Music Video Planning

1. Costumes

None of our actors will be wearing Fort Lauderdale High School apparel; it would not follow the music. Instead, our actors will be wearing a dress or very "bougie' clothes. Since it will be on the beach, the actors will most likely be barefoot. They may wear sandals if they choose to. 

2. Lighting

Like other indie pop music videos, my music video will not have any artificial lighting; most of the lighting will be natural, as it comes from the sun. 

3. Acting

As of right now, we are thinking about having the actors wear a black dress since that is an article of clothing that both of them own. I have not decided if the actors should lip-sync or just "act out" the song. 

4. Makeup

My actors will be wearing "natural makeup." On the camera, it will look like they're wearing little to no makeup; the whole point is to make the actors look like natural beauties. We will only be using makeup to correct imperfections. For instance, if one of the actors has patchy eyebrows, I will have them apply tinted brow mascara or fill them in with a brow pencil. I will also have them apply minimal highlighter to the highest points of their faces to accentuate key features. 

5. Props

Like other indie pop music videos, there will be many props that fit with the surroundings and the lyrics of the song. We will have different fruits in the video that plays off of the irony of the title of the song.

6. Setting 

I will be filming my music video to the song "Froot" on the beach. Since it is a public establishment, I will not be asking for permission, unless I want to film by the lifeguard tower. If it is raining on the day that I am supposed to film, I will have to reschedule the shoot for another day. This will not change our music video since the location will remain the same. Safety will be my number one priority while we are filming the music video. I will wear my seat belt while I am in the car. I will not text and drive while I am on my way to the beach to ensure that I get there safely.  If the waves are really high or there are rip currents, we will not be getting the water under any circumstances. However, I doubt that our actors will be getting in the water for the music video anyways.

Schedule

I have two blogs due by Thursday at midnight; we have to turn in the planning blog and the storyboard blog. The planning blog is supposed to include possible locations, costumes, lighting, makeup, props, setting, and the schedule. The first filming blog is due on November 25th. During Thanksgiving break, which is from November 27 to the 29th, we will not have any assignments or blogs due. The second filming blog is due on December 2nd. The final version of the music video with all of the edits and transitions is due on December 9th. On December 11th, our critical reflection questions will be due to the class email. 

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