Final Costume & Mis-en-Scene

Here are some of the final items we used in our music video:

This outfit was for filming at Waverley Abbey. I chose this outfit because I thought the bright silver trousers contrasted greatly with the setting and the black top, making the artist stand out more in the video. This is a common convention with female music videos as they the directors usually want them to be the main focus of attention.

This is the venetian mask that we used, to mask the artsist's confidence when she is not wearing her makeup (or her war paint). It reoccurs many times during the music video either when the artist is wearing it or holding it.















Here is an example of the artist wearing the mask during the music video as well as the second outfit. It is clear that the colours of the mask compliment the jumper however if we were to film again I Think I would have worn a brighter colour because the colours of the jumper are very similar to the leaves and some of the colours in the forest.

Here is another image were you can clearly see the colours of the colours of the jumper. I am also wearing a black skater skirt and burgundy Doc Martin boots to represent a more casual style that the artist has. 

Makeup for our Music Video

We created this makeup look in the green screen room to try and match the looks that I have found on Pinterest a few weeks before. We actually decided that the artist should put the makeup on during the filming so that we can do some creative editing of reversing the clip and speeding it up.

We also plan to ask our friends to feature in our music video and film them also applying paint to their faces.

Costume, Hair and Makeup (Pinterest)

It was helpful to use pinterest as a research source for costume and makeup as there were many designs and styles I had not thought of. I particularly liked the glow in the dark face paint as I think it links closely to the title of our song, war paint.

As one of the themes of our music video is focused around beauty and confidence, we had the idea to use a Venetian stye mask to cover up the artist, not revealing her true face at the beginning of the video. As the tempo of the song picks up the artist will the reveal her face and take off her mask, identifying her true looks and becoming more confident in herself.

We want the artist to look stylish in the music video wearing simple but effective clothes such as silver trousers and a black top, possibly styling it with a fur coat. It would also be interesting for the viewers if the artist had a few costume changes and therefore we wanted to do this however keep the same colour palette.

Editing, Shot Types & M-E-S Ideas

In this music video, I really liked the smooth flow and continuity, which was creatively achieved by the fading transitions. I think maybe in slow parts of our song we could choose this. I also like the warm toned colours, which are interchangeable to the darker colours, which can represent how the character Taylor Swift is portraying.




I really like how unique this is. I haven't seen a video before that uses pictures to depict the story. I think it makes the viewer feel uneasy because of how jumpy it is. I like the use of the POV shot too.




I really like how the beat is cut with the editing and how it switches from long shots to close shots. I think that this makes it more interesting to watch. The warm, vibrant colours and the outfits really show off how they want to portray the song, which I think we should consider a lot.

Experiment Editing Imogen Heap - Aha

I chose to do the editing for the music video and I have been looking at this music video specifically - Aha! by Imogen Heap. The music video is very unusual and interesting and has many exciting editing techniques. I used the techniques shown from 0.50-1.05mins. I have incorporated this with some film footage that I could re-edit and play around with.

Health and Safety

I am going to analyse the different types of risks that we may face when filming in out locations, and then outlining how we are going to reduce these risks.




Woods and Abby
These locations are outside, which means there's a risk of getting caught in bad weather e.g. rain. This can be dangerous for our health and also the equipment. To reduce this risk we will look at the weather and choose a suitable date where there is no rain. Also just in case, we will bring waterproofs and umbrellas.
Secondly is uneven ground or twigs, this is a problem as we can hurt ourselves and we can also damage the equipment. To reduce this risk we will make to use a suitable area where the risks are low for tripping, and also we will be careful were we step.

Theatre and Drama Studio
These locations are inside, this means there will be less risks. But some of the minor risks includes tripping over bags or untidy areas. The danger is minor injury and also damage to the equipment. To reduce this risk we will clear the area that we will use.

Props List

I have created a list of items that we will need to bring to filming sessions:

- Costume 1 (black top/silver trousers/white trainers) - Lauren

- Costume 1 (fluffy coat) - Mary

- Costume 2 (jumper/black skirt/doc martins) - Lauren

- Costume 3 (black top) - Lauren

- Face Paints - Amy

- CD front and back cover makeup - Lauren

- Glitter for filming - Mary

- Face Paints for filming friends - Amy

- Mask for all locations - Lauren

Location Ideas

These are some ideas for locations we have for our music video. We have recently also decided to use a forest/woods location for our video.

Preliminary Task Locations

These are the different locations that we have used; we decided to use a different wall so I will upload another picture. We used the chapel for the bedroom scene where he sits on his bed whilst it was raining. The window was sort of embossed so it was able to act like the rain and we used the blinds to make the shots darker like the clip. We used the top of the bike shed to make it look like a tunnel because of the lines that is indented. Lastly, we used the wall for where the actor walked past to seem as if he was in the tunnel, holding the rope attached to the piano.

Preliminary Task Locations

These are the locations we had chosen for our music video.

Location 1: Drama Studio

Location 2: School Theatre

 

Back up Loaction: The Green Screen Room

What went well was that we picked good locations to match our music video. However what could have been better was lighting. Next time we might use some lights to get better lighting to match the superficial feel of the music video. Also next time we take the pictures of the locations, we will match it with the exact framing as our storyboard.

Taking pictures of the locations helps visualize the storyboard and also gives some idea to how lighting, props etc. can be set up.