Location list

I have decided to set my video in the domestic setting of a house, as the theme of my video is domestic violence. At the moment I am planning for most of the filming which is in the domestic setting to be done in a bedroom, as after observing other domestic violence scenes this is where I have noticed domestic violence scenes are regularly set.
I also plan to film the singer performing against a blank wall, as I want my video to be part performance part narrative, which is conventionally done.

Story board



These are my initial ideas for shots for the first part of my music video, however there is more to come. I have decided to base the theme of my music video on domestic violence as my chosen song is about a woman who feels like she is always expected to be perfect, so the narrative of my video is going to be about how the man always expects the protagonist (woman) to be perfect, and feels that she isn't therefore resorts to domestic
 violence.

Lyrics of my chosen song

Music video ideas

Idea 1- I am considering doing a theme of domestic violence as the song I am doing is called 'Perfect', so I may centre the ideology on the female singer's boyfriend expecting her to be perfect. I would use a domestic setting as the theme would be domestic violence, and also have various shots of the female artist performing against a blank wall. I am thinking about this idea because it is a convention of the pop rock genre for the artist to be singing about something which has deeply affected them, and domestic violence is a sensitive issue.

Idea 2- The second idea I have is that the music video could be centred around the idea that she is under social pressure to look and behave in a certain way. For this I would have one to the settings be a domestic one, where she would be looking at images in magazines which put her under pressure to look a certain way. I would have another setting of college where I could perhaps show her being bullied for the way she looks and behaves, which is also putting her under pressure to be perfect.

Textual analysis 3

 

Pink-Family Portrait

The video shows the artist pink being represented as a young girl, as it follows her reactions as a child to her parent's divorce. This narrative is conventional for the artist as Pink is typically known for writing and singing songs based around issues or experiences in her life, and isn't afraid to voice her opinion.

The establishing shot is a tilt down from the window to the artist in her bed, which indicates to the audience that the video will follow her through her daily routine. She is shown to be changing positions frequently in bed, which shows she is restless due to stress of thinking about her parent's divorce. The glass breaking is symbolic of her parents splitting up as it shows something has broken. The setting is domestic which is appropriate for the narrative of this video as it is about divorce which is a domestic issue.I also noticed that the setting is very dull and bland, which indicates a negative atmospehere where something bad has happened. Another aspect of the mise en scene I noticed which relates to the narrative is the box of cereal used when both the artist and the version of her younger self are in the kitchen. It relates to the narrative as the name of the cereal is "pretty happy", which is also part of the lyrics when she is singing about how her family look pretty happy in their family portrait, and how they should pretend and act like their happiness comes naturally. This scene is also the opposite of how an advert for cereal would appear, as it just features the artist trying to ignore and push away the version of her younger self. Whereas in a typical advert for cereal the conventional nuclear family is portrayed as being close knit and happy. I also noticed that they are both wearing the same outfit which tells the audience the young girl is a younger version of the artist, and they are also both wearing tracksuit bottoms which is associated with being rough, indicating that her life may have gone off the rails a bit since her parents split.

One aspect of the cinematography I noticed was the use of the shot reverse shot pattern, which is used in the kitchen scene when the younger version of Pink is trying to get her attention and Pink is just shurgging her off. The shot reverse shot pattern is used to show that she is trying to grab her attention, and also to show the spped at which she is doing this. The artist is shrugging her younger self off because she does not want to be confronted with her past, therefore in a way her younger self is representing a ghost of her past which is haunting her. Her younger self is also pushing the cereal box called "pretty happy" towards her then pink pushes it away, which shows her younger self wants the life of a happy family but Pink is still trying to block it out. The editing here is also fast paced  which is to show the frustration  her younger self is feeling. The use of medium close ups when they are sat on the sofa eating the cereal is done to show the frustrated and hurt emotions on both of their faces, particularly as at this moment they are watching the advert on tv for the cereal "pretty happy". The advert they are watching is bright and colourful in contrast to the dark and depressing room they are sat in, and it is portraying a typical nuclear family who are very happy, which is conventional for adverts for cereal.

The next shot is a medium shot which shows Pink answering the door to a lawyer in the background, whilst the younger version of her is directly facing the camera and performing the song. The fact that her younger self is performing the song perhaps means that the lyrics portray what Pink really feels inside but doesn't want to admit. The younger version of Pink also appears to be seperate in this particular shot, as if she is not visible to the lawyer and can only be seen by Pink. When the girl is stood against the wall it goes from a medium shot to a close up which is done to create meaning by showing her emotions. A medium shot is used showing the younger version of Pink trying to distract the artist, and the artist is shown trying to block her out as she becomes disruptive.  An eyeline match is used when the younger version of Pink is throwing books off the balcony, and Pink appears to be the only one that can see her doing this. This is because the younger version of Pink is just a version of her inner self and is representing the anger that Pink feels deep down.

The medium shot of them both sat on the stairs together shows Pink hugging her younger self, which shows that she is perhaps ready to confront her past.

The next shot is an establishing shot which shows the young girl facing the camera from a distance. It appears in this shot that it has been purposely shown that they are actually just on a set, as the walls just appear to be inside a warehouse. This has been done as the song is about how Pink just wished her parents to fake being happy, therefore the setting is shown as being fake to coincide with this. It also represents that the whole sequence is a figment of Pink's imagination with the set being shown as fake. The costume of combat trousers is done to show that Pink is quite tough a tomboyish, therefore doesn't want to confront her emotions. I have noticed that Pink is now also performing the song, which perhaps shows that she has become more ready to face her past and emotions. The medium shots of them both begging shows that although Pink has this tough image, she is weak when it comes to the issues of her past and her parent's divorce. When Pink is performing the camera zooms from a medium shot into a medium close up, then cuts back to a medium shot then a close up of her face. The zoom has been done to make the audience focus on her, and the close up has been done to convey the emotion she feels as she is singing the song. It then cuts to a medium shot of the younger version of Pink looking happier as she waves her arms in the air, this is perhaps showing that this is how Pink wants to feel deep down. I noticed that after this it cuts back to the close up of Pink's face, which has been done to contrast the two different types of emotion.

It then cuts to a medium shot of Pink and her younger self playing on the sofa and having fun. This shows that Pink has become able to face her past, with her younger self being a representation of her past. It then cuts back to the cereal advert on tv in a shot reverse shot pattern, and the mother in the advert reaches out her hand to the younger version of Pink, who takes it and climbs into the advert. This is showing that the sort of family that is on the tv is the sort of family Pink wanted. It then cuts to a medium shot of Pink who remains on the Sofa, showing her looking dissappointed at the realistation that she never will have the perfect family that is portrayed on the tv.

The target audience of Pink and this video is mainstream, and most likely mainly female. The reason for this is lots of people can relate to issues such as their parents divorcing, as this is a common issue. Many people can also relate to issues portrayed in Pink's other songs such as the issue of drugs too. The audience is likely to be mainly female as Pink is female therefore they can relate to her better, and also women tend to be more open about their emotions, meaning men may not like meaningful videos and songs like this one. The audience is more likely to be teens and young people as they generally have less conservative values, and this video and Pink's other songs are likely to be considered 'taboo' by the older generation.