Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Animatic for my Music Video
Saturday, 17 October 2015
Treatment for my Music Video
1984 - Green Eyed Monster
The song will open with a close up of two vocalists lipsyncing the opening note, the shot will be followed by the close up of an electric guitar strumming the chords and then another close up of the melody being played; in neither of these two shots will you see the face of the performer as I want the shot to be focused on the guitar. After these close ups I will pan across the guitars to show both playing at the same time and finally zoom out to show the two musicians playing together at the same time. Both performers will be wearing casual wear that conforms to the indie genre - skinny jeans, t-shirt/shirt, plimsolls/trainers. When the lyrics come in an over the shoulder shot will be used of the lead singer/protagonist lip syncing to himself in the mirror - the first three lines of the song are interrogatives aimed towards his love interest however I want him to be speaking to himself as this will connote his anger and slight obsession as well as highlighting that he is shy as does not want to confront the girl that he is interested in. After the first line the shot will switch to another close-up as though from the mirror's perspective whilst he sings the second line, the third line will be a POV shot of him writing out the line in his diary 'is he a friend or just an acquaintance?'.
The following three lines will see a girl and a boy flirting with eachother without the protagonist in the shot, there will be several shots, long shots, mid shots and close-ups of the pair to show them enjoying each others company and publicly flirting. After these shots will come a shot of the protagonist lip syncing the final line on one side of the wall whilst on the other side, the couple will speaking to eachother and laughing with their bodies positioned closely together - a long shot will effectively capture this shot and the shot may be split into two with it opening with a close-up pan across the two rooms to the long shot.
The chorus will be orientated around performance and so through a a variety of shots we will see the band members playing guitar as well as singing from the lead singer, in the video I want the protagonist to really amplify and display his frustration and anger however for the last line of the chorus, 'take a deep breath, calm down' the video will see the protagonist trying to compose himself in his mirror, at this point his will be sweating and will look agitated.
For the first three lines in the second verse, the protagonist will sing the lyrics whilst walking around the girl who is sat down with her headphones in thus rendering her unable to hear anything he is saying. The last three lines of the verse will show the protagonist at college rehearsing his song when the girl and the boy come in and sit down to listen. The shots will go back and forth with each shot becoming closer and closer until an extreme close-up is used of the protagonist and the girl - this section of the music video is significant as the audience won't know whether the girl knows that the lyrics are about her or not and they also won't know her feelings towards the protagonist. POV shots will display to the audience that the pair will be making eye contact however the other boy will be none the wiser as he will just be looking at the girl almost ignoring the presence of the protagonist.
The second chorus will not showcase lipsyncing of all of the lines; this is an attempt to create a sense of enigma as the audience will be wondering what is going on between the protagonist and the girl, several shots will focus on the guitarist - these shots will be in between shots of the protagonist singing and the girl watching him as this will create a disjointed atmosphere in the music video. Just before the end of the chorus the girl will get up and walk out of the room with the boy much to the dismay of the protagonist; again the chorus will end with him talking to himself in the mirror saying 'take a deep breath, calm down'.
During the instrumental section between the second and final chorus, shots will be focused on performance. I may also include shots of the protagonist in his bathroom taking shots of vodka and possibly pills in an attempt to drown his sorrows due to his belief that the girl has left him and decided that she likes the other boy in the music video. This will lead up to the final chorus which will show the protagonist looking at the empty seat that the girl was sat in and as the chorus goes on he becomes more reckless and the performance becomes hectic.
The solo in the music video will consist of a mixture of close-up shots of the guitar and of the protagonist running out of the rehearsal room to chase after the girl. After knocking over people and dodging obstacles he finally gets to the entrance of the college where he sees the boy leave and assumes that the girl is with him slightly infront of him, the scene switches to him in the mirror telling himself to take a deep breath and then switches to a close up of him falling on his knees in despair however in the background we see the girl was actually waiting for him outside of the rehearsal room and she begins to walk towards him smiling. The music will end however the video will carry on to see her place her hand on his shoulder and show him look up at her via a high angle POV shot - in this shot we see a shocked but pleased protagonist with a slight smile.
The target audience of the video will be teenagers/young adults. Firstly, the setting of the music video will appeal to those of this age as it is likely that they will still be in education or would have only recently left an establishment of education. I believe that the video will specifically appeal to males as they will perhaps be able to empathise with the protagonist more than females; the narrative for the video was designed to replicate a situation that many people may have been in themselves.
The reason for this target audience is because I believe that people of these ages - specifically males, are the main listeners to music of the indie genre; most indie bands such as Catfish and the Bottlemen, The Libertines, The Cribs, Arctic Monkeys and The Wombats are composed entirely of male musicians. Whilst some indie bands do have female musicians such as Wolf Alice and Kids Love Lies, the majority of indie bands do not and the video doesn't only appeal to males as females may have been in similar situations. Moreover, one doesn't have to empathise with the protagonist to appreciate and enjoy the music video, merely a relatable setting and a realistic narrative should appeal to the vast majority of the target audience.
The video will represent the artist well I believe as costumes and the mise-en-scene will conform to the genre of music and the establishment of a clear target audience for the band means that they will be styled in a way that will appeal to their listeners - as a teenage male myself who enjoys the indie genre massively, I believe that I have a clear image of how I will look to represent the artist and it will be inspired by other successful indie bands such as the ones aforementioned as well as TV series' such as Skins as this is an urban drama about Bristol - the characters in this are the type of people that I expect would listen to this genre.
The song will open with a close up of two vocalists lipsyncing the opening note, the shot will be followed by the close up of an electric guitar strumming the chords and then another close up of the melody being played; in neither of these two shots will you see the face of the performer as I want the shot to be focused on the guitar. After these close ups I will pan across the guitars to show both playing at the same time and finally zoom out to show the two musicians playing together at the same time. Both performers will be wearing casual wear that conforms to the indie genre - skinny jeans, t-shirt/shirt, plimsolls/trainers. When the lyrics come in an over the shoulder shot will be used of the lead singer/protagonist lip syncing to himself in the mirror - the first three lines of the song are interrogatives aimed towards his love interest however I want him to be speaking to himself as this will connote his anger and slight obsession as well as highlighting that he is shy as does not want to confront the girl that he is interested in. After the first line the shot will switch to another close-up as though from the mirror's perspective whilst he sings the second line, the third line will be a POV shot of him writing out the line in his diary 'is he a friend or just an acquaintance?'.
The following three lines will see a girl and a boy flirting with eachother without the protagonist in the shot, there will be several shots, long shots, mid shots and close-ups of the pair to show them enjoying each others company and publicly flirting. After these shots will come a shot of the protagonist lip syncing the final line on one side of the wall whilst on the other side, the couple will speaking to eachother and laughing with their bodies positioned closely together - a long shot will effectively capture this shot and the shot may be split into two with it opening with a close-up pan across the two rooms to the long shot.
The chorus will be orientated around performance and so through a a variety of shots we will see the band members playing guitar as well as singing from the lead singer, in the video I want the protagonist to really amplify and display his frustration and anger however for the last line of the chorus, 'take a deep breath, calm down' the video will see the protagonist trying to compose himself in his mirror, at this point his will be sweating and will look agitated.
For the first three lines in the second verse, the protagonist will sing the lyrics whilst walking around the girl who is sat down with her headphones in thus rendering her unable to hear anything he is saying. The last three lines of the verse will show the protagonist at college rehearsing his song when the girl and the boy come in and sit down to listen. The shots will go back and forth with each shot becoming closer and closer until an extreme close-up is used of the protagonist and the girl - this section of the music video is significant as the audience won't know whether the girl knows that the lyrics are about her or not and they also won't know her feelings towards the protagonist. POV shots will display to the audience that the pair will be making eye contact however the other boy will be none the wiser as he will just be looking at the girl almost ignoring the presence of the protagonist.
The second chorus will not showcase lipsyncing of all of the lines; this is an attempt to create a sense of enigma as the audience will be wondering what is going on between the protagonist and the girl, several shots will focus on the guitarist - these shots will be in between shots of the protagonist singing and the girl watching him as this will create a disjointed atmosphere in the music video. Just before the end of the chorus the girl will get up and walk out of the room with the boy much to the dismay of the protagonist; again the chorus will end with him talking to himself in the mirror saying 'take a deep breath, calm down'.
During the instrumental section between the second and final chorus, shots will be focused on performance. I may also include shots of the protagonist in his bathroom taking shots of vodka and possibly pills in an attempt to drown his sorrows due to his belief that the girl has left him and decided that she likes the other boy in the music video. This will lead up to the final chorus which will show the protagonist looking at the empty seat that the girl was sat in and as the chorus goes on he becomes more reckless and the performance becomes hectic.
The solo in the music video will consist of a mixture of close-up shots of the guitar and of the protagonist running out of the rehearsal room to chase after the girl. After knocking over people and dodging obstacles he finally gets to the entrance of the college where he sees the boy leave and assumes that the girl is with him slightly infront of him, the scene switches to him in the mirror telling himself to take a deep breath and then switches to a close up of him falling on his knees in despair however in the background we see the girl was actually waiting for him outside of the rehearsal room and she begins to walk towards him smiling. The music will end however the video will carry on to see her place her hand on his shoulder and show him look up at her via a high angle POV shot - in this shot we see a shocked but pleased protagonist with a slight smile.
The target audience of the video will be teenagers/young adults. Firstly, the setting of the music video will appeal to those of this age as it is likely that they will still be in education or would have only recently left an establishment of education. I believe that the video will specifically appeal to males as they will perhaps be able to empathise with the protagonist more than females; the narrative for the video was designed to replicate a situation that many people may have been in themselves.
The reason for this target audience is because I believe that people of these ages - specifically males, are the main listeners to music of the indie genre; most indie bands such as Catfish and the Bottlemen, The Libertines, The Cribs, Arctic Monkeys and The Wombats are composed entirely of male musicians. Whilst some indie bands do have female musicians such as Wolf Alice and Kids Love Lies, the majority of indie bands do not and the video doesn't only appeal to males as females may have been in similar situations. Moreover, one doesn't have to empathise with the protagonist to appreciate and enjoy the music video, merely a relatable setting and a realistic narrative should appeal to the vast majority of the target audience.
The video will represent the artist well I believe as costumes and the mise-en-scene will conform to the genre of music and the establishment of a clear target audience for the band means that they will be styled in a way that will appeal to their listeners - as a teenage male myself who enjoys the indie genre massively, I believe that I have a clear image of how I will look to represent the artist and it will be inspired by other successful indie bands such as the ones aforementioned as well as TV series' such as Skins as this is an urban drama about Bristol - the characters in this are the type of people that I expect would listen to this genre.
Friday, 16 October 2015
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Monday, 12 October 2015
Sunday, 11 October 2015
Analysis of Indie Genre
Setting: Indie Rock music videos tend to be low budget - they are often set in locations that are easy to access such as houses, studios, cities, parks etc this directs the focus more onto the performer.
Editing: Editing is an important part of Indie music videos; it is common for special effects and/or filters to be used which help the video run smoothly and to create an effect that makes the viewer feel as though they are in the video. Shots are usually fast cuts or long cuts which reflect the tempo and beat of the song, music videos of this genre are usually edited directly to the beat; this links well to Andrew Goodwin's theory. Effects such as the black and white filter are usually added to create a video that looks classical and vintage as well as connoting an emotion of sadness.Saturday, 10 October 2015
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Monday, 5 October 2015
Saturday, 3 October 2015
Research into The 1984
I came across The 1984 on the website: unsigned.com, the band only had one song on the website and I couldn't find any of their other songs anywhere on the internet after searching several platfroms such as youtube.com and Soundcloud. There are a Belgian band that I found with the same name however The 1984 responsible for Green Eyed Monster are from the UK as it states on unsigned.com.
I know that the band disbanded as I have been unable to contact them of find any more of their music however based on their sound I intend to create a fitting music video that will conform to certain aspects of an Indie Music Video such as convincing performance extracts, 'Indie' costumes and a narrative that follows the lyrics of the song. I actually think it is perhaps beneficial to me that I could not find much about them as I saw no brand identity that was able to taint the vision I have for the band and the song in my head.
I know that the band disbanded as I have been unable to contact them of find any more of their music however based on their sound I intend to create a fitting music video that will conform to certain aspects of an Indie Music Video such as convincing performance extracts, 'Indie' costumes and a narrative that follows the lyrics of the song. I actually think it is perhaps beneficial to me that I could not find much about them as I saw no brand identity that was able to taint the vision I have for the band and the song in my head.
Thursday, 1 October 2015
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