Planning the location
Locations and iconography elements are important to use in a music video because they make it realistic and effective. If the setting relates to the style of the song it makes the over all look more effective and realistic for the audience, the same with iconography, if it relates to the setting the overall look is brought to life. With out a good setting and appropriate iconography a music video could be completely ruined.
Bedroom scene.
The first scene takes place in the bedroom of the artist. My group and I chose this because we believe it shows an extremely relatable side to the artist, because she is seen in a average environment which the audience can relate to. This bedroom scene reflects on the message of moving on and that its okay to be alone, as the artist is seen alone in her room and has come to grasps that her partner was no longer needed. This is a conventional setting because of its simplicity, most should music video don't include extremely vibrant setting they stick to normal everyday place which the audience can relate. Therefore the bedroom fits in with he genre because of its realism.
For this scene the artist will be seen getting out of bed and picking up a picture of her and her ex, which she lat places back on her bedside table, face down. She will follow onto get up and walk her to her mirror, where she will neaten up her make and apply some lipstick. There will also be some shots in which she will perform to the camera for example an over the shoulder shot of her performing through the mirror.
The are limitations when it comes to what camera shots being used because of the small space. For example it will impossible to crete and ariel shot or crane, not hat they are needed. There are also some health and safety risks when filming in this setting as a will be a cramped space to fit all equipment and the camera team. There is a risk of tripping over thing in the room and a risk of no being able to get the correct camera shots. This will be over come by making sure all tripping hazards are removed or marked so that they can be seen easily. A practice run will also have to take place in order to make sure that the needed shots are achieve able in the camped space.
Weather is not a issue for the scene as it is in side, thinly way it could cause an issue is if it is seen through a window, but we can make sure that the window isn't in shot to often. This is to stop any confusion when it comes to possible weather changes whilst filming.
Date scene.
This scene is a flashback of the artist and her ex, it consists of them going on a date to a restaurant which then leads to them breaking up and the artist throwing a necklace he brought for her at him. This restaurant locations was chosen because my group and I believe it make the video realistic. It is used for the sam reason as a bedroom, because it creates realism, the audience can relate to it as they often visit the same places. The setting reflects on the conventions of a soul music video because it is simplistic, as said above about the bedroom scene, soul music videos don't use extreme locations they keep it realistic. The restaurant is a average place for the audience and they can relate as they may often visit the kind of places. In the scene the artist and her partner will be seen walking up to the restaurant and taking a seat, everything will run smoothly until something stirs a reaction out of them both, which leads to the artist break up with him and throwing back the meaning item, which is a necklace her brought for her. Throwing the necklace at him symbolises that she has given up with the relationship and is going to move on.
There are some healthy and safety risks when it comes to filming this scene as it is in a public area. There will be a risk of members of the pulling tripping over wires and cables, there ill aisles be the risk of people run into shot or inappropriate background people. This will be resolved by taping any wire and cable to the ground, and making sure there is no one near to risk the shot being interrupted.
There aren't many limitations when filming this scene except when it comes to the timing, if shot are filmed at the wrong time something or someone could be caught walking past in the background or making un wanted noises. Weather could be a big issue when filming this scene as it is uncontrollable. If there is a quick weather change it could ruin the shots as they will not flow together with different lighting etc. To prevent this the weather will have to be checked before filming is set, so that there is less risk of having an issue with it.
Iconography; The main piece of iconography for this scene is a necklace given to the artist by her partner, which she later throws back at him. The necklace is going to be a silver box chain with a plain silver heart charm. My group and I have chosen this item because it symbolises her throwing away her love for him. It shows that she wants to move on and make the break up more evident to the audience. It tells the audience that she has given up with him and don't want his love anymore. It is conventional for the soul genre because it emphasises the love story, often soul music video contain some kind of break up or love story. This piece of iconography highlights this and make the video more conventional. The necklace links with the lyrics of the song when it says "river of no return", these lyrics explain that she has had enough of him and that she is going to go back to they way they were. This highlights to the audience that she has given up and isn't going to get back with him. The necklace create a relationship with the narrative style of the video because it emphasises on the narrative. It does this by showing the audience that she is giving back his heart and wants to move. This appeal to the audience because they can gain a better understanding of wha the artist is feeling and what her plans about her ex.
House party,
The next scene is at a house party, this locations was chosen for the same reasons as the other, it is a average place the audience can relate to. House parties are often attended by the target audience meaning they relate the vibes together and understand the emotions of the artist, they can understand the fun she is having. The artist is seen to be having fun, drinking, dancing and flirting with men, whilst her ex is sitting on a sofa watching on looking sad and desperate for her attention. People will dancing around, during drinks, stumbling over, laughing and chatting whilst the artist and her ex narrative continues.
The limitations of this location is that it may be hard to get the necessary shots without getting other characters in the way, because although they need to be visible they can bot block to much view of the artist and her ex. Therefore the different shots will have to positions carefully in oder to make them as realistic as possible. There are also going to be some health and safety risk for the setting, this is because is going to be very busy creating a greater risk of issue. Wires and cable will be a tripping hazard, cups and glass will be an injury hazard incase of smashing and general buying in each other whilst dancing and moving around. To prevent these incidents from occurring the wires and cables will be taped down and there will have to be a warning talk before filming starts telling the extras to be careful of glasses and watch out of other around them. Hopefully this will make everyone more aware of what is going on around them and will them more wary of the glasses smashing and other things getting broken. Weather will not be an issue for this scene because it is all going to filmed inside, there is rick of a weather change effecting the look.
Walk of shame.
There is going to be a walk of shame scene, where the artist is walking home from a one night stand. The setting for this is going to be down and alley way and empty streets. This has been chosen because it shows the carelessness of the artist/character. It tells audience who she isn't fussed who see's her looking the state she in and that she can do what every she like with no tie downs. For this scene the artist will be walking thorough alleyways and streets with her heels in her hand, whilst performing to the camera.
There aren't many limitations when filming this scene except when it comes to the timing, if shot are filmed at the wrong time something or someone could be caught walking past in the background or making unwanted noises. We will be faces with some health and safety risks though, for example the wire and cables again causing a tripping hazard and busy roads surrounding the location. To over come these issues the wires and cables will be taped to the ground and there will be someone constantly what the road for cars and making sure the camera man doesn't step into the road or breach the curb. Wether could be an issue for this scene because if there is a weather change it will effect how the shots look. It create a difference in lighting and if is rains equipment could get damaged. So to prevent these issue the weather will be checked before any filming takes place, so ensure that there will be no dramatic weather changes whilst filming.
Iconography; An essential piece of iconography used in this scene is the pair of black high heel being held in the artists hand. The shoes are going to be as seen in the image, black suede with cream inside. My group and I have chosen this asset because we believe it adds to the artist image, she is shown as unfazed by what people think of her and having her hold the shoes not wearing adds to her daring image. She is represented as unbothered by how the public may see her and tells the audience about her personality and her view on the break up, she is shown to be moving on. The heels are conventional for the soul genre because they daring and add to her bold image, often in soul music video the women have unique images so this adds to her controversial looks. This piece of iconography reflects the style to the video because it highlights the narrative. Having the heels carries by her side make the narrative more understandable, it show that she has had to leave where she was in a rush and that she is being careless about her image because she no longer has anyone to impress. This appeals to the audience because they can see that is going out, having fun and doing whatever she likes, she isn't letting anything hold her back. It the message to the audience that they shouldn't let people stop them form going what they want.
Stage performance.
Finally there is going to be a performance scene in which the artist is going to be performing at a small square stage in a bar. This location was chosen because it represents the artist is real life, not the character of the video. The bar setting allows the audience to relate they may visit places like this, they will understand the vibe given off and what the artist wants the to feel. It also show where the artist like to perform in real life not just in concert, it shows how she like to present her work. The setting is conventional because it creates realism, it isn't an extraordinary. The ma it conventional because soul music video keep their settings simple, they don't test the boundaries or go over the top. In this scene the artist will be strange on a small square stage singing into a microphone and slowly dancing. She will perform the song to the audience in the bar and to the camera.
the limitations to film in this locations is not being able soot ariel or crane shot, not that er needed in our music video. There are some health and safety risk in this location for example the usual cable and wire tripping hazard which is resolved by taping them to the ground. There is also a risk over the artist misjudging the size of the stage, as it is quite small there is a possibility she could fall. To prevent this the artist will be allowed time t get used to the size of the stage and gain her bearings. The weather is not an issue in this setting as it is inside and it can not effect to the lighting or damage equipment etc.
Iconography; The final piece of iconography is a microphone used in this bar scene. It is going to be a black standard microphone on a stall stand, so that the artist doesn't have to hold onto. It has been chosen because it represents the artist in their normal performing environment, it show them in their everyday career. It feels the audience that the artist isn't just a character in the video and that the song does actually mean something to her in her real life. It does this by highlighting her in her everyday career and what she does for a living, that it isn't all for fun. This microphone is conventional for the soul genre because it shows a stereotypical asset for a music video. In most performance there is a microphone used, it adds to the effectiveness by make the scene more realistic.
Some lyric relate to this asset for example "Recognise my every sound". These lyrics are talking about her ex partner listening to her, which the microphone emphasise because it is a way of being heard by a big audience. Therefore relating back to how she wants him to recognise what she says. The microphone has a relationship with the performance style because of common element of music, a microphone is need to perform live, it is and essential to he style.
The limitations of this location is that it may be hard to get the necessary shots without getting other characters in the way, because although they need to be visible they can bot block to much view of the artist and her ex. Therefore the different shots will have to positions carefully in oder to make them as realistic as possible. There are also going to be some health and safety risk for the setting, this is because is going to be very busy creating a greater risk of issue. Wires and cable will be a tripping hazard, cups and glass will be an injury hazard incase of smashing and general buying in each other whilst dancing and moving around. To prevent these incidents from occurring the wires and cables will be taped down and there will have to be a warning talk before filming starts telling the extras to be careful of glasses and watch out of other around them. Hopefully this will make everyone more aware of what is going on around them and will them more wary of the glasses smashing and other things getting broken. Weather will not be an issue for this scene because it is all going to filmed inside, there is rick of a weather change effecting the look.
Walk of shame.
There is going to be a walk of shame scene, where the artist is walking home from a one night stand. The setting for this is going to be down and alley way and empty streets. This has been chosen because it shows the carelessness of the artist/character. It tells audience who she isn't fussed who see's her looking the state she in and that she can do what every she like with no tie downs. For this scene the artist will be walking thorough alleyways and streets with her heels in her hand, whilst performing to the camera.
There aren't many limitations when filming this scene except when it comes to the timing, if shot are filmed at the wrong time something or someone could be caught walking past in the background or making unwanted noises. We will be faces with some health and safety risks though, for example the wire and cables again causing a tripping hazard and busy roads surrounding the location. To over come these issues the wires and cables will be taped to the ground and there will be someone constantly what the road for cars and making sure the camera man doesn't step into the road or breach the curb. Wether could be an issue for this scene because if there is a weather change it will effect how the shots look. It create a difference in lighting and if is rains equipment could get damaged. So to prevent these issue the weather will be checked before any filming takes place, so ensure that there will be no dramatic weather changes whilst filming.
Iconography; An essential piece of iconography used in this scene is the pair of black high heel being held in the artists hand. The shoes are going to be as seen in the image, black suede with cream inside. My group and I have chosen this asset because we believe it adds to the artist image, she is shown as unfazed by what people think of her and having her hold the shoes not wearing adds to her daring image. She is represented as unbothered by how the public may see her and tells the audience about her personality and her view on the break up, she is shown to be moving on. The heels are conventional for the soul genre because they daring and add to her bold image, often in soul music video the women have unique images so this adds to her controversial looks. This piece of iconography reflects the style to the video because it highlights the narrative. Having the heels carries by her side make the narrative more understandable, it show that she has had to leave where she was in a rush and that she is being careless about her image because she no longer has anyone to impress. This appeals to the audience because they can see that is going out, having fun and doing whatever she likes, she isn't letting anything hold her back. It the message to the audience that they shouldn't let people stop them form going what they want.Stage performance.
Finally there is going to be a performance scene in which the artist is going to be performing at a small square stage in a bar. This location was chosen because it represents the artist is real life, not the character of the video. The bar setting allows the audience to relate they may visit places like this, they will understand the vibe given off and what the artist wants the to feel. It also show where the artist like to perform in real life not just in concert, it shows how she like to present her work. The setting is conventional because it creates realism, it isn't an extraordinary. The ma it conventional because soul music video keep their settings simple, they don't test the boundaries or go over the top. In this scene the artist will be strange on a small square stage singing into a microphone and slowly dancing. She will perform the song to the audience in the bar and to the camera.
the limitations to film in this locations is not being able soot ariel or crane shot, not that er needed in our music video. There are some health and safety risk in this location for example the usual cable and wire tripping hazard which is resolved by taping them to the ground. There is also a risk over the artist misjudging the size of the stage, as it is quite small there is a possibility she could fall. To prevent this the artist will be allowed time t get used to the size of the stage and gain her bearings. The weather is not an issue in this setting as it is inside and it can not effect to the lighting or damage equipment etc.
Iconography; The final piece of iconography is a microphone used in this bar scene. It is going to be a black standard microphone on a stall stand, so that the artist doesn't have to hold onto. It has been chosen because it represents the artist in their normal performing environment, it show them in their everyday career. It feels the audience that the artist isn't just a character in the video and that the song does actually mean something to her in her real life. It does this by highlighting her in her everyday career and what she does for a living, that it isn't all for fun. This microphone is conventional for the soul genre because it shows a stereotypical asset for a music video. In most performance there is a microphone used, it adds to the effectiveness by make the scene more realistic.
Some lyric relate to this asset for example "Recognise my every sound". These lyrics are talking about her ex partner listening to her, which the microphone emphasise because it is a way of being heard by a big audience. Therefore relating back to how she wants him to recognise what she says. The microphone has a relationship with the performance style because of common element of music, a microphone is need to perform live, it is and essential to he style.
This post demonstrates some proficient planning techniques of the different settings that you would like to include within your music video. You have identified various elements that you would like to include, and you have also explained the purpose of these elements create.
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1) Relate points back to the lyrics of your song in more detail, to demonstrate further planning techniques of why certain locations have been selected
2) Include still images, to demonstrate your understanding of what you visualise the locations to look like- you have included some images already, but ensure that you have included more for the rest of your points
3) Explore the role of iconography in more detail, by considering props that you would like to include- pictures, jewellery. Shoes are part of costume!
4) Watch SPAG