Initial Ideas on My Music Video

Before getting our final idea for our music video I had some initial ideas, they are listed below:

1) An idea I had was to film the entire music video in a recording studio. By doing this it would allow us to use the lighting equipment that the studio has, this would then mean that the music video would look professional and bring a sense of realism to it. The main shots would all be quite dark, as this reflects the lyrics and helps match the moving images that the audience will be able to see with the lyrics, relating to Goodwin's theory. Once we had recorded it in the studio, that would be the basis of our music video, but then we would go and film in various other locations, all of which would have connotations of being dark and scary (for example in woods, fields, quiet roadsides). Once we have footage from these locations, I was then thinking we could have cuts from the main shots in the studio to these other locations, showing an array of locations, while also having a narrative, of the man thinking about past experiences, again linking to the lyrics and title of the song 'trials of the past'. By doing this it would make the music video seem spooky and strange, while having a strong narrative to it of which the audience can follow and understand.

The ideal field location, closely situated near is the dark woods, which means we could easily move from one location to another during filming.

The dark wood location would look similar to this.

 

2) Another idea I had was to have the music video very surreal and unusual. By doing this it would make the audience interested and intrigued by the music video as it is unique and therefore would get there attention. In order to achieve this, my idea was that we could film in a field, with a large tree in the background. The tree would need to be an old looking tree (such as an old willow). The character would be sitting on the floor, looking messy, with a camp fire and broken, old looking sleeping bag next to him. My idea would be filming it at dusk, then some shots during the night followed by shots at early morning when the sun rises, with the man asleep in his sleeping bag. The background would consist of mist rising off the filed with the sunrise in the background. The narrative would be that the man is homeless and thinking about past memories regarding how he got homeless, and in contrast we could now see the sad life he lives out in the cold everyday.

Overall, the majority of my initial ideas are all very reflective of the song. This is because I feel it is the only way to portray the lyrics and emotion of these to the audience. To make this evident, I think all the locations would have to be dark and mysterious. This will help connote the idea to the audience. This is why the ideas above are all set in dark locations, as I personally think this will set the scene and make the music video very obvious to the audience in regards to what we are trying to portray and connote to the audience.

As the music video is a group task, it is important that everyone has an equal say in the sort of thing they want to include. This means that I can put forward my ideas and hopefully incorporate them, along with the other group members ideas which should allow us to have plenty of ideas and produce a good quality music video.

By thinking about my initial ideas, it means that I can think creatively and consider a various range of ideas, all of which could be used at a later date in the music video. Short term this task is good because it will mean that it will get me considering different ideas and ways of portraying ideas to the audience, however long term will be beneficial as I can use some of these initial ideas in the actual music video we create. Therefore, overall this task is beneficial in many different ways and will be of good use and a good post to look at when planning and storyboarding our actual music video.