Shotlist for magazine advert

The main focal imagery of the poster we design as a group is going to be a long shot of the open area of the woods which are featured within the music video, with our protagonist standing in them. It is going to be framed in order to just show the bases of the trees, and there will be a harsh light in order to create a lot of shadows around the protagonist, helping to mirror the bright look which the music video will have. Below is an example of a picture which we could have, although it would be filtered in order to make it match the black and white feel of the video. 

 

However, there are also a few other ideas which we considered photographing in order to make our magazine advert. An example of one of these is a mid-shot of the character who is featured within the video, similar to the one employed within magazine adverts such as the one for The Sound Of The Smiths. This could be effective when tied in with the music video, as the potential fan of the music will possibly recognise the artist from the video and thus will be instantly drawn towards it.

Shotlist

1. Establishing shot of the woods - to be taken in multiple locations and at different times of day, perhaps with the idea of layering them up to create more texture.
2. A close up shot of our artist, as we may use this as the focal point instead.
3. A mid-shot of the artist, similar to the one on the poster which can be seen above.
4. A mid-shot of the artist in a different costume, to play on the idea of "the past" which runs throughout the video. This could be edited in order to provide two different characters within the poster, to show that the song is about somebody being haunted.

By planning out the shots which we wish to include in our magazine advert, we will be able to be a lot more efficient in both the exposition and composition of our advert.

By George Martin