Media Production

Moving Image planning document

What emotional impact do you want your filming do have upon the reader? How?

I want the audience to be filled with wonder and imagination afterwards. I want them to feel contemplation and curiosity. Hopefully I will achieve this by my use of colour and content.

What personnel do you need? Who are you going to film?

In the studio, I will film 1 person with projected lyrics from the song onto them. I will possibly have them lip syncing however I don’t want it to become a music video so this is unlikely.  In regards to crew, I will have a producer, director, sound operator (sort out the music), light technician, editor, storyboard artist, assistant director, and hair and makeup artist.

What props will you need?

I will need my camera and tripod mostly. I will also use flash lights, soft boxes and reflectors in the studio as well as a backdrop. I want to use a kaleidoscope for colour as well as equipment to make an animation – e.g pens, pencils, paints, etc.

How are you going to emphasise colour?

Colour is an essential part of my film so I will be using it to connote the seasonal narrative. For example, summer will be portrayed with yellow and green, autumn red and orange, winter blue and white, and spring more pastel colours (to represent purity).

What lighting will you need? Any other equipment?

In the studio, I will be using flash lights for harsh light and soft boxes for soft light, low key and high key lighting and also a reflector for an even tone. I will also of course need my camera and tripod. If I project lyrics onto a person or background, I will need a plain backdrop and projector.

Where will you shoot? Will you need a backdrop?

I will shoot in various locations – beaches, parks, lakes, etc. I will only need a backdrop if I create the projection scene and possibly when I create the animation.

Make-up? Costume?
This will only be necessary when creating the projection scene as the person may be wearing specific makeup and also they will need a plain outfit all of one colour (black/white) so that it doesn’t distract from what is being projected.