USE OF CHARACTERS AND ACTORS
A teenage girl with a dreary and unfulfilling life turns to her 'brightly coloured' dreams for exhilarant adventures beyond her bleak reality.
As explained in the pitch the protagonist of this music video will be a teenage girl. This is because of a series of factors. As the genre of the track is Pop/Alternative Rock the main age demographic for the video is expected to be young people. Example of other bands of similar genre sharing this same demographic audience are One Direction and Fall out Boy.Protagonist
The protagonist for the music video is inspired by intertextual reference, "I Could Be The One" by artist Avicii because of it's bleak portrayal of reality contrasted with a hyper-energetic representation of a day-dream sequence the performer has to escape mundane life. In this particular instance a female star performer is used to create a sense of comedy, (challenging the pop genre convention of representing women in a sexualised manner), something of which attributes to attract a younger audience who are likely to be more interested in less heavy themes within a music video, (comedy making the narrative more light hearted). The actress in Avicii's video also has a very alternative look which is something we are going to similarly going to going to attain in order to create more of a realistic and relatable appearance, not conforming to mainstream beauty standards.
By referring to this 'alternative' look through intertextuality we can create a sense of 'relation' to the adolescent female audience. Anyone who may feel socially recluse or outcast can therefore relate to over-exaggerated version of themselves portrayed in a comedic fashion.
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| Not stereotypically thin or immediately attractive and appealing. |
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| Resting unamused and comic face. |
ACTRESS:
Lauren Bryant, aged 17 (A.K.A me)
The decision to cast myself was based on appearance as well as availability, I have a thorough understanding of what we want to achieve and have many past experiences within acting and the arts, currently studying Theatre Studies at A-Level. The only downside to this casting is that I may not be able to have such a hands of approach to filming as much as others within my group, but in setting aside story boards I will be able to dictate some of the shoot.
Imaginary Friend
ACTRESS
Molly Cutter, aged 17
Luckily actress Molly Cutter and I are somewhat similar in appearance and therefore we enlisted her help to play this optimistic character. She is an experience actress with an arrange of past credits and is currently taking A-Level Theatre Studies.
Supporting Characters
BOY AND GIRL IN PAINTWAR SEQUENCE
It was intentional that the two actors we used for this instance looked physically similar as the protagonist and her imaginary friend share similar appearances. Both actors have blonde hair and blue eyes and appear generally complementary. The contrast between the protagonist's team being brunette and the opposing team being blonde was a nice visual variation also.
ACTOR
Marcus Day, aged 17
Marcus' appearance is what made him the appropriate choice for this casting, as well as his reliability having assisted upon several shoots for me both academically and for extra curricular projects in the past, therefore aware of the dedication and patience it requires whilst shooting.
ACTRESSAbbie Hiscox, aged 17
Abbie is in our production group and therefore would be present the day of the shoot anyway, making her a logical member to cast. Her appearance also fits the criteria we want for this sequence, (blonde hair, blue eyes) and she has a clear comprehension of what we intend to obtain on the day of the shoot of the 'paint war'. Abbie also takes A-Level drama.
CHAUFFEUR
ACTOR
Ronald Bond, aged 77
BOYFRIEND
ACTOR
James Coy, aged 17
The protagonist's boyfriend is not a big part of the plot but we wanted to try to make sure the protagonist and him appeared 'couple like' in appearance. We enlisted the help of a fellow media student James for the shoot.
I am pleased you are endeavouring to link your planning to independent research and to Goodwin’s Theory. The organisation of your post is a little confusing because you discuss elements of music videos you have researched then immediately under the uploaded music video by Fall Out Boy you go straight into a paragraph saying… Protagonist: The protagonist in this music video is going to be played by me…..
ReplyDeleteIt would be better to start a new paragraph starting…….The music video we are marketing is………by…….. The primary performer in the music video is.
1 )I would suggest a better way to organise this or future posts is on a prezi or slide show so that it is clear which productions you are discussing.
2) For example Slide 1 on the Fall Out Boy’s Music video and the points you wish to make; Slide 2 on the representation of the lead performer in your music video titled……….. ; Slide 3 Props and objects etc.
3) Re Fall Out Boy’s “Uma Thurman”. The male gaze is ironic in this music video with the band represented as oafish and stupid and the female as capable and daring. With a little more research into Uma Thurman’s role in Tarantino’s “Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2” you would pick up the relevance of the title of the track. Uma Thurman in Kill Bill 1 and 2 is a super hero who can outwit all oafish redneck violent men as she goes on her mission of revenge. Thus the gaze is turned on its head in this film as in Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown” which are important films in the representation of strong independent women in film. In Wikipedia:…..
Uma Thurman" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released digitally on January 12, 2015. The song prominently features sampled theme music from the television series The Munsters (1964-1966) and lyrics celebrating the characters actress Uma Thurman has played in films such as Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill….
4) Your planning is developing well but be careful about precise terminology, for example instead of “her” or “him” (vague/confusing) use “performer” or “protagonist”. You also mention Abbie and explain she was in your group…….??? What group and for what production and when? This is what I mean about precision.
In a separate power point you could focus on the ironic name of the track "Uma Thurman" and relate the explicit visual references to this film.
ReplyDeleteWhen you come to do your case study on Representation you may wish to use this music video and perhaps another and focus on the representation of gender in these productions.
Whoops forgot to add this:
ReplyDeletePoints to strengthen:
1) When speaking about audience you can instead use “fans” in order to vary vocabulary.
2) You say in paragraph 2: ……Fall Out Boy is slightly different in the way they are represented in their music videos and yet attract a young audience demographic of both male and female………
This is confusing because you need to identify the track/ music video you are discussing, and instead of “they” say instead the band or the artist.
3) You say…… Stereotypically 'male' interests are expressed such as shots of sports cars… Instead of stereotypically say either “traditionally” or “conventionally males performers, particularly in rap and hip hop artists’ music video. Here the phallic symbol of the sports car is associated with femininity. This is an explicit inter textual reference to Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” and the bride’s pussy wagon. Note Uma Thurman plays the iconic hero in this film. You could add a slide show or power point briefly identifying and explaining the purpose of these intertextual references which link strongly to the title of the track.
4) When you reference a media theory, make your point and then either bracket the theorist (Goodwin). Or say something like…….aspects of this music video conform to Goodwin’s theory of music videos, for example………
Lauren could you please file your planning under the correct labels without delay. When I looked under G324 Planning Music Video I found none!!! This is because you haven't filed your work accurately, please sort this out before you begin to lose marks.
ReplyDeleteThanks.