Planning-Storyboard

We decided to edit our first shot so that it is just a black background, this is because we wanted the letters 'H' 'A' 'P' 'P' 'Y' to stand out when they appeared on the screen. We decided to make the font large and bold and the letters to be in yellow, this is because after testing different colours, yellow stood out the most on the black background. We have also decided to edit the letters so they appear on the screen to the five beats at the beginning of the track; this is because it will grab the audiences attention and highlight our editing skills. On the next shot we plan to film our artist 'James Gomez' walking whilst lip syncing to the first lyrics of the track. We have decided to make this a full body shot in order to show his outfit. On the lyrics "sunshine she's here, you can take a break' we have decided to use a dancer, this is because we want to portray the fun and up-beat vibes the track gives. Whilst the dancer is dancing, we have decided to have our main artist in the shot; this is because we want him to be a prominent feature of the music video.

 

 



On the next shot we have decided to use the green screen in order to show how our skills have developed since AS. We plan to film our artist 'James Gomez' on the green screen, then to edit a hot air balloon in the background. This fits in with the lyrics "I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space". On the next shot we plan to use lots of balloons with people dancing around them. This shot will be used for the first chorus, we decided this as we wanted the colour and energy to present at the first chorus. On the next shot we have decided to use the green screen again, we plan to use a green morph suit in which our artist will wear under his normal outfit. When editing, we will then make the background a solid colour. This will then look like the clothes are dancing without a body. I saw a similar idea on the Cadburys advert, where clothes in a charity shop came alive. However we have slightly changed this by using a colour background instead of filming in a location. On the next shot we plan to have our artist walking along street whilst miming to the lyrics "Here comes bad news talking this and that", this will be a full body shot as we want the camera to catch all of his actions. Also in the original 'Happy' music video, Pharrell Williams is filmed with all the locations clearly seen, we also wanted to project this in our music video.

On the next shot we plan to have a black backdrop, with a dancer appearing on one section of the screen. They will be miming to the lyrics "Bring me down, cant nothing bring me down". We will then take another shot of a different dancer, this will be edited so they are positioned alongside the first dancer. We will continue this process until there are five dancers on the screen. Not only does this highlight our editing skills, we believe it will look professional and catch the audiences eye. The main idea that came up when choosing the song 'Happy' was that as a group we wanted to clearly outline the tone of 'happiness'. By having dancers and creative editing techniques, we are able to successfully act out the lyrics, and create a suitable narrative.

On the next shot we plan to use the same editing technique as the previous shots, however instead of the sections being filled with individual dancers, we plan to use the green screen and have our artist's head appear in each section. Not only will this look creative and test our editing skills, it will add colour as we plan for each section to be different. On the next shot we plan to have a dancer again, lip syncing to the lyrics "Bring me down... cant nothing bring me down". We wanted dancers to be a prominent feature of our music video, as they successfully represent the meaning of the song, and also give us lots of filming opportunities. On the next shot we plan to have another dancer lip syncing to the lyrics "My levels to high". This will be a full body shot as we want the audience to see all of the dance moves. On the next shot we plan to have our artist 'James Gomez' dancing whilst lip syncing to the lyrics "I said".

 

 On the next shot we plan to have five people holding up signs with the letters 'H' 'A' 'P' 'P' 'P' 'Y' whilst lip syncing to the lyrics "Because I'm happy". This gives us the opportunity to include more people in our music video, and also adds a sense of fun and creativity. On the chorus we plan to have lots of short shots one after the other of different people dancing. We decided this because the chorus is very upbeat so having lots of people dancing will portray the energy. We plan to include a range of different angles and shots to make our music video look interesting and professional. The next shot will involve our artist 'James Gomez' dancing and lip syncing to the lyrics "bring me down...can't nothing bring me down". We plan to film this in a nearby location, which will be a pathway by a river. We decided this because in the original 'Happy' music video, a lot of the shots were filmed outside. We feel this fits in well with the narrative, so also plan to do a lot of filming outside. The last few shots will be of people dancing again, both indoors and outdoors. It will be very fun and energetic, and we intend to use the balloons to create a positive ending to our music video. We want our last few shots to be very short and snappy, as this will fit in well with the quick beats the track includes.

In last years portfolio, we made quite a few changes to the storyboard whilst out filming. This year, we have decided that it would be effective to follow the storyboard as closely as possible, this is because it reduces the amount of quick decisions we would have to make whilst filming, this is positive as it will make our filming process run smoother. I believe that creating a storyboard for our music video was useful as it allowed us to put lots of detail into our narrative, and clearly see what lyrics were being mimed to, and what shots we needed for each scene. Another change we made from last year was drawing our shots on yellow sticky notes. This was useful as we were able to move around the different shots and place them in an order that fitted well. Compared to last year were it was harder to picture what our narrative would look like, and also having to restart when a mistake was made. A storyboard also helps a lot when it comes to editing as we will be able to refer to the different shots, this also allows us to effectively manage our time, as we will be aware that some of the editing choices we planned will take longer than others.