Pre Production - Report

Music Video for the Band

For this production I’m going to make a music video for Black Veil Brides in the end song. I will be making this for a client, Taking Calls For Georgia. The have recorded a cover of this song and they have approached me to make the music video for it.   

My client is the band Taking Calls For Georgia. This band consists of Callum Hope (Bassist), Nathan Fisher (Rhythm Guitar), Jack Bates (Lead Guitar), Lochlan Hope (Drummer) and Emily Twist (Singer).  This is a band that formed in Landau Forte Sixth Form and they want to have more professional Recordings done for them.

This song is about not being afraid to die. Most people aren't afraid to die because it is going to happen eventually. What people are scared of is what happens to when you do die and what will happen to you and everyone else and who will tell your story. For the video I am going have someone that is on deaths door and they will be scared and asking people to tell their story. I will mix in shots of the person at a younger age and this will be the telling of the story of the person. All of this will be mixed with band footage as well.

For the filming of the music video it will cost £5000. This seems expensive but because I provide all of the equipment and will be able to gain access to all of the locations that will be needed. For the editing it will cost a further £5000 but this is for the whole music video to be edited and effects added to it and for it to be rendered out and promoted.

I provide all of the equipment that will be used. The camera I use is the Nikon D3300 and this can record in 16:9 1920x1080 Full HD video at 60fps meaning I can get slow motion shots if needed. I will also but using a tripod and a camera dolly. This will mean I can get nice smooth tracking shot. I will also be using a camera stabilizer so I can get moving shots that will be smooth and I can get very close to the band scenes. I also have an action camera that mean I can get very close up and tight shots of the band.

For the Post-Production I will need Computer to edit the music video on. The computer will have to edit on will have to be good specifications for the hardware. The software I will need will be Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 and Adobe After Effect CC 2015. Premiere Pro CC will be where I will do all of the editing and putting the clips I film together. After Effects CC will be where I will be adding the effects onto the video once the main editing has already been done.

I will need some transport for people and equipment. I will need to get the musical equipment to different locations so I can be able to film the band scene shots for the video. I will also need to get the band to there as well. I will need to get my camera equipment to the different locations as well.

For the crew I will be working alone to make the music video and I will be filming and editing the whole thing as well as setting up the filming equipment and the setting for the narrative. The Band might help me here but apart form that there will be no other crew. I will be holding the boom operator if we need to use the boom arm as well.

I will need to hire some facilities to be able to record the music video because I need to set up a band performance in a performance hall that I will need to hire out and I will need a room so I can have the narrative part recorded.  The money that this will cost is included in the cost of the recording.

There might be some copyright on the cover that I am making the music video for. This is something that I will get in touch with the record label and the band to see if I can use this song to record the music video for. If they agree then 50% of the total earnings of this video will have to go to the person that wrote the song to keep in line with the copyright law.

Recording for the Band

As well as the Music Video I will be making a recording for one of the bands other covers and I will also be doing a remix of a different song that will show the band my mixing style. To go along with the recording I will be mixing and mastering the track to make it sound as good as possible.

I will be recording a cover of Green Day’s American idiot and this will also be the track I will be mixing and mastering. I will also be doing a Remix of an existing track that will show my mixing style. This will all be put together with the music video to make a digital package for the band to use for future things or to sell.

For the recording studio it will cost £70 per hour to record the song. But if you block book 12 hours it will only cost you £700. For Mixing and mastering It will cost a further £50 per hour but if it takes me longer that 12 hours you get it half price so for £300 not £600. This will either be funded but the band or the band will get a grant or some funding of their own to be able to pay for this.

For all of this I will need the music equipment so all of the musical instruments that the band will already have. I will provide all of the relevant microphones for all of the instruments I will be recording. I also have the mixing board and the Apple Mac that I use Cubase on to record and mix everything.

I have a recording studio where I will be doing the entire recording and the microphones are already set up and ready to go all the band needs to do is bring their Instruments and this is something I might need transport for because I will need to get the band and the instruments to the recording studio. This is something that will be looked at before we start the recording.

For the crew there will only be me as I can set up all of the microphones around on all of the instruments and I will be able to do the recording on my own and also the mixing and mastering on my own too. The band will set up and tune their instruments so I don’t need any crew to do that for me.

The talent I will be using is the band Taking Calls For Georgia. This band consists of Callum Hope (Bassist), Nathan Fisher (Rhythm Guitar), Jack Bates (Lead Guitar), Lochlan Hope (Drummer) and Emily Twist (Singer).  This is a band that formed in Landau Forte Sixth Form and they want to have more professional Recordings done for them.

I have my own facilities so we wont need to hire one because I have a completely sound proofed recording studio will all of the equipment that I need to do professional recording.

The song that I will be making a cover of is a copyrighted song and this means that I will be asking for permission off Green Day before we record a cover of the song. If they agree to the cover we will be giving them the legal 50% of the total earnings will go to Green Day.