1. These locations are also
As part of the location scouting, ideal and perfect as they
the idea that Ben and I focused reflect where folk began. It
upon was trying to find somewhere
that reflects elegance and the began in the wild. It's a
meaning of the song but at the natural style of music that
same time reflected the mood of has been played in fields,
sorrow and portrayed a bleak and mountains and festivals for
depressive feel towards the song. years! Fields like these
These pictures are ideas that I had have been used in music
for when the main character is videos before but mainly in
sitting next to the terminally ill folk.
brother that would look out of the
window to access a flash back
scene that would portray how the
brother became ill. The use of a
white effect would portray
innocence and portray a
comforting feeling that the main
character would have towards his
ill brother. Ideally, the initial idea
was to try and obtain a drip to
create the ideology that the brother
is seriously ill. But finding one was
hard to obtain. For that reason we
couldn’t use it. But still
incorporated this white idea.
One of mine and Ben’s ideas
would be to have the singer
walking down some country roads
or in a secluded field, this way it
would connote ideas of isolation
that would reflect the mood, also
though it would help relate back to
folk genre conventions with fields.
. In this scene we would This choice of location was
have the male/female carefully thought out and we chose
actor walking across the to use a field very close to the
field playing the guitar. location of the house. This meant
You can see in this picture easy access to and from the field,
but there are hay bales at ensuring that filming was simpler
the very back of the field and travel distance wasn’t a
problem.
and we could have to actor
walking towards it and
sitting on it.
2. These three images are perfect
examples of a shot we would like to
encompass into our video. These
represent freedom and individuality,
which is what we want to express
through our video. But At the same
time we also aimed for a look that can
express sorrow and depression, This
can possibly be achieved through a
black and white overlay to express the
bleakness of the music video. Again
having a field that is isolated would
help to enforce this idea. I had the idea that a camera could go
along the side of my house and rise
up on a large stick and have it enter
through either of the top windows. It
would enter into a white out area with
the ill brother on a bed with his brother
next to him. This would then portray
that Myself and Ben have thought
about the use of an establishing shot
and it would also show that we have
thought about the ideology of entering
someone’s life and looking in on their
lives. This idea has been used in the This is the window the camera
music video “Stan” by Eminem wherewill enter from the outside. The
This photo reflects the areaenter the window to look upon only hard part of this scene I
you
which will be transformed into the So by relating back this think will be getting the camera
‘Stan’s’ life.
area where I will hang whiteto our video I have shown that I safely through the window with
idea
sheets to co-ordain of an area.
have thought of different camera no jolts or shakes while filming.
conventions used in music videos. If this whole scene works, it will
Within that area I will have a
small bed, padded put with be a perfect example and
sheets, quilts and pillows. I will reflect the lyrics perfectly. Also
place a small chair next to the this could be the shot from
bed for the 'brother ' to sit on and where the main character looks
hold the 'ill' brothers hand while out of the window for the
crying. This effect will then grab flashback scene. Form using
the passive audience and thus this idea the audience can
they are then intertwined within clearly establish which parts
the storyline, eager to explore are in the flashback and which
more in-depth with it. are not.
3. These three images are perfect
examples of a shot we would like to
encompass into our video. These
represent freedom and individuality,
which is what we want to express
through our video. But At the same
time we also aimed for a look that can
express sorrow and depression, This
can possibly be achieved through a
black and white overlay to express the
bleakness of the music video. Again
having a field that is isolated would
help to enforce this idea. I had the idea that a camera could go
along the side of my house and rise
up on a large stick and have it enter
through either of the top windows. It
would enter into a white out area with
the ill brother on a bed with his brother
next to him. This would then portray
that Myself and Ben have thought
about the use of an establishing shot
and it would also show that we have
thought about the ideology of entering
someone’s life and looking in on their
lives. This idea has been used in the This is the window the camera
music video “Stan” by Eminem wherewill enter from the outside. The
This photo reflects the areaenter the window to look upon only hard part of this scene I
you
which will be transformed into the So by relating back this think will be getting the camera
‘Stan’s’ life.
area where I will hang whiteto our video I have shown that I safely through the window with
idea
sheets to co-ordain of an area.
have thought of different camera no jolts or shakes while filming.
conventions used in music videos. If this whole scene works, it will
Within that area I will have a
small bed, padded put with be a perfect example and
sheets, quilts and pillows. I will reflect the lyrics perfectly. Also
place a small chair next to the this could be the shot from
bed for the 'brother ' to sit on and where the main character looks
hold the 'ill' brothers hand while out of the window for the
crying. This effect will then grab flashback scene. Form using
the passive audience and thus this idea the audience can
they are then intertwined within clearly establish which parts
the storyline, eager to explore are in the flashback and which
more in-depth with it. are not.
4. These three images are perfect
examples of a shot we would like to
encompass into our video. These
represent freedom and individuality,
which is what we want to express
through our video. But At the same
time we also aimed for a look that can
express sorrow and depression, This
can possibly be achieved through a
black and white overlay to express the
bleakness of the music video. Again
having a field that is isolated would
help to enforce this idea. I had the idea that a camera could go
along the side of my house and rise
up on a large stick and have it enter
through either of the top windows. It
would enter into a white out area with
the ill brother on a bed with his brother
next to him. This would then portray
that Myself and Ben have thought
about the use of an establishing shot
and it would also show that we have
thought about the ideology of entering
someone’s life and looking in on their
lives. This idea has been used in the This is the window the camera
music video “Stan” by Eminem wherewill enter from the outside. The
This photo reflects the areaenter the window to look upon only hard part of this scene I
you
which will be transformed into the So by relating back this think will be getting the camera
‘Stan’s’ life.
area where I will hang whiteto our video I have shown that I safely through the window with
idea
sheets to co-ordain of an area.
have thought of different camera no jolts or shakes while filming.
conventions used in music videos. If this whole scene works, it will
Within that area I will have a
small bed, padded put with be a perfect example and
sheets, quilts and pillows. I will reflect the lyrics perfectly. Also
place a small chair next to the this could be the shot from
bed for the 'brother ' to sit on and where the main character looks
hold the 'ill' brothers hand while out of the window for the
crying. This effect will then grab flashback scene. Form using
the passive audience and thus this idea the audience can
they are then intertwined within clearly establish which parts
the storyline, eager to explore are in the flashback and which
more in-depth with it. are not.
5. These three images are perfect
examples of a shot we would like to
encompass into our video. These
represent freedom and individuality,
which is what we want to express
through our video. But At the same
time we also aimed for a look that can
express sorrow and depression, This
can possibly be achieved through a
black and white overlay to express the
bleakness of the music video. Again
having a field that is isolated would
help to enforce this idea. I had the idea that a camera could go
along the side of my house and rise
up on a large stick and have it enter
through either of the top windows. It
would enter into a white out area with
the ill brother on a bed with his brother
next to him. This would then portray
that Myself and Ben have thought
about the use of an establishing shot
and it would also show that we have
thought about the ideology of entering
someone’s life and looking in on their
lives. This idea has been used in the This is the window the camera
music video “Stan” by Eminem wherewill enter from the outside. The
This photo reflects the areaenter the window to look upon only hard part of this scene I
you
which will be transformed into the So by relating back this think will be getting the camera
‘Stan’s’ life.
area where I will hang whiteto our video I have shown that I safely through the window with
idea
sheets to co-ordain of an area.
have thought of different camera no jolts or shakes while filming.
conventions used in music videos. If this whole scene works, it will
Within that area I will have a
small bed, padded put with be a perfect example and
sheets, quilts and pillows. I will reflect the lyrics perfectly. Also
place a small chair next to the this could be the shot from
bed for the 'brother ' to sit on and where the main character looks
hold the 'ill' brothers hand while out of the window for the
crying. This effect will then grab flashback scene. Form using
the passive audience and thus this idea the audience can
they are then intertwined within clearly establish which parts
the storyline, eager to explore are in the flashback and which
more in-depth with it. are not.