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BON IVER –
WASH.
MUSIC VIDEO
PLANNING
BOOKLET
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CONTENTS
Page 1 : Title Page
Page 2 : Contents
Pages 3-4 : Proposal
Pages 5-9 : Shooting Script
Pages 10-13 : Storyboards
Page 13 : Equipment List
Page 14 : Crew List
Page 15 : Props List
Pages 16-21 : Location Recces
Page 22 : End of Booklet
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PROPOSAL
CONCEPT
Wash. By Justin Vernon of Bon Iver is all about peoples desires to break away from society and
form their own opinion. For my music video I am adapting this idea and making it my own,
telling the story of a man who has appeared in the middle of nowhere in a desolate environment.
He is in a state of confusion as he cannot remember anything, we will follow him as he travels far
and wide as he learns to understand what it means to be human and how he interacts with the
world around him without this knowledge, remembering his past life as he tries tofind the people
of his past. Certain elements will be left open—ended for the audience to interpret and find their
own meaning in this music video as this is something commonly seen in indie-folk music videos
alike.
WHY AM I PRODUCING THIS PRODUCTION
The song I have chosen is one that I have always pictured in my head whilst listening to it, so
when it came around to creating a music video that was for the 40-60 year old audience, it was a
song that I thought would be fitting and that I myself have a connection with which is very
important to me as to create a music video that I am truly happy with it has to be to a song that I
can vividly picture and have some sort of a connection with. The brief I was given stated that I need
to produce a music video for people aged between 40-60-year-old, that cuts to the beat and
has a parallel story / edit, knowing this my basic idea for the Wash music video would work with
this brief. I also knew that creating a music video would improve my editing and cinematography
skills more than anything as they are both key aspects in creating a music video as you need to
capture the essenceof the song through the use of visuals and cutting to the beat will help improve
my editing as it is not something I have used much in past college projects.

DEADLINE
The final deadline for this production is the 9th of December but I will set myself small deadlines
to meet throughout in order to stay on top of the project. Also I will be attempting to finish at
least 5-7 days before in order to make changes forthe final deadline.
AUDIENCE PROFILE
In the brief it stated that my target audience will be those between the ages of 40-60 but I will not
be targeting to everyone between those ages rather a specific group of people in this age range.
As the music video is for a Bon Iver song the viewers are likely to be fans of Bon Iver themselves but
for those who are not, theproduction will not be targeted to a specific gender or sexuality and can
be enjoyed by all, in terms of class it may be more likely to be enjoyed by those in the technical
and established middle class who are more on the introverted side ofthings with openness to new
experience. Hobbies of people in my audience will ofcourse include music but also other hobbies
such as travelling and hiking as this is a theme seen throughout the music video and other indie-folk
music videos.
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WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE

As my audience has hobbies such as hiking and travelling they will want to see this displayed well
in my production through the use of cinematic and beautiful visuals that properly display nature
and the environment as that is what is seen in indie-folk music videos. Along with this as the
audience is older it is quite likely that many of them would be parents and unable to travel as
much as they would like to so including journey and travel in my production they can watch as a
form of escapism and almost imagine themselves in the environments seen in the musicvideo as
many people do when watching films etc. Also, as people watching maybe more introverted they
might prefer seeing a character who achieves by themselves and travels alone rather than a large
cast.
WHAT AM I CREATING BASED OF THAT RESEACRH
From this I will be including many cinematic shots of the main character along withestablishing
shots and other shots of nature to really set the scene and immerse the audience in the
environment in order to appeal to those who enjoy hiking andnature, I am also adding Foley
sounds in the mix to further enhance the audiencesemersion, but I will make sure not to have them
be too loud as that will take awayfrom the music which is the key element of the production, I will
also be matching certain elements of the song to the video such as a piano being played which will
match the chords being played in the song. One main character will be followed throughout the
whole video will short sections with other characters but it will still be the story and journey of a
single man adding to the themes of loneliness and introversion.
WHERE THE PRODUCTION WILL BE AIRED
The production will be aired on YouTube and all advertising will be done on Facebook and
Instagram. I have chosen YouTube as it is the most popular platform to watch Music Videos on
with certain music videos having billions of views. As well as this 70% of adults aged 40-60 use
YouTube regularly so it canbe accessed by my audience with ease, in my focus group all my
interviewees mentioned YouTube as a platform that they would watch a music video on.
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WASH. – BON IVER

SHOOTING SCRIPT
SONG “WASH. - BON IVER” AUDIO/ LYRICS/NARRATION/MUSIC/FX
TIME MUSIC VIDEO SCRIPT
(VIDEO)
1 0:00- (EXTREME WIDE SHOT) Wind howls and the other sounds of
0:10 establishing shot nature + birds etc. (INSTRUMENTAL
of nature. FADES IN SLOWLY)
2 0:10- (WIDE SHOT) JONAH Foley sounds + PIANO CHORD
0:14 is lying on the INTRUMENTAL
floor in a torn
suit in the middle
of a field with
mountainous
surroundings
3 0:14– (CLOSE UP + PUSH REPEATING PIANO CHORD INTRUMENTAL
0:17 IN) Nature shots,
wildlife etc.
4 0:17- (CLOSE UP + PUSH “Climb”
0:25 IN) He opens his “Is all we know”
eyes tilts his head
up looking around
in confusion.
5 0:25- (MEDIUM SHOT) JONAH “When thaw”
0:29 sitting on the
floor face in palms
of hands. Looks
down at clothes and
finds a picture.
6 0:29- (EXTREME CLOSE UP) “Is not below us”
0:35 Showing the picture
of him and his
father.
7 0:35- (CLOSE UP) Showing “No cant”
0:39 JONAH’S face

8 0:40 – (MEDIUM SHOT “Grow up in that Iron Ground”

0:45 CENTERED FRAME)
From behind JONAH
gets up of the
floor.
9 0:45 – (WIDE SHOT) He INSTRUMENTAL
0:50 looks around once
again overwhelmed
with the situation
he has found
himself, looks down
at his suit and
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brushed himself
off.
10 0:50 – (WIDE SHOT) JONAH “Claire, All too sore for sound”
0:55 starts to walk
slowly still
looking everywhere
for some sort sign
of human life.
11 0:55 – (CLOSE UP + INTRUMENTAL
1:01 CENTRAL) Continue
from previous scene
of him walking but
now from behind
12 1:01 - (CLOSE UP) JONAH “BET IS HARDLY SHOWN”
1:06 rubs his hands
against the grass
13 1:06 – *FLASHBACK* JONAH GLITCHY INTRUMENTAL
1:09 as a young boy
playing in the
garden (QUICK CUT
FROM MAIN STORY TO
FLASH BACK)
14 1:10- (CLOSE UP + PUSH “Scraped”
1:13 IN) JONAH rubs his
hands against the
grass.
15 1:13– (EXTREME CLOSE UP) INTRUMENTAL
1:16 JONAH’S eyes and
face *SHOCK*
16 1:16– (WIDE SHOT) Nature “Across the foam”
1:19 scene (Birds etc).
17 1:19- (MEDIUM SHOT + PULL “Like they stole it”
1:23 OUT) JONAH walking
towards the camera.
18 1:23– (FOLLOW CLOSE UP) “And, oh, how they hold it”
1:30 JONAH’S hands as
they touch the side
of a mountain.
19 1:30- (CLOSE UP) “Claire, we nearly forfeit”
1:38 Flashback to
JONAH’S and his
father’s hands
playing the piano
matching the chords
of the song
20 1:38- (MEDIUM SHOT + INTRUMENTAL
1:45 MOVEMENT) Flashback
JONAH and his
father playing the
piano
21 1:45- (EXTREME WIDE SHOT) “I… I’m growing like the quickening
1:50 Jonah running hues”
*MONTAGE*
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22 1:50- (WIDE SHOT) JONAH

1:54 running
23 1:54- (MEDIUM) JONAH “I… Im telling darkness from lines on
2:00 running you”
24 2:00- (EXTREME WIDE SHOT)
2:03 Nature
25 2:03- (WIDE SHOT) JONAH’S “Over havens fora”
2:10 final stretch up “Full and swollen morass, young
the mountain. habitat”
26 2:10- (MEDIUM SHOT) JONAH “All been living alone”
2:17 looks around from “Where the ice snap and the hold
the top of the clast are known”
mountain but cannot
seem to find
anything or anyone.
27 2:17 – (POV SHOT) Looking INSTRUMENTAL
2:22 from the top of the
hill over the
landscape.
28 2:22- (WIDE SHOT) JONAH’S INSTRUMENTAL
2:27 knees buckle
beneath him and
falls over (SUNSET)
29 2:27-: (MEDIUM INSTRUMENTAL (FOLEY – Birds chirping)
2:30 ESTABLISHING SHOT)
Lake environment.
30 2:30- (WIDE SHOT) INTRUMENTAL
2:35 JONAH walking along
the edge of the
lake but a day has
passed since the
previous sequence
and he is still
searching for his
family.
31 2:35- (CLOSE UP + PUSH Foley sound (WATER) INTRUMENTAL
2:39 IN) JONAH’S hands
slowly brush
against the lake
water
32 2:39- (CLOSE UP + “Home”
2:44 HANDHELD) Flashback “We’re savage high”
to JONAH AND FATHER
playing in the bath
(Something to do
with water)
33 2:44- (EXTREME CLOSE Up) “Come”
2:47 Continuation of
flashback scene
34 2:47- *Continue*(CLOSE UP INTRUMENTAL
2:53 + PUSH IN) JONAH’S
hands slowly brush
against the lake
water
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35 2:53- (CLOSE UP)JONAHS “We finally cry”

2:59 face his face falls
into his palms
(UPSET)
36 2:59- (MEDIUM SHOT) JONAH “Oh and we don it”
3:07 falls back onto the “Because its right”
ground. Pulls the
picture out of his
pocket and looks at
it again
37 3:07- (MEDIUM SHOT) JONAH INSRUMENTAL
3:11 gets up of the
ground
38 3:11- (WIDE SHOT) JONAH “Claire, I was too sore for sight”
3:18 continues to walk
39 3:19- (WIDE SHOT) Change INSRUMENTAL
3:23 in scenery but he
is still walking
(SMOOTH EDIT)
40 3:23- (EXREME WIDE INSTRUMENTAL
3:27 SHOT)Stood on top
of hill JONAH sees
a car in the
distance.
41 3:27- (MEDIUM SHOT) Car “I…”
3:31 driving by
42 3:31- (CLOSE UP) JONAHS “We’re sewing up through the latchet
3:34 face as he sees the greens”
car
43 3:34- (WIDE SHOT) JONAH “I… un-peel keenness, honey, bean for
3:40 sprints for the car bean”
trying to get its
attention
44 3:40- (CLOSE UP) The INSTRUMENTAL
3:44 picture of him and
his father falls
out of his pocket
as he is running.
45 3:44- (MEDIUM SHOT) JONAH “Same white pillar tone as with the
3:47 looks back but bone street”
ignores it and
continues to run
after the car
46 3:47- (WIDE SHOT) Car “Sand is thrown where she stashed us
3:53 drives off without at”
noticing JONAH. “All been living alone”
47 3:53- (WIDE SHOT) As he “All been living alone”
4:00 is running he falls “Where the cracks at in the low part
and trips over. of the stoning”
48 4:00- (MEDIUM + FOLLOW INSTRUMENTAL
4:04 SHOT) From behind
JONAH starts to
follow the road
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49 4:04- (MEDIUM SHOT) INSTRUMENTAL

4:10 MONTAGE of JONAH
FOLLOWING THE ROAD
as he continues to
walk.
50 4:10- (MEDIUM SHOT) He is “Enough of this”
4:14 still travelling
and everyone around
him is ignoring
him.
51 4:14- (WIDE SHOT) JONAH “Give us the grown”
4:20 stops and looks “Give us the grown”
almost defeated but
notices a place he
once remembered.
52 4:20- (WIDE SHOT) INSTRUMENTAL
4:24 FLASHBACK to JONAH
as a child playing
in that forestry
area.
53 4:24- (MEDIUM SHOT) JONAH INSTRUMENTAL
4:34 walking through a
large bush coming
out the other side
cutting back and
forth between him
now and when he was
younger
54 4:34- (MEDIUM SHOT) INSTRUMENTAL
4:38 ESTABLISHING SHOT
of his fathers
house
55 4:38- JONAH walking to INSTRUMENTAL
4:42 the door of the
house
56 4:42- JONAH knocks on the INSTRUMENTAL
4:45 door of the house.
57 4:45- Waiting by the door INSTRUMENTAL
4:50
58 4:50- His father opens INSTRUMENTAL (FADING)
4:55 the door and they
hug one another.
59 CUT TO BLACK
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STORYBOARD
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EQUIPMENT LIST
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT QUANTITY
CANON 100D X1
MANFROTO TRIPOD X1
RODE MICROPHONE X1
KEY LIGHT X1
128GB SD CARD X1
CAMERA CAGE X1
ZOOM LENS (18-55MM) X1
TELEPHOTO LENS (55-250MM) X1
PANCAKE LENS (40MM) X1
IPHONE 11 X1
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CREW LIST
NAME ROLE DATES
NEEDED
BEN MARTIN DIRECTOR, ALL DATES
CINEMATOGRAPHER
AND BACKUP FOR
LEAD
JONAH POWER LEAD ROLE ONE DATE FROM
25TH – 29TH
OCTOBER
6-7TH
NOVEMBER
TEA MARTIN MOTHER 6TH-7TH
NOVEMBER
DAVID MARTIN DRIVER 27TH OCTOBER
6TH – 7TH
NOVEMBER
HENRY PETTIT FLASHBACK JONAH 27TH OCTOBER
OSCAR BACKUP FOR LEAD 6TH – 7TH
SZERSZENOWICZ OCTOBER
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PROPS LIST
ITEM ITEM WHO WHEN IS
DESCRIPTION USES IT? IT USED
TORN SUIT The clothing worn by JONAH WHOLE MUSIC
Jonah throughout VIDEO
the course of the
music video.
PICTURE The picture of Jonah JONAH SCENE 5
and his father, his SCENE 36
one point of
reference about his
life before.
TOYS Random selection of YOUNG JONAH SCENE 13
toys used by
younger Jonah
PIANO Piano played in YOUNG JONAH SCENE 19-20
flashback scene. AND FATHER
CAR Car that is seen TEA MARTIN SCENE 40-46
driving by and points
towards civilisation
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LOCATION RECCE
TYPE OF PLACE: NATIONAL PARK
LOCATION ADDRESS:
CHEDDAR

POST CODE:
BS27 3QF

NEAREST TRAIN STATION:

N/A

NEAREST BUS STOP:

CHEDDAR BUS STOP

SITE NAME AND CONTACT: AVAILABILITY:

The whole area is very large and certain areas As it is not gated or shut off it is always available
are not owned by anyone, but the north side is to visit.
owned by National trust who’s information is
listed below.
01278751874
cheddargorge@nationaltrust.org.uk

PERMISSIONS:
For big budget productions a permit is required to film in certain areas so the national park can use the
money to fund conservation but as my project has such a minimal budget I cannot pay them.

SUITABILITY:
The area surrounding the gorge itself has all of the different environments that I need to film in so it is
incredibly suited for the music video as it is all about the nature being shown so going far away to find
somewhere best suited is incredibly important for my production.
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LIGHTING INFORMATION: SOLUTION:

All-natural light, only source of light is the sun. The natural light should be fine for all scenes
during the day but I will bring a light for the scenes
when the sun starts to set.

SOUND INFORMATION: SOLUTION:

As it will be early November it will be pretty For the Foley sound scenes needed I can do them
windy but fortunately as the sound is not when it is not windy or at home even.
necessary throughout the sound is not so
important.

POWER INFORMATION: SOLUTION:

No power will be immediately available. N/A

HAZARD INFORMATION: SOLUTION:

As it is in nature there will be many hazards Always keep weary of the ground and check the
whether it’s the weather, the terrain or the weather before going out to film.
cars which may pass by.
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LOCATION RECCE
TYPE OF PLACE:
House

LOCATION ADDRESS:
15 Norden Meadows

POST CODE:
SL6 4SB

NEAREST TRAIN STATION:

Maidenhead Train Station

NEAREST BUS STOP:

Wootton Way Bus Stop

SITE NAME AND CONTACT: AVAILABILITY:

My house. Available to me at any time.

PERMISSIONS:
No permission needed as it’s a private area.

SUITABILITY:
This location will be used for the inside flashback scenes along with the final scene where Jonah
returns home. As its sole purpose is to seem like a normal house it works very well along with it having
space for a piano which will be used and the tungsten lights give a nice warm hue which makes the
scene feel more homely.
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LIGHTING INFORMATION: SOLUTION:

Lights on the ceilings of all rooms can be used Use desk lamps strategically to cast light onto the
but may not give of enough light. actors.

SOUND INFORMATION: SOLUTION:

As it is for a music video the sound is not N/A
important as it will not be used.

POWER INFORMATION: SOLUTION:

Power sockets are located all around the N/A
house that can be used for lighting purposes.

HAZARD INFORMATION: SOLUTION:

I am unable to think of any hazards that could I will make sure to keep my cat in a separate room
disrupt the shoot. Potentially my cat “Loki”. during filming.
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LOCATION RECCE
TYPE OF PLACE:
Garden

LOCATION ADDRESS:
2A Altwood Rd, Maidenhead

POST CODE:
SL6 4PF

NEAREST TRAIN STATION:

Maidenhead Train Station

NEAREST BUS STOP:

Wootton Way Bus Stop

SITE NAME AND CONTACT: AVAILABILITY:

The Dairy Will be available on Monday the 8th November.

Bill – 07764154724
Sonia – 0793166521

PERMISSIONS:
I had to go ask the residents of the houses here to make sure it was ok to film here and they were all
happy to for me to film in the communal garden.

SUITABILITY:
As the garden to my actual house is under construction at the moment I have had to go ask my
neighbours to see if I would be able to film in their garden area and fortunately they were happy to
oblige. The scenes shot here will be flashback scenes in which Young Jonah will be seen walking around
the garden interacting with the trees and looking around ext. The garden is nice and big with a few
trees and bushes dotted around so should be good for what I am trying to accomplish.
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LIGHTING INFORMATION: SOLUTION:

The only source of light will be natural light. As the sun sets very early at around 4:00, I will try
to film as early as possible probably at around
3:00 as that is when Henry finishes school.

SOUND INFORMATION: SOLUTION:

The main source of extra noise will come from As it is for a music video recording the audio is not
the wind. entirely important as it will be removed in in post.

POWER INFORMATION: SOLUTION:

No power is immediately available. I will have all batteries prepared and make use of
the natural light.

HAZARD INFORMATION: SOLUTION:

The garden is well maintained so I could not N/A
think of any hazards
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BOOKLET