Storyboard/Moodboard.

I had trouble posting these photos as blogger wouldnt seem to let me upload any of them on the computers, but i have fixed it now.

Research Into The Mods.

The Mod subculture originally started in London, England in the 1950's. The most iconic elements of this subculture was their fashion and music choice (Jamacian Ska and British Beat Music)
Dick Hebdige claimed that he thought mods "appear to have been a group of working class dandies, possibly descended from the devotees of the Italianite [fashion] style". Hebdige is a theorist who focuses upon the modern approach to identity.

The original style for Mods was a slim-fitting dark suit, combined with a lighter coloured shirt, a plain simple dark tie, and to match dark shoes. As the popularity of this subculture grew, their fashion style developed into a more casual approach. In the 60's it was known to wear levi jeans (turned up at the bottom), a fred perry top (commonly known to make an appearence in This Is England) and desert boots.

The Who was the prime example of a mod group, their music mostly listened to by this subculture.

Editing and Changing Music Video.

After spending a few weeks editing my music video, and playing around with its order; I got opinions of classmates and my teacher and decided that it is too complicated to have 2 plotlines within the video, thus I am now focusing soley on the dramatic story line of the nightmare between the boy and the girl. I think this is a much more interesting approach as it will allow me to concentrate much more on the tension that builds and create a atmosphere within the music video that will interest the audience more than a perfomance from the band.

I plan to do more shooting as I have cut the perfomance out of my music video completely and shoot the girl (Jess) inside the house, which is where we first saw the boy, adding a element of confusion for the audience, to question whether this nightmare is true or not? I will shoot close up shots of her to add dramatic effect and highlight the emotions in play.

I thought of an idea that consists of shooting with the girl upclose at the start of the music video and as it progresses, her background widens and you get a whole picture at the end. This would be vice versa for the boy, beginning with midlength shots of him and at the end you would see his face close up which would allow the audience to identify his feelings. I think this would be a good idea as it has to the mystery of the music video. It would also symbolise that the boy is being trapped by the girl, an idea that she is "closing in on him"

Costume Research.

Rock Clothing on Prezi

More Raw Footage (To be evaluated)

Close up shot of the boy drinking from a glass of water. This is to illustrate that he is trying to calm himself down.

Shot of the boy walking towards the bathroom.

I choose to do this shot as I think it symbolises the boy going into the darkness, the fact that he is turning the light off could show that he is trapped. Linking to the nightmares he has been having.


He is walking from the darkness into the light, maybe trying to escape .

Photos of the band members.. (Updated)

 

Craig (Left) is playing the guitarist in my band and Rowan (Right) is playing the lead singer (front man). These photos were taken when I was about too start filming and Rowan is tuning the guitar up. 

 

Close up shot of Rowan. Rowan conveys the typical band singer for this type of genre. He has a lot of piercing that is viewed by society nowadays as an act of rebellion, although it is becoming more commonly accepted, it is still viewed in a negative light by the older generation. This links with the clothing worn in the 1970's.

(The Models) As you can see the most seen colour worn by people who associated themselves with rock/punk is black. Therefore by getting Rowan to also wear black, the audience can make the reference to the type of genre.

Close up shot of Craig.

The clothing that Craig is wearing isnt so conventionally typical of the genre, however the black skinny jeans were very popular in the 1980s with heavy metal rock bands. Even though the band I am using isnt heavy metal, it has an element of rock throughout the song. Bands such as Slayer and Meticalla supported drainpipe trousers. By the 1990's artists such as Freddie Mercury and Bon Jovi had also converted to wearing the slim fit jeans. Thus by Craig wearing these types of trousers there can also be a link to the genre.

More raw footage.

The lighting is a bit dim at points but once I have uploaded the footage onto the school computers i'll then be able to make it more clearer.

Rough Footage.

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Intertextuality

The start of my music video can be referenced too the opening of "The kids we used to be" by Your Demise. My opening shot is of Tom waking up, rubbing his eyes and checking his phone, and if you watch the first minute of this music video you will see the similarities between my idea and the footage being played. This video influenced me as it relates to the words being sung but also the genre could be linked with our band that were using. The idea that the camera is representing the mirror and filming the singer is also being used in our music video but too highlight the emotions on the main singers face. Typically in music videos of this genre the main singer addresses the audience straight on, by looking into the camera which gives the effect of them singing to us.

List of shots to do.

• Close up of Tom leaning on the mirror
• Close up of Jess pretending to cut her tounge (nightmare effect)
• Pan out of band standing against a grotty wall.
• Rowan writing on the empty sign post saying "Stay Young" (Sped up effect)
• Shot of flowing river
• Close up of band members faces.
• Close up of Tom looking worried.
• Tom standing outside an isolated pub (vanishing point)
• Drum solo with edits of Jess popping up. - Jacob
• Leaning against the wall on different sides (seperate) Jess and Tom
• Shot of traffic on motorway (Sped up effect)
• Ending - The finishing of writing "Stay Young" on the wall - Rowan walking away. (Fade to black)

Shooting Schedule

• 2nd October 2012 - Shot with Tom in the opening scenes and a couple of various different shots. E.G Drinking from the beer can.

• 3rd October 2012 - Shot with Jess in the asylum scenes, (these will be edited in throughout the music video as short snapshots, they are not the main feature but more to be used to shock the audience and intensify it) Also shot a few landscape views in Anglia Square, looking out from the car park, with the view of the terrace housing etc.

• 9th October 2012 - Planning on shooting the other shots we need. TBC

• 10th October 2012 - Shooting more footage. TBC.

Locations

Me and Jess wanted to find a location that brought a creepy atmosphere to the music video, after searching we found that in Thorpe St Andrew there is a derelict mental asylum. It was used in the 18th century and shortly closed after. We thought that if we filmed in the early evening, the lighting would add too the effect, but also the fact that it is an abandoned mental asylum will also make the audience feel uneasy. This is going with our running theme that the lead singer is mentally unstable. With the windows boredered up it instantly hints that no one wants to go into this place. We are going to have a few shots of the girl standing against the wall with the camera zooming out slowly to show the audience the whole picture.

This location in Anglia square is perfect to film some of our lead singer. He will be isolated in this vast area, with the background being quite dim and dingy. This will emphasise too the audience that he is alone. In contrast to the shots of the band members all together in the warm cosy pub. The lighting will also be very different in the two shots. This one will be dark and uninviting; whereas the shot in the pub will have warm shades. (e.g. yellows)

The second shot will be the band performing together outside. Relatively in the same place, yet the area will be less isolated. The reason I wanted to shoot this here, was so that the band members are higher up, looking down at the housing. Showing that they are rising above everyone else.

The Rock Genre holds a more urban feel to it. It rose from the streets and was found in less popular places. The fact that they didnt want to be associated with the mainstream population highlighted that they would be performing in cheap pubs and rundown places which is why I have chosen to have the band performing in this location.

Manichaeism

Manichaeism

Blake believed in this whole idea of Manichaeism, which is what I am basing my music video around. Manichaeism is a contemporary term for someone who views the world as a struggle between Good and Evil.  

Manichaeism is a syncretistic form of Christianity which quickly became successful and spread through the Aramaic-Syriac speaking regions. However this belief gradually faded away within religions after the 14^th century.  It is now an attitude of moral dualism (a conflict) which involves the choice between good and evil.

“Light is gradually removed from the world of matter and returned to the world of light from which it came.”

William Blake

Research into William Blake.

William Blake was a poet born on 28th November 1757, like many poets at this time, he was not very well known during his lifetime. However now he is considered to be an important historical feature within poetry and the visual arts of the Romantic Age.

My main focus of William Blake’s work is his book “The marriage of heaven and hell”. It’s given me a good insight into how I should structure my music video and also influenced me in my ideas for the plot. I want to work my music video around his idea of heaven and hell and its differences.

William Blake believed that everyone was born with a 3^rd eye. This eye was the eye of perception. He thought that every human being were in chains because they would not accept their 3^rd eye and confined themselves to their 5 senses. "…there are things inside doors, outside doors, and in between the doors…”  According to Blake the third eye acts as a "switch" which activates higher states of consciousness and expands spiritual visions. The chains that we are trapped in were man made in Blake’s eyes therefore we are declining ourselves of the higher powers, in other words, he is suggesting that it is our own fault we cant access this third eye unless we allow ourselves to let it open. If you can’t imagine liberty (the third eye) then it will always be impossible to achieve it.

A good example of Blake’s beliefs about the third eye and achieving freedom and liberty is “The chimney sweeper”. The last two lines of each poem represent the difference in man if he opens his third eye.

“Though the morning was cold, Tom was happy and warm; so if all do their duty they need not fear harm”. This first poem tells us how Tom, although he may be alone, he didn’t fight the spiritual powers therefore allowing him to be more happier than anyone who didn’t accept the third eye, therefore still being in chains their whole life. The second poem illustrates this difference:

“And are gone to praise God and his priest and king, who make up a heaven of our misery."

-Unfinished-

Costume

" If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is... infinite. "

This is an important quote in the book  "Marriage of Heaven and Hell" by William Blake. Its suggesting to me that our perception of reality is clouded by everything evil, hinting that if "the doors of perception were cleansed" then we would see reality as it should be, in everything good. I am going too use this idea within my music video, switching between good and evil and the fine line between the two. This is going to be represented in the video when the man (the lead singer) sees the girl who has been haunting him in his nightmares in the street, suggesting to the audience whether he is actually living in reality or living in his dreams. The idea is quite in depth at first and hard to get your head around it but I believe once I have filmed it, it will have a deeper meaning than most music videos that are published nowadays, which normally focus on the meaning of love and so on.

I cannot use the drumming footage in this video as it was filmed by the band Dora Nadine, however I mixed it with my footage to see what the outcome was, to decide whether I should recreate a drummer and mix the two together in the same way as shown below in this video.

The first two examples of music videos are mainly focused upon footage of the band, rather than telling a story behind the song. This is common within hardcore music, which is why it has influenced me to incorporate footage of the band within my music video, however, the song I am using is a mix of genres (hardcore and punk) therefore the example below shows a band which is less heavier than the first, more concentrating on a story rather than just filming themselves performing. Thus giving me the idea to combine the two together, to link it too the mix of genres.

Example of a shot for our music video, however it will be slightly sped up when we get to edit, and the lighting will be adjusted.

If you click here you can see the example of William Blakes poem The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell. It illustrates his views on the ideas of heaven and hell and how they are represented, it goes against generic views of what would be considered are tied towards the two things.