Music Video, Initial Ideas

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Transcript of Music Video, Initial Ideas

Hear Me Out – Dream On Dreamer

Type of video: Concept We have chosen probably the most difficult of the types of

videos. However this was no easy decision to make. But our reasons for choosing this were numerous.

Firstly the way in which we plan on directing the video includes surreal themes and images. Therefore the use of any other video type just wouldn’t do the justice to our vision. We didn’t want to confine ourselves to have to tell a story, or be on a stage.

Another reason that we chose concept was because we took inspiration for slow motion, erratic and unnatural movements from Thirty Seconds to Mars’ video for Up In The Air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9uSyICrtow

We were also inspired by this videos artistic and symbolic approach to creating and defining their own concept. We wanted our video to be aesthetically beautiful and meaningful and we didn’t feel we could do this through the use of narrative or performance elements.

Location Due to the conceptual nature of the video we intend to make and the images

that we imagine when listening to the song, we decided that scenery which is often depicted in things like gothic literature was the route we wanted to go.

This was because of the serene and idyllic emotions that the song provokes and then twists and contradicts with the lyrics. so the use of these quite visually stunning locations will convey this.

We decided to use places that featured a lot of water because we wanted to evoke the idea of drowning and struggling to breathe as suggested in the lyrics of the song - But at the same time a safe haven and a place of calm and rest.

As well as this we decided on peaceful places like calm woodlands and bedrooms to also evoke the idea of sleep and lucid dreams.

We thought the natural environments will superbly compliment and the surreal, emotional, artistic, un-natural, dream like style of the video and the twisted familiarities of places like the bedrooms and bathrooms with relate well to the sorrowful emotions presented in the lyrics of the song.

“like breathing without the air”

“we always wake up from the deepest of the dreams just a little too late ”

“my dream’s my one foundation”

“It's like every breath I take’s a debt”

Specifics

Rivers: the tranquillity of the running water will be a recurring theme through the video, as it is a symbol of serenity. However this is then twisted by the element of drowning in water and being unable to breathe.

Forest: the natural world images as described are very stunning in forests. And with the area we live in it is the most readily available place.

Derelict buildings: we want to use decrepit buildings as they also offer a beauty to them that we are focusing on in this video, also they offer a sort of naturally reclaimed dynamic. It also reflects the feelings of being broken and battered, presented in the lyrics of the song.

Baths: this is for two main reasons, these images can be used as powerful synergy in the digi-pack and has the re-occurring water theme like the river again relating to the feeling of drowning and being unable to breathe.

Bedrooms: this idea is because we want to show unrest in the focus of the video, hence the lyrics “Hear me out” suggesting a desire to be heard. We will also use this setting to represent the reality state (sleeping) of being in a lucid dream. Their body is in the bedroom but their mind is else where (other settings)

Studio: although this will be the least frequently used location, we will be using it for its lights and equipment, but only for close up shots.

Use of camera

In our video our intentions are to focus on the human form not as in individual person but a vessel for emotion and artistic beauty.

To put this across we intend to use shots that make the person seem powerful (high angle shots) and shots that capture emotion (close ups / extreme close ups) and fluid movements (long shots / mid shots / tracking shots)

We also want out video to have a surreal element to it.

To add this element in we will intend to use camera trickery to evoke ideas of falling and levitating evoking the idea of a lucid dream and alternate reality. “This dream’s my

one foundation, my future’s held to sleep…”

Editing We intend to edit our video in a similar way to the

video for ‘Up In The Air’ too.

This video is in effect a montage of beautifully filmed shots that are perfectly edited to the tempo of the music.

This video also uses elements of slow motion to slow down rapid and fluid movements enabling the audience to appreciate the beauty in something as simple as human movement.

Costume For our costumes we want them to be simple and plain so

they do not draw the attention away from the person but at the same time they shouldn’t be dressed in something you would see someone wearing normally.

The colours of the costume would be mainly dark and earthy colours like black, white, grey, blue, brown to relate to the dark and moody sound of the song and to compliment the surroundings we intend to film in.

However in some shots we intend to feature minimal costume as we would like to capture certain parts of the body its self - for example someone's rib expanding and contracting when heavy breathing.

“its like every breath I take is a debt”

Representation

The person will be shown to have no personality or character traits but used as a means to represent the feelings and actions put forward in the song.

The idea is that the video will be about things effecting them and not the way they effect other things.

Much like in videos like ‘Up in the Air’ – 30 Seconds To Mars and ‘GUY’- Lady GaGa, we would like the people in our video to be viewed as a piece of art rather than a person.

Unique selling point

We think the main unique point of this video is the complete abstract and unique way in which we are going about this project, with its beautiful way of viewing the human form, its artistic representation of the emotions that are provoked from the music itself, and finally the fact that we are not going to confine ourselves to a singular set theme. Thereby we are not restricted by any conventions, so everything that you see in the video will be original, different, and have no chance of being similar to other videos that are being made at this time. Therefore, if you were going to make this video it will stand out from others.