Costumes and Props for my Music Video

This blog will be about the costumes and props that I may be using in my music video. I didn't feel like there were any props that were necessary to be used throughout my music video without it seeming like there was a bit too much going on. Therefore, there will not be any props present in my music video.

There are 2 costumes that my main character will be using throughout my music video, the first will be a suit. Excusing the obvious fact that the person who will be wearing the suit will not be David Beckham for me, this is what the main character will look like. He will look formal and will seem like he has been working for a rather long time, and this is why he will be tired and frustrated. I feel like this will make him mix in and make him seem like every other member of the public who wants to look formal for his work and is a hard working person who wants to provide for himself and for his family. The only things that should be taken from the image below is the suit, because my mise en scene will be a lot darker and gloomier to captivate the better and more meaningful emotions that I want, and also because the actor will be shorter and probably not smiling much.

The second part of the costume will be the protagonist ripping his tie off and revealing a gold chain underneath. Unfortunately, in this image, the person does not have a gold chain, however, this will be a placeholder until the second day of filming. The tie will be the thing to come off because it will look like the only thing which is holding everything together. After the tie comes off, it will be replaced with the gold chain which connotes completely opposite things to the tie. In this image the mise en scene is actually rather good because it isnt too bright and it isn't too dark, this will be the similar scenery that I will use when he is rapping. The shallow focus will also be something that I will use because this will show more of a focus on the rapper and that is something that I would want and would be a better fit for a Hip-Hop/Rap music video.

The second overall costume will be of the protagonist wearing his own casual clothes which shows how he is expressing himself and doing what he wants to do which is the main aim of the music video - for him to express himself. He will probably be wearing something either smart casual which will go away from the convention. I would like it if he wore this because it will show that he is no different to everyone else who wishes they could go off and express themselves and do what they want to do. Although the colours are rather neutral, they will stand out due to the colours of the background, furthermore, I may also make a shallow focus on the protagonist therefore meaning that it doesn't matter what they wear because they will still stand out. Furthermore, in a way I feel like this type of attire he will be wearing fits the Hip-Hop and Music video conventions, something bright and something that looks expensive that maybe the rapper would want to flaunt in the real music video.