Music Video Idea 3

DAUGHTER

- Candles - 

Star Image

The band, Daughter, are fairly new on the music scene and are fairly unknown to most mainstream music listeners. Therefore, the star image is barely established, and very similar to their own true personalities. Daughter is an English indie folk band originating from London. The lead singer of Daughter seems to be a coy artist, singing of her personal experiences in heartfelt songs which have appeared in numerous teen pop culture TV shows such as Teen Wolf, 90210 and The Vampire Diaries. The band seem to prioritise their sound in their music career rather than appearances. 

Music Video

The video starts with a long, establishing shot of the venue of Daugher's band set up - an extravagant and old fashioned theatre, framed by an intricately detailed embellishment on the arch over the stage, framing Daughter. In the long shot, empty rows of seats are shown - a vacant theatre. A spotlight is shone on the lead singer as she starts to play her guitar. Mid shots and close ups are filmed of her playing the guitar. As the music picks up shots of Elena Tonra, the lead singer, and a love interest of hers shown - holding hands, kissing. The next shot depicts the pair in a dimly lit room and attempts of the male to undress Elena which she refuses. This is followed up by his insisting and encouraging whilst she is seen to adamantly shake her head, looking down, feeling ashamed. Cut to close ups and mid shots of Elena lip-syncing in the spotlight. Cut to an aerial shot of the couple lying in bed, back to back, followed by close ups of each person's eyes - wide open. Cut to Elena playing guitar on stage in theatre. Next shot introduces home videos of Elena as a child, a reminder of her innocence and naivety in relation to the refusal earlier in the bedroom. The videos envisage her playing in a playground, by the seaside, with friends at her birthday party - blowing out her candles on her birthday cake. Cut back to Elena playing guitar and singing in theatre. As music picks up cut to a candle lit room - Elena and the love interest are fighting and supposedly shouting at each other, unheard by the audience due to the music, as well as a lot of shoving and pushing of each other. Close up of Elena looking

distressed and crying as a tear runs down her cheek. Mid shot of her turning to leave and slams the door. Cut to close up of Daughter playing on stage and back to the one spotlight on Elena, creating a dramatic and gloomy atmosphere as the last lyrics are sung. Cut to the blowing out of one singular candle in the previously candle lit room, leaving an abundance of darkness ending the video.