Ideas

I have decided to work with my friend Rachel to create my music video. This will be more beneficial than working on my own because we can combine ideas. When discussing our thoughts on how the two main characters (boy and girl) should meet, we both immediately thought of the 'match.com' adverts, where a couple meet by chance who are perfectly suited for each other, insinuating 'fate'.

Although this 'perfect' portrayal of a couple meeting for the first time is fairly unrealistic, it will still be very useful when it comes to helping us plan/ shoot the main characters meeting in our video. I'm really keen on the camera angles, particularly the over-the-shoulder shot, where you can see the other person in the background. This draws attention to them, foreshadowing that they are a significant character. I also like the extreme close up of the girl's face, accentuating her beauty; I felt that it was a very romantic shot, and one that could be used in our video. I love the fact that the couple are facing away from each other but can obviously feel each others' prescence. At the end, they both turn their heads at the same time to meet each others' gaze, and despite this being quite cliché, I think it works really well to get across the mutual feeling of attraction.

In this one, I really like how the two people are opposite each other at a train station and they subtly notice each other, continuing to make eye contact until they finally meet in person. It shows the instant attraction between them and that's what I'd like to portray in my video.