Shot List

Shot List

This is a basic idea of how we would like to construct our music video for our chosen track: 

"Information" by Brian William Korteling.

The skeleton plan:

We have chosen to base our music video with the theme of using newspapers as they are a source of "information". 

To cut between a few shots, we've came up with the idea that the camera zooms outwards, and pans downwards or to either left or right to the next article/photograph which then starts to play, and zoom back in again. Lyrics would also appear in the columns.

This type of shot/transition will be filmed when we have footage to use as photograph "thumbnails" in the newspaper by taking stills from both the beginning and end to place in the newspaper.

1) Slow long shot zoom onto a newspaper since our track has a long intro. The newspaper will eventually fill the complete mise-en-scene. The mise-en-scene would include a still from our second shot as if it's a complete transition between the two.

2) Close up of penny/coin dropping into water - this illustrates the first line of lyrics:
"I was wishing, I was wishing to bad". The symbolism is making a wish into a well or fountain.

3) Worm shot of man (protagonist) within our music video to show who throws the penny or coin into the water. Myself and Sam have considered the idea of this character being anonymous, by doing this, the lyrics in the chorus "give me information" is asking a question, rather than a statement. It is asking who the protagonist is.

4) Close up shots of the singer Brian against a black background. Intertextual reference to "Sinéad O'Connor" - "Nothing Compares 2U". 

5) Close up and extreme close ups of guitar.

6) Different close ups and tracking shots of (possible anonymous) protagonist walking past "rough" locations with dark mise-en-scenes. Contradicts the mood and atmosphere of the upbeat and lively track.

7) Close up shots of the singer Brian against a black background. Intertextual reference to
Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2U music video.

8) Close up and extreme close ups of guitar.

9) Slow-motion nearer towards the ending and close ups of protagonist ripping up newspapers and throwing them against a white background. Thus not being able to give someone information, which the lyrics ask for as mentioned above - contradicts the lyrics once again. Different facial expressions will be used. This can be seen as an intertextual reference to the slow-mo used Woodkid's "Iron" music video to express feelings and emotion while carrying out actions. 

Also possible reference to the dancing used in Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" music video - by dancing, some kind of dust cloud is created out of matter.