Actor update!

After a complete revamp of ideas, this has led to forced actor change. Thankfully I have the luck of people who are willing to help. My girlfriend India, has reluctantly volunteered after realising she was the last and only option.

For me she is the perfect fit of choice of character. Not only does she look rather indie, and fit the genre of my song. She will also fit the unconventional feature of the female image. She will not be your typical skinny blonde actress in one of those love/fantasy songs, she will infact be a little larger. The reason being with modern media, text is making t far more conventional and acceptable, and what helps me say online with conventions and please some views, is that she is a natural blonde, blue eyed female which will work perfectly as that is the typical stereotype for your actresses in fantasy songs.

 As you can see by some of the images, regardless of the lighting she sticks out, and as she is naturally good looking this will help furthermore when filming for a male gaze and femae interest.

What I can learn by talking about this, is how important it is to choose wisely when character planning, as if you dig deepenough you can draw up ideal nominess. Fortunately for me however, I didn't have to dig too deep.

India, will fit in many key categories, Representation, Audience, Genre and even Narrative;

Representation - Because of who I am representing, and how she looks visually and due to modern concepts, I'm/she is representing todays women who don't feel appreciated because of their image, therefore I will aim to represent.

Audience - Being blonde, she will perfectly fit the storyline and appeal to the female eye. The male audience I aim to use shots and dress her appropriate to the male gaze, not too visual however, just not so much that the males are gazing to the extent they pause the video. What this allows is for me to appeal to both audiences of each gender. Her indie apparel will hopefully inspire and influence not only my primary audience but my secondary yoo.

Genre - Being an indie-ish song, India has short hair, and if she can be dressed and portrayed right, will look really strong and have good relation to the genre of the song.

Narrative - As the song is about love/fantasy, her natural features (eye colour, hair etc) will help me fit the stereotype, take Taylor Swift for example, always in love music videos, popular with the female audience, and as you can see, she is also blonde and blue eyed.

I will post costume/make up previews soon when I go to Torquay and aquire some establishing shots and others crucial for my film.