Initial Props Information

In our music video, we will have a number of props for aiding our narrative. Some of them will be used to help emphasise certain parts of the music video, whereas as some may be simply for decoration. The props for decoration however will all be put together to create a scene that mixes well rather than having objects that clash. This is to show that we have considered mise-en-scene in our piece rather than simply leaving it to the day and hoping that we come up with something that works.

Props We Planned To Use

Vase/Lamp

We are planning to use a vase/lamp in our music video as part of a scene depicting an argument between the man and the women. This vase/lamp will be knocked over by the man by accident while he is flailing his arms around with rage. This will be placed near the moment in the song when the beat changes to double time and the music 'drops'. This is to emphasise the change in pace of the song and the video.

Television

In the opening and closing scene, we will be using a flat screen television to showcase the music video on. It will also be used in the middle of the song to go with the lyrics "Is repetition a mission........"; the television will be turned on again/the channel will be changed to the music video again. This will be used to suggest that the man on the sofa is watching our music video on the television (this man is later revealed to be the same man in the music video). This prop will be located in front of the man on the sofa, in the corner of the room. Another prop related to this would be the tiered table it will stand upon; it will be on the top shelf.





Sofa

This prop will be used in four scenes; at the beginning when the television is turned on, in  the middle (to coincide with the lyrics "Is repetition a mission......"), at the end when the man turns off the television and in the middle when the couple are sitting with each other (representing the calm before the storm so to speak). It will either be creme, brown or black. This is so that it mixes well with the colour of the room.




Lamp

There will be a lamp in the room with the man when he's watching the television. This is not only to help create a more realistic feel to the room, but also to assist us in creating the right lighting for the room; this will allow us to get a better image from the camera which means that we can control what can be seen in the frame.

Rug

We may possibly put in a rug on the floor in the scenes when the man is watching the television on the sofa. This will largely depend on whether we can get one in the right colour though (preferably matching the colour of the sofa). However it is most likely that we will not use one, however if we do it would look similar to the image below.

By Jack Fanchette