Presenting and Researching new project

My class is transitioning from our commercial project to a new one, which is a music video. I really liked the whole process of producing a way to present a favorite product, for example, thinking of a theme to follow and working with our mis en scene. However, my partner and I are moving into a more creative area for filming. We have to choose a song and  create a whole new video that goes with it. We cannot copy an existing video, it is a completely new music video. It will be difficult to record with only two people as a group. This is because we plan on having more than one actor in the film.

Originally, we had three group members discussing song choices. The list started off with five songs, each a different genre. My friend suggested to add a Hip-Hop song, but I couldn't find ideas for the video. The rest of the songs were either pop, R&B, or alternative. We had a tough time when we shortened the list to 3 songs. That was a bad idea because each of us chose a different song. In the end, my friend Darwin and I had chosen a song.

The song we final decided on is "I'm not the Only One" by British singer, Sam Smith.  It is a slow pop song with a depressing theme. It talks about someone's lover who figured out that they are being cheated on. In the music video, it is a wife who is having a mental breakdown while it flashes to her husband having an affair with a woman. There are variety of shots and angles, for example, hand-held shots, low, and eye-level angles. The sound at the beginning of the video is of dialogue between the couple before the guy leaves the house. Background noise is also added, birds chirping, rustling leaves from the wind, and a car engine. Scenes that have been edited were probably to fix lighting, besides that, there are no transitions, only cutting to different scenes that are happening at the same time. Mis en scene for this video is very simple for a broken love story:

1.) The actors in the music video are wearing nice, formal clothing. The wife is dressed with a white long beautiful dress, similar to wedding dress. Husband is wearing a tuxedo.
2.) Natural lighting is in most of the video. There are also studio lights from a high angle for when the artist is on stage performing the song. Blue and dark lighting establishes the setting of a club/bar.
3.) There are more than 2 actors in the music video. There is the original couple and the mistress that the husband is cheating with. The artist is seen as the entertainer in the club/bar, singing the song.
4.) When there are clips of the wife, she is seen crying, meaning her mascara is streaming down her face. However, both women are wearing makeup that you wear when you’re going out. (Glam/casual)
5.) Props in the video are things such as alcoholic drinks, a cigarette, and bottles of lighter fluid to light a fire.
6.) There are multiple settings found in the video. It starts at the house of the couple, and it switches to the bar, and the bathroom in the bar/club. The wife is even seen going to a local convenience store.