The music video for 'Don't Go There' by Giggs and B.O.B influenced some of my decisions in planning in terms of: mise en scene, editing and cinematography. An example of this is the grey filter that is used throughout the video which shows the raw nature of the environment that Giggs was raised in. This also applies to the theme of our chosen song and is therefore a valid option. I also noticed that the grey filter emphasises the colour white (1:28 - 1:32). We could utilise this as our main artist's motif is a white cap, which means that we can give more attention to it without having to use much close ups. An aspect of cinematography that I liked was the tracking shots that show Giggs walking through certain areas while rapping. This created a sense of him bringing the viewer with him on his journey, thus allowing them to further connect with him and his lyrics. We will use this in Chipmunk(Blazer)'s verse when he says 'Let's take a walk through the North'. Mise en scene such as the dark costumes that Giggs and others wear are another factor that I took interest in due to the compatibility with the grey filter. Again Blazer will make use of this by wearing a dark hoody to show his roots and appeal to our audience visually.
'Ill Manors' by Plan B is another video that influenced my final production. The location and actors in the video appealed to me as it was an estate full of youths, which highlighted the grittiness of life in poorer areas. We plan to use this location to film Blazer's part as he is reflecting on life as an adolescent in London, however, we won't be including other young people as we don't want to brand our group in a negative light. The establishing shot of the estate also struck me as it illustrated the immensity of the building. We will use this method by making the estate we film on, Broadwater Farm Estate, look immense by filming shots of it from various angles to make it look big. Finally, the editing used when Plan B done a throwing gesture at the camera followed by the jump cut to an MP getting an egg thrown at him caught my attention (1:08 - 1:13). This is because our group could use similar cuts to show the transitions from verse to chorus in our video, which is aesthetically appealing.
The last video that influenced my final planning decisions was 'Hometown' by DVS. From the outset of the video, the array of various establishing shots of both people and buildings gave me a complete idea of the environment that he comes from and set the scene for the rest of the video. We will utilise this by implementing a similar style of filming in the different locations that we film in to help us in establishing the settings we use. The shots they got from filming on the bus also interested me as it provided us with extra angles of Brixton at the same time as showing us how he used to travel. We can integrate this into our own video to provide our audience with more angles of our settings or even use it to show the changes in location as different artists perform. I also thought that the slow motion used to show people getting on with their everyday lives was good as helps to establish what life is like in the area. We will use this method to show the contrast of people's lives as we change locations
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