The introduction
I used the switch sound effect and that influencing the change to the grey scale pallette to suggest that this was a moment of reflection and story telling for the main character and him influencing the change to grey was his attempt in trying to set his story as best he can.
This links to the common convention which uses a grey scale or a muted colour pallette to suggest a negative change in their life. Aside from Noir films, this technique is used in a variety of media platforms to suggest a negative swing of events; as if to suggest that all the colour has been ripped out of their life. This is shown in the video of "How to Save a Life" by The Fray.
Secondly, in the scene where our main starts to get out of bed, i was planning to have a small clip of the girlfriend appear out of nowhere and start to hug him. This idea fell through due to what went in to making the shot. From the way i was envisioning it, there would have to be a hole in the bed so the actress could reach out and being the hugging scene. This would have involved a large cost and greater planning however, so i decided to scrap it.
Rhythmic Editing
I decided to use a variety of rhythmic editing in this piece as it featured quite a few moments that benefited from matching the music to the video. This is seen through the series of short shots at 0:52- 0:59 of my piece.
Lip Sync
I decided to use elements of lip sync in both locations of my music video (the Dark hall with the piano and the bedroom) This is common place in many music videos to grant an extra link between the video and the song. However, my use of lip sync in both the piano and bedroom scenes show how the singer is deeply immersed in his recount of the story. a similar use of lip Sync is shown in Hoobastank's "the reason" video.
Fade and Overlay editing
I used a fair amount of overlay editing to create a disorientating mood for the viewer which links to the alcohol in the video and linking to the situation the main character finds himself in.
One area where i wish i had used an overlay track is the section marked by the lyrics "she takes you in with her crying eyes". Without the overlay, that section seems rather clunky as the clip of the girl his just simply placed in the middle of the main character drinking. I wish i had used better transitions aswell as many of them seem rather rushed
Composition of shots
Many of my shots feature pretty standard staging, common in many different examples. My main source of composition theory was the rule of thirds, where the action of the picture is focused normally towards the sides of the screen rather than in the centre. This is challenged by my shot of the main falling onto the floor with a halo of pictures surrounding his head.
Conclusion
While i'm not completely happy with my piece overall; looking back on it, it is clear to see where my inspiration has appeared in my shots, composition and ideas leading into the production.
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