Thursday 23 September 2010

Initial Ideas

Artists / Songs:
Enter Shikari (Take to the Skies)
– Ok, Time for Plan B
Enter Skikari (Common Dreads)
The Jump Pilots (All)
Dr Pop (All)
Pandora (All)
Sacrifice the Sky (All)

Genres:
Rock … Indie
Rock … Pure
Rock … Screamo
Pop
RnB

Target Audience
15-25, male: Rocker

Colour
Character 1:
·         Dark
·         Dull
·         Black/Grey
Character 2:
·         Brighter
·         Light
·         Green/
Brown

Lighting
Dark/Bright (contrast)
Harsh = Rock

Characters

Rural Character (1)
·         Hoodie/Jeans
·         Rock/Screamo Stereotype
·         Dark/Mysterious (eg. don’t see face)
Business Character (2)
·         Formal/Traditional/Conformist
·         Suit, but strips off outer layers through narrative
·         Sings the ‘Speech’ sections
Band
·         Rock Stereotypical, Dark Clothes?
·         Sings the ‘Screamo’ sections

Narrative and Storylines
The singer MUST be the actor for continuity
The angry singer/calm office-man fight?
The angry singer/calm office-man walk towards each other FOR a fight?
Multiple performances ... rave?
Cannot see Character 1’s face until the big reveal at end, where the two characters are the same person (he is angry at himself)


Locations
House? (different rooms have different connotations)
Rural Locations for Character 1:
                eg. graffiti, stage, fences, brick/stone, ‘damaged’
Modern Locations for Character 2:
                eg. glass, office, clean/sterile, ‘Industrial’
Confrontation:
Sudden Contrast (mixture of two characters)

Cinematography
Mid-shots used for singing and walking
Long shots used for locations and special surroundings
ECU used for Character 1’s mouth (anonymous singing)
Montage Editing; Graphics Match; Split/Green Screen

Facial Expressions / Body Language
·         Rock: angry, shouting, ‘doubled over’, hand movements
·         Office: boredom, upset, frustration, slower movements
·         Zooms/Pans can create meaning and emphasis

Mise En Scene
Outside shooting (for the walking)
Inside shooting (for the performances)
Instruments/Props (strobe/stage light)
Neon Paint
Mirrors, or a mirrored room?
Costumes: Hoodie and Jeans, scruffy
                      Full Suit, neat and tidy