Defining the Key Elements

For my video I am going to try and stick what is normal and usually seen in Dance/Pop videos.

I have to show a club or some sort of party in my video because they are shown in almost every other video out there from Dance to Rock, these party scenes usually build up and show the energy and power of the song and expresses the nature of the singers or even dancers if there are any, it is also a good mood setter.

I do plan to have only one male singer in my video even though the original song is sung by a boy band, this shouldn't effect the outcome in any way because I plan for him to only sing the chorus of the piece which is sung by the whole grup together at once but if I film and edit it right then I should be able to make it work.

Girls are always found in music videos these days, whether they are actually shown or just sung about. In my video I am hoping to have about four girls that are shown of a few seconds, then the one main girl that the song is wraped around and lastly however many girls appear in the background in the party scene.

Lights are an important element in making a music video and it will be quite difficult to find anywhere in my video where I can fit lights in without making the whole thing look weird, I think that the lighing in the party will have to be enough and hopefully will be bright enough to see the dancing as well.

The camera shots in my video will be standard to any other music video out there, I will have everything from close-ups to extreme long shots and might also try some arc shots and such like to see if it works with the music.

The editing is quite important in Dance/Pop videos because that is where the magic is performed, fast and slow motion is a good effect to place with this music because it has both fast moment and slow moments and it can also change the mood of a piece. Colour changing is a good effect but not normal for this genre of music so i don't know if I will be using it, other forms off CGI is used in this genre but I simply don't have the technology.

The costumes for the piece, not easy to pick out but I have an idea for a simple layout of white T-shirt and baggy jeans for the guy and skinny jeans and tank top for the girl. This layout of dress sticks with the genre quite well and does not exploiting anyone involved.