Wednesday 2 December 2009

Group Treatment: Mise-En-Scene (MES) - Emily Swager

Costumes:

At the beginning of the Music Promotional Video the Girl will be wearing normal clothes (Jeans, shirt), and the Man will also be wearing normal clothes (Jeans, top). When the man is by himself he will be wearing a different top, Jeans and a jacket (he will have his hands in the jacket pockets to make him look more sad).

In the next verse of the song, both the Girl and the Man will be wearing sports clothes (tracksuits). Whenever the Man is alone he will be wearing the same Jeans and jacket with his hands in his pockets to make him look sad in the cold weather of winter.

In the next verse of the song, (where the tree is) the Girl will be wearing normal clothes again, but different clothing from the beginning of the video (Jeans, shirt and thin jacket) and the Man will be wearing normal clothes in a similar fashion (jeans and top and thin coat). Whenever he is alone he will be wearing the same clothing in all “lonely” scenes (Jeans top and jacket).

At the end of our video, the Girl will be wearing normal winter clothes (Jeans, top and a thicker coat) to show that it is getting colder. The Man will be wearing normal winter clothes (jeans, top and a thick coat), again to show that it is getting colder.

Whenever the two of them are together their costumes should be lighter, for instance they can be wearing white or brighter colours (like blue), to try to reflect the feeling of the summery weather. And, as time goes by, they wear darker, thicker clothing. For instance, the Man could start with a normal blue shirt, then as the song progresses he wears navy blue colours.

Whenever the Man is by himself he will be wearing neutral colours, so a neutral jacket colour like muddy grass green, and his shirt can be a black (the same goes for his jeans) to try and show that he is mourning.

Props:
Beginning of the pop promo – A bench (when the man is alone) but the bench will already be at the docks.

Next verse of the song – We need two tennis rackets and at least 3 tennis balls in case we loose any.

Next verse of the song – No props required here apart from the trees which will already be in Christchurch Park.

Ending – We need a jar that looks like an urn, also we need ashes, which we will get from Josh’s fireplace.

Lighting:
Whenever the two are together it will be natural light to make it seem happier. And whenever the man is by himself we should try and use low-key lighting to make things moodier or we can add more shade to make it look darker.