I am currently trying out some different transitions we could use in our final video.
I want our final piece to include some dreamlike elements that add to the hazy and intoxicated lens our protagonist is viewing the events of the party through.
Here are some examples below:
1. (00:00) The main character sits on the floor smoking, and is shown in and out of focus.
2. (00:08) He looks at his reflection in the mirror, talking to himself, perhaps in an attempt to bolster courage or practice a conversation.
3. (00:16) He exits the bathroom and walks alone through a hallway, swaying.
4. (00:30) He steps into the party and immediately stands out, feeling lonely and separate from the other partygoers.
5. (00:32) At the line "In my scope", a woman's eyes flash over the scene, adding a sense of mystery.
6. (00:36) Man gets increasingly upset and despondent, his friend tries to cheer him up but to no avail.
7. (00:50) Two hands almost touch, cutting just before to show his sad face.
8. (01:04) A 360 degree spin surrounding the man at the party representing unease, discomfort and perhaps nausea- he is overwhelmed.
9. (01:15) He is having a mental battle with himself as he holds his head in his hands- perhaps apparitions are seen by his side to represent inner turmoil.
10. (01:25) The mysterious girl turns her head but there is a cut before she reveals her face.
11. (01:35) A contrast is shown between the two, with her having fun dancing and him cradling himself on the floor.
12. (01:40) The girls face is finally revealed- slow motion to represent how fixated he is on her.
13. (01:47) Flashes of them appearing separately but side by side to give the illusion they are together.
14. (01:53) The flashes show them facing each other as the girl leans in.
15. (2:00) He steps back in surprise and hits the wall behind him- she disappears and is revealed to be an illusion.
16. (2:10) He slides down the wall, feeling defeated once again.
17. (2.29) The end of the song- he walks away without accomplishing what he came to the party to do. The song fades away while the scene fades to black.
at the moment i am organising footage and renaming files too make a quicker edit
During the reading week (25th-31st of October) we shot most of our music video. We initially started with filming all Karla's shots while she was available.
We all got involved with the directing of the video whilst Muireann was doing the filming, we all put forward our opinions on each shot so that we had exactly what we thought was right for each scene. We ensured to film plenty of footage so that we had lots to work with during the editing process.
We decided to give each character a primary colour in order to display each of their worlds. Karla was blue whilst Mattia was red. When their worlds begin colliding you can see the colours being to mash together.
When we filmed Mattias scenes we gathered some of our friends that were available at the time so that we could have plenty of extras in our party scenes.
We used a gimbal to create some very smooth shots. While we have most of our filming done we still have a few extra shots of Karla to film which we will do in the coming week.
I was directing the video so to do so i created my own shot list from Ciaras one and the Moyas story board
We first shot Karlas singular shots on the 27th of October during the reading week. We filmed the shots that we didn't need any background characters for. these are being used for the overlay of the visions of the girl.
My initial storyboard idea is a party narrative set in reverse. This leaves the viewer wondering what the sequence means until it is all tied together in the end and it is revealed how the main character became so upset. I also wanted to leave some of the story up to interpretation with small glimpses into what might have happened.
1. The scene is set with a view of a dishevelled young man lying on a bathroom floor smoking. The camera focuses and blurs with the beat of the song.
2. A closeup shows cigarette embers glowing while his hand shakes.
3. This is intercut with flashes of a mysterious girl smiling and enjoying herself.
4. There is a lingering shot of two hands almost touching until they pull apart.
5. At the line "I've got you in my scope", there is a zoom in on the eyes of the girl.
6. The man gets up swaying and leaves the bathroom.
7. Walking haphazardly through a dark hallway, the people around him twist and blur as they move.
8. As the beat drops. multicoloured lights flash and the view becomes distorted.
9. The girl appears to be enjoying herself as the camera focuses on her arms and legs as she dances in slow motion.
10. In contrast, the man looks as if he is about to cry.
11. He is shown falling to the floor.
12. Bystanders point and laugh at the camera from his perspective as his vision shakes and blurs.
13. It is revealed he has tripped and fallen over a bottle.
14. This is shown to be after he bursts through the hallway door in a hurry, pushing other party goers out of the way.
15. The girl he is pining over is shown to be dancing and gazing lovingly at someone else.
16. This scene shows the main character making eye contact with the girl for the first time as he smiles fondly.
The show Euphoria is a big inspiration with colours and camera shots.
trippy
mood orientated
the shots are very individual focused
blurred background
strong use of colour
strong lights
dark content
mystery
melodrama
here is a video of clips from euphoria to get an idea of the feel we are going for
Producer: Everyone
Ciara Power: Casting, Logger, Props
Moya Cronin: Storyboard Artist, Art Director
Chloe Barry: Editor, Colour Correcting, Character Development
Muireann Hayes: Filming, Director, Gaffer
Each person is in charge of their specific role but we are all helping each other.
Ciara's idea and rough storyboard
Here are some scenes I picked from our footage to show the contrasting colour palettes within our video.We wanted to have the different co...
