Summary of video: Starting with close up shot of hands playing piano. Some shots in dark room/ studio of the singer and some shots of scenes acted out by singer and the male in the video arguing. There would be shots of contemporary dancers in possibly the theatre. There will also be shots of the singer in a bath to show vulnerability and insecurity. There can possibly be reversed scenes from our video to show she feels like she’s always going back and never forward (things always remaining the same). We are going to have the ending with close-up back in the dark room/studio of singer’s face when she shouts the last line of the lyrics for a dramatic ending.
Professional music videos that inspired me: Jar of hearts by Christina Perri (the destructiveness about it), Go by Delilah, Diamonds (the star is sitting in a dark room and this is something that we wanted for the start of our video) - Things that make our video different would be that not many videos contain expressive dancers in it. Our video will also be quite subtle and simple compared to most videos nowadays that are quite futuristic in terms of using new and highly complex technology.
Casting/ actors, props, locations: Male actor, main female singer and 2 contemporary dancers, studio, house location for arguing scene, dance theatre, piano.
Any ethical considerations: No ethical issues.
Length: 3:19
Audience: 16-25, people who enjoy RnB/ alternative. People from this age group are most likely to understand heartbreaks and insecure feeling about someone.
*The audience felt that the contemporary dancing idea was a good thing and that it would make our video particularly different to others in today's music industry.
*The audience also liked the fact that our video will be quite simple as apposed to something too complex and hard to understand.
Things to be changed or considered:
* The black and white effect is too cliché. Maybe only use it as some points when it is really needed. Play with other effects that could go well with the video to make it a bit more different to the typical heart-breaking videos there are in the music industry.
*We asked the audience what they thought about having some bath scenes where the female singer will be in the bath to show her vulnerability and insecurity. The audience suggested that it is very much like in Rihanna's video of Stay but that we could do it our own way so that it is different. Moreover, Stay's music video is all based being in the bath compared to our video which will only happen at some points not all the way.
*Some suggested that we should show in the video, the ways or times in which the male she is singing about, makes her feel insecure so that it would fit in better with the lyrics and what message it is trying to put across.
Summary of video: Starting with close up shot of hands playing piano. Some shots in dark room/ studio of the singer and some shots of scenes acted out by singer and the male in the video arguing. There would be shots of contemporary dancers in possibly the theatre. At the ending with close-up back in the dark room/studio of singer’s face when she shouts the last line of the lyrics for a dramatic ending.
Professional music videos that inspired me: Jar of hearts by Christina Perri (the destructiveness about it), Go by Delilah, Diamonds (the star is sitting in a dark room and this is something that we wanted for the start of our video) - Things that make our video different would be that not many videos contain expressive dancers in it. Our video will also be quite subtle and simple compared to most videos nowadays that are quite futuristic in terms of using new and highly complex technology.
Casting/ actors, props, locations: Male actor, main female singer and 2 contemporary dancers, studio, house location for arguing scene, dance theatre, piano.
Any ethical considerations: Space where the dancers will be performing (making sure it’s a quite a big space so no one gets injured)
Length: 3:19
Audience: 16-25, people who enjoy RnB/ alternative
In Lesson, I decided to take the lyrics apart on a word document and write in brief notes what should happen or would be happening at each line or verse of the song. I decided to do this before we start storyboarding because it would be much each to transfer when I start storyboarding as well as it would help me to have an head start of what we want to happen in our music video in further detail. We still have a few more verses of the lyrics to plan but we are nearly finished. This also, helps me to get to know the song better and by taking the song apart I am able to understand what each line of the lyrics means. I was able to see the different shot types planned and if the music video was going to be reparative of the traditional music videos about heart break, which I didn't want to happen.
INTRO:
(ARTIST IS PLAYING THE PIANO 14SECS)
(PARAGRAPH
1: CLOSE UP OF HER FACE SINGING 13SECS) So you're afraid, what about me?
Dare to claim that you can't breathe (CLOSE
UP OF HANDS LETTING GO 8SECS)
Hold my hand or I'll take yours (LONG
SHOT OF THE ARTIST PLAYING THE PIANO)
Don't let go cause how I feel
Is what you've made me
(PARAGRAPH
2: CONTEMPARAY DANCERS 29SECS)
Though I'm hanging on a sign, I'm
insecure
You got me walking on a line, still I need you more
And all the things I feel I hold 'em back from you
And all the dreams I dream I'm sure they'll hold no truth
I'm insecure
(PARAGRAPH 3: GIRLFRIEND AND BOYFRIEND SCENE ARGUING THEN HE WALKES OUT)
So you're afraid, what about me?
Stole my heart for all to see
(CLOSE
UP OF ARTIST FACE EYES WATERY)
Here I am, take me I'm yours
(BOYFRIEND
DRYING THE ARTIST FACE)
Dry my tears cause I can see
Just what I've made me
(ARTIST PLAYING THE PIANO AND CONTEMPARAY DANCERS DANCING AROUND HER)
Though I'm hanging on a sign, I'm
insecure
You got me walking on a line, still I need you more
And all the things I feel I hold 'em back from you
And all the dreams I dream I'm sure they'll hold no truth
I'm insecure
I
realize that it's me being so cold
Trapped in a box where my heart's been for so long
I realize that it's me being insecure
I
realize that it's me being so cold
Trapped in a box where my heart's been for so long
I realize that it's me being insecure
Feel I'm waiting on a sign, I'm insecure
(REVERSE OF EVERYTHING)
Though I'm hanging on a sign, I'm
insecure
You got me walking on a line, still I need you more
And all the things I feel I hold 'em back from you
And all the dreams I dream I'm sure they'll hold no truth
The single's music video
is set in New York City and features rapper-actor Method Man
as Alicia Keys' then boyfriend. Alicia Keys sings about her love for her
boyfriend and that she doesn’t need luxury or possessions from her boyfriend
she just simply wants him.
Video concept
The video concept is to show the world that there is more to
a relationship than just gifts and money. In her lyrics she says “Some people want diamond rings, some just want everything
But everything means nothing, If I ain't got you”. This is the artist telling
us that she just wants a pure relationship of true love, she also states the
way relationships are all about financial things and the fairy tale life seen
in weddings and marriage instead of starting with the root of love first and
then building, gaining and receiving everything else as a bonus.I think this is a video to open couples or
even people that are single eyes up to the big and better things in a
relationship.
Themes and motifs/
Target audience
In the video Alicia Keys is shown as a working class woman
that strictly adores and devotes her heart to her boyfriend and shows him her
appreciation for him by not asking for anything but his love and loyalty. The
video shows this by them living together in a home in a block of flats, with
only a few pieces of furniture and as a gift he gets her a piano it doesn’t
look as an expensive piano but she still happy with it by playing and singing
with it all the time. Alicia Keys in the video is seen wearing casual clothes
such as a plain jumper, jeans, boots and a winter jacket she doesn’t seem to
dress in an expensive way and as if she cares about material things. I don’t
think she has a specific gender I think it target both males and female
audiences of all ages. The video itself is very simple and calming I think it
connotes the idea of the relationship the artist sings to us about.
Camera
The video opens with an extreme close up shot with Alicia
Keys playing the piano but in the background there an introduction of the
keys/notes being played on the piano in the song. This helps to emphasise the
opening of the piano being played and it also makes it seem realistic. The
extreme close up draws the audience eyes onto the piano which we then know is
the key instrument inside the video. The camera then, pans up to the artist
face showing a close up shot as she beings singing the opening of the song.
This helps to show feelings and emotions through facial expression of how the
artist is feeling or what the song holds which is something personal to her,
she sings with her eyes close with generates the emotions and as if she is
really attached to the lyrics. The camera pan down from the top of the building
to the bottom this shows us the location and helps the audience to have more of
an understanding of where everything takes place. The camera shows a wide shot
of the artist top of a roof of a building playing the piano, we can see many
other building in the background as well the fact that there’s no one else around
her makes it more personal and nothing is around her only the piano connotes
the simplicity of her relationship and the life she lives. The camera pans up
from Alicia Keys feet with her boyfriend in a flat hallway which doesn’t look
like anything fancy gives us an idea of where they live. Throughout the video
you see extreme close ups of Alicia Keys fingers touching or playing the Piano
as well as close ups of her face. A long shot of the couple in an empty house
giving each other a passionate kiss connotes that they don’t need anything else
but each other. We see a close up of her boyfriends face and that’s an
effective shot because it like we as an audience are seeing him through her
eyes. The camera focuses on an extreme close up of Alicia Keys wearing Reebok
classics as she is playing the piano, this traditional dressing from someone of
the working class.
Mise en scene
This video is set in New York City, but only uses a couple
locations such as on top of a roof in the city, for example, the long shot of
Alicia Keys playing the white piano she was lonely and by herself it helps to
keep the audience focussed on the lyrics of the song and not get distracted,
also, it connotes the type of relationship she has the fact that it is peaceful
and simple. The empty house, for example, when the artist and her boyfriend
were kissing the fact of it being just them two in the shot makes the audience
have their full attention on them and it also shows the lifestyle they live
together and helps to emphasise the lyrics of her song about he is the only
thing she really cares about. In the bedroom the couple look calm, relaxed in
love.Lonely streets more focus on
Alicia Keys, For example, at the end when she is waiting for him.
Editing techniques
The editing techniques are only cuts throughout the whole
video it’s just cuts but it isn’t seem as an boring video because the cuts when
they were have an argument were put in really quickly for each shot which
builds tension for the audience. The fact that its simple editing techniques
used connotes the fact of having simply things and still being beautiful just
like Alicia Keys and her boyfriend’s relationship.
Ideas for my music
video
I like the opening of this video, my group and I wanted to
have the artist playing the piano but in a lonely black room, I chose this
video because Alicia Keys opens the video with an extreme close up of her
playing the piano introduction.The
opening of Delilah – insecure (my group and I chosen song) has a introduction
of the piano being played just like this song even though the meanings of each
song are different the topic about love is the same that why I choose to
research this song.
The song was written by the artist herself Ashanti
(girlfriend). In the music video there is a mini video being acted out by
Ashanti and Terrence Howard (Henry, boyfriend) giving the
audience an inside of the couples’ relationship. The video shows the audience,
Terrence being involved into some criminal acts, cheats on Ashanti, which ends
up in a break-up after an argument. As the song suggests, Ashanti feels that
she still loves her ex and that she just can't seem to get over him and becomes
frustrated since her heart and her mind force her to love him and hate him at
the same time. In supporting roles we can also see Charli
Baltimore, Vita, Ja Rule
and Irv Gotti.
The video is set in the fashion of the movie ‘Goodfellas’, with Ashanti in the role of Karen Hill and Terrence Howard in
the role of Henry Hill. Irv Gotti and Ja Rule are also in a scene appearing to
take the roles of Jimmy Conway and Paulie Cicero.
Video concept
The video is meant to show females or males the struggle
that people face in a relationship but, help females in relationship to build
the courage to walk away if they know they are being mistreated. I think the
concept of the video is good because there is a clear understand of what the
director point of view that he is trying to make to us as an audience see. I
like the plot of the mini video as well they made it seem as a realistic
relationship, it starts off with him always treating her with luxury things
then as time goes on he starts cheatings on her and they have their arguments,
but everything seems realistic as the journey is being shown. I think another
concept of the video is about being involved in illegal crime, that is an act
under the law and it shouldn’t be ignored or encouraged. The structure of the
mini video (flashbacks) within the music video is non-linear structure, it
happens in (non chronological order).
Themes and motifs
The representation of Ashanti in the music video, is the
role of a girlfriend that lives a casual life and someone that seeks advice
from her family and friends. She seems like she is a young age probably early
to mid twenties. In the video she is wearing a black, silk dress with a long,
low, v-shaped bust cut at the front with an open cut at the back being held up
with two thin straps and expensive jewellery. This suggests to the audience
that she is an attractive woman that is confident within her and she likes to
portray a sexy, saucy look, the colour black connotes that she is elegant and mysterious.
Although she seems as an independent female the fact that her boyfriend has
everything the top of the range she looks as if she is dressing to be on his
level of class. But when they weren’t together she wasn’t dressed as someone
with such high class so it makes the audience wonder was she as independent as
she gives off or was she really depending on him and overwhelmed with all the
luxury. As the video goes on we realise that Terrance is the one with the
expensive cars and giving out tips whilst Ashanti is dependent on him who shows
traditional views in a relationship to the audiences and we see him giving her
a lot of money at once. However, in the music video you only see Ashanti portraying
lip synching at the confrontation of the argument with her boyfriend.
Throughout the music video she is acting as the role of the girlfriend but in
the background she is singing the song lyrics through first person narrative
this gives the song more meaning and gives the audience more of what it was
like.
Camera
The opening shot of the close up of Terrence and his friend
allows the audience to see what type of man Terrence was before he met Ashanti.
In this shot he looks like a calm but mysterious male, as an audience we can’t
see what class he is but from the costume I suggest a normal working class.
Then we see an extreme close up of Terrence giving a staff his car keys from
this shot she begin to think he is more than just the working class because it
only at high class restaurantsyou would
give the staff your car keys for him to park the car for you. Then a close up
of the couple showing their facial expressions as they are walking into the
restaurant, it seem as if Ashanti looks fascinated by it all whilst Terrence
looks as if this is his normal life. An extreme close up is shown of Terrance’s
hand giving the staff at the door a tip this shows us his wealth and makes us
think that he is upper class also, when we see a suitcase filled with money
that Terrance is counting. The wide angle shot of the couple at their table
helps us to see the view of the restaurant which looks very classy but says he
does ”construction” which makes the audience think that’s not the only thing he
could be doing to afford such luxury. The close up shot of the couples faces in
the argument helps to show the anger and frustration which helps the audience
because you can’t hear the tone in their voices. An extreme close up is focused
on Ashanti’s diamond ring on her wedding ring suggest that the couple is
engaged but she just found out he was cheating. A close up is shown of Ashanti
singing to Terrance about leaving him this is a powerful shot because we get to
see her gaining her independence back and being strong enough to end the
relationship. Then a wide shot is shown of Ashanti on top of Terrance at the
same arguing scene which shows her authority over Terrance for the first time
throughout the video. The last powerful shot is the extreme close up of
Ashanti’s face crying after the break up this show the pain and heart break she
is currently dealing with in the present moment.
Mise en scene
The music video is set in America. There are a wide range of
locations being shown in the video such as, the car and the high class
restaurant this shows use the life Terrance introduced Ashanti to. This helps
the audience to have more of an understanding of their relationship and where
key thing happened. Another location is in the bedroom this shows that the
couple wasn’t only about luxury and spending nights out that they had their
times when they stayed at home together and relaxed. The finally location was
in a mystery room when Terrance was counting his money and with his friends
this connotes the where the money is from and what him and his friends do it’s
all a mystery.
Editing techniques
The music video opens with the boyfriend with one of his
friends in a car discussing something then fades into black then to Ashanti and
Terrence together going into a restaurant. This gives the audience the
impression that this is when they started their relationship. We also see an
advertisement of a company on a close up shot written in white “Murder Inc”
this helps to inform the audience who the video is by which is also branding.
Then close up the back of then couple fades to a close up of their faces as
they are walking into the restaurant, this shows us the couple from different
angles it also shows us the facial expression of both characters Ashanti looks
fascinated by it all whilst Terrence looks as if this is his normal life. The
camera uses fades inside off cuts for example when it shows us the back of the
couple then fades into showing us the front this helps the audience to seem as
if they are travelling along with them on their journey. The video uses a
freeze then fades to black to another scene the connotation of the freeze helps
to show the audience that is the end of that chapter. The video continues to
use fades instead of cuts to show the journey of the couple’s relationship.
Shot reverse shot is shown when the couple is arguing this helping to showing
when a different person is speaking in the conversation especially that there
is no dialogue. The music video ends by a freeze on Terrence face and a fade to
black with “Foolish” being written. This is a caption and is an important
editing technique because it’s the last thing the audience see therefore they
would always remember the name of the song and adds to the filmic quality.
Target audience
I think this video or song is targeted to both genders, but
I think its primary target audience is traditional couples in a relationship,
where the man is supporting the woman because that was the type of relationship
Ashanti and Terrance portrayed. I also think it helps to show that even in traditional
relationships females can stand alone and have a voice when things go wrong.
Ideas for my music
video
This music video is similar to my video ideas because,
throughout my music video I would like to show the singer playing the role of
the broken hearted girlfriend and I would like to show the couple in
chronological order of how their relationship began to the present day. Also, the story in the lyrics are similar because
Ashanti in Foolish, is singing about her trust being broken and the song my
group and I have chosen is by an artist called Delilah, her song is called Insecure.
Her lyrics are similar to Ashanti’s because she talks about her trust being
broken and her relationship experience. The editing techniques I have planned
for my music video are similar, for example, I would like to use a lot of cuts
to show the journey of the couple but I would be using a lot of extreme close
up and close up when the camera is just focussed on the artist. Also I like the
idea of showing the fades to show the journey of the couples’ relationship and
I would be adding that into my editing techniques.
Trust and believe is an R&B single. The artist (Keyshia
Cole) has noticed her partner (boyfriend) has been acting strange and he hasn’t
been around her as much. She tries to confide in her best friend then,
eventually finds out that she is the mysterious female her boyfriend has been
cheating on her with for a period of time.
Video concept
I think the video is conceptual because, the mini-video with
the actors, Tae Heckard acting as the artist’s boyfriend and model Rotimi acting
as the best friend, helps to give the audience an understanding of what the
lyrics meant. The narrative structure used is non-linear. Throughout the music
video you are seeing a number of flashbacks of what has happened up to the
opening shot at the start in (chronological order). The flashbacks help to show
the emotions the artist is feeling whilst singing/performing the song).In the lyrics it says, “you had my heart but
then you blew it, and I’m so over you go get lost...” this shows, that she was
deeply in love with her ex-boyfriend, but now that they have separated she is
still going through the heart ache and trust issues.
Themes and motifs
The representations of the artist is someone that was in a
long term relationship but they have been through a rough patch (cheating and
trust has been broken in males). In the music video Keyshia Cole’s costume is a
yellow and black, bodycon dress, with a cut out part at the bust, with a
leather jacket and heels. This shows that she hasn’t let this issue in her past
relationship defeat her and she is ready to move on with her life. The
connotations of having a bit of skin showing suggest she is ready to move on
but the fact that she is wearing the leather jacket over it suggest that she is
not ready to commit into a full relationship but at the same time she isn’t
just a thing on the side she is a woman with class and demands respect. However,
in the flashbacks she is shown crying and stressed currently in her
relationship. I think the lip synching in the music video is perfect it looks
as if she is currently singing the song as the video is being made, even when
she hits a high note she’s gives the audience the impression that she is
feeling the lyrics when she closes her eyes or her body language.
Target audience
I personally think the target audience for the music video,
is female women and men of all ages. It helps audiences that have been through
unfaithful relationships to stay strong and deal with their problems no matter
what. It also, helps to give them the strength and courage to leave the
relationship and be happy and show them you are better without them. The most
common reason for relationships ending is because of cheating so this video
helps to gain confidence.
Camera shots
The music video opens with a bird eye video shot of Keyshia
Cole sitting on the floor behind the door in the background you can hear the
boyfriend repeatedly saying “open the door”. Then you see a close up shot of
the boyfriend bang on the door in frustration. The audience sees a close up
view of her facial expression; it seems as if she is emotional because she is
crying. Then there’s a various range of one second close up shots with the
artist being introduced, showing what is to come in the duration of the music
video, which is representing the issues in the relationship that has happened
in the past which led them up to the point that they are at now. After is cuts
straight into a close up of the artist singing the story this is present and
its showing us how she has overcome the struggle or problem in her
ex-relationship and she looks better without him showing the audience that he
was just bringing down her happiness. Then it cut to a wide shot, in this shot
you are seeing the artist and the best friend sitting outside a house, eventually
you see a wide shot of the boyfriend and the girlfriend together. Then it cut
back to a close up of the singer whilst she is singing “... thinking of all
your excuses...” this also, shows us her facial expression which is annoyed.
Then we get to a long shot showing the whole of the artist looking fancy and
attractive in her dress and heels with a new hairstyle showing us she has
gotten over him and she has overcome the heartache. As the music video goes on
there is a sequence of showing the artist alone then in her relationship. Then
you see a close up of the artist confiding in her best friend, at this point we
can see the artist is looking worried and. Close ups are shown to the audience
of them laughing together and having fun. Then the camera pans to focus on the best
friend and the boyfriend, saying cheers with wine glasses, but the close up of
them looking sternly into each other eyes giving the audience the impressing
that they have a secret. A head and
shoulders shot of the artist showing attitude with her body language giving the
audience the impression that she knows the secret. The artist sings “you look
so foolish with my best friend” whilst the audience is seeing a close up shot
of the boy friend and best friend in bed together as if a sexual act is about
to take place. The camera shows a wide shot of the best friend in the car
asking “what if we get caught?” Then a close up of the best friend drinking the
tea showing us her face expression of looking worried about her best friend
finding out she is the mysterious girl. There are various close up shots,
showing the artists facial expression looking aggressive, hurt, furious and
disappointed. We see an extreme close up of the artist looking at the boyfriend’s
phone and answering it. Then we see a long shot of the artist running into the room
crying with the phone in her hand which leads us to the start of the video.
Then we see a long shot of the artist in the heavy rain wearing an all white
dress, which suggest she is pure and innocent and her heart feels crushed.
Special effects/Mise
en scene
In the shot of “Back in the day” the camera effect is sepia;
selenium toning gives a red-brown tone, while a strong solution gives a
purple-brown tone. This effect is normally used to show things that happened in
the past or early 1900’s. This effect helps the audience to know that they have
been together for a while and the video is starting from the very beginning of
the relationship. Another special effect is the tense sexual scene about to
happen between the boyfriend and best friend it’s a midnight-blue effect in the
shots which helps to emphasise the night and helps to create more tension
between the actors for the audiences. The video is set in America, there are
various different locations used in the music video.The couple’s house is where the video has
mainly taken place, for example, the artist bedroom, kitchen and hallway.
Another place is on the streets, we see car scenes and the artist alone singing
in the rain. The final mise en scene is a lonely place with houses and hills in
the background but the camera isn’t focussed on the background so it’s a blur
but it seems as if she has the city behind her. Each mise en scene shot relates
to the music video and was used appropriately because all focus was still on
the artist or actors the locations just helped to make the video look more
realistic.
Editing techniques
The music video has mainly been edited using cuts, for
example when the artists is seen in the bedroom crying then it cuts to showing
us the boyfriend banging on the door and then back to the artist. Another
editing technique is when the boyfriend bangs on the door and when the artists
kicks the car window, the noise is made, you can see the vibrations and the
power used because the camera shakes with it at the same time. This is a
powerful editing technique because it makes the strength seem much stronger and
the fact that the camera shakes with it makes it seem more realistic and has
the audience more alert towards the video. A fade has been used when the
boyfriend is running from the police sirens to the artist thinking about what
he is doing. Then it fades to black and present day is shown. This technique is
used again to show us the artist in the street crying. Fading to black is a
good way of telling the audience that it’s a different day or time or showing a
flash back to present day. The video also has captions such as, “back in the
day” and “present day” this helps the audience, tell the difference between the
different stages of the relationship and helps them to follow along with what
is happening.
Ideas for my music
video
This music video is similar to my video ideas because,
throughout my music video I would like to show the singer playing the role of
the broken hearted girlfriend and I would like to show the couple’s
relationship in chronological order from the beginning to the day they
separated. Also, the story in the lyrics are similar because Keyshia Cole is
singing about her trust being broken and the song my group and I have chosen is
by an artist called Delilah and her song is called Insecure. Her lyrics are
similar to Keyshia Cole’s because she talks about her trust being broken and
her relationship experience. The editing techniques I
have planned for my music video is similar, for example, I would like to use a
lot of cuts to show the journey of the couple but I would be using a lot more
extreme close up and close up when the camera is just focussed on the artist.
Today in my media studies lesson, I looked at music video's that relate to our idea for my music video. I looked at music videos that contain a story or mini video about love and heart ache. The videos I looked at were:
Alicia keys - If I Aint Got You
Keyshia Cole - Trust And Believe
Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts
Beyoncé - If I was a Boy
Ashanti - Foolish
These music video's helped to give me ideas of what could be used in my music video and how it could be structured but still look different from the recent trending music video's. All of the music videos have different varieties of shot types involved, the most common shot types are close up and extreme close up. The story helps to show the audience in depth of the relationship between the couple, Ashanti - Foolish is different because it shows us the point of view from the artists point of view and the boyfriend where as the others could be seen as biased from a males point of view.
Today in my media studies lesson, my group (Stacy & Saphia) and I discussed and listed our ideas for our music video. We tried to cover all the aspects we could think of including things such as editing techniques / camera shots.
Group ideas:
Song
Deliah - Insecure would be the song we are creating a music video for.
Actors
We thought of having Contemporary dancers from the performing arts department. We would be auditioning students who want to take part, we thought of having one male and one female dancer. This would help to portray the meaning of the lyrics in the song and help tell a story at the same time, but we would cut from the artist singing to the dancers and certain times. We also, thought about having the female contemporary dancer as the female artists singing in the music video so it would be showing as a flashback.
Nu
Props
At the opening of the song we can hear a piano being played so we decided to have the artist playing the piano whilst she is singing similarly to the artist Alicia Keys. We suggested the idea of a fan being used to have more effect on the artist.
Costumes
Plain black / dark colour Maxi dress or casual clothing such as jeans and a jumper.
Camera shots
Wide shot (location)
Ecu (artist eyes or fingers on the piano)
Close up (artists face or contemporary dancers face).
Similar music videos
Rihanna - Stay
Rihanna - Diamonds
Beyonce - 1 + 1
Leona Lewis
jar of hearts
Editing/effects
We thought of doing the music video in an Black and white effect or having the reverse effect.
