Narrative & Visual Style (Camerawork & Editing)
The storyline for our video is essentially related to the lyrics of the song, and will be about a couple who have broken up and miss each other. This relates to the Blumler & Katz uses and gratifications theory (1974) in the sense of personal identity; the audience could connect with the lyrics and video, particularly if they are in a similar situation. The video will start by showing both the girl and the boy lying down on their beds, putting on their headphones and closing their eyes (split-screen). At this point the song would start. Use of memory will be used throughout our video. The narrative will flick from real time, to memories from the past and how happy the couple were. The memory scenes will have a light filter on, so they can be easily differentiated from the real time scenes, which will be considerably of darker lighting. In between this will be shots of the band playing their respective instruments, a feature of mise-en-scene which is conventional and typical of Lostprophets. These shots will have fluid camera movement to create an intense, powerful vibe and will be quick edits for fast pace, especially during the guitar solo, where the camerawork will be shaky and dramatic, with varying focus. A variety of shots will be used, such as panning long shots to show the woods (scenery shots), as well as medium shots of the boy, girl and band. Close up shots will be used to convey emotion and during the guitar solo for dramatic effect. Focus will be used efficiently as well as layering when it comes to editing the footage.
Dark lighting effects and use of shadows will also be implemented in these scenes. In the real time, the shots will be of the boy (which will be the lead singer) singing and shots of the girl wandering the woods, now alone and sad. Also in the reality scenes, to go alongside the boy/Ian Watkins' reality shots, the girl will be in a room playing the piano part of the song, adding to the performance aspect. This will contrast with the memory sequences, when there will be shots of the girl being chased through the woods (from the boy's point of view), and these scenes will have connotations of happiness. Cross-cutting will be frequently used in our music video, allowing us to portray three different scenes at the same time. Editing to place the memory scenes in a slight slow-motion will also be used. Fades will be strategically used when necessary (e.g. when the pace of the song is slow during the memory shots or in the transitions from the boy to the girl in the memory scenes).
Costume will be essential to conveying the difference between real time and memory, as the girl will be wearing a black dress in the real time scenes, and a light dress in the memory shots. The boy however will differ from this, and stay in the same dark clothing to match the band and in order to add to the element of performance, accompanied with narrative. The end of the video will adopt a similar style to the beginning (split-screen), as the shot will show both the boy and the girl open their eyes, take off their headphones, and a close-up, over-the-shoulder shot will show them both write a text saying "I miss you..." and the screen will then fade to black as the end note of the song fades in volume.
Cast:
* Band: (drummer, bass guitarist, lead guitarist)
* Ian Watkins (lead vocalist and boy)
* Girl
Location:
The music video will be filmed in a woodland area for both the memory and reality scenes. A room with a piano will be used for the piano shots, and a dark room will be where the band will play. Both the boy's bedroom and the girl's bedroom for their respective scenes will also be needed.
Costume:
The band members and Ian Watkins will be dressed typical to the style of Lostprophets; in dark clothing with typical hairstyles and many accessories (such as jewellery and tattoos). The girl will have two outfits; a black dress for the reality scenes and a light dress for the memory scenes).
Time to film:
We will create a filming schedule once we have all band members which will take into account when all members of the cast will be available for filming, thus making the filming process more reliable timing-wise and allowing us to stick to a production schedule.
Link back to research into other Media Products:
In our video we have paid great attention to detail, and mise-en-scene (such as props, costume and lighting) will be vital to our music video, allowing us to keep within the conventions of Lostprophets and the rock genre. Editing and camerawork in our video will also resemble the typical style of Lostprophets and indeed other music videos of the genre.
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