After going though my personal favorite songs/artists and looking at other songs that I'm not familiar with but of the same genre or style I have found four possible songs witch would fit my initial ideas for a music video. All of them are either of the same genre and/or style of song. I have chosen to go with more 'acoustic' sounding songs, with recognizable classic instruments, rather than electronically produced music simply because this is a personal preference.
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Lily Allen-Somewhere only we know
Out of all four this is my personal favorite. I have had some initial ideas for the song that would really fit the genre. The song was originally released by Keane, I'm a big fan of the original but this cover is really impressive and although the song and the instruments used are practically the same, this song conveys completely different emotions and tone. Furthermore this cover is a fair bit slower and doesn't involve a drum kit, which overall makes the song easier to listen to. The lyrics themselves are the same as the original but once again they seem to convey very different emotions compared to the original song.
I was drawn to choose this song as it hasn't got an official video and gradually it has become more popular so the song already has an audience. The drawbacks are that the song was used for an advertisement which is very well known so my music video may have to live up to the expectations left by the advert. On the other hand the original artist, Lilly Allen, isn't shown in the advertisement so my 'fake' artist will be easy to fit in and make it seem more realistic.
I was drawn to choose this song as it hasn't got an official video and gradually it has become more popular so the song already has an audience. The drawbacks are that the song was used for an advertisement which is very well known so my music video may have to live up to the expectations left by the advert. On the other hand the original artist, Lilly Allen, isn't shown in the advertisement so my 'fake' artist will be easy to fit in and make it seem more realistic.
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Gabrielle Aplin-Home
Another possible song is Home by Gabrielle Aplin. This song is of the indie folk genre and I feel this genre will be the best for my initial ideas for my music video. The song is slow and simple with classical instruments being used. I really like the sound of the song and the fact that it has a distinct beginning, middle and end. This makes the song seem like its telling a story and a strong narrative, whilst integrating performance. The song is original and has quite a niche audience, so making a music video not all the audience will be aware of the original artist so once more fitting in my 'fake' artist will be easier.
The drawbacks of the song are that the songs classing sound would hint that the playing of a guitar in the video would be needed to validate its authenticity. The song has an official music video which involved the artist playing a acoustic guitar. It will be hard to find an actor who can play guitar or to mime guitar effectively and accurately will be difficult.
The drawbacks of the song are that the songs classing sound would hint that the playing of a guitar in the video would be needed to validate its authenticity. The song has an official music video which involved the artist playing a acoustic guitar. It will be hard to find an actor who can play guitar or to mime guitar effectively and accurately will be difficult.
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Lullaby-Mree
As the song is called 'Lullaby' I had many ideas that link to the connotations of sleep and dreaming. I would like to create some narrative but at the same time have some obscure aspects of the video to spark the viewers imagination.The fact that the song itself is quite obscure, I can really make the music video with any kind of narrative and performance but the song doesn't have many lyrics so the performance aspect of the video may be lacking.
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He is We-Skip To The Good Part
The last of my song choices is Skip To The Good Part by He is We. This is one of my all time favorite songs and I think making a music video for this song with a definite narrative would suit it best as once again the song tells a story. The lyrics really connect with the listener and I think that a music video with several different characters with individual story lines and the artist performing in the background would suit this song best. This way performance and narrative would be equal and the narrative aspect of the video will keep the audience interested.
The drawbacks of the song is that it already has a official music video and so when I make mine, people who have seen the original music video will compare mine and it will make it look less professional as it is hard to achieve a professional look of the video.
2 comments:
At the moment, your blog is reaching a low LEVEL 2. This is because you have some of the work on there and have developed some analysis.
In order to achieve a Level 3, it is really important that you check the hub and put all work up on there that is missing. It's also important that you reflect on all work that you have done and tell me what you have learnt about it. You need a production diary and labels.
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Level 3 12–15 marks
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Planning and research evidence will be complete.
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There is proficient research into similar products and a potential target audience.
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There is proficient work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
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There is proficient organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
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Time management is good.
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There is proficient skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.
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There are proficient communication skills.
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There is a good level of care in the presentation of the research and planning.
WWW: Some good detail in the planning of your ideas. You have thought about the drawbacks to the songs, which is also important.
EBI: If you considered why less well-known songs might give you an advantage when completing your video and through planning.
Effort: P
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