Inspiration for our Music Video

My group and I were greatly inspired by the lyrics of the chosen song and the theme of "Warriors". We initially decided to follow the theme of a quest where it would follow a group of people trying to reach a destination in search of someone or something. However, we felt this was too generic and unimaginative, therefore we chose to follow the theme of fairy tales and take the protagonist and use the warrior aspect in each story to coincide with the song. Therefore we decided upon 4 fairy tales; Alice in Wonderland, Hansel & Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks. They each face a problem and therefore are warriors in trying to conquer it. We developed this by adding aspects of reality before and after the depiction of these fairy tales in which will be played by one person who portrays all the protagonists.

Alice in Wonderland:

There have been multiple adaptations of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", originally a novel by Lewis Carroll. However, being that our audience are of the current generation, I paid particular attention to the latest adaptation, a film by Tim Burton starring Johnny Depp. Crucial aspects we need to include will be characters such as Alice and the Mad Hatter, and we will need to consider the location that will represent Wonderland in order for our audience to understand what we are portraying.


Hansel & Gretel:

A recent adaptation of Hansel & Gretel presents a different interpretation of the well known fairy tale.  The film presents the characters of Hansel & Gretel as older and more "Warrior" like thus fitting appropriately for the theme of our music video. However, to keep it traditional we will take inspiration from the original depictions of the fairy tale such as the picture below so that our audience are able to understand what it is we are portraying. For example, Hansel & Gretel come across a gingerbread house (life-size), however recreating this would be impossible on our budget and therefore we will have to downsize this. On the other hand, this problem goes in our favour by Hansel & Gretel being much larger than the house thereby being able to destroy it showing "Warrior - like" qualities. This then conforms to an aspect of Goodwin's Theory by linking the lyrics to the visuals where the song repeatedly says "Warriors".

 

Little Red Riding Hood:

 

Little Red Riding Hood is a well known fairy tale in which has been adapted multiple times. A recent one is a film adaptation starring Amanda Seyfried who, much like Hansel & Gretel, is portrayed as a much older character. Therefore, based on our current audience, it would be ideal to cast people of 18 years or older to suit our demographic, despite the child characters depicted originally in each fairy tale. In order to portray Little Red Riding Hood effectively, my group and I must use the crucial aspects such as the red hood and the basket for our audience to understand the character.

 

Goldilocks:

 

There has not been any recent adaptations of Goldilocks, however the use of mise en scene will be able to help portray this fairy tale through its recognisability. My group and I will have to carefully consider what props and objects to place around the location in order to signify the fairy tale, and also the costume of Goldilocks such as the curled hair. Whilst the three bears are another aspect of the fairy tale, due to insufficient funding, creating this look without adding a comic element would be difficult unless we had a bigger budget. Therefore it would make the video look more professional if we avoided these characters, however we can still have hints of the bears presence.