The Little Red Riding Hood Task

It was our task in pairs to create a story board for a music video following the well known 'Little Red Riding Hood' fairytale. We were given 20-30 Post It notes to create a disjointed storyboard and to include each camera shot and movement on. The aim was to make it suitable for a music video, therefore we had to think carefully about the camera shots to use, for example, frequently using close up shots, reducing the amount of long shots in the sequence and using jump cuts. To make our storyboard appear more like a music video, we decided to include a dance routine which is a generic convention of a music video as well as making sure that a performance of the 'star' and the instruments were presented to the audience. Below is the storyboard we created:

After completing our story board, it was our task to remove half of the Post It note images off so we were left with a different and fragmented story. This task helped us to understand that even though half the images were taken off, we were still able to create an effective storyboard for our music video that made sense. Disjointed narratives are commonly used in music videos so this expanded our knowledge helping us to understand that we don’t always need a complete story for narratives to make sense in music videos.

 After we had taken about half of the Post It notes away, we were left with a fragmented narrative. Despite this being the case, a story board for a music video was still able to make sense and take place. We then had to remove the rest until there were only 3 camera shots left.

Once this was carried out, it was our task to think carefully about what camera shots and movements we would need for the story to make sense inbetween each Post It notes. By doing this task, it helped me to understand that when it comes to the actual music video task, a lot more camera transitions and shots are needed, and that these shots need to be thought out very carefully and in detail to get from one shot to another.