Shot list, Shooting Script, Location Planning and Prop List

Props and Costume:

Bright coloured T shirts (for boy and girl) - to fit the conventions of a pop music video 

Microphone - fitting the conventions of a pop music video and for use of the artist 

Guitar - not entirely conventional but there are a few guitar riffs in the song which will be played by the artist

Pens and Pencils (for boy and girl) - for them to use in the glum part of the music video

Paper and Schoolwork (for boy and girl(lots of)) - for them to use in the glum part of the music video

Amplifiers (Speakers) - Used alongside guitar and microphone

Darker, Boring T shirts / Tops, will be band T-Shirts (for boy and girl) - Unconventional for the genre, creates the correct atmosphere 

Desk - for them to use in the glum part of the music 

Mic Stand - Used alongside microphone

Laptop - for them to use in the glum part of the music 

Radio - Key part to turn up the music as the song reaches its peak

Shooting Script

Video	Audio    Lyrics/ Narration / Music / FX
1.  The beginning will be relatively slow paced cutting and establishing locations and characters, the singer will be dresses brightly whereas actors won’t be when they are having a bad time but in flash-forwards (which can be noticed by a different lighting filter (brighter and more vibrant)) the actors will be brightly dressed and look more upbeat. There needs to be establishing shots of the locations (boy and girl houses) and close ups of the singer so the viewer knows what they look like, also highlighting his good mood in comparison to the actors who will be coming.	From 0:00 – 0:20   ‘Don’t you dare look back    Just keep your eyes on me    I said you’re holding back    She said shut up and dance with me    This woman is my destiny    Shut up and dance with me’    Music and Lyrics    No Narration    No FX
2.  The video will be edited to the beat of the song in line with the bassline being played showing off the stressed boy and girl both dressed glumly. The girl will be dre3ssed anti-stereotypically to show that she isn’t a normal girl (highlighting the difference between the two characters) There will be many shots of the boy being stressed doing work like POV and over shoulder shots to show the students stress and hardship. Each note change on the bassline the shot will change to show that it is a fast paced pop video and to keep the viewer entertained but still reflects the negative mood. The girl will be in the same boat, I want to use a POV shot of the girl writing some of the lyrics of the song, the shots of the girl will show her to be in a similar mood to the boy.	From 0:20 – 0:41   ‘We were victims of the night    A chemical physical kryptonite    Helpless to the bass and the fading light    We were bound to be together    Bound to be together’    Music and Lyrics    No Narration    No FX
3.  This is where to song reaches its first peak of being upbeat and happy, it will be a flash-forward to the couple looking happy and dressed similarly to the singer, I want to use a shot of a radio being turned up, and extreme close up of a hand being grabbed to the beat of the song and a shot of the couple dancing in the street, an homage to David Bowie, there could possibly be a costume based nod to him also. There will also be a close up of the couple almost about to kiss, showing their romantic growth and progress within the narrative.	From 0:41 – 1:05   ‘She took my arm    I Don’t know how it happened We took the floor and she said’    Music and Lyrics    No Narration    No FX
4.  Here I want to include a pan up of the girl, really extenuating the fact that she isn’t ‘normal’, I want to include some comical moments too, like the girl winking at the camera to show that modern day music isn’t all serious and there is still an element of ‘cheesiness’ in the music industry like the 80s and 90s, similar to the Austin Powers films. I also want the pan up to jump in moments to keep the audience captivated and to keep the upbeat pace and rhythm of the song.	From 1:05 – 1:25   ‘A backless dress and some beat up sneaks    My discotech Juliet teenage dream    I felt it in my chest when she looked at me    I know we were bound to be together    Bound to be together    Bound to be together’    Music and Lyrics    No Narration    No FX
5.  Still around the peak of happiness in the video, I want to maintain fast paced editing and unconventional stylistic approaches, like when the lyric ‘grabbed my arm’ is on I want the singer to be pulled out of frame of one shot and into frame of another in a different location which will be entertaining and comical to watch. The couple will still be dancing reflecting their positive outlook on life and the girl will still be taking charge and leading the dancing, still subverting the stereotype.	From 1:25 – 1:49   ‘She took my arm    I don’t know how it happened    We took the floor and she said    Don’t you dare look back    Just keep your eyes on me    I said you’re holding back    She said shut up and dance with me    This woman is my destiny    She said oooo shut up and dance with me    Come on girl!!’    Music and Lyrics    No Narration    No FX
6.  This is now reaching the peak of the boy and girls romantic relationship, they are dancing and falling in love, there is going to be multiple identically framed close ups of them moving into kiss but cutting away before they do. This will be lit brightly to reflect the happiness of the couple and that they have thrown all their troubles away.	From 1:49 – 2:04    Music    No Lyrics    No Narration    No Fx
7.  This segment is mainly performance, after the lyric ‘deep in her eyes’ if followed by a clap I want a quick cut extreme close up of the female actors eyes, I also want to use a high angle when the singer says ‘my last chance’ to almost signal as if he is begging for the couple to kiss and to be happy, to hopefully mirror the desperation of the rest of the audience, still brightly dressed and lit because the vibe is the same.	From 2:04 – 2:19   ‘Deep in her eyes I think I see a future    I realise this is my last chance    She took my arm    I don’t know how it happened    We took the floor and she said’    Music and Lyrics    No Narration    No Fx
8.  This downbeat segment will still be cut to the beat of the song but it won’t be as brightly lit (or clothed) as the previous scenes because it’s a flash back when the boy and the girl are working and stressed, every beat will have a different shot in it, and each shot will be doubled for both the boy and the girl, framed in exactly and same way.	From 2:19 – 2:25    Music    No Lyrics    No Narration    No FX
9.  The editing begins slow with a wide angle of the girl working and the boy coming up behind her, the mood is still relatively low, there will be a POV of the boy as the girl turns round and says ‘Shut up and dance’ she will throw paper at the camera to create a white screen which will then allow a transition from the dark stress filled working environment to the fun and bright ending of the song. I also want a romantic spinning shot of the couple and POV shots as they each spin, both smiling and bright to reflect the upbeat mood. The song will finish with the boy gaining confidence to kiss the girl he loves and so he pulls her close and does so.	From 2:25 – 3:05 (including fade out)   ‘Don’t you dare look back    Just keep your eyes on me    I said you’re holding back    She said shut up and dance with me    This woman is my destiny    She said oooo shut up and dance!    Don’t you dare look back    Just keep your eyes on me    I said you’re holding back    She said shut up and dance with me    This woman is my destiny    She said oooo shut up and dance with me    Oooo shut up and dance with me X2    Music and Lyrics    No Narration    No FX

Shot list:

1. Wide angle establishing shot of boy’s house with titles 
2. Wide angle establishing shot of girls house with titles
3. Close up shot of singer lip synching outside in field
4. Medium close up of singer lip synching outside in front of graffiti / in a street
5. Medium shot of singer lip synching and playing guitar
6. Close up of girl saying ‘Shut up and dance with me’ Looking as if she is holding the boys hand.
7. Medium shot of singer lip synching and playing guitar
8. Very Long shot of girl stood in field (her mouth is the middle of the shot for 7-13)
9. Long Shot of girl stood in field X2 (small difference in distance)
10. Medium Long Shot of girl stood in field X2 (small difference in distance)
11. Medium shot of girl stood in field X2 (small difference in distance)
12. Medium Close up of girl stood in field X2 (small i in distance)
13. Close up of girl stood in field X2 (small difference in distance)
14. Extreme Close up of girl stood in field saying ‘shut up and dance with me’
15. Medium establishing shot of boy in his room doing school work
16. Medium close up of boy sat at his desk
17. Over the shot of boy doing school work
18. POV of school work (boy)
19. Low angle shot up at boy (from school work)
20. POV of school work being poorly done
21. Medium close up from behind boy doing work
22. Medium close up of boy with his head on the desk
23. Close up of singer in the girl’s room ‘we were victims of the night’ looking in direction of girl
24. POV of girl writing ‘Helpless to the bass and the fading light’ (sped up most likely)
25. Medium Close up of singer ‘we were bound to get together’ in street
26. Close up of radio being turned up
27. Medium Close up of singer ‘bound to get together’
28. Close up of boy’s hand being grabbed and pulled out of shot ‘she took my arm’ *grab* cut on the grab
29. Singer Close Up ‘I don’t know how it happened’ in field
30. Close up of boy and girl holding hands and blur has they run away down an alley
31. Medium shot of boy and girl dancing in the street (David Bowie reference)
32. Over the shoulder of boy looking at girl saying ‘You’re holding back’
33. Close up of boy and girl together they pull each other to the middle of the shot, she says ‘Shut up and Dance’
34. Medium Close up with his arm going off screen looking nervous with the girl
35. Medium close up girl turns round
36. Close up of mouth ‘shut up and dance with me’
37. Low show of girl’s feet and pan up of girl, pan to face and wink on ‘teenage dream’ in street jump cuts as camera moves up
38. Close up of boy pan down to his chest with cartoon heart beating
39. Close up of amplifiers being turned up
40. Low shot of singer ‘bound to be together’ in field
41. Medium shot and girl grabs arm and pull out of shot on ‘she took my arm’ in girl’s room
42. Medium shot of singer stumbling in frame from opposite site he was pulled off of and lip synching in street
43. Medium shot of singers back turns round on ‘don’t you dare look back’ in boy’s room
44. Close up on girl’s eyes ‘just keep your eyes on me’ *wink*
45. Long shot of girl dancing with boy in the street
46. Extreme close up of girl’s mouth ‘Shut up and dance with me’
47. Long shot of boy and girl dancing together, boy spins girl and holds her suspended she says ‘oo’
48. Close up of boy ‘Shut up and dance with me’ still in the street
49. Close up pan up from singer’s guitar to his face ‘Come on girl!’
50. Medium shot of boy and girl dancing in the field
51. Long shot of singer dancing in the street
52. Medium shot of boy and girl dancing in girl’s room
53. Long shot of singer dancing the field
54. Medium shot of boy and girl dancing in field
55. Close up of boy and girl moving in to a kiss in feild(same framing 54 to 57)
56. Close up of boy and girl moving in to a kiss in street
57. Close up of boy and girl moving in to a kiss in boy room
58. Close up of boy and girl moving in to a kiss in girl room
59. Medium close up of singer in field lip synching
60. On the clap of deep in her eyes, extreme close up of her eyes
61. Singer keeps lip synching and moves hand up on ‘last chance’ camera follows (in field)
62. High angle still in the field performance directed to camera with hand being out of focus, blur out
63. Over the shoulder of the boy who is working in his room, looking down, missing the girl a picture of her can be seen (from 62 – 77 identical framing is needed)
64. Over the other shoulder of the girl who misses the boy and a photo can be seen of him
65. POV of boy doing work in his room
66. POV of girl doing work in her room
67. Extreme close up of boy’s pen writing
68. Extreme close up of girl’s pen writing
69. Low angle of boy in room looking sad
70. Low angle of girl in room looking sad
71. Medium shot of boy balling up work from side on
72. Medium shot of girl balling up work from side on
73. Extreme close up of girl’s picture in boy’s room
74. Extreme close up of boy’s picture in girl’s room
75. Medium side on shot of boy holding girl picture
76. Medium side on shot of girl holding boy picture
77. Close up of singer looking left
78. Close up of singer looking right
79. Medium close up of singer lip synching in the street tracking shot as he moves forward
80. Wide angle over the shoulder of boy walking into girl’s room
81. POV of boy spinning girl round in her chair, she has all of her work bundled up after ‘shut up and dance she throws all the work at the camera’ goes into white
82. Come out of white into medium shot of couple dancing in the room kicking paper around
83. Medium shot of boy and girl dancing in the boy’s room kicking paper around
84. Extreme close up of boy’s mouth ‘Shut up.’
85. Extreme close up of girl’s mouth ‘and dance with me’
86. Wide angle of boy and girl spinning in the street
87. POV of boy spinning with girl
88. POV of girl spinning with boy ‘Shut up and dance’
89. Medium shot in the street, boy, now confident pulls in the girl and they kiss fade and titles

 Locations:

Boys house - The boys house is an average looking house and it contrasts with the girls house that it isn't as modern and doesn't look as if it has as much money in it, showing the difference between the two teenagers. It shows that the boy has less money and is not as well off as the girl but how in the long run it doesn't matter when it comes to fun money doesn't matter.
Boys room - It looks like an average boys room, messy filled with boyish things like skateboards, shoes etc, reflecting the boys interests and his desire to have more than he does, wanting to escape his average lifestyle (relatively small)
Girls house - Very high end middle class, modern and shows off wealth, juxtaposing the boys house and once again highlighting the difference in wealth and opportunity between the kids. But it also shows that even though the girl has money, her and the boy are still in the same boat.
Girls room - Not a stereotypical girls room, it isn't pink and girly, it is quite spacious but doesn't have a lot in reflecting the girls emptiness and filled with school work depicting her stress and desire to escape her lifestyle too.
Field (separate areas for singer and actors to be in) - Representing the openness of life and the possibility for anything, also using a non descript area like a field allows a viewer to associate with the video and see that everyone has stress but anyone can get rid of it.
Street/Alleyway (separate areas for singer and actors to be in) - Representing the restrictions of life and the constriction of the world, also using a non descript area like a random street allows a viewer to associate with the video and see that everyone has stress but anyone can get rid of it.

Cast:

Charlie Dennis (Singer/Boy) - I have chosen to cast myself in these roles because I am an actor with roughly 6 years of experience behind me, this experience and range of roles I have performed in makes it easy for me to fit into a role and make it what the director wants. Myself and Miss Goodwin are also of similar heights making framing and shooting us both easy to do. I would also consider myself as an attractive young man which makes me easy to market and appealing to a mass audience and associate with a young audience. I do also have some experience in dancing which will allow me to be easily choreographed and directed by Miss Goodwin. Using my skill and experience will also allow me to (alongside costume) to clearly show the difference between the two roles I will be playing make the narrative easy to follow and not confusing.
Emily Goodwin (Girl) - I have chosen this actress because she is a drama student and plans to take a career in the performing arts, already with many years of experience behind her. This experience and skill will allow Miss Goodwin to easily perform as I intend, making filming and production easier and more efficient because her skill should lessen the need for multiple takes. She is also a physically attractive actress which is always appealing to an audience, her youth makes her easy to associate with which allows the audience to get an even more in-depth experience when viewing the video. Miss Goodwin is also a qualified and well rehearsed dancer with years of experience under her belt allowing her to help choreograph movements and dancing within the video.  

Miss Goodwin and I also have a great chemistry working together because we have performed together on a few occasions which will allow shooting and production to be easy because we are used to working in a professional environment so we both know the importance of time saving and minimal takes.


Below are the model release forms for myself and miss Goodwin.