Costume and makeup for our music video

Costume Photos


We decided to have a marked contrast between the elegance of the suites, the strong makeup and the simplicity of the white t-shirt and nude makeup. This shows that performance makes people change and look conventionally attractive in a showy by wearing a lot of makeup and perfect/expensive looking costumes; when actually the band members are beautiful women who don’t need to where such crazy costumes and make up to look attractive as just a simple look is sufficient for them to look beautiful. We are doing this to go against the convention of crazy costume and makeup in music videos hoping that this will help our audience understand that you don’t need to do a lot to your self to look attractive

Filming our animatics

How important filming animatics is to us

Sticking the storyboard on the wall to film it

Shooting the animatics

Finalising the storyboard

The importance of storyboarding

Like the concept, a storyboard it doesn't need to look perfect. It can very simple or extremely detailed. The important thing is that it communicates what you want to the rest of your crew.

Storyboarding is important for a music video as it is a shot by shot outline of what your music video is going to look like. It helps to see if your idea is going to look good visually. It is also going to be very important on the shoot day as it will create a plan of the shots needed. Furthermore it helps you realise exactly what you need in your music video. Today we filmed our animatics this is going to help us see what the music video is going to look like once its completed.

Analysing Caro Emerald’s album cover Deleted scenes from the cutting room

Expression: She is looking intensively to the side, signifying that she takes her music very seriously and that she really cares about it. Her look could also be interpreted as a femme fatale stair, dangerously sexy. We also connote by her posture and facial expression that she is a sophisticated and elegant woman.

Setting: she is sitting against a red background the only colours are black and red. This crates a retro image as it references to old-fashioned black and white photographs but done in a more modern way as she chose to use red instead of white. This signifies that her music will be slightly retro but with a hint of modern in it.

Costume: She is wearing a plain black low cut long-sleeved dress with tights. We can connote from this that the record company is making her look sexy (the low cut dress puts in evidence her cleavage) but not overly so as she is wearing tights. In other words she is looking elegantly sexy. She has a flower in her hair long curly hair signifying that she is not only an elegant woman but that she is also playful and fun. She has smoky eyes, which help enhance her sexy side.

Font: The album name is much bigger than the artist’s name as she is not yet famous enough to have her name sell her music. The album name is in simple and capital lettered showing that she is a real artist only interested in her music. Her first name is written using a cursive font signifying that she is a real person not just an artist.

Props: She only has a chair that she is sitting on signifying that there is nothing between her and her music. She is not a constructed synthetic artist she is an organic artist. 

Analysing the cover of the album the fall by Norah Jones

Expression: she is smiling and is looking up. She has a very serine expression about her and, the fact that she is looking up creates a slightly sexy look reinforced by her lip gloss. She has a knowing expression which hints a slight playfulness.  

Setting: There is a dominance of pastel colours. The background is a printed wall paper depicting trees, the sky and some hills. The floor is covered by an old fashioned floral carpet. This gives the scene a retro style signifying that her music is timeless and therefore will never go out of fashion. This setting also reinforces her image as a country singer.

Lighting: There is a strong lighting on her which immediately draws attention to her and showing that she is the one in the spotlight.

Costume: She is wearing a white wedding dress that she contrasts with a top hat. This subverts our expectations as we generally expect to see someone wearing a veil with a wedding dress. By doing this she is giving her self a more edgy look. The contrast between the white of her dress and the black top hat signifies that she was once sweet and nice but that she has now changed and become more dangerous and seductive. She has very short hair and natural make up this emphasises the retro look of the album.

Font: Her name is much bigger then the album’s name as she is already a well known artist and there fore it is easer to sell the album with her name being bigger. The font is very ‘wobbly’ and uneven. This makes it seem that it was hand written giving her a more authentic and organic look.

Props: She is with a very big dog. She is subverting the idea of there being a groom next to a woman in a wedding dress. This also gives her a more edgy look. By changing the dominant ideologies of the institution of marriage she is no longer a little innocent girl. The dog also states that she is a country singer.

Music Video Timeline

TIME	LYRICS/MUSIC	WHAT DO WE SEE
00-02 02-04 04-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-17 17-19 19-22 22-23 23-26 26-30 30-31 31-33 33-35 35-38 38-39 39-41 41-43 43-46 46-48 48-51 51-54 54-56 56-01:00 01:00-01:03 01:03-01:05 01:05-01:07 01:07-01:11 01:11-01:15 01:15-01:17 01:17-01:19 01:19-1:23 1:23-1:26 1:26-1:31 1:31-1:34 1:34-1:37 1:37-1:41 1:41-1:44 1:44-1:48 1:48-1:50 1:50-52 1:52-54 1:54-56 1:54-58 1:58-2:00-2:02 2:02-2:05 2:05-2:09 2:09-2:12 2:12-2:15 2:15-2:18 2:18-2:21 2:21-26 2:26-2:30 2:30-2:34 2:34-2:37 2:37-41 2:42-44 2:44-47 2:47-2:50 2:50-52 2:52-55 2:55-57 2:57-59 2:59-02 3:02-05	Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music It’s all up to you now Find your self in the moment Music Go directly to the voodoo Now the channel is open Music Lose your head Lose control You come on delicate and fine Like a diamond in the mine Wohoh Yeeeeaaaaahhhh When you move into the light You’re the greatest thing alive Woooooooohoo And you sway in the moon The way you did when You were younger When we told everybody All you need is NOW Stay with the music let it Play a little longer You don’t need Anybody All you need is now Music no lyrics Music no lyrics Everybody’ gunning For the VIP section But you better up and running In another direction With your bones In the flow Cold shadow on the vine But your lashes let it shine Whoa o Yeee Every moment that arrives You’re the greatest thing alive Whoooa And you sway in the moon The way you did When you were younger When we told everybody All you need is now Stay with the music let it Play a little longer You don’t need anybody All you need is now Music, No lyrics All you need All you need is now Music, no lyrics All you need All you need is now Music Music All you need is now Now now now	Opening wide shot of the girls in the strong white lights Low angle shot of the stage with the back lighting to make silhouettes of the 5 girls, cuts to side angle mid shots with flashing/strobe lighting to create the rock image/ feel Wide shot of the stage and the girls Close up of 1st girl’s face (Lead Singer) Close up of 2nd girl’s face (drummer) Close up of 3rd girl’s face(lead guitarist) Close up of 4th girl’s face (Base) Close up of 5th girl’s  face (Rhythm guitarist) Wide shot of the band Left side low angle Shot of models on the cat walk Wide shot of girls on stage Close up of the singer’s face Close up on guitar Close up of the singer’s mouth Zoom out from singer’s close up to wide shot Wide shot of the dressing room (made up in studio) (or at run way location*) Shot on one girl doing her make up Shot of an other girl doing stuff with her hair Shot of a girl standing, in dressing room, putting on mascara? Shot of a line of sparkly dresses (the clothes on the rack for the show) Front mid CU Cat walk shot Left angle of the model cat walk shot Shot of one of the girls in the strong light on the stage Shot of the shadow of the singer Runway shot another angle form the collection Wide shot zooming in slowly into singer Close up of singer Zoom out from singer Backstage shots of the girls Wide shot of stage ECU of the mouth of the singer Runway shots Wide shot of the stage ECU of the hands playing a keyboard ECU of the guitar Backstage shots of girls Cat walk  shot right angle cut to medium CU same dress Backstage girls Medium CU shot of the singer CU of the backstage girl putting the lipstick on her lips Cat walk way shot CU of the stage/ tight wide shot of the band performance Cat walk front on shot of a dress the particularly shows off the thinness of a model Another runway shot The stage shot ECU of the girl putting the mascara on her eyelashes ECU of the singer CU of another girl on stage Runway shot Shot the prettiest girl on the backstage putting the foundation on her face Shot of the stage Cat walk shot low angle right Shot of the stage left side medium CU Backstage girls (getting dressed) Runway The shot of the stage ECU of the singer Runway shot Shot of the Backstage girls laughing and talking, drinking being a band Performance shot Cat walk shot ECU of the face of the singer Backstage girls almost with no make up on Runway Backstage girls brushing their hair with no make up on Wide shot of the stage MCU of the girl playing the drums Keyboard CU Backstage girls are absolutely undone. Wide shot of the stage. Lights out

*CAT WALK SHOW MIGHT GE ON SEPERATE LOCATION----- NEEDS TO BE DECIDED?!?!?!?!

Story-Music Video

Intro, Story and How It Will Be Made FINAL and COMPLETE PDF Treatment