Did you like the name of the band when you first heard of them?
Yeahh, it was pretty different. Caught your eye when you see them
Do you like the meaning of the lyrics?
Yes. They have a deeper meaning to them. Its not just the fact that what you see is what you get
How did you first hear the band?
One of my friends had come across them on my space and had recommended them to me.
What is you favourite song of there?
Alaxia – because of the guitar playing in it
What make them special?
The singer is pretty cool and has a unique voice. This made them stand out to me.
How long have you liked them for?
About a year know
Have you ever seen them live?
I have seen them 3 time in Manchester, there really good live, they put on a really good performance. Better than I expected, I think it cause of there uniqueness.
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Codes and conventions of a music video
Codes and conventions of a music video
• The video usually features the star, band or artist
• The lyrics are normally amplified by the visuals
• Most videos are narrative based, and the narrative is usually closed
• Videos are typically linear, then non-linear
• The editing fits the beat and the time of the music
• Visuals use iconography that are reminiscent of the genre
• There are a range of close ups of the artist or band
• There are a range of camera angles
• The image of the star or band is amplified by the genre
• The special effects are usually simple
• There is often more than one location used, and these tend to be realistic locations
• Normally Lip-syncing
• Usually more than one character in the video
• Characters do not tend to interact with each other.
• The video usually features the star, band or artist
• The lyrics are normally amplified by the visuals
• Most videos are narrative based, and the narrative is usually closed
• Videos are typically linear, then non-linear
• The editing fits the beat and the time of the music
• Visuals use iconography that are reminiscent of the genre
• There are a range of close ups of the artist or band
• There are a range of camera angles
• The image of the star or band is amplified by the genre
• The special effects are usually simple
• There is often more than one location used, and these tend to be realistic locations
• Normally Lip-syncing
• Usually more than one character in the video
• Characters do not tend to interact with each other.
Analysis of lyrics
Tally chart on the prison cell wall Shows that the person is trapped and desperate
How long have you been there now?
Seems like a year you said, though it’s only been two days. Dramatic lyric, could have been through something very traumatic
There’s no getting out’a here reinforcing the idea of being trapped
No-one will hear your cries ‘Cries’ shows that the person is obviously upset
No-one will see you die but me ‘Die’ seems very hopeless. We see there isn’t much hope for the person
Same boring lies, same walls everyday illustrates the boredom of the person
You can’t sleep, you just toss and turn shows the stress that the person is under
Serves you right anyway Get the feeling that maybe the person has done something to deserve this
The rest of the lyrics are just repeated, this emphasizes the idea that the person is trapped and can’t escape. It gives a real feeling of hopelessness.
There’s no getting out’a here
No-one will hear your cries
No-one will see you die but me
SOLO
Build up
(No-one will see you die but me)
There’s no getting out’a here
No-one will hear your cries
No-one will see you die but me
Tally chart on the prison cell wall
How long have you been there now?
Seems like a year you said, though it’s only been two days.
There’s no getting out’a here
No-one will hear your cries
No-one will see you die but me
Same boring lies, same walls everyday
You can’t sleep, you just toss and turn
Serves you right anyway
There’s no getting out’a here
No-one will hear your cries
No-one will see you die but me
SOLO
Build up
(No-one will see you die but me)
There’s no getting out’a here
No-one will hear your cries
No-one will see you die but me
How long have you been there now?
Seems like a year you said, though it’s only been two days. Dramatic lyric, could have been through something very traumatic
There’s no getting out’a here reinforcing the idea of being trapped
No-one will hear your cries ‘Cries’ shows that the person is obviously upset
No-one will see you die but me ‘Die’ seems very hopeless. We see there isn’t much hope for the person
Same boring lies, same walls everyday illustrates the boredom of the person
You can’t sleep, you just toss and turn shows the stress that the person is under
Serves you right anyway Get the feeling that maybe the person has done something to deserve this
The rest of the lyrics are just repeated, this emphasizes the idea that the person is trapped and can’t escape. It gives a real feeling of hopelessness.
There’s no getting out’a here
No-one will hear your cries
No-one will see you die but me
SOLO
Build up
(No-one will see you die but me)
There’s no getting out’a here
No-one will hear your cries
No-one will see you die but me
Tally chart on the prison cell wall
How long have you been there now?
Seems like a year you said, though it’s only been two days.
There’s no getting out’a here
No-one will hear your cries
No-one will see you die but me
Same boring lies, same walls everyday
You can’t sleep, you just toss and turn
Serves you right anyway
There’s no getting out’a here
No-one will hear your cries
No-one will see you die but me
SOLO
Build up
(No-one will see you die but me)
There’s no getting out’a here
No-one will hear your cries
No-one will see you die but me
Treatment
Artist: Parazali
Song: Cell mate
Genre: Rock
Outline of narrative:
There will be clips of the band playing and lip-syncing to the song in unplanned places throughout the video as well as the story.
The video opens with an image of a sad looking girl sat on a double bed. She looks like just an ordinary girl, and she is wearing casual clothes e.g. Jeans and a t-shirt. We will then see and image of a key turning in a lock using shallow focus so that when the boy walks away, we cannot see what he looks like. There is a montage of the girl sat in different positions around her room, as well as images of a clock to show the passing of time.
After some time has passed the boy comes back to the room and unlocks the door, we seethe door open from inside the room, and the boy entering. The boy is also dressed casually. He walks over to the girl with an apologetic look on his face and he hugs her softly. She hugs him back but a cut to her face shows us that she has not forgiven him for locking her in there. The couple leave the room holding hands and head downstairs to the lounge where two other boys are sat in casual looking clothes. They look up at the couple briefly, and then turn their attention back to the television they were previously watching. They sit down with the other two. The three boys laugh and talk with each other, but the girl sits there quietly.
The couple are walking through the woods looking happy; we assume it is a new day because their clothes have changed. He smiles at her and she smiles back, but as she turns we realise from her facial expression that she still isn’t happy. There is a flashback to them being genuinely happy in the same woods and then it goes back to present day. We see them talking and he suddenly looks a mixture of offended and angry. We don’t see him do anything to her, but we assume he has as the next time we see her she is sat in the room on her own again and the has some bruises on her arm.
The girl is stood in the kitchen holding a black phone and reading through it. The camera shows us a close up of the screen it reads ‘Can’t wait gorgeous x’ with ‘Laura’ written at the top. We then see her face and she looks hurt; we assume the phone belongs to the boy. The boy then comes into the Kitchen and smiles at the girl. She walks over to him and hands out the phone, a confused and hurt expression on her face. He also looks at the screen but seems very apathetic about it. He simply walks out of the kitchen without saying a word to her, she is left looking unsure.
We are back in the bedroom and the girl is hurriedly packing a bag full of clothes. The boy walks into the room in a manner that suggests he had no idea of what she was doing. He freezes and looks at her shocked while she stands perfectly still staring back at him. We see them start to argue and him lashing out, but we don’t see what is actually happening. We then see the girl sat in the bedroom on her own again. She has a black eye and looks broken down. We leave the video here so that it ends as though it has come full circle. This is used to symbolise that she’s never getting out, relating to the lyrics.
Crew: Megan Lyons, Ed Dobson, Christina Massam, Lucy Cowper, Chris Fox, James Ashwin and Joe Bibby
Resources: Camera, Tripod, Instruments (guitar, drums) Key, Phone
Song: Cell mate
Genre: Rock
Outline of narrative:
There will be clips of the band playing and lip-syncing to the song in unplanned places throughout the video as well as the story.
The video opens with an image of a sad looking girl sat on a double bed. She looks like just an ordinary girl, and she is wearing casual clothes e.g. Jeans and a t-shirt. We will then see and image of a key turning in a lock using shallow focus so that when the boy walks away, we cannot see what he looks like. There is a montage of the girl sat in different positions around her room, as well as images of a clock to show the passing of time.
After some time has passed the boy comes back to the room and unlocks the door, we seethe door open from inside the room, and the boy entering. The boy is also dressed casually. He walks over to the girl with an apologetic look on his face and he hugs her softly. She hugs him back but a cut to her face shows us that she has not forgiven him for locking her in there. The couple leave the room holding hands and head downstairs to the lounge where two other boys are sat in casual looking clothes. They look up at the couple briefly, and then turn their attention back to the television they were previously watching. They sit down with the other two. The three boys laugh and talk with each other, but the girl sits there quietly.
The couple are walking through the woods looking happy; we assume it is a new day because their clothes have changed. He smiles at her and she smiles back, but as she turns we realise from her facial expression that she still isn’t happy. There is a flashback to them being genuinely happy in the same woods and then it goes back to present day. We see them talking and he suddenly looks a mixture of offended and angry. We don’t see him do anything to her, but we assume he has as the next time we see her she is sat in the room on her own again and the has some bruises on her arm.
The girl is stood in the kitchen holding a black phone and reading through it. The camera shows us a close up of the screen it reads ‘Can’t wait gorgeous x’ with ‘Laura’ written at the top. We then see her face and she looks hurt; we assume the phone belongs to the boy. The boy then comes into the Kitchen and smiles at the girl. She walks over to him and hands out the phone, a confused and hurt expression on her face. He also looks at the screen but seems very apathetic about it. He simply walks out of the kitchen without saying a word to her, she is left looking unsure.
We are back in the bedroom and the girl is hurriedly packing a bag full of clothes. The boy walks into the room in a manner that suggests he had no idea of what she was doing. He freezes and looks at her shocked while she stands perfectly still staring back at him. We see them start to argue and him lashing out, but we don’t see what is actually happening. We then see the girl sat in the bedroom on her own again. She has a black eye and looks broken down. We leave the video here so that it ends as though it has come full circle. This is used to symbolise that she’s never getting out, relating to the lyrics.
Crew: Megan Lyons, Ed Dobson, Christina Massam, Lucy Cowper, Chris Fox, James Ashwin and Joe Bibby
Resources: Camera, Tripod, Instruments (guitar, drums) Key, Phone
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
Lily Allen - Fear
the aspect of address for thos video is direct as she is singing to the camera. the narrative to the video if linear as she is walking through the house step by step and there is no flash back or cuts to different times.
the video is designed to make the singer, lily allen, look fun, cheerful, outragous, she isnt fake and that her life is fantastic.
the video is designed to amplify the lyrics of the song.
the mise en scene to this video is that it is very colourful and lots of expensive things. everything different colours, this could be seen as being fake. so therefore the video is completely oppersite to the actual persons image.
camera angles used are tracking shots, above shots and mid shots of her singing.
the target audience for this song is 12 - 23 year olds and is seen as being a pop song.
the video is designed to make the singer, lily allen, look fun, cheerful, outragous, she isnt fake and that her life is fantastic.
the video is designed to amplify the lyrics of the song.
the mise en scene to this video is that it is very colourful and lots of expensive things. everything different colours, this could be seen as being fake. so therefore the video is completely oppersite to the actual persons image.
camera angles used are tracking shots, above shots and mid shots of her singing.
the target audience for this song is 12 - 23 year olds and is seen as being a pop song.
Chemical Brothers - hey girls hey boys
the chemical brother hey girls hey boys has an indirect of address to the video. the video is following her grow up from when she is young to shen she is older therefore it is a linear narrative.
the video gives the band a clean look as at the club non of them are drinking alcohol or taking drugs. therefore they are breaking usaul convention of other similar genres, as they tend to make out that they are hardcore raving bands.
the video its self is disfunctional as the video has nothing to do with the song. as the song doesnt really have many lyrics to it i feel that this is the reason for it not being either an amplification or illustration.
they use skelton through out the video so there for this is part of the mise en scene.
throughout the video they use camera angles such as eye line shot, mid shots, tracking and match on action. they only really use simple edits such as cuts.
through out the majority of the video they use skeletons, these are scene as being special effects.
finally the target audience for this video is 15- 23 year olds as they are more likely to go to clubs and listen to dance music.
the video gives the band a clean look as at the club non of them are drinking alcohol or taking drugs. therefore they are breaking usaul convention of other similar genres, as they tend to make out that they are hardcore raving bands.
the video its self is disfunctional as the video has nothing to do with the song. as the song doesnt really have many lyrics to it i feel that this is the reason for it not being either an amplification or illustration.
they use skelton through out the video so there for this is part of the mise en scene.
throughout the video they use camera angles such as eye line shot, mid shots, tracking and match on action. they only really use simple edits such as cuts.
through out the majority of the video they use skeletons, these are scene as being special effects.
finally the target audience for this video is 15- 23 year olds as they are more likely to go to clubs and listen to dance music.
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
Questionaire Results
This pie chart tells me that less people buy music magazines than people who do. The difference is of 20%. This tells me that music magazines are not very popular. The people who do buy magazines prefer magazines such as Kerrang Q and NME.
The choice of favourite setting is outdoor this tells me if i choose the setting it will likely to make a popular impact on my video. The second favourite is in a house this could also be made into a possibilty.
This pie chart tells me more people like complicated videos than to simple ones. This data could be due to people enjoying abstract videos or many special effects the difference is quite large with 14%.
This pie chart tells me that more people watch music videos on the internet than anywhere else. This data is very helpful due to the internet being free for example websites such as youtube. However this data tells me that there is only 1% difference between internet and television this tells me that both are equally as popular.
The majority of people who watch music videos will watch them between 4-7pm. This tells me that this is a favoured prime slot that music videos choose to be played at. The average time that people watch music videos is around 2 hours. This tells me that people only watch music videos for a short period of time.
This pie chart shows we only asked 17-19 year olds. We chose to do it in this manner as this is the desired audience for our music video.
This pie chart tells me that the equal amount of people like direct than people who like indirect. This tells me that in our music video we should aim to use both.
This pie chart tells me that the majority of people we asked liked music videos which are funny. The difference was very big with a 40% difference. This data has inspired us to choose to create a funny video.
This pie chart tells me that people prefer a fast paced video to a slow paced video. This tells me that we will have to choose a fast song to match this chosen data.
This pie chart tells me that the most popular genre is rock. This will help my music video become a success as we have chosen this genre.
This pie chart tells me that the data is less valid due to us asking more females to males. The data could be reliable however as the band chosen is targetted at teenage girls.
This pie chart tells me that more people want a video that involves a film. The difference of people opting for a feature of a film is 74%. This tells me that these videos are most popular.
This pie chart tells me that less people buy limited edition cds than people who dont. This may be due to more people downloading songs off the world wide web.
This pie chart tells me that people prefer videos of live performance. This will likely to be successful as many people want the artist in the video.
This pie chart tells me more people like the idea of black and white videos than colour. We will try and follow this data and possibly use it as an idea.
This tells me that more people like dance routines in music videos. This data tells me adding a dance routine could be a successful idea.
This tells me that the equal about of people watch music videos than the ones who dont. This tells me that if i actually did put my music video on television it would likely to be played. The favourite channels are Kerrang, Scuzz, Q, MTV and 4music. This data isvery helpful as our video will most likely to appear on this selection of music channels. Peoples favourite music videos tend to be by Blink 182 and Bowling For Soup which are very similar to the band we have chosen.
This pie chart tells me more people enjoy special effects in their video by another 54 %. This tells me that special effects are likely to make the video more successful. I believe we should use special effects in our video.
This pie chart told me that 54% more people would like the artist to be in the video. This makes it very likely by using the artist in the video it has a higher chance of being more successful. I believe we should use our chosen artist in our video as it would most likely to work. Peoples favourite artists are Katy Perry, Nickleback Blink 182 and Muse.
The choice of favourite setting is outdoor this tells me if i choose the setting it will likely to make a popular impact on my video. The second favourite is in a house this could also be made into a possibilty.
This pie chart tells me more people like complicated videos than to simple ones. This data could be due to people enjoying abstract videos or many special effects the difference is quite large with 14%.
This pie chart tells me that more people watch music videos on the internet than anywhere else. This data is very helpful due to the internet being free for example websites such as youtube. However this data tells me that there is only 1% difference between internet and television this tells me that both are equally as popular.
The majority of people who watch music videos will watch them between 4-7pm. This tells me that this is a favoured prime slot that music videos choose to be played at. The average time that people watch music videos is around 2 hours. This tells me that people only watch music videos for a short period of time.
This pie chart shows we only asked 17-19 year olds. We chose to do it in this manner as this is the desired audience for our music video.
This pie chart tells me that the equal amount of people like direct than people who like indirect. This tells me that in our music video we should aim to use both.
This pie chart tells me that the majority of people we asked liked music videos which are funny. The difference was very big with a 40% difference. This data has inspired us to choose to create a funny video.
This pie chart tells me that people prefer a fast paced video to a slow paced video. This tells me that we will have to choose a fast song to match this chosen data.
This pie chart tells me that the most popular genre is rock. This will help my music video become a success as we have chosen this genre.
This pie chart tells me that the data is less valid due to us asking more females to males. The data could be reliable however as the band chosen is targetted at teenage girls.
This pie chart tells me that more people want a video that involves a film. The difference of people opting for a feature of a film is 74%. This tells me that these videos are most popular.
This pie chart tells me that less people buy limited edition cds than people who dont. This may be due to more people downloading songs off the world wide web.
This pie chart tells me that people prefer videos of live performance. This will likely to be successful as many people want the artist in the video.
This pie chart tells me more people like the idea of black and white videos than colour. We will try and follow this data and possibly use it as an idea.
This tells me that more people like dance routines in music videos. This data tells me adding a dance routine could be a successful idea.
This tells me that the equal about of people watch music videos than the ones who dont. This tells me that if i actually did put my music video on television it would likely to be played. The favourite channels are Kerrang, Scuzz, Q, MTV and 4music. This data isvery helpful as our video will most likely to appear on this selection of music channels. Peoples favourite music videos tend to be by Blink 182 and Bowling For Soup which are very similar to the band we have chosen.
This pie chart tells me more people enjoy special effects in their video by another 54 %. This tells me that special effects are likely to make the video more successful. I believe we should use special effects in our video.
This pie chart told me that 54% more people would like the artist to be in the video. This makes it very likely by using the artist in the video it has a higher chance of being more successful. I believe we should use our chosen artist in our video as it would most likely to work. Peoples favourite artists are Katy Perry, Nickleback Blink 182 and Muse.
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