BRIEF // PEOPLE ARE STRANGE
The video starts with a cross dress in a dark room with a mirror. The man is slowly putting on make up and turning himself into a separate identity. Close up shots of the cross dresser's face will be used to show his feminine character. Shots of the performer (cross dresser), will be used to incorporate performance shots into the video.
The cross dresser then enters society, shots of the character putting on sunglasses will portray the character hiding all sense of his male identity as he is presenting himself as a women. People stare at the character and disapprove. The song plays, "women seem wicked when you're unwanted", at this point, members of society are observing the character with distaste and disapproval. Performance shots of the character singing the lyrics to the song will be used through out the video. I will be using a screen projector to shine famous images of actresses through the years such as Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn, to convey the characters admirations and aspirations, throughout the performance shots to create a cinematic feel to the video.
When the cross dresser is shown walking through the street, the video will then focus on a couple of a man and woman. The two look at the cross dresser with disgust. The rest of the duration of the video then focuses on the couple. The cross dresser secretly inspires the man who looks at him with disgust. The couple walk on, close up shots of the male are used to show his doubt in his own identity, conveying his unhappiness in his own skin. The couple are shown at home, when the man is on his own shots of him trying on make up and womens clothing will convey how, the cross dresser's (strangeness) has transferred to himself. The man is shown throughout his normal day to day life as normal and miserable, but when he is alone he finds joy in cross dressing. Therefore he feels strange to society as he hides his joy.
Towards the end of the track plays a piano solo. The man will be shown playing the piano, whilst the cross dresser is shown performing. The shot reverse shot will connote how the two strange people are united. Dark lighting will be used to create a cynical atmosphere, whilst presenting unhappiness. The track's vocals and instrumental turns hysterical towards the end. At this point the cross dresser is performing, whilst the male character is playing the piano hysterically. The music video ends on a split screen of both the male character and the cross dresser, to convey how the two characters are united.
As the track is only 2.20 seconds long I would like to include some narrative with out the track before the video starts. I would like to write a monologue to include at the beginning of the video to set the scene of the story that lies ahead. As Jim Morrison was a poet, by composing a piece of writing this presents my artists poeticness, relating to Jim Morrison himself.
I particularly like this poem by Ruth Walters to open my music video, as it features how being strange is hard to accept.
They all exalt in normal
they do not like the weird,
they slander anybody
who's slightly out of gear.
They all berate the odd ball
that stands out from the crowd.
You've seen odd balls at parties
hung loose, all odd and proud.
The odd ball talks excitedly
about his odd ball ways
The things that other people fear
or find a trifle strange.
They say that he's not normal,
they snigger and they grin
but he'd rather be an odd ball
than normal, just like them.
I feel that using this poem before the track starts will engage the audience. I will be composing a focus group to decide whether or not my audience feel that this is a good idea.
When the cross dresser is shown walking through the street, the video will then focus on a couple of a man and woman. The two look at the cross dresser with disgust. The rest of the duration of the video then focuses on the couple. The cross dresser secretly inspires the man who looks at him with disgust. The couple walk on, close up shots of the male are used to show his doubt in his own identity, conveying his unhappiness in his own skin. The couple are shown at home, when the man is on his own shots of him trying on make up and womens clothing will convey how, the cross dresser's (strangeness) has transferred to himself. The man is shown throughout his normal day to day life as normal and miserable, but when he is alone he finds joy in cross dressing. Therefore he feels strange to society as he hides his joy.
Towards the end of the track plays a piano solo. The man will be shown playing the piano, whilst the cross dresser is shown performing. The shot reverse shot will connote how the two strange people are united. Dark lighting will be used to create a cynical atmosphere, whilst presenting unhappiness. The track's vocals and instrumental turns hysterical towards the end. At this point the cross dresser is performing, whilst the male character is playing the piano hysterically. The music video ends on a split screen of both the male character and the cross dresser, to convey how the two characters are united.
As the track is only 2.20 seconds long I would like to include some narrative with out the track before the video starts. I would like to write a monologue to include at the beginning of the video to set the scene of the story that lies ahead. As Jim Morrison was a poet, by composing a piece of writing this presents my artists poeticness, relating to Jim Morrison himself.
I particularly like this poem by Ruth Walters to open my music video, as it features how being strange is hard to accept.
BEING ODD POEM by Ruth Walters
They all exalt in normal
they do not like the weird,
they slander anybody
who's slightly out of gear.
They all berate the odd ball
that stands out from the crowd.
You've seen odd balls at parties
hung loose, all odd and proud.
The odd ball talks excitedly
about his odd ball ways
The things that other people fear
or find a trifle strange.
They say that he's not normal,
they snigger and they grin
but he'd rather be an odd ball
than normal, just like them.
I feel that using this poem before the track starts will engage the audience. I will be composing a focus group to decide whether or not my audience feel that this is a good idea.
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