Open Brief-Idea two

CONCEPT

I will be creating an original and creative music video. The song I have chosen is ‘First time ever I saw your face’. This song was written in 1957 by Ewan MacColl and most famously sung by Roberta Flack. The version featuring in my video will be by Leona Lewis. This song recounts the emotions felt by one lover for the other as they shared a romance.

My aim here, as can be seen in the theoretical research, is to explore the connection of memories on emotions and the effects of reminiscing on emotions. I also aim to explore the use and effects of synaesthesia in art, as I strongly believe that audio and visual media define the interpretation of each other.

My video will reflect the meaningful and deeply emotional lyrics and melody from the song. I have chosen to create my video based on my interpretation of this song as being bittersweet, but ultimately, joyful. I will be using the technique of synaesthesia to convey my interpretation of the song.


My video will be of a couple at their wedding day ceremony. They are getting married after years of separation. He was drafted off to the army for many years and for much horror, whilst she struggled on her own, through pregnancy, motherhood and social change. As they both prepare for the ceremony and while the ceremony takes place, they each reminisce on the memories they have from being together as children, teenagers and young adults, their separation, and all the events and experiences that took place in their lives up until the point where they re-unite.

STYLE

The entire video will be in black and white and use new and old videos and photos. The video will capture the wedding ceremony in the present time and will transition to their memories through the use of older footage and photos. The video will oscillate between the present time and the reminiscent footage, and this will be clear as to which is which. The footage may be made to have nostalgic characteristics of warn down photo edges and noisy video footage. The older footage will have a dream-like quality to it, perhaps misty and hazy and framed different. The photos will be digitally edited in Photoshop and the video transitions and black and white effect will be done using cross-fades and other effects from Final Cut Pro.

STYLE INSPIRATION AND EXAMPLES

Vanilla Sky – The movie
Even when I’m sleeping by Leonardo’s Bride – Music Video