Mise-en-scene

One of the two locations that we have selected is an outdoor location and this will be used for the performance element of the promo. We have chosen to do this because it means we can really put across the emotions in the song by choosing a location that fits the mood and atmosphere of the lyrics. The lyrics have a theme of being alone and so we have chosen a location that is quite bleak and desolate. This will help convey the feelings in the song.

The location for the narrative is a living room. We have chosen this as in pop punk songs the lyrics often relate to real life events that can happen to someone, therefore we feel that this gives the video more verismilitude and we wanted something the audience can relate to.

In terms of the props we are going to use we have again tried to stick with a realistic theme that suits the conventions of the genre. The mirror will be used to show the audience that not everything is as it seems. The mirror sequence will also involve make up that makes the lead character look like a zombie. We will also plan to shoot an argument between the two lead characters in the narrative and we plan on using a mobile phone in this sequence as a trigger to start the argument.

The location where we plan on shooting the performance element of the promo is the Cellar Bar in Stamford. We decided to shoot here as it has a small stage that we can use and it fits the conventions of a lot of pop punk music videos where bands are often seen playing in a small rehearsal space or in a bar or club of some sort. The most useful part of the mise-en-scene for the performance is the instruments and we plan to use two guitars a small drum kit and a microphone.

The costume we planned to use will mostly stick to the conventions of a pop punk promo as the band will wear dark coloured clothing. We also plan for the lead character in the narrative to wear high heels as they are mentioned in the lyrics of the song.