Location

As you can see in some of these shots it will look very creepy when there is so much open space and give mroe of a feeling of being alone and worried. Especially under the influence.

^^ This is an example of somewhere i cannot film. As at night this is closed off. I have to be cautious of where i film as some areas of exeter are closed off at night.

I want people wearing masks dancing on these pillars in exeter. This will look very weird and represent horror more clearer.

I wish to film some of my video in a club.

These steps at night are very creepy as you will see in a print screen. It is where alot of people go to do drugs in real life outside a club and the stairs are very wonky and uneven. This will relate to the audience as they will understand the weirdness of the stairs under the influence of drugs.

These are some of my locations in exeter, this is in the daytime although i am filming in the evening to give a clearer picture of places it will be filmed.

This is a printscreen from a shot i did at the time i will be filming. This is on the stairs and i think it gives off a horror impression strait away. The position of the character and the lighting- very red gives off the impression of danger. However I will need to try to make eveything abit lighter so you are able to see the characters more clearly. The shadowed mask shows it is very unreal but doesnt really look like a mask. I think this shot is excellent and will be using similar ones in my video. 

This is a photograph of another shot which will be done at night- unexpected encounters. This is very eery and represents horror perfectly. The position of the character and the angle of his head. The flash on the camera is unnecessary and the lighting will be darker and more red. 

Genre of my music choice in comparison to the genre of the music video.

Obviously a music video has two different genres- the genre of music and the genre of video. All music videos have a story. Nickelback- Savin' me is an example. The genre of music and the genre of video doesn't necessarily match perfectly. However I believe my music genre choice in comparison to the genre of video is a good match. The song does not have a definite stamped genre. It is a remixed song so have a variety of different genres. However the song in itself connotes a eery and unpleasant vibe. It isn't a happy tune that makes you think of positive things. It's very dark. It makes me think of someone on drugs with huge bulging eyes and alot of weirdness- and because I fit my target audience this is also what the audience would most probably expect the video to be! It's a sinister tune and this matches perfectly with my genre of video. Drugs/Horror. I think the unusual happenings in my video are very imaginable when you listen to the song. I think the audience will get what they expect and more when they watch the video! They will hopefully be intrigued and entertained throughout. Because it is a very dark song some people who listen to it will have a dark mind and will enjoy watching the video. The narrative corresponds with the music  because it is horrific and includes drugs. The message behind it however may not. The audience who are older may enjoy taking drugs and the younger ones may want to do them after listening to the song, but i will not let this happen as the message behind it is extremely truthful as drugs are seen as quite dangerous at times.

Reflecting back on my research.

Reflecting back on all my research I have done, such as looking at different videos that have similar ways in filming to what I'm doing, looking at different films and different influences, watching telly and plenty of horror films to analyse the representation of them and the drug side of different videos, I think this had benefitted me greatly as I now have a better understanding of my genre and what the audience should expect- and what they won't expect! I think this has also given me a clearer view of the types of shots and different effects and editing skills I would like to use. Looking at the video 'Smack my Bi*ch up' has given me a vivid understanding that i cannot glamourise drugs and alcohol in my video because obviously younger years have the possibility of watching it. That is why at the end of my video there will be a twist to shockingly show "what really happened". Overall my research has been very handy so far, there is more to come along the way and I am positive it will all go well!

Any other props?

Researching more of my genre, alot of the villans in horror movies carry weapons. One in particular weapon that I see is a kitchen knife. This is in many different films that represent the genre of horror. Films include Chucky, Scream, The Shining, The Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Saw, & many more. I believe if i include some sort of weapon, obviously with the genre of music video it will represent the genre more, the audience will be shocked and question 'what will happen to the character'- the animal masked people will be carrying one and i will do a 360 degree shot of the animal masked villans walking towards the camera with a knife. This will keep the audience entertained and it will also show more of the representation of horror.

Linking my work to Narrative Theory

Barthes Enigma Code-

"Barthes' Enigma Code is a theory that suggests a text (whether that be television, film, a poster etc) portrays a mystery to draw an audience in, pose questions and, as such, become intrigued in the piece. For instance, a murder mystery will often not reveal the identity of the murderer until the end of the story, which poses the question "Who is the murderer?" " - 
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_Barthes'_Enigma_code


This links in to my music video as there is a constant question- What purpose do these masked people have? As we do not find out until the very end it is hallucinations from a drug intake. We do not know if it is real or not until the very end when the narrative begins to make sense. The first half of my video however we recognise what is happening and we understand that the consequences will be bad (I cannot glamourise the usage of drugs in my video because younger years below 16 may have a aberrant reading of this text and reinact the usage of drugs).

http://www.slideshare.net/petefrasers/presentation-nov-4

From looking at Pete's Media Blog and the slideshow to do with preparation and organisation I have learnt that I need to be focusing my blog on 9 key terms used to organise everything. From my research I have shown screenshots and trailers, music videos and different things similar to my ideas (which I have thoughly explained) - this is the basic research which I have gone into much detail for. I need to reflect back on everything I do- for instance I need to reflect back on my research and explain how it has benefitted me and helped me along with my ideas and preparation. My planning is to be reflected on- i need to plan the days in which i will go out and shoot with my people. I need to show a understanding of the equipment i am using and different techniques used to create the certain one person style. (I could use a actor when i needed images looking down to represent their person. I need to do much more on the logistics and set up a timetable and a risk assessment of the dangers shooting. I need to make videos of people explaining their thoughts of my idea- so feedback. I shall quote my idea that i have explained and this will all benefit me and give me a borader understanding of what i need to and how i am going to do it. 

The slideshow i have found has benefitted me a great amount as I now have a clear understanding of all the terms and things i need to discuss an do. Evidently uploading it to blogger and analysing all the work i do. This will also make my blog more organised and understandable. 

Codes & Conventions

This shot will be familia to alot of mine so it will be an example.

The animal masks are a code for horror. Subverting their represented stereotypical look of innocent.
The blackened outfits represent horror also within this genre of film. Although they do not marry the genre of the music, they are well fitted with the genre of the video. They represent mystery and darkness. Camoflaugue obviously because they are hard to spot in the dark. They are extrememly dull and do not show any dark of the skin which connotes something which is hidden and mysterious.
Posture of the actors has to be represented as horror. They will be moving in some scenes but alot of scenes will be stood still. Watching. This is represented in many horror films as it is a very disturbing and unexpected encounter like way of just being.

Representation of posture. Posture is a code and convention for horror films and the unexpected villan we encounter numerous amounts of times. 

As you can see in the film "The strangers" The villan has a very still, watchful posture. A very strong, and unhumanlike posture. We immediately know that the someone is in danger. Also moving aside posture in these shots the lighting is very eery and the suburban area makes it more horrid and disturbing because there is no one around. 

My song is very slow and eery which goes with the genre of video. However both genres of the music and the horror do not completely marry together. The song is very spaced out and extreme- the type of music you would listen to if you were under the influence. This goes partly with my genre being horror as very weird horrible things will be happening once this character in my video is on drugs. However it will be almost repeated encounters of different 'villans' who are wearing masks and have a still, strange posture. Many masks are included in horror genres. For example:

^Masked killers from "The strangers"

^Mike Myers in "Halloween"

^The scream villan in the "Scream" movies

^The jigsaw pig mask from "Saw"

^Jason Voorhees from "Friday the 13th" 

^Leatherface from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" 

^Jigsaw doll mask from "Saw"

These are all masks from various horror films which shows masked villans in movies are a regular occurrence. The masks in these movies aren't very pleasant looking as you can see. They are very horrific and immediately we feel threatened and in danger by them. However the difference with my music video will be that the masks I am using are just normal animal masks for children and the code of the masks will still be there however will be subverted. 

The mask is a code for horror, but the surroundings, the eery music and the posture, lighting (nighttime)  atmosphere has to all collide with the horror basis of the video to show the representation of the genre. The usage of drugs which will be slyly displayed (Or displayed very well) will represent the late teen genre also and give the audience another interesting thing to be reviewing and relating to. 

Codes & Conventions for the atmosphere will obviously have to be dark, dismal, maybe suburban but the usage of drugs at the beginning- (because it is quite a slow pace song there will be little dancing) I should really use a urban area to represent a drog out drug addict who lives in a shambled flat somewhere. As many films that contain drug usage are normally done in a urban area. 

^This film "Trainspotting" is set in Edinburgh in Scotland. This is a city area and the characters in the movie are heroin addicts. The representation of drug usage is through there stereotypical characters- rough looking, foul mouthed who live in a disgusting looking flat in a rough area. There appearance, clothes, makeup, the look on their faces, the darkened eyes and the scruffy hair and clothes tell us that they are drug users even if we haven't witnessed seeing it yet. Obviously you do see it, and this is what the target audience expect- getting what they expect shows it to be a successful movie added with a handful of twists.

Kaboom Trailer

This film trailer gave me inspiration for my video with certain scenes in it. The whole aspect of the film and the genre is simelar to mine & it has influenced my music video. Kaboom is a american sci-fi/ thiller comedy, with a little bit of horror and a tiny bit of drama. Alot of genres in one. It is targeted at young adults/ late teens with alot of sex and alot of twists we don't understand until the ending. There is drug usage in it and the idea of not being sober with lots of weird happenings you don't know if they are real or if Smith (the main character) is hallucinating. The animal masked people in suits i find are very freaky and weird and this is why i want to include them in my video.

The way the video is presented at the beginnning with a introduction to Smith, and about his life at the moment the video is immediatley seen to be a comedy. The music is upbeat and happy and Smith is narrating his story about his life. There is this constant talk about sex and his life as a uni student. The cuts are short and there is lots of close ups of Smiths face. We think it is a typical high-school teen drama. However halfway though the mood and music changes which shows a change in genre. As then Smith recives a letter we get the close up of with reads "you are the chosen one"- this puts forth the idea of a sci-fi kind of genre as well as a comedy. The music changes and we immediately know something weird is happening which relates to his talk of a reoccuring dream Smith is having. There is lots of shots of people in suits wearing animal masks- the shots are very creepy as we see them appear from nowhere and there is the voice of a screaming girl. The shots of the masked people and the unpleasent happenings are put together with a different genre of music and this is when we know that there is alot a bit of horror in the film.

The comedy of the film is repesented firstly by the way Smith and the other people in the shots dress. They are all wearing very colourful and fun clothing. The way in which Smith is talking and other people are talking to him is a sex based which has a comedy feeling to it also. The mood is very happy and fun like univercity. Smith is 19 years old which also creates the target audience to be around that age. The target audience would be people who might perhaps relate to Smith- aswell as being around that age. The mood changes when we being to understand there is a plot to the dream and as more things get filmed at nighttime and weird appearences are seen the genre changes and we know that there is more than comedy in the film.
This links into my ideas because there is more that one genre of film within my film. However i want to keep it limited so i dont complicate myself. The idea of drug useage and weird sightings is mainly my idea which fits into some of the scenes of this film trailer aswell as the genre of film.

These are two shots within the trailer which are especially good because the composition of the shot is incredibly good. like my ideas they are wearing animal masks and suits. The dark clothing connotes something sinister aswell as being unable to see theres faces so a lack of identity and we are unable to see emotion. Both shots are at nighttime with also connotes something sinister. The first screenshot is very good as it is looking down at them which subverts the shot of being dominated. Looking down on the animal masks who are looking up demonstrates their strength and even though the character is high up, is trapped. They posture is very strong and stood still- not human like. The shadows are very good as they give more of a eery feeling to the photograph. The second shot is extremely creepy as we see the masked villan looking through the door. Again it is dark, and the dark clothing and the shadow and lighting behind him gives a very horrorish feeling to the shot, this connotes the genre. The effect the masks have on the representation subverted is extremely well done as the masks show nothing. they are emotionless and silent. They are mysterious and we do not know if they are really real or not. Which is what i want to put forth in my video with the representation of drugs.