Roles for filming

We have decided that I should play the role of the artist in the video, because I am the most confident with the lyrics of the song. Fabyan will be the camerman, and we will both have inputs in the directing of the visual.

Song Research: Lyrics

Setting

The chosen genre for our music video is UK hip-hop. this traditionally involves young males, and is typically affiliated with a 'street' culture. With this in mind, we chose to shoot our video on an estate in Roundhsaw. This location allowed us to create the impression that this is the sort of environemnt the artist would have grown up in, and is tracing back to his origins. Using this area, it also allowed us to include shots such as grafitti-sprayed walls, which further creates the effect or an urban culture.

Song Research: The Artist

My partner and I have decided to create a video for the song 'Transition', originally by the artist Chipmunk. For our video, we have changed the name of the artist to 'Mike Bauer', a play on the surname of star Jack Bauer in the hit TV series '24'.

Song Rights

In order to use the chosen song for our project, we had to make an effort to get in touch with the artist to obtain rights to use the song. We chose to get in contact through Twitter, as we knew that the artist was a regular user of the social network. This allowed us to gain his approval to use the track

Kit List

During our filming process, the kit that we will be using includes:


Panasonic HD Camera









Tripod

Handheld Dolly (for tracking shots)

Song Choice

The song that we have decided to use for our project is 'Transition' by Chipmunk