Camerawork & Editing

I have decided to do a mixutre of performance and narrative for my music video:

The narrative will be filmed through stop frame motion, which is a series of images, each slightly ajusted from one to the next, making a fluid motion of still frames, telling a story.

The performance based will be during instrumentals, or the chorus of the song, where the artist has to be viewed.

I am deciding to do this because the artist sells 50% of the product - the other 50% is the song itself, shown through the narrative. This gives my music video a stronger chance of being successful.

Camerawork Ideas for my Video:

For the narrative:

- Still images of a tilt upwards of female character (links to Goodwin's Theory of voyeurism)

- Match on action of her entering the house (shows good camera coordination and sets the scene)

- ECU of eyes and other parts of the face - examines the character's in detail and gives the audience a stronger sense of intimacy

- Camera tilts on images of alcohol - adds the 'drunk effect'

- Images of feet and people gathering - gives a crowded feel, an intense feel

For the performance:

- Drum kit: camera resting on top of a symbol as it is hit, looking through the snare drum, CU of feet on bass pedal

- Bass: close up of fingers playing the bass, LS of bassist playing

- Lead singer/ guitarist: close up of lips, zoom in and out on guitar solo

Editing Idea for my Video:

For the narrative:

- Fast cut montage between both pairs of eyes in an ECU

- Straight cut transitions, goes with genre of music

- Split screens to show connection of characters

- Enhancement of lighting on the girl - she is the wanted character

For the performance:

- Speed up movement of characters to suit music

- Colourisation on fast beats

- Mix both narrative and performance - overlay of images