Location list
Wyke college entrance and outside campus. - Protagonist enters through the gates and walks down the path to interact with some piers. The college is perfect for this sequence as it reinforces the verisimilitude of the music video as it is a realistic place for the events to happen. Also our target audience can relate to the situation and surroundings.
Dining room - This location is necessary for the family eating scene to show how the family mistreats the protagonist. The dining room needs to really have the protagonist singled out and centred at the head of the table to symbolise his loneliness.
Quiet street - For this scene various health and safety issues come into play. As we are running somebody over attention could be brought to the fact that spectators might think there has been a real accident. So to avoid getting into trouble with the police we either need to film at a very early time or inform the police and the public in the surrounding area.
Function room - This room dosnt have to be to big as we only really need to use one of the walls to create the effect we are looking for. As we are having a cake with a candle this is a health and safety issue of either getting burnt or causing a fire.
Lecture theatre - We are going to be using the lecture theatre to create .......
Friday, 27 November 2009
Cast List
Robert Hodges – Robert Roswell
Emma Hirst – Car Driver
Nicolle Freitag – In the car
Dan Armitage – Bully
John Hamlin – School teacher
Mike Davis – Paramedic
Emma Hirst – Car Driver
Nicolle Freitag – In the car
Dan Armitage – Bully
John Hamlin – School teacher
Mike Davis – Paramedic
Prop list
Fake blood
Bikes
Cap
Back pack with books in
Table, chairs, cutlery
Dish cloths
Birthday banner
Balloons
Cake with candle
Party hat
Paper
Car
Ambulance jacket
Bikes
Cap
Back pack with books in
Table, chairs, cutlery
Dish cloths
Birthday banner
Balloons
Cake with candle
Party hat
Paper
Car
Ambulance jacket
Genre
Genre
When I was doing some back ground research on the track ‘Mad World’ which we are featuring in our music video I found that the track has been performed by a various number of artists and has been used to promote, compliment and advertise various different media forms such as film, video Games, trailers and television series.
The song was written in 1980 by Tears for Fears who are an English pop rock duo. When performed by Tears for Fears ‘Mad World’ was classed under the genre of electronic which was typical for the 80’s. This was the bands 3rd single which was originally intended to be a B side however it was the bands 1st chart hit reaching number 3 in the UK singles chart in November 1982. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZRib_aAQFQ
"Mad World" would achieve a second round of success beginning almost twenty years later, after it was covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for the film Donnie Darko (2001) which is of the Thriller Genre. Donnie Darko is a Drama/Thriller film about a troubled teenagers who is plagued by visions of a large rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes after narrowly escaping a bizzare accident. The track its self is in the genre of soft rock and helped to give the film Donnie Darko a powerful effect in creating the specific feelings towards the audience which we intend to harness and use in our project. It then became christmas number 1 single 0f 2003. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4
In 2006 the track was used to promote the Video game ‘Gears of War’ an action fantasy shooter game for Xbox 360 rated 18. When watching the advert for the video game the song gives the game trailer a powerful effect as it is a contrast to the fast paced action on the screen. Players are thrust in climatic clash between whats left of human kind and an awarming underground race called the locust Horde. The track really gives the game an eary and mysterious film to it which I feel has worked really well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccWrbGEFgI8
When I was doing some back ground research on the track ‘Mad World’ which we are featuring in our music video I found that the track has been performed by a various number of artists and has been used to promote, compliment and advertise various different media forms such as film, video Games, trailers and television series.
The song was written in 1980 by Tears for Fears who are an English pop rock duo. When performed by Tears for Fears ‘Mad World’ was classed under the genre of electronic which was typical for the 80’s. This was the bands 3rd single which was originally intended to be a B side however it was the bands 1st chart hit reaching number 3 in the UK singles chart in November 1982. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZRib_aAQFQ
"Mad World" would achieve a second round of success beginning almost twenty years later, after it was covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for the film Donnie Darko (2001) which is of the Thriller Genre. Donnie Darko is a Drama/Thriller film about a troubled teenagers who is plagued by visions of a large rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes after narrowly escaping a bizzare accident. The track its self is in the genre of soft rock and helped to give the film Donnie Darko a powerful effect in creating the specific feelings towards the audience which we intend to harness and use in our project. It then became christmas number 1 single 0f 2003. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4
In 2006 the track was used to promote the Video game ‘Gears of War’ an action fantasy shooter game for Xbox 360 rated 18. When watching the advert for the video game the song gives the game trailer a powerful effect as it is a contrast to the fast paced action on the screen. Players are thrust in climatic clash between whats left of human kind and an awarming underground race called the locust Horde. The track really gives the game an eary and mysterious film to it which I feel has worked really well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccWrbGEFgI8
Monday, 23 November 2009
Music Video Synopsis
Music Video Synopsis
Our Music video is based around a narrative which portrays the messages, values and mood of the song rather than focusing on the artist. The Video is set in various different locations involved with everyday life seen through a series of flashbacks throughout the narrative.
The narrative is centralised around the protagonist, 18 year old Robert Roswell who has been knocked down by a careless driver who leaves Robert Dying all alone in the middle of the road. On his death bed the audience are given a glimpse into his sad and lonely life seen through a range of flashbacks. In the last scene the narrative comes back to the present were we see him close his eyes for the final time.
We have chosen to use a narrative to portray the song because we feel that it will have a more powerful and effective impact on the target audience and also will create a melancholy and sombre mood to better compliment our song choice.
Our Music video is based around a narrative which portrays the messages, values and mood of the song rather than focusing on the artist. The Video is set in various different locations involved with everyday life seen through a series of flashbacks throughout the narrative.
The narrative is centralised around the protagonist, 18 year old Robert Roswell who has been knocked down by a careless driver who leaves Robert Dying all alone in the middle of the road. On his death bed the audience are given a glimpse into his sad and lonely life seen through a range of flashbacks. In the last scene the narrative comes back to the present were we see him close his eyes for the final time.
We have chosen to use a narrative to portray the song because we feel that it will have a more powerful and effective impact on the target audience and also will create a melancholy and sombre mood to better compliment our song choice.
Friday, 20 November 2009
Monday, 16 November 2009
Mad World - Gary Jules music video analysis
This is the music video to 'Mad World' by Gary Jules. I have chosen to analyse this video because i feel that the song expresses alot of my ideologies for the narrative of the video i would like to create. For the first 44 seconds of the music video only one shot is used, a high angle long shot. I think that this is a very unique and clever way to create meaning within a video as it is relying more on the ideas and ideologies of the creators rather then clever cinematography and editing techniques. The idea of the shot keeping still for so long reflects the calm and relaxed mood of the song. The protagonist of this video (Gary Jules) i seen through a long shot upon the rooftops. This shows how he is isolated from the rest of the world all alone. I would like to use this as a theme within my video to create audience sympathy for my protagonist therefore becoming more emotionally rapped up in the song. The mise en scene of Gary Jules's costume is very fitting with the world around him making him seem as if he belongs in that diegetic world thus creating a greater verisimilitude. I would like my protagonist to also fit in with the world around him which would add authenticity and make the narrative more believe able. However within this video the non diegetic song lyrics do not match with the images within the narrative. I feel that in my video i would definitely like to create something which matches to help emphasise the message within the lyrics. Overall i think that it is a good music video with creative and unique ideas. However i feel it could be improved with a much more interesting narrative and song lyrics which reflect the images on screen. These are elements which i plan to deploy within my music video.
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