Meeting with Tracy Ann, the set designer.
We were introduced to Tracy Ann (TA, our set designer, by Luke. Initially, she questioned us about the name of our band and song- Lion the Weak with 'Wasted Words'. She then asked us the date of our shooting day, so that she could keep a record for when she needed to get our set prepared for. First of all to begin the discussion, we offered her our Wes Anderson Rushmoore colour palette that we have based all our set scheme on; she found this extremely helpful. In an ordily fashion, we showed her drawings of our ideas for our set design, presenting it room by room. To start, we described the room in which the performance (band) would be placed in. The most crucial part of all three rooms, is the wallpaper, as it is what distinguishes the different settings of the rooms (although we are using the same set for each). We showed her pictures of our desired burgundy/rouge patterned wallpaper, which we could buy from Very.co.uk or more expensively from HomeBase. We researched it with her, but the sale on Very.co.uk didn't inform on how many metres of roll was in one buy, so she suggested we email them to ask, which we have done.
We then discussed the furniture, and how it all must be rustic, vintage and old looking. Our sofa we wanted preferably brown leather (Expensive looking, yet battered). She said she had some sofas stored away in a warehouse, that might be right- one she described being '50s' which intrigued me. After must discussion over the window, we decided to scrap it, as it would distract from our focus point of creating a the 'lion' logo with written words on the wall. We therefore had to stick with having two symmetrical standing lamps either side of the sofa in the 'living room' area, due to lighting issues. She said she could provide these, as well as a side table the vinyl record player could stand on. Overall it was a really good session, and my group seemed to bond with TA really well, which is always a good start, especially when we will be working in such close proximities and relying on her for a great deal of our music video's success. We now have a lot of trust in her to bring our ideas to life.
We were introduced to Tracy Ann (TA, our set designer, by Luke. Initially, she questioned us about the name of our band and song- Lion the Weak with 'Wasted Words'. She then asked us the date of our shooting day, so that she could keep a record for when she needed to get our set prepared for. First of all to begin the discussion, we offered her our Wes Anderson Rushmoore colour palette that we have based all our set scheme on; she found this extremely helpful. In an ordily fashion, we showed her drawings of our ideas for our set design, presenting it room by room. To start, we described the room in which the performance (band) would be placed in. The most crucial part of all three rooms, is the wallpaper, as it is what distinguishes the different settings of the rooms (although we are using the same set for each). We showed her pictures of our desired burgundy/rouge patterned wallpaper, which we could buy from Very.co.uk or more expensively from HomeBase. We researched it with her, but the sale on Very.co.uk didn't inform on how many metres of roll was in one buy, so she suggested we email them to ask, which we have done.
We then discussed the furniture, and how it all must be rustic, vintage and old looking. Our sofa we wanted preferably brown leather (Expensive looking, yet battered). She said she had some sofas stored away in a warehouse, that might be right- one she described being '50s' which intrigued me. After must discussion over the window, we decided to scrap it, as it would distract from our focus point of creating a the 'lion' logo with written words on the wall. We therefore had to stick with having two symmetrical standing lamps either side of the sofa in the 'living room' area, due to lighting issues. She said she could provide these, as well as a side table the vinyl record player could stand on. Overall it was a really good session, and my group seemed to bond with TA really well, which is always a good start, especially when we will be working in such close proximities and relying on her for a great deal of our music video's success. We now have a lot of trust in her to bring our ideas to life.
Beth
ReplyDeleteYour organisation of the music video shoot seems to be progressing and looks well organised. You have blogged well your meeting with the set designer and this is important step in organising the music video shoot. You do need to submit your set design that your group has produced and post the letter to the band / record company requesting permission to use the track - that is copyright.
You could develop your blogging by suggesting how the look of the set design is a very important part of the mise en scene for the MV. This is a key concept to discuss in your planning as it is linked to the overall star image of the band - which is important as the music video is a promotional tool. you have loaded up very good set design - very clear and well researched. I would like you to think carefully about how to finalise the shoot so that everything is ready to go. You also need to post a draft of the CD digipak and what you would like this to look like.