Narrative Prop List

Antagonist Costume (x4):

• White hair gel

• White/red/black face paint
• White long sleeved t-shirt
• White braces
• White belt
• White trousers
• Black boots

Protagonist Costume:

• T-shirt
• Open shirt
• Jeans
• Converse/vans
• Headphones (& mp3)

Group Meeting 4 (11/10/10)

We briefly went over what had to be done and generally when it had to be done by.

We finished our actor / extra contract (see below) so that they could sign them and agree to work with us.



We listened to the song to finish our lyrical / audio effects analysis so that we could complete our list of shot ideas for specific parts of the track.

[ Photograph of "Lyrics and Shots" ]

Band Name - Erwin's Felicide

We came up with the name "Erwin's Felicide" as it references the science thought experiment "Schrödinger's Cat". "Erwin" comes from the scientist's first name and "felicide", meaning the killing of a cat comes from the experiment itself where a cat is killed.


Graphic representation of the "Schrödinger's Cat" thought experiment

We think that this would appeal to our young alternative target audience because it appeals to a niche audience group that has the specialist knowledge required to understand the reference within in it. This should provide gratification to those who have such knowledge. Furthermore, we would hope that the explanation would spread through word of mouth.

Binary Opposites In Our Music Video

After learning about Levi-Strauss' theory of binary opposites and seeing how effective they work in our sequence, we tried to include several such as:

• Professional & Guerrilla style in performance and narrative
• Colour & Black And White
• Good & Evil
• Busy backgrounds & Plain backgrounds
• City & Studio
• Fast & Slow movement and editing
• Wide Shots & Close-Ups
• Surreal & Everyday
• Loud & Quiet sounds
• Smart & Casual costume

favourite idea for antangonist

These antagonists  are representing (drug) temptations and would have:

• white face paint with rosy cheeks and or big red smile
• head to toe in white
• white hair dye - may be hard to do without it being permanent
• white wigs/hair dye

We want them to represent the good, fun, nice appeal of temptations by using white signifying good and helping them stand out from the busy london background ; and a fake OTT smiling face to give the sense of a false friend.

They would look at and follow the protagonist (lead singer) but he would not directly interact with them to show they are thoughts in his head playing on his mind rather than real people.

We were thinking that at the end they would be overcome by collapsing in a pile showing that the music has protected the lead from the dangerous temptation.

Although we came up with the idea ourselves  - it would reference this all white look from clockwork orange as an effectivly creepy and disturbing antagonist.

Edit Room

Me and Kerry using the wall

Dom working on the narrative map

In our edit room we now have a series of things up on the walls to help group communication and organisation. These include:

Claire updating the to do list



• To do list
• Calander
• Line by line shot plan to the lyrics
• Band costume sketches
• Group proposal handout
• Antagonist brainstorm
• Narrative map
• Tube maps

We will also eventually put up our meeting schedules for week 1 and week 2 once the week one schedule has been finalised

Band Costumes/ Props

Angus

• Hornrimmed glasses
• Black waistcoat
• Black tie
• Black Dr Martens
• Orange shirt
• Dark striped skinnies
• Belt (possibly pacman)
• Sweatbands/bracelets

Jack

• Black shirt
• Coloured tie
• Baggy jeans
• Converse
• Bandana

Izzy

• Trilby

• Brightly coloured/wooden beaded necklaces
• Striped top/tshirt
• Chunky waist belt (brightly coloured/metallic)
• Denim skirt
• Plain tights
• Leg warmers
• Heels

Tom

• Band tshirt
• Black skinnies
• Chain
• Metal jewelry
• Sweatband
• Vans
• Band pins
• White belt

Instruments

• Guitar
• Bass
• Drum kit
• Microphone and stand
• Amps