Romeo and Juliet
When defining a traditional love story the first thing that comes to mind is the classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The tragedy was written by William Shakespeare about two young "star crossed lovers" whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. Clearly the underlining theme is love and romance therefore the text is very relevant to my research for my music video. The songs Taylor Swift performs are often her own songs and talk about love and heartbreak.
I am going to ask members of my target audience questions regarding the images above which will help influence my ideas about how to portray the love concept in my music video.
- What symbols do you associate with love? for example it could be the use of the colour red/heart/rose ect.
- The story of Romeo and Juliet is a love tragedy, do you think every love story has to have a happy or sad ending? Should a music video reflect this?
Loves Embrace - Christina Aguilera
This music sequence was created as a prelude to her full song "Loves Embrace". I have chosen to use this piece of music as it demonstrates the beauty and gentle nature of love which can link with the style of my chosen artist Taylor Swift. Hopefully my audience feedback will help me decide on a location for my song as the lyrics of "Tied together with a smile" emphasise the feelings of love and "loves embrace" makes the audience imagine the setting therefore there is a comparison which could help me decide on the ideal location for the song.
Carefully listen to the sound effects during the song and imagine that you was in the place Christina is singing about, then answer the following questions.
- What kind of image do you think Christina is portraying about herself? eg her costume style/natural beauty?/props she could use?
- Talk about the different sounds effects you hear, for example the wildlife/sound of wind/natural environment as a whole.
- Do you imagine a white theme to show her innocence or a bright and colourful environment?
- State 2 different locations you could associate the song with.
Mood Board
The mood board includes images of background which could be digitalised using the green room to create a modern and unrealistic setting which could be used for parts of the song. Do you think this modern setting would be appropriate for the song "Tied Together with a Smile" by Taylor Swift or would a more naturalistc setting as imagined in the questions above be more appropriate?
Could I feature both settings or would there be a clash between the modern and naturalistic choice and result in the video not making sense?
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