Story Boarding

Christy and I spent a lesson planning and drawing our story board for the 'Popcorn Boy' music video we are going to film over October half term. Our post-it notes, mood board and extra planning helped us organise ourselves in deciding on shots and how we are going to shoot the video.

Ideas In Images

We have put together a collage of images from music videos and films that have inspired and helped us develop ideas for our music video 'Popcorn Boy' with the American High School theme. 

50 word Pitch

The 'Popcorn Boy' music video will have an American High School theme, including stereotypical characters such as a geek, cheesy cheerleader girls and a model like, muscly boy they fuss over. Popcorn is the motif throughout the video and with that it will create a bright, fun and party atmosphere.

Post-it Notes

Christy and I gathered a few ideas on what we would like to include in our music video. These will help us remember what visuals we had in mind when we thought of the ideas and special effects we would like to use.

Booked Equipment

Hi Serena,
You may pick up camera and tripod on Friday 26th OCTOBER but the dolly will have to shared with others in you teaching group. I only have 3 dollies and so far have bookings for 7!!!!. Think when you will want to use it and then we can arrange for it to be passed around.
Mrs Excell

Ideas!

Christy and i took these ideas and discussed a number of them we would like to encorperate into our music video.

Having popcorn as a motif throughout the video is one of our main ideas we like as it connects the lyrics to the visuals. We also think colour will be a big element in our video to portray its up beat and bold meaning with costumes, hair and makeup to set the american high school theme. The soundtrack is fast and contains a lot of energy, so we thought we could maintain that through fast pace cuts and editing with a variety of shots including close ups, long and wide shots, high angle and low angle shots.

One idea that didn't take our favor unlike the others was having the artist playing her guitar. The reason for this is because we do not want the video to have an acoustic feel as it wouldn't suit the soundtrack as there are a lot more beats than guitar strings.

Target Audience

Target Audience

 The target audience for the song we have chosen ‘popcorn boy’ is aimed at teenage school girls.

There is a clear comparison with the lyrics throughout the songs creating an american high school vibe.
This age category would be mainly around 14 - 18 years. Because the artist is in this age category herself, it helps the target audience relate to what she is singing about. In our music video, the actors will be in their teenage years set in a school enhancing the narrative of the song.

The type of fashion sense a typical teenage girl has is current, recent clothing from popular shops such as Top Shop, River Island, Miss Selfridge, Hollister and H&M. This is similarly linked with the type of music listen to as their taste is within the top charts today that are young and current that mostly contain pop, country, R&B and rap.

The artist we are using has a strong relation to girls within the teenage category makes the song enjoyable as young people can compare to their own lives. For example; going out to parties and having fun, having a strong bond with friendship and sharing gossip etc.

Mood Board

Christy and I have created a mood board as part of planning my music video and ideas i may include:

Planning

Our artist Christy and i have chosen has delayed us on our planning time for the music video we are going to create as she hasn't sent us her songs. We have realised it is very difficult to plan without the lyrics and style of the song because we don't know what it's message is or sounds like. In result to this, we have started to plan the artists image instead.

Artists Name: Antigoni

Genre: Pop/Acoustic

Costume: Soft colours, with a quirky edge. eg: High wasted skirt, tights, boots and jacket.

Make-Up: Soft, nude make up. Pink lips, natural eyes.

Hair: Worn down, natural curls, big. / Doughnut bun, scraped off of face.