Digipak Part 1 - Beginning - Much needed Inspiration

ALBUM COVER INSPIRATIONS-

As per my video is based on the artist and his stressed life. Where he will be singing and acting in the storyline. I have a plan to make my Digipak in way which approaches towards individualism. I want to make it in a way where it is more about the artist than the song or the album.

In light of these plans I have been researching about how the single album covers about the artists are.

1) JUSTIN BIEBER -:

For example Justin bieber's album covers relates to my ideas and have inspired me in making a similar album cover and the Digipak.

As seen in the few album covers above Justin is more highlighted and shown as an individual who is more important than the album name itself. For instance the font for his name "JUSTIN BIEBER" is bigger than the album's or song's name. Which shows more importance of the artist than the album name.

2) ADELE

Same as happened in this album cover of ADELE as well where the album cover is showing the importance of the artist more than the album. In fact, in this very example the album does not even has an album name, it just has a number with the name of the artist

Planning for filming - Character's Costumes

My character is Niklas Wenzler from Year12 for my music video. 

As my character is playing a double role in the music video, one as the singer and one as the guy in the storyline. The plan is to create contrast with few similarities in both the roles. 


Firstly the singer is going to be dressed in a very classy formal way with a black suit with black bow tie.

      That is going to be the look for the role where the        character is the singer.

Secondly the guy in the storyline is going to be dressed in a more semi casual way as the storyline show that he is going for work. i.e he is probably going to where a shirt with a jumper and a pants.

 That is going to be the look for the role where the    character is the guy in the storyline

Thirdly the only similarity between these two characters is going to be the shoes, so the shoes that both the characters are going to where are the same.

These are shoes which are going to be the same for both the characters.

Planning for Filming - Props

THE ONLY 3 PROPS IN THE MUSIC VIDEO -;


1)  THE CHAIR

2) THE LAPTOP

3) FIREWORKS

Started Editing

After filming few initial clips, I have started the editing process.

Having just imported all my clips onto the program I am using, I am ready to start my editing. The program I am using to edit my music video is iMovie by macbook pro's OS X, it is a different program I used last year as this is more updated and provides features such as multicam, templates and an autosave function. Also it is quite convenient as it is in my laptop which will allow me to edit my video anywhwere.  So far in the editing process I have uploaded the song and have filled up around 1 Minute an 34 seconds of footage, all of which are clips on my actor signing and acting in the video.

In this process I have yet added the video and the music underneath the video and started on trying to edit my and get  the lip sync right.

Editing to lip sync --

Filming schedule

1st paragraph :

"Did you lose what won't return ?

 Did you love but never learn

 The fire's out but still it burns

 And no one care, there's no one their"

Scene 1 - (1st two lines) - Singing/Narrating scene

1. Outdoor wide shot - with achair in the middle.
2. Singer walks to the chair while the piano peice. 
3. He stands beside the chair and starts singing first 2 lines.
4. Close to show his lip sync and expression.

Scene 2 - (3rd and 4th line) - Storyline scene

1. The character is packing his laptop and leaving for work
2. Wearing his long coat, at the doorstep
3. Walking shot of him going for work

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2nd paragraph :

"Did you find it hard to breathe

 Did you cry so much that you could barely see 

 In the darkness all alone 

 And no one cares there's no one their"

Scene 3 - (1st two lines) - Singing/Narrating scene

1. Singer is still singing 
2. Close ups and different moving shots of lip sync

Scene 4 - (3rd and 4th lines) - Storyline scene

1. Walking in the corridor
2. Enter's the room where he'll work
3. Starts working

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3rd paragraph : 1st half chorus

"Well did you see the flares in the sky 

 Were you blinded by the light 

 Did you feel the smoke in your eyes?

 Did you? Did you?"

Scene 5 - (1st half of the chorus) - Storyline scene - Low/sad mood - Location 1

1. Smashes teh laptop in stress and tension
2. Shows anger and sadness
3. Different angels 

3rd paragraph : 2nd half  chorus

"Did you see the sharks feel the hope

 You are not alone 

 Cause someone's out there sending out flares"

Scene 6 - (2nd half of the Chorus) - Singing/Narrative scene - Location 2

1. Singer singing loud, standing up from the chair
2. Different angles - Camera moving
3. Sad/low mood 

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Piano peice

Scene 7 : Storyline scene

1. Packs up the laptop and his work 
2. Leaves the work room in stress
3. Starts walking

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4th paragraph :              Location 2 for singer

"Did you break but never mend?

 Did it hurt so much you thought it was the end

 Loseyour heart but don't know when 

 And no one cares there's no on their"

Scene 8 -(1st and 2nd lines) - Singing/Narrating scene  

1. Singer is sitting on the same chair but the location is changed
2. Close ups to show lip sync

Scene 9 - (3rd and 4th lines) - Storyine scene

1. Character walking, spots a bench
2. Sits - sad - looking down
3. Looks away "Noone's there"

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5th paragraph - Second chorus - Location 2

"Well did you see the flares in the sky 

 Were you blinded by the light 

 Did you feel the smoke in your eyes?

 Did you? Did you?"

Scene 10 - 

1. Singer singing 
2. Close up lip sync 
3. Dolly/round shot 

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FINAL PARAGRAPH 

"Well did you see the flares in the sky 

 Were you blinded by the light 

 Did you feel the smoke in your eyes?

 Did you? Did you?"  

 X 2

SCENE - 

1) The character from storyline is watching the fireworks
2) Dolly shot 
3) Emotion is happy

SCENE - 

4)  Side by side  the singer is singing as well.
5)  Music video ends with the same chair it started with.