Work in Progress: Risk assessment for filming.

Possible risk that could occur during filming: 
While walking backwards, the actor could walk into something/someone, trip over or generally hurt himself. 
Outcome:
Painful but not serious, could injure someone else - although it would not be a serious injury it could cause a lot of problems if he accidentally hurt a passer by.
Actions to avoid potential outcomes:
Someone will walk with the actor, out of shot and guide him, making sure he avoids walking into anything. 


Potential risk that could occur during filming:
A passer by could trip over the camera equipment/ tripod.
Outcome:
Painful but not serious, might fall over which could result to a slightly more serious injury. 
Actions to avoid potential outcomes:
There will be a sign by the camera warning people to be careful of where they are walking, there will also be a person looking after all the equipment so the will be able to prevent people tripping over things. 


Potential risk that could occur during filming:
When the actor has to lie on the floor for a small period during the video, a passer by could stand on him or trip over him. 
Outcome: 
Painful but not serious, tripping over the actor could cause a fall which could be more serious. 
Actions to avoid potential outcomes: 
The person who will be guiding him when walking backwards will be out of shot making sure people walk around him and are aware that he is on the floor. 

Work in Progress: Focus group feedback on storyboard

I showed my story board to my focus group, this is the feedback that they gave me:

"I really like the idea, I think it works well with the song, it fits with the imagery and style I pictured when I first listened to the song. I think it might be difficult to film bits of it but it will look really good if you do it well"

"I think you could add in some more shots per minute so the pace of editing is a bit quicker, I also think that you could add in a few different ideas of what the actor could be doing, or a few completely different locations. Other then that I think it's a really good idea."

I will take these comments into consideration and try to adjust my video accordingly.

Work in Progress: Shot list

1- Mid shot of actor in costume 1 playing guitar - location 1
2- Extreme close up of guitar being played - location 1
3- Close up of actor in costume 1 lip syncing - location 1
4- Mid shot of actor in costume 1 playing guitar - location 2
5- Extreme close up of guitar being played - location 2
6- Long shot of actor in costume 1 in a crowd of people - location 3
7- Long shot of actor in costume 1 walking away - location 3
8- Long shot of actor playing guitar - location 4
9- Mid shot of actor in costume 1 playing guitar - location 4
10- close up of actor lip syncing - location 4
11- extreme close up of guitar - location 4
12- long shot of actor  in costume 1 stood by road - location 5
13- Mid shot of actor in costume 1 waving - location 5
14- Mid shot, reflection of actor in costume 1 in a shop window - location 6
15- mid shot of actor in costume 1 playing guitar - location 7
16- low angle shot of actor in costume 1 playing guitar - location 7
17- close up of actor in costume 1 lip syncing - location 7
18- extreme close up of actors mouth lip syncing - location 7
19- extreme close up of guitar - location 7
20- low angle shot of buildings and sky - location 8
21- camera tilts down from sky to ground - location 8
22- high angle shot of actor in costume 2 lying on floor with a woman standing over him - location 8
23- high angle shot of actor in costume 2 lying on the floor - location 8
24- high angle shot of actor in costume 2 lying on the floor with eyes shut - location 8
25- mid shot of actor in costume 2 going from standing position to lying down on the floor - location 8
26- mid shot of actor in costume 2 going from lying on the floor to standing up - location 8
27- mid shot of woman on the phone looking scared - location 8
28- extreme close up of woman's lips saying words - location 8
29- two shot of actor in costume 2 reaching out to the woman on the phone - location 8
30- over the shoulder shot of actor in costume 2 watching the woman on the phone - location 8
31- long shot of two other people running over to the woman on the phone - location 8
32- over the shoulder shot of actor in costume 2 walking towards the group of people - location 8
33- low angle shot of people's faces looking down - location 8
34- two shot of actor in costume 2 reaching out to an extra - location 3
35- two shot of actor in costume 2 reaching out to an extra - location 3
36- two shot of actor in costume 2 reaching out to an extra - location 3
37- two shot of actor in costume 2 reaching out to an extra  - location 3
38- close up of actor in costume 2 - location 3
39- close up of actor in costume 2 -location 3

40- low angle shot, camera pans around actor in costume 2 - location 3
41- long shot people walking past actor in costume 2 sat on bench - location 3
42- mid shot of actor in costume 2 sat on bench - location 3

43- long shot of actor in costume 2 walking through a crowd - location 4
44- long shot of actor in costume 2 walking in a crowd - location 5

45- long shot of people walking - location 9
46- long shot of people walking - location 10
47- long shot of people walking - location 11

48- close up of actor in costume 2 -  location 6
49- close up of actor in costume 2 - location 6
50- close up of actor in costume 2 - location 7
51- close up of actor in costume 2 - location 7
52- mid shot of actor in costume 2 looking at reflection in shop window - location 12
53- mid shot of actor in costume 2 - location 12
54- long shot of actor in costume 2 looking at river - location 13
55- close up of actor in costume 2 - location13
56- long shot of river - location 13
57- long shot of actor in costume 2 walking past a bench -location 13

Work in Progress: Storyboard

Work in Progress: Actor, location, costume and props

This is my actor; he will be playing the main character and the performer in my music video. There are several reasons why I chose him: firstly I know he is reliable and as he is a close friend of mine he will be very easy to work with. Secondly he is very confident and will have no problem being filmed and will not feel embarrassed by anything he has to do or feel shy in front of the camera. He is also a very good performer so he should be able to act the part of the character in my video very well. I will also need 5 to 7 extras, I will use friends who available at the time.














This is the general style of costume my actor will be wearing; it fits well with the indie genre and the style of the band. These items of clothing will be easy to obtain as my actor already has similar clothes. I will make sure that he remembers to wear the right clothes when he come to be filmed by reminding him before we meet to do the filming.



This is the location I will be filming in. I chose to film in Worcester for several reasons; firstly it is easily accessible for both me and my actor, as we both live close to the town. Secondly I wanted to film in a busy, public place because I need other people in some of the shots in the video, to make it look more natural it would be best to use people who just happen to be passing the camera. i also wanted to challenge the convention of all indie music videos being filmed in the countryside. I will film the video in different part of town; some in the main shopping are, some in the smaller back streets and some by the river.
 

I will only need an acoustic guitar as a prop as the music is acoustic and everything else I need will be in the setting. As i already own an acoustic guitar I do not need to worry about getting one.