Story boarding

We started our story boarding for our music video idea, to go towards the planning aspect. To do this we broke down our shooting script into the various amount of different shots that would be needed then split the story boarding into equal amounts between the group. Laurie did the first 11, I the did the next 11 and Francesca completed the rest of them. I feel this worked effectively because we were able to get a better idea of how we would actually be shooting our ideas, and how they would potentially look on camera.

Second Draft of Shooting Script

Total time 2:32
Shot Number 1
0:00 - 0:13
Location: Woods
Different establishing shots including opening credits
0:13 - 0:36
Location: Drama Room
(Lip syncing)
Shot Number 2a
Fran- I've been waiting for you
it's been so long
Shot Number 2b
Laurie- I knewjust what I would do
when I heard your song
Shot number 2c
Jodie- The next thing I felt was you
Holding me close
Shot Number 2d
(split screen for all three to sing)
What am I gonna do, I let myself go

0:36 - 0:42
Location: Drama Room
(Red lips singing on a black background, green screen needed)
Shot Number 3a
Jodie- Nothing left to say
Shot Number 3b
Laurie- Take my breath away
Shot Number 3c
Fran- Whispering your name
Shot Number 3d
Jodie- Tie me up in chains
Shot Number 3e
Fran- No one puts it down like me

0:42-0:47
Shot Number 4
Location: Drama Room
(sit back to back in chairs, camera tracking around us in a circle. Break the 4th wall

0:47 - 0:54
(Jump cuts of doing sharp movement)
Shot Number 5
Strength I would have known
Make me beg for more
climbing up the walls
banging down the doors
Knowing that you hear my screams

Shot Number 6
0:54 - 0:55 - (Close up shots of the male fists)
Shot Number 7
0:55 - 0:56 -(Close up shots of the male mouth)
Shot Number 8
0:56 - 0:57-(Close up shots of the male eyes)
Shot Number 9
0:57 - 1:10- ( black background whilst dancing)
Shot Number 10
1:10 - 1:22 (Montage, slow motion runs,tracking, subject looking back at the camera)
Shot Number 10b
(Hand running across the wall with blood. Close up)

1:22 - 1:34-
Shot Number 11a
Flash backs, Innocent Laurie being followed, evil Laurie onlooking
Shot Number 11b
Innocent Fran being grabbed, Evil Fran onlooking
Shot Number 11c
Innocent Jodie being bitten, Evil Fran onlooking

Shot Number 12
1:34 - 1:39 (Male arms wrap around fran and break away, all you can see is males arms and Fran. Males hand over mouth and round waist)

Shot Number 13
1:39 - 1:45 (Mimic Delilah video, camera following the male from behind, don't see the face)

Shot Number 14
1:45 - 1:52 (Jump Cuts, mid shots of Jodie, Laurie and Fran)

Shot Number 15
1:52 - 1:56 (Close up of female fangs)

Shot Number 16
1:57 - 2:05(Extreme close up of licking lips/fangs. Fake blood dripping down the side of lips. Silent scream) 'strength I could have known, make me beg for more... knowing that you hear my scream')

Shot Number 17
2:05 - 2:08 ( Extreme Close up of eyes looking from left to right)

Shot Number 18
2:08 - 2:21 (Dance)

Shot Number 19
2:21 - 2:24 (Flashing to male running- more fast paced)

Shot Number 20
2:24 - 2:26 (Male looks back in slow motion)

Shot Number 21
2:26 - 2:30 (Camera pans in a curcular motion around the male, while he looks scared

Shot Number 22
2:30 - 2:33 (Back to females (silence/ooo section) extreme close up to show fangs for ending shot, POV shot from males perception)

Emailing The Record Label

So today as a group we thought it would be a good idea if we e-mailed Atlantic Records, so that we could get permission from them for use of the song, Go, by their artist Delilah. We got a response e-mail from the record label, saying that they would get back to us... Unfortunately they didn't get back to us about the song choice.

Casting of the Male Character

First Draft of the Shooting Script

So today we've all sat together and started planning towards our shooting script. We've had a discussion about how we may add some changes to the script if we feel that we need to because of the amount of fast paced shots that we will be including. If needed we feel we may need to re-draft some changed to the shooting script, so this is classed as our first draft.

Total time 2:32

First 13 seconds of the song will be different establishing shots of settings, for example woods etc. Also includes the opening credits

0:13 - 0:35- Shot

Fran- I've been waiting for you
it's been so long
Laurie- I knewjust what I would do
when I heard your song
Jodie- The next thing I felt was you
Holding me close

(split screen for all three to sing) What am I gonna do, I let myself go
(different close ups, on a black screen)

0:35 - 0:42
(On black screen, red lips singing all at the same time)
Jodie- Nothing left to say
Laurie- Take my breath away
Fran- Whispering your name
Jodie- Tie me up in chains
All- No one puts it down like me

0:47 - 0:54 (Jump cuts of doing sharp movement)
Strength I would have known
Make me beg for more
climbing up the walls
banging down the doors
Knowing that you hear my screams

0:54 - 0:58 - (Break from lrics)

0:58 - 1:10- ( Dance/ Montage)

1:10 - 1:22 (Montage, slow motion runs, look at the camera)

1:22 - 1:34 (idea- Flash backs of us remembering, getting attacked, singing while we watch our selves getting attacked.
Alternative- not be in the same place at the same time, Flashbacks)

1:34 - 1:39 (Male arms wrap around fran and break away, all you can see is males arms and Fran. Males hand over mouth and round waist)

1:39 - 1:45 (Mimic Delilah video, camera following the male from behind, don't see the face)

1:45 - 1:52 (Jump Cuts)

1:52 - 1:56 (Close up of different body parts, shows the transition of innocence)

1:57 - 2:05(Extreme close up of licking lips/fangs. Fake blood dripping down the side of lips. Silent scream) 'strength I could have known, make me beg for more... knowing that you hear my scream')

2:05 - 2:08 (Close up of eyes looking from left to right)

2:08 - 2:21 (Dance)

2:21 - 2:24 (Flashing to male running- more fast paced)

2:24 - 2:26 (Male looks back in slow motion)

2:26 - 2:30 (Camera pans in a curcular motion around the male, while he looks scared

2:30 - 2:33 (Back to females (silence/ooo section) extreme close up to show fangs for ending shot)

Choice Of Song

Delilah- Go

We decided on this song because of the tone and atmosphere that the song itself would set upon our music video. We think that its a good song choice because its slow speed sets a tense atmosphere on the video. Also we feel it is relevant to our music video because of the various lyrics used, which links back to the actual content of our music video. the lyrics are about a woman loss of control to a man, without even realising its happening. This is ultimately what happens within our video, so this is the main reason why we will be using this song choice.

History Of Vampires

What are vampires?

The idea of vampires has been changed dramatically over time. The vampires of folk history were considered as repughtent creatures, something to be feared. The were seen as cruel creatures or corpses they only had one motive; blood. They are never seen in their vampire state and are typically killed by 'holy water', 'sunlight' and 'a stake to the heart'. They are typically called 'Night walkers' due to the fact that sunlight is their biggest weakness.

Bram Stoker creates a new image for Vampires
In 1987 Bram Stoker with the publishing of his hit novel Dracula completely transformed the typical view of Vampires. The image that he invented completely contrasted the original view, and turned the conventions of a vampire to a lowly sub-human parasite. The new image of the vampire is a fantastically established image of seduction and is almost omnipotent in his knowlege and power over humans. He is also vulnerable to the beauty and innocence of attractive mortal women, who he must pursue, corrupt and discard.The new literary vampire is incredibly popular, as the attractive, evil protagonist of the new Victorian Gothic novel. He becomes an enduring symbol of the anti hero.Some writers have suggested that the Dracula novel represents the underlying sexual repression of Victorian society and the desire for male domination and the subjugation of women.

Todays Vision of Vampires
From films and TV Programmes such as Twilight and Vampire Diaries people nowadays seem to adore vampires rather than be afraid of them. There is a big contrast of how they are presented now compared to how they were presented when they first became popular. For example, now instead of Vampires seeming maniulative towards women, they are falling in love with them. This is causing a great amount of fan population, by the way that the media is attracting towards the teenage audience. They are also changing the typical weaknesses that a vampire would have, for example, in Twilight, go against the typical approach to vampires burning in the sun, but they turn...glittery. Which completely contrasts the typical 'Night walker' approach to the genre. Vampire Diaries sticks to the original approach in a way, they still burn in the daylight, but they use "day rings" which protect them from the sun.

When Vampires originated they were aimed towards the older audience, which the creators of Twilight and Vampire Diaries completely went against. Another TV company stuck to the original audience and created a view of Vampires with more of a vicious approach. The vampires in Twilight and Vampire Diaires, are more toned down. They don't tend to eat humans and are considered 'vegetarians' in a way by only drinking from animals, where as in True Blood you see the nitty gritty approach to vampires, which is that they are cold blooded killers.

Books about Vampires

Because of the wide amount of popularity for vampires there has been a large amount of different books that have been created towards vampires, but they all tend to follow a similar storyline. The Twilight films first originated as books, and this is where the popularity first grew greatly for this kind of genre. After all of this, more and more books about vampires started popping up around the globe.