Experimenting Begins

   This weekend (11/22 - 11/24) my partner and I did not film. Neither of us had time this weekend so we decided to refine everything we already have. I spoke to the actor of the music video and we ran through some of the extra things we could do. Because the genre of our song is Indie Pop we can add endless things to the video without changing much. The original amount of props that we had planned before was minimal. So we were thinking of things that we could add to it. Because the length of this video has to be around 1 minute and 15 seconds I decided that I wanted the video to be more like a trailer. That fact doesn't change much in the storyboard but it does affect editing just a little. I picked out the specific part of the song that we will use, all the way up to 1:12, and how the ending and beginning will be. The way the actor of the video acts doesn't have to go with the lyrics of the song but the actor WILL be singing so, I want some of the lyrics and actions to correspond in some type of way. For example, the songs name is "Froot" so I decided that I wanted to include fruits for the ironic effect.
   This weekend I also experimented with the make-up that the actor would have on. In indie pop videos there are a lot of close-ups and the actor usually has on make-up the help accentuate their character. By that I mean if the artist is trying to give off a playful and carefree vibe then their make-up would be bright and dramatic colors that show all over their faces. A more mysterious or calmer music video would have natural or close to natural make-up.  If it's not prominently shown through make-up then it shows through with lighting, hair, or even props. The lack of props can give off a simpler vibe to your video while more props create more action and things for the audience to see. If nothing about the actor sticks out then the setting will. For this music video, I want to shoot on the beach so the makeup and hair of the actor will be more dramatic. The video will be a narrative video. This will have the audience more interested in the video. Another thing that I will emphasize is the outfit that the actor will be wearing to further adhere to the conventions of indie music videos.