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PitchBy Sam and Ruben

Our Chosen Song

S We have decided to ‘Archie Marry Me’ by Alvvays for our music video as it is a typical song of the Indie Rock genre which we feel can be easily remade and created into something original with our own interpretation. We will also be able to relate our music video to the lyrics of the song as it is heavily orientated around marriage and love. This romantic, free spirit convention is also typical of the Indie/Alternative Rock genre. The overall tone of the song is very happy and summery which will allow us to convey a strong community feel in our music video and also include some naturistic imagery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAn3JdtSrnY

Indie Rock/Pop Genre

Storyboard and Narrative

S The narrative story of our music video is not a specific beginning-middle-end but rather two entwining scenes.

S The first scene is of an outdoors wedding between two men, although one of the men is wearing a wedding dress. There will be 10-15 guests, a priest and a minimalist set with chairs and a cake as the only props.

S Our video’s second scene is a live performance of the wedding band playing our chosen song “Archie, marry me”. The band will feature two of the wedding guests and the newlywed couple.

S We have decided to do this as our music video as it is relevant to the lyrics of the song which are about marriage

Storyboard part 1

Storyboard part 2

Storyboard part 3

Locations

S We want to film our video in a range of locations so we have a diverse video throughout. Other music videos of this genre tend to have more then one filming location and so we shall follow this convention.

S We plan to film in a church setting (in a church) and a rural setting (a field or woods).

S Both these locations are going to be used as they can be associated with weddings. For instance the wedding will take place in the field and churches are commonly associated with marriage.

Locations

S We will film in a field located near to school so we are

able to get other students to act in our wedding as the

wedding guests or a nearby forest.

S We will film in the church near to Ruben his family knows

the vicar of Creaton and will allow us access in the

church to film with our instruments.

Creaton Church

Fields for our wedding

Props

For our music video to be successful and professional we need to include props which are realistic and add to the overall aesthetic of our video. As we are aiming to shoot a minimalistic video in the style of a home video, we don’t require many high-tech or high expense props. Due to budgeting and the fact we’re going to have to spend a large proportion of our budget on a wedding dress we are aiming to source as many of our props as we can from our homes and our sixth form. This will also be in conjuncture with the overall ‘homemade’ tone our video will have.

Props

S Chairs x15: Our video requires seating for our outdoor wedding and as we plan to have 15 ‘guests’ at the wedding. We will use school chairs.

S Musical Instruments: We will need a whole band set up for our music video to achieve the live performance aspect of the video. This will include an electric guitar, a bass guitar, a drum kit, a microphone and amplifiers.

S Cake: We will need a wedding cake to make the wedding more realistic. We will also have miniature wedding figurines atop the cake.

Actors

Ruben Clark: We will use

Ruben as the bride as

cross dressing subverts

the norm. This technique

is seen in many different

music videos of this

genre as it conveys a

carefree/free spirit

alternative attitude.

Actors

Sam Thompson: We will use

Sam as the groom at the

wedding. We have chosen

to do this because as Sam

has put towards writing

script and storyboard for the

project, he understands the

sort of acting and character

we are aiming for. In

addition to this as he is

heavily involved with the

project he will be able to

commit time to the filming of

our video.

Actors

Harry Medlock: Our good

friend Harry will be the

priest who marries the

bride and groom.

Actors

Our additional actors will all be extras acting as guests at the wedding.

We will source these actors through asking our friends and peers at

Sixth Form. We have chosen to take this approach as it means that

transport for the extras to the filming locations will be simple and

cheap as both locations are just a few minutes from our Sixth Form.

Furthermore, by including our friends in our video we hope to create an

up-beat, warm location which will reflect the wedding scene we are

filming.

Costumes

The groom (Sam) will be dressed up

smartly in a traditional wedding suit,

complete with a white flower in his top

pocket. We have chosen this costume

as it is easily to visibly identify the

character as the groom due to the

traditional nature of his costume.

Costumes

The bride (Ruben) will be dressed up

smartly in a traditional white wedding

dress, complete with a white veil over

his face. We have chosen this costume

as it is easily to visibly identify the

character as the bride due to the

traditional nature of their costume.

Costumes

Harry (The Vicar) will be dressed in a

typical priest outfit to make the marriage

more believable and to fit into the

traditional nature of the wedding. We

may use a normal black suit and add a

white collar instead of a gown though as

it would be more convenient.

Possible Problems

S Lighting Problems: Keeping the scenes consistently

well-lit may be an issue as the outdoors scene is

obviously very dependent on the sun and the indoor

church scene features large stain glass windows

which let in a large amount of light. To address this

issue we will use special effects in post-production.

S Technical problems: There are no plug sockets or

electricity in the church (its well old) or in our

outdoors location so we will need to ensure that the

cameras have spare battery packs for the day of

filming

Crew

S Sam Thompson: Writer, co-director, actor and producer

S Ruben Clark: Writer, co-director, actor and producer

S Harry Medlock: Actor

S Nils Turner: Actor

Crew

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Production Schedule

Date Action

9/12/15 Organise and

prepare

costumes and

props

10/12/15 Book the

camera ready

for filming

11/12/15 Organise lifts

and actors

12/12/15 Bring props

and

everything

needed for

filming

Date Action

24/12/15 Download all

of the film

from the

cameras onto

movie maker

5/1/16 Begin editing

the shots

while

following the

storyboard

2/2/16 Upload the

finished video

to youtube

Pre-Production Post-Production