I Don't Want To Fall In Love - She Wants Revenge
The song I have decided to use for my music video is "I Don't Want To Fall In Love" by She Wants Revenge, and the video that I create would tell the same sort of story as the sond does, of a man who doesn't want to fall in love, however already is. I would show this as if it were almost an account of a night out, following the events that ensued.
The camera would follow two primary characters, one male and one female, as they meet in a club/ party environment (likely the party option, as it is a lot more realistically achievable). The beginning of the video would follow the two primary characters in a series of quickly changing and swapping extreme close ups of them, allowing the audience to familiarise with the 'main characters'. The pair will spot eachother amongst a crowd of people (shown via the use of a first person camera shot) amongst a crowd of people in the busy environment, of which there would be pan shots and establishing shots of, to allow the viewer a better understanding of how occupied the area is. The pair would then be shown to be getting closer to eachother and dancing with eachother, an obvious romantic connection able to be seen between them via the use of close ups and vertical pan shots, edited in time with the music to give it an extremely intense feeling. I also plan to have flashing red or blue lights (achieved via a police siren) casting the different coloured lights upon them which would also contribute to the intensity of the scene.
The pair would then move into a second loation, which would likely be a bedroom, stylishly decorated, in which the pair would continue to be pictured close to eachother, with rotating pan shots (an example shown here throughout a scene of "Twilight") and close ups included. The characters would later be seen again with the male realising he has 'fallen in love' and seeming as if he was in a desperate panic, which he then solves by running away from her/ killing himself. These are the two possible endings I have thought of at the moment, and I could either choose one or film both and then use them as alternate endings to the video which, although it has been used in some previously made music videos (see the four alternate endings for "My Favourite Game" by The Cardigans) challenges the conventions of music videos a little, as it is a technique fairly rarely used.
Throughout the video I would include shots of the male performer taking on the role of the singer, in which he would lipsync to certain parts of the song such as the "1, 2, 3, 4567" lyrics in extreme close up of the bottom half of his face.
For the two main performers I would obviously need a female and a male, whom I would then make up their hair and face to look edgy along with a similarly styled outfit. I feel this would be essential and tie in especially for the male performer as in the close ups of him singing he would be taking on the role of the lead singer from "She Wants Revenge", who has a monotonous voice which I feel would not suit well with an averagely dressed/ made up person.
In editing I would make sure the video maintained the fast pace set by the song itself by making cuts of no longer than around 2-3 seconds, a technique that would yet again raise the feeling of intensity for the viewer
Monday, 20 September 2010
Music Video: Three Initial Ideas
#1 My Favourite Game – The Cardigans (1998 song with video from over 10 years
ago)
^ Official 1998 Video Above
If “My Favourite Game” were to be my final choice I would feature two main
performers, one male and one female, the camera would have a lot of focus upon
the female character and she would also be the voice of the song. I would have them
dressed in fairly average clothes, and the video would tell the same story as the song
does, as the female performer would find that she is losing her ‘favourite game’ (her
boyfriend), meaning I would intertwine shots of the female performer coming to
the conclusion that she has ‘lost’, such as her noticing her boyfriend doing things
differently to normal etc; with several shots of her performing the song throughout
the duration. Towards the end of the video I would like the viewer to understand the
idea of her ‘losing’ the game and an impression that she may commit suicide. I would
likely include some extras to allow the shots of her boyfriend to be more noticeable
and to give the audience an easier time understanding the story. Locations would
likely be within a bedroom which would belong to the ‘lovers’ and several others
such as a possible street location and a party/ club environment. I would like to
include a great variety of camera angles, such as extreme close ups and reaction
shots (the female putting on makeup, noticing the males changes etc.) I would
create a fast pace when considering editing styles, due to the nature of the song and
possibly include a split screen of some kind between the male and female. I would
also like to include a quick montage of flashing clips of video following each other/
happening at the same time. I would likely not use any special effects for the video.
#2 I Don’t Want To Fall In Love – She Wants Revenge (2005 song with no video)
^ Audio Above
Should “I Don’t Want To Fall In Love” be my final choice, I would allow my video to
tell the story that the song does, of a man who doesn’t want to fall in love, however
already is. I would use two main performers, one male and one female, whom would
meet at a club/ party style environment (in which extra performers etc. would be
needed) and begin to fall in love with eachother, however after a point, the male
performer realises that he is falling in love and leaves the female. A variety of
different shots and camera angles could be incorporated into this including pan
shots, establishing shots, close ups and extreme close ups. Several locations would
be needed such as the party/ club style environment, a bedroom, a street setting
and possibly others. Editing styles could include split screens and a montage as well
as other things such as a fast paced technique to compliment the songs energetic
beat. I would like to include cuts of the male performer singing the lyrics also, and
intertwine these with the storyline. I would likely have my performers wearing fairly
average clothes, however would style their hair and makeup to give them a fairly
edgy look.
#3 Runaway – Yeah Yeah Yeah’s (2009 song with no video)
^ Audio Above
If “Runaway” should turn out to be my final choice I would have one female
performer as the focus of the video, whom would be filmed alone throughout almost
the entirety of the video. Costume would include messy hair and clothes, and she
would be depicted as upset and gloomy by the camera. The video would begin in a
bedroom, the performer alone and upset, the camera would then zoom out of the
room and into other rooms throughout the house, in which she would be shown
in several different conflicts with friends, family etc; Eventually she would pack up
her things and leave to run away. The rest of the video would follow her briefly
on her journey, until she ended in a city, the camera would show a close up of her
face, still miserable. The pace of the video would likely fluctuate between long cuts
to compliment the mostly gloomy and somber tune of the song, however at some
points could speed up in an event such as a montage of her journey.
ago)
^ Official 1998 Video Above
If “My Favourite Game” were to be my final choice I would feature two main
performers, one male and one female, the camera would have a lot of focus upon
the female character and she would also be the voice of the song. I would have them
dressed in fairly average clothes, and the video would tell the same story as the song
does, as the female performer would find that she is losing her ‘favourite game’ (her
boyfriend), meaning I would intertwine shots of the female performer coming to
the conclusion that she has ‘lost’, such as her noticing her boyfriend doing things
differently to normal etc; with several shots of her performing the song throughout
the duration. Towards the end of the video I would like the viewer to understand the
idea of her ‘losing’ the game and an impression that she may commit suicide. I would
likely include some extras to allow the shots of her boyfriend to be more noticeable
and to give the audience an easier time understanding the story. Locations would
likely be within a bedroom which would belong to the ‘lovers’ and several others
such as a possible street location and a party/ club environment. I would like to
include a great variety of camera angles, such as extreme close ups and reaction
shots (the female putting on makeup, noticing the males changes etc.) I would
create a fast pace when considering editing styles, due to the nature of the song and
possibly include a split screen of some kind between the male and female. I would
also like to include a quick montage of flashing clips of video following each other/
happening at the same time. I would likely not use any special effects for the video.
#2 I Don’t Want To Fall In Love – She Wants Revenge (2005 song with no video)
^ Audio Above
Should “I Don’t Want To Fall In Love” be my final choice, I would allow my video to
tell the story that the song does, of a man who doesn’t want to fall in love, however
already is. I would use two main performers, one male and one female, whom would
meet at a club/ party style environment (in which extra performers etc. would be
needed) and begin to fall in love with eachother, however after a point, the male
performer realises that he is falling in love and leaves the female. A variety of
different shots and camera angles could be incorporated into this including pan
shots, establishing shots, close ups and extreme close ups. Several locations would
be needed such as the party/ club style environment, a bedroom, a street setting
and possibly others. Editing styles could include split screens and a montage as well
as other things such as a fast paced technique to compliment the songs energetic
beat. I would like to include cuts of the male performer singing the lyrics also, and
intertwine these with the storyline. I would likely have my performers wearing fairly
average clothes, however would style their hair and makeup to give them a fairly
edgy look.
#3 Runaway – Yeah Yeah Yeah’s (2009 song with no video)
^ Audio Above
If “Runaway” should turn out to be my final choice I would have one female
performer as the focus of the video, whom would be filmed alone throughout almost
the entirety of the video. Costume would include messy hair and clothes, and she
would be depicted as upset and gloomy by the camera. The video would begin in a
bedroom, the performer alone and upset, the camera would then zoom out of the
room and into other rooms throughout the house, in which she would be shown
in several different conflicts with friends, family etc; Eventually she would pack up
her things and leave to run away. The rest of the video would follow her briefly
on her journey, until she ended in a city, the camera would show a close up of her
face, still miserable. The pace of the video would likely fluctuate between long cuts
to compliment the mostly gloomy and somber tune of the song, however at some
points could speed up in an event such as a montage of her journey.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
Preliminary Task Evaluation
For the preliminary task our class had to choose a music video and make a copy of the footage ourselves, trying to create a close replica of the first 1:20 seconds. Throughout this post I have including some comparisons between shots in both of the renditions.
We first planned by making a storyboard and assigning whom would take on what roles (monkeys, chefs etc.) and then met again to do our filming, which took a lot longer than was expected and caused us to meet again on a different date to continue. Whilst filming I learned how to film a shot, hold a steady shot and frame shots.
After filming the footage we each went to edit the footage separately using Adobe Premiere Pro, which I had never used before. I learned how to cut footage, slow the speed duration down, unlink the original sound from a video, import and export video files, and use motion control, which are all general skills vital to the correct use of the program.
Both of the processes taught me a lot about time management and how long each of the procedures actually took to do. I also learned how frustrating it can be when the slightest part of a perfect take can be unusable due to bad timing, unforeseen activity in the background of the shot etc. and that several takes should be taken to ensure a perfect one is available.
Preliminary Task: Bad Touch Music Video Remake
As a preliminary task I went out with my class and remade the beginning of a currently existing music video, This gave me a chance to experience and practice filming, filming preparation and editing in Premiere Pro. My edited version of the video for "Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang can be seen below.
I have also included the original video below for purposes of comparison.
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