Problems

Some of the foreseeable problems we can see happening is not really being able to get the band together at the same time to film the core of the video will be quite hard to arrange as they are all from different parts of Cambridge and go to different colleges, so their timetables will be very different. We could possibly film on a Saturday where all of the band are free.

Another problem we see is some of the band may be unwilling to take their instruments to the desired filming locations. We have to make sure that we choose a filming location that is of equal distance away from each other and hope that they take their instruments there.

Filming at the band's gig may also be a problem as we may not be allowed in to film them on the stage. A way to get around this is by asking the Junction if we were allowed to film. If that doesn't work, we could do some undercover filming.

We have also found out that the band are doing a rehearsal on Sunday, however due to other commitments i am unable to make it, which is a shame as it could have helped to get some extra footage.

Pitch 2

Me and Tim realised that we needed another idea, just in case the one at the Junction didn't work out. We came up with the band going on the top of a Cambridge City Sightseeing bus. They would be playing invisible instruments as they toured the sights of Cambridge.

We pitched this idea to the band and they weren't too impressed with the idea. They said that it ruined the theme of the song, so me and Tim decided to scrap that idea.

Pitch 1

Our first idea was to feature the band playing at a gig, either playing at the Junction or possibly the hall at College. Those are our preferred filming locations. We would also have a narrative featuring someone running to get to the gig on time, whilst intercutting between the two. As he reaches the Junction, the video would fade out or possibly have him running into the Junction and showing the band packing up after the gig.

We also know that the band are due to play a live gig at the Junction on the 16th October, so me and Tim were hoping to go there and film possible crowd shots and a few of the band playing. This would be brief as trying to synch the performance up with the track, would be too time consuming for the time we have got to do this.

We wanted to create a video that fitted in with the theme of the song, but as the theme was about the war in Iraq and people dying, we decided to scrap that idea as we couldn't really kill anyone and get away with it, and faking it can look pretty stupid sometimes, especially with students who don't really take it seriously.

Feedback from Pitch

Basically me and mike, mainly mike, pitched our idea to the class and told them what we were planning to do and when we were going to do it. Pete said it seemed like a good idea, it had been done before but as long as we produce something different and inventive it could work really well. Sam was nice enough to inform us that we couldn't rely heavily on live footage as the band play their songs completely differently when they play live, so it would impossible to sync up to the studio recording.

The band is also split up between several different schools so getting them all together at the same time and organizing them to turn up could be quite tricky.

Similar Music Video to Ideas

Linkin Park, Given Up. Filmed entirely with live footage from concerts, works well, quick cuts, fast paced song. Use of shots from crowd, not clean shots from HQ cameras etc. Use this idea?

Tenacious D, Wonderboy. Mainly story based, predominantly story based, little if any show or band singing as they are portraying characters other than the band.

FatBoy Slim, Weapon of Choice. Has absolutely nothing to do with the song, simply a guy dancing around somewhere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNAr5tzZxdk Cartoons, Witch Doctor. My passing suggestion of taking some acid and coming up with an idea seems to be somewhat taken already with many videos fromt he 90's such as this one.

Bowling for Soup, My Wena 2 versions, original ridiculous video, video compliments listeners initial idea of what song is about by showing you a giant dick walking around. The song is actually about a dog, as is revealed at the end.

Bowling for Soup. Clean Version. Changed from dick to mainly clips of dog with band playing in middle of road. Changed so suitable for TV and a younger audience.

Nickelback, Rockstar. This video is comprised completely of guests and 'normies' singing the song, and throughout the entire video only gives each person a few seconds at a time. It then ends with the band playing live onstage, so throws in a different style of video.

Chosen Song

As Mike knew the band better than i did, i let him listen to the songs and give his opinion about what he though we should do. He chose one of the more fast paced songs entitled "Oil". It's alright. We now need to plan where and when we will shoot, what shots we want and if we will need people and costumes. As much as i would like to, i don't think we should make this video quite as amazing or elaborate as some of my other posted videos.

Band

I am working with Mike on this project and we decided to use a band called "How to Kill a Conversation" Mike seems to know one of the people in the band, so it shouldn't be too hard to get them to be in the video or perform or whatever we decide they need to do. Here is a picture of them.

Here is a link to their myspace:
www.myspace.com/howtokillaconversation

Song Lyrics

Slipping and sliding

And pulling you under.

Convincing you your going

In the right direction.

Releasing, reloading, aiming and firing

Convincing you it's for your own protection.

How do you sleep at night?

Ain't it a nightmare to see your sons out there?

Fightin' in a war that nobody wanted

To think of the loss, yeah?

Think of the time.

Hundreds a day for one mans crimes.

Was it really worth it?

Was it really worth it?

Was it really worth it?

Was it really worth it?

Soldiers are fighting and killing and dying.

Fighting in a war that nobody wanted

Waring and dying and killing to live.

Fighting in a war that leaves them haunted.

How do you sleep at night?

Ain't it a nightmare to see your sons out there?

Fightin' in a war that nobody wanted

To think of the loss, yeah?

Think of the time.

Hundreds a day for one mans crimes.

Was it really worth it?

Was it really worth it?

Was it really worth it?

Was it really worth it?

Ain't it a nightmare to see your sons out there?

Fightin' in a war that nobody wanted

To think of the loss, yeah?

Think of the time.

Hundreds a day for one mans crimes.

Was it really worth it?

Was it really worth it?

Was it really worth it?

Was it really worth it?

Permission for Song

In order to use the song, we had to ask the band permission. We alter decided we could use them in the video instead of making it concept video and make it a performance based video.

More Music Videos

I have continued to look at music videos that i like, but i have also started to look at other things that could be inspiration for a music video.
I love this video because it has been very cleverly thought out. The video throughtout is basically looking at Jacksons image given to him from the press and the things they claim he has done/was doing. I really like the way at the start, he is shown in the images in, for example, the newspapers or the money. I also like the somewhat bizzare part a little way in where you hear a repetitivate clapping sound, whih is revealed to be a large set of teeth snapping shut in time with the music. I also like the video because it is just so different and weird compared to most music videos. It is unlike any other video i can think of.

I like this music video because of it's simplicity. The band didn't tell anybody they were making a video as they thought it would be funnier if only they knew about it until it was released. All they did was buy 8 treadmills and record the video in one single continuous take. It took 17 attempts to get the video right and the official one has had almost 50 million views on YouTube. The reason i like this video is because it shows you don't really have to DO anything in a music video, you just need to be original. It is also a good video because as it got so popular, you can't copy it or do anything similar to it to even close to the same level of popularity because people will think it has been copied.

I like this video because it shows you many of the ways that music videos can be shot in studios, depsite it seeming as if it has been shot, for example in an aeroplane or a forest. I also think it is clever how it shows you how they can edit the people faces as they are filming to make them look different or 'better'

I have been looking at many different music videos to get inspiration for our music video project. This was realtively easy as i watch loads of music videos on TV, but very few of them are particularly interesting. This, however is not the case for all videos as a few of them are fantastic. The only artist who seems to take such great pride in his videos and puts in the effort to make them worth watching again and again is Michael Jackson. Most of his videos are realistically short films. Many of them going way past 10 minutes in length, and all being amazing. Jackson is an amazing performer and puts so much effort into everything he does. However there are also a few videos that are very good by other artists.

I like this video because it is utterly bizarre. The coloured in eyes make the people look incredibly weird, while the coloured in, slightly jumpy effect as the stopmotion makes it look really cool.

I really like this video, and most of Michael Jacksons other videos, but i really like this one because i think it is incredibly cleverly done. The way they swap between scenes by using things that are in the scene already, such as when they go from dancing in the street in the snow, to the cossacks, the scene is changed as a white car drives past the screen obscuring the view, so you don't notice the scene is different until it is completely gone from view. I also really like the ending, where they have the different people singing the song and it changes between them. I'm not sure how this was done, as a similar thing could be done by simply fading in and out different footage, providing the eyes are kept in the same position during the transition. However i think something different has been done with this video as it doesn't just fade out it looks like it's been sort of rubbed out bit by bit.

I like this video, partly because there are so many different versions of it, but also because it is tehnically the longest music video ever made. Ghosts, is a music video, but also a 45 minute short film. I love the bit right at the start where he rips his face off and then smashes his skull, to reveal himself again. I have no idea how it was done but i think it looks amazing. I also like it when the dancers are jumping around on the walls and the ceilings, as it gives the video a totally different feel to it.I like this video because it shows that a music video can be entirely story based without needing to show the band physically playing their instruments. Many music videos rely quite heavily on featuring the band either playing their instruments or doing things as the band. This one doesn't and i think it sticks out because of it.