Treatment

After researching and analysing existing music videos within the same genre (pop), and taking on board the various conventions. We collectively decided as a group that we would make a modernised version of Kenny loggins footloose. Using ideas of our own along with inspiration from other videos we have analysed will help us create a successful modernised version compared to that of the original.

This will result in us making a music video to fit the conventions of that of a pop genre. As the video was released in 1984 our video would have to be modernised significantly to the original version in regards to mise-en-scene and other conributing aspects. In regards to our editing the pace and timings will have to change throughout to fit the face paced song, with a variety of shots and editing tachniques ( cuts, fades etc) We will edit our video on final cut enabeling us to achieve this .

For our video we decided to have various mise-en-scenes, from kitchens/stables to our the main singer in a studio setting. This video is where we will need to consider the multiple narratives and characters, as we have collectively decided upon numerous of characters/narrative we have done this to make the video more convincing as we wanted the song to reflect peoples reactions when hearing the song, showing a true representayion of what it would be like for people listening to it in our video. This will result in us taking into consideration our video having many different mise-en-scenes which will vary with each character, not only with each individual character but also with the main peformer in a studio setting, this is a important part of the video as it’s the only break you have from the narration and is just merely a male standing and peforming which is in contrast with the upbeat/physical roles. This is where we will take full avantage of our editing skills to encorperate not only a wide range of characters to the fast pased beat but also a main solo peformer. The pace will be very upbeat like other music videos we analysed within the same genre as the pace quickens throughout the song the smaller the cuts of each character will become along with their actions becoming more intense (dancing etc) This will be done via editing we will do this to intensify the song and show the characters really getting into the music.

The lighting we will use will mainly be false due to most of our character being in indoor settings, this will come from the surrounding lights. The light will not be focused soley on a charater however as we want the setting to look as natural and spontaneous as possible, there should however not be a problem with lighting due to the windows etc. In regards to lighting of the studio we have decided to have the preformer against a black background, this is in contast to other vibrant scenes previously seen throughout the video. This will make the audience focus more on the perdominant peformer. The lighting will come from studio lighting focusing on the male peformer, however the light won’t be overpowering as it needs to keep in keeping with other shots. The variation may be too much if we focus to much on the solo performer.

The reason the treatment is was uploaded later than planned was due to technical difficulties. It had been completed before the uploaded date.