Timeline

In order to be able to visualise our ideas we created a timeline. This helped us to add a structure into our pop-video. We first wrote down the words of the songs and tried to link lyrics to verbal descriptions of the images. In our timeline we decided how long a shot would be and weather the editing would be fast or slow. The normal duration of a shot in a music video is 3 seconds our introducting shot is 8 seconds long, in extreme slow motion and shows the artist jumping. This shot creates the feeling of flying. All these thoughts are written down in our timeline and are used to help us to structure our storyboard. Our shot length changes towards 30 seconds we chose to do that to increase the tension and speed the pace up.

Through that we can see if it works or not if actions match to the lyrics (which the do not have to) or, if editing fits to the beat which is common in pop music videos and creates a flow. It gives information about Shot types, camera movements and angle.

For example, we counted the number of closeups which we needed because we must introduce the new artist. Doing this helped us to present the artist clearer and more effectively. In one shot we have a extreme close-up of her lips through the use of our timeline we know exactly when the shot will occur and what the lyrics will be this helps us to speed up the shoot.
Another Example is from 39sec to 53sec where we have a lot of close ups of a drummer drumming on card boxes splashed with colours. The music plays rhythm which is matched with the drumming.

This is our Timeline:

POP VIDEO : TITLE Ta Douleur YOUR GROUP: Felix, Victor + Tess PAGE NO.1

WORDS or MUSIC …………………..	TIME	PERFORMANCE …..	NARRATIVE……………	IMAGES
Leve toi, c’est decide Laisse-moi te remplacer, je vais prendre ta douleur.	0-8	A wide shot of the singer jumping in slow motion so it looks like she is flying with the character watching in the frame
Doucement sans faire de bruit, comme on reveille la pluie, je vais prendre ta douleur.	8-13	Backup singers appear on the beat 1 at a time – jump cut.
Prendre, ta douelur, je vais prendre ta douelur	13-18	Mid shot of all the backup singers confused to why they are there.
Elle lute, elle se debat, mais ne resistera pas, je vais bloquer l’ascenseur.	19-25	A wide shot of character walking in and sitting watching, getting comfortable etc.
Je vais prendre ta douleur (repeat by BUS)	26-30	Lip Sink close up of singer Link Sink close up of BUS or shots of band dragging the drum set on.
Saboter l’interrupteur	30-33	Lip Sink close up of singer or shots of band dragging the drum set on.
Je vais prendre ta douleur	34-38	Mid shot of singer with hand out “taking the pain” and then a look up to the camera – close up of her face with wide eyes – dolly zoom	Snippets of CU of frog face.
Clapping, noises etc.	39-53	Mixture of shots (ECU,CU,MS etc) of cardboard boxes with paint on them, and the band member hitting the boxes and the paint splatting everywhere.
Clapping, noises etc.	39-53	Mixture of ECUs/CUs of singer and band making the noises with their mouths.
Mais c’est qui cette incrustee? Cet orage avant l’ete Sale chipir de petite seour.	53-1.00	Mixture of shots of her putting make up on, eye, blusher and then puts lipstick all over her face.
Je vais tout lui confisquie ses flechettes et son sifflet je vais lui donner la fessee	1.00-1.07	Close up of frog jumping, then mid shot of her frog jumping over the other band members.	Snippets of CU of frog face then CU of her face
(Je vais prendre ta douleur) by backup singers	1.07-1.09	BUS lip sink and Mid shot Lip sink of singer and her arm.
Je vais prendre ta douleur	1.09-1.11	Cut to CU of her tensing up and it is a massive muscle of someone else
La virer de la recre	1.12-1.14	Mid shot of the cinema seats with the girl and others sitting down, moving round etc
Je vais prendre ta douleur	1.14-1.19	Mid shot of the cinema seats with the girl and others sitting down, moving round etc
Mais c’est qui cette heritiere, qui se baigne, qui se terre, dans l’eau tiede de tes reins?	1.19-1.26	Mixture of shots of her in different costumes – afro’s etc mixed with shots of BUS making the noises
Je vais la priver de dessert lui faire mordre la poussiere de tous ceux qui n’ont plus faim	1.27-1.33	Singer wearing massive over-all which is too big trying to dance
Je vais prendre ta douleur (BUS)	1.33-1.35	Singer see’s a box with ‘pain’ written on it.
Je vais prendre ta douleur	1.35-1.37	Box with ‘pain’ written on and singer destroying it with bat.
De tous ceux qui n’ont plus rein	1.38-1.41	Box with ‘pain’ written on and singer destroying it with bat.
Je vais prendre ta douleur (BUS)	1.41-1.43	Shots of singer in straight jacket trying to get out, Band help her, she runs around the stage.
Je vais prendre ta douleur	1.43-1.45	Mid shot her throwing the straight jacket off at the climax
Dites moi que fout la science A quand ce pont entre nos panses?	1.46-1.54	Bird’s eye view of singer lying on ground singing, mixed with shots from side angle and then at the end she gets up and appears in front of the camera.
Si tu as mal la out t’as peur tu n’as pas mal la ou je pense!	1.54-2.01	Wide shot from behind the character with the singer right in front of her.
Qu’est-ce qu elle veut cette conasse? Le beurre ou l’argent du beurre? Que tu vives ou que tu meures?	2.01-2.07	Suddenly she’s back on the stage with swords fighting off the other band members. OR kart wheeling and flipping etc (Ruby can do this!)
Faut qu’elle creve de Bonheur ou qu’elle change de godasses faut qu’elle cruole sous les fleurs change de couleur	2.09-2.16	Jump cut in different colours whilst throwing flowers, shoes and cake jumping around the stage.
Je vais prendre ta douleur	2.16-19	Lip Sink of singer and BUS
Je vais jouer au docteur	2.19-2.22	Lip Sink of singer and BUS
Je vais prendre ta douleur	2.23-2.27	CU Over the shoulder shot of singer right in front of girl.
Dites moi que fout la science a quand ce pont entre nos panses?	2.28-2.35	Wide shot over the shoulder standing in the rain. (Girl’s head moves showing she is shocked BUT audience don’t actually see her face.)
Si tu as mal la ou t’as peur tu n’as pas mal la ou je chante!	2.35-2.43	Then wide shot over the shoulder of them standing in the rain.
Ah la, Leve-toi (repeat) mixed with noises from band	2.43-3.03	Wide shot of big suitcase and she is chucking everything out trying to find more things to entertain her with, Mid Shot of her almost giving up.	Last 5 secs – Wide Shot -she’s finishing her song, stands still, wide shot of the audience leaving because its finished. Then a ‘tracking in the round’ shot from her back to show the front of the girl watching (who is the same person)

Props List

· Frog??

· Baseball Bat

· Small box

· Cardboard boxes

· Paint

Cast List

· Singer – Ruby Kammer

· Band/BUS – Oscar Jackson, Alistair Toovey,?????

Location/Set Design

· 3 rows of cinema seats

· Black Studio

Costume List

· Afro Wig

· Straight Jacket

· Huge all in one costume too big for singer