Chapter 1
The first sequence of the documentary will begin with an inspirational quote about success. These are some that I may use:
Scene 1/INT Bens House - Cutaways of things in the Music room (Instruments)
After the quote, there will be a few cutaway type shots of instruments in the music room, like the piano, the guitar amp, drums, cymbals etc. This will show that the film is all about music, and will nicely introduce the characters as being musicians.
After these cutaways, two titles will appear in the frame. The first will explain a basic background of when the band came together:
E.G. 'In Early 2014 a local band from Cambridge formed, known as Meet Me At Dawn'
The second will read 'This is the story of that band'
These titles will show a deeper and more meaningful tone for the film; instead of just showing what we've done and stuff, it shows that our story will be interesting, with lots of backstory, and won't be your average band documentary.
After this, there will either be some archive footage, or some miscellaneous practise footage with a voiceover playing on top. (From an interview of either me, Sam, Jake or Ross)
Footage of gigs, practising, archive footage of old videos, clips from the music video and other assorted clips will be played during this voiceover.
The voiceover will talk from the point of view from the band members. Will will talk about how we love playing gigs, and the passion we have for our instruments.
Scene 2 / INT. Bens House - Ben, Jake, Ross
Location - Bens house in the music room. There is a drum kit set up, also guitars, amps and other miscellaneous band material. Book shelves with music books, there is also a piano.
Shot 1 - Ben walks around the drums, sits down and gets set up. he talks with Ross and Jake, checking that everyone is ready, then they start jamming. This will start the documentary off well, as it gives an idea of the style of the band and introduces characters. It's likely that I'll use cutaways during this shot; possibly of the book shelves, if I see any neighbours looking through the window
Shot 2 - Jake playing the guitar, along with Ross and Ben. Jake gets into the guitar very well when practising so it would be interesting to show that.
Shot 3 - Ross playing the bass and interacting with Ben and Jake. Give a feel of what the band is like during practise but also, as Ross is usually rather chilled, he contrasts with Jake.
These shot are mainly just us practising to give an idea of what the band is like. It will show how we act around each other and how we process. A good solid introduction to the film.
This will be filmed on a tripod. All sound will be diegetic to allow more realism.
The cutaways will all be shot handheld, to give it a bit more life, and make the shots a bit more interesting.
