Story boarding was used so we would be able to see if our song demon cleaner would work as a video that we had in mind by seeing if cutting on the beat worked and where we should cut, it is essentially a plan for editing so we have something to refer to as help while we edit our main video.
Set sketches helped us to plan our lighting and shots by giving us an idea of what the set would look like on the day. Without these sketches we would have trouble planning the lighting because we needed to know what the area is like and where we want to draw attention by using bright lighting e.g. the plan also helped us decide the positioning of our cast and make sure that we have all the elements we need to create the set.
Lighting plan was done so one the day of the shoot we would not waste time preparing lights and choosing how to shoot it, we did not stick to the lighting plan 100% but it was still used as a frame of reference for example; with the band shooting we planned to have red gel lights coming from the side to signify danger or passion while a light would be spinning over the band while they performed to make the video more interesting and seem as if more is happening. In the end we just had the light circling over the band through a Smokey aroma, this worked well because it moves the audiences attention from band member to band member as they are put into light then darkness and it created more of a sense of movement to a band that perhaps movement through dancing etc.
The call sheet was used to give to all of the people involved on the shoot day so they would have all the information they need. It comprised nearly all pre production planning we had done from the costume list and lyrics to the lighting plan and time schedule.
The shot list was used so we would not waste our limited time on the day choosing what shots to take, and although we did not use all the shots on our list it was very useful and saved us huge amounts of time because we could move from shot to shot without spending time thinking about the next shot to take.
Schedule for the day, this was used so they day had a rough plan for time and we could calculate how much time we could allocate for different jobs so we could get everything we needed done in the day and so that all the people involved in the day from our teacher to the cast would know what was happening and when they would be needed.
Preparing costumes and props we chose Amy’s (the lead girl’s) tight black leather costume and her props because we wanted it to seem Hyper real, this is when something is an exaggerated reality this is appropriate because it is supposed to be the woman’s imagination. The costume of the band was intended to be rock n’roll
