Preliminary exercise: Research and planning

1) State the song you have chosen for your preliminary exercise.

One Way by Twenty One Pilots

2) Choose at least three music videos similar to your concept and watch a clip or more from each. Make bullet-point notes on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing and mise-en-scene.
- Actor positioning is important so the words are visible with a variety of different camera shots and angles
- Costumes and setting match the song name 'lavish' sunglasses, suits and the back of a limo
-Fast paced editing with quick cuts 

3) Write a short music video treatment for your extract (this is basically a script for your TikTok music video). You can find an example of a treatment here. If you are making your real coursework then feel free to use the treatment from your summer project.
The artists Bones will use the song 'One way' by twenty one pilots for snippets of a music video to promote the song. The main portion of it will be filmed in front of a one way sign with Bones performing the song wearing the signature ribcage hoodie. There will be a split screen effect for one scene with two versions of Bones on the screen at once, one version wearing a black ski mask to differentiate the two.

4) Write a shot list containing EVERY shot you plan to film AND additional shots to create flexibility when editing (in a music video you will find you need FAR more shots than you think, particularly close-ups). These additional shots can be close-ups, alternative angles or something more creative. I advise using a simple table on Microsoft Word/Google Docs to set out your shot list - you can find an example here (this is from narrative filmmaking but the same format can be used for any video project). 
Shot List

5) Plan your mise-en-scene: what iconography are you including to ensure your audience understands the genre and style of your artist? Plan your settings, costume, make-up, props and lighting. 
Costume- Skeleton Hoodie, grey jeans, converse shoes, black ski mask
Lighting- Natural high-key lighting
Actor position- different places around the one way sign
Makeup/hair- Black and red eyeshadow, black lipstick
Props- Black ski mask
Settings- park bench and street with a 'one way' sign 

6) Plan a shooting schedule that will ensure everything is filmed by the deadline. Include when, where, who is required, planned equipment and any other aspects you need to arrange. 
Sunday, with me and my sister, in and near the park.

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