Creativity questions answered about how my indie music video was made and mine and others creative inputs.

1. Creativity<br />• What features of your work would you say are original to you? - think about the use of lighting, mise-en-scene, the poster, the use of certain tones, the use of a digital slr to shoot etc<br />Originality – antique furniture, run down, bare, posters, dingy lighting tones<br />Using a digital slr blurred effect <br />Doll torn up <br />Location one room <br />Drug taking <br />• Which media texts and producers have influenced your creative decisions? - clearly consider those musicians that you have examined / or film short. Be very specific here. Also think about other media texts apart from just music videos as this will demonstrate that you have embraced all forms of media, perhaps think about online technologies.<br />Look at PJ Harvey on Youtube, (all based in one location, studio) dolls, dressed in girly clothes contrasts to her general image for song, specific videos and Lucy’s blog<br />Florence and the machine videos<br />Diana Vickers?<br />Time lapse rose? <br />Films relating to drug abuse/suicide/ physical abuse in the home<br />24098253810Nil by Mouth is a 1997 British drama film portraying a family of characters living in South East London.The film depicts the environment Oldman witnessed growing up on a council estate in South East London. Oldman's sister Laila Morse plays Janet and his mother voices a song in the film. The title is a medical instruction meaning that a patient must not take food or water.Stealing Drug abuse Beats up his wife, accusing her of an affair Death 00Nil by Mouth is a 1997 British drama film portraying a family of characters living in South East London.The film depicts the environment Oldman witnessed growing up on a council estate in South East London. Oldman's sister Laila Morse plays Janet and his mother voices a song in the film. The title is a medical instruction meaning that a patient must not take food or water.Stealing Drug abuse Beats up his wife, accusing her of an affair Death <br />2266950-57150Antichrist (though this is more to do with the effects of loss) It follows horror film conventions and tells the story of a couple who, after the death of their child, retreat to a cabin in the woods where the man experiences strange visions and the woman manifests increasingly violent sexual behaviour00Antichrist (though this is more to do with the effects of loss) It follows horror film conventions and tells the story of a couple who, after the death of their child, retreat to a cabin in the woods where the man experiences strange visions and the woman manifests increasingly violent sexual behaviour <br />22669503114675Sweet SixteenDrug abuse and drug dealing 00Sweet SixteenDrug abuse and drug dealing 22669500TidelandA lonely girl gets trapped in an eerie fantasy world after her irresponsible parents die.imaginative fantasy life the girl creates with the aid of dismembered Barbie doll heads that she often wears on her fingertipsuse of a doll as a way of escapism from her orphan life After her mother (Jennifer Tilly) dies from a drug overdoseFather dies from a heroin overdose00TidelandA lonely girl gets trapped in an eerie fantasy world after her irresponsible parents die.imaginative fantasy life the girl creates with the aid of dismembered Barbie doll heads that she often wears on her fingertipsuse of a doll as a way of escapism from her orphan life After her mother (Jennifer Tilly) dies from a drug overdoseFather dies from a heroin overdose<br /> <br />-200025-76201This film challenges the viewers to look deep within themselves and to make them view the world from a different perspective regarding this delicate subject. -Froylán CabutoEvery 116 seconds a youngster is sexually abused in the United States. Benito, an FBI agent, investigates rapes toward youngsters perpetuated by possible child molesters. He engages the help of Samantha, a rape victim, to catch these sexual predators. His destiny has a surprise for him, and Benito will have to face his turbulent past that will put him at the edge of an abyss00This film challenges the viewers to look deep within themselves and to make them view the world from a different perspective regarding this delicate subject. -Froylán CabutoEvery 116 seconds a youngster is sexually abused in the United States. Benito, an FBI agent, investigates rapes toward youngsters perpetuated by possible child molesters. He engages the help of Samantha, a rape victim, to catch these sexual predators. His destiny has a surprise for him, and Benito will have to face his turbulent past that will put him at the edge of an abyss <br />• How successfully does your work engage its audience and provoke its interest? - be clear here about the creative process. You don't need to get into audience theory, just the ways in which your creativity engages - think about a wide range of technical aspects that you have used<br />Engaging audience by narrative storyline using something audience could relate to<br />Similar style to the same people<br />Fast paced repeated shots? Speed duration either slowed down or sped up shots to create a particular atmosphere – lighting or intense effect<br />Memorable? <br />Use of make up – realistic look<br />Antique effect fitting in with the style of music and genre specific props etc<br />• Consider some of the creative choices you had to make during the course of your production – how to use cameras, lighting, dialogue, colour etc. How did you make these decisions, and how did these contribute to the final production? - ensure that you talk about your choices and decisions. Don't just explain, but evaluate and comment on.<br />Camera angles, dingy lighting effect? Lip syncing? Black, dull colours antiques, <br />Why did we choose certain shots, for what effect? Reflection in the mirror <br />