The group decided that Nathan would be good to use as he has quite an indie or 'different' style type anyway so it would most likely work best as he would be comfortable in this situation, in the type of dress that we would need to give him. We also decided that as we would be using Charlotte as the female performer; Nathan would be good to use as the two look quite good together, they suit and are quite comfortable and enjoy each other's company.
Nathan is not shy; he is a very out-going person and I think that this is what our video needs in order to work effectively. He would be good to use in front of the camera as the video would probably benefit from this. 
As we would be using Nathan and he already has clothes that he wears out, from the indie type genre, it would be easy to dress him as we would just be able to ask him what kind of clothes he has that would fit the music video, and dress him in those. Nathan's hairstyle fits the style of the video in terms of genre etc. I have added a photograph of another male that I found using google images that I also think would fit the song that we are using very well, to compare his style and looks to the picture of Nathan that I have also collected.
As we would be using Nathan and he already has clothes that he wears out, from the indie type genre, it would be easy to dress him as we would just be able to ask him what kind of clothes he has that would fit the music video, and dress him in those. Nathan's hairstyle fits the style of the video in terms of genre etc. I have added a photograph of another male that I found using google images that I also think would fit the song that we are using very well, to compare his style and looks to the picture of Nathan that I have also collected.
As a group, I think we have all reached a mutual decision on the messy hairstyle and indie fashion clothing. In order to achieve this look, we have decided that it would be best to dress Nathan in black or dark skinny or starightleg fit jeans and a chequered casual shirt, with possibly either a bodywarmer or jacket, and white trainers. This fits the style or genre that we are aiming to achieve as it mixes smart with casual dress, and I personally see this as being a large part of the indie fashion.
Charlotte Terry
We have decided to use Charlotte as she has long wavy hair, and dresses in clothing that is a bit edgy- so we know that the type of clothing we want to dress her in in our music video suits her, as she is used to wearing that type of clothing.
We have decided to take advantage of the fact that her hair is long, wavey and ash-blonde; as we wanted to use a female figure in our video that had this hairstyle.
We have decided, as a group, to opt for minimal face make-up; we want to keep the fact that her skin is quite pale, so make-up has to be fresh looking and not heavy! We have decided, however, that we really want her eyes to stand out- so we are going to use a large amount of eye-liner, mascara and dark eyeshadow to create a smokey effect. This will draw attention to her eyes, and this is vital, especially seeing as some of the shots in our video involve extreme close-ups of the female's eyes.
Although we did a test-run to determine if Charlotte would appear 'natural' or 'comfortable' in front of the camera, we decided that using her in our music video would be a 'safe' option, as she is used to performing as she can sing quite professionally, and has sung in many actual performances beforehand. This enabled us to be of the understanding that she would suit what we wanted to achieve in our video.
Dressing Charlotte in indie fashion clothing would tie in effectively with Nathan's clothing. To achieve this image Charlotte would need a mix of different colours in her clothing. In saying this, I am not referring to bright colours. I think that possibly the group would prefer it if she were dressed in dark, dull colours, with maybe one item of clothing in particular standing out from the others.
For the woods scene of the music video I think it would work most effectively if Charlotte was dressed in a white or light coloured flowing dress. This links back to some of my previous research, where even though the songs I looked at were not from the same genre as the song we are using; in all outdoors and especially woodland or beach scenes, the artist is wearing a long, light-coloured flowing dress. Examples of this include 'Nelly Furtado-All Good Things Come To An End', 'Leona Lewis-Run' and 'Beyonce-Halo'. In addition to the photograph that I included in the section about Nathan, I have also researched a photograph for a person relating to the type of style that we are aiming to achieve by using Charlotte in the video.
How do I personally feel that the two will manage being in the music video, in front of the camera?
I think that as Nathan is a really out-going person he will have no problem getting into character and will not suffer from being 'camera shy'. Charlotte is not as outwardly forward in character as Nathan but I'm sure that as the filming progresses, she will develop a very effective camera personality that our music video will largely benefit from.
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