Friday, 25 November 2016

Initial Music Video Plan

Plot

The following is the plot per location as the timeline of events has not yet been decided. 

1: Roadside

Aerial view as on the roadside as a group of young people walk together simply existing to have fun. One person swings their jacket on whilst another uses a car mirror to adjust their lipstick messily; the camera cuts in as one pulls out a packet of cigarettes. Another member walks into an off licence and emerges with what is obviously alcohol. 

Scene 2: Forest

Forest location as the group continues their adventure. A youth holding a stick cuts at plant life as the person at the front smokes a cigarette and the waves of smoke roll over those behind. 

Scene 3: Play Ground

The group act as big children whilst messing around on climbing frames and zip wires. A shot is taken from the end of the swinging basket with a pile of the group weighing it down. Tracking pan shot follows one of the young people as they shoot across the frame on a zip wire. 

Scene 4: Wasteland at Day

The group sit huddled in piles on the floor as they play games on the floor. They lay amongst empty alcohol bottles. Cut to group as they play baseball with the empty bottles filled with powder paint. The group have a powder paint fight and play spin the bottle with the camera following the spinning movement of the bottle.

Scene 5: Wasteland at Night

A bonfire burns as the group huddle around wrapped in blankets drinking alcohol to warm them up. One pair is wrapped up in a pride flag. The group later light sparklers and draw shapes in the dark of the night. 

Thursday, 17 November 2016

Research





Conclusion:
In conclusion our target audience is all genders, sexualities, ethnicities, races, and statuses predominately between the ages of 14-25.

Thursday, 10 November 2016

Timed Analysis





Wolf Alice: She

0.00-0.03- Extreme close shot of protagonists leg as they are pulling on fishnet tights.
0.04-0.06- Close shot of protagonists leg with fishnet tights.
0.06-0.07- Mid shot of protagonists back.
0.07-0.09- Close shot of protagonists arm with sequin gloves, background is blurred suggesting movement.
0.09-0.10- Medium shot of protagonist arranging jacket collar.
0.11-0.13- Close over the shoulder shot of the protagonists shoulder in the images foreground and the background blurred.
0.13-0.14- Mid shot of character in a black women’s style jacket with their back to the camera and “she” overlaid in cursive on the screen.
0.15-0.16- Over the shoulder shot of protagonist as they walk towards their friends at the bar.
0.17-0.18- Mid shot of protagonist being greeted by friends.
0.18-0.19- Medium close shot of protagonist being greeted by friends.
0.20-0.21- Three quick close shots of protagonists friends.
0.21-0.21- Close high angle shot of group’s beer.
0.22-0.23- Close shot of protagonist drinking beer.
0.23-0.23- Close shot of protagonist’s friend watching him whilst drinking beer.
0.23-0.27- Sequence of three close shots of protagonist drinking beer from various angles.
0.28-0.28- Medium close shot of love interest/friend watching the protagonist.
0.29-0.30- Over the shoulder shot of love interest/friend from behind the protagonist.
0.31-0.33- Wide angle close shot of protagonist touching love interests earing and shot shift to her placing it on protagonists ear.
0.34-0.34- Medium close shot of protagonist wearing earing from behind love interests head.
0.35-0.35- Close shot of love interest taking off her ring.
0.35-0.36- Close shot of both laughing.
0.36-0.37- Extreme close shot of ring being placed on protagonists finger.
0.37-0.39- Sequence of close shots from various angles of love interest lighting protagonists cigarette.
0.40-0.41- Close shot of protagonist exhaling smoke and looking directly to camera (love interest).
0.42-0.42- Close shot of love interest looking straight at the camera (protagonist).
0.43-0.45- Wide-angle close shot of both walking down the street.
0.45-0.47- Over the shoulder wide-angle close shot of both walking down the street with background unfocused.
0.48-0.49- Tracking shot of both walking towards the front door shot from behind.
0.50-0.50- Close shot of protagonist looking down.
0.51-0.51- Close shot of love interest looking at protagonist.
0.52-0.57- Over the shoulder tracking shot of both walking through the door.
0.58-1.05- Varying close shots of both looking around the room.
1.06-1.10- Shot reverse shot of love interest and protagonist at bar.
1.10-1.16- Various fast paced close shots of the group “fighting”.
1.17-1.21- Close shots of group.
1.21-1.25- Series of fast paced close shots to simulate violence and adrenaline in the fight scene.
1.26-1.26- Wide long shot as protagonist walks away down a corridor.
1.27-1.30- Series of fast paced shots simulating the protagonist’s distress.
1.31-1.39- Close shot reverse shot of both.
1.40-1.43- High angle shot of love interest lying down on bed.
1.44-1.45- Close profile shot of protagonists face.
1.46-1.48- High angle shot of both lying in bed.
1.49-1.51- Close shot of protagonist looking at love interest.
1.52-1.55- Series of mid shots of love interest getting out of bed.
1.56-1.56- Close shot of protagonist looking up at love interest to show how she has power over them.
1.57-2.00- Shots of protagonist looking around love interests room from different angles.
2.01-2.09- Close and extreme close shots of protagonist examining lipstick and putting it in his pocket.
2.10-2.19- Medium close shot of protagonist examining bra with a series of fast paced shots in the middle of this shoot to show their emotional distress.
2.20-2.33- Clos shots of protagonist crying in the bathroom with extreme close shots of his hands.
2.34-2.55- A set of shots almost parallel in style to the previous series featuring close shots and extreme close shots in a fast paced series.
2.56-2.59- Series of extremely fast paced shots featuring the events at the bar.
3.00-3.01- Close shot of love interest looking up at the camera (protagonist).
3.02-3.04- Medium shot of love interest looking around the door into her room.
3.04-3.05- Medium over the shoulder shot of protagonist asleep on love interests bed.
3.06-3.07- Medium shot of love interest leaving her room.
3.08-3.08- Close shot of protagonist asleep.
3.08-3.09- Close shot of protagonist dressed in love interests clothes and makeup.
3.09-3.11- Black screen.


Primary Research