6: Storyboards

Storyboard

My storyboard will help me plan the shots I need to use in my music video. I finally decided to base my music video on 'Hello' by Adele. My music video will base the artist, and she will be included in the plot, being the girlfriend in this love story. The plot will follow the tensions and break up of a besotted couple. 

Number one

In this shot, I will be shown in a long shot, showing bedroom and the artist head to toe. The mise-en-scene here will be the bedroom, as this represents intimacy in a relationship. I want the prop of hand written love letters to be in the shot, so the audience can see I am dwelling over the love letters, which are symbols of romantic love. I would like this shot to be seen in the introduction. The lighting used here will be mid-key lighting to give the impression of a neutral feeling. A simple cut transition will be used after and before this clip. 

Number Two
This will be the structure of my performance pieces, singing in the woods just like in the original music video. This will feature a lot of medium long shots, close up shots and pans, again resembling the original music video. A sepia filter will also be applied to this, to also use stylistic elements from the original music video. I will not use diegetic sound but add non-diegetic sound of the artist singing over the top of the clip. This will need to be synced and edited efficiently to make the clip seamless. Natural lighting from filming outside will be used, but I will edit to make this look brighter, to make the artist glow. Normal transitions between shots will be used before and after also. 

Number Three

In this shot, the partner walks away from the girlfriend and leaves down a path which will fade to a blur when the subject is enough distance away. This will be shown in a long shot to an extreme long shot with cutaways of other shots around this one. This adds dramatic effect and emphasises the break up the couple are going through. This will feature near the end of the music video to display the couple are no longer together, in a montage of the couple breaking up. Again with filming outside, natural light will be used. A cross fade would look stylistic here, between the montage cuts.