8.Initial Ideas.

Using the lyrics to the song is key when planning a narrative based song. In order to create the film like quality, we have to understand the song first! Here we gathered a few ideas after brainstorming what Gaga is about (shown below). In my head, i already had a clear idea of how it was going to look, with lots of old film grain and shoddy cuts and props!

I spilled out a few ideas through brainstorming what "Monster" as a song means and the connotations it has with horror. Also exploring Lady Gaga's music videos helped with the planning!

The WolfMan

Jackson Transformation

Thriller film!

Dracula

Many of our initial ideas were inspired by 1920's/B side horror movies. Because Lady Gaga's album track listing for 'The Fame Monster' follows a story, we thought it be appropriate to much the running theme from her other videos like Bad Romance and Alejandro to make a movie themed music video.

At first, planning the video and the introduction leading up to the music was to reinvent Micheal Jackson's 'Thriller'. The beginning of the story was of a couple watching a film in a cinema on a date. They walk out of the cinema because the girl is scared and like in many horror movies, the boyfriend transforms into a beast, or in this case Dracula. Lady Gaga is notorious for her statements among men and women and the objectification of them. Mulvey's The Male Gaze is apparent in many of her videos focusing on close up and detailed shots of Lady Gaga in a sexualised manner. As do the photographs from Dracula and the Wolfman above!

The two iconic character's were to become the main ones in out video. A Love Triangle idea was inspired through her lyrics 'He's a Wolf' and 'Licking his lips' giving us imagery of wolves and vampires. Furthermore, the objectification of women can be seen through these lyrics as it arguably connotes to Red Riding Hood and the danger she faces as do all 'Little' Girls and Gaga's army of monsters.

All of these ideas created the planning for the video like the chain that goes in Gaga's thoughts. You can tell I'm a die hard Gaga fan!

Being a fan of her work i would definitely say this would be a possible idea if she were to make this music video as it tells the audience whatever the audience wants it to. The idea is open for interpretation much like many of her other works!

But this is just the narrative!

Through browsing on YouTube, we researched many iconic films (found in creative camera use blog!) to help us develop ideas for the cinematography, set and location, editing and sound for the obvious spectacular introduction!

I really want to incorporate the famous Nosferatu silhouette shot across the wall and all the fast edited and paced zooms 1920's cheesy horror movies had!

The love triangle story line follows throughout each verse and bridge of the song, through the wolf being introduced first as Gaga's lover, and Dracula second as she is her partner. The theme follows what love can do and unfortunately, sorry to give the end away Dracula dies! OH no! SHOCKING?not until you hear what Gaga's girlfriend has to say!

Using blurred,shallow and narrow and wide depth of fields, different shots will appear to stand out more to the audience so that they follow along with the story.

I don't now whether using effects rather than black and white and visual/lighting effects will work as it is telling a story and in most of Gaga's videos, evrything is in sight and focusing in on her!