Sunday 26 August 2012

Storyboard of first minute of Kings and Queens - 30 Seconds To Mars

Shot Type: Title Shot
Shot Length: 10 seconds
Shot Description: Black background with capitalised, centred white text reading 'Thirty Seconds to Mars Presents'. Beneath is an extreme long shot of a city. Slow fade in from black and out to black.
Sound: Fade in of wind effect


Shot Type: Same as above
Shot Length: 6 seconds
Shot Description: Same as above however text reads 'A Bartholomew Cubbins Film and extreme long shot shows moving clouds. Transition same as above.
Sound: Wind





Shot Type: Same as above
Shot Length: 7 seconds
Shot Description: Same as above however text reads 'Inspired By The Song' with the first letter of each words larger and 'Kings + Queens'. Extreme long shot city skyline underneath text, transition remains the same.
Sound: Wind


Shot Type: As above
Shot Length: 10 seconds
Shot Description: As before however larger font reads '- The Ride -' and extreme long shot shows skyline of a building dome. Transition remains same.
Sound: Wind

Shot Type: Establishing Shot
Shot Length: 5 seconds
Shot Description: Straight cut to establishing shot of a city skyline at dusk.
Sound: Reverberant eagle cry


Shot Type: Long Shot
Shot Length: 8 seconds
Shot Description: Straight cut to slow motion group of cyclists emerge from over a hill in front of a setting sun.
Sound: Gradual build of note and atmospheric sounds.

Shot Type: Close Up
Shot Length: 6 seconds
Shot Description: Silhouetted singer moves towards microphone in slowed speed.
Sound: First chord plays out with delay.


Shot Type: Establishing Shot
Shot Length: 2 seconds
Shot Description: Shot of the band from behind on the lower half, with the drummer centred, the top half just sky.
Sound: Second chord plays.

Shot Type: Long Shot
Shot Length: 2 seconds
Shot Description: Same as shot 6, cyclists further over hill.
Sound: Rattle sound over second chord ringing on.

Shot Type: Mid Shot
Shot Length: 4 seconds
Shot Description: Mid shot of drummer to the right of the shot with bassist in the background just to the left of centre.
Sound: Third chord (same as first) plays with insect-like sound effect.

Shot Type: Long Shot
Shot Length: 6 seconds
Shot Description: Same as shots 6 and 9, frontmost cyclists emerge reach top of the hill.
Sound: Fourth chord (same as second) plays, strings and choir build up.



Conventions of Rock Music Videos




Friday 24 August 2012

The Genre

Biffy Clyro fall into a few genre categories however they are all subsidiaries of the rock or 'alternative' genre.

Other rock/alternative bands include:

Song Choice and Information

I intend to produce a music video for the song 'God and Satan' by rock band Biffy Clyro.
Biffy Clyro formed in 1995 with frontman and guitarist Simon Neil, bassist James Johnston and his brother Ben Johnston on drums. They hit mainstream success in 2007 with their release of the album 'Puzzle' reaching No. 2 in the UK Album Charts and continued that success with the 2009 release of 'Only Revolutions'. God and Satan was the final single released from Only Revolutions on 23rd August 2010 and peaked at No 36 in the UK Singles Chart making it the least successful of their Top 40 singles from the album.