Progress

On reflection we have realised that a few of the shots/scenes in our video could be made better due to previous weather conditions etc. At this moment in time we are to start re filming these particular scenes, and changing the editing in which we will make the cuts match that of the music which is the case in most successful music videos. Although our song is fairly slow, we feel that the pace of the editing must be quickened to make it more interesting.

Digi pack initial layout- design

Shooting Script

Shooting Script – The Script – Nothing – Music Video
Visuals	Audio
1.Location: Wooded area – County Road bridge. Dan Fields as main artist. Props: Plain white tee, long black chain, ripped jeans and white hi tops – Scruffy Look to represent the just woken up/rough night look. Shot: Close up/Angle: Eye Level/Movement: Still Camera focused on face asleep, eyes then open at the first strong beat.	Slow beat at the beginning of the song. Am I better off dead
2.Location/Props same as above. Medium/Low Angle/Tilt Upwards Dan gets up from the floor	Am I better off a quitter
3.Location/Props same as above. Medium/Eye Level/Right to left pan and tilt, eye level to floor. Dan bends and picks one of the many bottles from the night before.	They say I'm better off now Than I ever was with her
4.Location/Props same as above. Medium/Eye Level/Backtrack. Empty Bottle included in one line. Backtrack continues until the verse finishes and Dan emerges from the wooded area.	As they take me to my local down the street I'm smiling but I'm dying trying not to drag my feet They say a few drinks will help you to forget her But after one too many I know that I'm never Only they can see where this is gonna end But they all think I'm crazy but to me it's perfect sense
5.Jump cut to Green Room. Performance scene. Medium/Eye Level/Still	And my mates are all there trying to calm me down 'Cause I'm shouting your name all over town
6.Jump cut to front room. Ashley pulls back Dan, trying to calm him down. Dan looks frustrated. Medium shot. Over the shoulder of Ash. Eye level and handheld camera. This emphasises the infuriated mood of that scene.	I'm swearing if I go there now I can change your mind turn it all around
7.Cut to green room. Long shot. Slight low angle. Still camera on tripod. Performance.	And I know that I'm drunk but I'll say the words And she'll listen this time even though their slurred
8/9.Cut back to house. Right to left pan following Dan’s movement. Dan walks out of conservatory doors on the phone and in garden. Handheld camera remains in the conservatory looking out to Dan.	Dial her number and confess to her I'm still in love but all I heard was nothing
10.Jump cut to railway lines. Medium shot/Backtrack/Eye Level Throughout that short verse. Several shots cut to the beat. Same location.	So I stumble there, along the railings and the fences I know if I'm face to face that she'll come to her senses Every drunk step I take leads me to her door If she sees how much I'm hurting She'll take me back for sure
11.Jump cut to Green Room = Performance. Same clothing as above. Medium/Eye Level/Still	And my mates are all there trying to calm me down 'Cause I'm shouting your name all over town
12.Dan coming out the front door of the house. Long shot/Still/Eye Level Dan walks towards the camera and then begins backtrack.	I'm swearing if I go there now I can change your mind turn it all around
13.Pan left to right following Dan’s movement as he passes the camera. Medium - close up.	And I know that I'm drunk but I'll say the words
14.Following Dan from behind – Handheld camera. Tracking Dan/Medium.	And she'll listen this time even though their slurred Dial her number and confess to her I'm still in love but all I heard was nothing
15.Dan presses the bell, no ones in and sits on the step. Long shot/Still on tripod.	She said nothing Oh I wanted words but all I heard was nothing Oh I got nothing Nothing I got nothing Nothing Oh I wanted words but all I heard was nothing
16.Dan under bridge, darkness but light coming from lamppost above. Close up/On tripod. Performance.	Oh sometimes love is intoxicating
17.Same as above. High angle long shot on tripod. Dans performing this verse whilst making some eye contact with the camera. Performance.	Oh you're coming down your hands are shaking
18.Same as above. Performance. Slight low angle. Medium long shot. Dan walks up and past the camera as the verse fades out.	When you realise there's no one waiting
19.Dan is stood upon the top of the rocks near County Road Bridge. Low angle on tripod. Throws his jacket past the camera / Lands next to camera.	Am I better off dead Am I better off a quitter
20.Medium – long shot on tripod. Slight low angle. Dan jumps from the rocks, out of the frame.	They say I'm better off now Than I ever was with her
21.Green room. Full chorus of performance. Variation of shots edited to the beat. Long shot/close up/medium shots. End of chorus = High angle as Dan slouches to the floor. Fade transition.	And my mates are all there trying to calm me down 'Cause I'm shouting your name all over town I'm swearing if I go there now I can change your mind turn it all around And I know that I'm drunk but I'll say the words And she'll listen this time even though their slurred Dial her number and confess to her I'm still in love but all I heard was nothing
22.Dan laid on the floor. Only face, neck and bit of shoulders in the frame. High angle direct from above. Close up. Dan mouths lyrics for the first few lines then eyes close. Fade out.	She said nothing Oh I wanted words but all I heard was nothing Oh I got nothing Nothing I got nothing Nothing Oh I wanted words but all I heard was nothing Oh I got nothing I got nothing I got nothing

I have begun looking into modern boy band front covers for inspiration to our album cover itself. Primiarily i have discovered that front covers for boy bands are very much performance based and i will be uploading other examples to show this. This technique has not changed with time either, it seems to be a trend that carries on through the eras. This particular front cover is for boyzones 'come-back' album, soo having the only images of the actual band works in two ways. One being that fans will see there faces and immediately associate to them, and relate back to who they are. The second being that it alerts people that they are back with a new image. If they was to realise a front cover with a say landscape picture, the audience may think that this is an old album. The colours used are sophisticated, and toned down, representing that off a much older man, showing that the band are back much older, and appealing to a different audiences. Straying away from the previous childish boy band state.
The light casting, shows reflection back upon there careers, and also the loss of stephen gately as the album is entitled brother. It shows both good and bad with dark and light representing it.

This album cover has heavily influenced ours, in the hope that we can enhance and transform this piece into our own style. The cover is very simple yet effective, showing lots of the performer himself, essentially what we want to be achieving as the indie/rock genre we have chosen is largely performanced based. The plain white background helps add to this enabling the artist to stand out, and also on reflection showing that like in the song he has 'nothing'.

Progress

Currently we are on completion of filming and editing, it is now that we are adding the final touches to make the video professional, its these small things that count. We are underway with our ancilliary texts, and have looked ofr inspiration from the likes of Olly Murs and Ellie Goulding for our particular pieces.

Ancillary Text Shoot

Images taken from the photo shoot for the Ancillary Texts. The Main song of the album and our chosen song for performance is 'Nothing', which tells the story of a girl that is no longer around. In the image we have tried to represent or atleast give the audience clues to this by involving a photo frame, and the artist with expressions of reflection.