shot types

This is an example of one of the main the kind of shot we were thinking about using in the narrative part of the video. Will we have the boy and girl playing x-box into the camera as if it were the television screen. This kind of shot will enable us to clearly demonstrate the relationship between the boy and girl, with the use of body language ect. It will also allow us to stick with a theme of a tomboy by having her play on the Xbox, which is typically a hobby preferred by males.

Inital Costume Ideas.

These pictures show similar artists to Katy Perry (Shontelle and Eliza Doolittle) wearing an over sized t-shirt - in the top photo. Followed by the high-top trainers in the second photograph. These are some brief ideas for the costume of the actress who will be playing Katy Perry. High-tops trainers and over sized t-shirts will represent a tom-boy but in a sexy, stylish way which fits into the image of Katy Perry. We would use this outfit look, for a main performance aspect of the video.

Our inital ideas part two

Having chosen Katy Perry as our artist, we then looked at her latest album 'Teenage Dream' for an unreleased single. We chose the song 'One Of The Boys' because there is a story line to it so immediately we all had several idea's for the video. 
'One Of The Boys' track


Firstly, we was influenced by one of Katy perry previous music video's called 'Your So Gay.' This video tells the story through barbie dolls cutting back to her singing every now and again.
'Your So Gay' music video


The idea of using dolls is quirky which shows the artists personality. It also links to Katy Perry being seen as attractive artist with a perfect 'barbie' like image. This has been demonstrated with the release of her own Katy Perry Barbie doll.

Then we thought of the possible limitations of this idea, which is that it would be hard to move the barbie dolls whilst still looking effective. So we then thought of using references to a TV programme, which is when we came up with the idea of making our music video look like an episode of MTV's 'Made.' This programme is about teenagers who want to be transformed into something that they are the complete opposite of. For example, a tomboy wanting to become a beauty pageant, they will then get a coach who guides them into becoming that dream in this case the beauty pageant. They will be given tasks throughout which aid them towards their goal such as wearing heels then gradually make up etc. So since our chosen track is about a boisterous girl who doesn't want to be seen as one of the boys, we though we could show her transformation into becoming a girl and in the end she gets the boy of her dreams, using the convection's of the TV programme 'Made.'
This is the trailer to an episode of made where a group of cheerleaders want to be acknowledged

Our initial ideas part one

Our chosen artist for our music video is 'Katy Perry.' Purely because we all listen to her music and like it, we also like the way she uses a narrative in the majority of her music videos which makes it more interesting to watch. She has a very lively, flirty and bubbly personality, which is reflected through her costumes and actions. (Above is a few photo's reflecting Katy Perry's image.) 

This is one of Katy Perry's previous music video's, showing how she incorporates a narrative in her video.