Friday 12 November 2010

Rough Narrative Outline

We have decided to use mimes in our video as the leading characters that will push the narrative forward.

The rough outline of our video will begin with two mime characters who are clearly unhappy with their relationship, beginning with the pair on a sofa. The rest of the video will be carried out within flashbacks of the happier times of their relationship. For example, shots of them on a bike ride and shots of them in coffee shops chatting and having fun, all integrated with some stop motion frames. These shots will be filmed in film grain with a lighter mise-en-scene to differentiate between past and present. Due to the miming actions and the connotations and appearance of the mime, these shots will appear slightly comical but not overtly 'laugh out loud' funny; which should hopefully create a pleasant and easy to watch video, but the content will be easy to identify with and relates to the lyrics and the jovial sounding melodies of the song.

The lead mime character will reach breaking point with his girlfriend when he catches her in bed with a clown character, this will be a dramatic scene yet comical due to the nature of the costumes, the rest of the video will contain contrasting shots of their unhappiness illustrated in the mime lyrics and the shots of the pair on the sofa as well as flashbacks to happier times.

The end of the video will be cyclical, panning out from the original shot of the pair on the sofa, finally revealing why they are so unhappy and upset within their relationship.



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