Week 5: Film Day!

'Old People' day has finally arrived! I'm feeling quite apprehensive, as I checked last night and only 13 people have still confirmed. However, I think that 13 people may still be enough for the concept of our music video - an elderly man (our protagonist) grabbing other elderly people at random and dancing to the Hit-ups gig, at the croft with him.

It's extremely important for us to get the message of our humour across. We want to create a satirical video, where we can make fun of adulthood, and the cycle of life; birth, adolescence, becoming an elderly person then death. We were inspired by the 1980's film 'Bugsy Malone', where the whole cast were under the age of 15. We thought that the use of paintball guns and apple pies as weapons, added a satirical and light-hearted view on the gangster lifestyle.


We decided to use a young person, dressed up as an old person to add humour to our music video. This means that there needs to be a consistency in how our protagonist is dressed, his mannerisms, and how he looks on screen. We thought of the general characteristics of elderly people; grey hair, scarves, hats, slippers, old ties and blazers, dressing-gowns.

Mise-en-scene:
Props for the protagonist-
1) Talcum Powder

To create a "grey hair look". We'll need to sprinkle talcum powder onto his hair. I know that it would be easier to just spray a 24 hour hair dye into his hair, but we want to spend as little as possible on our props. Paul, Becky, Sidonie and I all have talc at home, so it would be easy to get hold of.
2) Bowler Hat

We love the classic look of the bowler hat. I have one at home so we won't need to spend any money. This also disguises the very fake hair that our 'actor' will have.
3) Slippers

Slippers are a stereotypical element in an elderly persons lifestyle. As we wanted to poke fun at 'the elderly', we thought that our protagonist dancing down park street in brown slippers would be an extremely humorous effect.
4) Dressing gown

This is another characteristic of elderly attire. I can imagine a grandmother sitting in a dressing-gown, sipping some tea. We have to make it as humorous as possible!
5) Scarf



We really want to use a silk scarf, it'll be quite cold outside and we want what he's wearing to a representative of the weather and surroundings.
6) 'Joke Shop Pipe'

Again, to add satire - we want to use the stereotypical 'old man's pipe'. This cost us £2.

7) 'Joke Shop Moustache'

This is the second thing we will be buying, it costs £1.99
8) Vintage Blazer (when he is re-born into a youthful old person)

We want him to still have a signature mature look, but we want to add colour as a representative of his new youthful persona. This will be the last bit of props for our protagonist.

Positioning/Facial Expressions/Mannerisms:
- Before heart attack

• Grumpy (dismal elderly person
• Squinting
• Crouched down, low shoulders
• Smoking pipe (With talcum powder inside of it!)
• Dejected

- After heart attack

• Upbeat/Energetic
• Smiling
• Fast movements