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Final Song Choice.

Are final song choice was Marina And the Diamonds The Outsider From her album "The Family Jewels" this song was not release as a single and so did not have a music video to accompany it. the song was the best for the project because looking at some of the previous work people haven't done it before but also because the lyrics show a girl who  doesn't fit in and is a loner and the music video can get a lot of great ideas for a narrative.

short list of potential songs.

this was a list of potential songs to use for the music video:

• Going Missing Maximo Park
• Number one enemy- Daisy Dares You
• in these towns-The Enemy
• Mr Medicine, Rollerblades, Nobody-Eliza Doolittle
• Girls, The Outsider-Marina and the diamonds

this is the final short list of potential songs we had for are music video:
Nobody- by Eliza Dollittle

Or

The Outsider- by Marina and the Diamonds

we came down to these two because they were the two that we thought would be the most easiest to portray and what gave us the most inspiration.

Shortlist of Potential Songs

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'.

Who was Vladimir Propp? (add music video and analysis)

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.

Applying For Permission To Shoot on London's Southbank

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.

Review one of the previous students videos that you analysed in class (finish)

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.