Roles and Responsibilities- The Kooks

PLAN


Location(s): Park, Boy's house, Girl's house, Party, Classroom, Town, Performance space.
We decided on such a wide range of locations to show the strength of the feelings in the narrative..they weren't affected by where they were.
Personnel: Female: Jenny Gibson, Male: Jeff Leyland





Roles and responsibilities:


-Camera Work- All three of us.
We decided to share the responsibilities of filming our product because it was the biggest  element of our project and therefore it would be too much to ask of an individual. Also, each of us has our own strengths in using the camera- from a steady hand to framing and composition techniques- so in all three of us sharing this responsibility we would be able to achieve the best outcome possible.


-Director- All three of us.
Again, we decided to split this responsibility due to it's scale and importance. In addition to this it depends on who's filming and who's other responsibilities are being called upon to who would be best to/ or available to direct the scene.


-Props/costume- Maisie Hesketh. 
I was chosen for this role because of contacts working in the business so access to appropriate clothing and props was easier for me than perhaps other people. We understand that not everyone has these opportunities but decided to use what was accessible to us to our advantage.


-Coordination of actors and locations: Brogan Adams.
Due to advances in this area through other A Level subject and extra curricular choices,  we decided on Brogan to take the lead in this area- she knew people who would be willing (and able) to help us in our films, and knew locations that would be appropriate from past experiences.


-Time Management: All three of us. (Depending on other responsibilities).
Again, depending where we were required due to other responsibilities timing would be different people. However, we felt that it was most appropriate for us all to be responsible for time management as all of our other roles and responsibilities- including our blogs- would need to be timed and done regularly anyway.


-Equipment coordination: Tiffany Pickford.
Tiffany was in charge of coordinating equipment as the cameras, tripod, steady-cam etc. needed to be 'checked out' using the cards system in our College. Therefore, because Tiffany checked them out, she had to sign to confirm that, should any loss or damage occur, she may be held responsible. Therefore, they automatically become her responsibility although we will still all be using all pieces of equipment. 

Storyboards- The Kooks

Shooting Scripts- The Kooks

Once our ideas had been decided upon we began to plan our ideas more thoroughly and created a shooting script using timings from the songs and lyrics.

Audience Feedback- Ideas- The Kooks

As a group, due to unavoidable circumstances, we were unable to collect adequate audience feedback of our ideas.

Therefore, I shared our plans with my family and friends and personally collected feedback from them. Although it is not as Media-Studies specific as would be ideal, it is helpful nonetheless as it shows opinions and views from a typical audience member.


The majority of our feedback was positive. People also said that they thought our ideas were good and stereotypical of the genre, helping the video to match the song more effectively- this is exactly the type of thing we were trying to create!

Nonetheless, people also said they thought that maybe our shots could be more varied to slightly break stereotypes and to make the viewing more interesting; I have taken this in to account and made a "Cinematography Spider-Diagram" to help lay down and organise my ideas, and to help incorporate more creative shot types. I will upload this diagram.

Ideas Questionnaire- The Kooks

Due to the school holidays we were unable to get audience feedback from appropriate people before we began production (as we wanted the best Media Studies related feedback and advice as possible) but here is the questionnaire that we created:

Costumes- The Kooks

When filming 'She Moves In Her Own Way' we decided on costume to try and reflect the personality and character traits of our characters.

Our female (Jenny Gibson);

We asked Jenny to wear a feminine dress, something floral and pretty. We wanted this because we felt it showed her feminine side, reflected her beauty, naivety and innocence. With this, she wore brown leather brogues. These were to represent some sort of structure in her person. To try and show that perhaps underneath her weaknesses she was a strong character. Along with a knitted chunky cardigan in a dark green colour- this was to reflect her natural beauty and her links to being an earthly character.


Our male (Jeff Leyland);

We wanted Jeff to wear something casual, but quite modern and up to date with modern fashion. He wore a green hoody, grey trousers and pumps. The colours reflected his mood to be quite calm and restrained. His character however contrasted this slightly in the narrative.

Social and Cultural Context- The Kooks

Morley


Introduction to the Theory


This model suggests that the meaning of the text will be constructed differently depending on the reader's position on society. So, differences may be based on things like social class, gender, ethnicity and these may determine an individual cultural tastes.

Below are my notes from our theory lesson on David Morley:

How Might Different Social Groups Respond Differently to Your Product?

We aim for our music video, and it's meaning(s) to be accessible to a variety of social groups and positions. We are going to use a lot of montage editing and therefore will contain a large variety of cinematography, special effects, locations, characters, and mise-en-scene. Henceforth, we hope that no matter what social group you belong to you will be able to relate to- or at least feel empathy towards those who do- in some of the scenes we use. At the beginning of our video we would like to use a monologue and think that this would help the audience- no matter who they are- to take our desired message from the video. Nonetheless, the realisation that the majority of music video audiences are teenagers and young adults and therefore we will try and target these social groups more so than perhaps elderly people or young children.