Group: Development 14th October

On the 14th October we sat down as a group and decided some rough ideas of what order we wanted certain shots to be in:

-For example we have decided that for the first verse the main character will be alone on a rooftop shot in black and white with minimal editing to mimic the slower pace of the beginning of the track. This would be perfect for us to portray the main character in his depressed state.

-In order for Isaac to portray an accurate representation of bipolar we are going to brief him on all the research we have done so that he is highly knowledgeable on the subject. We will direct him in all the shots to change his non-verbal language accordingly.

- When he is portraying depression we will make sure that he doesn't make any eye-contact with the camera; that he doesn't interact with any other people in the shot; that he has neutral facial expressions; and that his movements are slow. During the scenes of him being ecstatic we want to make sure that he has a lot of energy in his movements and that he seems incredibly focused and that his facial expressions portray joy.

-Once the song reaches the chorus and becomes more lively we will have shots of the main character dancing at Southbank and around London (Camden and Bricklane) , also we will include our dancers and introduce many editing techniques such as jump cuts, slow motion and use of the green screen. As the verses go on we will use split screens to represent his change in moods, compare the contrast between the two and demonstrate his reminiscence of the time when he was happy.

-At the end of the last chorus the main character will be at the rooftop again in black and white. Once this has ended he becomes happy again and the narrative part of the song will end.  After the last chorus their is an instrumental chorus until the end of the track. This part of the video will be purely conceptual playing on the lyrics of 'Gold is not enough' and using bold edits that match the energetic tempo of the song.

-Finally, at the end of the instrumental, we will again return to the rooftop and use similar shots which we used at the beginning of the video. This is to represent the emotional cycle he is going through and it would fit in well with the track because the music fades out to silence at the end and this seems fairly reminiscent.

-The Dancers will be representing his frame of mind when he is in an elevated mood. This was decided to give purpose to the presence of the dancers. For example, when our main character is very energetic and slightly manic and dancing the dancers will be present in the shot or shots of him dancing will be juxtaposed with shots of the dancers to exaggerate his energy. During the scenes were he is incredible mellow and sad the dancers will be absent connoting his helpless and lonely feelings.