Here are the lyrics to our chosen song which we will have to anaylise in detail to ensure our video fits the feel of the track.
London, Paris, Tokyo
thinking of you wherever I go
when I close my eyes you're by my side
a thousand miles can't keep us apart
your tender words serenade my heart
and you keep me smiling, perfect timing
I wish that you were here with me tonight.
See I've travelled around the world now
and I've seen so many beautiful girls now (girls now)
but somehow no one ever comes close to you
you know I've been to many different places
and I've seen so many pretty faces (faces)
but baby no one ever comes close to you
close to you, close to you.
Planes and trains through sudden rain
another hotel, another day breaks
and I'm on my way
I called to say
I wish that you were here with me tonight.
See I've travelled around the world now
and I've seen so many beautiful girls now (girls now)
but somehow no one ever comes close to you
you know I've been to many different places
and I've seen so many pretty faces (faces)
but baby no one ever comes close to you
close to you, close to you.
And it feels like you are always with me
on these lone nights, in another lonely city
you are right here, right now
cos in my mind I never left at all
never left at all (oh)
see I've traveled around the world now
and I've seen so many beautiful girls now (girls now)
but somehow no one ever comes close to you
you know I've been to many different places
and I've seen so many pretty faces (faces)
but baby no one ever comes close to you.
See I've traveled around the world now
and I've seen so many beautiful girls now
(london, paris, tokyo)
but somehow no one ever comes close to you
you know i've been to many different places
and I've seen so many pretty faces (faces)
but baby no one ever comes close to you
close to you, close to you.
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Group - Moodboard Reflection Process 1
After looking at each of our individial moodboards( pictured above) and discussing what we found in our research , we are confident of the style and format of the boy band video we plan to film.One point of research that was explored throughout each of our moodboards was iconography , especially costume. In older bands it is clear that the memebers used to wear coherant clothing , with almost entirely matching costumes. These older bands including looking at The Backstreet boys , Westlife , Boyzone.However , after looking at more modern bands we decided that members will wear clothes synonymous with the age group they represent e.g One direction , wear clothes associtated with teenage boys.
Another point of research we discussed was using the ' Male Gaze' in our own videos. This stylistic is common in Boy Band videos as the members of the band are trying to connect with their audience. ( Boy Band audiences and fan bases largely consist of females )
It was also clear that Boy Bands are one of the most self promoting genres of band , everything they do is aimed at marketing to an audience. For example , in order to sell more albums they will appeal to the nature of there audience. There fanbase is dedicated to the band because of the way they appeal to them through their music. A dreamy , fantasy-like star image is contructed through songs aimed at females , e.g love songs , putting their own feelings into there lyrics.
I personally raised my view on how a certain video style can help enforce the mood of a song. I suggested a that we have some parts of the video shot in black and white. In my research i found that black and white footage can be used to highlight specific emotions in the song , especially deep meaningful sitations that are being shown to the audience. ' Meat shots' also feature heavily in Boy Band videos , so we plan to have plenty of CU shots to help us connect with our audience.
JI: Brainstorm
I have been listening to our chosen track Close To You - JLS along with the lyrics and thought of a few initial ideas which I'd thought I'd share.
We have already agreed the idea of a London/City location as we feel it goes along with the track lyrics.
Also the lyrics: 'Planes and trains through sun and rain, Another hotel another day breaks and, Im on my way, I called to say'. I feel the whole song portrays a journey, so I had a thought that at the beginning of this verse have one person coming of the train at a busy London station, however once filmed, edit the footage so it looks as if the person is travelling back in time off the train and back up the station steps and also turn it to black and white, to give the idea of a distance memory.
Aswell as this I can imagine the video ending with all the members of the band walking off into the distance in black and white at a edited slowed down pace, with people walking past, while having a laugh with eachother showing the boy band spirit which is often portrayed and the message to the consumers that there is a strong bond in the band, and that they're always there for eachother over girls.
We have already agreed the idea of a London/City location as we feel it goes along with the track lyrics.
Also the lyrics: 'Planes and trains through sun and rain, Another hotel another day breaks and, Im on my way, I called to say'. I feel the whole song portrays a journey, so I had a thought that at the beginning of this verse have one person coming of the train at a busy London station, however once filmed, edit the footage so it looks as if the person is travelling back in time off the train and back up the station steps and also turn it to black and white, to give the idea of a distance memory.
Aswell as this I can imagine the video ending with all the members of the band walking off into the distance in black and white at a edited slowed down pace, with people walking past, while having a laugh with eachother showing the boy band spirit which is often portrayed and the message to the consumers that there is a strong bond in the band, and that they're always there for eachother over girls.
Group: Track choice
After a lot of contemplaiting over our track choice, and researching into a lot of different sounds we having finally chosen our selected track.
JLS - Close To You
We feel the track has got a real classic boy band feel which is perfect for what we want.
JLS - Close To You
We feel the track has got a real classic boy band feel which is perfect for what we want.
Monday, 12 September 2011
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
TB: 5 Music Videos
Below are 5 videos that I have chosen to share with my group , they all have attributes that I feel aid us in making our decision as to what style of video we eventually will choose.
This video fits in with our current mindset , doing a boy band video.The video is a good example of modern 'comradery' that is synonymous with the boy band image. They are on a 'lads' holiday in Ibiza and the song is exploring the relationships that develop between the men and women. Although this is obviously a high budget , mainstream film production I think the 'boyish' feeling shown in the video is definitely what we should aim for if we are to show iconic features of this genre.
This video has an attribute key to making a successful music video , an authentic feel that the stars are actually performing. The emotion of the band ( Take That ) is necessary to convince the audience they are not diminishing the initial talent that makes them what they are. I think that in our video we need to put a good effort into the performance to make the video have this sense of authenticity.
This video is completely different to the 2 above , I've chosen it because it uses a strong narrative to reach its audience , with the music being the backdrop to enforce the emotion on screen. I've shared it because I think its important to consider the idea of perhaps forming a narrative to keep viewers engaged with the song.
I chose this song by Coldplay because the entire video is shot with a continuous shot with the lead singer simply walking towards the camera , the notion being that simplicity can be incredibly effective.
This video , by LMFAO , demonstrates that a video can almost be 'carried' by a single outstanding feature ( the dancing in this case ). I think that when thinking about the production of our video we should consider an area in which we could potentially excel in comparison to other videos and should fully exploit it.
This video fits in with our current mindset , doing a boy band video.The video is a good example of modern 'comradery' that is synonymous with the boy band image. They are on a 'lads' holiday in Ibiza and the song is exploring the relationships that develop between the men and women. Although this is obviously a high budget , mainstream film production I think the 'boyish' feeling shown in the video is definitely what we should aim for if we are to show iconic features of this genre.
This video has an attribute key to making a successful music video , an authentic feel that the stars are actually performing. The emotion of the band ( Take That ) is necessary to convince the audience they are not diminishing the initial talent that makes them what they are. I think that in our video we need to put a good effort into the performance to make the video have this sense of authenticity.
This video is completely different to the 2 above , I've chosen it because it uses a strong narrative to reach its audience , with the music being the backdrop to enforce the emotion on screen. I've shared it because I think its important to consider the idea of perhaps forming a narrative to keep viewers engaged with the song.
I chose this song by Coldplay because the entire video is shot with a continuous shot with the lead singer simply walking towards the camera , the notion being that simplicity can be incredibly effective.
This video , by LMFAO , demonstrates that a video can almost be 'carried' by a single outstanding feature ( the dancing in this case ). I think that when thinking about the production of our video we should consider an area in which we could potentially excel in comparison to other videos and should fully exploit it.
JI: 5 Music Videos
Here are five music videos which I have recently seen and taken my interest in different ways.
In this Ed Sheeran video there is not much going on being so simplistic however I find it very intriguing and effective, with the presence of only one man in the majority moving to the pace of the song in just an empty room creates the question, why? However I feel it gets me focusing on him all the time and wondering what's he going to do next? Which I feel a video should do.
Two Door Cinema Club have clearly used quite a low budget to produce this video however I think it is effective and amusing. It's simplistic with the clear view of people dressed in black in the background being used as props, however I feel this brings the enjoyment to the video and makes it entertaining.
What I like in Examples video is the rich British feel which is bedded throughout this video and the relationship between the lyrics and video, with the youthful generation portraying the crazy stereotype which is often given. I like the location of the abandoned setting as it gives a feel of a secret location away from the normal world, where they're having a good time.
The reason I like this video and feel it is effective as it's a video which almost anybody could recreate and it is fun to watch! Bruno Mars' main target audience is younger people, so this style of video allows his fans to relate to him, and even create their own style which many fans have done, which shows the video has done its job, and sold to the audience.
I really like this narrative based Coldplay video, as as the video develops, however going backwards in time, the story of the song unravels which leads you through the main characters story and develops meaning as the song goes on which relates to the lyrics, "I'm going back to the start" which happens in the video, which the audience could relate to situations in their life where they wish they could do the same.
In this Ed Sheeran video there is not much going on being so simplistic however I find it very intriguing and effective, with the presence of only one man in the majority moving to the pace of the song in just an empty room creates the question, why? However I feel it gets me focusing on him all the time and wondering what's he going to do next? Which I feel a video should do.
Two Door Cinema Club have clearly used quite a low budget to produce this video however I think it is effective and amusing. It's simplistic with the clear view of people dressed in black in the background being used as props, however I feel this brings the enjoyment to the video and makes it entertaining.
What I like in Examples video is the rich British feel which is bedded throughout this video and the relationship between the lyrics and video, with the youthful generation portraying the crazy stereotype which is often given. I like the location of the abandoned setting as it gives a feel of a secret location away from the normal world, where they're having a good time.
The reason I like this video and feel it is effective as it's a video which almost anybody could recreate and it is fun to watch! Bruno Mars' main target audience is younger people, so this style of video allows his fans to relate to him, and even create their own style which many fans have done, which shows the video has done its job, and sold to the audience.
I really like this narrative based Coldplay video, as as the video develops, however going backwards in time, the story of the song unravels which leads you through the main characters story and develops meaning as the song goes on which relates to the lyrics, "I'm going back to the start" which happens in the video, which the audience could relate to situations in their life where they wish they could do the same.
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