music video planning workshop

Music Video: Planning

What were we doing last week?

Today You will take the knowledge you have previously learnt about pre-production and music video production and continue develop your plans for a music video.

By the end of today, youMUST identify planning which you need to

complete

SHOULD develop your idea for a music video through pre-production planning

COULD work independently and manage your time and productivity

What is pre-production?

Why do we need to conduct planning for a video production?

What do we need to plan for?

IDEAS

EQUIPMENT

TIME

LOCATION

CAST & CREW

FINANCE

What do we use a storyboard for?

How do we plan how much money we will need for our

production?

Why is it important to plan our finances?

What planning document do we need to do for our locations, and why?

How do we plan our time?

TodayYou will continue to develop your music video idea for Florence + The Machines ‘Heartlines’ by creating the pre-production planning documents you need.

Music video planningYou will need to create pre-production planning for the track, including storyboards, production schedules, milestones, location recces, budgets, filming permissions etc…

Task 1Working alone identify all the planning you need to complete on your pre-production checklist . Tick off any of the work you have already completed.

Set yourself a target for today; what piece of planning work are you going to work on. Will you start it or finish it? Will it be a rough draft, or do you want it to be the final version?

Task 2Begin working towards your target, developing your idea through your planning. If you meet your target, what should you do?

Plenary: ideas factoryIn groups of 4, pitch your idea to the others. Explain to them your music videos basic idea and what different styles and techniques you would use to make your video.

Share your storyboard with your peers, and use it to sell them your idea.

Next weekYou will continue to develop your ideas for your music video, applying the pre-production skills you have learnt so far to continue planning your idea.

You should continue to develop your ideas outside of the lesson.