Production Diary 2 - Initial Idea

As a group we came to the decision of the Indie genre for our music video as we believe that we can be creative with this genre in terms of conventions. Aspects of Indie such as easily accessible locations and plain costume mean that we can closely abide by the codes and conventions as they are within our reach.

Our idea for the narrative follows the lyrics of the song we have chosen which is She moves in her own way – by The Kooks.

 Our narrative includes three main characters. Our first character; Sarah is plays the character of a very stereotypical girly girl who takes pride in her appearance, dresses well and always looks presentable. Sarah will wear tight dresses and heavy makeup.

Our second character; Sapphire contrast from Sarah. Sapphire is ‘care-free’. She doesn’t care about what she looks like nor what others think of her. She will wear costume such as hoodies and trainers and minimal makeup to demonstrate this.

Our last character is male, he plays the lead role in the band as well as the lead role in the narrative. He is the star profile. The star profile is the main character within a media text, this title was identified by Richard Dyer. Our character’s name is Alex. He appears as the stereotypical indie boy.

The narrative begins with Sarah and Alex’s relationship. We then see disruption of the equilibrium where the two split. Sapphire is then noticed by Alex and they become close. But as the video comes to an end Sarah and Alex make up, and the equilibrium is returned.

Our narrative links to Todorov’s narrative theory and the 5 stages, however challenges the stereotypical happy ending and ‘good girl gets the guy’.