INITIAL IDEAS Mary Lawson

Music video idea 1◦My first idea involves the concept of domestic abuse within a relationship. The video would

begin with a young girl lying down in a forest covered in dirt, the music starts when she opens her eyes, slowly she begins to move different parts of the body until she eventually gets up. As the music increases in tempo The young girl breaks out into a dance routine, close ups of her face to show her pain and sadness. Throughout this dance number we see flashbacks in which her and her boyfriend are having a fight, which ends in her being hurt in someway. As the music goes on the girl gets more angry and her dance moves become more powerful. The music video ends with her coming out of the forest symbolising her getting out of her abusive relationship.

https://youtu.be/ghPcYqn0p4Y Sia- breathe me

Setting: Forest/woods, dark and gloomy, quite muddy and overgrown.Character: young teen, dressed in a simple white dress, no shoes, no makeup, hair is messy.Mise en scene: dirt and mud, surrounding environment eg trees Props: /

Music video Idea 2◦My second idea is based around teen life and the stereotypes that are based on them. My idea

begins with one person sitting in an empty park in the paddling pool,smoking, the music begins and gradually people begin to join this one person, as they join they bring something that would be found at a party for example tables,chairs,snacks and a speaker. Eventually it turns into a massive party outside and there are close ups of people smoking people drinking people dancing and laughing and having fun, as the music comes to an end the party dies down and people take away what they brought until there is only the original one person left. It is now daylight and there is just one person lying in the paddling pool they then get woken up by a dog owner walking the dog as the person gets up they look rather confused and walk off as if nothing happened.

◦ https://youtu.be/SYM-RJwSGQ8 Tove Lo- Habits◦ Setting: empty park with an empty paddling pool in it, not surrounded by any houses or

buildings etc◦ Character: Young teen boy as main, lots of teens and an older man as dog walker.◦Mise en scene: park benches, playground◦ Props: tables, chairs, food, drinks, cigarettes, speakers

Music video Idea 3◦My final idea uses the vlog style of filming in which the footage is being filmed from the

perspective of the main character. The main character would be a young girl who films her getting ready to go out to party and then the events that occur throughout the party and people that she meets. This will be shot over many days and therefore many different parties and different people that she meets, there are some people that look after her and make sure she is okay and then there are others that force her to do stuff and are not looking out for her. The idea of the video is to highlight the pressures and situations that teenagers are put into in order to fit in, this is from the clothes that she wears and the amount of make up that she feels she needs to put on to the situation that she is put in for example being forced to smoke or drink. The video ends with her passing out at a party.

◦ https://youtu.be/suubZERJafc Philip George- Alone No More ◦ Setting: at home, at parties so other houses◦ Character: Young teen girl and many other teens at the parties◦Mise en scene: three/ four different houses and different decors◦ Props: makeup, drink, cigarettes

Why am I choosing to do a music video?

I've decided to do a music video instead of an advert or a new product because I like the idea of being able to portray a story and make the audience feel a certain way about a certain subject area. I feel I feel like there is also more chance to use as a righty of different camera techniques and editing skills that you may not be able to use if you were to do an advert for example in which they may need to she is montages. I also think that the music videos and more interesting task to complete and that you can get involved with the music and have a deep passion for the product that you are making.

Advert idea 1Colgate advert, opens up with a close up off a young women's closed mouth, the camera pans out to see she is at a dinner table with lots of friends and family, she seems to not be opening her mouth and with some comedic effect she tries to eat, drink and talk with her mouth closed. The screen then cuts to her at home brushing her teeth with Colgate as the voice over says " don't hide away" then a cut to her at the same table with the same guests this time smiling and laughing.

Advert idea 2Hairspray advert: opens with a wide shot of a group of girls getting ready in a bedroom, someone doing the make up some are doing their hair some are dancing around the room but you can always see a can of hairspray and the close ups of the brand. The girls all finished getting ready only to go downstairs into the living room sit down and watch telly. The screen then goes black and the voice-overs says the "perfect updo for any occasion" while the bottle of hairspray sits on the black screen.

Advert idea 3Advert for tesco meal deal: busy London Town, a business man is running through the crowds in a full suit and brief case. He spots a tesco store and checks his watch he nods to himself puts down his brief case and rips off his suit to reveal a superman costume, he sprints to tesco and usain bolt style picks up a meal deal and runs back to his office just in time. He's in a board meting and is being stared at for his attire. A close up of the meal deal and a slogan that reads "the lunch time hero".

Why I went against making an advert.◦ Adverts main purpose is to persuade the audience to buy a product therefore it is

less about the narrative and more about the specific product. As I stated earlier I am more into making the audience feel a certain way by using characters and plots rather than forcing a product upon them. I feel the adverts don't get enough time to do this as they tend to use techniques such as montages and quick shots rather than getting to know the characters and getting to feel a certain way about what is been shown to you like you do in a music video.

Trailer idea 1 (horror)◦ The trailer begins on a close up of a young girl screaming , the screen then goes

black and the soundtrack begins of eerie music, quick shots of the girl being chased through a forest. The girl then stops and looks straight into the camera, slightly smirking as the screen goes black and the title appears.

Trailer idea 2 (teen comedy)◦ The trailer begins in a college it shows lots of students in the hallway when

suddenly the music starts and the crowds depart to reveal popular pretty blonde girl and her two friends. A monologue begins of that ago explaining her road to popularity which include some embarrassing details. A montage starts of her life from geek to chic.

Trailer idea 3 (drama)◦ The trailer starts off with a heartbeat sound and then faintscreaming in the

background the first picture is of a man laying in the snow on the ground covered in blood a young woman runs to his side crying. There is a flashback of the same man moments before the situation happened and he looks into the camera says they shouldn't of happened and the screen goes black and the title appears.

Why I went against making a film trailer.◦When making a trailer you only giving a section of the narrative and so is not a full

story and therefore they can't connect with that and you're giving them a broken narrative. You will also have to take the whole idea and condense it down to the key points and lose half of your ideas whereas in a music video that three or so minutes is your story and you can use that to portray whatever you wish.