Start of the Storyboard

In lesson we began to draw out and plan our storyboard. The whole of the music video is going to be in black and white we all agreed on this as it supports the emotions in the music video and this will keep the focus on the girl and her story. however some colour will be featured in the music video for an example;blue lights when the girl is dancing.We first began with the opening sequence of the music video and planning it along with the lyrics to connote emotions and support the narrative.  Laxmi was drawing out the frames of the storyboard, while i was replaying the music so we could decided what shots would relate to the lyrics. Also while this was happening Aaron and Hayley were contributing with cinematography and miss en scene ideas.

The music video begins with the instrumental of the song, the music video will then show a wide shot of a young ballet dancer in a black room with a single spotlight focused on her while she is sitting on the floor. Next the camera will pan round her face and then cut to an extreme close up of the ballet dancers face to focus on her facial expressions. Once the lyrics begin the scene will cutaway to Isabel Beau singing, this supports Goodwin's theory of Pop genre characteristics. This is because the record label will want close up ups and shots of the artist to be shown for advertising and promotions to her fans and the wider audience.

For the music video we are going to be shooting it hand held by using a tripod or a steadicam for it.  The music video will cut between the artist, Isabel Beau singing along to her song and the narrative for the video. The narrative for the music through a range of shots and settings show the struggle of this young ballet dancer who has to deal with the struggles of her parents arguing and show her eventually overcoming this and expressing it through her dancing(ballet).
We believe the shots for the video will have to be short takes and a lot of them to fit the conventions of a music video.