Unit 29: Music Video Production

Pre-Production Booklet for Music Video

Name:

Order of contents (italics show areas you must add in yourself)

Song

Lyrics

Meaning of the song

Storyboard

Script

Mood board

Props list

Locations

Shooting schedule

Call sheet

Risk assessment

Clearances

Rules for your production

Your potential track must conform to the following
criteria:
1.
It must provide opportunities for original and creative work
2.
It must have a clearly definable target audience
3.
It must be generically identifiable i.e as clearly belonging
to a particular genre/sub/genre
4.
it must be of digital quality and in an appropriate format
for capturing to Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
5.
The track must have been missed and recorded to a high
standard, including if using an independent artist (e.g. local
band)
6.
You need to be able to prove you have checked ownership
and have sought permission to use the track.
Your choices will need to:
1.
Be filtered out by your teacher if unsuitable (please
anticipate the likely 'secondary' audience at Henley (parents,
younger children, principle etc)
2.
Inspire the group to make a creative, original music video
that uses and/or challenges conventions
3.
Be suitable for broadcast on mainstream music television
so
- No swearing
- No sexually aggressive language/imagery
- Avoid drug related lyrics/imagery

Song

Song title
ENDZ

Artist
Novelist

Genre
Grime

What are the conventions of music videos from this genre?

How are you going to meet these conventions in your video?

Style (in-concert and as live footage; animation (stop motion, digital); interpretative; narrative;
impressionist; surrealist; pastiche; parody; referencing; homage)

The style I will try to portray throughout my music video will link to realism, I have
chosen this style as it is commonly used throughout all music videos from this genre,
whether it displays their notorious criminal activities, their large parties or their urban
surroundings. My video will also be a pastiche of the highly successful music video
called shutdown by the genres leading musician skepta.
Costume
Costumes used `in my video will link to the genre featuring well known branded
clothing such as Nike, Adidas, Stone island and The North Face.
The colour scheme will be either dark colours such as grey black and navy blue
however white will be accepted. The clothing worn by the actors must link to urban
fashion styles such as tracksuits trainers and hoodies.
Lighting
The locations I have chosen will be well lit due to the natural lighting provided by the
outdoors however if I choose to film half of the film in the dark Ill have to include
powerful external lights such as flood lights and direct torches

Locations
I have chosen to use a local car park and urban area in maidenhead to link to the
realist theme used throughout grime videos showing their natural surroundings.

Shot types
To begin the video I will include establishing shots and birds eye view angles to
display the location, Ill use wide shots to display the cast and close ups to show each
character and will follow the main character with the camera walking through his area

Research
What music videos have you watched to research your genre?
I have specifically looked as music videos created by the main leaders in the genre
such as skepta and jme who are signed by major labels allowing them to have a large
disposable budget to spend on their videos.
From my research I have been able to work out that successful grime music videos
link to realism displaying their usual surroundings, problems they face and actives
they perform. They like to highlight how they have left their old lifestyles to join a the
high calibre group of successful musicians displaying their capital assets

How have these videos influenced the decisions made? Include screen shots of the key
influences

I have specifically looked at skeptas shutdown music video and the original music
video and will attempt to mix the two together highlighting fashion choices and
surrounds.

They highlight big brands and icon fashion choices

The surroundings are constantly shown in most scenes showing their music
comes from urban orientatioins

Lyrics
Insert the song lyrics below
Intro]
Alright, yeah
Alright, cool, it's no gas
No gas, no gas
Dun know, dun know dun know
Yeah wagwan cuz, dun know, dun know
Yes, bless bless
Hold tight all the mandem, yeah?
Hold tight all of the people
2015 yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Alright, yeah yeah
Ight yeah bless, dun know
Ight hold tight the grandmixer, yeah
Hold tight
Hold tight the youngers, yeah hold tight the YGs
What? ight say nothing fam, yeah
Yeah, say nuttin
Ight I'mma move now, stepping yeah

[Hook]
I come from the ends
My mandem grew up on the ends
All day I'm in the ends
Waste mandem can't come to the ends
I come from the ends
My mandem grew up on the ends
All day I'm in the ends
Waste mandem can't come to the ends
I come from the ends
My mandem grew up on the ends
All day I'm in the ends
Waste mandem can't come to the ends
I come from the road
My mandem grew up on the road
All day I'm on the road
Waste mandem can't come to my road
[Verse 1]
South man, yeah, I get about, man
Peng girls wanna chat about man
Brockley, yeah, I'm one of them man
More time on the block chilling with ten man
Bossman, yeah, I'm a top man
Beef on the spot, headlock man
Rudeboy, I don't wanna rock man
But if you're from ends then you know I got man
South don, yeah, I get about, don
Always outside, never been a house don
I don't care who's a loud don
I've got G so I don't care who's around dons
I'mma draw your sister, don
I'mma chirpse your girl on the Insta, don
You better know what's good, don
I'm NOV, I'm from the hood, don
[Hook]
I come from the ends
My mandem grew up on the ends
All day I'm in the ends
Waste mandem can't come to the ends (can't come round here)
I come from the ends
My mandem grew up on the ends (that's right)
All day I'm in the ends
Waste mandem can't come to the ends (OK, yeah)
I come from the ends
My mandem grew up on the ends (OK, yeah)
All day I'm in the ends

Waste mandem can't come to the ends (alright, yeah)

I come from the road
My mandem grew up on the road (on the road)
All day I'm on the road
Waste mandem can't come to my road
[Verse 2]
Yeah, I'm in the ends and I've got bare gash
Gash can't put me on smash
Got gash and they wanna mash
But moving the gyal dem don't make cash
And I'm in and out in a flash
And if I see feds then I'm gonna dash
Gonna dash and hide my stash cause
Feds wanna take me like rash
Mic man, I've got this on smash
MCs can't chat about clash
Rudeboy, they must be on gas
Cause they know that I put soundboys in the trash
I put soundboys in the bin
Wanna war me but they won't win
More time in the ends and ting
So you can't try it with the mandem and ting
[Hook]
I come from the ends
My mandem grew up on the ends
All day I'm in the ends
Waste mandem can't come to the ends (can't come round here)
I come from the ends
My mandem grew up on the ends (that's right)
All day I'm in the ends
Waste mandem can't come to the ends (OK, yeah)
I come from the ends
My mandem grew up on the ends (OK, yeah)
All day I'm in the ends
Waste mandem can't come to the ends (alright, yeah)
I come from the road
My mandem grew up on the road (on the road)
All day I'm on the road
Waste mandem can't come to my road
[Verse 3]
I'm about in the ends in a black dress code
Grind when it's hot and I grind when it's cold
If I've got a bar then I write on my phone
NOV, I'm a G, dun know
Might see me about on the road
No chat, that's how I get down on the road

Angry but I can't let that show

This ain't a game like tic-tac-toe
I've got a broken phone
It's wack and the replies are slow
New Era cap, no, nah, it's not a joke
Think before you stare in my boat (don't look)
Nah, you don't want a problem, bro
Let man slide but maybe I won't
And you don't wanna push me, oh to the no
More time pissed off cause I ain't got dough

Meaning of the song

Does the song have a meaning? If so, what is it?

The song links to the unique urban language used by youths in London it also
explains the lifestyle they have to live in these areas.
They lyrics do not follow a story and can by quite hard to understand by those who
dont understand this genre however it appeals to those from urban suburbs who use
this choice of language frequently

How will your visuals relate to the song? (Illustrate, Amplify or Disjuncture)

Ill use diverse camera angles to display the background and will use close ups to
amplify the fashion aspect of this genre.
Lighting will be used to show how there are two sides to this negatively displayed
opinion of urban areas , bright lit scenes will link to the casual good side to these
grime influenced youths dark scenes will show the negative opinion on them with
costumes featuring hoods and dark clothing .

Storyboard
Insert your storyboard here

Think carefully about the shots you will be using. Consider the range of shots/angles
to give interest and perspective

Script
Description of what will happen in your video inc. camera
movements, angles etc

Mood board
Create a mood board showing what look your music video will have. Add images
showing ideas of mise-en-scene, characters, costumes and colours that will be
present in the different shots.

These images all link to the genre of music I have chosen showing
fashion choices chosen by the producers which relate to their
target audience and genre of music

Props List
What props / models / furniture etc will you need to make your music video?

Production Name:
Producer:

Item

Script page

Description

Character/location

Swegway

White

Main character

Phone

iPhone

Used by the main

character

Sweagway 2

Black

One of the group

members

Portable

Rounded navy

Group members pass

speaker

blue

it around

Location recce
Complete the location recce for the final venue.

Notes

Shooting Schedule for production:

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Call Sheet
VIIBE PRODUCTIONS @
The Henley College
Production:
Client Information:
Location:
Maidenhead

Wednesda
y

Thursda
y

Friday

Saturday Sunday
Film the
day light
scenes
at the
flats and
location
around it

Low lit
scenes
will be
filmed
on the
car
park
after.

Cast and Crew:

Sean.m
Bradley.c

Role: Phone Number:

novelist
na
camera man
na

Louis.h

extra

na

Mir.u

extra

na

Jake.p

extra

na

Ryan. j

extra

na

Production Requirements:
Camera swegway phone
Speaker

Brief:

Other Information:

Risk assessment of venue

Complete risk assessment for the shooting locations

ACTIVITY

HAZARD

RISK
H/M/L

PRECAUTIONS

IN PLACE

REVIEW
DATE

REVIEWE

Please leave this section blank:

Risk Assessment checked by: Name ..
. Date

KEY:Activity :Describe the component part of your pursuit.Hazard :

List the
things you anticipate might cause harm or the things associated with your activity
that have the potential to cause harm. Consider the likely harm. Risk: Assess the
risk as either H (High), M (Medium) or L (Low). When concluding your assessment
consider all of the circumstances.
Precautions: Consider what
you could do to minimise / negate the risk.
In Place:
Will the
precautionary measures be in place at the time of the activity?
Review Date:
When would it be reasonable to review your assessment?
Remember it might be whilst you are undertaking the activity.
Reviewer: Name of the person responsible for completing the risk assessment.
A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer.

Clearances
Insert copy of email sent to record label requesting permission for the use of
chosen song

Signed