I have the basis of an idea for the music video itself but I had to do a little bit of research into the meaning of the song as I wanted to conform to the majority of the genre characteristics by reflecting Grimmie's personality and staying true to the song's meaning. Watching the video linked below, I learned that the song wasn't what I had originally thought it was - a typical boy-meets-girl love song - and instead was written differently: "I kind of wrote it in the direction I'm talking to a very close friend of mine, I'm either talking to God about things or I'm talking about my fans." This ended up changing the perspective of the ideas I had in mind and I envisioned this very raw piece that focused solely on the artist's vocals and lyrics and having her meaning for the song come to life.
Right now, I envision having the artist in a studio-like room with basic lighting to highlight them and perhaps a piano (?) to play with as they belt out the lyrics. During these shots, there'd be a narrative (simply because it is the best way to portray the raw emotions within the song correctly to do them justice) of a girl shown to be weak at the beginning of the video but ends up stronger than ever at the end.
The artist will be wearing one outfit throughout the whole video: outfit undecided as of yet but will have a red, blue and black colour theme with little but bold jewellery and minimal make-up (strong lipstick or eyeliner/mascara) that stays true to conventions of Soul. There will possibly be a piano on set for the artist to play on (undecided as of yet due to uncertainty of availability) as she mimics the lyrics but I plan for there to be the following: lighting and plain black background. The following places are ideal locations of the video: bedroom and hallway (same place), park, church, streets, etc. These are for two different corresponding narratives.
In terms of shots, I believe that close up shots, panning shots and medium shots will be great for the video. Close ups are useful for capturing the artist's emotions and helping to make this section of the video as raw as possible, keeping it realistic with Christina Grimmie's vision for the song. Panning shots can be used nearing the end of the song where the artist sings the end chorus and will be useful to portray the louder vocals and faster sound in a more vibrant way. Medium shots are also great for illustrating a good amount of the focal point (the artist/actress) with background so that the whole frame is filled up of what is occurring within the video, leaving the audience to focus fully on what is happening.
So far, this is what has been drawn up for the music video but updates will be coming on over the course of the next few weeks on how it develops.
The artist will be wearing one outfit throughout the whole video: outfit undecided as of yet but will have a red, blue and black colour theme with little but bold jewellery and minimal make-up (strong lipstick or eyeliner/mascara) that stays true to conventions of Soul. There will possibly be a piano on set for the artist to play on (undecided as of yet due to uncertainty of availability) as she mimics the lyrics but I plan for there to be the following: lighting and plain black background. The following places are ideal locations of the video: bedroom and hallway (same place), park, church, streets, etc. These are for two different corresponding narratives.
In terms of shots, I believe that close up shots, panning shots and medium shots will be great for the video. Close ups are useful for capturing the artist's emotions and helping to make this section of the video as raw as possible, keeping it realistic with Christina Grimmie's vision for the song. Panning shots can be used nearing the end of the song where the artist sings the end chorus and will be useful to portray the louder vocals and faster sound in a more vibrant way. Medium shots are also great for illustrating a good amount of the focal point (the artist/actress) with background so that the whole frame is filled up of what is occurring within the video, leaving the audience to focus fully on what is happening.
So far, this is what has been drawn up for the music video but updates will be coming on over the course of the next few weeks on how it develops.
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