Choices for Music Video and Final Five Initial Ideas

The categories that we initially had to look at when listening to the tracks that had been given to our group, to give our first impressions we had to think about:

• Locations
• Actors
• Colour
• Storyline
• Costume
• Props

After listening to the tracks and thinking about these categories for our first impressions, we discussed and thought about the 5 songs that we like the best and our initial ideas for our music video.

We have decided roughly that our choices are: 2,5,7, 9 and 11

Track 2:

We thought that for this song we would need a stage performance with a dance routine. Reminds us a bit of Take that and other similar boy bands. There are some elements of happiness and also emotion within the song. For locations, we would envisage there being a stage, a house an outside location, walking through a busy street/ urban location. There would be close ups of each of the boy band member, however, we think that there would be particular focus on one member, the lead. The band members would probable wear smart casual clothing, chinos and shirts for example.

Track 5:

This track with an unhappy aroma and feel to it, we feel could have the potential for slow motion video to add to the narrative that we perceive there to be. Within the music video for this song, there is definitely the need for performance, playing the guitar, banjo etc. This is a song that has the farm style feel and conveys to us a sense of that. Flashbacks could also be used, there could be potential for colour variation, perhaps intertextual references, looking into a television. The flashbacks could be used for the main protagonist within the music video and to show a happier time in his life?! The clothing would relate to the main location for this video, being a farm, casual and rural.

Track 7:

For this song, there is female solo artist and her band we envisage there to be some performance from the group. Some greatly diverse colours adding to the interesting feel of the video and also a range of different locations and visuals having a strong relationship with the lyrics and the song itself. There would be elements where the artist would have the spotlight and be singing solely with other members then gradually coming in, possibly in another location. The locations would probably include some urban locations, maybe a car park and then a room, or range of where a party may be taking place, people listening and raving to the song within our video. We could include flashbacks additionally to add depth to the narrative and therefore make the video more interesting for the viewer.

Track 9:

For this song with a female solo artist, we would literally mainly envisage there to be just her, in a room playing the piano and then there would be flashbacks throughout showing previous events, maybe highlighting the past and the reason(s) for her sadness. Additionally, we could show a girl on stage with a spotlight shining and then the reaction or the outcome, adding empathy and strongly conveying the emotion. We would consider the girl to be wearing black and in the present and then more colourful clothing in the flashbacks. There would be a lot of close up shots to highlight expression and add to the emotion.

Track 11:

Within the music video that we would think to create for this particular song, we would definitely add in a large section of performance from the group  as a whole. There would also maybe be some elements of the groups possibly on a night out, some footage of them returning home after a night out or something similar. There would be different locations used, no flashbacks, but probably some partying, a night club scene perhaps, or a gig situation with an audience of kinds. We imagine that there would be some slightly weird and wonderful happenings within the video for this song. The clothing would probably be smart casual and slightly indie.