Final Music Video

Final music video for vimeo from Ria on Vimeo.


This is the final draft of my music video. It has been improved from the last two versions as I have focused on ensuring the lighting is perfect and clear - in result my shots appear in high quality. I have edited it so that it fits with the pace of the music and have put special attention on the mise en scene to ensure it fits with the era I wish to portray. One thing I added was titling of the artist, the song and myself as director, as this is how it would appear when on MTV or VIVA or any other music TV station, telling the audience what they are watching.

 MICRO ANALYSIS OF MY VIDEO

Camera

v  Establishing shots of the location – the sun coming through the trees, the river – reflecting the mellow mood as well as conforming to typical conventions of the Indie Folk genre.

v  Low angle shot of the actress stepping into shot – forces audience to focus on the mise en scene as it’s a close up of her brown boots.

v  Shot looking at the artist through the gates highlights how the viewers of the music video might be trapped in their own ways, forgetting the carefreeness of childhood.

v  Focus pull from flower to the artist walking through high grass – gives the sense of a journey

v  Low angle shot of the artist’s shoes, walking towards the camera – highlights how the viewer is looking at life from the characters point of view.

v  Close up of the artist touching the ivory tree leaf – highlights the Indie Folk convention of a sense of nature.

v  Slow motion edit shot of the shadow on the grass – makes the audience think about their own identity and remember when they were young and careless; giving a sense of nostalgia.

v  POV shot of what the artist sees (trees and the path ahead) – putting audience in the characters shoes.

v  Close up shot of the artist looking at herself in the puddle of water – highlighting the sense of identity, looking at who you are and who you were

v  Extreme close up of the fly buzzing around a flower – concept of nature, innocence and beauty reinforced

v  Low angle shot, looking up at the artist – making her the focus of the video – emphasising how fans will look up to her.

v  Low angle shot of girl kicking up leaves – reinforcing concept of childhood

v  Slow panning down shot, establishing new location of the thatched cottage.

v  Close up of hand on chain and then the bell dinging

v  Slow pan up the artist from foot to head – POV shot of what the mother sees

v  Close up of the artists face – allowing audiences to see the characters tears

v  Extreme long shot of character running towards the gate crying – creating distance between the artist and the audience – isolating the character

v  Mid shot of mother looking out the window sadly and walking away – separation between daughter and mother.

Editing

v  Dissolve transition – text appearing on shot (Artists name, song name and directors name) – conforming to music videos that appear on music channels.

v  Continuity editing – artist steps up on bridge then close up of artist on bridge – helping to make the story flow

v  Slow cuts of shots in order to fit with the slow pace of the song

v  Continuity of artist touching tree – allowing audiences to view action from an extreme long shot and a close up view

v  Slow motion edit shot of the shadow on the grass – makes the audience think about their own identity and remember when they were young and careless; giving a sense of nostalgia.

v  Continuity editing of artist when she bends down and looks into puddle – making sure each shot flows with the other, fitting with the graceful music.

v  The sound of the bell dings over the music as the shot of the bell is shown

Mise en scene

v  LOCATION OF WOODS/MEADOW – fitting with the typical conventions of an Indie Folk Music video as it’s a focus on nature

v  Bright white/yellow lighting on shots of girl walking around – emphasising theme of sunlight which reinforces the happiness.

v  Artist is dressed in neutral, natural colours such as browns, beiges, yellows and dark oranges – reinforcing the 50’s era the video is set in.

v  Short dress and little boots emphasise the theme of youth and carefree attitude

v  Make-up such as the flicked eyeliner and the backcombed quiff fit in with the 50’s era

v  LOCATION OF THATCHED COTTAGE – emphasise the target audience are those who live in the country – meaning they will be able to personally identify to the video – also emphasises why the artist was in the country throughout the video

v  Mother dressed in an apron – conforming to the typical 50’s stereotypical role of the mother being a housewife

v  The lighting inside the house – the slash of light over the mother and the window, but the rest in dark lighting, emphasises the negative, sad mood within the room – reflecting the mothers worry

Sound

v  The song “People Help The People” emphasises the theme of caring which is shown within the video as the mother is fretting for her daughter, worrying about where she is. It is a mellow, slow paced song, fitting with the pace of the song and the innocent, graceful tone of the video

v  The tweeting birds at the beginning of the video highlight the theme nature and beauty however are also an aural representation of the artist of the song, “Birdy”.

v  The dinging of the bell emphasises the era – as they would not have had doorbells, however also fits nicely with the shot of the bell, making the scenes more realistic.