Justification of video

We filmed the video on two separate days, one with the singer by herself and the other with the characters. We made the choice to film the singer on a dull, lifeless day in order to portray a sense of loneliness and abandonment. The day had grey skies and low light levels this is clearly shown in the video and due to the time of year it was very cold which presented the filming team with issues. This meant that filming had to be done in short bursts and the continuity that the organisational structure gave us ensured filming worked. In contrast to this was the filming of the characters; cow, clown, rabbit and cheerleader. We wanted to convey a happy, magical sensation with blue skies and sun.

The first scene was of the singer skipping between the trees in isolation to give a sense of her being alone searching for the characters, with no sound in her head or preconceived ideas in her head of what she wanted to achieve. We decided not to sink the beat of the skipping to the music to make her seem in her own world.

It worked well with only two in a group, this way we took it in turn to undertake the roles; one directing while the other filming we kept switching roles throughout filming. With being in a partnership decision making was easier, having to experience both roles throughout the filming the video let us become skilled at both directing and filming. This experienced added to the dialoge between us.

The camera shots in the sequence portraying the characters leaving the security of their box to explore the excitement of the tea party this was shot to give a impression of a home movie capturing a event as it happens allowing the characters and giving an impression that the others will watch it later and reminisce about the adventure that unfolded.