - Lead Actress


Connor Fulcher -Lead Actor, (Film Crew) Band Member, (Vocals + Lead Guitar)

George Mann - Band Member (Rhythm Guitar) (Cameraman)

Emma Tickle - Band Member (Drummer + Percussion)

Owen Chester - Band Member (Bass Guitar)

Sam Harris -Camera man (Film Crew), Film Editor, Actor (Tramp)

Kieron Lee - Drug Dealer Actor (Film Crew, Filming)

Stephanie Mann - Drug Customer (Actress)

Locations List

Gibson Car Park (Sutton)


Manor Road Car Park (Sutton)


Sainsbury's Car Park (Wallington)


Boundary Road (Wallington)


Dalmeny Road (Wallington)


Hawthorne Avenue (Wallington)


Stanley Park Road (Wallington)

Equipment List

Tripod

Drum Kit

Camera

Guitar x2

Amps

Bass Amps

Bass Guitar

Cars

Car Lights

Floodlights

Microphones

Microphone Stand

Smoke Machine(optional)

Laptop(optional)

Stereo