(Post 34) Planning- Directorial style

DIRECTORIAL STYLE

Is there a particular directing style you want to use?

Image result for gia coppolaConsidering a directorial style when thinking about our music video requires us to look at a lot of music videos and, essentially films. This is becuase to watch and analyse films makes us think about previous directors, driectoral style, which ones we like and can incorporate and which ones we don't really think are viable to our project. It also makes us think about our style, in general and how we plan to create it into our filming, camera angles, costume, make-up and editing. It's not very common for us to know directors of films, only the the actual film title or the actors/cast. So, we started to brainstorm movies that we know could be the kind of style we want to adopt into our music video or inspire us into that kind of approach we can absorb. Then, we found the director and discussed the key points of their style they used in their music videos.

Are there particular directors you are inspired by and want to integrate these styles into your work?

Sofia Coppola: (Lost in translation, the Virgin Suicides, The Beguiled)

Here is a video showing some of her work: Sofia Coppola's Dreamscapes

Lots of visual characteristics work together harmoniously to create Coppola’s distinct dreamlike atmosphere. The aesthetic reaches far beyond the idea of a visual trademark—Coppola’s atmosphere seems to mirror the inner workings of her characters. As Charlotte ponders a fully-realized life in Lost in Translation, the camera stutters around her in a circular motion. She is washed away, her clothing blending into the matching surroundings. In The Virgin Suicides, the fanciful nature shots portray a longing for freedom and self-fulfillment. Coppola crafts these dreamscapes to show us not only who her characters are, but who they want to be.

Her work inspires us to incorporate some more film-like shots that are intimate and personal to the characters, while creating a dreamlike atmosphere. For example, Coppola's fanciful nature shots, can be embody into our video, by creating these in the environment around the two girls when they're walking on the beach.

Image result for gia coppolaGia Coppola: (Palo alto, and her photography)

Gia Coppola, much like her aunt, Sofia, has a particular style that focuses on relationships and the characters, often using a handheld camera that creates the intimate atmosphere we want in our music video too. I like how each of her shots, if they were screenshotted, could be construed as photographs, something we may aim to do, but takes a lot of time or re-runs, which we don't plan to do so this may is hard to acheive. However, there are some shots that we can storyboard beforehand that model this approach. For instance, we know that we want a shot by this big victorian long window, early in the morning.
Mike Mills: (20th Century Women)Image result for 20th century womenThe film to the right, 20th Century Women, is a film directed by Mike Mills, set in 1979, filmed with rich reds, soft blues, and pale yellows. These are similiar colours to which we want to include our video, becuase we think it adds a homely atmosphere that can often remind people of home. The film revolves around a relationship between a mother and her son, which could be useful to draw upon in some situations, e.g. arguments, quite periods, or dancing. 
Ridley Scott: (Thelma and Louise)Image result for thelma and louiseBeing a similar plot about two friends going away on a road trip, we watched this film after a recommendation from our media teacher that we should look it up. It has the kind of friendship want to include in our video to show how strong the relationship is between the sisters. It also, inspired us to develop the characters relationship and the complexity at which the video may go. For example, arguments between the charcters over little things say 3/4 of the way through over little things that are hinted at at the start.

'It reveals the previously untapped talent of Mr. Scott (best known for majestically moody action films like Alien, Blade Runnerand Black Rain) for exuberant comedy, and for vibrant American imagery, notwithstanding his English roots. It reimagines the buddy film with such freshness and vigor that the genre seems positively new.' - Wikipedia. 

Greta Gerwig: (Ladybird)Image result for lady bird movieHer directorial debut shows Geta Gerwig's directorial style as an intinmate approach that focuses on the silences as well as the loud arguments to portray the relationship between a mother and her daughter in the early 2000s. Even though the actual characters may be different, there aren't many films to drawn upon that center around the relationship between two women.

Therefore, the nuances that occur in the film, like this scene; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_oW_egQBN4 represents the type of style we want to include in our music video.

Image result for frances haNoah Baumbach: (Frances ha)

I think that this adds the element, together from Thelma and Louise, of spontaneity and having no plans but doing what they want. This we think is a key point of having a trip away/mini road trip. The movie is also filmed in black and white, and although this could add some noir to our music video, and as this hasn't noticely really been done before, could be a natural alternative. The director, Noah Baumbach, has a particular screenwriting/script style but as we aren't going to use a script, except at the start, it won't impact this part of our music video. 

3. Any inspiration from the director you previously researched and made a documentary about?

Image result for david wilson music videosThe director I researched and made a documentary about, David Wilson, won't impact or inspire us in our music video because it's mainly all animation or imaginary scenes that aren't actually physically possible. His videos, made for The Arctic Monkeys, adn Tame Impala, includes animated music lines and flying humans from airplanes. Therefore, we won't be taking any notes or integrating this directorial style because our plan and aims are based in reality and includes no animation.

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