Our Plot and storyline

Our story is about a young boy who has dreams of being a good music artist and is practicing. Whilst he is practicing and trying to get better he gets bullied and put down but keeps at it until he gets there.

Simultaneously to this there is an attraction between the main character and a girl he likes who seems to be impressed by his music interest or talents. The bully doesn't like this; the main character then also wants to get better in order to impress the girl which motivates him more.

This is traditional storyline in the sense that it shows someone who comes up from a negative to positive and ends up up on top. The bully will eventually give him his respect and get off his back then he will also get the girl. The audience will be expecting this outcome and so there is a lack of the element of surprise however if this pulled off well i feel it will be very effective in representing the meaning of the song

storyline change

Props:

Headphones.. one small, one big

Note pad and pen to write bars

Cast needed : ashad, one girl and one bully

Ashad plays the character who is trying to improve his rapping skills, whilst he is still learning there is a bully who keeps teasing and laughing at him

There is a girl who ashad seems to have a connection with and they keep locking eyes. he wants to get better at rapping to impress her, when the bully pushes ashad a tears his headphones ashad's crush then comes across and gives him her bigger and better ones and this inspires him even more to get better at rapping.

He goes away and works hard to improve, we will show various situations where he is trying his best to master his craft. eventually he manages to become very good, the bully admits this and gives him some respect then he gets the girl (she comes across and hugs him)

Traditional storyline where the underdog rises up, becomes successful and gets the girl.

Detailed:
We have had an idea/storyline change, we have moved a bit away from the young boy and older version of boy being successful, the idea now is similar but with something we felt was better to the overall video and something much more practical.

The new idea change is, we will have our fellow group member Ashad performing all the storyline shots and this is where the change is. It will be Ashad playing a character who is trying to improve and than be successful with his rapping skills. Also his motivation is slightly a girl who he has a bit of a connection with and a bully who teases him and generally is very down putting. Although in this case the bully will determine him to be better at rapping and will use this as a method to show the bully who he is a person and that he wont stand for it but, with this slightly impressing the girl as well.
A proposed idea to show part of these ideas, is a scene where Ashad is put down again by the bully literally with a push and in this his headphones rip or break, with this the girl makes a move to Ashad for determination and gives her better pair of headphones to him. In a way this is his ignition to really be inspired and work hard and become what he wants to be, a rapper.
After a while we will have a few cut-aways and show the progress he is having, with a few shots showing the struggle as well as the progress, for these there will be various situations but eventually he does become good at rapping and is successful, the bully is than forced to accept this and shows him the respect he deserves and just like the classic endings he ends up actually getting the girl.
The storyline part of the video should finish with the girl giving a hug to Ashad and him knowing that he has gone through being bullied and struggle of rapping to know being successful, being given respect and of course gets the girl.

Initial Pitch

Song: Angel ft Wretch 32 - go in go hard

 

Story: The maturing of a kid becoming an adult. The kid then is living up to his dream to become an artist.

 

·Showing the change from young to old

·The transformation of the dream; chasing it and then achieving it

·Use trees, cars and lifts for transformations

·Keeping contrast but also variety of performance shots

·Example: Kid writing lyrics with headphones on and in contrast of him grown up in the studio singing

·Instruments and dancing on stage

·Location: Car park roof, Stage in school, Park, Studio, College/University, Estate and Lift.

·Keeping the look of a grime but in contrast with pop and R&B

 

 

Opening shot: younger version of the singer walking down the road listening to music in his headphones. He will then turn a corner as the song starts and then he will become the older version of himself.

 

Establishing shot showing the kids whole body and the street, then show a close up of his feet as he is walking. Followed by a side on shot and a shot over the shoulder. Finishing with a front on shot as he turns the corner.

 

The singer would start singing for few seconds then it will change to the performance shot on the roof. The performance shots will be continuously switching between each other throughout the video. This will be in conjunction with the storyline.

In order for the performance shots not to be tedious, some of the performance shots will be introduced later on; there will be shots with each artist within them and shots were they are together in the shots a two shot.

Lyrics-‘cant give up the fight’- having the older version shadow boxing. Preparing for a run.

The different clip and cut away: writing lyrics on a notepad, microphone, drawing guitar in detention, practicing in front of the mirror, running for the bus.

risk assessment

One problem we may encounter is the fact that a lot of our locations are outside and therefore we become dependent on the weather, being that it is now winter and we are due to begin filming this is something we will have to take into consideration.

Another problem may be the storyline, it is important to have enough story in order to run throughout the video. In our case we may have to much, this is only if we successfully execute all the shots we plan to. If we do then we will have to ensure we maintain the balance between storyline and performance. Which is okay considering the general rule in music video being that it is better to have too much footage to choose from than not enough footage for what you need.

Along with this we have to establish a few main locations or shots that we often refer back to in order to give the video stability. If you used too many random locations the video will appear messy and har to grasp.