Initial Ideas for preliminary video

Last week, as a group we have been conducting ideas for the video for 'These Shoes', in order to converge alongside the lyrics and typical stereotype of a female artist and the title. Although we are not certain we will use all of these original ideas, they are a summary upon what we will follow. Upon the day, we may make variations if our initial ideas to not appear visibly accurate. However, these ideas are what we will most likely follow:

• In colour, an up close of a pink guitar (to highlight femininity) being strummed in time to the guitar sound. She has red nail varnish to add to this, with this being a motif throughout the rest of the video
• A dissolve edit will follow, as the 'pull' effect draws the viewer into the song
• A cut follows, to the camera tracks a girl from behind wearing a towel on her body/head, to give the illusion of coming out of the shower. She walks to the beat of the music, towards a door and into a girls bedroom. The girl disappears into the room, and goes off the camera's lens, whilst the camera turns to the right and down towards a desk/mirror, revealing a girl at a table. We can clearly see the pink guitar from before, leaning against the table
• Three quick cuts follow, firstly of some red heels on the floor, cutting up to a pink lipstick on the desk, to further along to a brush, which is picked up by the lead girl. The camera pans upwards - still not revealed in the mirror - and shows her beginning to brush her hair. She then starts to sync to the song, opening up the lyrics
• A cut to a close up of her face - stopped syncing
• A jump cut to her lips - applying the pink lipstick
• Shot reverse shot of girl from table again, although now she's pulling away
• A long shot of girl putting on coat - possible use of jump cuts to add a jumpy effect in mood to the music
• Cut away close up of her grabbing keys off the side
• Cut away of grabbing bag
• Close up from crab shot of girl slipping into shoes - possible ways: one already one and tie up next, fast forward of putting both on, slipping into both, etc...
• The camera is still on the floor, and movement of girl as we just see her shoes move past the camera
• Long shot from behind girl, revealing her walking towards door and opening it. Use of flash/flashlights on other side of door to give an illusion of bright,neon lights - as though walking into a new light or possible use of dissolve/fade into next shot
• This method is used to cut to a different era, with this being represented through the colour now being black and white. We see a long shot of Jess walking into a door, paralleling the previous shot
• Close up of feet walking into bar from front show
• Girl will now be dressed like a flapper, to represent a 90's era - in a fur coat?
• A over the shoulder, medium shot from behind shows an individual taking coat off shoulders
• Pan of girl from the side, showing her walking across bar to then sitting down. Sits down next to a friend. The rule of third will show her in the centre - highlighted
• Medium shot of girls talking as lyrics continue
• Close up of lips syncing
• Girl dressed in revealing dress with legs out - camera pans up but in a jump cut manner e.g. starts on heels then legs then dress then face as as she syncs
• Different angles of people dancing, finishing in slow motion as she is revealed having fun, to the lasting slow beat of the music

We may insert cut away shots, too, such as the girl standing in a room or by a wall standing alone/lip syncing to the camera, as this will pull the audience away from the dull, repetitive scenes.

We will also need to remember particular props, such as the pink guitar, mirror/desk, red and pink lipstick, particular costumes (for both eras), the red heels, a bag and keys, some towels and various props for the bar scene.