Initial ideas

Idea 1Black and white with a narrative/ performance structure. Solo artist walking through the city and sees a homeless man playing a guitar. The singer buys the guitar and walks around the city playing it. I would use the river Humber for a lot of the shots as it is quite close to college so it’s easily accessible for all of the people I need for my video. Other shots of the singer playing the guitar and singing will be used in front of a white backdrop, which I would record at the same time as the photo shoot for the promotional items. I could possibly use another location for some of my shots however I can’t decide whether to use The Deep or somewhere with a lot of grass. At the end of the video the singer returns the guitar to the homeless man and then gets on a train away from the city.

Idea 2Narrative structure. The singer is sat around the breakfast table calmly while his mum and dad rush around him. The singer gets up and walks out of the house. The camera follows his dad who is as described in the song, as an optimist so he would look happy and calm. It then goes onto his mum, who although is doesn’t say she is a pessimist, the song suggests it so it would show her looking stressed and angry. The camera goes back to the singer walking into a supermarket buying alcohol and fireworks. The camera goes back to his mum and dad arguing and then goes back again to the singer who is stood in front of a fire playing the guitar and singing. The camera then sees the fireworks go off and the camera fades to a black screen showing the band/artist’s name in white.

Idea 3Performance structure. All of the video is performance and in black and white. I would use a variety of camera angles and movements to stop the video from looking repetitive. I would like to use some slow-motion shots too like in The 1975 – The City video. This video would probably be the most difficult to film because it would mean having to find someone who can already play the guitar and have them learn the song or teach someone from scratch whereas with a narrative, it wouldn’t be as noticeable if the main character isn’t playing properly.