Organisation: Opportunity to shoot a scene

Organisation: Shooting a scene

One of the very scenes in my music video is a woman who is a mother ( I will use my mum for this character) and the footage follows her as she gets ready in the morning. She is a nurse and the footage shows her making sandwiches for her daughter and putting on her nurse uniform. My mum is perfect for this as she is a nurse and this role is very caring and nurturing in nature which is exactly what women are known and praised for. I wanted the character to be a nurse as the audience can be reminded of the best characteristics of a woman, which are mostly kindness and love.

The shooting of this scene will take place on the 5th of December 2015, which is a Saturday.

The scene will be shot in my kitchen, this is to pick at the stereotype that has been created over the years which limits women to just cook and clean for their husbands. I want to battle this stereotype by showing the mother playing the stereotype as she is really just taking care of her child and making them lunch. 

The shots that I will be using are mid shots to show the mother as she is putting on her nurse uniform and zoom ins to force the audience's attention to one specific and important object, event or person in the frame. 

The lighting will vary from natural bright to low key as I want to show the mother in different light to show her different emotions and the stereotypes that are being imposed on her at certain times in the video. Low key lighting will be used when the mother is sitting on the couch and next to her a lyric card is placed. The mother will have a certain emotion expressed on her face to show independence and confidence with her life, as if she doesn't care that all the stereotypes are proliferated by society as she is above them.