We want to link the music video to the lyrics, but not make it blatantly obvious that we're doing so (hence why we want it to be slightly artistic, but at the same time have a narrative to it).
Although we are unsure of every detail for what the music video is going to contain, we have an idea of what we want to film.
The video will start off with Noxa, alone in a forest (our prime location), and throughout her time in there, we will show flashbacks of the 'narcissistic cannibal' giving her a hard time, as well as symbolic shots of people with masks, and a white rose to show her innocence. However, when the 'rocky' bridge plays, we will show the corruption of her innocence, by her turning into the people with masks, crushing the white rose, and just causing complete havoc. The music video will end with an areal shot of her sitting among the destruction she has created. Our music video will contain a vast variety of shows, ranging from close ups, to areal shots.
Our main character is 'Noxa', who is the character in pain, due to the hurt that the 'narcissistic cannibal' has caused her. Her purpose is to deliver her message of corrupt innocence and hurt. We are debating whether to include the 'narcissistic cannibal' in the video, but nonetheless, he is the cause of her emotional distress, as well as being the subject matter of the song. The people with masks symbolise demons, who eventually make her give in and become one of them. Their purpose is to show her corruption- to showcase that she is no longer innocent.
Our main location is the forest. We have chosen this location because it is isolated, as well as being very big and confusing, which symbolise her state of mind during the course of the music video. This fits our genre because a forest is a dark location, which represents the dark side that we all have within us. In the forest, there is also a bridge area with open places, which is, again very isolated. This fits in with our genre because it gives a deeper meaning, which we can all relate to, which is the fact that we've all been in Noxa's position- isolated in one way or another.
We are also going to use a dark room, which is going to be enhanced by lighting. This fits our genre because it is very cynical, and represents our inner demons.
We are planning on using a dark colour scheme for our music video to show Noxa's low mood throughout the video, as well as highlighting the song's lyrics. We want Noxa to wear a white dress to show her innocence, abut we want to contrast this by using a shot of us throwing black paint on the dress to show purgatory. These short of features will appeal to our target audience because they will be able to analyse and appreciate the darker and meaningful meaning of what is shown, and will have their own interpretation of how they relate to the lyrics.
We will need multiple cameras because we'll want many angles of the same shot, as well as trying to get as many shots as possible of scenes that we may only be able to shoot in one take. We will also need tripods in order to stabilise certain shots, as well as using them as an 'extra person' to hold the camera, in case all of us have to be in the frame at the same time.
We will write risk assessments when we start shooting which will highlight the dangers and problems of filming, but to give an idea, getting areal shots will require us to climb trees in order to get the angle we want, which could result in us falling out of it and getting hurt, so to prevent this we will have to make sure that the tree is stable, and that we don't climb too high!
To conclude, we will aim for out music video to convey a deep meaning, as well as being entertaining to watch.
