Plot, Camera Angles and Split Screen Ideas

1. Train comes into the station (Mid-shot of train)
2. Daniel Cope is sitting at the train station listening to his MP3 player with headphones in staring at the ground then looking up at the sound of the train. (Close up of Dan)

3. Dan walks onto the train (Over the shoulder shot of him stepping onto the train)

4. Dan walks through the train corridor (Mid shot of him walking then point of view shot of him seeing Paige)

5. He sits down, glances at Paige then looks out of the window, beginning his day dream (Close up of Dan looking out of the window, music starts playing)

As soon as the music starts playing Daniel Cope (Thomas Block) goes into his day dream on the train. A shot of Dan playing guitar in his bedroom replaces the one of him on the train which then goes into a split screen of Dan and Paige in various places together. We got this idea from a variety of music videos that relate to our genre and target audience such as ‘hey there Delilah’ by ‘The Plain White Ts’. This is a song about a couple and how even though they are both in different countries they are still together. The split screen emphasises the distance of the places but also how they are together at the same time.

This music video also demonstrates the difference with colour and gives the lead singer a faded out sepia colour, indicating how his life is dull without her. The bottom screen of the girl is in a dark blue/icy colour to illustrate isolation and also the colour blue connotes coldness and that she maybe feels empty without him.

The lyrics:

'Hey there Delilah don't you worry about the distance
I'm right there if you get lonely give this song another listen
Close your eyes, listen to my voice it's my disguise
I'm by your side’ connote strong images of the two people being together and what it would be like if they were with each other. It illustrates how much the singer cares for her, which appeals to a female audience as it treats women with respect.  

Costume Ideas

Character Background Stories: 
Daniel Cope (played by media student, Thomas Block) is a hopeless romantic and is boarding a train to London for the first time to start a new life independently. However, being obsessed with love he sees a girl on the train that he instantly falls for and starts daydreaming about what it would be like if they were together.

Costume ideas for Daniel Cope:

For our costume we were going for a slightly mainstream approach to suit our artist Dan Cope and his target audience. We dressed him in a checked shirt with a white t-shirt underneath which is similar to what the artist Dan Cope actually wears.

This is our artist Daniel Cope. To make our video appear more valid we have used this artist's style which is a strong indicator of the indie pop/folk genre.

Paige Jones (played by media student, Jenna Bolingbroke) is a broken-hearted girl who is boarding a train to London to escape the memories of her past. She is reading as she sees Daniel but doesn’t take much notice of him.

Costume Ideas for Paige Jones:

This is Paige's costume which consists of baige chinos, a red top and a leather jacket. This is a typical mainstream genre indicator and is a popular choice of clothing amongst teenagers and young people.

These shoes are called brogues and are a main part of Paige's costume. This is because many 'indie/mainstream' celebrities wear them to promote their 'unique' style. However, these shoes have now become mainstream as many young people wear them to show others that they have been inspired by a particular celebrity.