Audience Re-search- What do you like to see in a music video?

Rachel and I asked a group of 6th formers aged 17 and 18 what they would like to see in a music video as they are the centre age of our target audience. We did this to expand our knowlege on what our target audience would like to see so we can look back at our ideas for our music video and see what we can do to make it better.

This is what they said: -

PROPS/COSTUMES!!!

These are the props the dancers are going to use. It's a cross made out of twigs and black shoe lases. The reason why I made them from twigs was to give a stronger impression that these people are from the 16th century. I used shoes lases because I couldn't find any wool around the house but you would only be able to tell in close inspection.

Costumes for the dancers will be on the blog soon, I just need to make the final details on them.

These are the jewellery pieces the vampire will were in the future along with the star. The reason why I chose this necklace is because it's quite bold and unusual. The audiences eye will be immediately drawn to it, which will draw them to the star.

The reason why I have chosen the religious bracelet is because it's not only a piece that is in fashion now amongst 21st century girls but is also ironic because she is supposed to be a dangerous predator yet is wearing a symbol for God.

I chose the red bracelet because it's colour connotes danger and is in contrast with the religious bracelet, which goes with the protagonists personality, there are two sides to her.

STORYBOARD!!!

Here is the animatic which I created as a guid line for what camera angles Rachel and I could potentially use during the filming of our music video.

Storyboard

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ANCILLARY TASK : - PHOTOSHOOT!

Rachel and I had a photoshoot for our Ancillary Tasks which is to create a digipack and a poster. We wanted the vampire to be the centre of the photoshoot as she is a significant aspect in the narrative of the video.

Before the photoshoot I had a practice of what the make-up would look like and as I have never put contacts or anything in my eyes before it took me a long...long time to attempt to put them in. But eventually I succeeded and here it is my first attempt in a short presentation: -

Here is a short movie clip of some of the images we took on the 14th November: -

I have started my Ancillary tasks and have finished my Digipack. I hope to get this on the blog very soon. My aim is that before we break up for the Christmas holidays my Ancillary Task will all be complete.

DANCE, DANCE... and MORE DANCE!!!

Over the past month I have been working out the choreography for the dance/fight scene. My dancers Nicole, Kayla and Charlotte have picked up the motifs really well. However, there is still a lot of work to be done before filming starts. I have used sharp gestures to emphasise the aggression and frustration between the characters. My inspiration has came from the beginning scene in Westside Story which was choreographed by the famous Jerome Robbins and from other music videos like Jenifer Lopez Papi. Although this breaks the typical conventions of a rock video that is what we were hoping for.

I have Behind the Scenes videos of some of the rehearsals we have had and I will post them on my blog in due course.

LOCATIONS!

The locations I have chosen reflect the time period the video is set in which is the 16th century. Therefore I have went with eccentric elegant buildings that reflect the vampires freedom along with nature scenes. Nevertheless, a ruin that reflects that, that freedom may be coming to an end. However, in this short presentation below I have went into more detail.

Over the past few weeks I have been searching for a waterfall that would present the century at it's best and present that she is linked with nature too and in a recent article in The Journal I found a beautiful waterfall that Rachel and I will use as another location in our video. Here is a picture I have taken of the article.

COSTUMES!

Over the past few weeks I have been debating what costumes I would like the characters in the music video to wear and what would be the best ones to potray their personalities in the best light. Over careful analysis I have narrowed it down to the ones in the presentation below.