The Three Different Aspects to Narrative

There are three different aspects to narrative. Some music videos may contain all three of these aspects, however some will only contain one or two of the aspects. The aspects are as follows:

• Performance - This is simply a convincing performance from the artist or extras in the music video. Performance can mean choreography in a dance routine performed by professional dancers/the artist or just the artist lip syncing along to the song.
• Narrative - This is how the story is shown. It is usually based on the lyrics.
• Abstract - The purpose behind abstract videos is to create a certain feeling or mood.

Example of Performance in music videos:

Example of Narrative in music videos: 

Example of an Abstract music video:

Video Techniques and Influences from already existing music videos

Here is some research I have done into the effects and techniques I have found in already existing music videos and would like to use in my own.

Using Social Media to Gather Ideas (with Tutorial)

When I found Pinterest I thought it would be useful if I used it to create boards in order to gather ideas and also be inspired by images people have uploaded worldwide. Pinterest is an app and website that works as a visual discovery, collection, sharing, and storage tool. This makes searching for ideas a much quicker and in depth process.

When creating an account on Pinterest I created boards in order to help me find inspiration for the hair and make-up aspects of my music video. The process was straight forward and as follows:

After one quick search an endless amount of images and boards appeared. The process of pinning a picture I like to one of my boards was quick, simple and straight forward:

 

Hair Style Inspirations for My Music Video

Follow Courtney's board Hair Inspirations for Music Video on Pinterest.

Make-Up Inspirations for My Music Video

Follow Courtney's board Make-Up Inspirations for Music Video on Pinterest.

Updated Cast List

Old Filming Diary (No Longer Relevant)