1. Finding what outfit that would fit in best with our
mise-en-scene was a difficult one. We didn't want
our music video to come across as something un-
realistic such as being over dressed during a
breakup - which is an unrealistic view of what
happens during such a difficult time. However, we
didn't want to lose the star appeal that comes
with music videos. Therefore we tried various
outfits, some had their pro’s but nearly all had
their cons. We have to pick two outfits, one for
the backdrop scene and one for the scene in the
house.
2. One of the many outfits we
tried was a simple yet
sophisticated slip dress.
The positives of this outfit is
that is sexy and elegant yet
simple, However we found
that even such a simple outfit
still looks as though our model
would be over-dressed for
such a devastating event in
their life.
3. The next outfit we tried was
something that you are more
inclined to wear for everyday
wear such as something
similar to the image on the
left.
We found this outfit was too
bright and cheerful for a break
up and would not portray the
emotion of sadness to people
watching the music video.
Therefor this was no longer an
option for us.
4. Thirdly, we thought using more
provocative and feminine
sleepwear would be ideal as if
you suffer a breakup you may go
through a stage in that you show
signs and symptoms of
depression and one of those signs
is that you find it hard to prepare
for everyday day and that is you
may sit around in your
lounge/sleepwear everyday.
However yet again we found this
outfit will lose the star appeal
that we want to maintain.
5. Lastly we thought a basic outfit
such as jeans and a t-shirt would
be great as they’re basic and
simple. However because we
didn’t want the outfit to look too
under dressed for star appeal we
decided to dress the outfit up
with some plain heels rather than
flat dolly shoes.
If this was a bigger production on
a bigger scale with more money.
It would be a good idea to use
possible designer shoes and
clothing to keep the star appeal
and ‘fame’ as well as keeping the
outfit realistic so viewers can
relate.
6. We decided to test our outfit idea and
asked Lexie to try on some clothes for
us. We wanted to see how well the
outfit looks in contrast to a black
background and therefore went to the
drama room to use the backdrop.
We thought the outfit looked good and
represented everything we wanted.
Lexie still keeps a star appeal image
whilst keeping casual and everyday in
order for people to relate to her
feelings.
We’re keeping the same kind of outfit
four our other scenes, the style of jeans
and a t-shirt. However, we will not be
using the exact same clothing as we do
not want to confuse the past and
present idea in our video. By this I mean
our backdrop scene then house scene.
7. Lastly, We looked and
researched into the
importance of make-up.
We wanted to keep a natural
look in order to keep the flow
of being realistic and relatable.
However as I have mentioned
in order to remind the viewers
this is still a famous and well
known singer we need to keep
star appeal and therefore a
bright coloured lipstick may
help this. Also the idea of a red
lipstick conveys love and keeps
the model looking feminine
and seductive.
