Ideas Generation

Within the music video which we are creating, it can be defined using Lacey’s repertoire of elements though the characters represented within it, the type of video narrative used, the iconography used which references to the music genre, the setting and mise en scene and also the various technical and audio codes all relate to the style and are again identifiable within the genre of the band’s music.

CharacterThe main idea we are thinking of using as the narrative of our music video contains the use of character, which primarily focuses on two main characters, a teenage male and female which are perceived as a result of their body language towards each other to be in a romantic relationship. It will not be interpreted to be that much of a serious relationship despite this between the two, possibly as a result of their age. The male character will be conveyed to be both caring and dismissive towards the female character, almost to ensure a sort of dual or split personality is conveyed to the audience. The female character herself will be portrayed to be quite caring towards the boy, and almost infatuated with him, as she is a figure of his imagination. NarrativeIn relation to the narrative of the music video, we had the idea that the first half of the music video conveys there to be an almost stereotypical representation of a young relationship through the use of character and iconography. Although this changes towards the second half and end of the music video which goes on to portray how the female character is actually a figure of the male character’s imagination, and shows that the scenes involving the two were actually just the male character by himself. In relation to the meaning of the song lyrics it is widely interpreted to convey a relationship which contains both feelings of love and almost hatred, so this idea we have for our music video is slightly different in comparison. Within our main idea we wish to have both performance elements and narrative elements too, as there is usually some sort of performance elements within music videos of a similar music genre. The narrative itself will most likely be non-linear as a result of there being a story line and a plot but it will not be conveyed like a seamless narrative, due to the elements of performance and also possibly creating a narrative enigma for the audience. The narrative itself will show the relationship as it started, and progressed as well as conveying how the boy character will have some sort of dual personality, the ending of the music video will portray how the boy created the girl as a figment of his imagination.IconographyThe music video will feature almost stereotypical elements within it when referencing to the two characters to be in a relationship. This will most likely be conveyed through the use of objects such as hearts and also flowers, which could also have some sort of indirect reference to the band which possible fans of Morrissey would pick up on as he has been known to dance with Gladioli hanging from his back pocket or in his hands during the time the band were still together. It can also reference to another famous The Smiths music video for ‘This Charming Man’ where Morrissey is seen swinging a bunch of Gladioli whilst singing. During the performance elements within the music video we will use instruments such as guitars which can be iconic of the band and the music genre in general.SettingThe setting of the music video will feature the characters outside on the streets and also inside in the confinement of the boy’s bedroom, in which the boy’s mind-set will be conveyed through the mise

en scene of the room being messy and unkempt. The outdoor elements within the music video will most likely be in public places such as The Lowry and other popular areas.StyleThe editing will in some places be quite fast paced, and the edits in general will be quite soft to add to the dream like state of which the main male character is in, and link to the narrative within the music video. Additionally, high key lighting will be used when the relationship between the two characters is being established at the start of the music video, but this will change when the revelation occurs that the ‘girlfriend’ character is actually a figure of his imagination. This will directly establish the male characters frame of mind, and convey the direct contrast to his pleasant happy life with his ‘girlfriend’ to his unhappy life where he is alone.