Further filming
After uploading and editing all my filming I have realised that it would be a good idea to add more people into my video showing the theme of love. Such as a mother and daughter, siblings together etc.
Finishing filming
Over this weekend I finished filming all my shots and narrative parts of the music video as well as all of the band.
I feel very positive about all the filming and ready to start editing
I feel very positive about all the filming and ready to start editing
Extra ideas
I love the idea of stop motion shots, and
I thought as the song is about love, the best sign to use for the stop motion
shots would be a heart which builds up and bit by bit. The hearts could be made
of a number of things, such as leaves, lit candles, pictures. This sort of
jumpy shot would link in with the cheeky vibe of the song.
EQUIPMENT REQUEST
Hello Mrs Excell I was wondering if i could borrow a video camera with a tripod please for filming this weekend and a red head light.
Thankyou Hanna
Thankyou Hanna
Risk assessment
As I filmed using a variety of materials and in a variety of places this meant that each place and material had its own risk, although as many were stop start motion shots many did not have as many serious risks in comparison to others. Below I will give a few examples of the possible risks that came with either the material or locations I filmed in -
Filming in Kings University London - possible risks were tripping of wires and plugs, and plugging into sockets.
Candle heart shape - a possible risk was the candles falling and catching fire to anything flammable around them.
Couple walk - blocking and knocking into people in the park and tripping on nature objects such as rocks and tree branches.
Filming in Kings University London - possible risks were tripping of wires and plugs, and plugging into sockets.
Candle heart shape - a possible risk was the candles falling and catching fire to anything flammable around them.
Couple walk - blocking and knocking into people in the park and tripping on nature objects such as rocks and tree branches.
Filming schedule & Communication with the artist & Location recce
As there are five members in the band Rubin and the Groovy Tuesdays I found it easiest to communicate with them all in a group inbox on social networking site Facebook as this way it would allow me to communicate with all of them at once easily and allow me to see their ideas bounce off of one another as each would reply. Through the group inbox on Facebook we discussed different locations as to which location would be best price wise and for accessibility. As a few of the band members went to Kings University in London they knew a great cultural filled room with instruments and all lights and equipment that they would need already there, this not only saved time and funds but also made it easy access, practical and easier for me as it allowed me to be able to not worry about other things and focus mainly on the music video and shooting it.
Story Board
I decided to do my story board on post it notes as it would allow me to freely express and draw all my ideas down whilst being able to freely move them all about, which allowed me to see which ideas would look better in which order.
Below are a few of the post it notes I took a photo of for an example -
Below are a few of the post it notes I took a photo of for an example -
Target audience performance
Pitch
As the song is called 'This is love' and as the song is about what love is and has a high up beat tempo I want to keep it very cliche showing different stages, relationships and styles of love, such as a young girl and boy running holding hands and play fighting, with an old couple with hunched backs and grey hair both struggling to walk yet so in love that they don't want to unlink their arms from each other.
As the season in which my music video is taking place is Winter i can think of nowhere better to film such a hopelessly romantic music video. I plan on using as much of the city and its beautiful romantic sights, such as the Christmas lights in central London, the girl and boys standing and looking out of The London eye together looking over London, and London's famous winter wonderland where I think I can get some great shots of a young couple jumping on and off different amusement rides.
For the video I plan on using as many of the band members as I can to show the different stages of love, as I believe because they wrote the song they know many of the best possible ways to convey this to the camera.
After seeing the image below I realized Hyde Park would be a great place to get some shots of the couples who vary in age and culture, showing that all though not all of them are identical they all tie in together with the same wintry cosy background showing them all in love, showing the meaning of 'This is love'.
As the season in which my music video is taking place is Winter i can think of nowhere better to film such a hopelessly romantic music video. I plan on using as much of the city and its beautiful romantic sights, such as the Christmas lights in central London, the girl and boys standing and looking out of The London eye together looking over London, and London's famous winter wonderland where I think I can get some great shots of a young couple jumping on and off different amusement rides.
For the video I plan on using as many of the band members as I can to show the different stages of love, as I believe because they wrote the song they know many of the best possible ways to convey this to the camera.
After seeing the image below I realized Hyde Park would be a great place to get some shots of the couples who vary in age and culture, showing that all though not all of them are identical they all tie in together with the same wintry cosy background showing them all in love, showing the meaning of 'This is love'.
Top Ten Indie music video conventions -
[1] Close ups of the band and their instruments
[2] Wide shots of the band playing and singing together
[3] Different location shots
[4] Lead singer singing into a microphone stand
[5] All clapping or stomping in sync to the beat
[6] Black and white shots
[7] Lyrics to tie in with the shots
[8] The editing to match the pace of the song
[9] Casual clothing
10] Girl and boy shown in love
10] Girl and boy shown in love
Filming schedule
I have spoken to the band and as some of them do different courses at university they managed to sort out a time between themselves which is a Sunday afternoon which works out well for me swell. After talking back and forth through Facebook we all decided to film in Kings university as they have all equipment there and not only is it free of charge but also suits the style of the music video.
Music video research
Gotye feat Kimbra - Somebody that I used to know
The song is visually different in comparison to the lyrics as the lyrics say ''you didn't have to cut me out'' but rather than Gotye being separate from Kimbra they are both standing next to each other naked singing directly facing each other, and rather than being cut or show injured they both get painted as though their pain is being painted on. As the beat and rhythm is mainly simple and repetitive so is the visual style through out the video as they both stand in one position just turning round every so often and being painted on until they are constantly covered in paint. They showcase the stars as simple and from the beginning show close ups of the artists body bare and paints, then later close ups of the paint on the artists body. The overall concept of the video is to keep the video simple yet effective, on how although we see somebody as changed underneath the materialistic surface, underneath all that they are still the same person.
OneRepublic - Counting stars:
The song is not very visually different from majority of its lyrics such as when it says 'dreaming something that'll kill me in my sleep' there is a shot of an alligator creeping up behind a wall. Also a religious prayer group shown preaching as though help is needed to someone in the music video. The singers as the preachers in the music video are shown to clap and stomp in sync together to the beat and rhythm of the song. The members of the band are shown in the video singing and playing in an empty space with plain grey surroundings, with the lead singer of the group leading the video at first, with close ups and shots of the band and the artists in it. The visuals in the video relate to the lyrics, an example of this is when the lead singer sings about how 'rather than counting dollars we'd be countin stars', and shots of the lead singer walking through a left not well kept flat. The concept of the video is to show the different things he is going through as he is dreaming about his life.
Fun - We are young:
This particular music video is a mix of visual different in some parts into some parts that is sung about, such as 'set the world on fire' rather then showing a globe on fire the band is shown having mayhem on stage with different random items flying and popping out of the air. Throughout the video whenever the beat and tempo builds up so does the mayhem in the video. The stars in the music video are shown with either close up shots when singing or playing on their particular instrument or wide view shots are used to show the whole band singing and playing together. Some visuals in the music video relate to some of the lyrics sung such as the song is about being set in a bar, so is the music video which both tie in together. The overall concept is to show what happened in a bar and how havoc and mayhem took place on that occasion.
The song is visually different in comparison to the lyrics as the lyrics say ''you didn't have to cut me out'' but rather than Gotye being separate from Kimbra they are both standing next to each other naked singing directly facing each other, and rather than being cut or show injured they both get painted as though their pain is being painted on. As the beat and rhythm is mainly simple and repetitive so is the visual style through out the video as they both stand in one position just turning round every so often and being painted on until they are constantly covered in paint. They showcase the stars as simple and from the beginning show close ups of the artists body bare and paints, then later close ups of the paint on the artists body. The overall concept of the video is to keep the video simple yet effective, on how although we see somebody as changed underneath the materialistic surface, underneath all that they are still the same person.
OneRepublic - Counting stars:
The song is not very visually different from majority of its lyrics such as when it says 'dreaming something that'll kill me in my sleep' there is a shot of an alligator creeping up behind a wall. Also a religious prayer group shown preaching as though help is needed to someone in the music video. The singers as the preachers in the music video are shown to clap and stomp in sync together to the beat and rhythm of the song. The members of the band are shown in the video singing and playing in an empty space with plain grey surroundings, with the lead singer of the group leading the video at first, with close ups and shots of the band and the artists in it. The visuals in the video relate to the lyrics, an example of this is when the lead singer sings about how 'rather than counting dollars we'd be countin stars', and shots of the lead singer walking through a left not well kept flat. The concept of the video is to show the different things he is going through as he is dreaming about his life.
Fun - We are young:
This particular music video is a mix of visual different in some parts into some parts that is sung about, such as 'set the world on fire' rather then showing a globe on fire the band is shown having mayhem on stage with different random items flying and popping out of the air. Throughout the video whenever the beat and tempo builds up so does the mayhem in the video. The stars in the music video are shown with either close up shots when singing or playing on their particular instrument or wide view shots are used to show the whole band singing and playing together. Some visuals in the music video relate to some of the lyrics sung such as the song is about being set in a bar, so is the music video which both tie in together. The overall concept is to show what happened in a bar and how havoc and mayhem took place on that occasion.
Rubin and the groovy tuesdays gig
I recently went to 'Rubin and the groovy tuesdays' gig in Manor house at a pub called 'The Finsbury' where many other famous artists would play such as Ed Sheeran. I went as I wanted to talk to the band about any ideas for the music video.
Hype Williams and his signature style
Hype Williams was born in Queens New York in 1970 and since
then has created a well known name in the music industry as a music director
mainly focusing on R&B and Hip Hop music style videos. Hype Williams has
worked with a large variety of well known successful artists such as 2pac, Jay
Z, Kanye West, Beyoncé and many more.
Hype Williams is
considered as an innovator as he put across many of his own ideas through the
music videos he directs. Just like any other director Hype Williams has his own
signature style.
One of the signature styles are when Hype puts a variety of
shots of the music video in a banner of a widescreen ration whilst at the same
time another shot is split across the screen. An example of this is in
Beyoncé’s song ‘Check on it’.
Another signature style of Hype Williams is the fish eye
lens which distorts around the central camera focus. An example of this is in
Will Smith’s hit song ‘Getting jiggy with it’.
Another typical signature style Hype Williams uses is the
use of bold eye catching colours in music videos, which not only help catch the
viewer’s eye but also does not make the video dull. An example of this is in
Kanye West and Jamie Fox’s video ‘Gold digga’.
Auteur theory
What is the Auteur theory?
The Auteur theory is originally from France in the 1950's
from a range of French film directors such as Francois Truffaut who promoted ‘focus
on the contribution directors made on the style and form of film’.
When the term Auteur when translated into
English translates as Author, which means the director of any film is like the
author and there film piece will reflect their vision.
Nowdays an Auteur can be
seen as a director of a music video, an example of this is Chris Cunningham who
is well known for his work having a mysterious style and being unique, such as
with when he directed Madonna’s hit song ‘Frozen’.
Different types of music videos
Performance –
Is when the artist or group typically does a dance routine with the song. An example of this is in The WANTED's music video for their hit song 'walks like Rihanna', where they are all dressed in a number of matching outfits and do a synced dance routine.
Narrative – A Narrative music video is when the video has a narrative story line like a mini story to go along with the film. An example of this Eminem's song love the way you lie, where a couple are shown arguing and playing out the lyrics.
Conceptual – Conceptual music videos tend to not have anything to do with the actual song and lyrics
and are a lot more diverse and different. An example of this is Monkey Drummer by the Aphex Twin, where the entire music video is based on an animated monkey playing the drums.
Music video timeline 90's/00's
1990's/2000's-
during the 1990's and 2000's there was an uproar in technology so music videos began to look more sophisticated, but sadly women began to be objectified more.
during the 1990's and 2000's there was an uproar in technology so music videos began to look more sophisticated, but sadly women began to be objectified more.
Music video timeline 70s/80s
1970's-
Television had a great impact on music and the show Top of the pops came about in the 1970's, which became extremely popular and artists would make story lines to go with their song and be recorded to be played on the show as all artists and bands could not make it to England just to be on the show.
1980's-
Soon after MTV came out which was the only channel back in the 1980's that was dedicated purely to music. MTV was the first music channel which showed the first black music video, Michael Jacksons hit song Thriller.
Music video timeline 50s/60s
1950's -
In the 1950's it was the era of iconic figures in music, such as and Marilyn Monroe who starred in many film musicals, the public were fascinated with songs that had a lot of visuals and would see this as a song with a lot of potential.
1960's -
there was a music difference between the 50's and 60's is defined as being the 'British invasion' started penetrated the American music industry. An example of this was The Beatles.
In the 1950's it was the era of iconic figures in music, such as and Marilyn Monroe who starred in many film musicals, the public were fascinated with songs that had a lot of visuals and would see this as a song with a lot of potential.
1960's -
there was a music difference between the 50's and 60's is defined as being the 'British invasion' started penetrated the American music industry. An example of this was The Beatles.
Search for the song
Throughout the summer I went to a number of open mic nights in coffee shops in and around Barnet in order to see the different types of bands and to see which style i liked and had a vision for the most.
After realising the type of band I was most interested was indie pop I reached out to friends and family members and after a week of calls to everyone I knew I finally found a family friend who was in an indie pop band.
After contacting him and explaining I wanted to use his band and there songs in a media video as part of my coursework they agreed.
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