A2 Media Studies Music Video: Camera Angles For The Digipak Image And The Target Audience

Camera Style For The Digipak Image.

The location of the image would be in the photography studio that we will be filming the video. The subject will be a boy and a girl embracing whilst the boy holds a knife to the side of the girl. The pose is the same as the subject. The costume will be the typical costume that is a connotation of the genre, with the jeans, the dark coloured clothing, the canvas shoes and also the dark coloured shoulder-length hair. The angle of the image will be straight on at the boy and girl because it then makes them an even more powerful subject for the image.

Photography

Equipment

Camera: Nikon D3100 w/ Tripod.

Backdrop: White.

Image Itself

This section will be about what photography we shall need for the digi-pack we're creating, it shall include:

·                Locations

·                Subject

·                Poses

·                Costumes

·                Angles

·                Emotions

Location

Hopefully we'll be able to find a location with a plain background, which we'll be able to edit later on to darken and with a faded out effect. So we shall either use the dark room, or choose to use a plain room with the featured wall for the photography.

Subject

The photograph we're looking for will need two models (Male and Female) who shall attempt to cover a range of poses, feelings and what ever shall come naturally.

·                Pose - The pose we're hoping to achieve by the models will include a male and female, where the male stands behind the female the the side, and puts his left arm around her, with the female, whom is infront, holding her right arm up towards the males hand, where they meet creating a heart with their hands/fingers.

·                Costumes - For the photo shoot, we'll require the two models in plain clothing, hopefully dark clothing which can be easier to edit for the digi-pack. Wearing a jacket, T-shirt, studded belt, jeans, these will be all dark, except the belt.

·                Extras - We're going to add a prop into the photograph, of a knife which will appear slightly to the side of the female model, being held by the male model, maybe dripping with blood.

Angles

We'll photograph the models from head on, maybe take various images to give a general idea and a range to choose from, we'll also use a couple of long distance, 30 degree angles and empowering shots, to give off a range of effects.

Emotions

Hopefully we can have a range of emotions from the models to choose our preferred photograph, this can range from no emotion, sad, happy, maybe even crying to give extra emphasis to the song.

Examples from other photographers.

Paul Harries

Paul Harries is a music photographer who is the chief photographer for music magazines like Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Big Cheese and NME. His style of photography is mainly studio based, like the image of Amy Lee from Evanescence. He has also done some outdoor shoots as well, like when he went to Iowa to photograph Corey Taylor from Slipknot before he went to the 'Psychosocial' music video shoot.

Amy Lee- Evanescence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDeJP0ytQHw

This image shows the subject sitting on the ground with her dress spread out and looking down at the floor. This is very good because it shows that she doesn't care and to show a darker side to her life. The effect that the photographer has used on this image links into the effects in the Eyes Set To Kill music video to make the image look like it is scratched and decayed and also to enforce the darkness of the pose. The pose of the subject is very simple because she is looking down at the floor, whilst she is sat on the floor dress spread out. This is very effective because it shows from that very simple pose that there is a lot of emotion in the image.

Corey Taylor- Slipknot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdqGtcuFIGg

This image shows the subject (Corey Taylor) in a cornfield in Iowa with the sun setting in the background after Slipknot had produced a take for the music video for their song 'Psychosocial'. The background is of a cornfield, which is good because it shows the stark backdrop that is based upon the Slipknot album of the time. It also creates a background where is shows darkness and isolation. The lighting of this photograph is from the setting sun in the background and also a battery pack-powered light behind the camera pointing at Corey Taylor. This is a good aspect of the image because it shows darkness in the background as part of Corey's past with him looking towards the light of the future. The expression on Corey's face shows the pressures of his past and also to back up the isolation and darkness created by the setting sun and the cornfield.

Target Audience.

The target audience for the product is teenagers and adults from the age of 15 upwards, preferably male, who like Rock and Metal music, especially loud, screaming-based Rock and Metal.