Planning my Video

Costume Ideas

OUTFIT ONE:

I want Daisy (Fringe) to wear a black leotard with sleeves - such as the one the dancer below is wearing.

I want her to wear this because then when she dances, you will be able to see exactly what her body is doing. In my inspiration (We Disappear - Jon Hopkins ft, Lulu James), the dancer wears a long, black cloak costume which doubles as a dress - I like the dress idea, but I wanted something more exposing and raw - which is why I decided that the leotard would be a could outfit to use. This will also allow the lights to reflect off her legs, and it may seem more natural as well. 

OUTFIT TWO:
For the second outfit, I have chosen the dress. The dress will be black and it will long (around mid-thigh to knee-length).

This image features dancers wearing dresses, but the difference is that the dress that my dancer will wear will be black, and she will wear tights with it. This is because I want her to have an outfit that shows a lot of skin, and an outfit that covers most of her body. This way there is a contrast between costumes, and even more so with the third outfit.


OUTFIT THREE:
The third (and final) outfit that I will get Daisy to wear, will be an over sized white shirt. This gives contrast between black and white, between innocent and dark. This will give the audience something else to notice and give attention to, something else to keep them interested. The white shirt will be baggy on her, and she will wear only a leotard underneath. This will mean that her legs will be on show again, and because I don't want the audience to focus on two of her outfits being rather exposing, I will try and use most of my shots when she wears the dress.

Makeup:

I want there to be a focus on her eyes and the eye area; because of this I will be using makeup as well as contact lenses to draw the audience's attention. 

This eye makeup is easily recreated with eye shadow, eye liner and mascara - all of which can be bought at a local cosmetics shop. I feel that this look will go well with her skin colour. Daisy is quite pale, and when I do her makeup she will have pale skin, dark eyes and dark eye makeup as well having long, thick, dark hair as well. All these features will stand out on her pale skin, which is why I think it will work. 

Props:

For props in my music video I will be using none. The only things I need other than my dancer, her 'look' (costume, makeup etc) will be lights and a smoke machine. 

The smoke machine I can order from online, and I can use the lights in the drama studio at my school. This makes it easy transport as well, as I can film straight after school and then her parents and mine know where to pick us up from. 

When/Where:

I will use the drama studio in my school to film my music video. This way it is easy for parents to pick us up from, and Daisy goes to school with me so we both can get there and find it easily. The studio has black walls, black floor, black curtains, black mats - everything is black! This makes it so much easier for me, as I don't have to find a large room for Daisy to dance in and then cover it with black material. The lights that I need to use are also already positioned in the drama studio, so I don't need to buy any and I don't need to set them up. I have my friend who knows how to work the lights showing me how to do them myself, so that all aspects of my video are done by me. The when will be as soon as possible, hopefully staring the week beginning Monday 20th October, which would then allow me to edit and (fingers crossed!) complete the video throughout half term week.