Pre-Production

Production Schedule - I found the production schedule a little difficult to follow, due to the sheer amount of work in one task, and the short spaces of time I'd given myself. It's a mistake I'd be able to correct the next time round. In future, I should make these more effective and realistic targets.

Treatment Package - Despite their not being a strong narrative in my final video, a synopsis was helpful in remembering the placing of the shots in the video. It's definitely one of the essentials

Storyboard - The storyboard was difficult to complete, but it helped visualise the details of the video so that there aren't any blank spots in the song.

Risk Assessment - This was difficult in terms of finding all the possible hazards, as well as trying to figure out how to solve them. However, it was a particularly important part of pre-production, as the production could be affected if there isn't a clear risk assessment.

Release Forms - These were essentials in ensuring that the performers in the video agreed to take part. It was a simple part of the process, possibly the easiest.

Call Sheets - These were often difficult, as there were clear things that needed to be included that were hard to find. For example, the full 11-digit number for the local hospital and police station.

Location Reckie - This was also a difficult part of the pre-production, but essential. Of course, without a location, the video simply cannot be shot. Figuring a suitable location was difficult for my particular video, but eventually another member of my course inspired me to use that location.

In summary, much of the pre-production was essential, and depending on the schedule and the demands of the particular, it ranged from simple to difficult. The most difficult parts were probably the storyboard, location reckie, call sheets and the risk assessment. The simpler tasks often depended on the more difficult tasks to work.

Research for music video

The Vaccines are an alternative indie rock band, who are based in Britain. They rose to prominence in late 2010 and throughout 2011, becoming one of the most popular new rock bands. Their debut album was a success, both critically and commercially, and they released five singles as part of the album. The majority of their singles have conventional indie music videos, and the songs are pretty much always short, between 1 and 3 minutes long.

Their videos contain a large amount of performance, mixed in with some narrative. Their song "Post Break-Up Sex" is heavily narrative based, the music video accompanying it mixes performance with storyline.



Most of their other videos are fairly abstract and performance based. Their single Wreckin' Bar is done entirely through the view of a spinning golden ball, with shots of the band playing in the reflection of the ball. This is a fairly different and unique video, but it does keep to indie rock conventions.