NICK ASH
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I have decided to film my first music video by a band named O.W.L.. They are a blues/rock band but more importantly they are friends. So, when they said they wanted me to direct their video I took on the entire project by the horns!
I first came up with the story line in which a young girl is lost in the woods and then comes across an owl that leads her out of the woods and into safety. The first question I got was "how will I get an owl?" "Where will I find the locations to film this?
What I learned from writing and directing my documentary is that you write how you want the story to come out and then trim the fat off the rest as situations arise. So, I drew up a stick figure storyboard and added in the owl and everything took place in a wooded area....
After calling numerous places for an owl I came across an animal rehabilitaor who has a trained owl that is only an hour from the house. The best part is rather than pay the $1500 from a 'Hollywood' provided animal resource company, this will only costs us "a donation" at our discrepancy.
Even for a video the time, resources, planning and money that go into it really surprised me. But I would say all-in-all this whole thing will cost under 2k. I could bring costs down more but I brought in help to make sure everything goes smooth.
For the location my dad owns a 63 acre piece of property we call 'the farm' which will house all but the owl sequences. We walked the farm and taped off all the locations we will film at with orange tape (which is awesome as it stands out super bright).
I also am renting a costume from the local rental house for my actress which looks great. I will post pics of the storyboard that I had professionally done.
The storyline shoot is next weekend (22-23 Oct) then the band films the first weekend of November. I will keep pics and posts up here if you anyone cares to see them.
I first came up with the story line in which a young girl is lost in the woods and then comes across an owl that leads her out of the woods and into safety. The first question I got was "how will I get an owl?" "Where will I find the locations to film this?
What I learned from writing and directing my documentary is that you write how you want the story to come out and then trim the fat off the rest as situations arise. So, I drew up a stick figure storyboard and added in the owl and everything took place in a wooded area....
After calling numerous places for an owl I came across an animal rehabilitaor who has a trained owl that is only an hour from the house. The best part is rather than pay the $1500 from a 'Hollywood' provided animal resource company, this will only costs us "a donation" at our discrepancy.
Even for a video the time, resources, planning and money that go into it really surprised me. But I would say all-in-all this whole thing will cost under 2k. I could bring costs down more but I brought in help to make sure everything goes smooth.
For the location my dad owns a 63 acre piece of property we call 'the farm' which will house all but the owl sequences. We walked the farm and taped off all the locations we will film at with orange tape (which is awesome as it stands out super bright).
I also am renting a costume from the local rental house for my actress which looks great. I will post pics of the storyboard that I had professionally done.
The storyline shoot is next weekend (22-23 Oct) then the band films the first weekend of November. I will keep pics and posts up here if you anyone cares to see them.
