As I am slowly approaching the time to start producing my music video I need to think about mise-en-scene and cinematography and so far I do have a few ideas on what type of costumes, locations, props, camera angles and more that I would like to use in my music video. At this moment in time I do not have a final decision on everything I am going to do in my music video as I will have more of an idea once I have created my storyboard and finalised what my idea is, but for now I have just a few ideas as to what type of things I would like to use in my music video and what I would like to happen in it.
Mise-en-scene
I have a range of different ideas about what I would like to do in relation to mise-en-scene, including some location, costume and prop ideas that I have. Again, as I previously said, I do not have any finalised ideas, so I do not have any personal photos that I have taken myself as I am still unsure on what I would like specifically - however, I have included images of any general features I would like to include in my music video and once I have finalised my ideas I will then create a new post sating what they are with my own personal images. Below I have created a presentation which demonstrates some of the different ideas I have generated in relation to mise-en-scene.
Here is my presentation:
Cinematography
In relation to cinematography there are a range of different angles and camera movements which I could use and I do have a few in mind at the moment. However, I do not know all of the different types of camera angles I would like to use because I have not yet thought about my music video in that much detail, but while I am creating my storyboard I will mention what angles I want to use for each shot as this will help me when I come to actually creating my video. Here is a list of some of the shots that I am planning on using so far:
Pan
Close Up
High Angle
Low Angle
Depth Of Field
Dolly
Tracking Shot
This is just a short list of the angles and camera movements that I would like to incorporate into my music video and as I previously said, when I am creating my storyboard I will think about all the angles and camera movements in more detail. Out of the angles I have already mentioned, I would like to use them for a range of different reasons. Firstly, I would like to use a pan because this will establish the location that my actor is in and will allow the audience to see where the actor is, which will also lead them onto thinking about why she is in that certain location and how it relates to the song and its lyrics. I decided that I would like to use close ups because for one, this is a stereotypical convention that is used in Pop Punk music videos, but also as this is a slow and emotional song I would like the audience to be able to see the emotion on the actors face which will help create emotion for the audience too and possibly sympathy. I would like to use both a high and low angle because at the beginning of the video I want to present to the audience how the actor is vulnerable and can't escape from the relationship which will be presented through high angles, but by the end of the video the actor will be free and can get away from the relationship which is where all of the low angles will be used to express her dominance.
Moreover, I would like to include a lot of depth of field shots because I want to present how everything is still a blur to the actor because she doesn't know whether she should leave the relationship or not. Depth of field can also ironically help create confusion for the audience as well as they will be unsure on whether the actor will get out of the woods (relationship) or not. Finally, since I decided to chose the idea where the actor will be running through the woods, I think that it would be good to have tracking shots and dolly's as they will follow the actor and allow the audience to see every move she is making, these shots also help express that the actor is trying to get away from something quickly because the camera (the audience) will be trying to keep up with the actor but she will just keep running which may also demonstrate that she doesn't want to be around other people and would rather be isolated, which is again another stereotypical feature that is often seen in Pop Punk music videos.
Influences
When thinking about different camera angles and movements I was influenced by a lot of music videos I have previously seen as I knew that it was going to be hard to think of what angles to use, but after watching a range of different music videos from my genre I know have a better idea on what type of camera angles I would like to use in my music video and when it comes to me creating my storyboard I will have a better idea on what type of camera angles and movements I would like to use. Here are two of the music videos I have previously watched which have influenced me as they have used camera angles I may possibly use in my music video:
No comments:
Post a Comment