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Treatment

Narrative

For our treatment we also have to think about the setting in which our video will be shot. There are two different aspects of the video which we have to think of; the performance and the narrative. With the performance we want it to be very simple and naturalistic we want it to follow conventions of indie and have a low budget stage/performance area. To try and create that minimalistic vibe our stage will just be a raised platform rather than a big stage which you would see at big festivals for pop and rock bands. The performance setting will have guitars, drums, keyboard and microphones with an emphasis on the idea they are performing. We decided on 4 band members all of which won’t be fully conventional, we will have a female drummer which isn’t common and challenges stereotypical ideas that all drummers and rock musicians are male.   The settings for our narrative will be slightly more complex, it’s common to see flashbacks in indie music videos and we really like the idea of using flashbacks. Therefore we want to have the happy flashbacks which we have decided will be in a happy setting for example a beach; specifically the seafront. Also happy memories in normal, common places like walking down roads, woodlands; taking the dog for walks.  For the flashbacks of the darker, harder times for example we were thinking of using a hospital/doctor type setting to represent the difficult with the relationships and the deterioration of the girl’s mental state, suggesting she may have a mental illness.  By Abbie

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For the performance aspect of our music video we have decided that we will be using a small 4 person band, the costumes for each band member will be very similar but they will differ slightly. The main theme for the costumes of the band are jeans, dark tops with flannel shirts over the top. The lead singer will differ slightly in colour in attempt to draw more attention to him and to showcase that he is the more important band member. We want our band to look conventional of the indie genre but still modern, we chose these minimalistic costumes to try an achieve this. 

For the narrative aspect of our music video, we will be having 2 characters which are a couple. The male will be wearing casual clothing which fits in with the style of the current fashion, resulting in a closer connection being formed with the male target audience. The overall look of the male character is going to be modern but muted, due to the actor being a tall, pale and thin brunette we feel as if this look would really suit him and tie in with the indie genre. For the female character, we want her to look very unique enabling the audience to understand the males attration to her. She will be styled in mom jeans, doc martins and a muted coloured shirt and jacket, we have chosen this style because we want her to subtly look vulnerable to fit in with our narrative but we also want her to look attractive. The muted colours and oversized jackets are very conventional of the indie genre and also are very fashionable currently.  Danielle

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For the performance aspect of our music video we have decided that we will be using a small 4 person band, the costumes for each band member will be very similar but they will differ slightly. The main theme for the costumes of the band are jeans, dark tops with flannel shirts over the top. The lead singer will differ slightly in colour in attempt to draw more attention to him and to showcase that he is the more important band member. We want our band to look conventional of the indie genre but still modern, we chose these minimalistic costumes to try an achieve this. 

For the narrative aspect of our music video, we will be having 2 characters which are a couple. The male will be wearing casual clothing which fits in with the style of the current fashion, resulting in a closer connection being formed with the male target audience. The overall look of the male character is going to be modern but muted, due to the actor being a tall, pale and thin brunette we feel as if this look would really suit him and tie in with the indie genre. For the female character, we want her to look very unique enabling the audience to understand the males attration to her. She will be styled in mom jeans, doc martins and a muted coloured shirt and jacket, we have chosen this style because we want her to subtly look vulnerable to fit in with our narrative but we also want her to look attractive. The muted colours and oversized jackets are very conventional of the indie genre and also are very fashionable currently.  Danielle

By Tom

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