Just as locations, props also pay an important role in delivering the message to the viewer. I chose my items with care, thinking of each one and how they would contribute to the whole atmosphere. Fairy lights Fairy lights were a great prop to these shots, because I thought the color palette and overall look was a little to plain for a conceptual music video, so I had these on handy and wrapped them around her. They gave of a slightly more magical look, flaunted her waist, and represented the way she dances with the natural element of light. Glitter Moreover, glitter was one of my first thoughts when thinking about symbols for the music video. I was already envisioning a girl either with glitter on her face and body, or smudging it on someone else. In this case, it represents her feminine sensuality and hypnotic-like abilities she has over the boy. (picture with victor with glitter) Flowers Flowers are a must when it comes to aligning one's self with nature, which is what Francesca is portraying when in the bathtub. They represent growth, beauty and tenderness, a perfect addition to the bath with milky water. (picture from above) Matches Going with the same theme of reconnecting with the elements of nature, matches represent the fire element, completing the quartet of water, earth (the flowers), and air (her breath). She watched the fire closely, as she illuminates her face, in the efforts to try to understand it and become it. (fire close to her face) Plates
Finally, plates pay a very important role in the symbolism of the music video, and was very happy when my mother offered to buy some second hand ones. They represent how the character feels inside, fragile, broken and incomplete. The slow motion then adds a more dramatic effect and goes well with the melodic part. Moreover, as for my actor's, and my safety, I will try to break one before actually shooting, to see how far away the bits fly away, and how fragile they are, to calibrate the strength with which Aletta will throw them down. Then, I will ask her to throw them farther away from her, and will have rubbing alcohol at me, if there were to any kind of injury, in addition to a garbage bag to pick up the broken bits in order not to step in them.
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