First Shot - 2+ members of the team meeting to train - greetings, conversation etc. Taken from afar (long/medium) shot with conversation indistinct, only the friendly tone gets across
Second Shot(s) - Compilation of players hitting tackle pads and tackling each other (quick cut from various angles, lasting 1 second tops)
Third Shot - Group shot of the team laughing together while drinking/having a break
Fourth Shot - Medium shot of specific pair talking in the group, laughing or doing an emotive action
Fifth Shot(s) - Compilation of players doing line outs and scrums (quick cut from various angles, lasting 1 second tops)
Sixth Shot - Players talking while standing in a match position (long shot to get all the people standing along the line)
Seventh Shot(s) - Compilation of players playing a game (tackles, passes, impressive runs etc) (quick cut from various angles, lasting 1 second tops)
Eight Shot - Final shot of people saying bye (extreme long shot to show people working away), title graphics appear halfway through shot
Location Planning
I will use the Abbeydale Sports Club, specifically the top pitches, to film my long form video. This is for a number or reasons:
The pitches are isolated, with mainly woodland and a few houses in the background to encourage the themes of isolation in the film. This also serves from a practical standpoint, as there will be fewer/no interruptions or distractions to slow production on the film.
The club is the main training location for Sheffield Swans, my client, so using the most realistic locations possible would be effective in getting a realistic look at the teams resources. Also, people in the local area recognising the club may encourage them to pay attention to the message and join.
I am familiar with the location and people train their regularly, so it's unlikely that there will be health and safety issues or other planning issues that would stop production.
Contingency Plan
The Ringinglow Sports Ground is by contingency location (incase of games being played, pitches being attended to etc.), as it has a rugby pitch similar in location and size to Abbeydale, so the aimed look for the aesthetic will be similar.
Long Video
Narrative of a girl progressing through rugby, like previous idea, and finally achieving a tackle or pass etc. Shows empowerment of the girl through rugby
Rough shot plan:
Extreme long shot of girl walking down the street, girl in centre of screen, grey skies above in a lower middle class area. Girl carries sport equipment with difficulty
Cut to long shot of previous shot, focussing on difficulty she has carrying her bag
Cut to girl arriving at rugby practice etc etc
I planned the video via a storyboard, listing parts such as sound, location and actions for each part of the video. This gave me an accurate idea of how much I needed to film (so dictating how much time I could allot to film), what weather I needed (thus dictating when I film) etc.
Editing
At first I started by organising all of my assets into separate bins, to make the creation process quicker and easier as I knew where everything would be. Also to avoid clutter and save time looking through bins, I also had a 'Used' bin for clips I wouldn't include again but already used. And due to time limitations I had shots of two different days from two different locations - so the 'Spare Day Shots' was used to place all the shots from the day I was unlikely to need, but included in case of technical failure (something on lens etc.).
After this I started organising my timeline, making subclass and placing shots in accordance with my storyboard to create the short piece. This was a rough cut, without effects, LUT, or transitions to set the pace of the video.
This is the end result of the video, finishing on exactly 15 seconds long. I separated the music into two separate parts to more easily arrange, as at the point of the cut was the uplift in the song that needed to be in a certain place. I only included music, no ambient noise, to indicate that the player is alone, connotations of which are already in place by the content of the video.
I separated different video clips onto separate layers depending on their content, so I can more easily organise and arrange them as I know that clip is where quickly. A compilation was implemented in the video, shown towards the latter half, indicated by short cuts.
To gain the required effect I was aiming for, I used a Lumetri Preset (SL Blue Moon (Canon7D)) to add a cleaner look to the film. However, I also added a LUT below when finishing and exporting my project, as the bleaker, darker look combined with the clean look of the video effect created the desired themes of hardship and loneliness I was aiming for.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da_a3s7ekis
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