As a simple connotation for the audience to explore was this image on the tshirt. It resembles the album by Two Door Cinema Club- Tourist History, the album where Come Back Home comes from.

First Cut of Music Video!

This is the first cut of my final piece, I asked my media studies class mates to watch it and asked for their initial thoughts and feelings about the video. Here are their responses;

The spider said...

Freya.....

Love the shaving cream moment - genius!

20 January 2011 14:27

Lizzy said...

This is such a good video! I love the jumping for the book part as it shows that she really needs her dad, also the bit where the camera is looking from under the covers is really effective! and obviously the soppy moment at the end!! Nice one.

21 January 2011 02:02

Jessica said...

I really like this music video. It shows such creativity and originality. I really like where she is drawing on the whiteboard and then rubbing out the dad figure and the way it zooms in on the sad face. It is also really effective where she picks up the dad's clothes and puts them on. Overall I think it is a really good video. Well done!

21 January 2011 02:06

Adam said...

Love it! Fantastic! I was thinking maybe the picking up the clothes off the floor was taking a bit too long but otherwise brilliant!

21 January 2011 02:07

Soph said...

I think this music video is really good and effective. The topic of divorce is something different, which makes an emotional storyline. Also the camera shots are smooth and fit in well with the music!

21 January 2011 02:09

Ollie Bartramakis said...

This is a good piece of work Freya, it has clearly been well thought through and the underlining message of the music is emphasised well in the video. I thought the shot of the chalkboard with the words of the song was a very effective shot. I also think that although a little wobbly, your moving shots are very effective and really capture the intense mood of the story. Well done!

21 January 2011 02:10

Joel said...

Well done, it works well and the theme goes with the song. I especially liked the ways in which the girl acted like her dad! If you wanted to improve I would suggest playing around with shot changes. There were sections with lots of short, snappy shots keeping the tempo high, whereas other sections had longer shots that seemed to draw out more than in other parts, although that might have been what you intended! Anyway, well done looks great.

21 January 2011 02:13

Justine said...

This music video is really good. I love the way that you use the board to express certain things its really effective when watching it. I also love the ending its different and works really well with the song. Great video well done

21 January 2011 02:15

Sophie123 said...

I love this!! The whole story is really interesting to watch and fits perfectly with the music, i especially like the use of the chalk board and the soppy moment at the end as they emphasise the whole emotion of the video. Well done!

21 January 2011 02:16

Untitled from freya riseborough on Vimeo.

First cut of Filming

So, I spent my saturday filming, and I managed to get some real good footage and my family got into their roles so well, my mum even shed a tear as it all started to feel real! So I come in on the Monday to upload and edit, but the previous person that used the camera and tape, their footage has converged with mine and so I cannot use any of it! Very annoyed. So hopefully I will be able to redo it all before it's too late!

Character Costume List

Neve:

Pink Pyjamas (typical little girl clothing)

Blue checkered shirt and big jeans (to show she's wearing Dads clothing)

Pink t-shirt and jeans (after transformation into me)

Red Shirt and suit trousers (as she puts on Dad's clothing again)

Mum:

Grey and purple clothing (as it shows sorrow and lack of colour in life)

Dad:

White/grey t shirt and jeans (when he leaves) puts on a hooded jumper

Bright coloured t shirt and jeans and hooded jumper (on return)

Me:

Pink t shirt and jeans (to conform with the transition to Neve)

Choosing the Characters

Neve :

Perfect for the role, as she is the biological child of Trudy and Stuart she looks like them which makes the video even more believable.

• She is also at an age where she is old enough to follow my directions to act and keep concentrated in acting too.
• Plus she is at an age where should would follow her dad and try to compensate through doing his usual activities, whereas at any other age it would be a much different approach to her father leaving.

Trudy:

The biological mother of Neve makes her look more like eachother making the story and characters more believable.

As she is a mother and married she knows the pressures of an arguement in a relationship and also would compensate with the feeling of loss if her partner was to leave.

As she is a part of a family, she also can empathise with the guilt and sadness she would feel if her child was left without a father.






Stuart:

The biological father of Neve, they look very similar.

As a father he feels obliged to support and love his children and so could never actually leave his family.

As a husband he can also understand the pressures in a relationship when arguing and sometimes leaving is the best resolution.

Because Neve is his daughter, the feelings they would have when he returned would be heartfelt and realistic, and not just an actor acting with another actor.




Also, as these are my own family members they are more likely to act in the way I ask and if any changes or reshoots need to be made they can be done instantly without having to wait for a convenient time for any other actors.

Change of Character

After considering that my character is only 4 years old, it's going to be hard trying to get him to be serious about it and act. I have tried to entice him with sweets and toys but he doesn't want to do it. So instead I think i'm going to use my sister: first trying to make her look like a boy, but if it doesn't work then I will use her as a girl and go with the idea of Daddy's little girl, if I do go with Daddy's little girl, there are a few things i'm going to have to change in the shot list.

My main character

This is Callum.

I think he would be ideal for the role of the son as he has a very sweet smile that would shine at the end of the music video to show his happiness of his father's return. Also, he is of a height and size that means the father's clothes will look far too big and therefore be obvious that they are his dad's clothes. I think he has very nice big blue eyes too which would work well as they are interesting to look at. Plus he is a good looking lad so would look good on screen in the music video.

However, a problem could be his tendency to be distracted very easily which may show in the in the music video if he doesn't follow my instructions.