Olivia's Media Blog

  Final Product This is Clementine and my final music video for the song 'Under The Table' by Fiona Apple. It features our artist Luci, from our album 'Projection', and stars Lucy Churcher and Vedaant Jean Paul.

  Introduction Clementine and I wanted to use costumes to consolidate the portrayal of our characters. Initially we wanted to play into traditional gender roles, to reflect how Lucy's opinion isn't valued as she sits at the table, and to add to the toxic nature of the relationship portrayed. Similarly, we wanted the female extras to also wear feminine costumes. In order to fit the dinner party scene that we imagined, the clothing also had to be relatively formal. We allowed the extras to choose their own clothing, and they sent us pictures before the day of filming so that we could approve them. Lucy's Outfit Lucy's outfit was a floral blue dress, fulfilling the feminine representation. We also emphasised her femininity by starting out the video with her applying makeup. This creates a persona that Lucy adopts during the dinner party. However as she is mistreated, and her anger grows, she is stripped of the persona. Along with using the projector imagery to represent he...