Clip ideas

When we were constructing our video, we researched other videos to see if we could gain any particular ideas that would work well in our video. When contemplating what we wanted our video to look like and wanting this to sync well with the music, we knew we had to research videos of a similar genre. This is when I came across Basshunter and his video for the song "Now you're gone'. This was a great video, in terms of compositions and many of the shots from our video came from seeing this.

The first couple of shots that caught my eye were when you had a group of boys hanging out in a guys bedroom and group of girls doing the same but in a girls bedroom. Obviously this was a complete comparison to what we wanted our video to look like, so we based the majority of these shots on the Basshunter video.

Here is a prime example of a group of guys hanging out in the lead characters bedroom.

This is our replica. It illustrates the group of boys chilling out, before they make their way to Brighton. It also shows features of the mise-en-scene. I.e. Posters, guitar, PlayStation, etc.

The video also consists of a close up shot of a computer. Although in the Basshunter video the computer screen only contains one message, ours is slightly different as it illustrates a conversation between the boys and the girls. This shot is a fundamental part of the video, as it shows the first time our characters make contact with one another.

A close up shot is used here in order to convey the information on the computer screen and to make it clearer to the audience in terms of what is says.





We too chose to use a close up shot. We begin with a mid shot of Jack sitting at the computer, but then zoom in, so to give the audience the chance to read the contents of the computer. This gives them a better insight into the storyline and our characters.

In regards to the mise-en-scene for our video, we originally wanted the boys room to be recognised by posters, guitars and PlayStation's, all characteristics of a boys room. When watching the Basshunter video "Now you're gone", I noticed one shot where you get a great view of the boys bedroom. This captured my attention, as I recognised the importance of showing the audience the environment in which you are filming in, as it too, plays a part in telling the story.

This is a high angle shot used in "Now you're gone". The good thing about using a high angle shot is that it allows the audience to see a great deal and as you can see it clearly represents a boys bedrooms.

This is our shot of Jack's room. Instead of using a high angle shot, we opted to pan from right to left in order to show the audience the surroundings. The panning shot shows features of Jack's room such as posters, TV and Playstation games. All things that were originally mentioned in my mise-en-scene.

One of the most important parts of our video is showing the two groups make their journeys to Brighton. Another similarity between our video and Basshunter's was just this.

Here, a close up shot is used in the Basshunter video to show the boys making their way to their destination.

Here is our version of the shot. However in our video we use a mid shot, which transpires into a long shot as the boys drive away. The rule of thirds is used in this shot. As you can see, the car is placed in the centre third, while the two dark doors either side of it take the place of the outer thirds. This improves the composition of the shot as the audiences attention is drawn directly to the centre third. This is also achieved through the brightness of the red. Red being a predominantly powerful colour and one that stands out and immediately grabs the viewers attention, highlighting where the action is taking place.

This shot represents the girls from Basshunter beginning their journey. Like our girls, by foot. I really like the composition of this particular shot, as it demonstrates a really powerful long shot, including all three girls. Our version of this shot is not as clear as this, but pretty much follows the same guidelines.

Here is our version. As you can see the composition is not as clear as the above. We chose to use a mid-shot for this scene, which includes showing the girls from waist up. We decided to speed this shot up, in order to show the girls enjoying themselves and to give the audience a sense for what the girls were feeling. Happy and excited.

I think that by researching similar videos, we gave ourselves plenty of option as to what we could include in our video. Basshunter's video for "Now you've gone" really helped and adapted what ideas we already had. I think overall we included a wide range of different shots and feel that these compliment both the song and the narrative of our video. (Especially where we adjust the speed of the footage to feet the beat of the music).