Film inspiration

This film is called Into The Wild. this film inspired us as its all about one person travelling on their own as they don't like reality and will do anything to get away from it. We like the idea from this photo as it is a good picture to show him travelling with all of his belongings. We want to show our character travelling with all of her things too, but she'll be travelling through streets not the wild, but we want her to be walking through all different things to show she'll travel anywhere to get away from where she 
came from.



This picture is a great shot as it shows the audience that the character hasn't got anywhere to go so they will literally sleep/stay wherever they can. This shot is him on top of an abandoned van, in our video we will change this to our character sleeping on a bench or something like that just to let the audience know she hasn't got much else. When we video her sitting on something higher, we want her to be admiring the scenery that she can see so we can tell she loves where she is and that she finds comfort in it. 

We love this shot as it shows the main character from the movie doing something he admires in a place that he loves, this inspired us to do this in our music video with our main character. We want her to be sat somewhere alone, reading also so it shows the audience that she has a peace of mind where she is and that she is relaxed and happy. In the shot we want to capture a good part of the scenery to so we can fully portray her happiness now that she is alone and far away from her home.




In our music video we want a shot exactly like this where it shows a closeup of the characters face to try and show all of the emotion they have. In our case we want our charcter to be looking out to an open field or scenic area and have tears in her eyes to show that she feels like she is where she belongs. We want this shot to be at the very end of the video, so we can show her looking a little scruffy from where she has been travelling for days, but we want her to be smiling and feeling like shes finally got to where she has always wanted.

Film inspiration

We have got some of our inspiration for the storyline and the feel of the music video from films. One of the big films that have helped us realise what sort of story and shots that we want in our project is 'On The Road'

This is one of the shots from the film that is good for what we want to show in our music video as it shows the main character walking along the train track with their luggage to show to the audience that they are travelling. We are also inspired by the way he is wearing dark clothing at the same time as the sun shining and making the location within the scene look bright and cheerful.

The light behind the main characters head in the this shot with the sun setting is a shot that we want to recreate for the ending of our music video as it shows the emotion as we want the camera to turn to face her and for her to smile with the sun shining behind her as it sets and then the music video ends. We feel this would be a good ending as it shows that she is happy in her own little way and she is at her happiest when she is travelling, alone.

This scene from 'On The Road' is perfect for our music video as we ant our main character to meet people on her journey that show her happiness. Her dancing would be a good shot to have with people as it is when people are at their happiest. The people around her shows that she is comfortable with them as she is able to dance and let go in front of them. Her dancing on her own shows that for that moment she is the centre of attention as well as her being alone even in the happiest of times to some extent.

This shot from the film is something we want to portray in our music video as is focuses on the emotion of the main character which is a big part of our project because of the song and our storyline. Showing how she is feeling throughout the music video at different points and in different situations she is put in within it helps the audience to know how her emotion changes within the stages so that the viewers feel the same way and get more of a vibe from it.

The scene from 'On The Road' where there is a close up of a women laughing is a shot that we want to show in our music video project. We want to show her happiness every stage that she smiles or laughs to really emphasis upon it as this is a big factor in our music video, her emotions and the change in it with different people and surroundings.

Budget

For big organisations to create music videos, costs isnt much of a problem, however how video is a very low budget film which makes some of our ideas very hard to do causing us to have restrictions. Because of the restrictions we have, this has made us look more deeply into what exactly it is that we want that we can afford and is possible for us to do. Fortunately we have a good digital bridge camera and tripod to record our music video therefore this is quite a bonus instead of using the school camcorders which arent quite as good as we would like them to be. Originally we wanted to film our main character in different places all over the UK however due to the budget this wouldnt be likely for us to do, therefore we have looked at and chosen new locations which are within walking or biking distance, making it easier and affordable for ourselves. The only costs that we will need to work on are train ticket.

Moodboard

We had looked into existing music videos and found a numerous of shots that we are interested in using, with this we have created a moodboard of shots and scenes that have inspired us. They all have one thing in common, and that's travelling. They all include some form or another of movement. We aim to make our shots in our video to be unforgettable, things that are going to stay in their memory. We want to feature quite a few close ups of the main characters face in order to express and focus on their emotions. We will include different emotions to show her ups and downs. 

The start f the video is going to be in her bedroom that is quite messy and child-like to create the illusion that they are a poor family so they haven't been able to decorate in a while. We want her travelling around the country. We have a shot on the train within the mood board which is another shot that we are going to recreate along with the handheld effect in some takes to show her filming her journey and when she meets people to show her happiness more clearly and more close up without filming all steady shots of her face that become tiring to the eye for the audience of our music video. We want her smoking in the music video as shown by one of the pictures in this mood board as it indicates she leads a stressful life and is stereotypical for people that lead that lifestyle and who's house and family are in the same way the main characters is within our project.

Facebook page

Facebook is a free online social networking site consisting of around 1.5 billion users. The users on this site range from around 11 to around 60, therefore anything that is put onto this site is bound to get the attention of a very wide range of people. Its free to create profiles and pages for people to like. We have created a page on Facebook for our 'Alone in this' music video, if people like our page, they will be updated with any information that we put up on there. Its important to keep people updated to keep their interest up. By regularly updating this page, we are keep our audience aware of what we are doing, where we are in our planning and production and at the end allow them to see our final production and give feedback. By creating these pages you can get opinions, idea and feedback from members of the public, as they are who we are trying to please so what they say is very important to us and our final piece. The picture in the top right is the page of the actual band we are using who are called 'The Shape of The Earth'.

Below is our Facebook page, we have titled it 'Alone In This media music video' by naming it this we have got it straight out there what it is, which allows people to instantly and clearly recognise its meaning. People who are aware of the song or the band may come across our page or search for it. We had posted on the page when we started it up to let people know what we are doing. We will continue to update this when we have finished our research and planning and actually start the production, introducing our rough cuts etc to them.  

Synopsis

The main character in our music video is a girl aged 17. The girl had a back story of a violent past and present through her upbringing, her family are violent making her feel as though she is an outsider on the family. Therefore we are going to include this within the music video, and this may help the audience see why she is how she is, and why she feels the way she does. We are going to have the voice-overs in the background of shouting, slaps and arguing before the girl packs her bags, gets up and leaves. The houses furniture is very dark and simplistic to show that they aren't the most wealthy family, creating the right atmosphere that we are going for. By representing the house in such a way, people will assume that they are not the type to have disposable money for luxuries etc. The song will begin to start after the door slams which is done by the girl, as she leaves. The girl walks out carrying her belongings alongside with her where she starts her journey. Scenes that include her walking through towns and estates, travelling on a train and just trying to just get somewhere, somewhere far from home.  On her journey, she meets people, sweet people, people who make her feel not so alone, however thats difficult as she will always have that emptiness within her. This is where our message comes through, no matter where she is, whether it look likes she happy and enjoying herself, she will always be alone, with people or physically alone.

Locations and weather

Location

Our original location idea was that we wanted to record in different locations across the UK including on trains. However, we knew this would be very hard to do and also expensive, therefore in order to make this a little more possible we have decided to do it locally however we are going to try and find areas that are all near by but to the audience it will look like its in all different places over the UK, creating some sort of illusion. We are thinking about starting the music video in a house, which will be the opening location, she will then walk through an estate or crowed town. We are going to show her in all different locations, with people however mostly on her own as she is meant to be 'all alone'. We want some scenes to take place on a train as we are trying to make it seem like she travelling around a lot. 

Weather

We have decided to film on different days, by doing this is wont look as though her whole journey to all of these places were filmed on one day, making it seem more realistic. By filming on different days, all shots from each day will alter because of the change in weather, whilst one day it might be raining, other days it might be quite sunny showing her travelling over a period of time creating the realism. 

Equipment needed

For our music video we are going to need a variety of equipment and software in order to film and edit our final production for our music video. The first thing we are going to need is a digital camera. We were able to borrow a camcorder from the school however, just like our AS piece, we have decided to use our own bridge Fujifilm camera for a number of reasons, the quality is better, the battery life is longer and it just gives our final piece a more professional look to it. In order to ensure that our shots are straight and clear we will use a tripod. Once we have finished recording we will need to start using softwares such as; Audacity which is a recording studio with a computer programme and also Adobe Premiere Pro which is an editing software.

Examples for music video scenes

We want our music video to be quite personal, about this one girls life and how she constantly feels alone despite physically being with people or not. In order to achieve this, we thought it would be a good idea to include short clips of which she would of recorded herself on a handheld camera. We got inspiration for this from some popular pop music videos like Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love. This involves two artists in the music video acting as a couple and using a handheld camera in order to film the more personal and fun side between them both. We will be using this to show parts of the girls life when she is with people, when she looks happy but also when she isnt, and she is alone.