Screenshots from our Music Video

These are some screenshots that we have got from our current music video. 

We used a close up shot of her looking out the window because we wanted to make the audience look at her facial expressions. As we can see, she is looking out the window which implies that she is hoping for him to come back but he never does. We  placed the female character on the side so we would be able to include the white orchids on the windowsill because it connotes as purity and also stereo-typically most girls like flowers. It also signifies that the orchids is from her ex and it hasn't died yet.

This is an extreme close up shot of the female character looking through the photos on her phone. We decided to take it from a low angle so we can see how sad her face is and how she misses her ex boyfriend. The female is wearing red lipstick as it connotes as love and romance which matches the genre that our music video is based on.

This scene is where she is sat on the sofa feeling lonely and melancholic. We took it from a low angle and use extreme close up shot so it focuses on her emotions which makes the audience sympathies on her and they would feel the same way as her. She had false eyelashes on as the female lead singer from the original music video uses it so we decided to keep it the same.

 

This is where female character is getting ready, we took it from a high angle so the audience can still see some parts of her face. This is also to keep our music video interesting. We decide to take a shot of her brushing her hair and facing in the mirror because stereo-typically  female's always brushes their hair to looks good. It also signifies that even though she is heartbroken she still wants to look good.

 

This is a long shot of the female stood near the window, we did this because we want to establish to our audience where she is at and the objects that are in the living room. We decided to do it in this living room because it has got red curtains and sofa which connotes as love and romance. It also matches to the theme of our music video. 

This is when the female is walking away and looking through the photos of her and ex on the phone. We decided to do this scene as we want to show that she misses him but in order to move on from him, she deletes the photo that she has got with him. We decided to use a panning shot on this so the audience can see where she is going and the parts of the beach.

Our first idea was to have just a white top but we decide to use white silky gown on the female as it connotes as innocence which is the type of character we want to portray. Also we want to show that she just get up so we believe that the night gown would be suitable as this is what a female would wear when she is going to sleep. The female her holding down her neck implies that she is still upset and heartbroken.

We use the beach as part of the location because this is where a couple would normally go to and hang out. This is the scene where she is sat next to her ex's jacket, thinking that her ex is with him. This implies that the female misses her ex and she hasn't moved on yet. The location also matches the scene as she is isolated from every one else which makes her think even more about him and their past.

 

We decided to use a mid shot of her getting up to show her body gesture. As we can see, it looks like that she doesn't want to get up but she has. This implies that she has to move on by herself which reflects to the title "On My Own". The cream/ivory bedroom and bed sheets matches the clothing of the female. It also reflects back to the type of female character is.

 

We decided to take it from a low angle to show her face looking down. We also want to portray to our audience how depress she is which also relates back to the theme of heartbroken. We used natural daylight because we want to portray that this is part of every day life. This is the scene where is about to get the photo album under the table which shows the memories with her, friends and family.

 

We decided to take it in this room because the walls are white which makes our music video looks formal and professional. And also our target audience is for middle age which is white would be suitable for them. The room is also neat which shows that women are stereo-typically likes cleaning the house and making sure that everything is tidy and neat.

 

We decided to have a close up shot of her face on this one as we want to show to the audience what she is doing. The make up is also essential to most of the teenage girls so we decided to use it so she is not different from the other girls. It also implies that she is trying to cover her problems by putting up the make up on and changes herself.

 

We decided to use a phone as a prop because we want to portray that she is modern because nowadays everyone has phones and this is stereo-typically what the teenage girls do. We decided to use a mid shot as well because we want to show the beach because it would be nice for portraying isolation from everyone. We decide to do this in daytime because it would be easier for us to film this scene.

We decided to use the egg timer because it connotes as passing time. This is something that you can never get back and this also matches with the female’s situation because she can never get her old memories back that's why she has to move on. It will be placed on a windowsill at the living room. We was going to have the a clock but we wanted something different so we decided to use the egg timer.

 

We decided to do a tilt shot of this scene because we want to show the stairs and also some parts of the female so the audience can see how this song is related to the female. Also it matches the lyrics "Is this the right road to take?". The female is sat on the stairs which implies that she needs to go outside and freshens her mind as she may not be able to handle the problems she has got. Also, it signifies that she might be waiting for her ex to come back to her which he never did. This relates back to the theme of heartbroken.

Conclusion:

Overall, I think that we have used and met most of the generic conventions of love/romance theme. For example, portraying the female being melancholic and heartbroken. We also used the generic conventions of locations as we used the park and beach, which is the place where the couples would normally hang out and go for a date. We also made the scenes to match with the lyrics so it would help the audience to identify the whole meaning of the song. We also used generic conventions of pop music, as we have used mostly close up shots and mid shots to show the characters portraying different expressions and their movements. Also  the paced of the songs matches the pace of our editing. For example, we use dissolves when it is slow paced and if there is an upbeat/fast beat, we made the scenes to come up faster. We have kept the characters modern by using latest phones and latest fashion trends so our target audience would be able to identify themselves in our music video because nowadays, the teenagers get the latest phones and they are kept up to date with the latest fashion trends.