Initial Ideas

My original idea for my proposed video using the track “I used to have an open mind” by midnight carnival was to create a 100% performance based music video using the TV studio at college and taking a variety of shots to match with the track. Unfortunately the entire band weren’t willing to appear in the video so my original idea was not possible. After talks with the band members I decided to create a half narrative half performance base music video, with a simple linear narrative intercut with the lead singer performing in the studio in addition to him acting out the narrative. Unfortunately these plans fell through because the lead singer was not available for the dates I proposed to shoot the footage, so I decided to have 2 actors interpreting the video and have some studio shots of the lead singer. Unfortunately the lead singer was not clear on availability so I decided to do a 100% narrative based music video. I decided to add in flashbacks to help create a clearer narrative and a sufficient amount of footage to go with the track. I used two actors in this video to create a more flowing narrative.