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  Introduction Clementine and I were looking for two key locations for the music video to take place in. We drew inspiration from scenes in Fleabag (2016) and Taylor Swift's music video All Too Well: The Short Film (2021). We decided on filming the two parts to our film in a kitchen and dining room, and in order to film a shot we had in mind they would have to be connected. At first we considered using the school cafeteria as a location for the dining room, as it could be made to look like a restaurant setting, however we realised that in order to have the characters arguing in the kitchen it would have to be filmed in a home environment. Our main requirements was somewhere dark with warm lighting, so we could create an intimate dinner party scene. The clear next step was to evaluate the rooms in our houses. Inspiration Kitchen ...

  Introduction In order to understand our target audience and the conventions of our genre, we did some research to better prepare us for the task of creating our music video. With the help of interviews conducted to discover our target audience, along with sources online, Clementine and I determined that the song we selected fits into the 'alternative genre'. This a broad definition with various sub-genres, despite online sources varying, 'Under the Table' more specifically fits in to 'alternative pop/rock'. Origins Above are some artists that are considered alternative. The alternative pop/rock genre was originally influenced by late 1970's punk-rock, and is a term used to refer to music that is distinctive from mainstream or commercial pop or rock music. Merriam-Webster defines alternative music as "music that is produced by performers who are outside the m...

Introduction As a class we submitted a Q&A with Bangkok-based filmmaker Leena Tangtermsirikul . Leena has been working with Thai singer-songwriter Alann8h, to create music videos for her songs. Some of Leena's work is linked below. Burger King Bathroom Damsel n Distress We took the opportunity to ask Leena about her creative process, focusing on how she came up with her ideas, working with the artist, and how she went about the filming process.

  Introduction    In order to stay organised, Clementine and I made a schedule to realistically plan out our work so we can get everything done before the deadline. It will also help us set our own deadlines to stay organised.

Introduction Before filming our music video, we looked at an example. We chose Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep', and conducted a technical analysis of how it was filmed. In order to understand how much coverage to film, we looked at how many scenes were shot for this music video. This will help us understand how much footage we need to fill the time frame of the song.

  Introduction Rather than creating a storyboard, Clementine and I decided to analyse the song lyrics and come up with key frames to allow for more flexibility while editing. We started out by analysing the lyrics of our song - 'Under The Table' by Fiona Apple - so we could come up with some ideas and a potential narrative inspired by the themes already within the song. We wrote down potential ideas and included them at this stage in case we could incorporate them later on. We already had some scene in mind, inspired Taylor Swift's music video for 'All Too Well', and 'I, Tonya' (2017). Lyrics Analysis Key Frames