I decided to choose this music video as again, the genre is completely different to the genre of music I have chosen for my own music video. I have also chosen it as from knowing the music video previously, I know it will be able to help me for my idea of two different situations. I had the idea of showing the different things the couple in my music video wanted and why their relationship didn't work out and I thought this video would be able to give me some ideas.
This video looks at two different situations and how each choice had a different impact on the main characters life, good and bad. The bad decisions that she made and her upbringing, in the end had a severe impact on her life, yet when she had a good upbringing and seemed to make the right decisions, her life turned out pretty well and she was happy.
I thought I could take this idea of the two situations but have the two different things that the couple wanted. The boy who wanted a serious relationship and the girl who wanted to have fun and be free. Throughout the music video, I thought it would be interesting to see the contrast between the lives that they both want at that particular time and the different outcomes that could have occured if they had never met.
Below is the link to this music video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Gf4-eT3w0
Saturday, 15 September 2012
Analysis of 'Heartattack' by Trey Songz
I decided to look at this particular music video as I like the song, but also because RnB is a completely different genre to 'You Me At Six' who are an indie rock band. About a quarter of the way into the music video, it cross cuts to the couple in seperate rooms quite frequently. The camera shots used are close up's, showing their emotion. To me, the emotion portrayed by both of them, shows that they are clearly thinking about eachother and what is happening between their relationship, but the location and the editing of scenes, represents that even though they are thinking about eachother, they are far apart which could also portray the distance between them both in their relationship.
Half way through the music video is what caught my eye the most when the male character is stood by himself looking ahead, as if he doesn't want to look back on their relationship. The memory scenes of the couple looking happy are in black and white, which represents that it is a faded relationship. It reminds me of black and white television, which has changed over time to colour television. This links in with the memories of the couple being in black and white, and the male character in colour as it represents that times have changed and everything is different now. Also in the memory scenes, the couple are constantly smiling, representing their feelings towards eachother, it also shows that they are happy. They are nearly always touching or standing very close together portraying that they had a very close relationship which contrasts with the male character standing alone now.
Just before the crash at the end of the music video, a small montage of what the couple have been through is shown. This particularly appealed to me because the song I have chosen is also to do with a break up, and the montage shows how times have changed, just like the lyrics in my song represent how times have changed.
This music video has given me plenty of ideas to help me with a certain part of my music video, the 'memories' part. I quite liked the idea of the colour scheme, black and white, representing that the relationship had faded and ended. I also got some ideas from the couple when they were happy, as I wanted to have a couple in my music video when they were once happy. I will take these ideas I have, try to incorporate and interpret them into my own music video.
Below is the link to this video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r3MZNCGzVY
Half way through the music video is what caught my eye the most when the male character is stood by himself looking ahead, as if he doesn't want to look back on their relationship. The memory scenes of the couple looking happy are in black and white, which represents that it is a faded relationship. It reminds me of black and white television, which has changed over time to colour television. This links in with the memories of the couple being in black and white, and the male character in colour as it represents that times have changed and everything is different now. Also in the memory scenes, the couple are constantly smiling, representing their feelings towards eachother, it also shows that they are happy. They are nearly always touching or standing very close together portraying that they had a very close relationship which contrasts with the male character standing alone now.
Just before the crash at the end of the music video, a small montage of what the couple have been through is shown. This particularly appealed to me because the song I have chosen is also to do with a break up, and the montage shows how times have changed, just like the lyrics in my song represent how times have changed.
This music video has given me plenty of ideas to help me with a certain part of my music video, the 'memories' part. I quite liked the idea of the colour scheme, black and white, representing that the relationship had faded and ended. I also got some ideas from the couple when they were happy, as I wanted to have a couple in my music video when they were once happy. I will take these ideas I have, try to incorporate and interpret them into my own music video.
Below is the link to this video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r3MZNCGzVY
Music Video or Documentary?
I was unsure as the whether I wanted to do a documentary or a music video but made my decision purely on the basis of which I love most. I decided that I am going to create my own music video because it is what I feel most comfortable with and I love listening to music. I also thought it would be interesting for me to interpret the lyrics of a song and come up with ideas of what I would like to see in a music video. I thought a documentary would be difficult to come up with ideas for as it would be difficult to come up with an original idea and to get the facts right about what you are filming.
I will continue to do audience research and research into similar products to help me pull my ideas together for my music video. I have already had some thoughts on which song I would like to do which is 'Fireworks' by a rock band 'You Me At Six'.
Below is the song I am going to use for my music video
I will continue to do audience research and research into similar products to help me pull my ideas together for my music video. I have already had some thoughts on which song I would like to do which is 'Fireworks' by a rock band 'You Me At Six'.
Below is the song I am going to use for my music video
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
What makes a person watch a music video?
What makes a person watch a music video? Is it the actual song, the storyline, actors? To get a full understanding from an audience perspective of why someone watches a music video, I have created a short questionnaire in which I hope I will be able to understand and get some ideas in which I can include in my own music video.
Please take time out to fill out my questionnaire so I can include the feedback into further research for my music video :)
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FGJVXQ3
Please take time out to fill out my questionnaire so I can include the feedback into further research for my music video :)
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FGJVXQ3
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Research into Briefs
Yesterday, Mr. Buckmaster introduced us to the thirteen different briefs for A2 media. We started thinking about which ones we could consider doing for our A2 media portfolio and what ideas we had for each of the different briefs that interested us. Two briefs really interested me, which are below...
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| From the music video 'What's My Name' |
1) This brief interested me immeadiately from the word music. I was drawn to this brief particularly to do with making and producing a music promo video because music is a big part of my life. I have always been fond of watching music videos on the tv and thought it would be interesting to come up with my own ideas to a make a music video. I have already started thinking about what artists and tracks I could use and have read into to the lyrics to make sure I understand what the track is about and get the right ideas to make it work. I have already realised that if I do not read into the lyrics and get the wrong ideas then the music video won't work and the audience could get confused from the idea that I have put across.
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| Cherry Healey- BBC Three |
2) I was also drawn to this documentary brief as I enjoy watching a variety of different documentaries, particularly, Bear Grylls documentary on the discovery channel and Cherry HeaIey's documentaries on BBC Three. I thought it would be interesting to make a documentary as we can pick any topic we would like, but also because you can get some quite good facts and different ideas across to the audience you have chosen.
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| Bear Grylls- Man vs. Wild |
I will start researching different artists, tracks and music videos to help me with whether I would like to do this particular brief. I will also research into a variety of different documentaries to also help me as to which brief I would prefer to do.
Evaluating my AS Media Production
My production, 'Innocence' is about a young girl who realises when she is getting ready that she has had something taken, or has lost her bracelet which means a lot to her. Later in the sequence we see that someone else has it, although this person is a mystery to us.
We wanted to create a contrast at the beginning of the sequence so the audience immeadiately realise that something is wrong. We managed to achieve this by using a mysterious and dramatic soundtrack which contrasted with the natural lighting in the scene and from what the girl was doing.
For our production process, we firstly established a genre which we decided as thriller. We then jotted down a variety of ideas which we thought would work well and established an idea from these ideas. We then organised locations and shot lists which helped us when we were on location, so we could film as soon as we arrived. Once everything was filmed, we completed a rough edit of our production, so we could see if we needed to film any extra shots and to see what worked. Once this was completed, we continued with our editing.
For improvements, I would spend more time on the planning process. Although we organised dates for when to film, not all of these dates were met for different reasons. Next time, I would make sure that myself and my group were free so we wouldn't have to re-organise filming dates.
Also I would change a few shots and angles to get across to the audience the uneasy feeling. For example, a low angle shot when the stalker is in the cellar, showing that he is perceieved to have power. Although we experimented with shots on location, I would make sure I looked more closely and read into what the shot could possibly show.
We wanted to create a contrast at the beginning of the sequence so the audience immeadiately realise that something is wrong. We managed to achieve this by using a mysterious and dramatic soundtrack which contrasted with the natural lighting in the scene and from what the girl was doing.
For our production process, we firstly established a genre which we decided as thriller. We then jotted down a variety of ideas which we thought would work well and established an idea from these ideas. We then organised locations and shot lists which helped us when we were on location, so we could film as soon as we arrived. Once everything was filmed, we completed a rough edit of our production, so we could see if we needed to film any extra shots and to see what worked. Once this was completed, we continued with our editing.
For improvements, I would spend more time on the planning process. Although we organised dates for when to film, not all of these dates were met for different reasons. Next time, I would make sure that myself and my group were free so we wouldn't have to re-organise filming dates.
Also I would change a few shots and angles to get across to the audience the uneasy feeling. For example, a low angle shot when the stalker is in the cellar, showing that he is perceieved to have power. Although we experimented with shots on location, I would make sure I looked more closely and read into what the shot could possibly show.
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