Speeding The Soundtrack

Above is a screen-grab of the song that we are doing for the music video, but edited so that it is speeded up slightly. We wanted to do this so that we can succeed in making the slow-motion transitions for the performance when we return the song back to its normal tempo. I have increased the tempo to a suitable and performable number of 18 (from the base number of 120 to 138). This should be enough speed to achieve the shots we want for when we edit them with the rest of the narrative in the music video.

Here, I have exported the speeded version of the song to my iTunes Library so that we can play the song with no unnecessary complications during the time when we will be shooting for the band performance.

Instruments/Props

Standard Drum Kit

There are a few solo parts for the drum kit to come in, and we are planning to have different angles and shots that show this instrument at those points, such as the intro and the start of the second verse.

Electric Guitar

Because the soundtrack includes a guitar that is not acoustic, the electric guitar is the better prop to use for this song. And because of our limited roles, the vocalist might be the one to have this prop.

Keyboard

This might not be necessary, but there were a few points where there were organ-like sounds in the soundtrack along with the drum kit and guitar. Again, this might not be needed.

Microphone (with stand)

This is very much needed for the performance. This will obviously be for the vocalist, and maybe some backing singers if wanted. It'll be one of the props along with the other instruments that will make the performance seem realistic.

Influential Styles For Performance - Other Artists

Best Of You - Foo Fighters



For our performance, we wanted to include some footage of it in-between points that show the narrative cohesively. In the Foo Fighters 'Best Of You', the narrative is made of imagery and symbols whilst the performance is used to make the narrative seem dynamic and meaningful. Most of the video is focused on the performance, but the imagery gives it more depth. This is what we want to use in our music video, but only in a way that makes the performance run smoothly with the narrative. The Foo Fighters perform in an open area, which is what we also want to do so that there is more space for us to get practical ideas for how we would go about doing it.

Many Of Horror (When We Collide) - Biffy Clyro



Like the Foo Fighters, Biffy Clyro use their performance in time with the song to make the video more dynamic, especially when the song comes to a crescendo near the end. They also use the idea of performing in an open area, but they also made the area very dark in contrast to 'Best Of You'. 'Many Of Horror' uses abnormal visuals to make the vocalist and the surroundings seem more manic than they were at the start of the video. Because our video tries to show the good/bad sides of going out/staying indoors, we may want to use these kinds of visuals to show the contrast in those things. The slow-motion transitions during the performance could also be a good continuity method to use when the song is amplified or toned down.

Exhibition

NME

Since our music video is of the alternative rock genre, NME could be one use of exhibition to show our music video on. NME looks for music variety that are normally associated with the pop or rock genres and our video would be perfect for this company. Additionally, NME uses other forms of media other than TV, such as magazines, radio and the internet. NME is a very major company and it could boost a video's popularity.

4Music

4Music is more focused on pop artists and songs/music videos that belong to the pop genre. But they do sometimes show songs of the rock genre, so our music video could be exhibited by this company as well. 4Music has their own TV channel, including their own website to show music videos on the internet, and even song charts. 4Music is fairly well-known and would be a decent form of exhibition for the music video.

BOX

Like 4Music, BOX is more focused around artists and songs that are normally associated with the pop genre. But again, they do occasionally include songs of the alternative-rock/pop-rock genre. This is another example of a major company, so again the video might get a lot of popularity if it were to be exhibited here.

Other Music Videos - One Night Only

Just For Tonight



In our music video, we wanted to include settings that were isolated and somewhat abandoned for our band performance and maybe some of the narrative. 'Just For Tonight', as an example, is one video that influenced this idea for us. Although the video is mainly narrative and only focusing on the performance from the vocalist, we can get an idea of what we would want to do with the performance using the isolated backgrounds as an idea of where we would set it.

Chemistry



This video also uses an isolated area to do their band performance, which is a main focus to the video. We wanted to use slow-motion transitions and quick-cuts between band members to make our music video look more dynamic, and 'Chemistry' is an example of how we would go about doing it. The shots shown in the music video use handheld movements and framing techniques so that the clips have some significance to it, be it the band members or the scenery around them (which in this video's case is the desert and mountains).

Qualitative Research

Did you like the track?
What type of person would like this track?
Which age range would you typically associate with this song?
How would you picture the band/lead?
What sort of music video would expect to accompany this track?
If performance, where and what type?
If narrative, what sort?

Person No. 1

Did you like the track? - "Yes. Yes I did."
What type of person would like this track? - "Teenagers. Maybe those who are fans of bands such as Two Door Cinema Club."
Which age range would you typically associate with this song? - "People aged between 16 - 19, I think."
How would you picture the band/lead? - "Scruffy, Indie."
What sort of music video would expect to accompany this track? - "Solely having the band in a deserted area. Mise-en-scene would be fairly isolated (forest, field etc)."
If performance, where and what type? - "Full band, all instruments in a deserted area/onstage."
If narrative, what sort? - "Vague, wandering around the scene narrative. Maybe falling in/out of love scenario."

Person No. 2

Did you like the track? - "No, not really..."
What type of person would like this track? - "An person who has a passion for Indie genres."
Which age range would you typically associate with this song? - "Teenagers. 16 - 19 year olds."
How would you picture the band/lead? - "Scruffy, long hair, wearing Ray Ban's in the dark."
What sort of music video would expect to accompany this track? - "One where they are doing a performance where the crowd watching them goes wild."
If performance, where and what type? - "Full band performance in an abandoned warehouse."
If narrative, what sort? - "A guy standing on top of the Empire State Building."

Person No.3

Did you like the track? "Yeah"

What type of person would like this track? "Indie Styles"

Which age range would you typically associate with this song? "16-30"

How would you picture the band/lead? "Like the Hoosiers" 

What sort of music video would expect to accompany this track? "Abstract narrative based on the lyrics"

Person No.4

Did you like the track? "It's OK"

What type of person would like this track? "Indie"

Which age range would you typically associate with this song? "16-40"

How would you picture the band/lead?"Grotty Freaks"

What sort of music video would expect to accompany this track? "A performance in a Warehouse/House/Concert Stage"

Person No.5

Did you like the track? "Yeah it was Ok"

What type of person would like this track? "Anyone"

Which age range would you typically associate with this song? "14+"

How would you picture the band/lead? "Standard 20 year olds"

What sort of music video would expect to accompany this track? Fast paced with a loose Narrative"

Theoretical Study into Audience

Guidance:

I feel that the audience for our music video will be entertained just because there are a few serious elements but also some comical elements within the video which will keep the audience entertained and affixed to the screen. The performance will keep the audience entertained because it will be realistic and meaningful.



Some of the viewers may be able to identify with the characters in the video if they have ever had a night were they have had to decide whether to go out or stay at home. We don't think many people would aspire to be like the people in the video because they lead an average life and are rebellious.

The audience do not get to know what the band looks like because they are wearing masks, but they do get to see what the character is like when he is at home.