Mise-En-Scene in our Music Video

Representation of People/Groups

As we have only two  main actors in our music video, one male and one female, the representation that we have to include/show is fairly simple. Because our target audience is likely to be close to those aged 16-25, there are likely to be stereotypes that relate to this age which we want to try and avoid especially due to the recent public order events that the press have used to slag the youth of today off even more than they usually do.

The costume that we choose to have will play a big role in our video. We will be looking to dress our actors in a casual way but keeping it respectful, whilst also making it fit in with our music video, for example our male may be dressed in jeans with Converse shoes and a shirt. By doing this we aim to get a positive reaction from the audience who may be able to relate to the clothes that are being worn as their own, creating an almost immediate bond between the audience and the actors. This may also carry through to the similarities in age.

Our characters will not always be presented in a positive way, but having said this our representation will hopefully fall short of any stereotypes. As we will be portraying a relationship, we are keen to show that a relationship is never perfect, regardless of whom it involves. By showing the relationship we hope to provoke more emotion/reaction from our audience, this may be feeling sorry for an individual or hating the individual.

In regards to ethnicity, our actors are going to be Caucasian, through no discrimination but simply because of the resources available to us. The majority of our audience are likely to be of a similar ethnic background to our characters, which means it is more than likely that there will be an increase in the relation between our audience and our characters. 

Shooting Schedule

We will be looking to start filming within the next week or so, and attempt to get the filming finished within a few full days in different locations. During this time, as well as when we are editing the music video, we will be updating our blogs with the progress of filming and detailed reports of what we have done after each day. As our main location is going to be Central London, we may have to spend a day or two making sure we have all the shots we need there as well as perhaps spending another day filming in our other locations. 

Luckily, Central London has one of the best transport systems in Europe which means it will be easy to transport from place to place as relative ease and cost. The time of day in which we will film will be varied, and by spending the majority of a day filming, combined with the time of year we are privileged to film in means we can film easily during differing times of the day. There will be a more specific schedule and reports from days of filming when we have commenced filming. 

As a lot of the landmarks we would be looking to film are clustered within a few locations, for example Trafalgar Square and The houses of Parliamnet are very close, this will save us time in order to go and film perhaps further afield. It wouldn't be that worthwhile to implement a specific shooting schedule at this moment in time but once we are finally organised it will be much easier to plan and implement the filming we need to create our music video. 

Locations List

Locations List:

Green Park

Oxford Street

Regent Street
Tower Bridge    
 Trafalgar Square
Big Ben & Houses of Parliament  
London Eye

People Involved

List of people involved:

•        Nathan Russell - Editor
•        Will Pilkington - Filming and Research/Editor
•         Jon Chace - Director and Ideas
•        Charlie Gilbert - Locations/Editor
•        Jason Fox (Media technician for any additional support needed)

Props and Resources list

List of Props: (This list is not exhaustive; we may add or take away)

•        Car – for opening scene when  the main female actor is run over
•       Costumes (See list of people involved for detailed description)
•        Cigarettes- to correspond with the line “All alone, smoking his last cigarette”
•        Alcohol – when the male actor is depressed after the death of his girlfriend
•        Envelopes – to come through the door rapidly to correspond with the line “You never sent me no letters”
•          House  - to facilitate letters coming through letter box
•        Clock for time-lapse – to simulate the loneliness of the main character being alone 

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