Pre-Production Storyboards

Our idea for our music video is to not have lip synching but instead to have two narratives that link in an unobvious way. One narrative is of a girl playing with two dolls and the other narrative is a boy getting ready for a date. The actions with the dolls will symbolise the progression of the boys date. We want the shots of the dolls to reflect an Avant Garde film style. We will use editing post-filming to create the cuts between narratives effectively.
The first shot is medium close-up to close-up shot of the back of the dolls head. This is the introduction shot and sets an "innocent" mood to the video.
The second shot is a mid-shot of the boy looking at his wall, and on the wall is a sort of shrine to the girl he is going on a date with. We see that there are post it notes around a large picture of this girl.
The third shot goes back to the little girl but she is just playing with the boy doll. This is to symbolise the boy getting ready for the date.
The fourth and firth shot are shots of a significant prop. It is a clock showing the date and time and then zooming into a close-up of the time changing. This sets the pace for the music video and we also go back to the clock later on in the music video.
Shots 6-12 are quick closeup shots of the post it notes. They show little facts about the girl that the boy has found out during their course of talking. There will also be shots of their Facebook chats which shows that they've never met and they have been communicating via Facebook. The twelfth shot shows the last post it note with the time and date of the date. These post it notes seem to be cute and sweet as if he knows so much about her but they are also creepy.
The shots after are him getting ready for the date and also cutting back to the girl playing with the dolls and acting out (between the dolls) what the boy wishes to happen. So we see at shots 20-21 and 24-29 the boy is making a cake whilst time is ticking by and the date draws nearer. Shot 22 is a shot of the girl playing with the dolls and making them sit down to enjoy a toy cake. 
Shots 30-33 show that time has passed and he is still waiting for the girl. He repeatedly texts her but no reply. During these shots we will cut back to the little girl playing with her dolls and getting more violent and aggressive. At the end of the video we will see a smashed cake and a smashed doll house.

Pre Prod SB - slide show