Organisation: Megan sequence

Organisation: Student at School

I have collected footage for one of my sequences which involves a student at school who is talking to a male friend and leaves to put make up on and returns "refreshed" or even "prepared." This footage is a massive success as I have used a variety of angles and camera techniques to represent her in a way which a lot of females can relate to as society tells us we need make up to face the world so that we can be accepted by men. In the footage, The female character is talking to her male friend and then goes on to leave to put her make up on as she is shy and returns brave and this is represented by her singing and enjoying her time which is different to when she didn't have make up on. After she returns, an over the shoulder shot from the point of view of another male friend shows him looking up which represents the "male gaze" in media and misogyny. 

The shots I have used include an establishing shot when she is talking to her friend so that the audience are aware of where she is and how the scene fits in with the rest of the video. The establishing shot is also a bit slanted and is desired to represent the slanted view that society has for women and that men are viewed higher and in the shot the male is in the higher point in the frame whereas the female is in the lower part. I have also used a point of view shot which looks down on the females hands as she puts her make up. This is due to represent a woman's need to put make up on to feel beautiful. Medium close ups were also used to direct the audiences attention to certain tasks that the character is doing which lead on to bigger issues which affect everyone. 

I have also darkened some footage which will start and end the sequence to show that she feels judges and not comfortable as she doesn't have her make up on and the footage becomes lighter as she puts her make up on to show that she is becoming more confident and and accepted by the people around her. 

Some effects that I will use include cross fades as they are commonly used in R&B music videos and also they add a saddening effect to the clip and the audience will feel sympathy for the character. Jump cuts will also used, mainly when the character is putting on her make up to represent the hard effort that goes into looking "perfect."