And a result!

Luckily all of the members of my group feel the same way and have agreed upon the song Moon and moon by Bat For Lashes. I have created a detailed story board so we can accurately film all of it in the shortest amount of time. (Photos will be uploaded of the storyboard very soon). Tomorrow I plan to go to our predominant location and film with Iva. We have decided that we will get more done with half of us are doing one thing and the other are dealing with other aspects of work that need to be completed. This time around we are using one of the larger and better quality cameras which mean hopefully this time around the image will make the whole thing feel better and not juvenile as much. The story board that I created focuses on narrative rather than performance. I felt after looking at a range of music videos I was more captivated by narrative than performance. And that the whole performance aspect of videos now have just become bleak show and tells of how big you can get your hair or what stupidly little amount of clothing you can get away with or how skinny you are. Also the narrative aspect fits well with the slow tempo and reflective and solitary feel of the song. The story I have constructed is that a woman is waiting for someone to come home. You assume it’s her boyfriend however it’s not completely expressed what their relationship is based on. During the middle of the video he comes home and she greets him warmly. The rest of the video is them together and then lastly as he leaves and she returns to a state of solitude and lovingness. With this idea I wanted to really capture how someone can feel so alone and dependant on one person. In addition you could look at the narrative as a brutal assessment on the roles of men and women in society; that as a female she will always be waiting on him and his commitment to her I dependable on how he feels (if he wants to see her or not). The colour scheme will be muted colours, again reflected to cold, lonely feel of the music video. And the props will be very minimal. Over cluttering would take away from what little is already there and confuse the audience. We have also looked into a way to include intertextuality in the music video. We chose to incorporate it though costume and makeup, as such we looked at iconic people and particular things that set them apart from others. Dita Von Teese and the 40-50’s pin up look was an idea, again playing on the gender roles idea again. However we went for 70’s Twiggy and her doe eye makeup. Very British and very iconic. I will be at one point practising how to accomplish this look to a GOOD standard.