Performance style

A lot of the main character's performance style has been derived from Keith Flint of 'The Prodigy'. The most inspiring performance is probably from the video for their single 'Firestarter' in which we see Flint in a abandoned tube tunnel. His punk dancing and rebellious style really suited the performance style we wished to create and I found it useful to watch this video before performing to visualise the aggression I would be attempting to create.

Black & White

I also really like the idea of having the performance aspect of the video in black and white, as it makes it stand out more and gives it a more edgy and stylish feel. The use of monochrome is applied well in The Prodigy's video for Firestarter, as it gives the video an even greater grittier and urban feel.

However, i think that it could also be interesting to have the performance section of the video in monochrome, but have the other shots in colour as these would stand out more as a result of the introduction of colour. By doing this, we can highlight these images and make them seem as if they are more important than the other aspects of the video, therefore creating disjuncture in our video.
A video like this sort of achieves the effect we would hope for

Stuff from Carol Vernallis

The Carol Vernallis article i found very interesting and found quite a few points that i could use in our video:

1. Music video's don't neccessarily have to make sense. Narratives can be only partially shown and does not have to lead anywhere in particular.


2. Themes - light, setting, character, costume, colours, style etc.

Thoughts for video style

I really think the video should have a distorted and grainy feel to it, with this video by The Game giving me lots of inspiration

I really like the "old film" effect that is placed on the shots, aswell as the high saturation and white flash transitions.