Props and Costume

Props

Sherbet as a substitute for cocaine. This will be used for the first scene where our girl will snort drugs and fall back onto the bed. It may also be used in a flashback sequence throughout the music video. We want it to look like she will be snorting the drug through a rolled up note or another piece of paper, and we will be shooting this as a close up shot on her face, framing the actions. The picture above is from the music video 'Let you go' by chase and status, showing a shot of the protagonist taking drugs, we want to recreate the same shot and the same sense of false 'Love' for something such as drugs or alcohol.

We will need alcoholic bottles for numerous parts of the video such as the flashbacks of the night before and her bedroom the day after. This will also play on the lyrics of the song, about how her love for this addiction is making her re-do previous mistakes over and over.  Inspiration for adding this came from the music video by Chase and Status-Flashing Lights, in a scene where it is also apparent that alcohol had an influence on mistakes from the previous night. The drink in this scene is in a decanter which we will consider using when choosing the type of drink and what its in. This shot really frames the alcohol and how much it influences the story line from that point onwards.

We will need a mirror to do a shot similar to the one on the left where at one point our protagonist will look into the mirror 'reflecting' on her actions and what happened the night before. We would also like to use a mirror which has a 'rough' old and 'rusty' feel to it, one that isn't perfect, to compliment the character of the girl.

Costume

Ripped tights and a black skirt- we felt that this was the best option for the girls character as its as if she doesn't have the money for new tights, the tights also show a resemblance to a 'ripped' life and a fragile character. The black theme was inspired by the character Effy from the TV series 'Skins' as shown below she is wearing a similar outfit to the one we plan to use, she has also come from a slightly broken background, uses drugs and has a troubled life. The colour black also symbolises darkness, which is a trait that our girl has, a certain mystery about her life and why she is the way she is.