Music Directors & Influences

A music director can be a director of many different genres and types of music, however in this case it is the director of a music video.

A director is hired mainly for his vision and ability to place and execute stunning visual images, stories and actions into the short time frame of a song. These are a few Music directors who have directed videos for a long time and are known around the world. Also examples of videos they have directed. 

Jonas Åkerlund- Directed Lady GaGa 'Paparazzi', David Geutta, feat Kelly Rowland 'when love takes over' also he has directed for Rhianna, Maroon 5, Beyonce and many more.        

Chris Applebaum- Directed Rhianna 'Umbrella', Hillary Duff 'Fly', he also has worked with younger artists such as Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens, Myley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, and many more.

 

 

Samuel Bayer- Directed Good Charlotte 'Hold On', Also directed 9 of Green days songs from 2004-2012, Justin Timberlake 'What goes around comes around' and also Maroon 5 feat Wiz Khalifa 'Payphone' and many more.

Recce Shots

 We thought we might be able to use the stage in the hall for a position where Adam might be able to play the acoustic and sing to represent his loneliness  Also the long distance shot makes it more diverse.

 We would like to incorporate nice trees and fields where the couple could sit when he is reminiscing about happy times.

 Another happy scene could be the couple messing around together in the park, a typical romantic film setup.

 We like the idea of nice landscapes and though he could be standing by the lake drinking and looking at his reflection in the water. Also it could fade back into happy times when they used to sit by the lake and have a picnic.

 We are going to try to include shots of him sitting on a bench by himself drinking to show is loneliness.

 Again looking into the lake to see reflection to bring him into reality, fading back to when they were feeding the ducks together.

 Again a bench to show his loneliness.

 We are going to try and include shots of the couple walking together holding hands to set the scene at the start of the music video.

 Also a nice place where they couple could be sitting.

 Again a nice happy bright landscape for the couple to be seen being happy.

 This was another play park we were thinking about using for when the couple are messing about and having fun.

 This is another bench we thought we could include him sitting here with the girl and then through out the music video when things get worse he is sitting on a different bench. This bench is on a hill so shows the high point in his life, compared to the other benchs which would be on normal ground level.

 Another path the couple could be holding hands down, this would be ideal because of the street lighting, also the length and shape would be go to slowly fade them into the distance, which could represent them faded apart and breaking up.

Another scene we are going to use is the local pub where the main character in the music video is going to be seen drinking alot, we will use this booth as he is segregating himself from everyone else and whats to be alone. We may also use the bar.

Location Lists

Our story is going to take place in many different scenes as during the song there is some parts where we want to include flashbacks and quick moving scenes, here is a breif list of all of the locatiosn we have considered to use:

• Harrier Pub in Gunthorpe
• Adams House
• Lakeside Bowling Alley
• Town Centre
• Local Streets
• Local Pub
• Childrens Park
• Bench Near Fields

Role of each actor

Adam Lomas: He will be the lip syncing musician sing to the song as if it’s his life we are explaining, Adam will also be helping with the post film production and editing. His character will be explaining the song lyrics as if it’s about his own life and how it goes wrong. And spectating the situation happen to Dom as we see him singing and playing his guitar in the background. This narrative character adds more dynamic to the video and allows it to be a bit more interesting for the viewer, it is a feature used in some relationship videos and one we all really liked.


Dom Clarke: He is the main actor who will be trying to show how some people get over a bad break up, in this case it will be alcohol that gets him through it. He will also be editing the final piece. The main focus throughout the whole piece will be revolving around Dom. We will see his life and struggle and how he is at different points through the music video, with and without alcohol.


Morgan Hunter: Morgan will be the main actors ex girlfriend, the one from the bad breakup. She will only be in parts where there are flashbacks of the couple together. and the argument. The character is vital she shows the bad break up and this explains the reason why Dom is excessively drinking.


Roberto Pinto: He will be the cameraman filming every scene; he will also be helping with the editing and post filming production. Also starring in the production as the friend of Dom's, he will be seen at the pub. This character is important as we see the way Dom acts differently around him as though his worries has gone when he is not alone.