Representation

Where? The alleyway shots show that the character is running away from her problems and that she feels trapped. Some of our shots will be shot in a field and this will represent the character (main singer) being alone and deserted. The fact that she is in the outdoors shows that she is trying to break free from restrictions. In contrast to the field shots, when she is playing with the band she will look comfortable and happy, as if she is 'home'. The room they are in whilst playing represents the fact she is back in reality and not running anymore.
Who? The characters in the video will be the members of our fictional band. The character played by Laura will be representing a character and the emotions that are portrayed in the song. However, the other band members will not represent any characters; instead they are playing themselves as the only shots of them will be performance shots.
What? Our music video represents the feelings in the song. We interpreted these feelings as someone wanting to run away from a problem and finally be honest with themself. For example, the lyrics 'I've been running away, but I'm tired of being on the run' show her finally coming to terms with what she has to face.

How? We will show the character's feelings through a series of camera shots such as close ups on her facial expression to show her emotion. As well as close ups we will have a range of shots showing her body language. This will allow us to portray her as scared and lonely. As we said earlier we are representing her feelings through location. We will also represent the emotion through editing. We want the lighting to be quite dark and gloomy to mirror the lyrics in the song but in contrast to this we will use bright ground lights for the band shots.

Why? We chose the song 'Save Me' by Automatic Loveletter because it is not a well-known song which means not many people will have preconceived ideas about the song. Also, it does not have it’s own video so we can produce an original piece without being influenced by somebody else’s work.