Proposed Title/Song: Marianas Trench-Perfect
Synopsis of song lyrics: The lyrics are a description of the feelings of a young man, they are quite strong and tell the story of a relationship that has gone wrong and the guy is trying to fix it by changing himself to be a better person and meeting the needs of his partner. Although things might seem hopeless at times it could be described as ''too little too late'', the male protagonist does not give up which gives a positive hint to the situation.
Storyline: The video is meant to reflect the lyrics of the song in a cheerful and humorous way, indicating that that the situation should be taken lightly, but can also be very emotional. The storyline presents the combination of a narrative and performance based actions, which collide at the end and become one story. At first the boy and girl get into a fight, then we see the male sitting on a couch thinking about the old days when they used to be together. That is when he decides he wants her back, so he buys flowers and goes to her house, but she slams the door at his face, meaning she is still mad and hurt. He tries that several times with a change in costumes, hoping to impress her, but that doesn't work. Throughout the scenes there are pieces of the performance of the band, especially for the chorus and guitar solos. After several trials, the protagonist gives up and enters the performance room, where we become of his relationship with the band members and the fact that he is the lead singer. As they make facial expressions indication the question-''How did it go''- the boy shakes his head and takes the microphone. Then the story returns to the girl, which is sitting in her living room and suddenly sees something (we are not yet sure what) that reminds her that the boy and his band have a concert, so she realises that she wants to go and see him and probably show him in this way that she is willing to give them another chance, so she exits her house. The concert has already started and when she enters the room she sees the boy in the middle of the performance, then their eyes meet and the song he is singing become the unspoken words we wants to say to her. A bit before the end of the song he gets off the stage and walks slowly towards her, reassuring her, with the lyrics, that he ''will make this perfect again'' and the scene ends with him almost whispering the last words and them hugging.
Characters: Venecia and Fiachra and the female and male protagonists in the narrative part. And the 3 boys and 1 girl and the band from the performance part (AJ, Alex, Donna-Maria and ...)
Setting (time and place): The scenes will be set in modern times. The two main locations are the concert stage where the performance will take place and outside locations (a street and the front of a house). The scenes with the flashbacks will also contain outdoor locations, mainly fields and near ponds.
Length (time and shots): The introductory narrative will only take less then a minute, until the lyrics start (only the instrumental music will be on), therefore the video is not going to be longer than the official song length, which is 3.04 min.
Format: Mini DV
Style:
Genre, mood, influences, claims to originality: The genre is punk ( a bit POPy thought). The performance scenes will be darker, giving the impression of a basement or a gloomy pub, whereas the narrative part will be colourful and cheerful, to create a more light-hearted edge to the video.
Camerawork/ type of shots: there will be a variety of shots, CUps (performance-instruments, facial expressions) and Long shots (as the boy is walking down the street), and Mid Shots when the boy and girl are together (end and ''slamming the door'' part).
Length of shots/ editing: the video is going to consist of lots of jump cuts and fast pace cuts as that is the rhythm of the song. the editing is going to be cross cutting/parallel between the performance and narrative. The flashbacks are going to have a dreamy look, to make clear that these events have already happened.
Movement and action: The male protagonist will often seek for the girl and walk towards her (her house) or make actions to impress her.
visual qualities: The video will be shot in colour. The band will be wearing the same costumes, as well as the female protagonist (except the flashback shots), only the boy will have a change in costumes. In both shots in living rooms there will be typical props, as well as the performance shots (instruments, microphones and so on).
handling of narrative: The storyline is pretty much straight forward even with the use of montage or cross cutting/parallel editing and flashbacks. The climax appears with the ending. Happy ending-cheesy and full of hope, reassuring teenagers all over the world.
Target audience: Our target audience are young and vibrant people, typical teenagers (literally or in heart and soul) in search for themselves and seeking comfort in knowing that someone understands how they feel, especially when it comes to relationships. They are between 14-35 and can be both male and female.
Technical aspects:
production methods: We both will act as directors and focusing on lighting and props. (Kalina and Angrea)
equipment: cameras, lightning (even projectors), musical instruments, costumes and editing equipment
locations/studio: Most of the locations will take place in St Edmund's College, The performance part and the stage are in one og the buildings called Doway Hall.
Resources
people: The cast is listed and there will be extras for the crowd.
time: Limited time for rehearsals, most time spent on shooting.
budget: No budget
Rationale
Why is this video worth making?
This video will attract a great young fan base. The fact that it is both performance and narrative based will make people watch it over and over if they like the story or the characters. It might look cheesy at first sight, but it gives a positive message and also the actions of the male protagonist might be found ''cute'' by female fans.
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