believe the characters in the piece, it's very different to my piece as mine is more serious and emotional however I feel this has a lot of good shots and I also like the transition from black and white to normal colour -
Grace's Media Blog
Monday, 19 November 2012
Other A2 Media Productions
I've been looking into other A2 media productions that others have done over previous years and this is one that particularly stood out for me as I found it particularly entertaining and you
believe the characters in the piece, it's very different to my piece as mine is more serious and emotional however I feel this has a lot of good shots and I also like the transition from black and white to normal colour -
believe the characters in the piece, it's very different to my piece as mine is more serious and emotional however I feel this has a lot of good shots and I also like the transition from black and white to normal colour -
Aiden Grimshaw - 'Is This Love'
I have found a music video by Aiden Grimshaw for his song 'Is This Love', I feel this music video has many great images, shots and a storyline very similar to mine -
It has a very similar storyline to mine of a main character (male) being in a desperate staet and turning to alcohol and drugs.
The upclose shots of the main character looking tired, rough and desperate are also similar to the ones I want to use for mine,
I also wanted to use similar shots showing the alcohol and drugs the main character is taking to show the desperation and low levels he has met.
The setting of the home of the main male character is similar to one I think I would like to use, I want to create the image that the man comes from a normal, middle class, happy life, but everything has crumbled around him after loosing someone in his life.
The video also shows the man looking at a necklace that seems to belong to a girl, this is similar to the photograph I will use in my video to set up the storyline.
The closing over the shoulder shot is very effective in this music video and leaves the audience questioning 'what now' for the character. This is something I want to create and I want to make sure the audience is still gripped to the storyline even after the music video has ended.
It has a very similar storyline to mine of a main character (male) being in a desperate staet and turning to alcohol and drugs.
The upclose shots of the main character looking tired, rough and desperate are also similar to the ones I want to use for mine,
I also wanted to use similar shots showing the alcohol and drugs the main character is taking to show the desperation and low levels he has met.
The setting of the home of the main male character is similar to one I think I would like to use, I want to create the image that the man comes from a normal, middle class, happy life, but everything has crumbled around him after loosing someone in his life.
The video also shows the man looking at a necklace that seems to belong to a girl, this is similar to the photograph I will use in my video to set up the storyline.
The closing over the shoulder shot is very effective in this music video and leaves the audience questioning 'what now' for the character. This is something I want to create and I want to make sure the audience is still gripped to the storyline even after the music video has ended.
Sunday, 18 November 2012
'All I Want' Live
After looking into other covers of the song I have discovered this live version of the song which I feel is extremely raw and beautiful and I feel this version may be one I can use for my video as it has the perfect balance between power and depth and it has more quiet and serene sections but still inhabits the power of the original version -
Friday, 16 November 2012
Other styles of 'All I Want'
After listening to the song many times I decided to see what covers and different genres there were out there for this particular song to discover if I wanted to use the original, a covered version, or an acapella version, below are the videos I found -
The first video I found was a Piano cover by Gabrielle Aplin, I found this piece particularly moving and felt that it had a lot of depth and meaning and the audience was truly drawn into the song in this video, however I also felt that it lacked the dramaticness that the original song had and this made me unsure as to whether I would take this version furthur.
The second video I discovered was an acoustic guitar cover of the song by a female, I felt this version was a lot more eerie than the original and again had masses of depth and really made the song meaningful, however the instrucmental version wasn't as strong in this version as it is in the original however I feel this version of the song is very moving and I will consider doing the song acoustically.
I then looked into an alternative cover on Ukulele, I feel this was a very different and unique cover and strongly focused on the singer and the lyrics of the song which is something I want, however I'm not sure whether this instrument cover is powerful enough for my music video however I do feel it is very unique and beautiful.
The first video I found was a Piano cover by Gabrielle Aplin, I found this piece particularly moving and felt that it had a lot of depth and meaning and the audience was truly drawn into the song in this video, however I also felt that it lacked the dramaticness that the original song had and this made me unsure as to whether I would take this version furthur.
The second video I discovered was an acoustic guitar cover of the song by a female, I felt this version was a lot more eerie than the original and again had masses of depth and really made the song meaningful, however the instrucmental version wasn't as strong in this version as it is in the original however I feel this version of the song is very moving and I will consider doing the song acoustically.
I then looked into an alternative cover on Ukulele, I feel this was a very different and unique cover and strongly focused on the singer and the lyrics of the song which is something I want, however I'm not sure whether this instrument cover is powerful enough for my music video however I do feel it is very unique and beautiful.
Monday, 12 November 2012
All I Want - Kodaline - Video Ideas
When listening to the song I came up with a few ideas as to what I would wish to do with each section of the music video, I've collaberated these into a Shots Draft to show what kind of shots and ideas I have for each section of the song, please click the link below to see my Shots Draft -
http://www.scribd.com/doc/113796679
http://www.scribd.com/doc/113796679
Saturday, 10 November 2012
Video Storyline
After doing a lyric and video analysis and discovering what I feel the music video and song is about and what message it is trying to portray, I have created my storyline for my music video in brief as an intitial concept to follow -
The main storyline of my music video will be of a man who is around late teens - early 20's who once had a deep and loving relationship with a girl but she passes away, I will keep this as a secret throughout the entire music video until at the end we see her grave and him placing a photo on the grave of them 2. The song talks of loosing someone who once was their life and everything to them and talks of how he must find someone like her, throughout the music video it will show the main male character deteriorating due to loosing the love of his life and how he turns to desperate measures such as alcohol, smoking and agression (mainly self-destruction) as he is so lost and isolated without her. I will also show him searching for someone just like his lost love to fill the gap in his life and also show how everything is falling apart and nothing is going right within his life now he is alone. I want the storyline to provoke emotions within my audience and I want the music video to entice the audience in and make them feel involved in the story, I also hope to show the desperation of the main character and how he has reached the lowest level in his life.
The main storyline of my music video will be of a man who is around late teens - early 20's who once had a deep and loving relationship with a girl but she passes away, I will keep this as a secret throughout the entire music video until at the end we see her grave and him placing a photo on the grave of them 2. The song talks of loosing someone who once was their life and everything to them and talks of how he must find someone like her, throughout the music video it will show the main male character deteriorating due to loosing the love of his life and how he turns to desperate measures such as alcohol, smoking and agression (mainly self-destruction) as he is so lost and isolated without her. I will also show him searching for someone just like his lost love to fill the gap in his life and also show how everything is falling apart and nothing is going right within his life now he is alone. I want the storyline to provoke emotions within my audience and I want the music video to entice the audience in and make them feel involved in the story, I also hope to show the desperation of the main character and how he has reached the lowest level in his life.
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
All I Want - Kodaline - Lyric Analysis
As I have decided to focus my A2 production around the song 'All I Want' by Kodaline I felt the best way to get an insight into the song was to do my own lyric analysis and discover what the song meant to me and how the lyrics could appear to my audience as well as what message they put across. To view my lyric analysis please click the link below - http://www.scribd.com/doc/113791142/All-I-Want-Lyric-Analysis
Monday, 5 November 2012
All I Want - Kodaline - Analysis
After deciding that Kodaline - All I Want would be a more suitable song for my music video I have decided to do an analysis of the video to discover the things I liked about the song and those I can use in my own video. Below is the video in question -
There are many things that I love not only about this song but also about this music video, and while listening to the song I instantly discovered many different concepts and ideas I could use in a music video, below is some of the things I discovered about the music video -
Likes: This music video is divuldged in emotion and after asking a few friends their opinions of the music video I even discovered one friend has been so touched by the music video they had cried while watching it. This music video made my want to watch and re-watch the video as it told a deep and heart warming story, and this is definently something I wish to get across in my video. I want to tap into people's emotions and make them feel involved in the video and not just as if they were watching it.
I also love the feeling of isolation they were able to create and the way they had one main character and followed his story and got the audience truly involved in the storyline.
I also enjoyed the fact that the music video began with speech rather than going straight into the song, and I think this will most definently be something that I will involve in my music video as I feel it helps to set the scene of the video.
The mass use of close up shots and over the shoulder shots at the beginning of the video is something I found gave great depth to the video and introduced the characters of the story well, and feel in my music video I will initially use close up shots.
The pannelling shots of the main character whilst on a run and his dog were also shots which I found worked well and if I can I would like to include some shots like so.
I also liked how as the music began to gain pace so did the drama within the video and I feel that when the music reaches it's most dramatic point so will my music video as these go well together and really create a truly dramatic moment.
The use of incorporating speech into the final section of the video as the music begins to quiet is also something I found worked well to round of the music video.
Overall, I would love to create the same emotion and depth in my music video that this music video has created and I would also like to match my video with the song in terms of percussion.
There are many things that I love not only about this song but also about this music video, and while listening to the song I instantly discovered many different concepts and ideas I could use in a music video, below is some of the things I discovered about the music video -
Likes: This music video is divuldged in emotion and after asking a few friends their opinions of the music video I even discovered one friend has been so touched by the music video they had cried while watching it. This music video made my want to watch and re-watch the video as it told a deep and heart warming story, and this is definently something I wish to get across in my video. I want to tap into people's emotions and make them feel involved in the video and not just as if they were watching it.
I also love the feeling of isolation they were able to create and the way they had one main character and followed his story and got the audience truly involved in the storyline.
I also enjoyed the fact that the music video began with speech rather than going straight into the song, and I think this will most definently be something that I will involve in my music video as I feel it helps to set the scene of the video.
The mass use of close up shots and over the shoulder shots at the beginning of the video is something I found gave great depth to the video and introduced the characters of the story well, and feel in my music video I will initially use close up shots.
The pannelling shots of the main character whilst on a run and his dog were also shots which I found worked well and if I can I would like to include some shots like so.
I also liked how as the music began to gain pace so did the drama within the video and I feel that when the music reaches it's most dramatic point so will my music video as these go well together and really create a truly dramatic moment.
The use of incorporating speech into the final section of the video as the music begins to quiet is also something I found worked well to round of the music video.
Overall, I would love to create the same emotion and depth in my music video that this music video has created and I would also like to match my video with the song in terms of percussion.
Saturday, 3 November 2012
License Request
After writting to gain consent for the song 'Treading Water' by Alex Clare, I've also discovered a second song I feel would be even better for my music video and have therefore also written to gain consent for this song (All I Want by Kodaline) -
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