Make Up Ideas

 These are some of my ideas of how I want my model in my music video to look like. I want the model to still look glamours but also look unusual and Alice in Wonderland look as that is what I want my music video to look like. The back ground will be very dark as it will be in the woods, but because the model will have bright makeup on that will draw attention to her face and the performers facial expressions.

Inspirations for my music video

Codes and Conventions Essay

For every different music genre video they follow different codes and conventions the helps makes them different from other music videos.

Sound

The sound that is used in the music video is the song that the music video is about. However in some music videos there is a narrative at the beginning or in the middle on the video. The reason for this is to help tell the story of the song or the meaning within the music video. Sound effects can be used in the music for example in certain genre music the volume of a certain instrument or the base in the song can be changed so the audience can hear a particular part in the song.

Editing

There are two different types of editing that the music video may have in it, continuity and montage. Continuity editing may be in the music video to make it look very simple and that it may give the video a different effect. Montage editing may be involved in the music video to show that there is a lot of different things going on in the music video, to help show that there are a lot of different stories going on within the video. Jump cuts are usually used to change from shot to shot in different parts of the montage or the continuity editing. Computer Generated Images also known as CGI may be used to help import animals that are not there. A green screen may also be used to out in a background that wasn’t originally there.  CGI and a green screen could be used to make the music video seem a lot more intense or exciting for the viewer to watch.

Mise –en-scene

Mise-en-scene is the one way in which can make the music video seem unique and can make the viewer of the music video tell what genre it is. Mise-en-scene in a music video is a good way to help the artist be individual and give them an image, for example Lady Gaga is known for having weird costumes and make up in her music videos. When the audience are watching the music video they can immediately remember who it is and this is a good way to publicise the song because people will be talking about the costumes in the video, therefore more people are going to watch it. The lighting is involved in the Mise-en-scene because the high amount of light could affect the mood of the song, you are more likely to find that in a happy song there is a high amount of like, but on a rock song the light is going to be dark and not a lot of light. Usually there is a lot of light ion the singer making the audience focus on them because they are the main feature in the music video. The Mise-en-scene in a rock video is that they are mostly always wearing black, in the music video they are usually shots of the whole band playing their song with low lighting. In an R&B music video there are usually a lot of women in it, and the men are always wearing chains or expensive looking jewellery to show off what they have got because they are usually from a rough background in the Bronx of New York. So wearing the big chains and the jewellery lets people know that they are moving up in live and that they are making money. 

Cinematography

Cinematography is usually very similar in every music video; there is always a close up, medium shot, and a long shot. The reason for the close up is to show the artist singing the song and the expression on their face whilst they are singing it. There may even be an extreme close up in the video to show a musician playing the guitar or a close up of the artist lips when they are miming the words. The reason for the medium shot could be that it could be to show the artist body language and the long shot could also be known as an establishing shot to let the view of the music video know where about they are where the artist is, whether they are in a club or somewhere that suits the genre of the film. A long shot could also help show that a group of people doing a dance routine, so the viewer can get the full affect. 

Remake of Florence and the Machine - Rabbit Heart

Song that we had chosen for our music video

Music Genre of my Music Video

Pictures taken during the filming was taken place

The group  looking at what they recorded 

 The group  looking at what they recorded 

 In the process of filming Han 

 Filming Han 

 Han did not know the words and therefore Jen had to held them above the camera whilst Nadia was filming 

 Nadia, Toni and Jen telling Han where to stand in the shot 

Nadia, Toni and Jen telling Han where to stand in the shot  

Nadia, Toni and Jen telling Han where to stand in the shot 

 Nadia and Jasmine sorting out the camera angle 

 Filming 

 Filming 

 Mark doing some filming 

Location

Chosing a location

First option: Back of college playing fields

Chosen and second option: Pond area next to Wilson building 

Allocated Roles for Media Group
1) India - Photography/Background dancer
2) Jen - Camera/Editing
3) Philippa - Director
4) Toni - Camera/Music
5) Nadia - Background dancer
6) Han - Florence/Main performer
7) Jasmine - Background dancer
8) Mark - Editing, Photography

Song Choosen : Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) - Florence & The Machine

Florence and the Machine - Rabbit Heart

Production Plan
Costumes
White floaty dresses for girls
Lace
Shirt
Headband
Makeup


Cast
Han - Florence
India, Nadia, Jasmine, Philippa - Background dancers

Production Plan

Friday 28th September - Start Filming - 3rd period - Lunch
Monday 1st October - Filming - Lunch - 4:00pm
Tuesday 2nd October --------------------
Wednesday 3rd October - Media Lesson
Thursday 4th October - Media Lesson - 11:30
Friday 5th October - 3rd Period - Lunch

Problems with the Reconstruction of a Music Video

When we had chosen out groups and the song we had chosen, we started to produce out own version of ‘Rude Boy – Rihanna.’  The first day we were wanting to start shooting it I found that a very few members of my group were turning up and that it was proving to be nearby impossible to get the production done within a week.

After noticing that it not a lot of people in my group were taking it seriously and not turning up I thought that it would be a good idea if I started to do my video with a different group with people who wouldn’t affect my grade. After talking to different people in different groups I noticed that people were in the same situation with I was in, this meant it would be easier for me to form a new group with different people.

Although this was a good idea I found that this meant that I would have to do a new storyboard for the song that I had chosen and also do research into the video and also give the new people in our group different roles.