Planning of the mise en scene in my music video

MISE EN SCENE- in each of the storyboards below I took a range of pictures from previous research and test shots for my music vido planning

SETTING:
   
London Southbank 

These are images I took when visiting and shooting scenes from London Southbank, this is one of the main locations for my music video.

London Tate Britain

 
Primary images I took at the gallery. The setting is very clean and tidy contrasting to the baggy, indie style of the character. As the video is concept based it focuses on creativity as a posed to the artist. Therefore these three settings are key elements to the video.

Streatley:

In Streatley the road is very rural and isolated therefore the coloured smoke grenade will contrast to the plain setting. This will make the set more eye-catching and unique and enhance the creativity of the scene as a result.  








COSTUME

The costume for the music video is very 'cool' and casual. There is a sense of an indie style through the use of backpacks, baggy clothing and jewellery. This provides the theme of adventure as these two styles are commonly associated. 
Female: ripped light denim jeans, with a baggy top and loose jewellery, neutral colours will be used as bright colours will be too overwhelming and will dominate the shot. The props such as smoke grenades, paintings and graffiti will provide most of the colour for the scene. 
Males: loose vests, tees and denim jackets with plain or ripped jeans. Gives an edgy and indie image. 
 

MAKEUP
 

Females makeup will be very simplistic and natural so that the character does not draw the beauty and creativity of the set and background. Vibrant makeup will distract the viewer from the concept based video focusing more on design of the set as a posed to the characters and narrative. Also, EDM as associated with the idea of adventure it is uncommon to see 'adventurers' or travellers with lots of makeup.

Storyboard

Intertextuality in music videos and research into the industry

Digipak analysis

Health and safety risk assesment

HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESMENT

Through consideration of location, set design and props I have identified the potential risks that could be posing  danger to actors within the production process of the music video. As well as identifying the risks, I have established the solutions to these hazards in respect of the actors safety.

Planning

Planning - representation in my music video

Representation in my music video

The song "Is this love", initially suggests to the reader that the song is about finding a romantic kind of love. However, i have interpreted this idea to suit the theme of EDM and my initial ideas. I have chosen to use the theme of love in association with love in a friendship, travel and exploration relating to the idea of freedom and escapism.  

I am making my music video 'concept based' to enable me to focus on the creative aspect of the video rather than portraying the narrative of the lyrics. 

Concept based videos, are usually random clips of moving shots sequenced together in a disorderly fashion. This enhances and  the creativity of the video keeping the audience intrigued and interested. Creative music videos are usually based around certain concepts and ideas, which may or may not feature the main artist as they are not the focal point. I am going to focus on reflecting the innovative locations and setting as a posed to the artists lip syncing of the lyrics to portray this creative concept. I will represent the theme of adventure and fun through the use of setting and other aspects of mise en scene such as costume which is important in order for the audience to be able to understand the videos concept and theme.