Introduction
1) Why are locations and iconography important within a music video?
Locations and iconography are important within a music video as they help set the tone of the video.
Setting- House
1) Why have you have chosen this location?
We have chosen to use the location of a house as it is a familiar location and so is relatable to our audiences. In particular we are going to be using the bedroom and bathroom. The use of the bedroom will convey the artists intimate relationship and well as emphasising how the artist is alone when she show her in bed without her partner. On the other hand the bathroom will give a personal deeper insight into the artist and her thoughts as it is often though that a person does some of their deepest thinking within the shower or bath. By therefore showing this and allowing the audience to intrude on the artist lets them feel more personal and involved within the artist making them feel closer to the audience allowing them to build a relationship as they are allowed to see the artist in a more intimate scenario.
2) What will take place in the shots that you will film?
In the bedroom the girl portraying the story will be shown to be cuddling her lover on the bed sharing their once intimate relationship allowing the audience to gain an understanding of the hurt and scenario behind the song so they can then contrast with the noticeable hurt apparent within the song. Therefore, the shot will then show the man within the narrative to disappear leaving behind the girl and therefore portraying how alone she is. She will also be shown to be looking in a mirror reflecting and analysing herself. On the other hand in the bathroom the shot will show the lady within the narrative in the bath. The shots will vary between closeups and mid shots to portray her emotion. In the bath around her will be pictures from her past with the leading man showing her to be reflective and nostalgic.
3) How does your location limit what you can do?
The location of the bedroom could prove difficult as with a confined space with windows and mirrors reflecting within the shot we need to ensure the camera cannot be seen within any of the shots. As well as this as a bedroom only features a bed there is only so many things the actress can do using the form of iconography without the narrative appearing forced. In terms of the bath the actress too can only lay down and so has limited movements she can do without loosing the dignity of the actress as although wanting her too appear exposed we don't want to actual expose her.
4) What health and safety risks does your location pose? How will you over come it?
Filming within bathrooms could prove difficult as the
5) How could the weather affect your filming? What back up plans have you in place?
As the shots are taken indoors the weather will not affect the shots we use. However if the shot uses natural lighting and we need to shoot a scene over two days if one of the days is overcast or miserable meaning poor lighting it could be notice and look bad when editing the final clip so to overcome this we will have to use artificial lighting.
Setting- Camden
1) Why have you have chosen this location?
We have chosen to use Camden as a location as it connotes the same ideas and appeals to the tastes and style of people who would like and listen to the soul genre. As well as this the use of Camden a busy central location will juxtapose the loneliness of the artist. As well as the the dense population and constant swarm of people will demonstrate how life moves and carries on around someone no matter what and so encourages those to recover quickly from heartache as standing still achieves nothing.
2) What will take place in the shots that you will film?
The shots at Camden will show the portrayal of the 'real artist' singing and performing. The shot will show show the artist standing central to the screen alone whilst the tourist of Camden are around her.
3) How does your location limit what you can do?
As Camden is a central London location it will be heavily populated and busy so although we want to show the artist surround by people whilst acting alone the location may be too busy making it difficult to portray her isolated feeling. As well as this we may not be able to find a quite backdrop to film on as all areas are busy the camera crew may be in the way and therefore may not be able to move around to achieve the different camera angles desired.
4) What health and safety risks does your location pose?
In terms of health and safety
5) How could the weather affect your filming? What back up plans have you in place?
As we are planning to film outside if the weather is rainy and miserable whilst were filming this may affect our video for a number of reasons. Firstly if we are unable to film quickly the artist's look in terms of hair and make-up may be altered through the rain. As well as this the rain may mark our screen of the camera causing a blurry shot. However as the song is an emotive song to overcome constant bad whether we have the opportunity to change the weather we want to use to rainy creating pathetic fallacy of the scene as the miserable rain would reflect her miserable mood she is portraying to the audience.
Iconography- Bed
1) What iconography have you chosen?
One chosen element of iconography we have chosen is a standard double bed.
2) Why you have chosen it? What does it tell your audience about your artists and is it conventional?
We chose to use this as it is an everyday ordinary item which will appeal and relate to our target audience as well as being able to connote both the ideas and scenarios of an intimate loving relationship and feelings of isolation and abandonment at the same time making it very versatile. This is conventional to the soul genre as the genre typical writes and relates to their audiences by portraying real life events and heartaches so the use of the bed a connection between loved ones helps show both love and emphasises being alone as a single person within a double bed relates to both the emptiness of her bed and love.
Iconography- Bath
1) What iconography have you chosen?
Another chosen form of iconography is a bath.
2) Why you have chosen it? What does it tell your audience about your artists and is it conventional?
For our narrative it made sense to use a bath as we wanted to convey a typical routine so as to be relatable to the audience. As well as this as when in the bath a person typically becomes most reflective so by showing her here we allow the audience to get a deeper insight into the featured ladies emotional state allowing them to feel closer to her and the song as they can understand the deeper emotional connections of the song. As well as this as the character will be nude whist in the bath she is shown to be more vulnerable and bare which should be endearing to the audiences who would feel empathy for her heartache and want to help as well as relating to times within their own lives they have been in similar states. A bath would therefore be seen as conventional to this genre as it corresponds to showing emotions and a persons true self which is what the songs and lyrics within the soul genre aim and intend to do.
Iconography- Mirror
1) What iconography have you chosen?
Another form of iconography chosen is a large antic mirror which comes as part of a dressing table.
2) Why you have chosen it? What does it tell your audience about your artists and is it conventional?
We chose to use a mirror as it is a chance to let the audience view the artist as they view themselves as see how the artist views themselves within the song. This is as when looking in a mirror someone is often critical towards themselves and so the song 'Only love can hurt like this' shows her looking at herself feeling scorned and potentially worthless which would relate to how other too feel about themselves making the artists relatable towards the audiences which would be comforting for them to know. A mirror is therefore conventional to the genre as it acts as a reflection of the artist just as the lyrics and songs do as within the soul genre the narrative and concept of the song are typically more personal than that of other genres.
Iconography- Pictures
1) What iconography have you chosen?
We have also chosen to use pictures of the couple from previous happier times in the form of print outs and polaroids.
2) Why you have chosen it? What does it tell your audience about your artists and is it conventional?
We have chosen to do this to convey happier times to demonstrate to the audience how deep and pure the love was. By doing this the audience would also route for the couple hoping they get back together and rejoin as a couple. This is conventional to the soul genre as the songs are often filled with emotions through reflecting back at happier times which juxtaposes their raw and hurt emotions.
1) Why are locations and iconography important within a music video?
Locations and iconography are important within a music video as they help set the tone of the video.
Setting- House
1) Why have you have chosen this location?
We have chosen to use the location of a house as it is a familiar location and so is relatable to our audiences. In particular we are going to be using the bedroom and bathroom. The use of the bedroom will convey the artists intimate relationship and well as emphasising how the artist is alone when she show her in bed without her partner. On the other hand the bathroom will give a personal deeper insight into the artist and her thoughts as it is often though that a person does some of their deepest thinking within the shower or bath. By therefore showing this and allowing the audience to intrude on the artist lets them feel more personal and involved within the artist making them feel closer to the audience allowing them to build a relationship as they are allowed to see the artist in a more intimate scenario.
2) What will take place in the shots that you will film?
In the bedroom the girl portraying the story will be shown to be cuddling her lover on the bed sharing their once intimate relationship allowing the audience to gain an understanding of the hurt and scenario behind the song so they can then contrast with the noticeable hurt apparent within the song. Therefore, the shot will then show the man within the narrative to disappear leaving behind the girl and therefore portraying how alone she is. She will also be shown to be looking in a mirror reflecting and analysing herself. On the other hand in the bathroom the shot will show the lady within the narrative in the bath. The shots will vary between closeups and mid shots to portray her emotion. In the bath around her will be pictures from her past with the leading man showing her to be reflective and nostalgic.
3) How does your location limit what you can do?
The location of the bedroom could prove difficult as with a confined space with windows and mirrors reflecting within the shot we need to ensure the camera cannot be seen within any of the shots. As well as this as a bedroom only features a bed there is only so many things the actress can do using the form of iconography without the narrative appearing forced. In terms of the bath the actress too can only lay down and so has limited movements she can do without loosing the dignity of the actress as although wanting her too appear exposed we don't want to actual expose her.
4) What health and safety risks does your location pose? How will you over come it?
Filming within bathrooms could prove difficult as the
5) How could the weather affect your filming? What back up plans have you in place?
As the shots are taken indoors the weather will not affect the shots we use. However if the shot uses natural lighting and we need to shoot a scene over two days if one of the days is overcast or miserable meaning poor lighting it could be notice and look bad when editing the final clip so to overcome this we will have to use artificial lighting.
Setting- Camden
1) Why have you have chosen this location?
We have chosen to use Camden as a location as it connotes the same ideas and appeals to the tastes and style of people who would like and listen to the soul genre. As well as this the use of Camden a busy central location will juxtapose the loneliness of the artist. As well as the the dense population and constant swarm of people will demonstrate how life moves and carries on around someone no matter what and so encourages those to recover quickly from heartache as standing still achieves nothing.
2) What will take place in the shots that you will film?
The shots at Camden will show the portrayal of the 'real artist' singing and performing. The shot will show show the artist standing central to the screen alone whilst the tourist of Camden are around her.
3) How does your location limit what you can do?
As Camden is a central London location it will be heavily populated and busy so although we want to show the artist surround by people whilst acting alone the location may be too busy making it difficult to portray her isolated feeling. As well as this we may not be able to find a quite backdrop to film on as all areas are busy the camera crew may be in the way and therefore may not be able to move around to achieve the different camera angles desired.
4) What health and safety risks does your location pose?
In terms of health and safety
5) How could the weather affect your filming? What back up plans have you in place?
As we are planning to film outside if the weather is rainy and miserable whilst were filming this may affect our video for a number of reasons. Firstly if we are unable to film quickly the artist's look in terms of hair and make-up may be altered through the rain. As well as this the rain may mark our screen of the camera causing a blurry shot. However as the song is an emotive song to overcome constant bad whether we have the opportunity to change the weather we want to use to rainy creating pathetic fallacy of the scene as the miserable rain would reflect her miserable mood she is portraying to the audience.
Iconography- Bed
1) What iconography have you chosen?
One chosen element of iconography we have chosen is a standard double bed.
2) Why you have chosen it? What does it tell your audience about your artists and is it conventional?
We chose to use this as it is an everyday ordinary item which will appeal and relate to our target audience as well as being able to connote both the ideas and scenarios of an intimate loving relationship and feelings of isolation and abandonment at the same time making it very versatile. This is conventional to the soul genre as the genre typical writes and relates to their audiences by portraying real life events and heartaches so the use of the bed a connection between loved ones helps show both love and emphasises being alone as a single person within a double bed relates to both the emptiness of her bed and love.
Iconography- Bath
1) What iconography have you chosen?
Another chosen form of iconography is a bath.
2) Why you have chosen it? What does it tell your audience about your artists and is it conventional?
For our narrative it made sense to use a bath as we wanted to convey a typical routine so as to be relatable to the audience. As well as this as when in the bath a person typically becomes most reflective so by showing her here we allow the audience to get a deeper insight into the featured ladies emotional state allowing them to feel closer to her and the song as they can understand the deeper emotional connections of the song. As well as this as the character will be nude whist in the bath she is shown to be more vulnerable and bare which should be endearing to the audiences who would feel empathy for her heartache and want to help as well as relating to times within their own lives they have been in similar states. A bath would therefore be seen as conventional to this genre as it corresponds to showing emotions and a persons true self which is what the songs and lyrics within the soul genre aim and intend to do.
Iconography- Mirror
1) What iconography have you chosen?
Another form of iconography chosen is a large antic mirror which comes as part of a dressing table.
2) Why you have chosen it? What does it tell your audience about your artists and is it conventional?
We chose to use a mirror as it is a chance to let the audience view the artist as they view themselves as see how the artist views themselves within the song. This is as when looking in a mirror someone is often critical towards themselves and so the song 'Only love can hurt like this' shows her looking at herself feeling scorned and potentially worthless which would relate to how other too feel about themselves making the artists relatable towards the audiences which would be comforting for them to know. A mirror is therefore conventional to the genre as it acts as a reflection of the artist just as the lyrics and songs do as within the soul genre the narrative and concept of the song are typically more personal than that of other genres.
Iconography- Pictures
1) What iconography have you chosen?
We have also chosen to use pictures of the couple from previous happier times in the form of print outs and polaroids.
2) Why you have chosen it? What does it tell your audience about your artists and is it conventional?
We have chosen to do this to convey happier times to demonstrate to the audience how deep and pure the love was. By doing this the audience would also route for the couple hoping they get back together and rejoin as a couple. This is conventional to the soul genre as the songs are often filled with emotions through reflecting back at happier times which juxtaposes their raw and hurt emotions.
This post demonstrates some planning techniques. You have considered the purpose of locations well and have focused on the effect that you will want to create well. However, further discussion of the soul conventions and images are needed to support the points that you have made.
ReplyDeleteNow you need to relate your explanations back to your lyrics, to demonstrate further understanding of why you have selected to use certain locations in your production.