Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Storyboard
This is the first part of my storyboard. It shows the opening scenes of the music video, which set the mood and tone for the rest of it, and also give the viewer a good idea of the plot.
Setting/Location Ideas
I have a few setting and location ideas. These places will be representative or in some way symbolic to the scene they are a part of.
The first example of a location will just be a room. The lighting should be dim. I could easily film this in a room in college, as it will just need to be a room with large windows in the background and perhaps some trees outside. These should be easy to find in the college. The room setting should play only a very small part in the video, as it will be the location for the parts that occur in the present, with the character remembering back to the past. There will not be a whole lot needed here, and weather won't really be an issue.
The next example of a location will be Whitby Abbey.
I will be able to get some shots at Whitby, which I will incorporate into my video. The shots at Whitby will be part of the memory/flashback aspect of the music video. I hope to get the abbey from a variety of different camera angles.
The final location will be some location outside with lots of trees. I could either film outside of college in the grounds as there are plenty of areas there which should be quiet and free, or in the park down the street. There should be lots of autumn leaves falling, and the trees should be almost bare. This too will form a part of the memory/flashback aspect of the video.
Though I will film three locations, in the actual video I will have only have two settings: indoors and outdoors. This is because I will combine the trees footage with the abbey footage in an attempt to make them into one setting. I will have a few establishing shots of the abbey to set the scene and the gothic feel and mood. I will then combine this footage with the main footage of the trees, in an effort to make them seem like the same location or one location. A change in weather wouldn't really matter as it would add a possibly supernatural/mystical dimension to the music video.
The first example of a location will just be a room. The lighting should be dim. I could easily film this in a room in college, as it will just need to be a room with large windows in the background and perhaps some trees outside. These should be easy to find in the college. The room setting should play only a very small part in the video, as it will be the location for the parts that occur in the present, with the character remembering back to the past. There will not be a whole lot needed here, and weather won't really be an issue.
The next example of a location will be Whitby Abbey.
The final location will be some location outside with lots of trees. I could either film outside of college in the grounds as there are plenty of areas there which should be quiet and free, or in the park down the street. There should be lots of autumn leaves falling, and the trees should be almost bare. This too will form a part of the memory/flashback aspect of the video.
Though I will film three locations, in the actual video I will have only have two settings: indoors and outdoors. This is because I will combine the trees footage with the abbey footage in an attempt to make them into one setting. I will have a few establishing shots of the abbey to set the scene and the gothic feel and mood. I will then combine this footage with the main footage of the trees, in an effort to make them seem like the same location or one location. A change in weather wouldn't really matter as it would add a possibly supernatural/mystical dimension to the music video.
Costume Ideas
I have been putting together ideas for costume in the video. I have settled on an idea of two outfits, which I will wear at different times in the video.
The first costume will be for the character in the present day. He is wearing a costume which includes hair tyed into a poneytail, a white shirt, and a black hook jacket on top. This costume will be worn throughout the video when it is set in the present. It is supposed to represent a sort of aristocratic 'period' kind of look, which will also represent the kind of 'thoughtful' persona the character will have during the present.
Shown in the image above is the white shirt which will be worn underneath the black hook jacket pictured above. This costume might have connotations of education or wealth which will further flesh out the kind of character he is supposed to be.
The second costume will be worn during the character's memories and flashbacks. It will consist of a black t-shirt, a black leather jacket, a black spiked belt, black jeans, and sometimes black sunglasses. The character's hair will also not be tied back but will be worn as normal, with no poneytail.
The image above shows the black leather jacket, black jeans and black spiked belt worn by the character during these moments, which will happen in the flashback scenes. This costume idea is a lot more 'modern' than the other one, but still has the same gothic connotations the first has, tying them both together. As opposed to the first costume idea, which will show the character's more 'thoughtful' side, this second costume idea is meant to portray his more 'active' side. Indeed, most of the 'action' or 'event' based shots will happen in the flashbacks and memories.
The first costume will be for the character in the present day. He is wearing a costume which includes hair tyed into a poneytail, a white shirt, and a black hook jacket on top. This costume will be worn throughout the video when it is set in the present. It is supposed to represent a sort of aristocratic 'period' kind of look, which will also represent the kind of 'thoughtful' persona the character will have during the present.
The second costume will be worn during the character's memories and flashbacks. It will consist of a black t-shirt, a black leather jacket, a black spiked belt, black jeans, and sometimes black sunglasses. The character's hair will also not be tied back but will be worn as normal, with no poneytail.
Monday, 10 October 2011
Moodboard
This is my moodboard:
The moodboard is a collection of ideas. The house with the angel statue and leaves is upposed to represent a location or setting which will add a very serene and natural feeling to the video. The inside will also be a location, and some of the items such as crucifixes are meant to be props which add a gothic feel to the video. The rain is a part of the setting which will add a gloomy and dark atmosphere to it. Everything else represents a kind of abstract art quality which will add to the surreal feeling of the video.
The colours are conventional of the genre and demonstrate the main uses of colour in the video. Some of these images give ideas of location and setting, which I should be able to find. These are just some general ideas and haven't yet been mapped out into a story or plot for the music video to follow.
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