Art inspiration.

This piece of art was painted by Jean- Honore' Fragonard and he called his piece- 'The Swing'.   ROCOCO- A style of art, especially architecture and decorative art, that originated in France in the early 18th century and is marked by elaborate ornamentation, as with a profusion of scrolls, foliage, and animal forms.

Narrative. I love this piece of art, it sums up the image I want to create in my music video. The chorus lines are 'we find love in a hopeless place' and this painting expresses the romance I want to incorporate into my music video. The woman on the swing shows innocence and her pink flamboyant dress connotes mellifluousness

 and vulnerability. Also her been on a swing reminds me off childhood like qualities- the girl sweetly flirting with the boy. To add, as the light shines down on the girl -through the never ending spiraling branches- it makes her seem angelic like, this also reinforces her innocence and her sparkling charm. The mise-en-scene in this painting is beautiful, the greenery and the tall overcrowded trees again reinforces the image I want to create on screen. It creates that feeling the she found love in a hopeless place.

The cherubs around the edge has influenced me to create a rococo inspired frame for my picture scenes. I also have been inspired by her dress, however if modernised to this age it would not be as big, it would just be long and grandiose.

 The colour PINK connotes

• compassion, nurturing and love
• relates to unconditional love and understanding
• in psychology, pink is a sign of hope

I will be incorporating a number of different colours into my music video. I want a tint of yellow to my moving image and  the mise-en-scene will have exploration of colours that are angelic and have the ideology and connotations of love.

Media representations. In this piece of art the woman is been portrayed as a tease in some way to the man if we look at it with a modern twist. The ideology of this picture gives off two meanings to the administrator. Firstly in an angelic innocent way, or with a modern twist, with her been on the swing it can be seen as teasing. This is when sexual devices can be incorporated into a moving image when taking that perspective of inspiration from the art. This is exactly what I want to do in my music video, put a modern twist on this picture to create a moving image which will be able to compete with music videos that are already in the media.

Media Languages and Forms. I have explained above what the colour pink connotes in this picture and what it does for the woman's image. The facial expressions in this art form are not as important for me because I think the body language and the mise-en-scene says it all. The facial expressions are so minuscule that what is happening around them over rules there faces. The body language of the picture tells the story clearly for me and this again is why this piece of art has inspired me.

Media Values and Ideology. In this piece of art the woman and man are both protagonists showing a positive side to love and lust maybe. The content of this piece shows a relationship and I believe its up to the viewer to interpret their own meaning out of the picture. Whether they are just friends and not just lovers.

Media Audiences. To recive such art, I feel that the audience have to be interested in art to begin with. Art just doesnt have to be a picture however, and you dont have to look hard for art if you enjoy it and are inspired by it.