Music video analysis

This is the opening scene of my music video. I created a picture on photoshop of the iPhone lock screen when music was playing, on photoshop I put the cover of the album I previously created and replaced the text with the name of the song playing, the album and the artist. Much like the original plan, I kept the person grabbing the phone anoymous. 

I kept the original idea of having a range of different shots of the girl doing her makeup. My favourite shots were ones from behind the girl but having the camera looking into the mirror so the only way the audience can fully see what she is doing is by seeing her reflection. 

I used a few shots of the girl walking and driving around in the dark, like I had originally planned but I found that the scene was a bit too dark, I tried to brighten the scene on iMovie but think that it may have taken away some of the clarity of the image and feel it may have compromised the quality of the scene. 

  

This sequence is something that I'm really pleased with. This is the part of the video where the girl is coming back to the house, the camera focuses on her hand on the door handle and the door open slightly. This shot is taken from behind the girl as if she was being followed in, the next scene cuts to the camera being inside and watching the door open the rest of the way and have the girl walking in. It took a while to get the timing right and make the transition smooth but feel it works really well. 

The next part of the video follows on from where the girl has returned to the house, she proceeds to go back to the bathroom she was once in and starts to take off the makeup she had previously put on. I found this part of the video quite challenging as I had to keep stopping filming and paint the skeleton on her face. The wipe she was using also started to smudge the paint slightly and feel that the face paint might have been too messy. 

After looking at her new appearance and a few shots of her putting on her hat ect, the final scene of the video is the girl walking out. Much like the previous shot and transaction of the door (when arriving at the house) I decided to do that again with the bathroom door. After that transition the girl walks towards the camera and then walks past it, the girl is then followed all the way out of the house and is then out of sight. 

Overall I'm really pleased with how this video has turned out. I found it challenging getting the balance of different shots and techniques in the video and making sure that all transitions and movements were smooth, but feel that I have managed to recreate certain techniques and do them professionally in my own video. 

Music Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn-be6E6rTc

^^ This is the link to the music video I created.

Preferred reading

The general theme of the video I have been making is isolation, and the feeling of having to blend in and hide your personality. I extend this meaning by having the main character having to hide and cover up her true identity, a skeleton. This is a metaphor for hiding personality traits and is obviously hyperreality as people can't actually wipe away their skin. 

I wanted to show and present these themes in extreme ways as it would make the message clear to the audience and will hopefully appeal and inspire the audience. 

Story board

For the opening of my music video I thought it would be a good idea to include some product placement, this included the iPhone 5c, on the phone I decided to have the song the video is made for playing on the phone, this also shows the cover of the album, letting the audience know what the album looks like. The holder of the phone is anoymous and this scene then lades to the actual video. 

The following scene is a range of different shots of a girl getting ready, the girl is in a bathroom doing her makeup. The audience isn't given any context of where the girl is going or who she is. I will use a range of shots such as close ups, mid shots ect.

The following scenes will be the girl walking around, and driving at night. The destination will be unknown and won't show the girl actually going into anywhere. This is to give the appearance of her travelling around aimlessly, as if she isn't aware where she wants to be. 

The final part of the music video is when the girl arrives back from being out at night, just like previous scenes she is back in the bathroom, instead of a montage of shots of her taking off her makeup, instead she is taking it off. When taking off her makeup she reveals her true identity and shows that she has the face of a skeleton. After taking off her makeup the girl then leaves the house for a final time and with that, ends the video.