Who We Will Use

Protagonist Female
Ellie

For the main girl in the music video, I had previously decided they should have a similar personality and style to someone like Kesha so they fit well with the storyline. However, they must also be confident in front of the camera and also be reliable to use.

We decided to use my friend Ellie who is happy to be filmed for the music video and lives close to all of the group, meaning she will be easy to film. I used her in AS media for my music magazine model and so know she is reliable and suitable to use. In addition, I believe she has the right look to fit our character.

We have taken some pictures of Ellie in different locations of our film, so her style and surroundings can be easily seen:

These above pictures show Ellie outside of her house where some filming will take place. She looks quite annoyed but carefree which links to the style of the song. Her clothing is quite indie with timbaland boots and a blue material headband which portrays her as casual.

This picture shows Ellie in her home, where more filming will take place. The decoration is quite neutral meaning it doesn't take over the girl, while the stripy carpet includes similar colours to those she is wearing, meaning the colours link well. In addition the house is naturally quite light but taking this pictures showed us where we should put artificial light to avoid darkness or shadows.

This is the third setting we will use with our filming. The plain white wall and sign are effective as it is very basic meaning all attention is on the wall. It also represents how her life is quite empty, only showing herself and a vodka bottle on the floor.

Protagonist Male

Harry

The main boy stars in the flashback scenes and therefore not as much as Ellie, who is the overall main character. He is roughly the same height as Ellie which makes filming easy as they are at the same height in shots and so we can film at their eye level.

Harry's outfit for the filming will be quite casual; with one top being a striped white shirt and the other being purple. These colours will makes him look nice and cheerful, matching the style of Ellie in the flashback scenes. In addition, he needs to look friendly to contrast with Ellie's angry, rebellious character.

The 'Other Girl'
Sarah

We originally planned on using Charlotte as this character as she was happy to be involved in the film, however, as she could not make it we decided to use Sarah as the 'other' girl. I believe she is appropriate for this part as she has a very different look to Ellie and therefore the audience will easily tell the difference between them, unlike Charlotte who, like Ellie, has long blonde hair. Sarah was happy to play this part and as she knows both characters well felt comfortable in her part.
The outfit she will wear for her part is a black top and skirt. This is quite basic and so does not make her stand out as an important character. The black also suggests she has a dark side, reflecting the protagonist characters opinion of her.