Directors Previos Music Videos

Ed Sheerans video have been directed by different directors, so I will be looking at one video from each of several directors.

Emil Nava: http://prezi.com/fnib2iigdarh/untitled-prezi/

Saman Keshavarz: http://prezi.com/ylgzl_zhbhxe/saman-kesh/

Costume ideas

I will have two characters in my music video-a male and a female.

The male will be in one costume throughout the video. He will wear jeans,  trainers, and a plain hoodie with a t-shirt underneath. On his right wrist he will wear some bracelets and wrist bands. This is typical image Ed Sheeran maintains. I want to be consistent with this image throughout the video. His clothes will quite dull, which will emphasise the gloomy mood of the scene.
His hair will be hard to see, as he will have his hood up. So I will not do anything drastic to his hair.

The female will have a few outfits throughout the video. She will wear a different outfit for each location, to represent a different day. It will be cold, so she will be wearing jumpers, coats, hats, scarves, and gloves.
I will keep her clothes quite neutral also, with small pops of colour. This will reflect the rustic feel of the scenes, whilst also enhancing her as the main focus.
This picture is an example of the neutral look I will be creating.







I want to keep her hair and make up very natural, as girls featured in Ed's previous videos have been very natural too. For example Nina Nesbit in 'Drunk'.
I think natural hair and make up will compliment the nature in the scene. These scenes will represent normal days out for the couple, so glamorous hair and make up will be too much.

The girl will also wear a necklace that says either 'Alice' or 'A'. This will indicate to the audience that she is the ex-girlfriend, Alice, and not the rebound girlfriend that he is singing to. The audience will then know that he is reminiscing about his time spent with her, as he still misses her.

I will keep her jewellery minimal. She will be wearing a lot of winter items, so necklaces and bracelets will be hard to notice under scarves and gloves. I will have a close-up of the 'Alice' necklace towards the beginning of the video, so that it is easy for the audience to see.

This is the necklace I have purchased for my female character. Alice is the name of the ex girlfriend in the song, so a close up of this necklace will be used to indicate to the audience that she is 'Alice'. 

A cream jumper will be worn by the female character. Neutral/pastel colours will be worn by the female, to reflect her innocence, and the purity of his memories of her. It is also very casual, emphasising her natural beauty. 

The female will either wear blue, worn out jeans or plain black leggings. I have chosen these because they are again, very casual. They are also very comfy so the actor will not be uncomfortable during filming, as we will have to walk to different settings. 

I have decided that the character will wear some plain boots, because the locations that we will be shooting at may be quite muddy during this time of year. The actor also needs to be wearing comfortable shoes because we will have to walk quite a lot. The brown boot also compliments the cream jumper, because they are very neutral. 

In one scene, the character will be wearing a big, oversized plaid scarf. This will add a pop of colour to the neutral outfits she will be wearing. It also reflects the weather during the scene. They are winter scenes, so the character should look warm and cosy while walking around 'the countryside'. 

The male character will be wearing a plain hoodie like this one. This is Ed Sheerans usual casual look. The hoodie will be a dark colour, such as navy or dark grey, to emphasise the gloomy atmosphere. I have decided that he will not wear a black hoodie, because it will be too dark and make the character harder to see in the dull lighting. 

Plain jeans will be worn by the character. He will be sitting down so the have to be comfortable. He can not wear black jeans for the same reason as the black hoodie. It will make it harder to see him in the dull lighting. 

He will also be wearing some trainers. This will emphasise that he is wearing casual clothes. 

The male character will also be wearing some bracelets or wrist bands. Ed Sheeran is always seen wearing wristbands and bracelets, so it will complete the usual casual look. 

Initial Ideas

My initial idea for this music video is narrative based. The song tells a story, therefor I want to emphasize the emotion it expresses.
Rather than tell the story of the separation from the 'rebound girlfriend', I am going to focus the video on the long-term ex-girlfriend, Alice, because that is where the emotion really lies. This will reflect the idea that although he is with his new girlfriend, and is talking to his new girlfriend, Alice is always on his mind.

I will have footage of a male sitting in a gloomy room, who will take the role of the persona singing the song. This footage will include some establishing shots/long shots to establish the lighting, and overall mood. There will also be a lot of close ups to express his emotion. As it will be dark I will have to create some sort of dull lighting on the male. I am thinking of having the lighting coming from above him, to create lots of shadows and depict his features.
     He will be wearing a hoodie. I have made this decision because Ed Sheeran often wears hoodies so it incorporates his usual image. Also, the boy will have his hood up, to emphasize his dull mood and hide parts of his face.

I will have footage of a female, in various locations. These will represent his flashbacks of his ex-girlfriend, Alice. The camera shots will be used to show the scenes from his perspective, so no male will be present in these clips. So the audience will see what he was seeing at the time.
     I am thinking of locations such as woods, parks, etc. I want a lot of nature to be shown as the rest of the footage is set in a gloomy room. This will show a contrast of his happiness when with her, and his depression now he is alone.


As the scenes will be shot outside, I will use natural lighting.
These scenes will be set in autumn/winter time, so I want to really depict these seasons.

I will have the female wearing winter clothes such as hats, scarves, gloves, boots, etc.

 I will also feature close ups of golden leaves, to reflect the seasons. I would like to have a scene where it is snowing, however that is very unpredictable and unreliable. I am thinking about using some fake snow, however this is just a vague idea.
     I will also include footage of the girl inside, laid on a bed. She will be in a t-shirt and jeans, or maybe a dress (she will be fully clothed as my actress is 17 years of age, and it would not be appropriate for indecency). There will be an extreme close up of her necklace. This necklace will say 'Alice' or have an 'A'; this will be used to indicate to the audience that she is the ex-girlfriend, not the current girlfriend.

Towards the end of the video I may have a scene of a different female (his current rebound girlfriend) leaving. I think this will help the audience understand the narrative, and the meaning of the song better.

The last scene will be a point-of-view shot/over-the-shoulder shot, of the male watching these memories of his ex-girlfriend Alice on a laptop. So we where watching the memories with him.