Mise en scene in our video

Mise-en-scene in our video:

Our costume hair, make-up and props verse by verse:

“Pour up (drank), head shot (drank), sit down (drank), stand up (drank), pass out (drank), wake up (drank), faded (drank), faded (drank)”  - repeated bridge

There will be one male character in a dark room for this part of the video, the costume will be dependent on the race of the model as if we use a white boy we would like him in black, however, if we use a black boy we want him in all white. The outfit will consist of jeans, a t shirt and trainers all in the same colour. The make up for the boy will be very natural and may only consist of some concealer or foundation in order to even out the skin. Hair will be left natural as it is a boy there is not much we can do here. Props that will be used in this scene will be a bottle of alcohol, a glass and a clock on a bedside table.

Verse 1:

Character 1 – small child will be dressed in young clothes and holding a teddy bear

Character 2 – the main boy will be dressed as he was in the previous scene, keeping it                     

consistent but then in the party scene dressed in black instead of white clothes (either way) with a chain and looking less sheepish, hair will be styled instead of natural to show he has got ready for this party.

Extras (party people) – girls will be in dresses and will have dramatic make up such as smoky eyes and red lips in order to show they have made an effort for the party, boys will be dressed smartly but natural make up for boys

Props – props in this verse will change frequently as there are many different scenes. We will use a teddy bear for the child to suggest the innocence then at the party we are going for a red theme as we are using a red gel over the camera lens so we have red cups and red fairy lights.

Chorus:

Character 1: main boy walking into the party with his friends in what he was wearing previously, the chain with the black clothes

Character 2: the main girl appears in a bath she will have a bare face no make-up and will be naked in the bath but appears out of the bath with her hair soaked along her back and this will be what we video.

Character 3+4: two girls in Baywatch outfits he is visioning as the main girl as though everyone is her, they will have a lot of make-up such as foundation, blusher, bronzer and eye shadow wearing a red leotard (famous from Baywatch) and hair long and down as they run, as if blowing in the wind

Bridge repeats

Verse 2:

Character 1: Close up of the main boy so he needs to have even skin which could require minimal make-up such as foundation and concealer, but very natural so that you cannot see it

Props: This scene focuses more on the mind of the male and is a very dark scene, his conscience talking to him warning him props used will be a doorway using a dark room and just light coming through then the use of a phone as he gets messages through, this is a very minimalistic scene as everything is very zoomed in and closed off and close up as he thinks everything through.

Repeat of Chorus

Bridge Repeats

-          End - 

Drawings of storyboard

Chosen song

Camera Angles research

In my music video, I will use a variety of camera angles and shot types to portray the correct image to my audience, allowing them to understand and relate to the video. Some of the shot types I will use include:

·         Long shots

·         Establishing shots

·         Close ups

·         Medium shots

·         Extreme close ups

·         Slow motion shots

A motif that I am looking to use in my video is to include a slow motion and moving shot (running shot) in my work. Using these types of techniques will mean that my video will look more professional and will use diverse shooting techniques. The slow motion shot will take place at the party where the camera will be travelling through the crowd and everyone will be moving slowly. The running shot will be of the girl that is the figure of his imagination running down an empty corridor.

Examples of camera angles in existing music videos:

At one point of the music video we will see the mystery female come up from the bath and grab the sides for this we will use a medium long shot from behind so that we can see the whole back of her but also close enough to see the details such as the hands clasping onto the sides.

This video uses a close up shot of burning paper which we assume is a letter, in my video I am going to be using the same technique where our main boy is burning photographs of him and the mystery girl, the close up will allow us to see the brightness of the fire clearly and the photograph burning away, the fire will represent the anger and the brightness of the flame will contrast with the black, dark background creating intensity within the video.

This video uses close up camera angles, which is one we would like to use when we are focusing on the main boy in the second verse and on the bridge. This highlights the features of the face and can highlight the emotion really well which is fitting for our video as we want to show his distress. The face on close up used of Trey Songz is one we want to use in our video as you can really focus your attention on the character, it will give the video a personal feel which will add emotion to the video as the audience will hopefully see the pain of our main character and start to feel for him.

 We also want to use a mid shot when we video the enigma, when videoing Lily we need to make sure we have the perfect mid shot, for example here we see up to the characters knees as she runs towards us and the rest of her is cut off by the darkness, this keeps the mysterious feel in the video with the contrast of dark and light which is exactly what we want to depict in our video.

A low angle shot is also going to be used, we want to have a shot of bottles falling to the floor in the empty room but also in the party scene we will have someone videoing at floor level and show cups dropping and feet and people moving and dancing, this will show the busyness of the world around him, everyone moving and the party going on but then the camera will go up to him and show him still and not enjoying himself amongst the crowd. Although this picture is not of the same scene we use it shows floor level camera angles clearly.

     The final camera angle that we will use will be a              point of view shot, in the party his friends will be            'cheersing' and pouring drinks, we will show this             through his eyes to show him not being involved
      and everyone enjoying themselves, apart from
      him.

lighting research

 The lighting for our video will vary as our models are of different races and through our research we have developed a sense of awareness that different lighting works better with different skin tones, our
research helps us determine how to use the lighting in order to create the right tone yet also capture the model correctly. 
This video promotes his feelings as it appears dark and dismal, this emotion is enhanced by his gestures and the close up of his head in his hands. We will do something similar to this when we create his conscience in a scene, he will use his hands and facial expression to create the tone as he will shut his eyes and drop his head in his hands. We will also experiment with a blue gel over the lens of the camera that reflects the mood.The black and slightly blue areas will create a cold tone that reflects his depression and his reflective mood.

These shots use a red tint over the camera lens which is a stark contrast to the blue tint that comes before these scenes. The colour red is brought in through the lighting, the colour alcohol and the red cups, showing the use of mise en scene. This makes the scenes appear quite ominous as red is related to danger and sinister moods. We will use red cups in our video as a lot of our research uses them in parties, we will have some girls wearing red and we will use a red gel over one of the cameras to get footage with a red tint as well as normal footage from the other cameras This is how we will show our use of mise en scene as we are taking everything into account from make up to props and making sure they co-ordinate in order to get the best possible effect. As it will be a party in a dark room the light source will be minimal with only fairy lights hanging up therefore the red tint will not be too overpowering or bright

As our message is blaming the party and his drinking for our models depressive state we will therefore highlight the red around him and we will practice using torches that have a red gel around them to determine whether we can create a slight red light to ease the red scenes into the video in a way that will relate and will not appear too bright as we want to keep the dark tone.

I used this video as research into how an enigma is shown. We are using a girl similar to this video. This woman is shown in white and it is blurred to show a fuzzy image to emphasize that he is just a fabrication of his mind. Using this research as inspiration we will blur the footage we use of the girl as it will show her existence is questionable as the picture is not

as clear as the others. We will put her in clothing that does not suit the rest of the footage such as a white dress when she is in the bath and school uniform in the images of her. She will only ever appear when he is seen to be thinking therefore showing how he produces her with his thoughts. His facial features when he thinks he sees her at the party will show disbelief as if he knows she could not be there, this will ensure the audience is aware of what she is in the video and will translate the question of who is she through the video as we would like it to be portrayed as a mystery, keeping people intrigued.

Costume research

As a group we have created a Prezi to explain the costumse that we have planned for our characters. We will have other people within the video as this Prezi only explains the costumes of the main boy and main girl, however, the other characters will just be wearing party wear as they will only be featured within the party and will not be seen in detail.

The message of our video

Alcoholism

The message behind our video is portrayed through a young boy in his late teens struggling with alcohol dependency and the affect it has on his day to day life and routine. In our video you will see scenes of him at a party, by himself alone with his conscience talking to him, trying to break through to the boy, the rest of the party will be enjoying themselves, however he will appear secluded within the party. At the end of the video he is once again secluded, walking around on the streets again on his own. This will showing the audience the different phases of his dependency. The reasons behind the alcoholism will be left as a mystery; we have done this to confuse yet intrigue the audience. Throughout the video there will constantly be reference to an enigma he has formed of a mysterious girl, the audience are left questioning who she is, not knowing whether she is the reason behind why he is in this state, this will be a re-occurring question throughout our video.

Detailed: Association of scenes to lyrics

 After analysing each verse from the lyrics in order to draw a better picture as to what the song was about and be able to picture the meaning of the song, as a group, we decided to go ahead and further analyse the lyrics line by line. This helped us create the idea for our music video and made us have a much more solid plan.

Associations of scenes to lyrics

Our group managed to find a new song and new idea, with a much clearer story to the video. Below we have shown how we have dissected the lyrics to the video in order to create our video based on the lyrics, this gave us the best possible opportunity to be able to think of original ideas for our video so that it is not too similar to the real version.

Changing our ideas.

As a group we decided to have several meetings to discuss our original idea and how we were going to work as a team to be able to create the best possible video, through this we realised that the original video we wanted to try and re-create was not going to be the right type of video for our group. We felt that we couldn’t get enough research to back up our reasons for doing certain things. When we pitched our ideas we found that people were getting confused as to the point of our video, we felt that our 'story' wasn’t being portrayed in the way in which we wanted it to, we also found the way we composed our video did not make sense to a lot of people. This led to us going back to the start, and re-thinking all of our ideas.

Script to accompany original story board

Camera shots are used to demonstrate different aspects of setting, themes and characters.Camera angles are used to position the viewer so that they can understand the relationships between the characters.

1) The camera shots starts with the parents watching a youtube clip on their laptop, the camera then zooms in on the party and the party then comes up on the main screen.

Plot is child is in trouble it’s the morning after the party that took place in the house while they were out.

Camera angle we will use: An eye-level angle. This puts the audience on an equal footing with the character/s. we see what they see as we are in the same position as them.

2) The party scene is now full screen, it will be edited to look like it is being rewound the shot is of people arriving to the party they are walking into the house.
Plot – the camera shots are showing a journey as the party is shown to be rewound to show how the parents are viewing it but the shot is rewinding to give the audience an insight into what the parents are viewing. Camera movement we will use: An Evangelion shot. This camera movement begins as an extreme close-up and zooms out abruptly, creating a blurring effect to emphasize the speed and size of the object. We will use this in an opposite way as the shot will zoom into the music video to make it full screen.

3) The camera shot now shows the outside of the house where you can see people partying through the windows.
Camera shot we will use: A long shot. It contains landscape but gives the viewer a more specific idea of setting. A long shot will show the viewers the building where the action will take place.

4) The main man is then shown walking into the party, the boys surrounding him show his popularity and importance.

Camera shot we will use: A full shot. It contains a complete view of the characters. From this shot, viewers can take in the costumes of characters and may also help to demonstrate the relationships between characters.

5) The lyrics in the song then say ‘roll the dice’ we will have large inflatable dice thrown up into the air by the people at the party.

6) The shot will then change to show girls dancing, this will link to the music and is generic to a party scene. The main girl will be wearing white to stand out, the camera shot will indicate her importance within the music video.
Camera shot we will use: A full shot. It contains a complete view of the characters. From this shot, viewers can take in the costumes of characters and may also help to demonstrate the relationships between characters.

7) The main boy and main girl will then hug as she walks away he looks back at her this will highlight that something could go on between them. The editing will then focus on her and blur the others around her to show how he is only interested in her. This will show a point of view shot as the audience will see what he sees.

Camera shot we will use: A mid shot contains the characters or a character from the waist up. From this shot, viewers can see the characters' faces more clearly as well as their interaction with other characters. This is also known as a social shot.

8) The party scene will show again there will be red cups used in order to stand out. The atmosphere will be shown in this shot to link to the beat of the music.

Camera angle we will use: A tracking shot and a dolly shot.  A tracking shot moves on tracks and a dolly shot is mounted on a trolley to achieve the effect in the example above. This camera movement is used in a number of ways but is most commonly used to explore a room such as a restaurant. By using a tracking shot or a dolly shot the composer of a film gives the viewer a detailed tour of a situation. It can also be used to follow a character.

9) There will be another boy that will bite into a ‘money sandwich’ this adds a fun vibe to the party which highlights the random shots that will be shown by the fast editing of the scene. 

Camera shot we will use: A close-up It contains just one character's face. This enables viewers to understand the actor's emotions and also allows them to feel empathy for the character. This is also known as a personal shot. It will also draw attention to what he is doing as it makes him the main focus.

10) The main boy will then be shown alone with a spotlight miming along to the lyrics, this shows a range of shots that vary from the party atmosphere, it also highlights his importance within the video.

Camera shot we will use: A close-up.  It contains just one character's face. This enables viewers to understand the actor's emotions and also allows them to feel empathy for the character. This is also known as a personal shot as it establishes their importance.

11) We will then use a smoke machine while a girl is dancing, this gives an effect to the dancing which makes it more interesting and can be captured on camera effectively.

12) The shot then flips back to the boy miming to the lyrics in the same position against the wall.Camera shot we will use: A close-up.  It contains just one character's face. This enables viewers to understand the actor's emotions and also allows them to feel empathy for the character. This is also known as a personal shot as it establishes their importance.

13) The main boy and girl then meet the camera shot is on the same level as them to make the audience part of the action.

14) A girl is then shown in a bath, this shot is a regular thing in music videos. We will use it to show the party becoming quite wild. She will be in her clothes with a full face of make-up to indicate how out of place the scene is in a bath.

15) The shot then flips back to the boy miming to the song.

Camera shot we will use: A close-up.  It contains just one character's face. This enables viewers to understand the actor's emotions and also allows them to feel empathy for the character. This is also known as a personal shot as it establishes their importance.

16) The main girl and her close friends will then dance to the music this will show her importance within the video while fitting in with the tone of the video and the music.

17) We will then show a shot of a spoon with the words ‘BAD BITCH’ written out using alphabet spaghetti, it will be hovering above a bowl of the spaghetti and will come after the girls are dancing to show it is sending a message. 

Camera shot we will use: An extreme close-up. It contains one part of a character's face or other object. This type of shot creates an intense mood and provides interaction between the audience and the viewer. It will therefore make it stand out within the video as what it spells out will be clear. 

18) The shot will then go back to party and show people raising their red cups and dancing to the music, this won’t be planned footage as we will see what the people choose to do in the party to make it more realistic, we wont restrict them as the song we chose will be playing therefore their actions will fit with the beat and tone.

19) The shot will then go back to the boy singing in the spotlight against a wall he will be wearing a fur coat and chains, he will mime along to the music. This will make the video more realistic as this is a common feature in music videos to show who the artist and main person in the video is. 

Camera shot we will use: A close-up.  It contains just one character's face. This enables viewers to understand the actor's emotions and also allows them to feel empathy for the character. This is also known as a personal shot as it establishes their importance.

20) The shot will then reverse back to the party, this will constantly set the scene in order to show what genre the music video is. The constant party action will show the ellipses of time as we are cutting back and forth from different scenes.

The camera angle we will use: Panning is used to give the viewer a panoramic view of a set or setting. This can be used to establish a scene.

21) The shot will then be at a high level to look down on the boy climbing the stairs with the girl, he will then walk past the camera and it will follow their direction and show them going upstairs together.

22) The next shot will be of the people in the party pouring drinks into their cups to give the feel of a real party, we will also add a low angle shot where the camera moves through peoples feet, we will see red cups on the floor and heels. This will give an array of shots and editing in order to create a mix of scenes that vary.

Camera shot we will use: A mid shot. It contains the characters or a character from the waist up. From this shot, viewers can see the characters' faces more clearly as well as their interaction with other characters. This is also known as a social shot. 
This scene will then use a close-up to make the cups and drink the main feature.

23) The scene then switches back to the present time to show the parents walking up stairs in order to check on their daughter. They open the door we have the camera showing their faces at this point. We then change the shot to see what they are seeing.

24) The last shot will be of the boy and girl in bed, he will be wearing just a leather jacket and jeans and she will be wearing just his top, they will wake up and sit up in the bed looking at the parents. The video will then end. We will have writing edited on the screen to link to the video.

Early Storyboard

Above is our first planned storyboard that we created, we purposely left a minute and a half to enable us to be able to use spontaneous footage when we begin filming. Our group was aware that filming at a party could lead to new ideas forming that have not been planned, and that spontaneous edge is what will make our video feel more realistic.