My results are shown in graphs below; from these results, I can see that their needs to be quite a few shots of the band within the music video, and the video needs a fairly strong narrative to keep the audience interested. The music genre of song we chose tends to fit with the audience’s opinion well so therefore our song should be reasonably appealing to many different people.

Questionnaire

Questionnaire

1: How old are you?

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2: What’s your favourite music genre?

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3: What gender are you?

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4: Do you think narrative (a story) is important in a music video?

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5: Do you think performance (seeing the band play) in a music video is important?

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 6: What do you expect to see in a rock video?

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7:  Does music have to have a link to the song and its lyrics to be a good music video?

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Insperational video - Munford and Sons - little lion man.

these are some shot that i have picked out that have influenced me and my ideas for my video. i like the idea of an empty stage and playing to an empty stage but it being revealved to you toawards the end of the video. except for one girl. the girl will be watching at the all the way through. i like the lighting that is used in this video it has deffintaly effective i will be using simlair lighting to highlight certain features about the performers and the stage. there a some good close ups of faces and instruments with effective lighting in the background which is a shot that has influenced me. The dress code is something also i like, very indy, very liad back and i think it suits the song very well, i will be using something simalair. i like the location because of the wooden and old folksy look, i think it compliments the song very well. there is one particular shot that i think is effective with the main singer in front and a guitarist in the background a bit fadded out. watching this video has helped me a lot because of the shots and setting, this is all helpful because it is similar music to our song.

Prelim.

This is my prelim task, we did ''i need you tonight'' by proffessor green. It was really fun doing it because its a fun, energetic and catchy song. It was hard to get the lip syncing in the song but it was easier because it was a rap song and in rap they artists speak rather than sing. As a result i found the experiance very helpful and eye opening for the future of filming and editing my main task.

This is evidence i found on BARB.com shows that MTV the most popular music channel around. We have chosen to use this station as our music channel, we have chosen it because MTV is the biggest music channel around and has lots of different channels so our music gets out to as many audiences as possible. 

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981.The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as.
At one time, MTV had a profound impact on the music industry and popular culture. Slogans such as "I want my MTV" and "MTV is here" became embedded in public thought, the concept of the VJ was popularized, the idea of a dedicated video-based outlet for music was introduced, and both artists and fans found a central location for concert music events, news, and promotion. MTV has also been referenced countless times in popular culture by musicians, other TV channels and television program, films, and books.

Intertextuality example

Red Hot Chili Peppers – californication

The intertexulity used is a video game.
The movement of the characters in the video game fits into the beat perfectly by the transitions and movements.
The characters of the game look as if they are singing to the song also. The lyrics fit in perfectly also, when the band mention a pregnant woman in their song, an animation of a pregnant woman appears in the action game. So not only does the music video fit into the beat, it fits perfectly in with visuals too.
The audience realises eventually that the aim of the game is to collect certain tokens to gain more points, the tokens are the bands logo, so they use their brand identity also, we notice that the animations in the game are actually the members of the band, they look really similar.
I think this is really successful because the video is narrative based through a video game, this engages the audience as we are interested all the time in what is going to happen next to the animations in the video, whilst we still see the bands personal touches by including their logo, and the characters are them too, the music video does not contrast with the lyrics at all, they have included many animations, and effects to match the lyrics. The music video is of a high quality also.

The Nites- No Reason Lyrics

Intro (instrumental)

I need a last show, yeah I wanna see the sun

Don’t wanna let it pass, don’t wanna walk when I can run

So many times I tried, and many times been wrong

Still everytime I tell myself, don’t you dare

Sell yourself a line your nothing more

And the face you wear, theres no reason why

It’s the way things fall

In a world full of questions

Don’t have to ask them all

You Just got to let it go sometimes, sometimes

Theres no reason here, that I can find

And im done with searching

Wanna close my eyes

Just gotta let it go sometimes, sometimes

I read the wrong book, I didn’t see the signs

I took a right hook, in old classical style

I took everything they had, still look them in the eyes

And everytime I tell myself

Don’t you dare

Sell yourself a line your nothing more

And the face you wear, theres no reason why

It’s the way things fall

In a world full of questions

Don’t have to ask them all

You Just got to let it go sometimes, sometimes

Theres no reason here, that I can find

And im done with searching

Wanna close my eyes

Just gotta let it go sometimes, sometimes

Talking in circles through the night

Im trying to find that something real, and right

Im chasing your shadows everywhere

For what its worth and how it feels

Theres no reason why

It’s the way things fall

In a world full of questions

Don’t have to ask them all

You Just got to let it go sometimes, sometimes

Theres no reason here, that I can find

And im done with searching

Wanna close my eyes

You just gotta let it go sometimes, sometimes

Our Jobs!

In my group there is 4 people;
Ryan Fleming - Actor/props
Jacob Ede - Actor/lightning
Amy Hale - Camera/director
Emma Phillips - Camera/director

Although we have specified certain jobs, we all will do a range of jobs like editing and camera work. It is only fair to all pitch in and help with the editing and camera and we will all take on board everyone’s opinions and try to incorporate them into the video.  

The Nites - No Reason

The track we chosen is No Reason by The Nites. There Genre is Acoustic/pop/rock which we feel is good pick for us because we are all into that kind of music.

Story about the band.

 

The story of The Nites begins back in 2003, when a barman named Ant met a cleaner named Mike. One day, Anthony came home from work to get ready for a gig that night and found Mike cleaning his apartment. Back then Mike worked for a cleaning company that cleaned Anthony's apartment once a week. Mike had been asked to fill in that day for a sick member of staff and visited Anthony's apartment for the first time. They acknowledged each other briefly before Anthony went to get ready. Shortly after, he heard music coming from the lounge and went out to discover Mike singing a song on his beloved vintage Martin guitar that his uncle left him. But he soon forgot all about this when he tuned into what Mike was playing. After finding out it was one of his own tracks they instantly geled. After talking about their styles and influences and getting to know each other, they started writing the very next day and after 3 years of hard work enlisted the help of Craig Powell, head of the Songmaker Group, who instantly saw their talent and song writing capabilities. Currently in the recording studio laying down their debut album, so expect good things from The Nites in the future.

 

 

Digipack

Digipaks typically consist of a gatefold (book-style) paperboard or card stock outer binding, with one or more plastic trays capable of holding a CD or DVD attached to the inside. Digipak-style packaging is often used for CD singles or special editions of CD albums and the tall DVD Digipak (DVDigipak) is used as a premium package for DVDs and DVD sets.

The Digi-pack is the exceptional alternative to standard jewel box packaging. Made mostly from thick card, the digi-pack is virtually shatterproof and allows great graphic display. Originally used for the album packaging of leading musicians, the digi-pack and digi-pack family are now priced reasonably enough to be used for any CD or DVD project. The digi-pack is an extremely versatile packaging. It can be made to accommodate a booklet either by placing in a die-cut slot or gluing onto one of the panels. In addition, the panels can be increased from 4 to 6, 8 or more. The DVD Digi-pack is a popular alternative to the DVD box. It is now widely used for feature film DVD releases which are special editions because it increases the value and creates a premium product.

CD Cover!

Example - Wont Go Quietly

I like this CD cover because of the graphics it has in it. The range of graphics is a good because it makes the buyer interested what is in each little picture. I also like how random they are, its not sterotypical because of all the crazy and wierd things that is going on in the pictures, different costumes, different expressions and different actions. All not really relevent about the title!

Another reason why i like it is because of its brightness and the way it stands out, because of the global name example has, just putting his name in big bold letters is symbolic.

I think the way that the cover intergrates the name with the pictures and being seperate is quite clever and simple.

Overall i think it is a relativley simple design but yet eye grabbing, fun and effective.

Mood Board!

Song - Proffessor Green - I need you tonight
link - www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYjmth2latY

(I need you tonight)

This ain’t so stereotypical man, not for a stereotypical man

It should be me that wants to get rid of you

Instead it’s you that don’t give a damn (what?)

It was meant to be a one night ‘ting

Nothing more than a little one night fling

Now when I’m in need you’re the one I ring uh uh uh

(I need you tonight)

But she’s playing hard to get

Brunette with such class she’s hard to forget

See at first I wasn’t after her heart

But I couldn’t stop thinking about her after I left

I’m beginning to lose my cool,

It appears in love I have fallen

I’m ready to put my all in and all she does is ignore my calls again?

Chorus

She’s everything I want (but all that I don’t need)

How can she be so hot (yet be so cold to me)

How can it be so wrong (and yet it feels so right)

I wish I never (but I need you tonight)