Planning and Pre-Production

Unit 6: Music Video

Contents

o Shooting Script
o Storyboard
o Props List
o Crew List
o Location Recces
o Clearances and Confirmations
o 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 Lyrics

Before the music starts, we will have a

short scene of the teacher talking to the
parents. I'm waking up to ash and dust,
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust,
When the music starts, both parents and
the teacher look at the girl and she I'm breathing in, the chemicals.
walks out. The parents go outside to
speak to the girl and leads to a massive
argument and the girl leaves. As she is
leaving the college, a short clip of the
girl in the woods to foreshadow the I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking
audience on what is going to happen out on the prison bus.
later on in the music video. Flash back
to present time. This is it, the apocalypse, whoa.

She walks down the lane from college

into the town. She walks in the street, a I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones.
hooded man bumps into her shoulder,
and the man walks off. Enough to make my systems blow.
Welcome to the new age, to the new age.
Welcome to the new age, to the new age.
The girl looks at a street sign and walks
one way. The hooded man from before Whoa, whoa, radioactive, radioactive.
is lurking in an alleyway, he starts to Whoa, whoa, radioactive, radioactive.
follow her. He follows her down the
street. She turns around to see him and I raise my flags, don my clothes,
he crosses the street. It's a revolution I suppose.
We'll paint it red, to fit right in, whoa.
I'm breaking in, shaping up, checking out
on the prison bus.
The girl walks into the woods and her
phone buzzes. She looks at her phone This is it, the apocalypse, whoa.
and it is a call from her mother. She
presses the end call button. She carries I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones.
on walking through the woods and Enough to make my systems blow.
looking around. Welcome to the new age, to the new age.
Welcome to the new age, to the new age.
Whoa, whoa, radioactive, radioactive.
Whoa, whoa, radioactive, radioactive.
She looks behind her, sees a hooded All systems go, sun hasn't died.
man in the distance, and starts to run.
She runs through the woods looking for a Deep in my bones, straight from inside.
way out.
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones.
Enough to make my systems blow.
 Welcome to the new age, to the new age.
Welcome to the new age, to the new age.
Whoa, whoa, radioactive, radioactive.
She stops to catch her breath.
Whoa, whoa, radioactive, radioactive.

She looks behind and sees the hooded

man and attempts to run, she falls over
and tries to get away. Shot of the
hooded man pulling his knife out and
slowly walking towards the girl. He pulls
his knife out, camera cuts.

Shot of the parents at the graveyard

looking at a gravestone.
Storyboard
Props List

Item Item Description Who uses it When it is used

Knife Short blunt knife used to Hooded man The ending

kill the girl (Nikki) (Daniel)

Dark clothing Black clothing used by Hooded man Most of the

the hooded man (Daniel) production
Crew List

Person Role Dates Needed

The Dad, camera man

Edward Hearn and editor

Nikki Wood The girl and editor

Daniel Locke Camera man, editor

and hooded man

James Ashford Teacher

Vicky Bird The Mum

Location Recce
Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used

Type of room/area: Outdoors,

woods

Location Address: Rg9 1eb

Medows Road

Sat Nav details (Postcode):

Nearest Train Station: Henley

train station

Nearest Bus stop: Bell Street

bus station

Lighting Information: Solutions:

If the lighting is not what we are looking for
We want to film at this location at then will either have to make do or film at
the end of the day; therefore, the this location on a different day.
lighting will be quite low. If we end
up filming at this location during the
day then the lighting will be
moderate with sun shining into the
woods, this all depends on the
weather on the day.

Sound Information: Solutions:

Pedestrians may walk past while Most of the video will be muted because it
filming and cars driving past. will have the music from our chosen song.
We also add songs to give the music video
effect and meaning.
Power Information: Solutions:
Camera batteries and no access to Make sure all batteries are charged before
a plug socket because this location going out and filming.
is outdoors.

Hazards: Solutions:
The woods we have chosen to film is Be aware of our surroundings and cautious
very muddy so could slip and fall when walking through a muddy path. Find
over. another path to walk on.
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?

James (Teacher) is unavailable-

We will Email Adam Jones and see if he is available to cover James

and if not, we will email all tears we have and see if they are available.

Vicky Bird (Mother) is unavailable-

We will email around to other friends and Sarah (our actual teacher)
and ask if they are available to come and film with us.

Tripod breaking-

We will ask the Creative Media Production team if we could use a

tripod for a day on short notice and then the next day Dan will bring in his
backup tripod.

Nikki (One of our group members) has not been in for many of the lessons,
therefore if she does not turn up, I will ask my friend Joe to take her place.