In lieu of Halloween and my inspiration from Spike JoNzE's Where the Wild Things Are,
I want to do a video based on a dreams, fantasies, and night creatures.
a.) There is no dialogue-soundtrack will be done by my neighbor/musician, Drew Ryan
b.)I need four characters-preferably 3 girls and 1 boy. I have 3 characters so far.
Girl #1
Girl # 2
Girl # 3
Boy
c.) characters will run through a forrest landscape. there will be a choreographed danced. They will be playing with fireworks, dancing, playing with dirt, wearing white costumes, and running in fountains, possibly a bath scene.
The opening/establishing shot will be a girl falls asleep on her desk with her head down. Her desk lamp is on. We zoom into her face. The desk lamp switches off. We cut and begin the dream sequence.
d.) Props-1.) Different color lights (red and blue)
2.) white costumes
3.) red lipstick
4.) sparklers
5.) fireworks
6.) smoke
7.) flash lights
8.) glitter
9.) pumpkins
e.) scenes:
Possible bath scene with a girl underwater
fountain scene
forrest scene
concrete wall scene
Dance scene-
there will be a solo dance scene and a group dance scene. The solo dance scene will be a girl dancing against a solid background. The group scene will be a coreopgraphed sequence. Then there will be a group scene where everyone is playing in the dirt, more hand puppets.
The closing shot will be of the moon.
That sounds like it could be very pretty. I like the pictures you chose to reference. The only thing I wonder about is the girl falling asleep at her desk. It seems so bland compared to the rest of your ideas and imagery I would be afraid it would take away from the overall effect you are trying to create.
ReplyDeleteYour list of props and variety of scenes is impressive! I'll look forward to seeing how you use all in the list on screen. Go for it!
ReplyDeleteThis idea really sounds like it could be fun to work with, and I feel like working with color on both the filming and editing could be an advantage to emphasizing the dream element.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like it could be really cool if your lighting is good and you keep your shots varied. The only thing I worry about is the dance scene. If it too oddly choreographed or if the characters don't dance well enough, it will seem out of place or we just won't believe. I would advise against choreographing at all really, unless you are going for the cheesy Bollywood thing. But otherwise, I think this could shape up to be a beautiful piece.
ReplyDeletei like the idea of creating a fantasy world. i do believe you can play it up a lot more than just dancing. Dancing with fireworks doesnt seem all that fantastical to me. I still believe it will be a great video. Also i hope that if you are filming in the forest at night that you have good lighting. That factor could make or break your video.
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