Final Video

This is the final cut of my video, I have made a plethora of changes since my first cut including the way in which I have generally just collated more footage and made use of this footage far more effectively, I needed to incorporate far more close ups which I feel I have done as it has allowed me to capture more expression/emotion of the protagonist. There is a great difference in quality from my first draft, as for a start I learnt how important the use of rendering is in Premiere Pro in order to get the smoothest playback possible, I learnt that clips with a red bar above the work area was a signal that the footage definitely needed rendering, whereas yellow was a sign that the footage did not need rendering but it would help if the clip was rendered.

The premise of the song is that relationships can be psychologically abusive and emotionally stressful, however, I have chosen to present this more through the use of a child and outlining how many young people are still subjected to bullying and psychological violence is still a problem within our society at all ages. It also shows that children should not be made to suffer in silence and should open up about their problems.

The video postulates that young people should maintain happiness and youthfulness for as long as possible, and bullying/psychological violence should not be tolerated in a healthy and diplomatic society. It manifests how a girl who really should be enjoying the best years of her life (stress free and in good health) has become a subverted stereotype due to those around her psychologically abusing her quite possibly due to the influence of the new media poisoning the minds of younger citizens, it also makes use of high angle shots to fulfil these connotations and some shots that seem as if the girl is being watched unbeknown to her, almost like a kind of 'Big Brother' method of filming. Essentially using a male gaze to make her look even more inferior and insignificant in conjunction with costume.

In essence, it is a girl who is psychologically tortured for no other reason than that some people genuinely find hedonism from belittling others, and it shows how the innocent girl should receive sympathy as she finds happiness in the simplest of ways such as nature and the environment around her rather than engaging in media such as video games all day like other children do. It should give the audience catharsis and elicit/evoke a sense of sympathy from the audience.