Brainstorming Ideas - Treatment Draft
In lesson, we began drafting treatments for our videos. At this stage, I did not have the track that I would be using, but from knowing my artist well, I could still construct potential themes to explore, ideas, and potential cast. I know that I can utilise autumnal themes and use a forest or track for an opening "title sequence" and using a tape or CD with the track name or artist on it being played at the start before the music begins. I know from previous songs that my artist explores themes of relationships and love, as well as loneliness, being lost, depression and hope. For the 'lonely' part, I thought I could use one man playing the guitar on a cliff top overlooking the sea, and utilise other shots in settings, as well as exploring props and a narrative to develop the piece. Regarding cast, I have several options. I thought maybe my piece could follow the lives of many people and their daily struggles (due to the album being named "Struggle") but this depended on the song I would be sent. My main actor will likely be Ben, a guitarist who can perhaps even replicate the appearance of my artist. I could even use myself in the video, as an actor. Inevitably, a female will probably be involved lyrically, and so I have several options here, including a friend who has had modelling experience, a Drama Student, and even my sister. To appeal to my adult audience, my Dad could feature, regarding his struggles with coping with his business. One idea I had was having close ups of several different peoples blank faces, perhaps linking how the lyrics affect many people, again depending on the song.
Yesterday evening, I received an E-Mail from Michael, my artist, saying he had two songs that would fit this project that he would like me to consider using. As the album isn't out yet, I will respect that and not name the tracks here, but one was Acoustic, and the other Full Band. I have decided to go for the full band track, as it has a much faster pace, meaning editing will play a more prominent role, and ideas for narratives became apparent.
From this, and once my Audience Research Surveys have been completed and analysed, and I have more of an interpretation of the track from more listening, I will be able to construct a full Treatment regarding an outline to the narrative, shot list, casting, and can begin getting some footage recorded and planning for main dates of filming.
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