Theme/Idea Changes (by May)

After close analyisis of the song lyrics (Rogue Traders- Voodoo Child) we had a sudden change of idea. Instead of having the female star in control of the male star, we have thought to not only add another female character, but to also have the male in control at first, and having the females 'gaining the upper hand' and subverting the power to be in their favour.

We decided to add a female character so that when the control/dominance is subverted, the effect takes its toll on the audience in a much bigger way. For example, by using a second dominant female charatcer, it gives the audience a more detailed specification of power and also the spectators can relate to the different stars, in related and unrelated ways.

The reason we decided that the guy would take some control in the beginning of the video is because it is a more realistic situation, having the guy be the dominant figure, especially with other recent media types that have been around lately, and to then subvert the power via the main girls. Also the song enlists a line saying 'play me like a puppet' and so we are adapting our theme around the explicit lyrics.

In today's lesson we looked very closely at the lyrics of VooDoo Child by Rogue Traders and we have now decided that although the video will mainly be about female control, for the first two verses the boy starring in the video will be in control and Josie and myself, the girls in the video, will be dressed as VooDoo dolls/puppets. We also decided that I would be added to the main characters in the video.