Make Up Test

By Jess and Devyani

Vlog: Shopping, Location and Make Up

By Jess and Devyani

Field Shots Practise

By Jess and Devyani

Location Recce

Nonsuch Park

We chose this location because it was easy to access and had lots of quiet areas where not many members of the public were, which meant it would be easy to film. Although we originally wanted a wheat field, it was difficult to find one near by since most wheat was cut as winter is approaching. There is still some brown grass in areas of  Nonsuch Park as well as trees with yellow leaves, so we are still able to get gold tones in our location. A problem with our location is that the brown grass areas tend to be prickly which could be problematic when filming because we are using balloons for some shots and they could easily pop if they fall onto the prickly grass. Another issue with this location is that it is open to the elements, so if we choose to film on a particular day, we must ensure to check the weather forecast so we know we will have sunlight and no rain. There is also no access to any electricity in this location, so we must make sure our camera and any other important electronic devices are charged before we film.

Drama Studio

We have chosen to use the school's drama studio for one of our location because we need a space to put simple black or white background and black or white floor. This was an ideal location because we are able to have black floor and we could put down a white sheet if we wanted the floor to appear white. As well as this there is lighting which is already built into the studio so it is easy to use and we know we will have the lighting we want for our scenes. A problem with this location is that there is limited time to use it, to ensure we have enough time, we have scheduled with the drama teacher when the longest available times are and on what days. The shots we are taking in the studio are ones involving our props. This means we will be throwing glitter, popping balloons with glitter inside and throwing paint, these are all actions which could be messy and difficult to clean up. The drama studio is property of  the school and we need to be responsible with the condition we leave it in, so we have bought plain black and white waterproof sheets which we can use to protect the floor and background.

Jess' Bedroom

We decided on Jessica's bed for this scene because we wanted a large bed with plain white sheets. It was easy to access and we had control over this location so we could change things if we needed to. There are power points incase we need access to electricity and there was also lots of natural day light in her bedroom which is what we need. There are not any particularly problematic restrictions with this location.

Written by Devyani

Practise Filming and Lip Sync Practise

Questionnaire Results

How old are you? 

Are you female or male? 

Which of the following describes your status most accurately

What is your favourite genre of music?

What is the main way you find out about new music videos?

 Which type of music videos do you like the most?

Do you think music videos should reflect the concept of the song – and if yes why?

What do you find exciting in a music video?

For our music video we have decided to do the song ‘Gold – Kiiara’. This song falls into the genre electro pop, trap and pop. 

We have chosen a concept based video, do you think this would be appropriate for this genre?

What associations do you have with the word gold?

What kind of costumes do you think would be most appropriate for a concept based music video and this song?

What type of pace video think would suit this song?

Analysis of chosen song

Gold - Kiiara

Current video

The current video for gold includes slow pace and long takes which contrasts to the fast pace song, at times panning shots are used and a hand held shot is used when filming her singing in the mirror. At times throughout the video, a pull focus is used this could represent the disorientation of the song as particularly the chorus is very edited which complements the edited camera techniques. Additionally, the editing reflects the meaning of the song being about a relationship which is falling apart, therefore it works better than if the focus and filming was perfect all the way through. Lip syncing is also a feature used, along with the actions and editing being in time with the music.

As the song is called Gold and there are references to gold throughout the mis-en-scene helps to reflect this. First of all there is a few men in the video painted gold which helps portray the theme of the song. Moreover, gold is linked to wealth and power, this is shown firstly through the costume choice. The studded jacket that the lead singer is wearing represents wealth and significance. She is also sat in a throne-like chair throughout and is the only one that sings/dances along with the music, which draws all the attention to her and gives her power throughout the video. The location choice is dark which could symbolise the basement that is referenced to. The other actors in the video are all alternative looking which symbolises the genre as not being a mainstream song such as pop, as it’s electro pop which is more alternative.

About the song
Artist: Debut single by Kiiara
Genre: Electro-pop
Year: 2015
Number in UK singles chart: 48
Video views on Youtube: 34, 265, 772

Why this song?

The main reason for choosing this song is because there is a significant theme that runs throughout and that is the theme of Gold. We felt that having a colour as the theme is a good starting point to be able to build upon and develop. Additionally, when listening to the song, the story and the way its being represented is something that stands out significantly and allows us to think of lots of different ways we could portray this ourselves through camera shots, editing, colours, props and actions to allow use to create our video to a good standard.