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Music Videos
Izzi allard
and the diabolical bombshells
Izzy Allard and the Diabolical Bombshells are an up and coming student band based in Bristol who specialize in making alternative punk and indie music. They have performed gigs in the Exchange, The Louisiana and Crofters rights where they are have supported other bands and have led gigs. They released a selection of songs in their first Album ‘Ain’t no dog’ which is available to listen to on all streaming services and youtube. The band itself are comprised of the lead singer; Izzy, 2 x guitarists, a base player and drummer which form their 5 piece band.
Izzi allard
and the diabolical bombshells
Schedule of activity
Izzi allard
and the diabolical bombshells
Storyboard
Izzi allard
and the diabolical bombshells
Technical requirements
Izzi allard
and the diabolical bombshells
Shot List
Izzi allard
and the diabolical bombshells
Risk Assessment
Izzi allard
and the diabolical bombshells
Artist
Communication
Izzi allard
and the diabolical bombshells
RAw Footage
In the first RAW shot here we filmed an extreme close up on Izzi Allard while singing to the front as if there was an audience. We chose to light this shot with the soft box we had created from above and dimmed the light down slightly as we used 2 Aperture 300x’s to light her from the back to give a harsh shadow on one side of her face. Throughout all of the shots we had 6 red panel lights pointing on the background graffiti strips and had 15 jars with LED lights in hung from the celling. We made the creative decision to not have the camera on a tripod as we felt this would have ruined the shot. As the band are quite lively we used handheld shots for the majority of it.
In the 2nd RAW shot we decided to do a wide shot of Jack one of the guitarists from the floor in a grip. We used this style of shot to look up at Jack as he has so much energy when playing his guitar we wanted to capture it from a different angle. We used the soft box and the aperture 300x’s from the side using 50% intensity. We kept the original lighting from the first shot including the red panels and the hung LED lights. We kept the camera not on a tripod as we could move around Jack’s movements during the solos and when he gives more energy while performing. Also having a slight shake on the camera helps show Jack’s movement in the studio more.
In the 3rd RAW shot we started by using a front angle shot of Joe however throughout the shot we wanted to change it especially for the solo. We started by doing a wide and moving into Joe for certain bits and in the solo we moved around to show the guitar from down the neck as he is playing the solo which gives it a unique angle than any of our other shots. We kept the lighting the same for this shot using the soft box from above and the aperture lights from the left of the studio. The red panels lights and the LED jars hung we also used for the continuity of the shots. We decided for this shot as well to use a grip and go handheld instead of a tripod shot which give it a little bit of hand shake however it is reduced as we are using a grip however still does have the flexibility and movement which you don’t get as much on a tripod.
In the 4th RAW shot I’ve shown here we put the main camera on a tripod for this shot and showed the band from the side. We decided on using this shot so we could highlight the graffiti art that we created for the video. These pieces were hung from the celling and light using red light. We kept the same lighting as in the other shots using a soft box on the roof to light from above and the Aperture lights on 50% intensity from the left of the “stage”. We also use the LED jars and every graffiti panel was lit using a red covered panel light. For this shot we decided to use a wheeled tripod to move back and forwards to show different parts of the stage of the guitarist and Izzi singing as well as the graffiti.
In the 5th RAW shot I’ve shown it is of the drummer from a side angle in a still tripod. We decided to change the lighting set up for this shot slightly to help the camera have a better lighting effect. We positioned one of the lights behind James head on a higher intensity so for the majority of the time we see James drumming the light is behind his head creating a slight silhouette and the light beaming around him. However we still kept the soft box, the red panel lights and our LED homemade jars on throughout to keep the consistently the same. We also used the creative decision to not move the camera for this shot. We knew when filming this shot that we would only use this for a few seconds at a time and we filmed some over angles of the drummer with a handheld shaken shot so we wanted a still shot we could cut too as well.
Izzi allard
and the diabolical bombshells
Editing Timeline
To edit my music video for Izzi Allard I used a lot of different techniques. To start the music video I created my own custom fading titles so I could have more creative control on how it looks. I played around at the start of the music video introducing the different band members in time with the music. The shots throughout the music video are in time with the music. At the start for the first 4 bars I made the shots in black and white to show a difference to the rest of the video. For the verse I used a series of 38 shots and synced them all together and decided to cut between them using a variety of different angles trying to show as much of the band as possible. In the first chorus I played around with the lighting effects and using 2 shots at the same time using opacity to show both Joe and Jack playing solo shots together. I did more speedy cuts throughout the chorus and the solos to show the faster paced music. In the solo I used a variety of the solo shots and group shots focused on guitars to show and highlight their skilled playing. Using these in contrast with some lighting flashes and opacity lowered on some shots.
Izzi allard
and the diabolical bombshells
Music Video
Izzi allard
and the diabolical bombshells
Project
Evaluation
Overall I am very happy with how this project has turned out with the pre production planning and the production of the music video.
The pre production of the music video was very successful as we created a vision of our video quite early on within the group that everyone was on board with. Our vision was to create a stage within the studio and have a backdrop of graffiti to make it seem like they are in somewhere abandoned. We created 6, 5 meters rolls of graffiti which we hung in the studio which reached to the floor and created them in a formation around the band. The graffiti was made with spray paint of light grey, black, red and green. We used the grey and the red for the majority of the painting and used the black to express extra dark areas and highlight certain areas and while we used the green to create neon looking icons and a dusty effect across the sheets. We also created 40 glass jars with LED lights in them and hung them from the roof with string. These lights we decorated the outside in a similar fashion on how we created the graffiti art. We used pens to decorate them and then attached the rope by tying them around the slide and tops and taping them in to make sure they wouldn’t drop.
On the shooting days in the studio we created a soft box roof made with 2 Arri 2000K lights and created a soft effect by using a white bedsheet to cover the band. We used the barn doors on the lights to help the light not to spill onto the band. We made a decision on the day to try and remove the blue floor as it wasn’t the look we were going for our video. We wanted a darker floor and walls with the graffiti to be a main aspect of the look. We used a carpet 4x4m square for the centre of the “stage” and laid down large black cloths around the edge of the carpet to the walls to create a island centre for the band as well as it removing the blue from the floor. We used the haze machine quite a lot on the day to create a fog effect for the majority of the shots however during editing this is something I think we needed more of.
We followed our shot list exactly and ticked off all of our shots we wanted including the cutaways and throughout the day as the band were playing we decided to add more in as well. There is a few shots as a group we decided we didn’t need to do on the day and we decided to not move to the lane for the evening shoot as we had created a perfect set up in the studio we didn’t want to ruin the look of the video as the lighting set up that we would of created wouldn’t of looked as strong as we would of wanted too and we didn’t think about the logistics enough on the day of the shoot.
If I was to do this project again I would change the shot list slightly to change the solo shots to have a different set up in the studio with a lot less light and remove everything from the stage expect the graffiti. For the solo shots we did get we didn’t realise as a group about moving the camera around as we didn’t think about the editing we would do for these shots so it would of been better to not move the camera at all between changing the shots. We would have created less jars if we did it again as we didn’t need all 40 as we only hung 15 of the lights. We would have also done some more red lighting on the band however we didn’t realise there was red lighting available.
However overall I am very happy with the way the music video has come out and it has definitely exceeded my expectations on the shoot. The layout and the graffiti worked better than we could of ever imagined and I’m very glad how it all turned out.