After planning my idea I had quite a large problem. The actors I was going to use couldnt help me, so it left me with no-one available to help me film. This meant that I had to completely rethink my idea and try and come up with an idea that didn't involve actors. I decided that I would make a montage of Autumnal shots and fireworks cut together to the beat of the music. This was achieveable for me becasue it didn't involove other people. The main location I used, the woods, still referenced Paramore's video Decode like in the original planning. This was a music video that was set in the woods and used lots of camera angles and editing techniques to make it interesting to watch. When out shoting on location I tried to replicate some of the shots, such as shots of the sky and low angle shots of the trees.
Some of these photos formed part of my music videos but they were the first photos I took for my new idea. The most important thing was close ups and colour otherwise the shots were flat and uninteresting.
Here is Paramore's video Decode that I used for inspiration when re-planning my idea:
Concept
The concept for my new idea has taken most of the original ideas but just removed the actors. In the song a sense of loneliness is shown so I have replicated that by showing a sense of isolation and aloneness in the video through various photos. The photos which will be turned into a montage also reflect what the world is like this time of year with leaves falling off trees, etc. When the song goes into the chorus I will use some fireworks footage which will reflect the kind of release that happens during the chorus.
Shooting Schedule
I am going out to Dunston Common on 1st November to capture the bulk of my images and then on 5th November I am going to film some fireworks from Sparks in the Park as the rest of my footage. I will take with me my bridge camera to capture the photos and footage.
Location
The location I have chosen, Dunston Common, is quite close to where I live so it is easily accessible also it was one of my original locations which I was going to use before I had a casting problem. Just like I stated in my original planning, the woods are desolate and barren giving a sense of isolation and also are similar to the location used for Paramore’s music video Decode. The use of fireworks also relates to one of my other locations slightly, the room filled with coloured lights, which also gives a sense of being alone. Also, the fireworks are there and gone within a matter of seconds just like relationships in life which we need to value and understand.
