Concept

The concept of my music video, to the track"Limit to your Love" by James Blake, is the idea of separation and the deterioration of a couple. I did not want to go for a romantic feel as this didn't fit to the song in my opinion. Instead I wanted to create the sense that the female is always ahead of the the male, this is why I have chosen to have lots of running shots with my male character whilst most of the action with my female character is slow and deliberate as she is almost always in control. However to contrast her control I want to create the sense that my female characters mind was in turmoil. My next filming date is centred on creating this idea using under water shots with influences from photographers mentioned in my previous post. 

To develop this idea I looked at how other artists with similar concepts have portrayed it. A really good example I felt was The XX's video for the song Islands -

Although the same concept, visually I love how the have differently presented the separation of the couples. At first its seemingly a repetitive dance, however as the song continues each couple and each of the band members become distanced. This represents how relationships fall apart slowly until they crumble entirely, as if you're not paying attention its harder to notice the dancers separating each time the dance is performed.

The use of fire at the end as well helps to symbolise the destruction of the relationships, creating a really powerful symbol for the song.

Symbols are very important, I feel in music video's as they create a tone for the video. For further development I want to create a powerful symbol in my production that is recognisable to the audience why it is there, and what is represents, to enhance my concept.