POST 4 - OUR PRACTICE TASK (PLANNING)

Potential Settings - As it's quite early on in the planning stages of the music video we haven't thought majorly into the potential settings. However, there a few ideas we have raised awareness to whilst planning the music video. For the starting scenes where most of the footage is based around just one off are characters and showing the depression stages. This links into the song and the lyrics in it. Therefore we are going to use dark rooms with low levels of light which will show his loneliness. We were also going to use packed streets which with editing will show no one interacts with him and therefore create the clear picture that he is alone. We could also use long country roads and fields of him walking through showing potential signs of suicide. When the woman meets the man the setting will change into a fun filled setting. For example bowling, cinema, park or any other potential settings. We are yet to decide on the final settings for the shoot so this is why the post seems indecisive.

Potential Cast - Below is one image of the first cast member. His names Will Ward and he is the same age as all of us. He's 17 years old and fits the role pretty well. We chose him because we believe he almost suites the voice of the singer, Logic, so therefore would fit the role quite well. He was prepared to be a part of the film which we decided to go ahead with and us him for the role.  Will is also available at most points over the half term which is when we will be filming the music video. There's need for Will to be available at most points throughout the half term so we can match the weather with the mood of the song.

 Here once again is the second and final member of the actors we will be using in the music video. We chose to use Amelia after we had picked Will for the male actor. We thought Amelia would fit the role quite well as she is similar height to Will which will suite the acting part. If she was much smaller it would probably be harder to capture both of them in the way we wanted.  Amelia is also available at most points over the half term which is when we will be filming the music video. There's need for Amelia to be available at most points throughout the half term so we can match the weather with the mood of the song.

Potential Costumes - Firstly the costume of Will is likely to be quite a enclosed dress code. We will be using dark clothes (Mostly blacks) . This is because of the nature of the song and how he recovers from the depression. We will be looking to make Will wear a black hooded jumper as this shows he Is alone and by himself and doesn't have to worry about talking to others. However, he will be wearing clothes that show he cares about his appearance as he doesn't want to be judged. He will also most likely be wearing a black pair of jeans as well. He can then wear really whatever shoes he wants as that doesn't affect the plot to much. When he meets the girl you'll realise that he changes into a more smart appearance maybe like a casual shirt and jeans in comparison to his previously enclosed uniform. Then for Amelia we will be letting her wear whatever she wants really as her appearance doesn't;'t matter all that much. As long as she wears reasonably bright coloured clothes she will fit the role that she's playing in the music video.

Potential Props - In the film there isn't much need for props. However, one of the shots will include Will looking into himself through a mirror so we will need a mirror to be present in  one of the shots. We can use the mirror in a bathroom as he could be shaving then looks into the mirror at himself and gets frustrated and angered by his appearance or idea of what he's feeling is stupid. Apart from this there isn't really much need for any other props to be used. If we think of anything closer to the filming date I will address that in a future blog post.

Potential split between 'performance' and 'story' - The story line is obviously the main character changing his life around and how he does so. In this instance it will be changed by the appearance of the girl and how she changes his life around. The performance aim is to show as much emotion as possible from and between the characters. I think I will be able to portray their emotions with slick and professional looking camera shots.