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Location Ideas

04:50:00
Our location ideas consisted of an outside area and inside a house. To fit our condition we have to use at least two locations, which fit rather well with our idea. We decided to eventually film at Harry's house as it fit best and had an accessible garden. After a series of debates we decided to film it in the daytime, and a...

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Casting Ideas

04:49:00
For our casting ideas we planned to cast a variety of backing people for the setting, as well as a main lead. Harry suggested Charlie Frazier to take up the role, not only because of his history of acting, but also his appearance to the role. Our backing individuals will hopefully be comfortable on camera, and match up to the intentions of the...

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Format of the Video

04:49:00
Our format for the video is going to be fully narrative, with a series of band shots cut between the clips to give it a steady balance. We plan to film our video chronologically and then rewind the footage during the editing process to resemble the 'last nite' title of the song. We plan to use slow motion for some more arty clips....

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Lyrics for 'Last Nite'

03:23:00
"Last Nite"   Last night she said, "Oh, baby, I feel so down. Oh it turns me off, When I feel left out." So I, I turn 'round, "Oh, baby, don't care no more. I know this for sure, I'm walkin' out that door." Well, I've been in town for just about fifteen minutes now And baby, I feel so down And I...

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Plot Ideas

02:52:00
At hearing 'Last Nite', Harry immediately thought of the idea of watching the music video backwards as the main character remembers or the audience watch what happened 'Last Nite'. This type of narrative would allow us to play with camera shots, content and techniques to create aesthetically pleasing reversed footage.  The idea would start with having the band, introduced with The Strokes written...

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Roles Within the Group

09:45:00
Shown above is our colour coded planning sheet with the various posts we need to write throughout this preliminary task. The yellow is for me, Blue for Rosie, Red for Harry and purple for a group effort. ...

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Welcome Post & Task

05:13:00
In preparation for A2 coursework we have been given a trail effort over the next month to produce an original music video, and accompanying original CD cover for the release of the song, I will be working with Harry and Rosie. We have the song Last Nite by The Strokes. We have been given the following songs to choose from:      ...

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