Location List

• The green room

We diced upon using the green room, as in the original video, both Demi and Olly are stood in front of a brick wall, however, if we filmed outside, not only would the lighting be wrong, but also the colour of the wall, and also we could not rely on the weather. 

The green room, however, is inside so will always be dry, and the lighting can be changed according to the shot. We can also easily edit a grey wall into the green screen with Keying from Final Cut Pro.

Prop List

The Up music video does not have many props whatsoever. The limited use means that the camera can focus more on the characters themselves instead of what is going on in the background and the props used etc.

The main props used in this particular music video are as follows: 

• A brick wall
• Flowers
• A ripped pillow filled with feathers (to scatter on the floor)
• Cards
• A photo frame
• Lamp
• Table
• Books

To make the video seem as realistic as possible, we decided to use these props:

• The green room with the green screen so as to be able to edit a grey brick wall behind the characters
• Flowers brought from the science rooms
• Duck feather pillows that are easily ripped
• Cards
• A photo frame found in the media block
• A lamp of psychology
• A table found in the media block
• Books/magazines from the media block

Cast List

For the Up music video, our group realised that we needed both s girl and a boy to cast. Many of the girls we could have casted, however, were busy filming their music videos with their groups, which meant that we eventually decided upon Corey Mitchell playing both Olly and Demi in the video.

Instead of trying to find another girl who would fit the role, we decided to use Corey, as we thought not only would it be much less fiddly to film, but it would also add a sense of humour to our video.

Lyric Analysis

Average lyric timing for 'Up'

1. Just tell me it's not the end of the line - 6 seconds
2. I never meant to break your heart, and I won't let this plane go down, I never meant to make you cry, do what it takes to make this fly - 16 seconds
3. Oh - 1 seconds
4. You gotta hold on - 2 seconds
5. Hold on to what - 2 seconds
6. You're feeling, that feeling is the best thing, the best thing, the best thing alright - 5 seconds
7. I'm gonna place my bet on - 3 seconds
8. Us, I know this love is heading in the same direction - 8 seconds
9. That's up - 2 seconds
10. You drew a question mark - 3 seconds
(2 second lyric pause)
11. But you know what I  - 2 seconds
12. Want, I wanna - 3 seconds
12. I wanna turn the - 2 seconds
13. Clock - 1 second
14. Yeah, right - 2 seconds
15. Back to where it was  - 4 seconds

First Ideas

For this project, I will be working with Ella Blackshaw and Charlie Bartle to recreate 60 seconds of the existing music video 'Up', originally performed by Olly Murs and Demi Lovato.

             

Our group decided to start the recreation from 40 seconds onwards to 1 minute and 40 seconds, as we believed there was a wider variety of camerawork in this burst of 60 seconds rather than starting from the very start.

Below are screenshots of the second lot of 20 seconds out of the 60 that I have decided to analyse.



1. "Do what it takes to make this fly"
- Medium close up
- Framed to the right
- Low key lighting

2. "Oh"
- Medium close up
- Framed to the right
- Low key lighting

3. "You gotta hold on"
- High angle
- Establishing shot
- Framed to the right
- Low key lighting

4. "Hold on to what"
- Medium close up
- Centre framed
- Low key lighting

5. "You're feeling, that feeling is the best thing, the best thing alright"
-Medium close up
- Centre framed
- Tracking shot of Demi walking to the right

6. "I'm gonna place my bet on"
- Medium close up
- Slow motion
- Centre framed

7. "Us, I know this love is heading in the same direction"
- Medium close up
- Tracking shot of Demi walking to the right
- Low key lighting

8. "That's up"
- Medium close up
- Tracking shot from Demi to Olly
- Low key lighting

Transition Brief

To remake 60 seconds of an existing music video.