Consent

By Sam Austin & Jack Pollock

Story board

By Sam Austin and Jack Pollock

17th September filming

For this shoot, we placed the filming in an abandoned house, for which we got permission from the owner to do so. We needed to organise band members who could play their instruments and learn the song in a small amount of time. For this we got Matt Green to play drums, Richie Screen to play bass, Liam Chadwick to play guitar, and myself Sam Austin on guitar and singing. We decided to get 3 shots of each person and 3 shots of the whole band playing the whole chorus and break so we could pick and choose which shots we want for each art of the song. We filmed each individual band member in different rooms to give them each their own personas and to make sure the audience concentrates on their passion and skill.

One of the problems we faced is the fact that it got dark fairly quickly but we managed to make all the shots look the same by editing, changing the contrast, brightness, levels and saturation to different amounts according to the brightness.

Another problem we faced is we got some equipment in a few of our shots, such as electricity wires or the speakers that we used, so those shots we had to reshoot, otherwise it wouldn't look professional.

A final problem we faced is the fact the person we were going to have singing for us bailed out on the group, so myself (Sam) had to quickly assume the role of the singer which gave me less directorial privileges, so Jack had to make manyof the decisions during shooting.
By Sam Austin and Jack Pollock

Shooting Timetable

17th September= band shot in abandoned house. Need Matt, Richie, Liam for band. 3:30pm - 6pm.

29th and 30th September= Bristol and other 'town' settings. Need Emma. 3:45pm - 5:30pm (inc travelling)

7th October= beach shots in Barrow Down. Need Emma. 3:00pm - 4:45pm

14th October= shots on woodlands road. Need Emma. 3:30pm - 4:15pm

By Sam Austin

Yellowcard - Way Away

One of the main features of this video is that its visual effects and after-editing make it look quite striking. They most likely used de-saturation, changed the colour balances and put the contrast up. This is the look that I want for my music video except perhaps with the saturation slightly lower. To do this I will need to experiment with the video adjustment tool to try and achieve the effect that I want.
The shots are taken from a wide variety of angles, but mostly worms eye to give the band the image of more power and influence. There is also a large amount close ups on the band's faces and of the instruments, perhaps to show the emotion on their faces and the skills of the bands members with the views of their instruments.

There is no clear narrative in the story, but it seems to show everyday life of a teenager, and perhaps him escaping because he is fed up of mundane life.

The band's look tries to convey that they are young and perhaps punk rocky.

In my opinion the music video in the narrative is very mediocre, but the performance side I enjoyed because the band put a lot of spirit into it and the effects look good.

Yellowcard - "Way Away" (Dir. Patrick Hoelck) from Patrick Hoelck on Vimeo.

By Samuel Austin

Email for music permission

Dear sir/madam,
I am writing to inquire if I can use Mayday Parade's song Ocean and Atlantic for my A2 Media project music video. It will in no way make any profit or be sold to any individual and is being created solely for examination reasons.
Yours faithfully Samuel Austin

Mayday Parade - Ocean and Atlantic lyrics

Jessie says she's been here for a thousand days
A thousand days to her that just don't mean a thing
Cause the city makes a perfect place to sleep
And daddy's coming home
He said he brought her things
Like jewels from every coast and songs for them to sing
But singing never got her very far
And this whole coast is full of pin-up paper rockstars

She said she'll run
Until her feet don't touch the ground
And as the waves carry me out
Keep listening
She'll never make a sound

So keep it coming and the details quiet
She's like the ghost that keeps you up all night
And she'll be a secret you can keep
Keep me

Cuts on paper hearts
They can be awful deep
Lips from wear and tear on different city streets
Don't all need a home, but just a place to sleep

So I will run
Until my feet don't touch the ground
And as the waves carry me out
Keep listening
She'll never make a sound

So keep it coming and the details quiet
She's like the ghost that keeps you up all night
And she'll be a secret you can keep
Keep me
Keep me

And still she finds that every time she runs
She leaves behind another piece of her
On every city street

So I will run
Until my feet don't touch the ground
And as the waves carry me out
Keep listening

So I will run
Until my feet don't touch the ground
And as the waves carry me out
Keep listening
She'll never make a sound
So keep it coming and the details quiet
She's like the ghost that keeps you up all night
And she'll be a secret you can keep
Keep me
Keep me

So keep it coming and the details quiet
She's like the ghost that keeps you up all night
And she'll be a secret you can keep
Keep me
Keep me

Samuel Austin