Making Helmets

We went to a local hardware store and bought three complete bins.We wanted to use bins to create the appearance of low budget. The shape with the sliding lids actually fitted our heads reasonably well whilst the lids enabled us to see whilst maintaning the effect of a fully enclosed helmet.

The first step was to cut the bins down to size. The bin heads on their own weren't big enough so we had to use the bottom half which also added as a futuristic neck brace and added to the humour. This was cut using a coping saw.

After all three had been cut we masked off the lids leaving just the 'visor' and sprayed it black to create the stereotypical astronaught look. We sprayed in a well ventilated area.

After they had dried we masked off the visors and added several coats of white to the lids and the tops of the bins. This to add to the cliche space effect.

finally we added our own designs to the helmets and finished the bottom of the bins with tin foil to add a humorous, low budget space feel to the helmets. Bellow is Sam's helmet with yellow trim and a 'damaged space' effect.

Actors

For this production we are going to be doing the same as the last and using members of our own team for acting and we all are a certain level of proriciency with instruments. This also applies for the narrative for a couple of reasons: A) transport in sam's car means we can only have a maximum of four of us (the ammount in our team) B) it is taking place in school time so to have three freinds join us would be a big ask and C) it allows for us to create the film in the vision we had. For the narrative it doesn't really matter the order we have us in as long as we keep to our individual helmets.

For the core-performance we will stick to the same formula as last time: Myself  on guitar Sam on drums, and Luke on Bass/Vocals. For the chorus we will all be swapping the roles around for the different shots.

Lighting Plan

 

Band room shots: The band room needs to be effectively lit. For this we will be using a combination of strobes and soft light. The strobe will be used to create a frantic and almost 'rock show' feel to the video. Cutting the video with the fast strobe will create a good pase to the promo. The soft light will underpin the strobe so that the image isnt completely black and grainy from lack of lighting. The 3D modelling design package Google Sketchup has been used to simulate the room and the band members to illustrate how it will be set up and lit.

Car Shots: As we are filming at night we will need sufficient lighting. We are using professional halogen studio lights. There will be a variety of 3 raised and angled lights and two halogen lights on the floor will add a soft light to highlight underneath. Basic lighting plans for the car performance sections:

Shot List

Shot list Pre Song: Establishing shots of the lift and the corridor. Medium and close up shots of the “astronauts”High angled shots from within the lift Close ups of pressing buttons Medium shot of the lift and the "astronaughts" Medium shot of the lift empty so the fade can be edited. Verses: Medium shot of the area the characters will appear. Same area but with astronaughts there Establishing shots of landscape and locations Long shots of astronauts exploring Hills and Holes Medium Shots of the individual astronauts running around Close ups of eyes, looking around Close ups of objects Long shot of brink of a hill as characters run and jump off it Long shot of the hill without characters for the fade. Panning and tracking shots to help tie together the different characters and objects Chorus: Close up shot of the vocalist on the back seat Close up of guitarist Close up of the drummer Medium shot of the front two seats of the car Medium shot of the bassist and one member in the front seat from the left " " from the right Verse: 3X's solo shots of astronaughts leaving the photo booth same shot of the photo booth without astronaughts for fading Mid shot of the three astronaughts against the co op wall Mid shot of them walking off High angled shot looking down at them looking at the TV Collective band shot High angled shot of members walking around the store Close up of three of the helmets/faces looking into a cupboard/fridge Chorus: Close up shot of the vocalist on the back seat Close up of guitarist Close up of the drummer Medium shot of the front two seats of the car Medium shot of the bassist and one member in the front seat from the left " " from the right Verse: Low angle shot from the trolly of items being picked up 3X's mid shot of different astronaughts 'discovering' something Continual mid shot into the chip shop. band shot potential crossing the road with a long shot Chorus: Close up shot of the vocalist on the back seat Close up of guitarist Close up of the drummer Medium shot of the front two seats of the car Medium shot of the bassist and one member in the front seat from the left " " from the right

Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule for the two days: Thursday AM: Driving to Hills and Holes in Barnack to film out door footage. Will probably be used as back up footage as it is always good to have too much footage than too little. Duration should be around 1 ½ hours. Thursday PM: At the cooperative for 18:00. Filming there for around 2 hours. 20:00/30: Head to boundary fish shop to film. Friday AM: Filming band shots in ‘the band room’ for approx. 3 hours PM: filming band shots outside ‘the band room’ with the studio lights in and around the car for approx. 3 hours

Final Story Board

Ancillary Mood Board

 

This mood board is a collation of abstract artists I have found to be inspirational towards creating an album cover and/or artwork for the digipak.