It's all coming together,

I have now found two actors to be a part of the music video as none of the band wanted to act in it. Charis Bailey will play the girl who is heart broken, and Josh Adams will play the male who is leaving her. He dies during the video and she is left torn apart. I will be filming these parts on the 7th and 14th of December.

I have decided against shooting the band in the middle of a forest as I would not be able to turn the lights on as i do not have a genertaor. So I will be filming the bands scenes in the TV studio at college. Then there will be a very big contrast between the band and the narrative which is what I wanted. I have disscussed this with band and they are more than happy about this decision as they wanted to keep the music video quite simple.

The band will be in the video and the location for the filming of the bands scenes will be in the TV Studio on the 15th of December. I am really looking forward to shooting both parts to the music video and cannot wait to get stuck in and edit!!

Meeting with Lead Guitarist

Luke Ready is the Lead Guitarist in the band and we met up for coffee to discuss the bands ideas for the music video, the ideas largely consisted of explosions, metorites, bombs, fireworks etc - which I had to explain I was unable to accomidate this within the music video as firstly I had no budget for the music video and secondly it would be a health and saftey risk to have fireworks within the music video.

So we came to a decision together that the music video would be heavily based on the narrative of a boy and girl in a relationship that has come to an abrupt end, and let the audience work out why so that they can relate it to their own experiences.

Direct Reference to my music video

This music video by Green Day - Wake me up when september ends, has inspired the idea for my unsigned (soon to be signed) band - Old Versus New. I have met with a member of the band called Luke on a number of occasions and have discussed ideas with him which he has passed onto the band. They are very keen to be involved in their music video as much as possible. The idea of a metorite crashing to earth was mentioned but i had to let the band know that with my budget the idea would not be able to happen.

I have had so many ideas so far but it's all starting to come together now.
The locations that i would like to film are in a forest in mousehold heath, The hill at the top of mousehold, in a field called Braydeston Hills and also i would like to use the TV studio.

The band will be placed in the TV studio and also in the forest, i would like their instruments to be involved too like they are playing to a crowd in the tv studio.

First Sketches

Lyrics

Old Versus New – Blue Skies and Broken Dreams lyrics

First Verse

You can set me free
When my heart implodes it’s the time to save me
And time will guarantee that if we lose our minds will you stay with me?
Don’t Close (don’t close)
Your eyes (your eyes)
Before (before) they rise

Chorus

Tonight we fall apart would anyone believe
Distractions rise to breathe
(Blue skies and broken dreams)
Her world will fall apart and everyone will see
This is the land of broken dreams
(Blue skies and broken dreams)

2nd Verse

We walk into the sun
We turn to dust (we turn to dust)
We merge as one (we merge as one)
And time will clear these eyes???
To be ever free (to be ever free)
With no need to fight
Don’t close (don’t close)
Your eyes (your eyes)
Before (before)

Chorus

Instrumental from 2:26 till 3:20 (heavy guitar) 3:31 =piano

Chorus again

Blue skies and broken dreams x2

Meeting with Lead Singer

This is the lead singer of the band Gary.

His band 'Old Versus New' have agreed to be the band in my music video.

Myself and Gary had a meeting earlier about the content of the video that his band will be performing in. He has agreed to bring all the bands equipment such as amps, guitars, keyboard, mocrophone and any other equipment that i will need in order for it to look like the band are not miming the track.

He and the band are very keen to assist me in this project and are happy to be part of it.

All of the band members are very reliable as they take their music pretty seriously.

Possible video element in my bands music video

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