Music Video Treatment.

Basic Outline 
My basic outline for my music video is going to be very mysterious, the storyline is going to be about a couple who were in love but separated, its going to show both of their points of views but focusing mainly on the males point of view. It will include scenes of their happier moments aswell as scenes of them crying and feeling very sad, I want my music video to show emotion and to get the point of the song across as i think this is what a music video should be about. I am going to have a lot of different scenes of the male in different locations to give the video a mysterious element. I am going to include a few different scenes showing this point in their lives and have got a lot of exciting ideas on how to do so. I am going to have lots of different camera angles including mid shots, long shots and many more. I am hoping to have some scenes that will be really interesting with different lighting and try to make it very professional looking and give the viewer the best possible experience, i am very excited to film and edit this music video as i believe this project is something i am going to enjoy greatly.

R&B Codes & Conventions

R&b music video codes and conventions

R&B research

Different types of R&B

 

 

 

 

As you can see most of these video have things in common, for example they all tell a story and are heavily narrative. The like a boy video has a couple performance basedscenes where we see the female character singing the words. In the Drake video we see a heavily based narrative video where it is telling a story, although it is not specifically related to the lyrics of the song.
The ciara video breaks the codes and conventions of a typical r&b music video because she is not portrayed as a sex symbol most of the time. she is acting like a male and dancing like one to show the point of the song.

 

Mood Board

This is my mood board, i decided to have a black background because i would like to have some of my scenes in my video to be black and white as i think this is a really interesting way to add character to a music video, I have also added things like the lady in the shower because i want this to be part of my music video also. The broken heart symbolises the whole feeling of the song and the emotions which are represented in the video. I have added pictures of smoke as they are also a vital part of the video because  the weeknd is known for smoking and it is almost something I associate with him. 

I have pictures of girls around a picture of a couple because this is also something which will be focused on in my music video when the lyrics turn to "now every girl i touch they all feel the same". I have also added pictures of him looking sad and upset as those are some of the scenes which i will have in my video. It all looks sort of mysterious and confusing which i believe is a big part of the weeknds music videos. I do not want to copy his videos but i do want to keep it relevant to his style as it is something i really enjoy and i believe i will enjoy making very much.

Letter to Republic records.

Enfield Island Village

London

20^th June 2013

Universal Republic Records

Management of The Weeknd

1755 Broadway

New York, NY, United States

10019

Dear, to whom it may concern,

I am writing to you regarding using one of your artist’s songs, I am currently a sixth form student from the United Kingdom, I am studying media studies and am currently in the process of making a music video.

I have decided I want to use the song “tears in the rain” by The Weeknd so I was wondering if there would be any problems with me doing so.

The content will not be used in any other way apart from educational purposes only. The only people who will see my music video are those of the educational industry and it will not be distributed to anyone other than those whom must see it to give me a grade.

If you have any enquiries please do not hesitate to contact my school or me.

Sharon Ortiz – sharonvivianaortiz@gmail.com

St Anne’s Catholic High school for girls:          Telephone - 02088862165

Fax - 02088866552

Yours Faithfully Sharon Ortiz. 

Song Choice - Tears In The Rain

I have chosen this song because I really enjoy it and have already envisioned what i want to do with it, i believe this song choice will benefit me due to the fact that i am quite free to do what i want because Abel doesn't have a lot of music videos but the ones he does have out are the type of videos i enjoy watching and therefore believe it is something i will enjoy creating.




Song lyrics

They all feel the same
Adjust to the fame
Cause no one will love you like her
It's pointless
Like tears in the rain
So now that she's gone
Embrace all that come
And die with a smile
Don't show the world how alone you've become
[x2]

When it's said and done
I already felt love
And I let it end up
Dying by itself
And when it's said and done
You were better off
You deserve real love
And I deserve to be by myself
Cause I've gone too far
And I started too young
To give up
And even if I changed
It would be too late
I exposed my ways
Now every girl I touch

They all feel the same
Adjust to the fame
Cause no one will love you like her
It's pointless
Like tears in the rain
So now that she's gone
Embrace all that come
And die with a smile
Don't show the world how alone you've become
They all feel the same

I should've let you leave
But, I let you watch me slip away
I could've set you free
But, I'm selfish
I watched you stay

She has no recollection
Of the life she had without me
She let it slip away, away, away
It's so sad it had to be this
She forgot the good things about me
She let it slip away, away, away
[x2]

They all feel the same
Adjust to the fame
Cause no one will love you like her
It's pointless
Like tears in the rain
So now that she's gone
Embrace all that come
And die with a smile
Don't show the world how alone you've become
[x2]

She has no recollection
Of the life she had without me
She let it slip away, away, away
It's so sad it had to be this
She forgot the good things about me
She let it slip away, away, away