A2 Media Advanced Portofilo: December 2012

Sunday 30 December 2012

Narrative Plot

The opening of the song is very hymn-like therefore I am going to start my video with a wedding set up where eventually my protagonist runs out of the church leaving the groom and vicar bewildered. I am hoping to make this scene comical to entertain my audience,

Next it is the chorus where I will have 2 females and my main protagonist dancing in a night club scene which should be fun and exciting

After this I will define my storyline with my protagonist flicking through an obsessive journal full of pictures of the men's hearts she has broken, and I will focus on her next 2 targets. This will show her obsessed mind. The main focus will be at the end of the journal where it says "secret date at ... house" to show the audience where the story is heading. I took this idea from Mean Girls and made an intertextual reference to the burn book.

Again the chorus will be repeated - this is so the video is not too random and has the theme of my protagonist being dominant and breaking hearts and has some continuity to show it is an ongoing cycle.

In the next part of the song I thought victim number two could come in, since the sound is very deep and mysterious I thought I could have my protagonist leaving someone in the night who had been in a supposedly long relationship.

At certain fitting lines I will have cut backs to the wedding scene (this is further developed on in my lyrics analysis post) whilst looking into a mirror like a flashback.

After this part of the song, the beat changes and the tone is of something omnipotent and almost has a religious feel. I had to think for a long time about what to do in this section, and eventually decided upon using the green room to portray another exciting disco world in which she belongs. Also in this part I will cut back to revisit the boys who have had their hearts broken, an idea taken from the song It's My Life and see the emotional turmoil and consequences of this action.

Again the chorus will be repeated - this is so the video is not too random and has the theme of my protagonist being dominant and breaking hearts and has some continuity to show it is an ongoing cycle.

However at the very end I will have my protagonist walk into the last victims house where he naively has created a romantic setting to try to seduce her, ironically she has the upper hand in seducing him and ultimate control, which carries through my initial theme of empowered women. towards the end she will literally nod and wink at the camera to confirm the audience's thoughts that he is the next target and blow out a candle which will then fade to darkness as a sort of cliff hanger and enigma

Sunday 23 December 2012

After speaking to many peers I have decided that the 'Helen of Troy' theme could look out of place easily. Therefore I am going to film a back up version of the dance scenes with a nightclub/disco feel to it. The locations for this will be the same:

Longcroft school theatre - I can ask AFC entertainment to also provide disco lights and find appropriate props

The Green Room - whilst looking on the green room tape I found some disco light backgrounds which would be appropriate

This is a much more widely accepted idea and will not apply to a niche audience... However I will see which looks the best after filming and evaluate it further.

Reshooting - Problems

I planned to reshoot my media on the 23rd of December, however a week before my protagonist had a new hair cut and style which looks extremely different to the other part of my video therefore I've had to do an extreme close up instead of a close up where you can see her hair. Also on the 23rd my protagonist had just been to a party so I'm going to reshoot and film more of my video on the 24th since I am away from the 27th...

What I need to reshoot/shoot

'every boyfriend is the one' - to a close up of lips so shots do not look so drastic
shoot an establishing shot of the church
reshoot cigarette falling
shoot the flashback to wedding day post leaving. I will have to change her hairstyle to an up do instead of it being loose so the haircut is not noticeable
shoot the parts with Rob in since he is home for Christmas holidays
shoot the journal scene

Tuesday 18 December 2012

Analysis of A MUSIC Video 2

I chose this video as it is one of my favourite songs and I have always thought it was interestingly put together for a performance video. Now I will analyse each shot:

Here the motif of light is used throughout the video, the close up and focus of this shot emphasise how significant the theme and symbolism of hope that the light holds as it is contrasted against the darkness of the surrounding.In this section of the video the lights are turned on and off to the beat as if their music controls the light and hope.

This close up has a different function to show the passion of the artist. This shot also shows his genre rock: he is wearing the typical conventions of a rock star e.g. black t-shirt and his hair is unkempt and messy to show he is not mainstream and to symbolise his rebellion.

This mid-shot also is typical of the rock genre with the casual t-shirt and electric guitar, furthermore the slightly cantered angle shows confusion which is a theme of the song. Again the misenscene of the lighting shows the theme which relates to the title of the song.

This shot is effective as it shows one of the protagonists in the part narrative video successfully. Here a little girl is shown to be vulnerable, this is highlighted with the darkness closing in on her. The light shows her innocent face as she cowers in the corner with a moth-eaten shawl and bow in her hair. Allowing the audience to be empathetic with her.

The sheer passion is also shown in this shot with the guitar player throwing himself into his music. The wires and drums also are effective here as it looks like a practice.

Again the light is shown illuminating the lead singer and his guitar therefore attracting our attention to him.

This shot of the young boy is effective since it is an extreme close up to show the audience his wounds even in the darkness.

There is parallelism here too since the boy is also shown to be cowering in the corner. His misenscene indicates he is perhaps in a different era. With the working shirt, glasses and braces this foregrounds what will happen next in the narrative

This shot then becomes a close up, the light highlighs the dust and dirt on the small boys face. The mid shot also shows the curiosity and fear in the small boy's eyes.

Next we see an extreme close up of a young girl with dust and dirt on her face similar to the young boy.

The hand dominating the shot and microphone aim to convey the power of the lead singers voice and involve fans as he reaches out in order to grab their attention.

These next 2 shots are edited quickly in time to the music at such a great speed allowing the video to become fast and exciting. They both are full length shots allowing the background and setting to be shown.

as above

Here the blur of the camera is actually effective showing the passion of the rock band being unkempt and feeling the thrill and vibes from their music. The scottish flag can easily be indentified due to the lighting showing that Twin Atlantic's Scottish roots are highly central to their music.

The close up of the lead singer and microphone show his enthusiasm to sing.

differently in this shot the lead singer's face and guitar both dominate half of the shot to symbolise the importance of voice and instrument, but also to show his enthusiasm.

Here the lighting motif again becomes dark with flashes of light (hope) whilst the band are shown to be enthusiastically playing their instruments to convey passion to the viewer.

Here the light motif dominates the shot as we see the little girl staring curiously into the light, symbol of hope.

Here the extreme close up of the lead singer is effective as we see him shouting the lyrics down the microphone to show his belief in the words.

This interesting tilt looking down upon the guitar shows there to be perhaps a superior force to their music. This is then highlighted further with the kneeling to connote that their music is so overpowering.

Again the narrative is continued as both characters make their way up a contrastingly bright corridor (compared with the rest of the video) the each are portrayed to be coming from different ends and this parallelism between the two is further demonstrated in the subsequent shots...

as above.

Here the light travels across the girl's face it continues with the boy's face as the light passes over the camera. Showing the link between the two and equally the brightness in their eyes.