Music Video Idea - Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene --> Everything inside the frame including setting, props, costume, make-up, colour.

Our main idea is that the video will be about the breakup of an engagement however the reason for the break up is unknown to the audience.

Setting:

For our idea, we have decided that we will only have three locations where our video will be set. We will shoot our video in woods, by a small lake and a house. Our idea is to have a shot of the girl running through the woods crying. We chose to shoot this particular shot in a wood as it makes it seem more magical and surreal. The house location will be only for the flashbacks we plan to include in our video. The flashbacks will show the happier times of the couple while the present day shots will be used to show the sadder times of the couple. We will be shooting our video in the morning and in the afternoon so we have some strong light to work with.

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Costume:

For our idea, we have decided to have two main costumes. We will be putting the girl in a long pale pink dress and the boy will be wearing a pair of dark blue jeans and a white polo shirt. During our flashback shots, the couple will be dressed in more casual clothes. The girl will be dressed in blue jeans and a white top while the boy will be wearing blue jeans and grey tracksuits.

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Make-up:

For our idea, we have decided to have the girl in two different types of make-up. For the present day shots, she will be wearing make-up but we will be making it look as if she has been crying and so will make her mascara run down her face. She will then be wearing light make-up in the flashback scenes as part of her everyday look. The boy won't be wearing any make-up.

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Colour:

For our idea, we have thought about having the present day stuff in black and white to show that the mood is sad. This will show that they have broken up. We will then have the flashbacks in colour to show the mood is happier and to show that their relationship is good.

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Props:

One of the props we plan to use is a ring. We have an idea that in one of the flashbacks, we will show the girl putting on a necklace and you will see the ring on her wedding finger to show that they two are engaged. We then plan to show that the couple have broken up in the a present day shot by showing the girl throwing the ring into a river and we plan to shoot this from a close shot.

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