Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene

We plan to have a lot of props and other aspects of mise-en-scene in our music video. We feel that to give off the happy effect that ‘Ain’t it fun’ has on a viewer we need to use bright lighting, mainly daylight. We haven’t planned to film anything in the dark, so we need to use our time wisely and go out in the day rather than at sunset as I don’t think it will have the same effect.

We also plan to use bright colours, which will also create a happy feeling. These colours will be mainly in clothing and props. The props that we have discussed using are mainly instruments, brightly coloured balloons and a microphone. We have yet to discuss further what more we will use; I feel that it may be an ‘in the moment’ decision. I think at this time we aren’t too rushed to decide and still have yet to draw out a storyboard.

For makeup and costume, we are going for an ‘alternative’ look, as Paramore, as a band, are very different and look, almost ‘punk’. Their style is always changing, especially Hayley Williams with her hair. We are looking at mainly going for black clothes and maybe boots or converse. In terms of makeup we are only looking at me, as I will be taking Williams place as lead singer. I think simple eyeliner and maybe lipstick will create an alternative look and the other two will not be wearing makeup. 

We have looked at many different locations and sets and at the moment we have decided that we would like to film in places like Rochester and in my house, as we will be able to use my pop up set, this will give us a blank background and make the film look more professional. This also makes it easier to film and there are no distractions for the audience’s attention to be brought to. 

_Andrea