- Price- Obviously, the prop must be affordable for my use. Because of this, I must carefully consider all of the options and take the price into account
- Appearance- The prop must suit the mood of my music video. From my lyric analysis, I found that my chosen song is about the end of a relationship. Therefore, I imagine my chosen props to be darkly coloured.
- Ease of transport- The props I use must be able to be transported to my filming locations. If the prop is too big, then I may struggle to get it to where I am filming. I must keep this in mind when choosing props.
Prop 1- Picture of a couple
Because my chosen song is about the end of a relationship, my planned music video includes the main actor looking at a photo of his past relationship, then ripping it up, representing his anger and regret. Therefore, I will need to find a suitable picture to feature in my music video, and find another actor to help take this photo. I plan to just import this photo to my computer, then print it out. This is due to paper being easy to tear and is also very affordable. Additionally, because I want more than one take of each shot to ensure that I do not have to re-film, using paper means that I can print multiple copies of the photo without it being too expensive.Prop 2- Guitar
The next prop I plan to use is a guitar for the performance parts of my music video. My plan includes the main actor to be playing the guitar, and lip-syncing to the song, shown at 0:49 in my animatic. However, I must consider multiple factors when choosing the guitar. First, it must be suitably coloured for my music video. I plan for the guitar to be either dark red, dark blue or black, as these colours represent the sadness and anger that the singer is experiencing. The guitar must also be affordable, so I decided to research some options.
My first option was a Yamaha guitar. Although the colour of the guitar is suitable, it will cost me over £100 which is way over my budget. I expected this, as a decent guitar isn't cheap.
My second option was a LAG guitar although the guitar is cheaper, it is still much more expensive than I planned to spend. However, the colour of the guitar is exactly what I planned to use.
Having researched into different guitars, I found that it will be way too expensive to buy. Therefore, I am planning to borrow a guitar from a friend. This means that I will not have to spend anywhere near as much money as buying a new guitar.
Prop 3- Drum Kit
I also plan to use a drum kit in my video, to support the performance element of my music video. Because my chosen artist, Biffy Clyro, is a band, I felt that I needed more than one performer in my music video. I plan for the drum kit to be a similar colour to the guitar. It appears first at 58 seconds through my animatic. Although the drum kit may be large, I think that using a car provides a good method of transportation. I then researched the price of a drum kit.
The first drum kit I found was a Tiger Kit. I felt that the colours were suitable for my music video. However, even though it was one of the cheapest kits I found, it is still way over my budget. Also, it is a junior kit, which may make my video look unprofessional and would be uncomfortable for the actor to play.The next kit I found was a Herald kit. It is a similar colour and would be suitable to use in my music video. However, it is still too expensive and I am not willing to pay that much.
Luckily, I own my own drum kit which I feel is suitable for usage in my music video. It is dark red, which is a suitable colour as it connotes the emotions the singer is experiencing. Although it is large and has multiple, separate drums and cymbals, I feel that a car would still be able to transport it to the location I choose.
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