The lyrics fit in with the story i have manufactured from the song lyrics.I have asked one of my friends to play the part of Jamie T in this video, and i am currently asking around to see if there are any girls who are interested in playing the part ofthe girl in it, also me and some of my friends from rugby are going to play the girls brother's friends.
The costumes i am going to use is for the main character, (Jamie T) is goin to be dressed in a pair of jeans and polo top, bloody and dirty and covered in mud and grime. the girl at the start of the video will wear a nice neautral coloured dress to resemble a placid soul, but after she sees him kiss another girl, she begins to wear darker colours, to resemble her mood. The girls brother and his mates, will be wearing hooded jackets and big coats to give them a threatening look, i want them to look like thugs, so i am taking some inspiration from the clothes that hooligans wear in the film "Green Street", which a link can be found at the bottom of the page...
The location of the piece i am yet to find, i am thinking of shooting it around my estate as it gives the video the desired gritty feel. In the lyrics there are moments in it where he imitates him or her talking e.g "She said, get your coat, come on". this will be mimed by the actual performer. Most of the song especailly the chorus will be mimed by Jamie T, who like in the song is bruised and bloody on the floor, but is singing this. I really wanted to use long cuts and a very bleak colour scheme, the parts when it says she says or he says will be done in black and white indicating a flashback this can been seen in the film "American History X" i think it adds to the horrific nature and also reinforces the bleakness of the piece. Another example of the black and white technique is in the video fro the Oasis song "The importance of being idle" and also in Quentin Tarantino's film Kill Bill, it is used.
Black and white shots from Kill Bill.
I want there to be lots of close ups showing the emotion of the characters, almost like Sergio Leone's films, where he has a really close close up of a character, then a wide shot to get in the scenery behind, i would like to do this as i think it adds a lot of depth into the piece and also shows that they are small fish in a big pond, and are perhaps insignificant. Also i want to use some close ups of objects that are important in the story, like the brother's face when he sees Jamie T hugging his sister. Also items like the hooded coats and close ups of thier fists when they are standing there, a really wanted to use a silouete like shot of the brother and his mates, to give a dark and threatening feeling to it. In the scene where Jamie T is beaten up i want there be be a split screen of the beating and another shot of the girls face watching from a distance at the beating taking place.
The general pace of the song, is relativly slow, so most of the editing, will be long takes,but this is to enforce the sadness of the song and also the emotion that will be evident on the characters faces much like the Video for the song "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve, i like the fact that this song i just one long take but still manages to put across so much emotion. The style of the piece i think will be very important to me, the feel of the song and the piece need to be both in harmony, so therefore, there will be no gratioutious violence, most of it will be covered up by a mass of the bodies taht are baeting him, mainly i am just focusing on the after effects of everything, not only of the violence, but that that is due to the fact that he kissed another girl etc.
"Chasing Pavements" by Adele.
Examples of Sergio Leone camera shots.
Amercian History X Flashbacks, please excuse the language the flashback black and white is why i'm using this scene.
Green Street, the look i would like to accomplish for the girl's brother and his friends:
Bittersweet symphony by The Verve, encaptures the mood and sorrow that i would love to incorporate into my piece,and also the fact it is nearly one long take and provokes such emotion.
The importance of being idle by Oasis.
Emily's heart by Jamie T.
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