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

Boy sitting on a swing set 00:00 Instrumental
Man playing guitar close up of hands There is a house in New Orleans
00:05 They call the Rising Sun
The boy stands and begins to walk And it's been the ruin of many a poor
00:11 boy
He walks down the forest lane 00:15 And God I know I'm one
He walks down a street 00:25
(fade to)
instrumental
He stands in front of a house 00:35
He goes around the house and My mother was a tailor
through the back door She sewed my new blue jeans
He opens his back door 00:46 My father was a gambling' man
He puts aside an iron from the stand Down in New Orleans
01:00
Man playing guitar close up of guitar Instrumental
strings being played 01:05
he walks upstairs and opens the living Now the only thing a gambler needs
room door 01:11 Is a suitcase and trunk
he pauses at the living room door And the only time he's satisfied
01:13
Is when he's on, a drunk
I cant believe you 01:19
The boy looks through the ajar door
His father slaps his mother Instrumental
He gasps
His father turns
slams the door shut
the boy runs to his room 01:47
he takes clothes of a railing and stuffs
them into a suitcase Oh mother tell your children
the boy walks downstairs he pauses at Not to do what I have done
the living room door then carries on Spend your lives in sin and misery
the living room door opens and his In the House of the Rising Sun
father shouts his name 02:26 (fade
out and in)
the boy runs towards the camera and
away from the house 02:30
he runs past the house and the Instrumental
camera stays on the house, the mom
comes to the front door and yells run, Well, I got one foot on the platform
the father chases after the boy 02:54 The other foot on the train
(fade in and out montage of boy I'm goin' back to New Orleans
running away) 03:00 To wear that ball and chain
The boy stands in front of a train Instrumental
station and goes to the till and buys a
ticket
Well, there is a house in New Orleans
Man playing guitar is silhouetted in
They call the Rising Sun
light 03:15
He walks through the ticket fence and And it's been the ruin of many a poor
stands on the platform boy
A train drives by And God I know I'm one
People walk out of the train and the
boy just stands in the middle
motionless
Fade out and in 03:39
Boy stands at a bridge, the camera
behind him as the sun sets
Man playing guitar stands and leaves
03:57
Fade out
Props and
Costume List
Crew List

Person Role Dates Needed

Dani Camera, Props, Everyday
lighting and Mon, Tues, Wed ,
location Thurs, Frid

Joe Nichols Camera, Props, Everyday

lighting and Mon, Tues, Wed ,
location Thurs, Frid

Ryan Camera, Props, Everyday

lighting and Mon, Tues, Wed ,
location Thurs, Frid
 Location Recce
Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used

Insert photo of location (do not draw) Type of room/area: Train

station
Location Address:
Amersham Hill
High Wycombe
Bucks
HP13 6NN

Sat Nav details

(Postcode): HP13 6NN

Nearest Train Station:

High Wycombe

Nearest Bus stop:

Lighting Information: Solutions:

Natural lighting and very little artificial Bring own lighting
lighting

Sound Information: Solutions:

Very busy and loud passing trains and The music is playing over the video so
people plus its close to the town all the background noise will be mute
centre and a main road

Power Information Solutions:

No power outlets or charging ports Portable chargers

Hazards Solutions:
In a live train station Follow train station rules
 Location Recce
Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used

Insert photo of location (do not draw) Type of room/area:

House
Location Address:
35-grange drive

Sat Nav details

(Postcode):
HP13 5GQ

Nearest Train Station:

High Wycombe train
station.

Lighting Information: Solutions:

House lighting and lamps Lots of lighting but could bring portable
lighting

Sound Information: Solutions:

Quiet

Power Information Solutions:

Power outlets and chargers

Hazards Solutions:
Dog Dont anger the dog
 Location Recce
Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used

Insert photo of location (do not draw) Type of room/area:

outside/park
Location Address: the
rye High Wycombe

Sat Nav details

(Postcode): hp13

Nearest Train Station:

High Wycombe train
station

Lighting Information: Solutions:

Natural lighting until it gets dark Bring own lights

Sound Information: Solutions:

Noisy as its a public area The music is playing over the video so
all the background noise will be mute

Power Information Solutions:

No power outlets or chargers Bring fully charged batteries and
portable chargers

Hazards Solutions:
Public area so strangers and animals Dont agitate people or animals

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?
Plans How we resolve the situation?

Train If we cannot use the train station, then we

station can use the bus station instead as it has the
same meaning.

Camera Bring 2 cameras to avoid losing battery life. If

battery one battery runs out then we can use the
shortage other battery.

Weather If the weather is supposed to be miserable

then we can reschedule to another day.

Actors The actors wont be a problem as we are the

only people in the music video.

Filming and editing dates

Friday
We will be filming at the rye and High Wycombe train station.
Meeting at 9.
Scene time 00:00- 00:25, 03:00-03:57
All actors
Monday
Filming at danis house.
Meeting at 11
Scene times 00:25-01:00, 01:05-03:00
All actors
Tuesday
Film studio (5th period)
Scene times 01:00-01:05
All actors
Wednesday
DAY OFF

Thursday
Period 1+2 Editing
Period 3 James Unit 3
Period 4 Editing

Friday
Get Adam or Sarah to check video.
Monday
Improvements
Tuesday
Improvements

Wednesday
Making sure everything is complete ready to export.

Thursday
Finalise music video and export and upload.