Location finders checklist

LOCATION FINDERS CHECKLIST
Production Title: POP PROMO

Shoot Dates:

Location Address: NACTON ROAD

Location Contact: GARY NUNN

Location Telephone:

Directions from college to location: LEFT AT THE ROUND ABOUT. CARRY ON STRAIGHT, VERGE TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUE. DESTINATION ON THE RIGHT.

Is the location right for the script?
YES

How available is the location?

AVAILABLE

How noisy is the location? Will recording sync sound be a problem?

NOT RECORDING SOUND

Is the location light enough? Will it need extra artificial lighting?

YES

Is there a power supply at the location? Can it be used by the production?

YES

Is the location heated?

YES

How long does it take to get to location?

5 MINS

How will you get to the location? What means of transport can you use?

DRIVE

How much will it cost each person to get to the location? Bus, parking fees etc.

PETROL COSTS

Is the location big enough to accommodate the cast and crew?

YES

Do you need to get permission from local police/council to film at the location?

NO

Where are the nearest toilets?

INSIDE THE LOCATION

Are there any special health & safety issues with this location?

NO

Where is the nearest Hospital/Casualty?
HEATH ROAD

Notes:

My contributions to pre production work

For my group I have completed the location finders checklist, the risk evaluation, risk reduction, call sheet and the questionnaire which can all be seen in the next 5 posts.

Group discussions

we have decided today that we are going to the bands rehearsals to film them perform the song this coming thursday which will be the 28th jan 10.

we are meeting at 6 at the golden hind pub in ipswich.

Storyboard

Research of the group

how long been together?

the current line up have been since jan 09, but have been rehearsing since jan 08

who are they like?

the band do covers, they cover a bit of everything from journey to pink floyd to ronan keating

do the band have a cd?

no.

how do the band dress when they perform?

when they perform in pubs they dress in all black. when they perform in social clubs they wear bright coloured shirts.

rehearse tuesday thurs afternoon. defo tues. location tues. sandys/golden hind. thurs golden hind.

Group discussions/ Art Director ideas

Job title.

Producer/art director: Hannah

Cinematographer: Muhaimin

Editor: Laura

POP PROMO QUESTIONNAIRE

Age: Sex:

How many pop promos do you view a week?

Have you ever heard of The Martells?

What kind of music do you listen to?

Do you watch pop promos? (If yes, where?)

What do you prefer a music video to have? Narrative or Performance or Both?

Do you like music without lyrics?

NARRATIVE:

at the beginning of the song, there is 18.06 seconds of music. for this i would like to have a mix of the band playing. it would then cut to the two characters at the train station in the day time. for the small town girl bit the camera will focus on her and then she notices the boy for the part talking about him. the camera will then focus on him. they will then both be in a bar and notice each other again in the smokey room, it will then fade to black and come back to the band performing. at 1.55 the band will stop and more narrative will be show. until 2.28. the band will then come back in. it will then be flittered between the band and the 2 characters meeting.

COSTUME:

the characters will be wearing casual clothing that makes them look like their characters. for example the city boy will be wearing low jeans, jewellery, hoodie. the small town girl will be wearing simple clothes and will look a bit lost.

LOCATION:

the location will make both of the characters look uncomftable and neither of them should look like they are in their comfort zone. it will be what neither of them are used to.

PROPS:

no props are needed for the characters in the pop promo.

LIGHTING:

for the outside scenes there will be no extra lighting, only natural lighting will be used. for the live band footage artificial lights will be used aswell as the bands own lights to draw peoples attention to them.

Planning and design for print advert

me and my group were aware that the print ad would have to reflect the cd cover so that people would put the two together and so that they would be associated as a package. therefore the main piece of the print ad is the graffiti tea and guitar. the name of the band is also in the same font as on the cd cover and we incorporated a picture of the band on the print ad so that people would know what they looked like. this was done in the bottom corner so it were not to take over the focus point of the ad. as with the cd cover, on the print ad we also had to put copyright labels and record label info. we tried to make it look as much like the cd as we could but we knew we had to put extras on to sell the cd such as slogans and reviews. there were not any other versions of the print ad as we made the cd cover first and knew they had to match.