What has inspired me in planning my music video.

1. Inspiration For My
Music Video

2.  For my music video I have decided to adopt a common
element in Taylor Swift’s videos in which both the
singer and character are played by the same person.
 By having the character sing in the video, it creates a
visual representation of their feelings and mood,
making the video feel more real.
 It also makes the video very ‘in your face’ as it is easier
to link the emotion of the lyrics to the character;
instead of the audience having to interpret each lyric.

3.  From Sam Smith’s ‘I’m Not The Only One’ I was
intrigued by the juxtaposition that is present
throughout the video with the women’s inner turmoil
contrasting to the bright lighting of the setting. I
interpreted the video as having a ‘life goes on’, ‘life is
cruel’ message with the women’s pain being
unimportant to the real world.
 The use of the colour ‘white’( a symbolism of purity
and innocence) also contrasts to the adultery that her
husband is committing, showing that even the most
kindest of people can be hurt and betrayed.
 The wedding dress holds huge significance to plot as it
represents ‘loyalty’, ‘love’ and ‘marriage’ and,
therefore, creating a bigger impact on the viewers as
it is clear the man cheating is married. Not only is he
going against the ‘eyes of God’ but he is also breaking
a promise to his wife, making him undeserving of her.
However, as we see, it is not him who is punished but
it is the wife; highlighting how society and life are
unfair to those that are deserving of great things.

4.  I have also decided to take elements from Leona
Lewis’ ‘bleeding love’ with props being used to
empathise or help the audience understand what the
lyrics are trying to convey.
Hint: relationship, break up
Hint: walls closing in (emotions taking their
toll), trapped.
Hint: crying, sad, upsetting,
overwhelming emotion.

5.  Rihanna’s ‘Take a Bow’ video uses an empty mise en
scene to convey the emptiness she feels. The use of
wood could also represent her current sate of mind
with the material connoting ‘hollowness’.
 Her costume of black clothing is another way to
represent her current state of mind with black
usually being associated with mourning.
 For my video I have decided to take a similar
path to other music videos that are
considered ‘sad’ or ‘melancholy’. These
music videos run at a slow pace with each
scene being borderline empty ( with few
props or/and characters involved). This
allows the lyrics to be heard clearly and the
message a video is trying to portray to be
taken in.