Format of video (Preliminary Task)

Thursday, June 23, 2016




Since our song is quite upbeat and energetic we decided that we wanted to have a mix of both narrative and live performance from a band. We decided it would be good to have a mix of the two because it breaks up the footage a bit and makes the video more interesting to watch. Another reason we decided to do a mix of both is because the whole point of a music video is to promote the band and the song to encourage a person to buy their music, and  an easy way to draw attention to the band and their music is to make the video interesting and enjoyable and by putting the band in the video so we decided on that basis. Although we are using live performance we want to have an emphasis on the narrative as well and aim to follow that with the footage we are planning every scene of the music video to make sure there is nothing that would contradict the narrative that we are trying to follow.
The main reason behind using the live performance intermittently between shots of the narrative is to add a certain interest to the video and break out the time. I think it would feel a little dull focusing entirely on the storyline without some real background information or context in terms of where this music is actually coming from. We have to consider that this music video will be around five minutes long which is fairly long especially when deciding what shots to use and how the narrative will be structured. If one particular element is out of place within the scene, the entire narrative could be compromised. Therefore, we will dedicate as much time to editing as we do the filming side of the preliminary as to ensure that we keep consistency throughout our work and progress the creation of the end result. 



By using this structure (above) we can follow the basis of what makes a good video and narrative. The main emphasis here are the four different categories: Characters, Resolution, Conflict, and Quest. This is the framework that we will use whilst developing our preliminary task, focusing on the character relations  which is ideal as the song is between a boy and girl on "another planet". We will also plan out a certain conflict or barrier between the two, the quest will be the meeting of the two characters and the resolution/conclusion will end in with them becoming a relationship. However, we must be careful when planning out our plot idea and use appropriate steps such as mind maps, storylines as to keep the narrative relevant and focused on the task. 

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