Daheem’s A2 Music Portfolio

A mood board is a type of collage consisting of images, text, and samples of objects in a composition. We were inspired by many things that we wanted our music video to have in it, had many references in our mind and were even inspired by the concept of some songs and movies. To have a clearer picture in mind, Fatima made a mood board consisting of some images along with quotes and text that are linked to our music video idea and concept. I have inserted it below and if you want to take a look at the enlarged version of it, click on the image and it will take you guys to the website where she made it.

​A bird poop falls on his shoulder which disrupts his mood. Close up shot puts emphasis on his emotion. Immediately, the sound of mobile notification can be heard. The shot shifts to mid-long, as the guy takes out his phone and sees whose message it is. POV shot will show the phone from the guys perspective, him getting a text from a beloved whom he had been texting since a long time and not getting a reply. Extreme close up shows his face, facial expression changing from annoyance and frustration to signs of happiness. Starting montage ends, the music starts.
The track starts with the beat and at that point a wide shot of the artist standing in an indoor setting is shown. The camera moves towards the artist (follow in with the camera) till the frame gets tighter and a close up is shown of him smiling widely.The lyrics start from here (0.13 seconds);  “Hum to Udd gaye jab tum jhuke, tabsay tum nazar men aa rukay“. On these lines the artist is playing the instrument which will be in sync with the beat, closeups as well as long shots are shown of him. After this another montage of clips will start from the lyrics, ‘Hum toh ho gaye zaman,Dheere dheere maala maal, Ab toh hona hai wohi jo banaye jahan, Hum toh ho gaye zaman,Dheere dheere maala maal, Ab toh hona hai wohi jo banaye jahan’. The next clip is a mid shot of a little boy selling roses to a guy in his car standing at the traffic signal, next is the mid closeup of the guy buying the whole bouquet just to bring a huge smile on the kid’s face; next shot is a closeup of the boy smiling genuinely. The montage proceeds with a girl dancing in front of a mirror, over the shoulder shot of this will be shown here.  Then a closeup of a woman enjoying the smell of freshly washed clothes, next, again. are closeups first of a dessert and the next of a person indulging in it.

The pre chorus begins at ‘Hum toh udd gaye udd gaye udd gaye’ here, a long slow motioned shot will be added of kids enjoying their ride on a flying chair at an amusement park. The chorus, that is the beat drop, will include performance of the artist dancing (long shots).
Proceeding with the video from the lyrics, ‘Aisi ajnabi thi aapse, Ki hum se na kabhi koi aa phasi,’ a long shot of a boy holding several shopping bags will be shown; . The lyrics continue, ‘Hum toh ho gaye zaman, Dheere dheere maala maal, Ab toh hona hai, wohi jo banaye jahan, Hum toh ho gaye zaman, Dheere dheere maala maal, Ab toh hona hai wohi jo banaye jahan,’ there is a change in the beat, it becomes a little fast and upbeat than before so there will be a sudden cut to a low angle shot showing hands throwing colour powder into the air symbolising a colour fight. Colours will play a huge role in connoting the emotion; happiness. Then a mid long shot of a group of friends having food in a cozy setting while watching Netflix; a full shot of a young child playing with his/her pet; full shot of kids playing on swings in a park; mid long shot of a girl finding forgotten money from jeans.

The pre chorus ‘Hum tou Udd Gaye, Udd Gaye, Udd Gaye‘ will show a long shot of a group of kids letting go of their helium balloons up to the sky the camera will tilt upwards to show this. The chorus again will show full shots of the artist.
The clips will continue again with a mid closeup of two teenage friends smoking up for the first time; a full shot of a cute little birthday surprise by family at 12 AM; , video shot from a side angle. The beats will again have a performance of the artist dancing at the studio like nobody is watching him. This performance will go on for almost 30 seconds.
​As the video comes to an end and the beat changes from upbeat to slow, extreme close up shots of different people in the clips will be shown in a tight frame, people smiling widely, to further put emphasis on the emotion:  happiness.

The music video will start with a montage with no music in the background. The sun rises and a shot shows pigeons flying, indicating the start of the day. Norms of the day will be shown; a girl waking up; cleaner mopping the road pavement, a guy sitting at the bus stop. As the montage proceeds a bird poop falls on the shoulder of the guy sitting at the bus stop waiting for his bus. This frustrates him. Right after this moment, the guy’s phone rings, he takes it out of his pocket, annoyed. The message that he gets is a message from a beloved person of his whom he had been texting since a long time and not getting a reply back. This brings a smile on his face and changes his emotion from frustration and annoyance to signs of happiness. With this, comes the end of the montage.

The song starts now with small clips of the little things which becomes a source of happiness to an individual. Around 20 to 25 different clips will be added. Clips will include a girl dancing in front of a mirror, a woman enjoying the smell of freshly washed clothes, a person indluging with his/ her favourite dessert, going for shopping ( holding shopping bags), listening to music, having food in a cosy setting while watching Netlfix with friends, playing with pets, little kids selling roses to you on the street, taking pictures, kids playing on swings, finding forgotten money from your jeans etc etc. As the video comes to an end,  close up shots of all the different people in the clips will be shown.