Here is my explanation on how our mise-en-scene will be constructed and how it will fit with our chosen song.

1. Construction of mise-en-scene
In our music video, we are using two locations in order to represent a different ambiance in
each place. For example in our city locations we have decided to use ‘rougher’ areas with
lots of brick walls and minimal colours to express a dull and sad location. We want to
represent the city as dull because this is where our main male character is trying to escape
from, therefore we need to make sure the location is worth escaping from. In contrast to
that, the countryside location is idyllic, pretty and quiet. This is represented in our mise-en-scene
by having lots of greenery like fields and a reservoir to represent tranquillity.
Our male character is represented as an alternative character which we believe will appeal
to our selected target audience. We are aiming to represent the male character as being in
an unhappy mood whilst filming in the city location, whereas in the countryside location we
will represent the character as being in a happy mood and ‘letting go’ when playing his
guitar. This will co-inside with the lyrics ‘When I dance alone and the veils overused, Blame it
on me’.
The outfit in which our male character will be dressed in could be seen as a ‘hipster’ style, or
a ‘fashion dependant’ choice. This will appeal to our target audience as we believe this is
what they will aspire to be like. We will also represent the female character as classy and
sophisticated but dressing her in appropriate clothing for the video. We believe that this will
again appeal to our audience as they won’t be interested in seeing a female character
represented in a derogatory way.
As mentioned previously, we are trying to get across that our character is trying to escape to
the countryside to be free and be with his girlfriend. The message will hopefully be clear as
we will represent a distinctive difference in mood, costumes, locations and representations
of each person.
We believe that the mise-en-scene in our music video will accurately represent the genre of
the song we have chosen. Therefore this will attract the right audience for our piece and will
allow us to please the audience to gain maximal potential of viewings.