2. We have decided that the main feature of our music video is going to be
focused on a girl going through a breakup. We will have flashbacks of her
and the boy together and then some close up shots to show her emotions.
The use of photographs will play a strong role to show the previous
relationship between the two individuals, whilst defacing them will help
portray the pain she is going through inside.
Synopsis

3. For our music video we have decided that we would like our actress to look around
the age of 19 years old. We thought using an older person would make it easier for
the audience to connect with the video and sympathise for her. We also wanted
someone with brown hair as in our example videos we studied they all have brown
hair. These are all explained further down in our ‘influences’ section. Another aspect
that we considered was that they were not too pale, simply because they would be
wearing a white dress and it would wash them out. We wanted someone who is
happy to have make-up done, but doesn’t need too much on so they look ‘fake’. As
we are going to be using a lot of close up shots we decided that make-up has to be a
strong part and will play an important role in portraying feelings. Whilst knowing
these characteristics we were looking for, we thought it would be best to recruit an
actress. This was because our age group at school is 16-18 and we needed someone
slightly older looking. Due to wanting to film and edit in free periods of sixth form
this changed our decision greatly as we needed someone who would be able to help
us as soon as we needed them without much notice. This led to us asking our friend,
Emily Barrett- 17 years of age. We think by using her we can make her look slightly
older with the use of makeup and she fitted all the other features perfectly. As for
the male, we have decided to use Joe Durrant as they are in a relationship so
revealing emotion should be easier.
Characters

4. There are a number of locations we will need to film this music video. Therefore
there will be no main setting. This is because we are going to have a collection of
memories which are all going to be set at different places to portray the different
times they have had together. During the shoots for the photographs there will
be normal household scenes being shown whilst during the reminiscing scenes
there may be various sites. Some of our examples include walking in a field or
down a road. We do not have an exact location where we want to film however
we are still looking around.
Setting

5. Our genre, being pop has many conventions, the first being lyrics portraying
love or breakups. They always have a boy and a girl and when the girl is the
artist they focus on the girl and what she is going through. They also mainly
wear a white dress, to represent simplicity, purity and vulnerability.
Codes and Conventions

6. We had a look at some example music videos and found some that were
beneficial to us. We looked at music videos from artists such as Demi Lovato,
Miley Cyrus and Avril Lavigne. They all followed the codes and conventions
that we mentioned above, which is how we have decided on a lot of our
features.
Our Influences

7. • Love
• Hate
• Relationships
• Break-up
Themes

8. By having the artist as the main focus in our music video it allows us to
promote them, as how they would want their audience to view them. There
will be a lot of close up shots to portray emotion, allowing a direct link with
the viewer. The boy will not be a main focus, just a side character to flash back
to as he is not the person we are trying to represent.
Star Identity – Representation of Artist

9. We have done a lot of research into the male gaze, which has been posted below.
This portrays the artist as a vulnerable figure, allowing them to be taken
advantage of. It also shows how females are viewed by males, other females and
themselves. We have taken this into consideration for our video and although we
are not planning on making sexual references in our video, she will still be
portrayed as vulnerable.
Theory

10. Within our video, props are going to be vital to get our point across to the
audience. Our main prop we were thinking of using was photographs of the
couple previously as a form of flashback, to show the connection between both of
them. We were also thinking of using a phone to show previous text messages.
Props

11. The main aim of the editing is to make sure we edit to the beat of the music.
To a certain extent we will be using continuity editing however we will be
having flashbacks which break this.
Editing

12. The majority of our shot types are going to be close-ups and mid shots as it is
easier to convey a sense of emotion by using direct contact with the audience.
Strong facial expressions and using hands on her head helps show her pain she is
going through. In Miley Cyrus ‘Wrecking Ball’ she uses many of these shots, which
is where a lot of our inspiration has come from. The blank backgrounds also help
the audience only focus on her rather than what else is going on around her,
especially if the background has a lot of focus within it.