Wednesday 19 September 2012

Representation

Who/What- The charaters im using in my video are three young teen girls who are seen to be fun, exciting and have bubberly personalities and will each have different representations that fit in with the song. Our music video represents normal teen girls going out and spending time together showing a closeness between friends which people can relate to. Also the song represents youths of today growing up and finding there place in society and going through life with an open mind and not giving up. For example, the quote from the music video saying "moma told me not to waste my life, she said spread your wings my little butterfly", this shows that the girls have to face life and try their hardest.
Why- I chose the song 'wings' by Little Mix because it is a new song that I enjoy listening too, so I wont get bored of listening to the song over and over again. I will have to work hard to make the original video look nothing like my video im making as it is a recent song and is well-known so making the music video will be a challenge.
Where- The singluar shots of the girls will be filmed with different background that describe their style and personality and ill also use some group shots of them together walking down the street and dancing together to show how close they are as friends which is meaning of the song. The shots of the girls together outside will show how they enjoy their time together and show how youths today go out and mix with their friends which is part of genre Pop. Ill use some shots of pictures, for example a butterfly flying to describe the chorus of the song that say "wing were made to fly", this shows that the girls will break out form their shells and become independent as their growing up and having to go into the world alone.
How- I will show the feelings and expressions of the charaters through close ups and mid shots that will shows body language to, so you can see the sort of clothes they are wearing that relate to the genre of the music. This will let me protray their kind of fashion styles and also their personalities as theyll have their own shots to dance and sing in. I will show this through edting to different shots from the singluar shots to group shots that explains the song narrative. I the lighting i use will vary as some will be out in day light when the girls are shown together and some will be in a darker lighting when there dancing allowing it to be seen as a party scene. Ill also use light on their faces so you can see them properly and brighten up their facial features.

Monday 17 September 2012

Inspiration



Here are a few videos that give me inspiration on the sort of shots and scene I want to include in my video that will make my video different to the orginal Wings video.
I like the single shots of each girls they use through out this video showing their pesronalities and style. I also like how they dance in time togehter which I would like to use for my video but id need to get the girls to dance in time or it wouldnt look professinoal.

I want my music video to be fun and quirkie as this will get the audiences attention. This video includes each of the girls to get involved and be a big part of the video which I want to do in mine as I want it to be a close girl band relationship. But im video wont be about sex appeal so itll be less runchie than this.

I like the idaea of having lights in the background of an album cover and the people in it look shaded out as it goes with my girl bands name "TheLazerlights". Id use different colour lights around them and mainly get their faces in it or a lond shot so I can see their whole bodys so you can see the outfits their wearing.
I like this idea as an album cover as its on a simple white background that makes the girls stand out. They are also wearing their own style outfits and shown to be close together which gives more of a sense of the band. I like the bold masterhead across the top of the page as this is used on a lot of magazines and covers so it gets your attention. This is the sort of font id use and way of structing the girls.

Feedback


After doing my 25 word Pitch to the class I got some feedback from a few of the class members about the ideas I have for my music video and what I could change to make it better and more interesting. Also to make sure my video isnt to similar to the actual Little Mix, Wings music video.

  • I could use 3 girls instead fo 4 to make it easier for me when it comes to filming as I need girls that will be there when I need them to help me and want to make sure they know the song and can mime to it. Also I want my girl band to look different to Little Mix, as I might of chosen their song but I want my music video to look completely different by using a range of ideas from other girl band music videos.
  • I need to make sure I have plenty of different shots outdoors and indoors. Also I need to make sure I dont copy to much of the Little Mixs, Wings video as its a newer song which means itll be harder to chose the kind of shots I want and cant make them to similiar as it can be copy rights.
  • I need to look into other music videos that include girl bands and see what kind of things they do and include a range of different shots. Ill have to think of the shots I need and make sure they look professional, this can be done by doing lots of test shots and picking the best shot for the video I want.
Changes: I have decided to use three people for my music video instead of four as I think itll make it easier for me to work with three girls as they all live close to me and if I ask they will have the time to help me out. I need to rethink the type of shots I want and get more research on the shots i could use to get the best finishing product. I was also thinking of tworking with one girl at a time so I can do singular shots and then get the girls together when I need to do a group shot which will save me lots of time.