The Vision

3 weeks to go and we are finally making  progress!!! This week during class Isa and I decided to start our story board for the music video "Cage". As I mentioned in the beginning when it comes to creative projects we usually have similar visions, and this video was no exception. We want the music video to be promotional since it is her first video and we want everyone to get to know the artist, however we also want to incorporate a dancer that will be able to show her internal struggle

We were thinking to have the video start with a close up and then rotate around her. After, Em would stare straight into the camera followed by a quick zoom and a mix of dutch angles, close ups, bright lights, and fast pace editing. This would be the transition to show that we are going into her head. The dancer would be in a different setting where she would be captured alone and in other shots with Em, however we want it look like Em doesn't know the "voice inside her" is haunting her.

For the dancer's setting we wanted a warehouse look and feel. We were thinking mostly white with pops of color. The reason we want a primarily white room is because this song represents how she felt at the hospital, therefore the white would be a great representation. The pops of colors would represent the rush of emotions she felt, such as fear, anger and anxiety.

Neither Isa or I are great enough dancers to  execute what we imagine, therefore we are  going to go into American Musical Theater  classes and looking around to see who we could  ask. We would like the dancer to have to  physical resemblance to Em so its easier to  understand the message, but we will just have to  see who we can get. Most likely Isa and I will be  choreographing the dance, we want it to be a  mix of contemporary and hip-hop style, we feel  these are the best styles to represent Em's  emotions. Most importantly though the dancer needs to have  great faces in order to accurately convey the meaning.

For inspiration I have looked at  some of Sia's videos which use a dancer to  develop the story. Although it's not the exact  look we are going for there are some parts that have helped us develop our idea.

This weekend Isa and I will be seeking out locations that can work for our video, hopefully we can find one soon!




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