Justifying my Final idea:
My chosen idea for my music video was a performance/narrative which is about Alex who has to deal with a breakup with her lover. The beach is a symbolic scene as she is in peace when she is there as she feels she is as close as she used to be with him whenever they were there but as soon as she reaches home, she goes back to her addictions as he is not there to control her which works well with my intended idea which connotes how insane she is without him which is portrayed as she is seen to get drunk violently uncontrollable without having him by her side.
I really liked the idea of this performance/narrative video as it would let me experiment with creating different types of angle shots while still allowing me to focus on my cinematographic methods. This is why I want to shoot on numerous kinds of locations such as a house, poolside, beach and behind the green screen for visual effects without it being too difficult to create.
I really liked the idea of this performance/narrative video as it would let me experiment with creating different types of angle shots while still allowing me to focus on my cinematographic methods. This is why I want to shoot on numerous kinds of locations such as a house, poolside, beach and behind the green screen for visual effects without it being too difficult to create.
Analysing potential choices:
First Video: Billie Eilish - lovely (Feat. Khalid)
Short Background Summary:
Billie Eilish is a 16 year old American singer and songwriter who became famous due to her debut single 'Ocean Eyes' which was published 2 years ago on March 24th, 2018. After this song her next big step into becoming famous was when 'lovely' was produced by her brother, Finneas O'Connell, Khalid and herself which received a boost from its placement in famous series, '13 Reasons Why' being part of its soundtrack during one of the most touching moments of season 2.
The title 'Lovely' is purely used as a sarcastic statement as she claims ''The song is really freaking depressing, oh how lovely, just like taking everything horrible... You know what, this is great I'm so happy being miserable.''
Song meaning behind it:
The song seems to be about someone who is in a phrase filled with different emotions where they cant get out of even though they don't want to be in it in the first place. As a result, the person seems to be talking to himself constantly reminding how he will get though it while dealing it by himself instead of talking to others. This however doesn't change the fact that this is a horrible emotion to contain all alone as you end up feeling like you're the only person who can stand up for yourself as nobody would understand you. This might be the reason why it was used in '13 Reasons Why' as it fully resembles the characteristics portrayed by Hannah Baker.
My ESSENTIAL STORYLINE:
I was thinking of creating a music video which showcases a girl who feels she is trapped in her own emotions that nobody could understand, not even the love of her life. She feels like its not worth explaining her emotions to him as he would only understand her temporally. As a result, when he does try to understand her, he puts enough effort to show he cares and she does give him chances to understand her but realises shes only fooling herself as the differences between them cannot change, there will always be this gap between them whether she's awake or asleep. In case you're confused, here is a breakdown of what I mean:
Verse one:
Before the music, we the streets which lead up to the house, we open the door and sit down (miming the guys actions as if he just came home from work etc) and we get a quick long shot of him and move onto her as she just wake up.
1) Thought I found a way
Thought I found a way, yeah (found)
She begins the song by looking into the mirror lip syncing the words while looking dreadful, like she has lost hope since she already thought she solved the issue.
2)But you never go away (never go away)
So I guess I gotta stay now
She turns around and glances at a guy who I will label as her 'lover'. They currently have issues understanding each other. She sings 'I guess I gotta stay now' she looks back into the mirror which showcases how there is no point in trying to change how she feels since he never goes away.
3)Oh, I hope some day I'll make it out of here
Even if it takes all night or a hundred years
She then walks out the bathroom and heads out the door ignoring her lover. Here I would capture multiple shots of her entering different rooms and closing the door like RadioHead - daydreaming which would showcase her running in different roads to create an effect of her running 'a hundred years'.
4)Need a place to hide, but I can't find one near
Wanna feel alive, outside I can fight my fear
I would capture a shot of her trying to look for a place to hide while circulating around her so it seems like she is looking for a place to hide from her point of view.
Before the music, we the streets which lead up to the house, we open the door and sit down (miming the guys actions as if he just came home from work etc) and we get a quick long shot of him and move onto her as she just wake up.
1) Thought I found a way
Thought I found a way, yeah (found)
She begins the song by looking into the mirror lip syncing the words while looking dreadful, like she has lost hope since she already thought she solved the issue.
2)But you never go away (never go away)
So I guess I gotta stay now
She turns around and glances at a guy who I will label as her 'lover'. They currently have issues understanding each other. She sings 'I guess I gotta stay now' she looks back into the mirror which showcases how there is no point in trying to change how she feels since he never goes away.
3)Oh, I hope some day I'll make it out of here
Even if it takes all night or a hundred years
She then walks out the bathroom and heads out the door ignoring her lover. Here I would capture multiple shots of her entering different rooms and closing the door like RadioHead - daydreaming which would showcase her running in different roads to create an effect of her running 'a hundred years'.
4)Need a place to hide, but I can't find one near
Wanna feel alive, outside I can fight my fear
I would capture a shot of her trying to look for a place to hide while circulating around her so it seems like she is looking for a place to hide from her point of view.
Chorus:
5)Isn't it lovely, all alone?
Heart made of glass my mind of stone
She sits down in pain and crumbles up into a small bone symbolizing how alone she is as she tucks her head between her legs making herself even smaller, she lifts her head and shes back home.
6)Tear me to pieces, skin and bone
Hello, welcome home.
Shes a bit lost, and sings 'tear me to pieces, skin to bone' with gestures as she sees him walk through the door.
5)Isn't it lovely, all alone?
Heart made of glass my mind of stone
She sits down in pain and crumbles up into a small bone symbolizing how alone she is as she tucks her head between her legs making herself even smaller, she lifts her head and shes back home.
6)Tear me to pieces, skin and bone
Hello, welcome home.
Shes a bit lost, and sings 'tear me to pieces, skin to bone' with gestures as she sees him walk through the door.
Verse two:
7) Walkin' out of town
Lookin' for a better place
This time, we film the point of view that comes from the guy as I capture him walking along the roads looking around for a 'better place.'
8)Something's on my mind
Always in my head space
As he walks around, he sees the girl which is the same shot we saw on number 5 (where she is sat crumbled)
9) But I know some day I'll make it out of here
Even if it takes all night or a hundred years
He tries to approach her but she runs away behind a corner, as he runs to the corner, she isn't there anymore so he turns around trying to look for her but cant find here.
10) Need a place to hide, but I cant find one near
Wanna feel alive, outside I can fight my fear
You see the boy imitate the girl and suddenly she reapers and sits next to him both of them crumbled up as they finally understand each others emotional stress.
7) Walkin' out of town
Lookin' for a better place
This time, we film the point of view that comes from the guy as I capture him walking along the roads looking around for a 'better place.'
8)Something's on my mind
Always in my head space
As he walks around, he sees the girl which is the same shot we saw on number 5 (where she is sat crumbled)
9) But I know some day I'll make it out of here
Even if it takes all night or a hundred years
He tries to approach her but she runs away behind a corner, as he runs to the corner, she isn't there anymore so he turns around trying to look for her but cant find here.
10) Need a place to hide, but I cant find one near
Wanna feel alive, outside I can fight my fear
You see the boy imitate the girl and suddenly she reapers and sits next to him both of them crumbled up as they finally understand each others emotional stress.
Chorus:
11)Isn't it lovely, all alone?
Heart made of glass my mind of stone
They both sits down in pain and crumbles up into a small bone symbolizing how alone they both are as they tucks their heads between their legs making themselves even smaller, they lift their heads and and they are back home.
12)Tear me to pieces, skin and bone
Hello, welcome home.
They look at eachother and try to place their palms in reach of the other but they cant hold each other and as the girl tries to grab his hand, his hand gets pulled away as they cannot collide so she falls forward in slomo and falls asleep back into a dream.
11)Isn't it lovely, all alone?
Heart made of glass my mind of stone
They both sits down in pain and crumbles up into a small bone symbolizing how alone they both are as they tucks their heads between their legs making themselves even smaller, they lift their heads and and they are back home.
12)Tear me to pieces, skin and bone
Hello, welcome home.
They look at eachother and try to place their palms in reach of the other but they cant hold each other and as the girl tries to grab his hand, his hand gets pulled away as they cannot collide so she falls forward in slomo and falls asleep back into a dream.
13) Woah, yeah
Yeah, ah
Here there will be a dance of her trying to reach out for him but when she thinks she does manage to, she reaches a door.
14) Woah, woah
Hello, Welcome home
She here opens it and finds him sitting down where he first was sat in the beginning of the video.
Yeah, ah
Here there will be a dance of her trying to reach out for him but when she thinks she does manage to, she reaches a door.
14) Woah, woah
Hello, Welcome home
She here opens it and finds him sitting down where he first was sat in the beginning of the video.
Second Video: Marnik - Burn
SHORT BACKGROUND SUMMARY:
Alessandro Martello and Emanuele Longo, better known as 'Marnik' originate from Italy and currently, they are one of the most promising young talents in today's electronic dance music scenes. They are not as well known as billie eilish however they already have gained support from some of the world's most renowned producers and DJ's with people such as Martin Garrix, Tiesto, Hardwell and even David Guetta. They also anticipated their ID from Hardwell's ground-breaking Ultra set as they recorded one of the biggest anthems this year hitting Beatport Top 10.
MY ESSENTIAL STORYLINE:
A girl is completely sad as she broke up with her boyfriend. During this process, she adapts a drinking habit. She ends up falling asleep after drinking too much and dances with her old lover in a continuous dream.
1. (House) Girl wakes up 0:02 *Blank Screen*
2. (Pool) Long shot view 0:05 *Blank Screen*
3. (House) Drunk + Stressed 0:08 *Blank Screen*
4. (House) Falls In Bed *Blank Screen*
5. (House) You Look familiar, Skin like vanilla 0:15 *Lip Sync*
6. (Beach) Girl and Boy stare at each other with a close up short which closes with a longshot back to short 0:20
7. (House) Girl pretends to drink 0:24
8. (Beach) Zooms into the eyes of both of them 0:25 *individually twice*
9. (Beach) Girl's hand almost connects with the boys hands 0:28
10. (Beach) They let go before holding 0:29
11. (Pool) Small dance from Girl, mimicking a swing movement 0:34
12. (Beach) View of face 0:35
13. (Face) Lip sync zoom in lips 0:38
14. (Beach) Girl dances a solo dance piece 1:14
15. (House) Lip sync 1:19
16. (School) There will be popcorn with a *movie theme* they both reach for the popcorn at the same time. Full shot, zoom into the popcorn then zoom onto the couple in a full profile shot 1:33
17. (House) Girl goes crazy without him, hits wall with side of her fist 1:37
18. (House) Looks up, faces camera slowly and lip syncs *and if you let me, I won't take it, I won't take it preceded by dramatically looking down 1:41
19. (Beach) Group dance
20. (Beach) Duet dance between the couple
2. (Pool) Long shot view 0:05 *Blank Screen*
3. (House) Drunk + Stressed 0:08 *Blank Screen*
4. (House) Falls In Bed *Blank Screen*
5. (House) You Look familiar, Skin like vanilla 0:15 *Lip Sync*
6. (Beach) Girl and Boy stare at each other with a close up short which closes with a longshot back to short 0:20
7. (House) Girl pretends to drink 0:24
8. (Beach) Zooms into the eyes of both of them 0:25 *individually twice*
9. (Beach) Girl's hand almost connects with the boys hands 0:28
10. (Beach) They let go before holding 0:29
11. (Pool) Small dance from Girl, mimicking a swing movement 0:34
12. (Beach) View of face 0:35
13. (Face) Lip sync zoom in lips 0:38
14. (Beach) Girl dances a solo dance piece 1:14
15. (House) Lip sync 1:19
16. (School) There will be popcorn with a *movie theme* they both reach for the popcorn at the same time. Full shot, zoom into the popcorn then zoom onto the couple in a full profile shot 1:33
17. (House) Girl goes crazy without him, hits wall with side of her fist 1:37
18. (House) Looks up, faces camera slowly and lip syncs *and if you let me, I won't take it, I won't take it preceded by dramatically looking down 1:41
19. (Beach) Group dance
20. (Beach) Duet dance between the couple
Third Video: Kygo & Justin Jesso - Stargazing
SHORT BACKGROUND SUMMARY:
Justin Jesso is an LA based songwriter since he was just 10 years old,born in Chicago. He used to be influenced by artists such as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles which as a result, lead to him singing in different locations such as regional theatres and talent shows. He first released a solo album after graduating high school however, he did not become fully famous till 21st of september 2017 when he was noticed by Kygo 2 months prior and they created stargazing. He performed the song with Kygo on labour day weekend in Vegas and currently, he is working on his individual songs.
MY ESSENTIAL STORYLINE:
For this music video I was thinking of a mother and a daughter to act this scene, this would be more based on how her mother doesn't accept her goals in life, maybe I could showcase a worldwide case which still might lack acceptance in some regions such as the LGBT+ community or maybe something smaller such as the girl having a passion towards something which may be more for the male stereotypical dreams or goals. In the end of the music video, we could see how she is able to make it whether she has acceptance from people she cares about or not. As a result, the message shows us if we have the motivation and passion to do something in life and we pursue it with a great desire, we can achieve it.
Video links that will help me create a better music video:
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Shooting locations:
1) 23 July St
This will be shot in my house and the areas around it potentially especially if i would like to film by the poolside or outside a building with good lighting when it is a little bit darker.
This will be shot in my house and the areas around it potentially especially if i would like to film by the poolside or outside a building with good lighting when it is a little bit darker.
2) The British School Muscat, Oman
In my music video, I will use my school for the radio head daydreaming effect which involves opening and closing doors to create an effect of how a door leads to another place
In my music video, I will use my school for the radio head daydreaming effect which involves opening and closing doors to create an effect of how a door leads to another place
3) Panorama Mall, Oman
There are houses very near by with a beautiful street which I will use for my video as the houses look quite aesthetically pleasing compared to other places i've seen around.
There are houses very near by with a beautiful street which I will use for my video as the houses look quite aesthetically pleasing compared to other places i've seen around.
Storyboard
Here is my professional storyboard of my chosen song, Billie Eilish - lovely
Inspiration links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuF7xcE81_I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO_o76d0h5o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_YZFyQ_9qk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yYBcErqbs0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij_0p_6qTss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-XEDIra94I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAVru1nEDlo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO_o76d0h5o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_YZFyQ_9qk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yYBcErqbs0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij_0p_6qTss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-XEDIra94I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAVru1nEDlo
https://genius.com/a/billie-eilish-breaks-down-idontwannabeyouanymore-on-genius-series-verified
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/billie-eilish/lovely
https://www.lyricinterpretations.com/billie-eilish/lovely
https://partyflock.nl/en/artist/85868/biography
http://phraseddifferently.com/justin-jesso/justin-jesso.php
(use in begining of song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbNnMcQbt6o
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/billie-eilish/lovely
https://www.lyricinterpretations.com/billie-eilish/lovely
https://partyflock.nl/en/artist/85868/biography
http://phraseddifferently.com/justin-jesso/justin-jesso.php
(use in begining of song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbNnMcQbt6o