MIse-en-scene list

Props:

• Instruments (guitar, microphone, drum kit, bass guitar) - shows the role of each band member. also appeals to the target audience as rock fans enjoy watching bands perform
• Clocks - Element of disjuncture. The main theme in the promo is the loss of time. Smashing clocks at the end of the video will illustrate our character's hatred for his loss of time
• Hammer/bat - will be used by protagonist at end of promo to smash the clocks

Costume:

• Protagonist/singer will wear a lighter denim jacket with a TShirt and dark jeans - conventional to rock genre as it is realistic; not extravagant or expensive looking
• Guitarist - Leather jacket with TShirt and jeans - target audience expects a rock band to be wearing leather jackets
• Drummer - TShirt and jeans - casual, realism

Actors:

• Protagonist/singer: James Girard - has extensive drama experience, will take main stage
• Guitarist: Andy Cartwright - has experience playing the guitar
• Drummer: Michael Montgomery - plays the drums

Lighting:

• Medium-key lighting in the 'clock room' - an aggressive scene. Doesn't want to be too light to spoil the mood of the scene. Also doesn't want to be too dark so that we can not see what's going on
• Low-key lighting in studio - we want it to look professional so we are choosing to use spotlights to illuminate band members

Setting:

• Studio - where the band will perform. Looks professional and we can perform with space in the studio
• Quiet street - Where the protagonist will wonder. We want it to look like a realistic, every-day setting
• Clock room - Where the protagonist will aggressively destroy the clocks at the end of the promo

Auditions

Ryan was our first auditionee for the main role. He showed great enthusiasm but lacked the experience to make the performance look realistic. His position on screen was too relaxed and didn't look comfortable when signing, this made it clear to us that Ryan wouldn't be suitable for the main role. As well Ryan's personality was the polar opposite to the protagonists, this would make it difficult for even an experienced actor to make the role convincing. James was our second auditionee. James was very thorough with his preparation up to the performance which made him look very professional. Also when he was performing he looked very comfortable and seemed to fit the protagonists role very well, his posture and style of singing complimented the song. Furthermore, James has an extensive background in performances like plays and musicals which means he has a lot of experience in front of a crowd. We will consider James for the role of protagonist. Harry was our last auditionee. Harry was also very thorough with his preparation up to the performance, this made him look very good but when it came to the performance he didn't seem serious enough, this made us think about how he would perform in the real production. However, during his performance he looked very comfortable and has had a lot of real life experience singing for a band, this makes his audition very strong but because of the non-serious performance we believe that he wouldn't be suitable for the role.

 

 

 

 

Pitch

Shooting schedule

Scene	Location	Detail of shoot	Actors	Date
1,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 33, 34, 35, 36, 49, 50	Drama Studio	This is where the performance aspect of the promo will be shot. The background will be black and low key lighting in there to only light up the musicians.	Band, main actor and film crew	Wednesday 19th November
2, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25	Quite Village	This location will be used to show the narrative aspect of the promo. This is where the main actor in the narrative will be shown walking aimlessly.	Main actor and film crew	Thursday 20th November
26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39, 40-48	Clock Room	The last location Will show the main actor smashing up some clocks. This is meant to show his frustration for his loss of time.	Main actor and film crew	Thursday 20th November

Test shots

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Storyboard

 

 

Budget list

Item	Image	Cost	Website to buy it from
Jack & Jones Men's Leather Jacket Long sleeve Jacket		£46.96 x 3 = £140.88	Amazon
Denim Jeans		£30.00 x 3 = £90.00	Topman
Black Tops		£6.80 x 3 = £20.40	Debenhams
Epiphone Les Paul		£449.00	Epiphone
Signature Roger Waters black bass		£656.00	Fender
Mapex Exotic Saturn 5pc		£1,359.00	Mapex
Marshall DSL40C		£489 x 2 = £978.00	Marshall

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These are the font we have chosen that could possible used for our Digipak and magazine advert. To decide which to use, we will show them to our target audience and run a poll.

Mood Board

Digipak analysis

This is an analysis of The Kooks, AC/DC and Foo Fighters digipaks:

The Kooks are a rock band from Brighton, and are very successful. They differ from the two band below because of the style that they play, they use light guitar and bass effects and have more of an indie rock sound. They are also represented as being messy and wearing dark modern clothing, this makes them unique and differ from the other two bands. 

AC/DC are a hard rock band that from Australia and were very successful. Their style of playing is very unique and comes across as being very wreck less and extreme, their songs often contain lyrics about women, alcohol and drugs. Women are sung about as sexual objects and the genre adheres to Laura Mulveys male gaze theory where women ares treated as equals but as objects.

Lastly, Foo Fighters are a post-grunge band from America. They are very successful and still are. The genre of the band is very iconic with the rough look and are often more orientated to the performance rather than the bands image. 

Magazine advert analysis

Metallica are a heavy metal/rock band from America. They are most know for their fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive songs, this is a very common convention within the genre, also the song conatin a lot of references to women. Women are sung about as sexual objects. The genre adheres to Laura Mulveys theory where women ares treated as objects, very similarly to hard rock. 

Michael Bublé is an Successful singer and songwriter. He performs different genre song ranging from pop rock to traditional pop, his songs are very slow paced and are quite feminist. The songs dont discriminate against women and it subverts against Laura Mulveys theory. 

Digipak test shots

This shot is meant to be used on our front cover, the shot is meant to show half of James face and the other plain half will have a running theme of clocks present throughout the narrative and performance. The shot uses the rule of thirds, James face will stick to the right column. 

Analysis of a Digipak

Shot list

Number	Shot type	Details
1.	Extreme close up	Extreme close up of the drumsticks sitting on the snare drum.
2.	Extreme long shot	Extreme long shot of the street in which the main protagonist will spend most of his time throughout the narrative.
3.	Long shot	Long shot of the drama studio, where the performance will take place.
4.	Close up	A close up of the microphone with no actors standing behind
5.	Close up	Close up of the guitar leaning against an amplifier before the performance.
6.	Close up	Close up of the bass guitar lying flat on the floor with leads on top.
7.	Close up	Close up of the dust on top of the symbols for the drums.
8.	Mid shot	Mid shot of the main protagonist walking down the street. The audience will be looking from behind the actor looking down the same street.
9.	Close up	Close up of the main protagonists feet as he walks down the street. The audience will be given a side view of his feet.
10.	Long shot	Long shot of the band as the song begins to play the song. The shot will lasts for several seconds.
11.	Long shot	A long shot will show the main protagonist walking down the street as everything else surrounding him is in slow motion.
12.	Mid shot	A mid shot will focus on a man dressed as a rabbit eating a carrot. This will show the disjunctive style of video and the intertextual link to the shining.
13.	Mid shot	A mid shot of the drummer about to hit the symbol full of dust.
14.	Close up	A close up will show the symbol full of dust being hit by the drummer – The shot will switch to slow motion as he hits the drum
15.	Long shot	Shot the other bands members dressed up in the street wearing abstract costumes
16.	Long shot	A graphic match long shot will switch the characters wearing a costume
17.	Close up	The camera will zoom into the band member’s eyes and show them looking away.
18.	Extreme close up	A close up of the main protagonists face reacting to what he has just seen.
19.	Mid shot	Shot of the main protagonists face looking back from the other bands members.
20.	Close up	Close up of the band singer singing into the microphone.
21.	Mid shot	Mid shot of the guitarist performing the solo
22.	Close up	Close up guitarists fingers on the guitar playing the solo
23.	Long shot	Long shot of all band members performing the song
24.	Tracking shot	Tracking shot will follow the main protagonist walking further down the street.
25.	Close up	Close up of a set of double doors
26.	Long shot	Long shot of a set of double doors – The actor will appear on camera and will head towards the doors
27.	Close up	Close up of the actor placing hands on the door handle and pulling open the door
28.	Mid shot	A mid shot showing the main protagonist walking into the room with the doors shutting behind him.
29.	Close up	A close up of the doors closing behind the main character.
30.	Extreme close up	Extreme close up of the main characters eye – will be interlinked between the performances.
31.	Pan	The camera will pan across the performance studio and will show the three band members.
32.	Close up	Close up of the clocks sitting on the shelf and the floor
33.	Close up	Close up of the singer singing into the microphone.
34.	Mid shot	Mid shot of the drummer playing the song.
35.	mid shot	Mid shot of the guitarist performing the song.
36.	Close up	Close up of the guitarists face as he performs the song.
37.	Mid shot	Slow motion mid shot of the main actor swinging a bat at the clock.
38.	Close up	Close up of the clock smashing in slow-motion.
39.	Extreme close up	Extreme close up of the clocks.
40.	Close up	Close up of the hammer/bat that the main character picks up.
41.	Mid shot	Mid shot of the main protagonist lifting the hammer/bat.
42.	Mid shot	Shot of the man walking over to the clocks.
43.	Close up	Close up of the characters letting go of the hammer/bat.
44.	Close up tracking shot	The tracking shot will follow the hammer for roughly 3 seconds as it falls from the hand.
45.	Close up	Close up of the bat/hammer hitting the floor in slow-motion.
46.	Zoom out close up	Zoom out to a close up of the main protagonist sanding still in the room.
47.	Zoom out medium shot	Mid shot of the main protagonist standing in the room.
48.	Zoom out long shot	Long shot of the main protagonist standing in the room.
49.	Long shot	Long shot of all the band members placing their instruments down and leaving the studio.
50.	Close up	Close up of a clock that begins to tick hanging from the wall.