Planning Cinematography - Miss Georgiou

Cinematography is very important when creating music videos. Cinematography is the main element of the music video which interests the audience into watching the music video. Cinematography is hugely important therefore has to be planned well before filming. Its a huge part in making the music video successful. The cinematography helps to get across the narrative or concept as the cinematography shows important shots such as the iconography which helps the audience to understand the music video. Cinematography also shows the audience the mise en scene and locations. Without successful cinematography within the music videos the narrative won't be understood swell therefore the whole music video will be unsuccessful meaning that the cinematography has to be perfect. 
Throughout our music video we will incorporate many different camera shots to make our music video successful.

Close ups
We are going to incorporate many close ups within our music video. The shot is very conventional to the indie genre as it allows the audience to understand the narrative better By using many close ups the audience will be able to relate to the character as they will be able to see how he is feeling. Close ups will help the audience to understand how lonely our character is as they can see his facial expression clearly therefore the narrative will be easier to understand. Close ups are very important within our music video as they build relationships with the audience and the character. We will incorporate close ups throughout the different locations. We want to use as many close ups as we can so that the audience fully understand how he is feeling.
We will incorporate close ups when he is in the house to show his feelings towards his father when they are arguing and his fathers lifestyle. The close up here will show the audience that he wants to 'runaway' due to his facial expression which creates anticipation. Another main close up shot we want to use is within the train again to show the audience how he is feeling vulnerable and lonely. Close up shots are important within our music video as they show the audience how he is feeling which links to the narrative.

High angle
We are going to incorporate many high angle shots when creating our music video as these shots make the character look weak and small which is the effect we want to create. The high angle shot is not necessarily conventional to the indie genre but we believe that incorporating it within our music video will be effective. The high angle will create empathy for the male character as the high angle will make him look vulnerable and lonely. By using high angle's the audience will understand the narrative more as they will be able to see that he is lonely showing that he has 'runaway'. We are going to incorporate high angle shots in most locations. We will incorporate the high angles in most locations. We will use the high angle within the house when the father and the boy are arguing as it makes him look small and vulnerable therefore creating empathy and building a relationship. We will also use a high angle of him on the field walking to his home to show his loneliness but to also show the house is isolated also. Lastly we will use high angles in at the river location to show that he has 'runaway' and is lonely. High angles are key within our music video as it shows the boy characters vulnerability therefore interesting the audience into carrying on watching it. Therefore the camera shot will represent our artist as lonely, vulnerable and isolated which is the effect we want to have.

Long shot
Long shots is another key shot that we are going to use within our music video. Long shots set the location which will engage the audience into watching the music video. Long shots are very conventional to the indie genre as they show the location within the music video therefore showing straight away what genre of music our music video is. Long shots will be key in our music video as we have many different location changes therefore the long shot will show clearly the change and engage the audience into watching the music video. We will incorporate the long shots when we change locations. We will also incorporate long shots to show the audience he is alone and vulnerable. For example we will use a long shot when he is by the river to show that he is alone which will create empathy and build a relationship. We will also use a long shot at the start of the field to set the location of an isolated field. Therefore the camera shot will represent our character as lonely due to the fact that the locations are isolated. The camera shot will also tell the audience the genre of the music video.



Point of view shot
We are going to incorporate point of view shots within our music video mainly to interest the audience as the shot can be very engaging. Point of view shots will show the audience what the character can see therefore also setting the location. Point of view shots are conventional to the indie genre as it shows the audience the location therefore they will understand what genre the music video is in. We are going to make the camera unstable when creating the point of view shot which represents the character as shaky and vulnerable. We are going to use a point of view shot when the male character is going through the fields to show the location, it will also show he is alone which links in with the narrative of running away. We will also use another point of view shot within the house location. We will use it when he is having an argument with his father. From this point of view shot the audience will feel sorry for the boy therefore creating a relationship between the two. Therefore the point of view shot is mainly to interest the audience but will also show the audience the location and will build a relationship easily.

Panning
We are incorporating the panning shot mainly to show the audience the location of the music video and also to build anticipation for the rest of the music video. Panning shot is very conventional to the indie genre which is why we are incorporating it within our music video. It is conventional as it shows the audience the location and makes the music video interesting. The panning shot will build empathy for the male character as the audience will see the isolated locations which shows he is lonely. The camera shot represents the male character as lonely and vulnerable. We will incorporate a panning shot mainly in the house to show the dark and dirty location therefore the audience will sympathize for the boy and keep there focus on him. We will also use a panning shot of the dad laying down on the bed drinking alcohol again to show why the boy is running away from his dad and to interest the audience.  Therefore the panning shot helps the audience to understand the narrative and to set locations.

The target audience can build a relationship through the camera shots I have selected as many of them creates sympathy for him. The close up shows his facial expression and therefore the audience will relate to how he is feeling and shows them that he is lonely and depressed. The long shot will build a relationship as they can see that the locations are very isolated which makes them feel sorry for him. The high angle will build a relationship between the audience and the character as the high angle will make him look small and vulnerable. The point of view shot will build a relationship between the audience and the character as it shows the audience what he is going through therefore they will be able to relate to him. Lastly the panning shot will create a relationship between the audience and character as again it shows the audience what he is going through and why he is running away. Therefore all these shots will be effective within our music video.