This document pitches a music video idea for Laura Marling's song "Blackberry Stone". It proposes using Sam as the performer and filming in local forest and field locations. The song tells the story of a daughter struggling under her controlling father's influence, and finding freedom after his death. Filming would use dark lighting and colors to match the song's emotional tone. Costumes would emphasize themes of being tied down through layered clothing and props. The group plans to divide responsibilities like blogging, camerawork, editing, and design work.

1. Lara, Sam, Mel, Gabe
MUSIC VIDEO PITCH

2. LAURA MARLING – BLACKBERRY STONE
 From her, 2nd album
(2010) album, ‘I
Speak Because I Can’
 http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=YoR
NfpvWhwQ

3. Laura Beatrice Marling, 23, is an
English folk musician from
Eversley, Hampshire. Marling became
prominent with the London folk
scene, she has also toured with a
number of well-known indie artists in
the UK.
She has 4 albums and is currently
working in releasing her 5th.
She won ‘Best Female Solo Artist’ at
the Brit Awards in 2011
http://www.lauramarling.com/
LAURA MARLING

4. Well I, own this field
And I wrote this sky
And I have no reason, to reason with you
I'd be sad that I never held your hand as you were lowered, but I'd understand
that I'd never let it go
I'd be sad that I never held your hand as you were lowered, but I'd understand
that the world does what it does
And you never did learn to let the little things go
And you never did learn to let me be
And you never did learn to let little people grow
And you never did learn how to see
BLACKBERRY STONE

5. But I whisper that I love this man, now and for forever to your soul as it floats out
off the window
To the world that you turned your back on,
To the world that never really let you be,
And I am Laura now, and Laura still,
And you did always say that one day I would suffer.
You did always say that people get their pay.
You did always say that I was going places,
And that you wouldn't have it any other way.
But I couldn't turn my back on a world, for what I like wouldn't let me
But I couldn't turn my back on a world for And I couldn't turn my back on sweet
smelling Blackberry stone
BLACKBERRY STONE

6.  It’s about a girl who has been controlled and over powered by
her father.
 She has been living unable to be herself and her father never
let her be herself “You never did let learn to let little people grow”
“You did always say that I was going places, and that you wouldn’t have
it any other way”
 The lyrics initiate a death and a loss “I’d be sad that I never held
your hand as you were lowered”
 So our narrative is about the struggles between a father and
daughter and now with the passing of the father, ‘Laura’ can
now truly be herself “I’m Laura now” and now she can let go
of the control of her father.
OUR INITIAL IDEAS

7.  Lyrics, really create an emotional
response, giving great opportunity for
imagery and a powerful narrative
 Indie/folk song, with a genre we can
follow, with enough space for our own
creativity.
 Personal song as it is in first person
 Continuous 3 chord guitar throughout to
follow and cut our shots on, with a subtle
drum beat towards end to build up more
faster cutting.
WHY THIS SONG?

8.  Simple, open locations, just Sam and a
guitar.
 Possible locations include, Jesmond
Dene forest and bridge areas. Holywell
Dene and open field areas.
 Walking through all these areas to
show the journey of the song.
PERFORMANCE/LOCATION

9. PERFORMANCE/LOCATION
 Dark lighting with one spotlight on
her performing
 As the song includes violin, it could
be silhouettes in the background
playing violin
 Goes with the theme of the
song, deep and dark

10.  Dark colours
 Typical indie clothes
 Boots, thick
sock, scarfs, hats, gloves.
 Plain jewellery, watch and
a ring.
 Subtle dark make up
 Guitar
 Using the location as a
prop.
 Using a symbol motif
throughout –
representing her being
tied down and confined
by her father.
COSTUME/PROPS

11. Blog – mainly to be taken care of by Sam
Dividing up areas between ourselves – for example when we cover Mise-en-
scene, each person is responsible for one area (Lara:Make-
Up, Gabe:Location, Sam:Cotsume Mel:Props)
As well as having group posts together about progress throughout the project
Also we are going have a ‘Diary Room’ for video’s and updates from each
member of the group as to what is going on in the project.
Camerawork – main role of Gabe and Mel
Acting – we will be using Sam as possibly both performance and narrative but
we are considering another actress for the narrative.
Editing – mainly to be done by Mel and Lara
Advert – Lara
Digipak – Gabe and Sam
THE GROUP