Here are four songs that we thought about using for our music video;
Marina and the Diamonds
Girls
The Outsider
Eliza Doolittle
Mr Medicine
Nobody
These songs would all be good to use int the making of a music video because they are all sung by women, making them easier for us to make without having to bring someone else in to college for every lesson. Also, the connotations of the lyrics show the singer being alone, lonely or somethign similar. This would be easy to show in a music video with slow cuts and close ups of facial expressions. They also all tie in with the teenage girl image, because they are both young and know about the 'struggles of teenage life'.
Vladimir Propp was a Russian scholar who analysed the basic plots an narrative structures of Russian folk tales. He applied the formalist approach to his work, meaning he broke down sentence structures into smaller, analysable elements. Propp was then able to use this method to analyse fairy tales and break them down into their smallest narrative units. By doing this, he invented a specific type of narrative structures still around today.
There were 31 components to this approach, including TRICKERY, DEPARTURE, GUIDANCE, STRUGGLE, and eventually, VICTORY.
An example of this style of video is Sic Transit Gloria by Brand New. This is because it follows along with the song's lyrics as well as keeping in beat with the music. This becomes apparent when the main character says 'This is so messed up' at the same time as the singer, connecting him to the music and establishing his status as the main person. The music is non-diagetic, so he shouldn't be able to tap his foot in time with the beat, or sing along to the song in other parts, including 'Die young and save yourself'. The video is filmed with a sort of blue filter to convey sadness when the main character feels alone in the club, though it changes when he begins to start breaking things, as now he has the power of control over everyone. There is a lamb on the door at the start of the video, and the same lamb is on the shirt of the girl at the end, this shows the audience that there is a connection between the two of them, and also fits in with the line, 'He is the lamb, she is the slaughter'. The end of the video seems to be the victory part, as it looks like he has picked up a girl, but then there is an element of trickery, when he himself is controlled by an unidentified man.
To shoot on London's Southbank you need to have permission from the private property owner. To do this I had fill in a form and send it to Film London. Luckily, we are a group of less than five people and will be using a predominately handheld camera, as otherwise we would need to give up to eight weeks notice and may be turned down. This is just a precaution, because the terms and conditions say that we would normally not need permission, but without persmission, if we are asked to stop filming then we must leave the premesies. I am waiting on a reply from Film London, although it says that they endeavor to give feedback within three working days, hopefully giving me an answer before the weekend.
The previous student work I choose to analyse is the music video made to the song naive by the kooks. The narrative of the story is linear and tells the story of a girl cheating on her boy friend which seems to be a bit clique.
Mollie is a 18 year old female who lived in Kent. she is a Caucasian student and her parents shop at Waitrose. in her spare time she likes to go horse riding ,going to gigs and shopping.
she reads the guardian when there's one around the house but she's more into reading magazines like glamour and ok because she likes to be up with the gossip.she gets around in a car and carries around her iphone so she can listen to her music and check up on facebook and twttier.
when she is out shopping she likes going to Topshop, H&M, New Look and River Island. her favourite thing to drink are smoothies. and she wants to go on holiday this year to either Ibiza or Thailand. the reason why she likes pop indie is because she likes to express herself.
Mollie is a typical 18 year old Caucasian female who enjoys going to gigs, shopping and horse-riding in her free time. She lives in the rural part of Kent where her parents would be B when classed in occupation groups. For her groceries, she would shop at Waitrose who are known for their high prices but is of high quality. She reads the Guardian as part of being a student, it would be necessary for her to expand her vocabulary however she does read Glamour- for fashion aspects and OK!- for the latest celebrity gossip. She would normally travel by car because buses do not occur as frequently as they do in London and the train would be a far distance from her house. A gadget she would have is an iPhone- for music and entertainment purposes. Accessories she would have in her handbag would be: LipGloss, Mirror, bottle-opener, wallet and emergency cash. She likes to shop at high-street shops like: Topshop, H&M, New Look and River Island. Her favourite drink is smoothies or anything with lots of fruit: 'Fruity stuff'.
As being an adventurer, she would like to go on holidays in exotic places with plenty of things to explore. Ibiza, Thailand, Ayia Napa would be examples.
Mollie likes Marina and the Diamonds because as it is within the Indie Pop genre, she feels they express emotions quite openly and has the opportunity to have lots of quirkiness without people feeling it is over the top.
Here are four songs that we thought about using for our music video;
These songs would all be good to use int the making of a music video because they are all sung by women, making them easier for us to make without having to bring someone else in to college for every lesson. Also, the connotations of the lyrics show the singer being alone, lonely or somethign similar. This would be easy to show in a music video with slow cuts and close ups of facial expressions. They also all tie in with the teenage girl image, because they are both young and know about the 'struggles of teenage life'. 
