taking key parts of the song into account!

Why creating this video the story will have to match the story being told in the lyrics to create a more powerful video or relate in some way. Lines that we have been looking out for and some examples --'Well my friend fancies you' - We will make sure there is two quick cuts between two characters to relate to the lyricsWe have created our storyboard to make it match lyrics and follow the story we are creating our first draft story board hopefully it will be ready by the end of the month including actors/actresses playing the roles.

Lyrics to leave before the lights come on!!

Well this is a good idea,He wouldn't do it if it wasn't,He wouldn't do it if it wasn't one.Well my friend fancies you,Oh what a way to begin it all,You said it's always exciting words to hearAnd we woke up together not quite realizing how,Awkwardly stretching and yawning,It's always hard in the morning,And I suppose that's the price you pay,Oh it isn't what it was,She's thinking he looks different today,And oh there's nothing left to guess now,You left before the lights came on,Because you didn't want to ruin,What it was that was brewing,Before he absolutely had to,And how can you wake up,With someone you don't love?And not feel slightly fazed by it,Oh, he had a struggle,And you woke up together not quite realising how,Oh but he's stretching and yawning,It's always hard in the morning,And I suppose that's the price you pay,Oh it isn't what it was,She's thinking he looks different today,And oh there's nothing left to guess now,Quick, let's leave, before the lights come on,'Cos then you don't have to see,'Cos then you don't have to see,What you've done,Quick, let's leave, before the lights come on,'Cos then you don't have to see,'Cos then you don't have to see,What you've done,Until tomorrow comes,I'll walk you up, what time's the bus come?I'll walk you up, what time's the bus come?I'll walk you up, what time's the bus come?I'll walk you up, what time's the bus come?

Research

While me and my partner have an idea on our music video I will be researching similar music video to continue with our ideas and what the video should contain.
This is 'The subways' and this was a low budget indie/rock video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkJZptg-iac&feature=channel
It uses fast energetic shots/cuts when the tempo of the music increase this is something to consider for my music video. It also slows down shots and cuts when it is on a slower tempo section of the song. It also has a lot of close up of guitars and equipment then full shots of the artist or band performing.
This is 'Bloc Party'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm5Li08_ie8
The most impressive aspect of this video is how the camera moves with music from left to right or up and down. It also uses quick zoom in and outs but very controlled, this would be a hard technique to copy but I could aim to attempt it by doing two takes so just incase i haven't got the shot i would like i have an extra take to fall onto. This also has many close up shots of the music equipment and close up of the band playing their instruments.
'The kooks'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwrq2o6Woiw
This song is a similar genre to the other two but completely different music video, it makes the band out to be 'ultra cool' or 'rock n roll' the lyrics are about loving a girl but the world hasn't been very nice to her. But the band are seen with other girls, playing a guitar in Paris, stealing and partying. This is to promote the band more then becoming an amazing video. But similar to the other two music videos above the shots are very short and some random close ups of instruments or other thing (lights, pavement, sky etc) are used as well.
This is Jamie T
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ZB2jMkOaI
This is a mixture of the artist performing and a story in the back ground, it mainly consists of close up shots of the artist and the band then longer shots of the story to identify what is going on. The story most of the time relates to the lyrics in some way, maybe not in every shot but the idea of the song normally matches the video.
Conclusion
With the sort of genre i will be making a music video for i will want to use faster shots for a louder or faster tempo section of the song, then slower more steady shots of softer/slower sections of the song. I will need a lot of close up of the vocalist and music instruments to indentify the band. I will use longer shots to establish a story line if decided. I will have to make the band members look, "rock n roll" "cool""not bothered" this is how they are all portrayed.
I will continue reseach but my following blog will be looking at the lyrics of my music video.

The reason for our choice?

We have chosen Arctic Monkeys - Leave Before The Lights Come On for many reasons, such as its just a classic Indie/Rock song From a classic rock band, also the lyrics are very meaningful this is a big bonus as when creating a video for a song its a lot easier and much more fun when you can relate scenes to word. The song talks about a boy who gets a kick out of sleeping around with different girls and treating them badly etc. Our main idea for the video is to recreate the story but to add in band clips of our own too. We will be posting the lyrics so that you can get a greater understanding of what were talking about...

Final decision

Me and my partner have finally decided on our song that we will be making our final video on. it will be Arctic Monkeys - Leave before The Lights Come on. We are in the progress of brainstorming ideas for teh video as you can see in the picture I have uploaded in this post. We have used different coloured pens in our work just to make sure that our individual work can be identified easliy.

Lesson 2

In this lesson me and my partner have been brainstorming some ideas of what type of music we would like to do and also what type of video we would like to do. All of this information will be put up on an upper coming post.
Some of the ideas were
-Chase and Status ft Plan B (pop/garage) This song is an emotional song and would be ideal to tell a story. It was also used in 'Harry Brown' Film what has recently been out in cinemas.
The idea was to create a 'Accident' where the artist will emerge and a flash back of his life until up to the event.
"I know when I knock
I'll be hoping I don't drop
To a place where I will rise, like before"
This story will be ideal for a character in regret he is coming to the end of his life and he doesn't want to die because he realises that he has done wrong. This is our first idea and we have been looking into others..
Other ideas will also be posted soon.... :)

researching genres and music videos

Research
whilst i have been Looking at different types of music videos I have been seeing a pattern with the genre and the video matching the music. Many songs use the video to help tell a story about the song this is where the video matches the lyrics. Other videos help increase emotion or the feel of the music this is where the video matches the music.


I have researched four types of music that I could use for my video, this is what i found:





Country Music
Most country music tells a story whether it is about love or violence. Many Videos reflect and create a story in the video to get the meaning of the song across even more.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTNKiAj1twc





Hip/Hop – Rap
In this genre they tend to talk alot about pain and showing off, many lyrics talk about “rags to riches”. The Videos are normally the rapper or singer showing of cars, money, women etc.. I think this is to make young children feel this is how they want to be when they grow up. There are normally alot of close ups normally close ups of the rapper then distant shots to show all the stuff he has, I think this is a good method of showing everything he has as it makes him look far superior to anything or anyone else. There is normally a lot of modern dancing and girls around the main artist. If the artist is singing or rapping about pain they still will have expensive jewelry and clothing on to show off.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO22Z0T3qPE

Rock/Indie/alternative

Indie music (rock) usually consists of bands performing etc.. the videos usually match the music and sometimes the lyrics. The video will sometimes tell a story but shots of the band will still be used. In a lot of cases the videos will use shots of the band performing live this is a stereotypical rock video. Many videos are just shots and cuts from live performances i feel this gives a more energetic feel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxjuJNHGSNY

Pop
This is a mixture of many genres, pop doesn't have a stereotypical music video, other then well groomed and clean cut artists and dancers. Many videos will have dancers and the artist dancing in sync, it will usually have a catchy chorus and normally the song will become repetitive at the chorus to match this, an example of this is : Cheyl Cole - Fight for this love. This song is a great example as the artist repeats the chorus over and over and in the video repeats the dance over and over.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4umc87T5UMs

Back again!

I am now studying A2 Media and have started a new module.I will be creating a promo music video of my choice and creating two of the following to go with it:
-Band Webpage
-Cover
-Magazine advert

If I would like to use someone else's music I will have to ask for permission, for this reason I will be creating a twitter account to get into contact with bands or other artists. I will show my research and development throughout this module, I will also be showing my roles with my partner (Danny), we will clearly show our roles and involvement throughout this project.