What would you do if we woke up and the whole world was gone?
Well, would you believe with me is where you belong?
Well there goes the world and we're right in the middle
There goes the world and we're right in the middle
I said leave me here
I said leave me here with you
As the city crumbles I see that there's nothing left behind
As we lay here together I feel your heart beat with mine
With time standing still, here is where we've always been
Well there goes the world and we're right in the middle again
I said leave me here
I said leave me here
I said leave me here
I said leave me here with you
Hey you, where are we going from here?
Hey you, where are we going from here?
Hey you, where are we going?
Cuz there goes the world and I'm right in the middle with you
I'm right in the middle with you
I'm right in the middle with you
I'm right in the middle with you
I'm right in the middle with you
Roadrunner Records email
Once we had chosen our song to use we requested permission off the Bands owner "Roadrunner Records"
Conventions found in music videos
After we had some choices for film locations we decided to look at the conventions of music video in more detail. We had a rough idea in what we wanted to create and how we wanted to create it. Looking at different types of music videos fitting in with our genre we found many conventions which tend to be followed by most videos. Seethers "Remedy" is a good example of the conventions used.
We found the following:
- There is often a narrative storyline to accompany shots of the band playing on a stage
- In the scenes of the narrative there is no, or very little, dialogue other than that of the miming of the lyrics
- Realistic locations to coincide with a realistic storyline/plot
- Variation on the locations used
- Variation on the shots/camer angles used
- The main transition was a cut to maintain a fast paced video or slow fades to retain a mellow feeling to an emotional song
- Lots of close-ups of the lead singer and band
- The beat of the music matched that of the cut
We found the following:
- There is often a narrative storyline to accompany shots of the band playing on a stage
- In the scenes of the narrative there is no, or very little, dialogue other than that of the miming of the lyrics
- Realistic locations to coincide with a realistic storyline/plot
- Variation on the locations used
- Variation on the shots/camer angles used
- The main transition was a cut to maintain a fast paced video or slow fades to retain a mellow feeling to an emotional song
- Lots of close-ups of the lead singer and band
- The beat of the music matched that of the cut
Possible Film Locations
In the planning stage the group felt it was necessary to take some photographs of where we would ideally like to film. We came up with a selection of locations and took this opportunity to take some photographs for our print work to be completed later. Our first image is one of the beach and we decided on using this as it gives a sense of isolation with the empty sea and the surroundings help to portray this.
Whilst at the beach we also took photographs of a cave. We plan to use the cave to signify that the singer has a weight on his shoulders as his relationship is becoming more complicated.
We agreed that a field would be a good place to film as the vast emptiness will help the audience understand that Warren is feeling isolated. We also believe that isolation is a major part of this video and try to portray it in as many ways as possible.
With the isolation theme running throughout our plan we believe a graveyard would be a suitable location to film as this not only continues the feeling of isolation but will also suit the music we wil be using.
Whilst at the beach we also took photographs of a cave. We plan to use the cave to signify that the singer has a weight on his shoulders as his relationship is becoming more complicated.
We agreed that a field would be a good place to film as the vast emptiness will help the audience understand that Warren is feeling isolated. We also believe that isolation is a major part of this video and try to portray it in as many ways as possible.
With the isolation theme running throughout our plan we believe a graveyard would be a suitable location to film as this not only continues the feeling of isolation but will also suit the music we wil be using.
Get Carter Practice
With the new knowledge of What Kev and Matthew taught us we were set a task to help us to learn the basics of the cameras and how to adjust the settings. Our task was to watch a clip of Get Carter (1971) and take notes of the mise-en-scene, sound effects/music, camera angles and shots and to reinact the scene as best we could using only our local surroundings. Working in the groups we were working with on our main project we set out to mainly learn about the new cameras. We all had a go of acting and being the cameraman which would help us in our main project.
The idea was to recreate the scenes as close as possible and I felt my group were very successful in doing this. We had taken a good set of notes and got the camera angles/shots as close as possible to the real thing.
The idea was to recreate the scenes as close as possible and I felt my group were very successful in doing this. We had taken a good set of notes and got the camera angles/shots as close as possible to the real thing.
YourFilm Lecture
Successful local production company 'YourFilm' came into our centre and gave us a lecture on what it takes to get to where they are now. 2 ex-students Kev and Matthew are both in charge of YourFilm and they were talking to us about how they achieved such goals. With little or no knowledge of video production Kev and Matthew basically taught us the most important aspects to creating an authentic looking piece. This can be done mainly in planning. Planning was stressed to be one of the most important stages in video production. A good plan/idea produced poorly will end in decent results, however, a bad idea produced well will still not be satisfactory.
Because this was our first time at this sort of thing it was important to realise that we would make mistakes. We learned that these mistakes can be rectified and that we should learn from our mistakes. That being said we were told not to limit ourselves in the way we film. If we have a good idea, try it, if it doesn't work, try another idea.
Another important point is that it is very hard to produce an original piece. In order to counteract this we were taught to twist an existing piece. With this in mind the idea of many different locations came about. I thought that if we were to make an existing piece as original as possible we should use varied locations, especially locations local to use.
Another key factor was to get it right in production. You cannot rely on editing to make a piece the high standard required. This means that getting the lighting, mise-en-scene, sound right in production work.
Link to YourFilm's website:
http://www.your-film.com/
Because this was our first time at this sort of thing it was important to realise that we would make mistakes. We learned that these mistakes can be rectified and that we should learn from our mistakes. That being said we were told not to limit ourselves in the way we film. If we have a good idea, try it, if it doesn't work, try another idea.
Another important point is that it is very hard to produce an original piece. In order to counteract this we were taught to twist an existing piece. With this in mind the idea of many different locations came about. I thought that if we were to make an existing piece as original as possible we should use varied locations, especially locations local to use.
Another key factor was to get it right in production. You cannot rely on editing to make a piece the high standard required. This means that getting the lighting, mise-en-scene, sound right in production work.
Link to YourFilm's website:
http://www.your-film.com/
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