Film Ideas

Rachel Beck

Cool For the Summer – Demi LovatoMusic Video

Idea – Music Video on beach and surrounding “beach shops” (ice cream etc.) Enjoying the summerPurpose - entertain & advertise the new album.Target audience – teens / early 20s.Resources – teens (mostly women), couple (“you & I”),

Inspirational texts – • OMI’s “Cheerleader”• The Vamps “Somebody to

You”• Bridget Mendler’s “Ready

or Not”• Tinie Tempah’s “Not

Letting Go”

• lead singer, other teens/people in their late 20s to act as friends

• Enjoyable environment• location - beach where there

are ice cream shops and the typical beach equipment (inflatable balls, rings and volley ball courts).

• summer wear to make it apparent that it’s shot in summer. This will include: bathers, bikinis, trunks, shorts and other clothing which will make the person cooler.

Ancillary Tasks

Digipak• a beach ball or sunglasses as the

main cover art.• It will take up the majority of the

cover. • I will add the album and artist

name to either side of the sunglasses or the parts of the beach balls.

• back of the album, I will keep the theme of summer by adding little drawings of sunglasses and other objects which connote summer.

Magazine Advert for the digipak

• Reflective of the albums theme

• Beachballs• Pink• Yellow

Romantic ComedyTrailer

Idea – Trailer, conventional rom com story linePurpose – entertain, Target audience – women, single womenResources - a tripod, a camera, stereotypical things found in the chosen locations. In the girl’s bedroom, I will need a mirror, makeup, pillows, books, a laptop and the room is conventionally painted pink.

Inspirational texts – • When Harry Met Sally• Pretty Women• Love Actually• 10 Things I Hate About

You• The Wedding Singer• My Best Friend’s Wedding

• cast - teen age • characters which fit conventionally into

their chosen roles. For example: nerd, jock, the hero, the prize, the princess and the villain.

• characters will wear clothes which are, again, conventional to their character.

• locations will include: a girls bedroom (for sleepovers), high school/college and a party (whether that be at a house or school).

• For the equipment I will need: a tripod, a camera and lights.

• For props I will need the stereotypical things found in the chosen locations.

• For example, in the girl’s bedroom, I will need a mirror, makeup, pillows, books, a laptop and the room is conventionally painted pink.

Ancillary Tasks

Poster• I will take inspiration from the

Nicholas Sparks posters as they convey a sense of love, passion and romance.

• show the couple looking longingly into each other’s eyes

• or it will show the couple’s silhouette as they walk towards a sunset or the beach.

Magazine Cover• Couple picture • Red background/ pink• Reflective of the poster

Car Radio – Twenty One PilotsMusic Video

Idea – music video. Simple, in studio. MonochromePurpose – entertain & advertise the new album.Target audience – everyone / people who like it / teensResources -

Inspirational texts – • Rihanna’s “Four Five

Seconds” • Tori Kelly’s “Unbreakable

Smile”• other Twenty One Pilots

videos

• male singer sitting on a stool in a black room

• with either a piano in front of him or a microphone in his hands.

• close up shots with pull focus to highlight what he’s using

• cut to music for the instrumental at the start which will ensure the viewer recognises the small details in the shot.

• The whole thing will be shot in monochrome to imply the simplicity of the singer’s feelings.

• I will create a story which fits along with the music.

• simple but effective as it will portray the song’s lyrics.

• The singer will be wearing smart-casual clothing as this is popular within their genre of music.

Ancillary Tasks

Digipak• colours which personify the

songs meaning such as: • blue which connotes

coldness and loneliness, • red which connotes anger

and • black which connotes the

unknown and death

Magazine Advert for the digipak

• Reflective of the digipak• Band members• Red• Black• Simple