Pre-Production.

As a class we have been given a group assignment to prove we are capable of all aspects of the work load in the a2 coursework year. We have been asked to re-create the music video 'Thats What I Go To School For' by pop group Busted.
The groups initial reaction was slightly dissapointed as Busted are not exactly what people out age still listen to (not admitting to ever listening to them) but after being shown the video clip and further explanation of only having to do the first 1 min 14 seconds the group came round and actually all worked as a unit to try and complete the project.

Our task was to re create the first 1 min 14 seconds to make a complete replica, this included getting our own props and costumes and using the designated spaces provided (the e-learning and the schoool carpark). #
Props and Costume list;
- 3 electric guitars
- ties
- shirts
- Pencils
- Pencil Skirt
- Red lip stick
- Red Nail Varnish

Alongside the above we had to decide on character roles and roles within the group (i.e. camera man, director)
- Teacher - Vic
- James - Neil
- Charlie - Andy
- Matt - Harley
- Director - Aiden
- Camera Man - Emily
- Story Board scribe - Myself
- Unnatractive Smiling Girl - Liv
- Walking by girls - Sophie & Laura
- Dancing sequence Cast- Everybody else including Joanna Parr.

Unfortunately before being able to get on with the fun stuff we split of into smaller groups of 2 or 3 , I was in a group with Emily and Vic. We had to repeatedly watch the music video and make a story board. This was a lot harder than it seemed as the amount of shots against the amount of time we were given to complete the first half of the task was contrasting. in the end though we seemed to have a pretty good storyboard containing the times of each shot and the lyrics that go alongside it. our good work resulted in our storyboard being the one the class folowed when it came to filming later on.

Also another task we were given before we were able to get on with filming the actual exercise, we had to perform a lip syncing task. In the groups we made our story boards in we had to lip sync the words to Thats What I Go To School For.

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And one of the last tasks we had to complete was to do a risk assesment.

- Ensure knowbody looks directly into the light of the projector
- Make sure that Vic doesnt fall over in her heels.
- Ensure that knowbody falls over the wires and what not that may be lying around the room
- Ensure that every body is careful when moving desks and chairs when recreating the scenery.
- Ensure that knowbody gets ran over in the car park or when making the way through or arouynd the carpark.
- Making sure that Vic is careful when standing up and crouching on the floor.
- Careful when boys are handling and jumping with the guitar
- Careful when handling paper
- Vic be careful not to scratch the boys when stroking his arms.