planning, setting and iconography

Planning Setting and iconography

Iconography is used to describe the visual language of a music video. This tells a lot about what is going on in the music video. For eg. if its a dance music video and a club scene one would expect to see Champagne glasses and bottles.

Setting is the place; gives a viewer a better understanding of the music video. This means if a dance music video is taken place in a club the audience will have a better understanding of the genre.  

Setting 

The locations we decided to film our music video are as follows:

• Strand : This place looks a bit dull and this is similar to the song and the main actresses feelings as she is heartbroken and the place symbolises her feelings. We will be filming the singer walking down that area heartbroken. 

• London eye : We will be filming the couple walking while holding hands with London eye in the background. This will symbolise happy times and flashbacks of when they were together. 

• Millennium Bridge: The Millennium bridge is another location that we will be shooting the couple walking together having a good time aswell as the main actress singing on the bridge expressing how she feels. 

• Embankment: We will also be filming in Embankment which is near the London eye. Filming the couple walking and laughing together. This area is near a river and that makes a relaxing atmosphere which may show main actresses feelings as she feels happy with her love. However her feelings change when the camera moves back to the present and how she feels. 

• Bedroom: We will also be filming the singer in the bedroom; this shows her upset crying and singing to the camera expressing herself. Various shots of her in the bedroom including her crying and her going through a box with pocessions of the guy she loved. She seems to be getting angry and getting rid of the things that remind her of him. This is conventional as she is heart broken.

• Outside (smashing Glassheart): We will be filming the chorus outside as we have decided to smash a 'glassheart'. We will be filming this outside due to safety reasons. The smashing of the glass will also be used for the montage that we will be creating. this is conventional as one would expect rebellious behaviour from a pop song. 

Iconography 

• box ( necklace , jewellery , teddy bear , pictures , flower ): This is one of the significant prop in the music video. This box will include various things that will be associated with their relationship. 

• Different shaped glasshearts : The song is called 'Glassheart'  and the different shaped glass is used to symbolize the chorus of the song.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• paper hearts : We had decided to use paper hearts. We will;; be using the paper hearts by making the artist blow them in a park. This shows she doesn't care anymore. 

•  crystal hearts: We also used small crystal hearts. This was when the artist was singing to the camera. The small crystals were used to blow to the camera. The artist blows the hearts towards the camera and this shows attitude and that she doesnt care even though she is heart broken.