Selected Song
You will have selected a song track which excites you. You will have some ideas about how you want to visualise this song.
You will have decided on whether you want to tell a story, create an atmospheric video, or present the song in some new innovative way, or use another form of visualisation such as a parody or pastiche.
It’s a good idea to write down the lyrics, so that you know what the song is about.
Your next job is to create a STORYBOARD of your ideas.
Remember that a storyboard first of all tells a story. Try and fit your video idea into 6 or 8 frames. You do not need to draw a frame for every single shot just the most important ones that advance the story.
Example
Your chosen song is Lou Read’s ‘A Perfect Day’. Here are the lyrics:
Just a perfect day
drink sangria in a park
and then later
when it gets dark
we go home
Just a perfect day
feed animals in the zoo
and then later a movie, too
and then home
Refrain:
Oh it’s such a perfect day
I’m glad I spend it with you
oh such a perfect day you just keep me hangin’ on
you just keep me hangin’ on
just a perfect day
problems are left to know
Weekend’s all night long
its such fun
just a perfect day
You make me forget myself
I thought I was someone else
someone good
One way to get to grips with this song is to highlight the words that interest you....
