With six weeks to go, and after a number of filming sessions and countless hours of planning, we have decided to rethink our video idea. We had numerous problems with using the camera correctly and capturing the important aspects. I also was not confident performing in the video as i felt I could not pull off the correct attitude which needed to be portrayed. On Wednesday 24th February, Kelsey, Jade and myself decided to change some of the storyline/scenes and also who would be playing the main role in the video. Charlotte was not present at the time due to a Netball match commitment so we took the matter into our own hands and made the significant change. Instead of myself playing the Lily character, Kelsey was now going to, and I would do some of filming along with Jade and Charlotte. I found this much more benefiting as I enjoy using the camera and it was enjoyable being able to execute my camera skills that I had learnt previously.
The changes to the story lines are as follows:
- The school, classroom scene has now been cut. Our first reason was, being that because we had swapped roles anyway, we would have had to re-film with Kelsey. We also found difficulty in finding other students being able to participate in this scene because as it would be being filmed during class time, and people had other commitments within college and our breaks did not match.
- We now open the video with a montage of clips from the entire video, using short, quick cuts in time with the tempo of the song. These clips will show the viewer what is to come as the story continues. I had this idea from Romeo and Juliet, how the beginning lines tell the story before the audience has seen anything.
- The first verse: Open on a close up of Kelsey's face as she is sleeping. Pull the camera out into a mid shot of her getting out of bed as she is miming the lyrics. The swap from close ups to mid shots again to emphasize her facial expressions and her body language. Kelsey is dressed in sleepwear, such as a striped top and grey baggy tracksuit bottoms. Her hair is messy and down while her make up is minimal.
'It's meant to be fun, but this just does not feel right.' These lyrics will be delivered to the camera as Kelsey opens what looks like her bedroom door. It begins with a high, mid angle shot of Jade spread across the door, asleep and holding a bottle of vodka. She has heavy make up down her face suggesting this scene is the aftermath of a house party. The door opens and we see Kelsey's feet walk over Jade's motionless body. The camera follows up Kelsey's body until we see a mid close up of her face and she exits left into what looks like a bathroom.
- The Chorus: At the beginning of the chorus, 'Why can’t we all, all just be honest.' It starts with a close up of Kelsey as she opens the bathroom door. She is no longer dressed in casual clothing, she is wearing a silver sequin t-shirt type top and black leggings. Her hair is still down but groomed and curly. Her eyes have black eyeliner, lots of mascara and she has red lips. The aim of this was to make her look like she was going out to a party or clubbing.
As the chorus continues, we cut to a low angle shot of her walking down the stairs, all the while still miming the lyrics. She gets to 5th step down and stops. Kelsey then sits on the stairs and puts on a pair of black patent high heels. She then continues to sit and sing to the camera, the camera in using zoom to show her facial movements at certain points. For example, near the end of the chorus before a little instrumental of music, there is a repetition of 'Everyone’s at it.' During this, Kelsey is taking a step every time it is repeated. She gets closer to the camera and there are three repetitions in total. By the end of the chorus/instrumental, Kelsey has walked down the stairs and has exited to the left of the camera.
- The Second Verse: For this verse, Jade and I are also involved with being on screen. At the time we found this difficult because there were only three of us present and we needed all three of us in the video. We used the tripod to set up a wide shot of my kitchen. Kelsey is sat on the right side of the worktop and I am wearing a pink dressing gown, I have my hair tied up and I have basic make up, this is to portray a mother-in-the-morning type figure. As Kelsey begins the second verse, I clean the worktops around her, being completely oblivious that Kelsey is there. 'You go to the doctors' When these lyrics are being spoken, Jade enters from the left holding her head like she is in pain. She is wearing the same clothing so the audience is led to believe that this is the girl who was drunk outside Kelsey's door. As Kelsey continues to mime, I comfort Jade and turn around to get something out of the cupboard behind me. I get out a large box of what looks like tablets; it will then cut to a close up of me giving the 'pills' to Jade. Then it will switch to another face on, close up of Kelsey singing the concluding lyrics of the second verse, 'Little do you know, she already takes crack.'
Our plans for the next chorus, bridge and concluding chorus's will include a mixture of front on, from behind and side medium shots of Kelsey as she walks down Newhaven High Street. We decided to film here because unlike Lewes High Street (our initial filming street location) Newhaven has some boarded shops and has been made from concrete; Lewes had a brick path and cobble side lines. We thought Newhaven suits the gritty, London feel that we are trying to portray; we are trying to make our set look as authentic as possible without travelling to London. Newhaven is also a convenient location because it is not far from my home; therefore we do not have to struggle with the camera equipment. In these shots, we will also be experimenting with the focus too. We will focus on Kelsey as she walking through the streets so that the background is blurred thus creating the allusion of a drug affect (which is still the main focus and message for our video.)
We are not changing the Brick Wall scene. Kelsey will be dressed in the same costume, singing the lyrics as we capture extreme close ups and wide long shots of her glittery, bold clothing against the plain and aged brick wall. We will be using these shots throughout the song as fillers and to help break up the storyline.
The changes to the story lines are as follows:
- The school, classroom scene has now been cut. Our first reason was, being that because we had swapped roles anyway, we would have had to re-film with Kelsey. We also found difficulty in finding other students being able to participate in this scene because as it would be being filmed during class time, and people had other commitments within college and our breaks did not match.
- We now open the video with a montage of clips from the entire video, using short, quick cuts in time with the tempo of the song. These clips will show the viewer what is to come as the story continues. I had this idea from Romeo and Juliet, how the beginning lines tell the story before the audience has seen anything.
- The first verse: Open on a close up of Kelsey's face as she is sleeping. Pull the camera out into a mid shot of her getting out of bed as she is miming the lyrics. The swap from close ups to mid shots again to emphasize her facial expressions and her body language. Kelsey is dressed in sleepwear, such as a striped top and grey baggy tracksuit bottoms. Her hair is messy and down while her make up is minimal.
'It's meant to be fun, but this just does not feel right.' These lyrics will be delivered to the camera as Kelsey opens what looks like her bedroom door. It begins with a high, mid angle shot of Jade spread across the door, asleep and holding a bottle of vodka. She has heavy make up down her face suggesting this scene is the aftermath of a house party. The door opens and we see Kelsey's feet walk over Jade's motionless body. The camera follows up Kelsey's body until we see a mid close up of her face and she exits left into what looks like a bathroom.
- The Chorus: At the beginning of the chorus, 'Why can’t we all, all just be honest.' It starts with a close up of Kelsey as she opens the bathroom door. She is no longer dressed in casual clothing, she is wearing a silver sequin t-shirt type top and black leggings. Her hair is still down but groomed and curly. Her eyes have black eyeliner, lots of mascara and she has red lips. The aim of this was to make her look like she was going out to a party or clubbing.
As the chorus continues, we cut to a low angle shot of her walking down the stairs, all the while still miming the lyrics. She gets to 5th step down and stops. Kelsey then sits on the stairs and puts on a pair of black patent high heels. She then continues to sit and sing to the camera, the camera in using zoom to show her facial movements at certain points. For example, near the end of the chorus before a little instrumental of music, there is a repetition of 'Everyone’s at it.' During this, Kelsey is taking a step every time it is repeated. She gets closer to the camera and there are three repetitions in total. By the end of the chorus/instrumental, Kelsey has walked down the stairs and has exited to the left of the camera.
- The Second Verse: For this verse, Jade and I are also involved with being on screen. At the time we found this difficult because there were only three of us present and we needed all three of us in the video. We used the tripod to set up a wide shot of my kitchen. Kelsey is sat on the right side of the worktop and I am wearing a pink dressing gown, I have my hair tied up and I have basic make up, this is to portray a mother-in-the-morning type figure. As Kelsey begins the second verse, I clean the worktops around her, being completely oblivious that Kelsey is there. 'You go to the doctors' When these lyrics are being spoken, Jade enters from the left holding her head like she is in pain. She is wearing the same clothing so the audience is led to believe that this is the girl who was drunk outside Kelsey's door. As Kelsey continues to mime, I comfort Jade and turn around to get something out of the cupboard behind me. I get out a large box of what looks like tablets; it will then cut to a close up of me giving the 'pills' to Jade. Then it will switch to another face on, close up of Kelsey singing the concluding lyrics of the second verse, 'Little do you know, she already takes crack.'
Our plans for the next chorus, bridge and concluding chorus's will include a mixture of front on, from behind and side medium shots of Kelsey as she walks down Newhaven High Street. We decided to film here because unlike Lewes High Street (our initial filming street location) Newhaven has some boarded shops and has been made from concrete; Lewes had a brick path and cobble side lines. We thought Newhaven suits the gritty, London feel that we are trying to portray; we are trying to make our set look as authentic as possible without travelling to London. Newhaven is also a convenient location because it is not far from my home; therefore we do not have to struggle with the camera equipment. In these shots, we will also be experimenting with the focus too. We will focus on Kelsey as she walking through the streets so that the background is blurred thus creating the allusion of a drug affect (which is still the main focus and message for our video.)
We are not changing the Brick Wall scene. Kelsey will be dressed in the same costume, singing the lyrics as we capture extreme close ups and wide long shots of her glittery, bold clothing against the plain and aged brick wall. We will be using these shots throughout the song as fillers and to help break up the storyline.
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