Tom Holmes-Wright Age: 17 Playing: The artist

Tom will be doing the performance aspect of the video, he will be playing guitar and doing a little bit of singing too, and finally concluding with an emotional ending where he looks at a photo of his girlfriend: Elleah. He will look sombre throughout his performance due to the breakup – It is pivotal that his performance contrasts to the happy mood put forth in the home video.

Elleah Stanton Age: 17 Playing: The Girlfriend

Elleah features in the home video section of my music video, the idea is that the performer is behind the camera and therefore never shows up in this section. This was decided as it looks more like an event has happened to see them separate as the overarching theme of the video, therefore they are not shown together in the home video as It is the performer reminiscing about his lost love.

The song is by Ed Sheeran and therefore my inspiration for costume comes from the man himself. He has a very particular image which centres around not dressing up and creating a false image of himself, for this reason the hoodie look has become a hallmark of his image. With the theme of a separation being prominent in my music video I have opted for this look, as well as it being his image, I feel the performer would not dress more lazy. By this I mean he would look more rough and less made up due to the fact he is now on his own and not looking to impress his girlfriend, as most people o when they lose someone; they tend to care less about appearance and become more stereotypically ’depressed’. Elleah does not have a set costume as her clips are all in different places so she would dress different for each occasion – the general image is however consistent of a teenage female.

Acoustic Guitar

Photograph of girlfriend

Carved Pumpkin

Pancake/ pan

Chef’s hat

Potentially more, depending on what options I have for home video recordings.

The video does not follow any form of structured narrative or definitive plot but of course does have meaning and context surrounding it. The idea is that the performer (Tom) has just broken up with his girlfriend and is singing the song alone to remember the happier times with her; this then brings in the home video section as it is almost a flashback to his relationship. The home videos only show the girlfriend, this has been done to isolate the two and represent their separation; if they were together in the home video I feel the lyrics would make this seem like more of a love song than a breakup. The performance will be shot in black and white and will create a sombre mood to cement the idea that he is in a depression because of the breakup, it will contrast with a lighter image coming from the home video – this will either be with a sepia filter to create a feeling of remembrance or just in normal colour to make it feel natural.

Ed Sheeran ‘Photograph’ music video – The official music video for this song does in fact centre around home video, much like my own. I wanted to avoid using this for the reason that it looks too much like I am copying this idea and not having any original thoughts. However I liked the concept too much and decided to adapt it in my own way. In his music video it is a collection of videos from his childhood leading up to where he is now, showing his rise to success. Mine is therefore different as it revolves around the relationship – however it is obvious how heavily influenced I was by this music video.Ed Sheeran ‘One’ music video – This was my inspiration for the performance section of the video, it is shot in black and white and performed alone on a stage which is exactly the same as mine. This, alongside the Photograph home video mentioned before, essentially creates my music video by combining the two. This did feel a bit like cheating at first but I came to the conclusion that it was the most effective music video to create and if I spent my time trying to be original I would waste too much time.