The recording of my glittery lips

When it was time for the filming of the lip scene, I could not find anyone reliable to cover for my friend India, as she could not make it to any of the set dates for this filming. So I decided to use myself, but recording it to, to insure I get the marks for the filming.

While filming this, I reversed the screen so I could see what I was doing. I read the lyrics from a sheet and used my film plan, to see what parts of the lyrics I had to mimic.

I used blue glitter not only for extra glitter effect, but the color Blue is in the title of the song. I stuck the glitter to my lips using lip gloss, and I had to often top up the glitter and lip gloss after each shot most of the time as the glitter tended to fall off and stick to my face.

Shot list

Shot one: House, establishing shot
Shot two: Girl staring directly at camera in bed , close up
Shot three: Studio girl dancing , medium close up
Shot four: Girl thinking on bed , subjective camera
shot five: boy and girl laughing and talking on sofa , two- shot
shot six:Girl thinking on bed, subjective camera
shot seven: Girl on phone , extreme close up
Shot eight: Girl eating chocolate, close up
Shot nine:Girl throwing teddy ,mid- shot
Shot ten: Studio girl singing medium close up
Shot eleven: Girl thinking on bed subjective camera
Shot Twelve : Studio girl singing ,close up
Shot Thirteen: Girl putting on lipstick, medium close up
Shot Fourteen:Girl putting on lipstick,view from side, medium close-up
Shot Fifteen: Studio girl singing, medium close-up
Shot Sixteen: three girls dancing with umbrellas , wide shot
Shot seventeen: Studio girl singing ,close up
Shot Eighteen: Girl stroking cat, subjective camera
Shot Nineteen:Studio girl singing medium close up
Shot Twenty: umbrella girl dancing, wide shot
Shot Twenty-one: Girl opening curtains- medium close up
Shot Twenty- two:Studio girl singing ,close up
Shot Twenty-three: girl looking out of window, wide shot
Shot Twenty- four:Studio girl singing medium close up
Shot Twenty five:Studio girl singing close up
Shot Twenty six: Girl anxious and biting nails, close up
Shot Twenty seven:Girl hitting boy and running off, wide shot
Shot Twenty eight:Studio girl singing ,close up
Shot Twenty nine:Studio girl singing medium close up
Shot Thirty: Studio girl singing ,close up
Shot Thirty-one: girl writing on notepad , over the shoulder shot
Shot Thirty- Two: glittery blue singing lips extreme close up on lips, with after effects-light ray effect
Shot Thirty three:Studio girl singing medium close up
Shot Thirty- four: glittery blue singing lips extreme close up on lips, with after effects-light ray effect
Shot Thirty-five: some sort of error
Shot Thirty-six: girl lying on bed, subjective camera
Shot Thirty- Seven: Studio girl singing, medium close up
Shot Thirty- Eight: Girl rolling over bed,subjective camera
Shot Thirty nine: glittery blue singing lips extreme close up on lips, with after effects-light ray effect
Shot Forty: 2 shot of boy and girl arguing
Shot Forty-one:Studio girl singing close up
Shot Forty-two:2 shot of boy and girl laughing on sofa
Shot Forty-three:Studio girl singing close up
Shot Forty-Four: glittery blue singing lips extreme close up on lips, with after effects-light ray effect
Shot Forty-five: wide shot of boy running away from camera
Shot Forty-six: wide shot of girl making bed
Shot Forty-Seven: wide shot of boy running past camera
Shot Forty-eight: Subjective camera of girl on laptop on bed
Shot Forty-Nine:long shot of boy sulking in tree
Shot Fifty:long shot of girl sulking on bed
Shot Sixty-one:wide shot of boy running
Shot Sixty-Two: Wide shot of girl making bed
Shot Sixty-three:Wide shot of boy jumping over gate
Shot Sixty-four: wide shot of boy and girl bumping into each other
Shot Sixty-five: over the shoulder shot of boy looking into girls eyes
Shot Sixty-Six: point of view shot of boy looking at girl and girl laughing
Shot Sixty-Seven: close up of studio girl singing
Shot Sixty-eight: Extreme close up of studio girl singing
Shot Sixty-nine: Close up of girl holding blue bottle
Shot Seventy: Extreme close up of studio girl singing
Shot Seventy one: two shot of boy pulling silly face to girl with lolly pops
Shot Seventy two: Over the shoulder shot of girl and boy kissing
Shot Seventy three:Close up of studio girl singing
Shot Seventy four: close up of girl holding mouth
Shot Seventy Five: Two shot of boy and girl laughing on hay
Shot Seventy six: close up of water full with sun ray after effects
Shot Seventy seven: Side shot of boy and girl talking on sun beds
Shot Seventy eight: Close up of studio girl singing
Shot Seventy nine: Two shot of boy and girl talking on sun beds
Shot eighty: close up of studio girl singing
Shot eighty one: wide shot of boy and girl holding hands and running away from the camera
Shot eighty two: wide shot of girl on swing
Shot eighty three: close up of studio girl singing
Shot eighty four: point of view shot from boy to girl laughing
Shot eighty five: close up of studio girl singing
Shot eighty six: point of view shot from boy to girl laughing
Shot eighty seven:close up of studio girl singing
Shot eighty eight: wide shot of girl opening front door
Shot eighty nine:close up of studio girl singing
Shot ninety: close up of girl smiling at door ( point of view shot)
Shot ninety one: wide shot of girl opening book on bed
Shot ninety two: close up of studio girl singing
Shot ninety three: side view of boy and girl eating dinner
Shot ninety four:close up of studio girl singing
Shot ninety five: close up of boy staring at girl
Shot ninety six:close up of studio girl singing
Shot ninety seven: close up of boy smiling
Shot ninety eight: extreme close up of studio girl singing
Shot ninety nine:side view of boy and girl eating dinner
Shot 100:side view of boy and girl eating dinner
Shot 101 : over the shoulder shot of boy looking at girl at dinner table
Shot 102: close up of girl drinking
Shot 103: wide shot of boy taking freeze frame of himself
Shot 104:over the shoulder shot of boy looking at girl at dinner table
Shot 105: point of view shot of boy looking at girl
Shot 106: wide shot of girl picking freeze frame off wall
Shot 107: extreme close up of glittery lips and sunrays
Shot 108: extreme close up of girl and point of view shot of boy
Shot 109: extreme close up of glittery lips and sunrays
Shot 110: close up of studio girl singing
Shot 111: Close up of boy talking
Shot 112: Extreme close up of studio girl singing
Shot 113: wide shot of girl opening book on bed
Shot 114: over the shoulder shot of girl looking into book. Green screen technique of boy and girl running out of book
Shot 115:zoom in of girl looking into book
Shot 116: over the shoulder shot of girl looking into book. Green screen technique of boy and girl running out of book
Shot 117: close up of girl singing in studio
Shot 118: zoom up shot of boy
Shot 119: close up of studio girl singing
Shot 120: wide shot of boy and girl eating dinner
Shot 121: wide shot of fireworks
Shot 122: wide shot of party popper in studio
Shot 123: two shot of boy and girl laughing on hay
Shot 124: shot of girl getting party popper set off on her in studip
Shot 125:wide shot of fireworks
Shot 126: hand held following shot of girl walking in bedroom
Shot 127:wide shot of fireworks
Shot 128: wide shot of girl shutting curtains
Shot 129:wide shot of fireworks
Shot 130: close up of girls face in bed
Shot 131: Two shot of boy and girl play fighting on hay
Shot 132:close up of girls face in bed falling asleep and smiling. then fades out.

Cd cover analysis

Stills of Storyboard

I decided to do an in-depth plan , to help me along the way of making my music video.

Here is the first plan for my story-board it shows a house ( establishing shot) of the girl getting up and some flash-backs of the girl and boy having fun together

Here is the next few shots of the girl getting, up and opening curtains for the start of a new day. on this plan I have shown her brushing teeth, In my completed music video, I have got more shots of her depressed on her bed and eating chocolate etc. This is because I thought the brushing teeth would not look as good.

Also , as you can see on the story board, I have crossed out things where I have changed ideas, half way though the making of my music video, I did not stick to this plan as I was coming up with better ideas.

Here are some shots of the studio girl and more of the girl getting ready. I also for the ' Its stopped raining part' I plan to have girls dancing with umbrellas and have special effects with rain.

On this plan there is more shots of the studio girl. I also planned to use a freeze frame ( hp technique) of the girl taking a freeze frame out of the window but I decided it would not look as effective as a face so I included this later on.

I did not actually stick to any of these shots in my Music video. For example, the sun set rising, the shot of london town and the girl walking on the street.

here is the further plan through out my music video. Again I have made various changes. ( the crossing out)

Here I stuck to the lip plan of the glittery lips. However, At the time, I did not know I could do the Sun ray effect I did on After effects.

Here I plan to have the girl rushing through doors and rooms and someone playing a piano. ( to match the music)

Here I plan for the girl and boy to bump into each other and reunite and make up.

In my music video, I change the setting to a park, whereas in my plan it was a plan. But my actress and actor were worried about doing this in a town.

On this page, there is mainly different shots of the girl singing. The stars which I have put in some post it notes mean studio.

In these shots, I am planning to have the boy and girl making up and having fun to her. For example, her trying to put paint on him , laughing, and shots of her singing in the studio and bedroom. I also want to include her taking a freeze frame of the boy.

For these shots, I want to include the girl texting the boy preparing for a night out while at the same time they are out together sitting down and having a picnic. I plan to prepare a table full of cakes and sweets.

For these shots, I again plan to use lips with glitter but four to a screen instead of one. I also plan for the boy and girl to kiss. To keep the constant idea of paint, want to paint a love heart on a stomach around the belly button. I also want more shots of the boy and girl having a picnic together.

In these shots I plan to have the boy pulling silly faces to the camera with cakes. I also plan to film the boy and girl holding hands. I also want to film the boy and girl laughing to show that the music video will be a happy ending.

In the Shot, I plan to have one of the characters drinking to link with the lyrics " A celebration"

Towards the end of the music video I plan to include fireworks and the sunset. I also plan to film cars on a motor-way at nighttime to capture all the lights from the cars, I think this will look very good. I also plan for the boy and girl to hold hands and run away from the camera( in day light). I also plan for the girl to take another frame of the boy.

I then plan for the studio girl to walk away from the camera as an ending.

Animatics storyboard

I made a animatic story board to help me get use to recording and editing.

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