Research & Planning: Initial Thoughts & Ideas

Our general idea's form a starting point towards the concept of our music video. This specific song gave us creative and authentic idea's which we can take forward and if we perceive the concept and construct a strong idea accurately, then this will enable us to work on it further, creating a high standard video.

Here are some of our current idea's:

Fire // Flame

- We were thinking of having specific close-up shots of objects which related and matched the lyrics visually, for example, for the word "burns" we were thinking of having a letter set on fire and capturing the action. Another example of a close-up shot that we want to use, is the portrayal of the girl crying with the tears running down her face. Personally, I think an extreme close-up shot would look more engaging with just half of the artists face portrayed within the frame.

Glass Smash

- Another idea which I thought might be effective is having glass smash, in a slow motion form which could fit the tempo of the music as it varies through out. The glass can start as whole at the beginning and as the music video runs it can keep cutting back to the smash and by the end of the video, all the glass can appeared shattered, creating the implication that the guy has "left" with the last line stating "your thinking of leaving".

Ripples

- We also had thoughts about turning the video into black and white, which I think will make it look really atmospheric and unique, giving the narrative a more powerful interpretation, as we are trying to express and explore the emotions/feelings felt by the girl who's dominant in the narrative. However, I think colour would look quite striking as well because were planning to use elements which will look really abstract and vivid in colour.

Smoke

- I think extreme close up shots of the artist smoking can have a impacting effect in our video, especially if we go ahead with the black and white format. In addition, I think the idea of having close-up shots of the ripples in the water will look really effective and can create or signify a specific tone, which can link to the rhythm of the song. Ripples in the water can also connote a calm mood which could contrast with the essence of the song, but overall, if we shoot it in a distinctive way, we can make it work. 

Subway

- Moreover, I also liked the idea of having a panoramic shot which circles our artist throughout the video, being shot from different perspectives to make it look more dynamic and I was thinking of a tracking shot which will be filmed in a subway, composing the artist walking with an addition of close-ups of her face to express her facial expression and can also show her singing. I think using a location like a subway is beneficial for our music video, as it fits the genre and style.