In order to fully understand the song and to make a good music video it's important that I analysis the lyrics to understand the meaning of the song. After looking at the lyrics and annotating them I feel that the song is all about a relationship that didn't quite work out so he is trying to find himself and who he really is. There is a lot of metaphors in the song that suggest this so it paints a really clear picture in my head with all the possibilities you could do with that, furthermore the song even has some narrative to it. As the song progresses he slowly accepts what has happened and begins to move on with his life so he isn't so alone anymore however he still has feelings for this person but just wishes them all the best. Although the song has a very deep and somewhat sad meaning to it the song is very upbeat and happy as it blends really nicely with the acoustic guitar and all the other instruments giving a very warm feel to the song.
Although I am not actually making this video for the artist it's still important to keep to that artists image as it is their song. To do this I need to look at Ben Howard's existing image through things such as clothes, locations, tones and narratives of his other videos so that I can accurately portrait this image in my own video. When it comes to clothing or costumes Ben Howard is often wearing very basic, modern everyday clothes which is usually just jeans and a t-shirt and sometimes a zipper hoodie so I don't necessarily have to worry about clothing to much. Most of his videos have a peaceful and relaxed tone to them with lots of shots out in the wilderness and in nature so it will be important to try and recreate this if possible.
The basic idea for my music video is the singer will be travelling through different locations and as he travels in the narrative he also does in the performance. In the narrative aspect he will be looking for himself but eventually will find friends and it's at this point in the song that he becomes happy and spends more time with them. I went looking at the locations I wanted to shoot my music video and took pictures for a recce but luckily as they were all public places I did not need to get any location releases.
Recces
Although I did not need any location releases I still needed performer releases for anyone that appeared in my film.
Releases
Instead of doing a storyboard for this assignment I decided to do a timeline instead as I thought it would be easier and wouldn't be as time consuming.
Timeline
The only budgeting I needed for this was £1.80 for a bag of chips but other than that everything was free however I still needed to complete a risk assessment of anything that could happen to the crew or equipment.
Budgeting
Risk Assessment
Although I am not actually making this video for the artist it's still important to keep to that artists image as it is their song. To do this I need to look at Ben Howard's existing image through things such as clothes, locations, tones and narratives of his other videos so that I can accurately portrait this image in my own video. When it comes to clothing or costumes Ben Howard is often wearing very basic, modern everyday clothes which is usually just jeans and a t-shirt and sometimes a zipper hoodie so I don't necessarily have to worry about clothing to much. Most of his videos have a peaceful and relaxed tone to them with lots of shots out in the wilderness and in nature so it will be important to try and recreate this if possible.
The basic idea for my music video is the singer will be travelling through different locations and as he travels in the narrative he also does in the performance. In the narrative aspect he will be looking for himself but eventually will find friends and it's at this point in the song that he becomes happy and spends more time with them. I went looking at the locations I wanted to shoot my music video and took pictures for a recce but luckily as they were all public places I did not need to get any location releases.
Recces
Although I did not need any location releases I still needed performer releases for anyone that appeared in my film.
Releases
Instead of doing a storyboard for this assignment I decided to do a timeline instead as I thought it would be easier and wouldn't be as time consuming.
Timeline
The only budgeting I needed for this was £1.80 for a bag of chips but other than that everything was free however I still needed to complete a risk assessment of anything that could happen to the crew or equipment.
Budgeting
Risk Assessment
Jack,
ReplyDeleteThis needs to be finished ASAP and you need to add your pre-production paperwork to it (inc storyboards/timeline).
EllieB
Now at merit.
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