Mirco Element: Simplicity

From research of recent indie videos (2012 era) there has been an increase in music videos which take on the simplicity style. This generally does not include a main narrative presence within the video and focuses souly around the artist performance. Personally, I believe that taking on this 'stripped-down' approach to a music video works exceptionally well and hieghtens the focus of the artist. The style of simplicity is evident in Gabrielle Alpin's music video for her cover of 'The Power Of Love' where the focus is entirely on Gabrielle playing piano and singing. This style is one of which I wish to incorporate into my music video as our chosen genre is indie and to use a simplicity style would make our video 'current' with other established indie artists. Below is Gabrielle Aplin's video 'The Power Of Love':

DigiPack Photo Edits #3

DigiPack Photo Edits #2

Following on from the previous post, these are more photos we have edited from the photo shoot

DigiPack Photo Edits

By using our planning of potential locations as well as timings for our photo shoot, we managed to follow the plan and take some great shots. Majority of the shots centre around our chosen artist for our music video as well as the acoustic guitar which will also be in the music video. We also played around with the idea of a relationship and have both the artist interacting with a female. Below are the photos which we took:

Mise En Scene Research

As our chosen genre is indie, our artist will have to follow in suit and look the part. To make sure this happens, my group and I research and made a collage of what we believe to be typical clothing of a indie artist.

The image above is the clothing we research and put together. Skinny jeans (top left) are a frequent and almost essential item, it would seem, for a indie artist therefore it was a must. Bracelets for the artists arms is another typical look and it also helps to highlight more of a personality surrounding him. Especially as the weather is progressively getting colder, fold up beany hats are another common feature, especially those with a Christmas-style print on. Generally, the main colours the artist wear are of darker tones; maroons, greens, browns and blacks however the clothing usually has a seemingly random pattern on them. By researching this, we now know how to plan, in terms of mise en scene, for our music video.

Weather Forecast

In preparation for our filming date, I looked up the weather for the day in which we have scheduled to film to preempt my groups and my knowledge of what the weather conditions will be and the best day to film. Below shows the weather for the day which we wish to film and as the image shows, the forecast looks promising as it will be fairly sunny and not rain; perfect for our music video.

Risk Assessment

Before we carry out our filming for the music video, my group and I identified and listed the possible risks which we will have to take into account whilst filming. Firstly, finding a safe and secure location to park the car which will be taking us to our desired location and, furthermore, as our location is close to a main road we will need to be cautious and sensible whilst crossing.
Secondly, whilst setting up the equipment we will be using to film us, we must not trip over any loose wires connected to the cameras etc as it could cause damage to both the equipment and ourselves.
Then thirdly, as we are filming in a forest location, there will most probably be loose branches and slippery floor therefore we will need to be careful where we stand and take our time whilst moving about when filming.