My current ideas include to involve somewhere behind-the-scenes style footage of the shooting of the shooting of a fictional music video, and to splice this with shots of the fictional music video itself. Basically, I would like my music video to have a music video inside it - a music video within a music video.
After reading the lyrics of the song (several times over as to derive a non-James-Bond reference), I have found that the emotions behind the lyrics and the tune are contrasting. While in my personal opinion, the music itself is fairly grand, cinematic and somewhat optimistic while the lyrics are condemning and dark.
A mix of both these emotions will be spliced into the video - how, I am not yet sure.
Thursday, 9 August 2012
Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Planning - BTS IDEA
As of the last post, I am inspired that the live performance section of the music video will indeed be very much like special features or behind the scenes - I will film the filming of the music video. This footage can also be spliced with the footage of the fictional music video itself.
Research - FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS
During the previous year of school, whilst I was planning the production of my AS Level coursework thriller film opening a fellow student in the year above was beginning the shooting of his A2 Music Video - his chosen song was Up All Night by Blink 182.
The first shoot of the video I remember very clearly, as I was requested to help as one of the film crew - the student was doing the project on his own, as I plan to, and therefore was using the help of many others to assemble a cast and crew for the live performance shoot (see video below).
The fact that certain parts of film gear are visible (such as the lighting rigs and occasionally wires) have struck inspiration in me - as opposed to diong live performance on the stage, I may include several live performance shots of the recording of the video, similarly to how another student last year included shots of the recording of the song as part of his video's narrative.
Research - LIVE PERFORMANCE
Live performance appears to be a large part of several music videos - for example, bands Muse and Biffy Clryo (and no doubt others)have released alternate version of albums; music videos or entire albums composed of live performance footage. Examples of this would be Muse's HAARP Album, which contains only live performance videos filmed during their 2007 concert at Wembly Stadium, and Biffy Clyro's Only Revolutions liver performance DVD from a concert in Wembley arena.
Muse also released two interactive music videos filmed with 360 degree fish eye lenses - the viewer can, as the song plays, change the camera location themselves to see different views.
Muse also released two interactive music videos filmed with 360 degree fish eye lenses - the viewer can, as the song plays, change the camera location themselves to see different views.
Monday, 6 August 2012
Research - INSPIRATIONS
The MUSE website, on which I looked at their music videos for inspiration on style - Muse's music is abstract and highly political, often creating very visually exciting narrative-less music videos
One of their videos, Bliss
The official Biffy Clryo website, looking at live performance videos
Planning - WHERE TO BEGIN?
The researching process has begun, only where to begin? As a student, I turn to wikipedia for the absolute basic information about music videos.
'Odds are you won't like what it is'
'The game that we've all been playing'
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes.[1] Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. Although the origins of music videos date back much further, they came into prominence in the 1980s, when MTV based their format around the medium. Prior to the 1980s, these works were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip" or "film clip".
Music videos use a wide range of styles of film making techniques, including animation, live action filming, documentaries, and non-narrative approaches such as abstract film. Some music videos blend different styles, such as animation and live action. Many music videos do not interpret images from the song's lyrics, making it less literal than expected. Other music videos may be without a set concept, being merely a filmed version of the song's live performance.
A good place to start - my mind is already contemplating making a mix between live performance and abstract film where the narrative does not relate to the song lyrics. My reason for not tying the lyrics to the visuals to the point of creating narrative is simple; the song I have chosen, You Know My Name, was written for the 2006 film Casino Royale. The songs lyrics, with almost very interpretation, relate to either 007 or Casino Games;
'If you take a life do you know what you'll give?''Odds are you won't like what it is'
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'By the merciless eyes of deceit?'
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'The odds will betray you'
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'And if you think you've won'
'You never saw me change''The game that we've all been playing'
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'Try to hide your hand'
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'Life is gone with just a spin of the wheel'
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