Revised Video Ideas

After more discussion of what our video is going to contain we have talked more about what the characters are representing and the stories they are telling to the audience. This is really important because we need to know the story we are telling before we tell it so that we can give it everything that it deserves. For example, we have decided because the male dancer/singer has the power over the female dancer (his kind of love interest) it means that she hasn't found out about the conflict that the singer is facing and she doesn't know about the other woman that he is thinking about. So because of this, we thought it would be a good idea to have a moment in the video when the female dancer finds out about this mistrust and disloyalty. When this happens the dance will change completely and become incredibly violent and angry, also just before this happens there will be a flash of extreme light to show that the mood has changed and the lovers who you think at the beginning of the video are really in love, turn out not to be.
Getting a proper story line in place is incredibly important to the integrity of the video because it means that it won't be hollow or anything that doesn't represent the meaning of the song. Having a story line in place, especially one that is heavily influenced by what the song is saying and the message behind it.
Also after this big flash of light, we were thinking of including a disco ball. Not to have actually in the shot but to create an extra texture to the video. This is obviously still just a thought that might not even make it into the video but it is important to think of different ways of doing things. This idea was mainly inspired by our chosen inspirational band, Arcade Fire, because on their most recent album they sing about 'reflektors' and include a lot of disco ball lighting in their recent videos and also in their live shows. This would just be something that is in homage to them.
Of course, these are all passing ideas so far. We have yet to plan the dance which will be done this week and hopefully once that has been established and recognised then we will be able to move forward with the rest of the video.