Planning and Pre-Production

Unit 6: Music Video

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Shooting Script
Storyboard
Props List
Crew List
Location Recces
Clearances and Confirmations
Contingency Plan

Shooting Script
In order to complete this correctly, you should paste the lyrics to your song in
one column and complete a detailed description of what visuals are happening in

the column next to it.

Description of visuals
Low shots (slo-mo) of feet
running. (of the elephant and pig
masked boy)
Mid shot of women walking home
from work.
Over shoulder from the two boys
looking at the women. Close up
shot of knife coming out of
pocket.
Long shot of women running out
of the end of the alley.
Shot of boys checking out the
things they stole off the lady.
Show their illegal activity with a
compilation. Bump into boy and
knock him down and kick him.
Pan shot of spray painting.
The boys appear from the drive
way of a house they have just
burgled. The alarm is going off in
the background. Long shot of
them appearing, with a motorbike
just down the road. They look at
it. Cut to black. Shot of the
elephant masked boy revving the
bike. Ariel shot of the boys
driving off on the bike. Next scene
is in the swimming pool
(abandoned) counting the money.
The pig masked boy cant find
half his money so he checks
elephants duffle bag. There is
shouting and some pushing. The
whole sequence is subtitled. Pig
mask gets his gun out and points
it at elephant mask. They shout at
each other. Elephant mask lunges
for the gun and there is some
struggling between them. The
gun goes off. Elephant slowly falls

Lyrics

Bet he feels like an elephant

Shaking his big grey trunk for the
hell of it
You know that you're dreaming
about being loved by him
Too bad your chances are slim
And its not like Mr. Shock
To get shy when I ask who always
is on top?
There must be something deep
down in the middle down there
Hes not too easily scared
Hes got friends but they got the
feeling
Wouldn't care too much if he just
disappeared
Oh, look, see there he is now
coming down the stairs
(Here he comes)
He pulled the mirrors off his
Cadillac (yeah)
Cause he doesnt like it looking
like he looks back
He talks like his opinion is a
simple fact
Somebody grabbed his collar
He cried the whole way home
He wont remember a thing 'til it
starts again
Thats how it is 'til the end (yeah)

to the floor. Pig mask stands still

for a minute, chucks the gun,
takes the bags, and legs it.

Storyboard

Props List
Item

Item Description

Who uses it

When it is
used

Pig mask

Pig animal face mask

Leo- Actor 1

Throughout
music video,
worn on the
face during
the video.

Elephant
mask

Elephant face mask.

Aaron-Actor
2

Aaron wears
the mask
throughout
the whole
music video.

Fake Gun

Small black fake hand

gun.

Leo- Actor 1

Leos
character
pulls out a
gun towards
the end during
a fight with
Aarons
character

Motorbike

White motorbike

Aaron-Actor
The two main
2 with Leo on characters will
the back
be seen
stealing the
motorbike
then
proceeding to
ride it.

Fake English money

Both
characters

The main
characters will
steal the
money from
the house.

Alcohol bottles (filled

with water)

Both
characters
(Aaron and
Leo

The
characters will
be seen
drinking the
bottles during

Fake money

Alcohol
bottles

the music
video.

rew List
Person

Role

Dates Needed

Leo

Actor/editor

20th- 28 january

Aaron

acting

20th- 28 january

Lucy

Filming

20th- 28 january

Ruby

Acting/sound

20th- 28 january

Clearances and Confirmations

You need confirmation emails from everyone that is featuring in your
music video. Please screenshot these emails including the dates and times
they are agreeing to paste them below.
If you are filming somewhere that requires permission, please obtain
permission and paste the confirmation below.

Contingency Plan
What are your plans for if something goes wrong? What back up actors,
locations and equipment do you have?
If camera batteries die- we will have pre charged spare
batteries to replace the dead ones.
If it starts to rain, causing a risk to our equipments- we will
either cover the equipment with rainproof sheets or remove the
equipment from the rain.
If for some reason we cannot film in a location that we had
planned to film in- we will try and find another suitable location, or
perhaps have backup locations for every location we have.
If a member of the cast cannot get to the set- we will find a
replacement actor ASAP
If any of our equipment breaks, we will hire out whatever
equipment we need or need replacing from the college equipment
hiring page.
if someone hurts themselves, in a way that they cannot attend
the filming- we shall call our local friends and ask if they can attend.
if a thunderstorm occurs- we shall remove all equipment
indoors and allow the storm to pass, this is because lightning poses
a risk to our equipment and crew.
If a member of crew is injured on set- we will immediately call
999 if required.
If we completely run out of battery packs for our equipmentwe will find a place to charge them