Final music video and reasons behind decisions

This is the final music video for our group. We have applied a few minor changes to the prior version and are now fully satisfied, we have done all we can do to make the music video.

Reasons

Black and white theme: The black and white theme is something that we have implemented across all our products. The theme has a symbolic purpose. The song has a bleak meaning behind it and we explored this and found the theme was the best way to emphasise this.

The artist is going through his own personal turmoil and the black and white theme helps make the world look bleak and desolate. So this display of emotion is demonstrated through the black and white theme.

Camera angles and shots:

• Opening shot: This has been chosen as it shows (using an over-the-shoulder shot) the landscape. This contrasts with the artist and makes the artist look insignificant which is a recurring motif throughout the music video.
• First two shots: The long shot of the artist walking away and to the camera was inspired from Ed Sheeran's Lego House music video. As Nathan at the time wanted to do this song we decided that we would gain some inspiration from the music video.
• Bedroom shots: The first bedroom shot was to be directly related to the lyrics "worship in the bedroom" and we thought using one bedroom scene was pointless decided to use another for the chorus. To replace a shot that we were not particularly fond of.
• Church shots: We decided that the church would be one of the main locations for our music video, as it is a place where the artist can take solace and worship (as displayed in the music video). It is also directly related to the lyrics and the meaning we are portraying. 
• Albert Dock shots: We used several arc shots in this location. This is to emphasise the mindset of the artist as he is currently troubled. Also the medium shot of the artist on the bench is used to coincide with the acting to showcase the artists troubled mindset.
• Park shots: The original handheld shots help emphasise the artists mindset once again, as the shaking of the camera highlights that the artist is shaking with fear. The close ups are used to show the reaction of the artist, as well as to keep the audiences attention on the actions of the other actors. The close up when he has been beaten up is used for dramatic effect to show the result of the attack. 
• Finally the medium chorus shots are because we didn't want to direct the audiences attention away from the park. The fact that the artist is not beaten up in these shots was because we wanted to highlight the insignificance of the attack, the fact that nobody but him cares about what has happened.

Meaning behind music video: We have decided as a group to keep the reason that he is being persecuted as ambiguous. In the original music video the actors are being victimised for being homosexual, we decided to stay with this theme as we thought that the theme was an important subject. 

So through the meaning in our music video being ambiguous, the meaning becomes universal. It emphasises that anyone can experience hatred due to religious beliefs and the music video can be seen as embracing religion or challenging the beliefs, and we are leaving it for the audience to decide.