Mise-En-Scene Research

Location:

We have four or five locations for our music video. As a group, we wanted to have a vast amount of locations so that we could stick within the traditional conventions of "Hip-Hop". We found that there were usually up to four different locations present in the music videos we researched so we decided to include this number in our production. We will be filiming in the drama studio, a bridge, a cap-park and on top of castle-hill. We believe these locations convey the genre as they're all quite urban and JLS' videos are also urban - there isn't one video that's located in a rural setting.

Colour:

There will be vast amounts of colour - especailly in the drama studio scene. There will be three spotlights on our three male characters, and the colours will resemble a traffic light - as the song mentions the absense of nice, flash cars - we felt it appropriate to have the lightening relating to the lyrics. Other than that, for our other locations, the lightening will be fairly bright as JLS' music videos usually focus on bright, bold places that match their personality and their costumes.

Lighting:

The vast majority of our music video will be shot in broad day-light so we will just be using natural light. Some aspects of our video may be shot at night, but this is only a possibility. Artificial light will also be present as the scene in the drama studio where our male individuals are acting, lightening is used as we have three spot-lights on each character to enhance our music video. During our research it became apparent that JLS' main attraction was the lightening used whilst they perform a dance routine. We have incorporated their style into our production and have used lightening when necessary.

Costume:

Costumes are also extremely important in conveying JLS and the "Hip-Hop" genre. We have four or five locations, and in each, we have a different costume for each - highlighted in the above image. JLS' costumes consist of very bright and bold colours and their costumes are essential in conveying their personality and JLS as artists. We will be replicating their style of clothes as we aim to amplify their videos as much as we can.

Props:

As a group, we felt that we didn't need many props to articulate our mesage and convey JLS and their genre. We therefore only have a handful needed for our production. Here is a list of the props that we will be including within our music videos:

• Diverse costumes
• Image of the "Sugarbabes"
• Phones