This is the list of makeup we will need to create the effect like on the youtube video we have posted previously on our blog.We have also wrote a list of the items of costumes which would be needed in our video.
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
New costume ideas
Our ideas have changed slightly from our previous ideas so consequently so has the costumes above shows a basic idea of the costumes we shall be making.
Costume development
These are design ideas for our dresses in the forest scene these dresses will be knee legnth long and off white. We will create an old effect to the dresses by mixing the white fabric with teabags. These dresses will be wrapped around the characters in an almost greek goddess like fashion. When the fire scene comes on the characters who in the forest scene had white dresses white contacts and a zombie like feel to them, will unwind the white dresses to show black shorter dresses beneath. They will also have black contact lenses in to show that the characters sadness is now turning into anger. We have designed the dresses like this to show that the characters are been released from all there problems and are overcoming them. It will be seen as symbolic when the dresses are thrown into the fire. We are planning on designing and making our own costumes.
Initial costume ideas
This is our initial ideas for the costumes in our music video, we plan to paint the skin of the characters to make it look bruised and cut. To do this we will use blue and purple paints. We plan to do big, dark eye make up and matching dark ripped costumes.
Friday, 24 September 2010
Audience Profile
The audience for our music video is going to be teenagers as that is the age group of the type of trance genre is aimed at, as teenagers like quite up beat fast pace music and thats what 'bruised water' is like. We are going to aim our music video towards teenagers by using the setting as a beach as we think this is a place were teenagers can relate to and most likely go to. The teenage age is around 13-19 so as a bigger age range we need to think carefully about not making our video too young or too old.
Monday, 20 September 2010
Inspiration for use of flashbacks during our music video
After watching this music video we have decided that we would like to imitate the use of flashbacks and how these are used when the footage is in black and white. We think that this technique is an effective addition to the video, additionally it would make the difference between present and past tense in the video easily distinguishable.
Friday, 17 September 2010
Questionnaire Answers
1) What type of genre would you like to watch the music video for?
Dance; 4
R&B; 4
Trance; 2
POP; 3
Gothic Horror; 1
2) Do you usually watch music videos for entertainment?
Yes; 9
No; 1
3) Are you a fan of the trance genre?
Yes; 7
No; 3
4) What kind of props do you think we should use in our music video?
- Objects relating to the song
- Guitars
- None X2
- Different outfits
- Glow paints X2
- Sticks
- Photos X2
- Car X2
- Paint
5) Which of these shots would you expect to see in a trance music video?
Close up; 6
Long shot; 4
Establishing shot; 5
Aerial shot; 4
Pan shot; 5
Other; 1
6) Would you expect frequent shots of the main artists?
Yes; 7
No; 2
Some; 1
7) Do you expect the use of transitions between shots in music videos?
Yes; 8
No; 2
8) What type of mise-en-scene would you expect to see in a trance music video?
Beach X3
Party X3
Young People
Changes in outfit
Dance routines
Exaggerated make-up
Cars
Houses
Forests X2
Different locations
Dark lighting
Flashbacks
Colourful surroundings
9) Would you like to see a narrative within the music video?
Yes; 7
No; 3
10) Would you prefer the visual footage to relate to the lyrics of the music video?
Yes; 7
No; 3
We created a questionnaire to hand our to potential viewers of our music video, we did this in order to get a wider perspective of ideas from other people outside of our group, with a wide range of taste in music genres. From these results we can see that most people like the trance/pop genre of our music video and that 90% of people asked watch a music video for entertainment, from these results we know to make the video entertaining. We additionally know that the audience would like us to use props such as paints, glow paints photos and objects in relation to the lyrics of the song. We have also learnt that the audience would lie us to use frequent shots of the main artist, but not for this to be the main focus of the music video, we would combine the artist shots with a range of medium, close up, pan and zoom shots. Most people also expect a trance music video to use transitions combined with a narrative and the footage to be in relation to the lyrics and genre of the song. Finally, the viewers would like to see the mise-en-scene to include a beach, a forest or a party scene most. After these more important surroundings people would enjoy seeing colourful outfits which change throughout the video, dance routines, exaggerated make up, well used lighting, flashbacks and colourful surroundings. From this questionnaire we have found that the audience has similar ideas to our initial ideas, and we would like to both include and elaborate on these ideas during the creation of our music video.
Original Music video
This the the original music video for the song that we have chosen, we plan on doing something different to this video while keeping the same ideas of having an easy to follow narrative, we would like to make an original yet interesting video for the song.
There are man different versions of this song, out of these we have chosen to use the 'Chicane Feat Natasha Bedingfield- Bruised Water (Adam K & Soha)' remix version, although we have chosen a remix of the original song, we plan to still use inspiration from the original music video created for the initial version of the song. We have decided on using this because we feel that the order of the music will fit in better with our ideas for a music video in comparison to the normal song. The pace of this version of the song additionally makes it easier to create a fitting music video with a range of camera angles and shots. We plan to use the first 60 seconds of music and no singing to build up the background to the song, so the viewer can both understand and be intrigued by our video.
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Inspiration For Make-Up
We have been trying to think outside the box and think about how we can adapt our genre, to intrigue the audience and give them something that is not typically found in this particular genre. We have been inspired by this video to try and recreate it in our music video. However we wont have the blood and the black lines on the face. But since our music video is performance and amplification video as well as a narrative one, we thought this would work extremely well. However instead of just having the makeup looking like eyes on top of the lids. When our characters open their eyes they will also have contact lenses in so it will be a shock to the audience and be exceptionally effective.
Michael Jackson Video - Inspiration From Music Videos
We took inspiration from this video because we appreciated the originality behind it. However in work we will create we do not intend to replicate this dance but hopefully manipulate that dance into our own modern version.
Consent Email Details
16\07\10
To whom it May concern;
We are media students currently studying at Hartlepool Sixth Form College. We are interested in using your song ‘ Bruised Water’ in our work, which will consist of us creating a music video and try to attempt to portray the music in an original way. We are hoping to create a performance-based video, in which we are contemplating on also including a narrative within. Our initial ideas consist of five individuals painted in blue and purple glow paint, in which we have tried to represent, the hurt they are feeling on the inside shown on the outside. So mental scarring shown on the outside thus relating to the lyrics ‘ I bruise easily’. We also are planning to attempt dancing within our video, but jerky so you can see our characters are hurting. The beginning of the video we plan to have our characters dressed casual looking over a cliff and next they are lying in different locations they then head towards the beach at the end you see them walk into the sea and when they are walking out the sea they are normal again. As if their worries and pain have been washed away. The camera will be on top of the cliff filming the characters walking out the sea thus relating to the beginning of the video where the characters are looking down. Thus leaving the viewer wondering who is watching them leaving the narrative ending on an actual cliffhanger. The costumes are bright blue glow paint with purple bruises their makeup will consist of large eyelashes to extenuate the eyes which will have white contacts in. Perhaps representing that they are blind to everything around them and focused on only the hurt in which they are feeling. Also running black mascara will be used. Backcombed hair and black dresses with slits in showing red glow paint representing more scars on the inside. We have decided to create our characters in a kind of trance due to the fact the genre of music is trance. As you can see we have planned our video thoroughly and would be extremely grateful if it would be at all possible to use your song. Our finished product will be professionally finished and further contribute to the popularity of your song.
Yours sincerely,
Jasmine Graham, Rachel Noddings, Grace Peel.
Consent Email
We got in contact with chicane when wanting to ask for permission to use their song by sending them a letter in a message on the social networking site myspace.
Inspiration for Movement
We got inspiration as odd as it may seem from this speeding advert due to the fact of the grotesque stiff movements shown by the girl. We were inspired to use this because we find it relates to our video because the characters in it are harmless but due to the way they look people find them quite disturbing to watch just as the little girl in the video. We thought this would be extremely effective in our music video.
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