Shot List;

Close up x3 (Girls Faces)
--> Fade..
Medium Shot x2 (Boy)
Long Shot x2 (Boy)
Establishing long shot (Boy)
BLACK OUT!
Extra Long Shot
Close Up (Door Handle)
Long Shot (Girl with Suitcase)
Medium Shot (Girl; Shouting)
Medium Shot (Boy standing at the door)
Extra Long Shot (Girl Leaving)
Long Shot (Girl)
--> Fade..
Long Shot (Boy and Girl; Happy)
Close Up (Boy and Girl; Happy)
Close Up (Boy and Girl; Sad)
Long Shot
Medium Shot (Arguing)
.. Dance Scene ..
Medium/Long Shot x8
Long Shot (Couple on Bench)
Arc Shot (Hugging)
Arc Shot; (Reversed)
Long Shot
Extra Long Shot x2
Long Shot
Close Up x2
Split Screen
Close Up x6
P.O.V (Boy)
P.O.V/Close Up (Boy)
Close Up x3 (CHORUS)
Over the Shoulder Shot
Close Up (Photo)
Close Up (Slow Motion, Photo)
Medium Shot
.. BRIGHT LIGHT ..
Long Shot
P.O.V Shot
Arc Shot
Mirror Shot (Over the Shoulder)

Equipment;

Due to use filming at different times during the day and in a range of different locations there are numerous pieces of equipment that we will need to use to make our production look professional;
Video Camera;
This is the most important peice of equipment that i will be using throughout the production of our music video. This will be used at all times to capture a range of footage that we will then look at and decide what we are going to use.
Lighting;
We will be using lighting alot with in the production of our Music Video as we need to make sure that all of our shots are lite properly. It is important that we do this as most of our shooting will be done at night to create the correct atmosphere which is created by the lyrics of the song.
iPod;
This won't be used very much but it is just so that when we are acting, people can listen to the lyrics which will hopefully help the actors get into character. Also, this will help when aksing the person acting as Eminem to sing the lyrics for us.

Lyrics;

Below, you will see the lyrics to the song 'Love the Way You Lie'. The reason that we have incorporated the lyrics into our blog is due to the fact that we are using the lyrics as a narrative for our production. This means that we need to analyse the lyrics and decide what we are going to do in each shot to reflect the lyrics.
[Chorus - Rihanna]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well that's all right because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well that's all right because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie

[Eminem - Verse 1]
I can't tell you what it really is, I can only tell you what it feels like
And right now it's a steel knife in my windpipe
I can't breathe but I still fight while I can fight
As long as the wrong feels right it's like I'm in flight
High off her love, drunk from my hate, it's like I'm huffin' pain
And I love it the more I suffer, I suffocate
And right before I'm about to drown, she resuscitates me, she f**kin' hates me
And I love it, "wait, where you goin'?"
"I'm leavin' you," "no you ain't come back"
We're runnin' right back, here we go again
So insane, cause when it's goin' good it's goin' great
I'm superman with the wind at his back, she's Lois Lane
But when it's bad it's awful, I feel so ashamed I snap
Whose that dude? I don't even know his name
I laid hands on her
I'll never stoop so low again
I guess I don't know my own strength

[Chorus]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well that's all right because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well that's all right because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
[Eminem - Verse 2]
You ever love somebody so much you can barely breathe
When you with em you meet and neither one of you even know what hit em
Got that warm fuzzy feeling
Yeah them chills used to get em
Now you're getting f**kin' sick of lookin' at em
You swore you'd never hit em, never do nothin' to hurt em
Now you're in each other's face spewin' venom in your words when you spit em
You push pull each other's hair
Scratch claw hit em throw em down pin em
So lost in the moments when you're in em
It's the rage that's the culprit, controls you both
So they say it's best to go your seperate ways
Guess that they don't know ya
Cause today that was yesterday
Yesterday is over, it's a different day
Sound like broken records playin' over
But you promised her next time you'll show restraint
You don't get another chance
Life is no nintendo game, but you lied again
Now you get to watch her leave out the window
Guess that's why they call it window pane

[Chorus]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well that's all right because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well that's all right because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
[Eminem - Verse 3]
Now I know we said things, did things, that we didn't mean
And we fall back into the same patterns, same routine
But your temper's just as bad as mine is, you're the same as me
When it comes to love you're just as blinded
Baby please come back, it wasn't you, baby it was me
Maybe our relationship isn't as crazy as it seems
Maybe that's what happens when a tornado meets a volcano
All I know is I love you too much to walk away though
Come inside, pick up the bags off the sidewalk
Don't you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk?
Told you this is my fault, look me in the eyeball
Next time I'm pissed I'll aim my fist at the drywall
Next time there won't be no next time
I apologize even though I know it's lies
I'm tired of the games I just want her back
I know I'm a liar if she ever tries to f**kin' leave again
I'ma tie her to the bed and set this house on fire

[Chorus]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well that's all right because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well that's all right because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie

Final Song Choice;

After a discussion we made a final decision of song and this is Love The Way You Lie by Eminem featuring Rihanna.

Our main reason for choosing this song was because there isn't yet a music video which has been created for this song, this gives us chance to interpret the lyrics of the song in our own way rather than relying on a video which has already been made. Also, after studying the lyrics we realised that the song had a narrative and meant that we would be able to use the lyrics to perform a story in our music video. We already have a number of actors and actresses in mind which we can ask to perform within our video, along with a number of different locations that we can use to film in and around. 
The main issues that this song deals with is violence and abuse which is what we will be focusing on throughout our video. To get this point across we will be using a range of different shots and locations of couples arguing and being abusive towards each other. Most of the filming we are planning will be in the evenings so that it is dark and sets a more damped atmosphere and will fit the song well. We are planning to use lots of different couples to show that everyone argues at some point in their relationships. At certain points in the song the lyrics change to when the couples were happy and when everything was fine in their relationship, when this happens we are going to use the same couples but we shoot during the day to make it a 'calmer' setting. 

Inspiration;

To get ideas for our Music Video we watched a large number of different videos by artists who perform the same or similar genre of music. This then helped us to decide which conventions we were going to include in our Music Video. After a while we decided that there was 5 main videos that we each liked different aspects of, these were..

- Nothin' On You - B.O.B featuring Bruno Mars

- Not Afraid - Eminem

- California Gurls - Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg

- Love The Way You Love - Eminem featuring Rihanna

- The Boy Who Murdered Love - Diana Vickers
- Kickstarts - Example
There were certain things about each Music Video that we each liked and thought would be good to try and incorporate into the Video that we will be making.

Nothin' On You - B.O.B featuring Bruno Mars;

The main effect that we liked from this video that we thought made it stand out from other videos that we watched was the way that everyone looked like they were made out of paper. This created a really different effect and made us think about what we could do to make our video stand out. 

I think the main effect that we would take from this video if any would be all of the girls faces at the beginning of the video, changing at regular intervals. We think that we will be incorporate this into our Music Video some way, maybe using men or body parts such as feet so that it is something different to the B.O.B video. If we did use this we would get the people to be miming the lyrics of the song rather than just having pictures of their faces.

Not Afraid - Eminem;

The reason that we decided to keep this video as one of our final choices was the range of different shots that were used within this video, because although a lot of them are simple shots they make the video look very different. One shot in particular that we liked was the establishing shot used to open the video, we would really like to try and incorporate a shot like this into our Music Video. 

Also, the fact that there are only two or three main locations that are used throughout the video made us think that we would still be able to create a good video even though we don't have access to lots of different locations like the professionals do. This video just proves that we don't have to have lots of different locations to create an affective video.

California Gurls - Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg;
The main feature of this video that made it stand out was the large range of colours and shapes that were used. All of the props and costumes used within the video make it stand out from other videos. We knew straight away that we would never be able to create a video like this which is why we decided to keep it as one of our final few songs as this would give us chance to make a completely different video rather than thinking 'oh, that looks good, lets do that!' because there isn't anything in the video that we would be able to copy apart from some shots which have been used.
Another thing that we liked about this video is that the song is a narrative so we would be able to make the video tell a story rather than just making up a story that we think fits in with the lyrics. 





Love The Way You Love - Eminem featuring Rihanna;
This song currently doesn't have a music video for it, which is why we thought it would be a good idea to think about producing a video for as it would give us chance to do what we wanted rather than using the official video for ideas. 
This song was a joint decision between the whole group so it meant that it was already one of our top choices. We also liked the fact that there was a girl and boy singing and the song had a clear narrative. This meant that we would be able to follow the story of the song and create the video around the lyrics. 


The Boy Who Murdered Love - Diana Vickers;
The was my song choice when we were originally discussing songs in which we could use for our music video. The video which has been produced for this song was the first one which sprung to mind when i thought of interesting music videos that i had seen lately.
The main reason in which i liked this video was because of the animation which has been included into the video. This made it look more fun and also interpreted the lyrics of the song well. If i could take anything from this video, that is what it would be. However, we don't have enough equipment to allow us to make animation look good within the music video that we are producing.
All of the bright colours used within the video almost makes it look like it if filmed in a fantasy world. One thing that we as a group wanted to include in our video was bright colours to make it stand out from other videos.





Kickstarts - Example;
This is one of the most simple videos that we have looked at, yet is one of the most effective. This was my favourite video that we looked at and it was all because of the different ways in which the shots have been put together. Most of the shots that have been used in this video we could do well enough to make them look professional but it is just the way in which they have been used which makes it stand out and look better than other videos we looked at.
The best thing about this video that my whole group liked was the way in which they used 'split screen'. It works really well even though it is just the same shot filmed in a different location. Another thing which we thought was good was that the whole video was only filmed in 2-3 locations which made us think about where we can film our video to keep it simple.

Introduction;

For our A2 Media Project there were 3 options that we had to choose from. These were either a Music Video, a Film Trailer or a Newspaper. Straight away as a group we decided that we would be able to do the best production in the form of a Music Video. Also, being in a group of 4 this gives us the chance to all put in our individual input to create the best production we can.
Once we had decided to produce a Music Video the next thing we did is talked about songs that we each liked. After we had a list of potential songs we looked at the music videos that had been created for each of the songs. There were different things about each video that we each liked which then made it much harder when we had to come to a final decision about what song we were going to produce a video for. This decision was made harder by the fact that we all liked different songs, but finally we chose a different song that we all liked.