Inter-textual References - UPDATED

When planning the opening of our music video, we were inspired by the opening of the Charlie Pluth 'We Don't Talk Anymore' music video which follows two characters preparing for the day ahead of them. The seeming mundanity of this conveys the idea that heartbreak is a universal thing as both characters appear to be burdened by some unseen trauma. We wanted to include this in our music video to suggest that when you have your heart broken, it affects every aspect of your day to day life, including just getting out of bed in the morning. 

We were also inspired by the costumes in the Sam Smith 'Stay With Me' music video. Smith is consistently shot wearing costumes that consist mainly of blacks and greys. This connotes a sense of grief and heartache because the colour has been drained from his life. We replicated this in our music video by having our protagonist, Caitlin wear costumes that were mainly comprised of grey and black during shots of the present. When contrasted with shots of the past, during which she wears more vibrant clothes, this creates the same effect as demonstrated within the Sam Smith music video.