settings - a girls bedroom, a train station and a desolate forest. The majority of the footage has been shot in an extremely desolate and gloomy forest. We chose the setting as it is extremely practical and accessible for our group. Visually the setting is bleak and isolated which also reflects the emotions of the character that we are trying to convey. Because the setting is so isolated our filming will not be interrupted and will also reinforce the idea of the characters loneliness.Location: we have shot parts of our video at our own homes, Lewes station and a forest in Lewes that is situated nearby the station. This was a practical choice for our group as it meant that we did not need to travel far distances as each of our sets are relatively close to each other. This has also meant our filming was not restricted as if we had chosen locations far and wide apart, we would have needed to plan a way of getting there which would have been less time efficient.
Props: One prop we have used in our video is wine bottle, we wanted to portray the character as desperately and stereotypically seeking relief in alcohol and drugs. The use of the prop foregrounds the main elements of intoxication which intern reinforces ideas of delusional and confusion in the character.
Colour: the colour scheme for our video is extremely monotone, darker colours and contrasts have been used to create and eerie, unsure and uninviting atmosphere. By doing so we are also using pathetic fallacy, the darker colours mirror and portray the actor’s raw emotions as she tries to ‘find herself’ and overcome a state of depression. The use of darker distorted colours also enforces that artist’s genre, alternative rock.
each time we videoed to ensure continuity between cuts. We opted for a causal look which reflects our genre (alternative rock) well, Black leather jacket, black and white striped t-shirt, black leggings and Military style boots imply an understated look yet is effective when considering the character is in a state of angst which is further employed with the colour black. The black military style boots were also a practical choice as the majority of our footage has been shot in a muddy forest. We took inspiration for the idea of our music video, from popular teen drama skins. One character in particular ‘Effy’ fits the mould of what we are trying to represent, a troubled adolescent 
going through relationship trouble and resorting to drugs/ alcohol. If you look at a shot of the character comparisons can be made in costume, with the heavy style black boots and overall dark/black look. Make up was kept minimal and natural to suggest the character vulnerability, innocence and fear.
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