Wednesday, 20 January 2016

Mis-En-Scene Considerations

The beginning of the video is to be shot when it is dark outside, and there must be a clock in the room set to say that it is 3am, this is because one of the opening lyrics states that it is 3am and the protagonist can't sleep. Naturally, she will be wearing the type of clothes one would wear at night, such as a night gown or pyjamas. I believe a onesie would be inappropriate - I believe it to be too immature to find itself in a video about a harsh break-up. The room should be clear of anything childish to preserve the mature image I am trying to represent. Lighting will be a slight issue, so I must experiment with filming at night. I may have to buy a torch or lamp if necessary.
The scenes of the protagonist singing will be shot in various locations, one of which will be in the music room, as it both has a piano and shows the feeling never diminishes, that she is in a constant state of sadness regardless of the location. The other location will preferably be in an empty room. This will be symbolic  of how she feels. Alone. On both occasions she will be dressed formally. 
The scenes the boyfriend will wear vary.

The story is set over a period of time, and generally people don't wear the same thing every day. The mother is possibly the most flexible character out of the three. As only the top half of her back (including her head and shoulders) will be shown, what she wears mainly lacks relevance. My only request is that she dresses somewhat formally and that her hair is down to further conceal her identity. This is purely from how irrelevant the character is, I'd rather all eyes be on the ex-boyfriend in the scene that she is in. 

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