Preliminary exercise: Research and planning

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

Sidhu moose wala- 47
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.

3) Write a short music video treatment for your extract (this is basically a script for your 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.


Opening scene is someone breaking into the house 
Rajandeep gets alerted and frantically comes down the stairs 
Rajandeep runs into the room where the robber is armed with an ak-47 
Robber in a freeze frame while Rajandeep starts performing to lyrics


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 film making but the same format can be used for any video project). 

Opening scene is someone breaking into the house - Mid shot of robber forcing open the door
Rajandeep gets alerted and frantically comes down the stairs - Long shot closing into mid shot
Rajandeep runs into the room where the robber is armed with an ak-47 - Long shot closing into medium close shot.
Robber in a freeze frame while Rajandeep starts performing to lyrics- long shot camera swaying left to right and in all directions 

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:
Mainly Nike clothing to make sure sponsorship is shown to consumers. Nike air forces as well.
Lighting:
Low key lighting to make dramatic, frantic atmosphere.
Actors:
Actors positioned away/side to the camera.
Make-up:
No make-up on this occasion.
Props:
Ak-47 
Setting:
My living room


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. 
When:
In the morning

Where:
In my living room

Who: 
Rajandeep and Obaida

Planned equipment:
Prop gun of an ak47 








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