The lyrics in my chosen song are very simplistic and repetitive, I plan to make my video in the same style as the lyrics to make a consistent link between the two.
It doesn't really seem to make a change
It doesn't really seem to make a change
It doesn't really seem to make a change, it doesn't really seem to matter
It doesn't really seem to make a change, it doesn't really seem to matter
It doesn't really seem to make a change, it doesn't really seem to matter
It doesn't really seem to make a change, it doesn't really seem to matter
It doesn't really make a difference now that I'm not there for you
There for you (echoed)
Change (echoed) x2
It doesn't really seem to make a change, it doesn't really seem to matter
That's life (echoed)
Change (echoed) x2
It doesn't really seem to make a change, it doesn't really seem to matter
It doesn't really seem to make a change, it doesn't really seem to matter
It doesn't really make a difference now that i'm not there for you
For you (echoed) x2
It doesn't really seem to make a change, it doesn't really seem to matter
It doesn't really seem to make a change, it doesn't really seem to matter
It doesn't really seem to make a change, it doesn't really seem to matter
It doesn't really make a difference now that i'm not there for you
For you (echoed) x2
it doesn't really seem to make a change, it doesn't really seem to matter
It doesn't really make a difference now that I'm not there for you
My aim is to link the lyrics to the style of video by replaying scenes over to show the fact there is no change; I will also make time a key factor within my video to suggest there is no change even through the change in time. I also plan to replay a lot of similar, if not the same shot throughout the duration of the video to also link to the lyrics of the song. I want to include a few shots of male in the video to act as Alex Fiction and so the viewer can have a visual representation of the voice singing in the song; I will consider lip syncing in the video to make this representation clear.
Saturday, 7 September 2013
Friday, 6 September 2013
Inspiration for my music video
The chemical brother - star guitar
I looked in to a number of music video to gain inspiration, however the main video that stuck out to me the most was this track by The Chemical Brothers, the video features a train journey from one destination to another; it is filmed out of the train window and caught all the scenery it passes by. it is edited to the beat so the location changes as the beat of the song does, I plan to keep my video very similar to this with the same use of scenery shots and fast pace editing. however plan to develop this by adding filters and changing the contrast in brightness on sots to make it fit more with house music genre.
Thursday, 5 September 2013
Ideas for my music video
For my music video I aim to create a strong urban theme to reflect the underground style of the music; I have considered a lot of different ideas to include within the video, and have came to these initial ideas:
Mise-en-scene is an important factor to consider within my video, I will mostly be using location shots; possible locations I will use for my video, including parks, alley ways, main roads, recreation grounds, town centres and many others. I plan to use a very wide range of locations as the change in beat I think my chosen song is very quick, so I will need a fast change is shots to keep up with the speed of the track. Of all of the locations I will use will be outdoor, and quite rural to link to the urban, underground theme I aim to create. The costume in my video will be minimal, I will dress the male protagonist is informal clothing such as jeans, a t-shirt and coat or a hooded jacket to make him appeal casual and again to link to the urban theme of the video. I don't plan to use many props other than a watch/clock to film the change in time, other than that I will mostly use abstract shots. My aim is to use mostly point of view shots, but I will also use close ups to focus on certain things within a shot, dutch tilts to show alternative angles; the majority of my camera work will be purposely made to look handheld so the shots are jerky and immediate.
Editing
Editing is crucial to making my video look successful in this genre of music, as house music videos revolve around the beat of the song, meaning my transition in shots will have to be very clean and precise. I will ensure I edit each shot to the sound of the beat, changing the location in-sync with the changing of the beat; this will make my video look clean cut and consistent. I may use transitions such as fades or dissolves on certain parts of the song when the pace slows down or at the very end of the song to allow a a slow fade out with the music. I plan to use a range of different editing effects on the shots I use to add an unusual, distinctive edge, this will include filters such as negative or simply black & white, I also want to incorporate spilt screens, editing zooming both in and out and picture in picture edits.
Sound
I don't plan to include any dietetic sound within my video, purely just the track. I will edit the clips to the beat of the music so no other added sound will be needed for effect.
- Point of view shots walking in a range of different locations
- Footsteps to the beat in various footwear
- The sun rising, falling and setting
- Rain drops running down car windows in different speeds
- Moving vehicles (sped up and slowed down)
- Traffic lights switching from red, to amber and to green
- Tracking shots of the male protagonist's (acting as Alex Fiction - the artist) side profile walking with at the same pace as the camera
- Shots of the time changing on a clock, running both clockwise and anti-clockwise to link to the lyrics of the song, showing even through the change in time, nothing really seems to make a change which is quoted in the lyrics
- High speed panning shots of rural areas to link to the urban theme
- Extreme close up shots of street lamps/car lights
Mise-en-scene is an important factor to consider within my video, I will mostly be using location shots; possible locations I will use for my video, including parks, alley ways, main roads, recreation grounds, town centres and many others. I plan to use a very wide range of locations as the change in beat I think my chosen song is very quick, so I will need a fast change is shots to keep up with the speed of the track. Of all of the locations I will use will be outdoor, and quite rural to link to the urban, underground theme I aim to create. The costume in my video will be minimal, I will dress the male protagonist is informal clothing such as jeans, a t-shirt and coat or a hooded jacket to make him appeal casual and again to link to the urban theme of the video. I don't plan to use many props other than a watch/clock to film the change in time, other than that I will mostly use abstract shots. My aim is to use mostly point of view shots, but I will also use close ups to focus on certain things within a shot, dutch tilts to show alternative angles; the majority of my camera work will be purposely made to look handheld so the shots are jerky and immediate.
Editing
Editing is crucial to making my video look successful in this genre of music, as house music videos revolve around the beat of the song, meaning my transition in shots will have to be very clean and precise. I will ensure I edit each shot to the sound of the beat, changing the location in-sync with the changing of the beat; this will make my video look clean cut and consistent. I may use transitions such as fades or dissolves on certain parts of the song when the pace slows down or at the very end of the song to allow a a slow fade out with the music. I plan to use a range of different editing effects on the shots I use to add an unusual, distinctive edge, this will include filters such as negative or simply black & white, I also want to incorporate spilt screens, editing zooming both in and out and picture in picture edits.
Sound
I don't plan to include any dietetic sound within my video, purely just the track. I will edit the clips to the beat of the music so no other added sound will be needed for effect.
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Audience demographic
The house music genre is mainly targeted at students, both male and female; this is because the band or artist can relate to the student lifestyle as they are mostly young adult age group, living the life of a student through consuming lots of alcohol, taking drugs as well as going to plenty of club, raves and parties. My chosen artist, Alex Fiction, is aged 23, this age is reflected within the target audience.
Age
I have chosen to aim my artist at young adults aged between 18-24. I feel this is the right age group as any younger people are to young to relate to the song, because it is heavily inspired by alcohol which is unable to be consumed by anyone younger than the age of 18. Furthermore this age group regularly buys music online and through stores, showing loyalty to good music and increases the demand for it.
Gender
Alex's music is aimed at both boy and girls. I feel like the majority would be boys because of the heavy, hardcore rhythm of the song. However I want my band to be appealing for girls as well, to broaden the popularity of not only the music but the artist as well.
Income bracket
All forms of media are made with an audience in mind, ie a group of people who will receive it and make some sort of sense out of it. And generally, but not always, the producers make some money out of that audience.
After studying different income brackets from my previous AS course in media I was aware of the type of income bracket needed when selecting my audience demographic; The target audience for my artist Alex Fiction would typically fall under income bracket E because this style of music is aimed toward students, at the starting age of 18. This links well with the low budget for the music video.
Age
I have chosen to aim my artist at young adults aged between 18-24. I feel this is the right age group as any younger people are to young to relate to the song, because it is heavily inspired by alcohol which is unable to be consumed by anyone younger than the age of 18. Furthermore this age group regularly buys music online and through stores, showing loyalty to good music and increases the demand for it.
Gender
Alex's music is aimed at both boy and girls. I feel like the majority would be boys because of the heavy, hardcore rhythm of the song. However I want my band to be appealing for girls as well, to broaden the popularity of not only the music but the artist as well.
Income bracket
All forms of media are made with an audience in mind, ie a group of people who will receive it and make some sort of sense out of it. And generally, but not always, the producers make some money out of that audience.
After studying different income brackets from my previous AS course in media I was aware of the type of income bracket needed when selecting my audience demographic; The target audience for my artist Alex Fiction would typically fall under income bracket E because this style of music is aimed toward students, at the starting age of 18. This links well with the low budget for the music video.
Monday, 2 September 2013
My song choice
I had a lot of deliberation when choosing my song because of the wide choice I was offered on the websites I was looking at; however once I knew what genre I wanted to look at my search became a lot quicker and easier. I chose the house music genre because it was it a different style of genre to
anything I was used to or have listened to before and wanted to take on the challenge
of creating something I wasn’t too familiar with, this way I would go deeper
into the research surrounding the genre as it would intrigue me more than
genres such indie, R&B or pop. This genre was
also very practical as I felt it would be simple to shoot because of its low
budget, meaning the shots I need would be very easy to create, in addition the
editing is more crucial in house music videos rather than the shots themselves. I also wanted to chose a genre that was current so it was easier for me to create.
I originally looked at range of artists on unsigned.com and narrowed down my search to 5 artists, these were:
I considered using all of these artist as each had at least one song that I was intrigued by, however after replaying the song over a number of lessons the one that as constantly stuck in my head was Alex Fictions - Waston and Creek's Change remix. Not only was I intrigued by the song but also that it was a remix, this allowed me to listen to the original song to see how it progressed from one sound to another. I was extremely impressed by the transformation of the song and this then confirmed to me that Alex Fiction's - Change was the track I wanted to create my music video to.
I originally looked at range of artists on unsigned.com and narrowed down my search to 5 artists, these were:
- Alex Ghost - an Italian house music artist and producer
- Barron Simms - an English house and drum and bass producer
- Alex Fiction - a German house music and techno artist and producer
- Artzero - another German house and electro artist
- Stepfour - an English house artist and techno producer
I considered using all of these artist as each had at least one song that I was intrigued by, however after replaying the song over a number of lessons the one that as constantly stuck in my head was Alex Fictions - Waston and Creek's Change remix. Not only was I intrigued by the song but also that it was a remix, this allowed me to listen to the original song to see how it progressed from one sound to another. I was extremely impressed by the transformation of the song and this then confirmed to me that Alex Fiction's - Change was the track I wanted to create my music video to.
Sunday, 1 September 2013
Contacting my artist
On the website where i found my artist Alex Fiction there was an email address attached to the webpage, I recorded this address and contacted Alex with the following request.
The email read:
Hi, my name is Paige and i'm currently in my second year of studying Media; for my A2 coursework assignment I have been asked to create a music video for an unsigned artist, I chose the house music genre and looked at many existing artists on a range of different websites, whilst doing this I came across your music on my search, I particularly liked your style of music and specifically your Watson & Creek - Change remix. I am emailing you to seek your permission to create my music video to your Change remix and post on my music video blog http://paigerandle.blogspot.co.uk/
The email read:
Hi, my name is Paige and i'm currently in my second year of studying Media; for my A2 coursework assignment I have been asked to create a music video for an unsigned artist, I chose the house music genre and looked at many existing artists on a range of different websites, whilst doing this I came across your music on my search, I particularly liked your style of music and specifically your Watson & Creek - Change remix. I am emailing you to seek your permission to create my music video to your Change remix and post on my music video blog http://paigerandle.blogspot.co.uk/
Thankyou, Paige Randle.
By emailing my chosen artist this gave me the opportunity to contact him letting him know my interest in his music and my request to make a music video to one of his songs.
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