The Kills - Tape Song
The Music video itself it fairly obscure, it is a veriety of short chopy shots, with elements of montage editing. The video lacks a narative, it seems as though its a cluster of different clips, some being repeated. The video itself is very individual and it is clear that the band want to be represented as being 'a little bit out there', 'different, and 'edgey'. The video is set in approxmitatly 11 fairly simple locations, the unusual editing makes the video look effective.
This element of the video is edited very effectivly, it ensures the unusualness of the video is continued. The flash of colour is a very interesting idea, which which could possibly simbolise the effects of drug taking.
The entire music video is shot in a blured fashion, the shots are also the size of a polaroid which is really edgey and fresh. This gives the music video a 'vintage edge'. Several of the shots are hand held, which represents the camera man walking towatds the artists. This element looks really effective and could possibly be used in our own music video.
This part of the video shows the band palying instruments in a sort of barn setting which looks really dark and grundy which is the style which we are aiming to achieve in our own music video. The shot also have a greeny/grey colour wash, which looks really effective.
The collage of shot in the these particular shots look really effective. The mixture of the black and white images with the colour is a really interesting idea and I think we could possibly draw inspiration from this element. The colour images have a hazy, blury edge which also is a really good idea. Also at the end of the clip the black and white shot of the male playing the guitar looks 'rocky' and 'grungy', the way in which it has been editing is interesting, the haziness over in the black and white shot looks very 'vintage'.
The use of a fuzzy black and white shot looks effective. The beggining of the first shot a sort of 'fly on the wall' shot. In the shot the people are having a good time and acting as if the camera isnt even there. The second shot is of a guitarist, it begins in a black and white negative shot then a red negative colour wash.
Thursday, 30 September 2010
Costumes, hair and make up - Vic
Our costume ideas that we plan to use in our video are fairly 'provocative', as we aim to use stockings and suspenders, a veriety of tight, short, dresses. We also need to ensure that the video doesnt come off looking too 'sexual' as it will make it look cheap and tacky and as a result we will fail to achieve our target audience (ages 15 - 25), and will most likly have an older male audience.
Our ideas for costumes could be fairly costly however our friends have got outfits which fit our genre, therefore this will save us as a group money. The outfits have either come from highstreet shops, old dancing costumes or fancy fress costumes. If we need any extra clothing I plan on searching charity shops and various vintage shops in the town centre.
We plan on using several items of fake fur. Non of the fur used in our video will be real. We are well aware that using real fur could raise some ethical issues.
For the make up aspect of things most of the make up we will need Emily or myself own it. However for the slightly more 'outrageous' make up e.g. 'crimson lipstick' and 'large fake eye lashes', I plan on buying it from the Market in the town centre. This will be a cheap way of buying the make up.
We have planned for the girls in our music video to have long hair in a 'messed up' style. We have gained inspiration from other female rock artists for his look. We will need hair spray which I own and this 'hair cream' to give the hair a messy, wavey look which I also own. The hair will also require back combing.
The only issue that may occur is the shoes, they need to be a certain grungy look and possibly one of our friends may own some large, black, grungy heels, and she has different sized feet to the other actors in our music video. However I am confident that we will overcome this possible issue.
Our ideas for costumes could be fairly costly however our friends have got outfits which fit our genre, therefore this will save us as a group money. The outfits have either come from highstreet shops, old dancing costumes or fancy fress costumes. If we need any extra clothing I plan on searching charity shops and various vintage shops in the town centre.
We plan on using several items of fake fur. Non of the fur used in our video will be real. We are well aware that using real fur could raise some ethical issues.
For the make up aspect of things most of the make up we will need Emily or myself own it. However for the slightly more 'outrageous' make up e.g. 'crimson lipstick' and 'large fake eye lashes', I plan on buying it from the Market in the town centre. This will be a cheap way of buying the make up.
We have planned for the girls in our music video to have long hair in a 'messed up' style. We have gained inspiration from other female rock artists for his look. We will need hair spray which I own and this 'hair cream' to give the hair a messy, wavey look which I also own. The hair will also require back combing.
The only issue that may occur is the shoes, they need to be a certain grungy look and possibly one of our friends may own some large, black, grungy heels, and she has different sized feet to the other actors in our music video. However I am confident that we will overcome this possible issue.
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Lip syncing research - Vic
It is essential that we get actors in our video who are fairly good at lip syncing as it makes the video look less effective. Lip syncing out of time with the music looks un - proffessional and 'tacky'. Lip syncing can make or break a music video so it is key that we ensure that it is time perfect. I believe that we should only use several shota of our lead singer lip syncing as it is difficult to do and it is very difficult to edit effectly.
Here are some examples of Good and Bad lip syncing...
Good
Bad
Here are some examples of Good and Bad lip syncing...
Good
Bad
Shot ideas -Vic
Our idea for the beggining of the music video, is before the music begins we will film a close up of a 'Jack Daniels' bottle scraping along a wall (Including the sound) with the sound of the girls heels in the background. This will give the viewers an idea of the style of music and the genre which we are portraying in our music video.
A further idea is a close up shot of one of the females blowing smoke into the camera lense and when the lense clears its a close up of the lead singer. We hope to achieve this by either zooming into the shot or using as blured shot. I will test which shot looks most effective.
A further idea is a close up shot of one of the females blowing smoke into the camera lense and when the lense clears its a close up of the lead singer. We hope to achieve this by either zooming into the shot or using as blured shot. I will test which shot looks most effective.
Camera footage ideas - Vic
Our idea for the footage of our video is to use a mixture of 'normal' shot, a colour wash shot and Black and white shots. I believe that a black and white element in our video will look effective and will flow with our genre. Black and white will make our video look chic. It will make our video look edgey which is our main focus. The colour wash will give the video a grungy look without looking dirty or too outrageous. Both these ideas will give our video and rocky edge.
I also believe that using a mixure of tripod 'Non shakey' shot and hand held 'shakey shot'. This will also give our video and rocky 'unstructured' edge.
I also believe that using a mixure of tripod 'Non shakey' shot and hand held 'shakey shot'. This will also give our video and rocky 'unstructured' edge.
Props. Emily
In our video we are planning on the characters actually playing the instruments. The shots wont be for long as the people we have choose carnt actually play the instuments we have choosen to put in our video, but as a group we thaught it was essential that they did as to show they were a band!
Trinny will be main vocals.
Hannah on the drums.
Daisy on guitar.
In one of their previous videos you see a chaise longue, we have acsess to one of these so we think it will be effective to see it in our video. On this we thaught it would be a nice idea to see them with lots of pearls to show the girly side to the band. On the side of that shot some dead red roses, to again tie in the red and the dirty/romantic look that we are going for.
The jack daniels bottle will add the efffect of the rock and roll elemt of our video. As a group we thaught that a vodka bottle wasn't dirty enough and isn't sen as a very grimey drink as wisky or JD.
Trinny will be main vocals.
Hannah on the drums.
Daisy on guitar.
In one of their previous videos you see a chaise longue, we have acsess to one of these so we think it will be effective to see it in our video. On this we thaught it would be a nice idea to see them with lots of pearls to show the girly side to the band. On the side of that shot some dead red roses, to again tie in the red and the dirty/romantic look that we are going for.
The jack daniels bottle will add the efffect of the rock and roll elemt of our video. As a group we thaught that a vodka bottle wasn't dirty enough and isn't sen as a very grimey drink as wisky or JD.
Location - Vic
I have gained inspiration for our LOcation for our music video from my friends music video. I believe that the type of shots that they have used are ideal for the many ideas that we have got for our music video.
I thought of a location for our music video. The location is an abandoned farm. The farm has a barn with an old barn, and there is random brick layed around the location and broken, splintered peices of wood.
The Location is close to my house (The next village). I gained inspiration for this location after viewing my friends bands music video which was located there.
The location is ideal for our genre and idea because it is dark and grundy looking which will portray our 'rock party' idea. The video also has a mysterious, scary edge which we hope to represent in our music video.
It is very apprant that they have gained inspiration for their music video from the well known band Kasabian's music video to thier song 'Vlad the impaler'.
The two videos are very similar. Here is several shots that are almost the same.
The character is very similar and almost the entire body language and the way that the characters both hold themselves.
The way that the murder is shot is the same and the way that the victims respond to the knife. Also the same use of weapon.
I thought of a location for our music video. The location is an abandoned farm. The farm has a barn with an old barn, and there is random brick layed around the location and broken, splintered peices of wood.
The Location is close to my house (The next village). I gained inspiration for this location after viewing my friends bands music video which was located there.
The location is ideal for our genre and idea because it is dark and grundy looking which will portray our 'rock party' idea. The video also has a mysterious, scary edge which we hope to represent in our music video.
It is very apprant that they have gained inspiration for their music video from the well known band Kasabian's music video to thier song 'Vlad the impaler'.
The two videos are very similar. Here is several shots that are almost the same.
The character is very similar and almost the entire body language and the way that the characters both hold themselves.
The way that the murder is shot is the same and the way that the victims respond to the knife. Also the same use of weapon.
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