PROPS FOR OUR MUSIC VIDEO

GUITAR

The singer should have a guitar to hold/play in some of the shots in the studio. This emphasises that he is an organic artist who plays his own instruments.

This would be a good guitar to buy as a prop for our music video as it is cheap compared to other guitars but this is fine as we don’t hear the sound quality in the music video and it looks the part. It is an average size for a guitar and so will help communicate the authenticity of the artist.

PHOTO ALBUM

We are planning for the male singer and his girlfriend to look through a photo album containing many photographs of their time together. This will allow the audience to gain an understanding of their connection and history.

This is a cheap photo album that doesn’t look too fancy as if for a married couple and contains black card to stick the photos onto so the memories can stand out more. We will take photos of the singer and his girlfriend before the shoot with the photo album and stick them in.

SPARKLERS

Near the end of the music video, the singer and girlfriend will use sparklers overlooking the landscape at night. This signifies that she is happiest when she is with him as he ‘brings light’ and makes her feel comfortable to be herself.

This product again isn’t a massive amount of money and doesn’t hold that many sparklers but also not too little. This is because we would like various shots with them and therefore the singer and his girlfriend will probably require more than one sparkler each to last for the shoot.

LANTERN

When there are shots of singer and his girlfriend walking through the forest, some of these shots will take place at night where they will both hold on to one lantern to guide them through the forest together.

This lantern once again is quite cheap compared to others and imitates an old hurricane lamp which could signify their history together. It uses LED lights instead of paraffin and so isn’t dangerous to use in the forest with many trees.

CALENDAR

The girlfriend of the singer will have events written down on her calendar like going out with her ‘friends’. Dates with her boyfriend will also be written down such as going for a walk in the forest, where the camera will then cut to them walking in the forest. All the dates with her boyfriend will be circled to connote that he is more important to her than her other ‘friends’, undoubtedly because he is the only one who truly knows and understands her.

This calendar is an average price and includes photos of beautiful landscapes. It is a good one to buy as the photos are of nature and again emphasises that the artist is organic and that he and his girlfriend in then music video have a genuine relationship, even though it may not be completely understood by either.

PICNIC BLANKET

The singer and his girlfriend will have a picnic in a park where they will have some food and we will see them look very happy together. This is an example of one of the many good memories they have shared, and one of the few we see in the music video.

This picnic blanket is the right size for two people to share a picnic and looks like a very homely blanket. It is very cheap and although it may not be the best quality, it will do for one day’s worth of shooting.

BOUQUET OF FLOWERS

In the music video, the singer will bring his girlfriend a bunch of flowers when they are at school as a symbol of his love for her, but she will reject them as her ‘friends’ don’t accept him so she can fit in. This will demonstrate their complicated relationship and her confused feelings.

We will buy the flowers on the day we shoot with them so that they are at their freshest.