Storyboard

Here is my story board for my music video:

All of scenes are vague ideas that I have come up with. The magority of the scenes link with the lyrics to show that the music video is a narrative music video and that the story links with the song. I have 4 locations for my music video that are shown in the storyboards. These ideas are to show my artists emotions and that she is hearbroken. The order of the scenes may be switched around as this is a vague idea for my story board.

My first location is a dark long road with no one around to emphasise the title of the song.
My second location is is a room with a piano
My third location is in her bedroom
My fourth location is a plain background for when my artist performs

Music Video's That Have Influenced Me

Jojo- Little Too Late

The reason why this has influenced me is because it is about breaking up with her boyfriend which is similar to my song. I thought i could get some ideas from this music video. Her performing and having a narrative story line in the same music videos was an idea that i thought i clever and makes the music video much more interesting. The video is not to complex which is what I was heading towards, as I think it would be too confusing and messy if i tried to make it more complex. This is a video that has inspired me and has given me good idea's for my music video. 

Music Video's That Have Influenced Me

Pink - Perfect

This music video influenced me as there is a lot of performing within this music video, which is one of my ideas within my video. She looks directly into the camera which seems like she is singing to the audience which shows her emotions which I think emphasises the lyrics within the music video. There is also a emotional narrative story int he music video which i think also emphasies the lyrics in the music video and makes them more significant.

This links to my idea as this is what i am planning to do within my music video. I want my music video to be emotional and so how significant the lyrics mean to the performer. This is a music video that has influenced me hugely.

Avril Lavigne

Avril Ramona Lavigne was born 27 September 1984 is a Canadian and French singer and songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, and spent most of her youth in the town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain, by 16 she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million. In 2002, when she was 17 years old, Lavigne entered the music industry with her debut album Let Go, becoming one of the most popular pop punk artists, a reason she earned her reputation of a ‘skater punk’ and "pop punk princess". Since her professional debut she has sold more than 30 million albums and over 50 million singles worldwide.



When You're Gone

"When You're Gone" is a song written by Canadian singer Avril Lavigne and Butch Walker. It was written for Lavigne's 2007 album, The Best Damn Thing. It was co-written and produced by Walker and released as the album's second single on 19 June 2007.

Avril Lavigne has said the song "is about being with someone you love, and you have to say goodbye, and all the little things you miss about them". The song may have been inspired by Lavigne's then-husband, Deryck Whibley, although in an interview in Northern Ireland with The Belfast Telegraph she did not confirm this. According to her, she did not intend the song to be a love song, but she was writing a slow song and the process brought out "all that emotional stuff" in her. "It's not cheesy, because I wrote it", she said. "If I was older, a professional writer coming up with all that, that would be lame.^"
Billboard magazine describes the song as "a power ballad with a piano and synth introduction". Composer Rob Mathes orchestrated the song with genuine string section, although the brief opening note, before the piano came in, was on a synthesizer.

Permission Letter To Record Label

10.11.14

Epic Records

Dear Avril Lavigne,

My name is Harriet May and I am currently studying A-Level Media Studies at Aldenham School. 

As part of my coursework this year, I am creating and producing a music video to a song of my choice.  I have chosen When Your Gone by you as the song I would like to create a music video for, and I am writing this letter to seek your permission to do so.

Please note, this video will be used only for my coursework and will not be distributed or marketed in any form.  I would greatly appreciate your permission to use this song.

Many Thanks,

Harriet May

Choices Of Songs: When You're Gone - Avril Lavinge

When You're Gone - Avril Lavigne

The video was directed by Marc Klasfeld, who is most well-known from his works of director for Sum 41's music videos. Lavigne reportedly came up with the concept for the video. The video portrays three relationships in different age groups, but in the same situation involving these relationships on the verge of being destroyed. The first relationship involves a pregnant woman whose husband is fighting in the war. The second involves an elderly man whose wife has recently died. And the third involves a teenage couple walking in the park only to be caught by the girl's controlling mother who forbids them from seeing each other ever again. Lavigne said that the video is very personal. In the end, the scenes break out daylight with the teenage girl returning to the place where the duo were caught, the elderly man drinking to his wife in a graveyard, and an SMS from the pregnant woman's husband, with the text "I'm okay. I miss U". Lavigne is then seen running in a field once more until the screen fades out.
Portions of the video were filmed at California State University, Northridge's Botanic Garden. The video was premiered on MuchMusic in Canada on 6 June 2007 during the 5 pm broadcast of MuchOnDemand. While in the United States it was premiered on MTV's TRL on 21 June. It reached the No. 1 spot on both TV music channel countdowns on August.
One year later the video won the People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Artist award during the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards.

This is the song that I have chosen to do as this song is my favourite out of my choices as I think it is the easiest to lip sing and I have different ideas for the music video than the original music video.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_You%27re_Gone_%28Avril_Lavigne_song%29

Lyrics to the song I have chosen

"When You're Gone"

I always needed time on my own
I never thought I'd need you there when I cry
And the days feel like years when I'm alone
And the bed where you lie
Is made up on your side

[Pre-chorus:]
When you walk away I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?

[Chorus:]
When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it OK
I miss you

I've never felt this way before
Everything that I do reminds me of you
And the clothes you left, they lie on the floor
And they smell just like you,
I love the things that you do

[Pre-chorus]

[Chorus]

We were made for each other
Out here forever
I know we were, yeah, yeah
All I ever wanted was for you to know
Everything I do, I give my heart and soul
I can hardly breathe, I need to feel you here with me, yeah

[Chorus:]
When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear will always get me through the day
And make it OK
I miss you