Explicit Scenes

Our music video is based around drug usage and the effects of drug taking. Therefore so it would not be banned from music videos we decided to make explicit shots more creative, leaving the audience to make their own connotations about what was happening in that particular shot.

For example: there is a scene (pictured) where the protagonist is about to take drugs before her night out, we decided to make this an over the shoulder shot, so you can't actually see the protagonist snorting drugs, but you can make assumptions.

Editing

We have decided to use the editing software Adobe premier pro CS4, however this is a programme I have no knowledge of, therefore myself and Jess Broome have tried editing random footage to see what effects the programme has to offer for example: how easy it is to cut film, spilt audio from video, spilt video, etc. We have also found instructions off the internet that we have printed off and are using as a mannual. This is a photo of us hard at work, trying to get used to the software.

Scene Order

I have decided to make sure that the scenes fit in with the song, so by listening to the exact lyrics and timing of the song i have made a list of where each scene will fit best. This is to help the narrative we are trying to display visually come through.



Opening Instrumental: Band on stage, Close up of guitar, then mid shot of band playing on stage. (lighting needs to be dim to portray that the band are at a gig with an audience)



1st Verse: 'Drug Scene'
The scene is of the protagonist getting ready for a night out, putting on her lipstick and mascara, drinking out of a bottle of vodka whilst getting ready. (the shots of drinking vodka are shown with an over the shoulder shot to make the audience feel involved in the scene as if they are in the shots) Close up of the protagonist putting makeup on is shot, then a long shot with a figure in the background is shown then the lights are turned off. (what you gonna do when the lights go out?)

The protagonist looks over her shoulder this is to portray her worried steam of conciseness as she is about to take drugs. She turns the light back on, shot as a mid shot.



1st Chorus: Jump cut to the protagonist cutting up a white powered substance is shown. As the lyrics are 'no, no, no, no, no, no' the jumps cuts link with the pace of the lyrics to create a sharp disoriented feel.

The repetition of the lyrics 'no,no, no...' in the chorus is linked with the visuals at the protagonist is shot taking drugs in different angles. (the actual taking of drugs will not be shown but shots to suspend the audiences disbelief)

The third repetition is of the protagonist in her room dancing crazily (like she is on high on drugs) all you can see is her with a white t-shirt on shone on by a UV light. a man is constantly in the corner of the room watching her she does not notice him.
A close up of her heel is shot as she walks out of the house ready for her night out.

The fourth repetition of the lyrics are, the protagonist being watched as she waits at the bus stop for a bus. He is behind her and he mimes the lyrics 'when you break it, i just cant take it' then a close up of the character looking over her shoulder to see who is watching her is shot. The protagonist is then shot on the bus ready for her night out.



2nd instrumental: For this instrumental between the chorus's and the verse, we plan to repeat a mid shot of the protagonist dancing in the club, sped up to create distortion.



2nd Verse: The protagonist is shot leaving the club, walking down an alley way. She is being followed by the same mysterious figure. As she stumbles down the alley, the figure is shot in jump cuts to show that he is getting closer to her.



2nd Chorus: Shots of boys corresponding with the repetition of the lyric 'no' is shown.
then the protagonist is shown dancing in a club.
On the second repetition of 'nos' it is the protagonist in the same positions as the boys in UV light.
The third repetition of the lyric 'no' is jump cuts of scenes of the girl dancing from previous shots.
then jump cut to the man in black miming the lyrics 'i just cant take it'
the fourth repetition of the lyric 'no' is a shot of the protagonist laid on the floor passed out. (sped up)

3rd instrumental (long): Shots of the protagonist in a white room are shown.

3rd verse: back to shots of protagonists partying.
contrasting with shots of her with her head on the floor having a 'breakdown' and close up of her eyes looking like she has taken drugs.

3rd Chorus: Shots of the protagonist in a white room are shown throughout the chorus.
with the man in black stood again black background with UV light miming 'when you break it, i just can't take it'

4th Instrumental: Lots of flashing lights, reverse shots of the girl walking and reverse shots of her dancing. jump cut to a long shot of the girl lying on the floor in the 'white room.'