Performance and Mise-en-scene in a Music Video

There are different ways that you can perform in a music video. One being having the artist singing the lyrics in the song. 

This would include things such as musical instruments, costumes, stages, settings, extras and props. For example, Jessie J's 'its my party' Jessie J is the artist and she is filmed in the video singeing her song but she also has, other people performing, different costumes, products, camera angles and location. 

 In this shot you can see one group of people who have been hired to be in the video alongside the artist. This is so that you can create a story based around the lyrics. You can tell that they are all the same type of person in this room. This is a contrast the Jessie J herself and this is what her song is saying. That even though they are different it's her party and she will have a good time no matter what. By using these people instead of just singing it makes its easier for her demographic to see that. By using the wide angle camera shot it shows the audience all of the group of people and there costume.

There are parts in the video where you see Jessie J but she isn't singing. This is the story and acting part of the music video. This is to help show the audience that she is telling a story as well as singing her song. In this point in the video she is looking though a key hole at a group of people at another party/ Using this close up to show her looking though the key hole and a group of people allows the audience to see her reaction to the type of people they are. It also allows to audience to do the same to her as what she is doing to them. By using this angle it is almost as if the audience is looking though a key hole at her. 

This is another shot that shows Jessie performing. As you can see she is gesturing towards the camera. This shows the audience that she believes whats she is singing and also carries on with the story. her costume is the same in both this shot and the above shot. And as you can see so is the location. In both shots she is in a hall way. If you look in the picture below you can see that she is in a different location and wearing a different costume. This is on purpose to show the audience the contrast. 

This shot shows her in a group of people. As you can see her location and her costume has changed. The use of the wide angle camera shot shows how she is the centre of intention because she is framed in the middle of the shot and in the middle of the crowed. It's also good because it brings the attention on the audience straight to her as she is in the middle. 

Another way that you can present your music video is in the way that I have researched in things such as skrillex, La La La and Toulouse. All of these are types of narrative music videos. These don't have the artist in them. They may not even relate to the lyrics. These just have a interesting story and the music is the background to it all. This is the type of music video that I like and that I think will fit best with the song that we have chosen. 

All of these types of videos have a range of Mise-en-scene. For example for each video you have consider the costume that your character is going to wear. You have to think about where the are positioned, what light they need, what they will actually be doing and how they will do it. In Our Video we have one main character, she is a dancer so her costume varies from dance wear to casual and sports wear. Her location is constantly changing, and with that means the lighting and camera angles are always changing. All of those things are important to create a good video because without them you loose the professional look to it.