RESEARCH AND PLANNING: PROPS

We have already started collecting the props for the music video:

Lemon malt bottles to show beer bottles
Shot glasses
Gun
Photo frames

I looked up tutorials on youtube on how to make prosthetic cuts with just glue, tissue, and makeup. I also learned how to make fake blood using just water, sugar. cocoa powder and red+green food colors. All of which we'll be using on our actors.

RESEARCH AND PLANNING: STORYBOARD

Actors: 

We've made the storyboard for the pre-music video shots and discussed some creative shots for the music video. We had to remove the scene where the girl is hanging from the ceiling fan as it is quite dangerous. Instead we decided to show that she has cut her wrists.

Storyboard: 

RESEARCH AND PLANNING: MEETINGS

We've been having meetings regularly in school to discuss our plans for the music video.
First we needed a location (a house) that would fit the scenes in order to construct the storyboard.
Luckily one of the actors we chose was willing to let us do the shooting at her house.
She sent us pictures of her living room and bedroom so we can use it as a reference to make the storyboard.

RESEARCH AND PLANNING: CAST

MUSIC VIDEO: IDEA

We've decided to add a short sequence before the actual song starts to help explain our story better. Here's our idea for the music video:

Pre music video: A man is seen passed out on his bed. He wakes up and walks out of his room and sees that the house is a mess; broken glass everywhere and the furniture is turned over. He walks into the living room and as he is in the doorway, he sees his wife hanging from a ceiling fan. The shot cuts to his expressions and from there the song starts.

Music video: For the duration of the first half of the song we plan on showing what exactly happened to lead to this. Our plan is to show that the man was abusive and that his wife got fed up after a fight and committed suicide. The second half of the song shows his regret and how he feels guilty. In the end he ends up killing himself too.

We will start working on the storyboard soon.