Work for Week 22/9 - pinning concept down

As per our lesson today - the overriding objective this week is to decide WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO FOR OUR VIDEO! In other words, start mapping out the concept to the lyrics.  The processes that you will carry out to help with these creative decisions are:


1. edit and review Brighton footage  and video diaries of who did what on the shoot.  Reflect - how has this process moved your ideas forward? - due FRIDAY 26th 3.35pm


2. Video analysis - review progress so far with KJ on Tuesday - reflect on how well you are using theory and finish off the final video analysis - due FRIDAY 26th 3.35pm


3. Technical analysis - map ideas to the lyrics ready for Thursday's lesson so you can make a focused decision about the kind of sequences that as a group would be useful to analyse to support your own concept.  Final analysis due on blog MONDAY 29th 3.35pm

Interesting colour, pro-filmic and visual effects - get creative!

A source of alternative music videos

Have a look at Bugvideos.co.uk for a range of alternative videos

CF - Planning tasks Wk 15th Sept

As per our lesson today - you should now be working on:

1. Planning for Brighton  - post ideas for test shots, details on props, costume, locations, kit if needed -  (Due Wed 17th Sept for lesson with KJ) - group post

2. Start video analysis task - cover all questions in the booklet over 3 videos.  Complete 2 videos worth of analysis by Sunday evening 6pm 21st Sept.   - individual post

Video discussed today:

Carpark North - Human
Directed by Martin De Thurah

I've just found this making of video - interesting to see the visuals ... but it's in DANISH!  Alex - you'll have to help us out

Another video set in Brighton that is worth having a look at for inspiration (no swimming though on Thursday - not covered by our risk assessment!

Laura Marling - Rambling Man

Blog posts - deadline 14 september 2014

1. Institutional Context: Prezi/PPT – Grp.
2. Class Music Video, Lonely Boy: music video – Grp.  planning/evaluation – Ind.
3. Music Video theoretical essay: with visual evidence – Ind.
4. Summer hols work: 3 x track ideas with comments  - Ind.
5. Develop comments on 1 track: mise en scene, camera, editing - Ind.
6. Moodboard on genre of track – Grp.
7. Detailed response to questions on chosen track – Grp.
8. Semiotic  analysis of Music Video: Narr/Perf/Conc – Ind.

Concept - lo-fi montage editing

STUFF PICK from Ground's Oranges on Vimeo.

Performance and Concept - camera and set

Labrinth - Let It Be from Us on Vimeo.

CREATIVITY: Woodkid 'Iron'

This video was one that creatively influenced Ben, Chris and Alistair in their work a couple of years ago:


Woodkid "Iron" from WOODKID on Vimeo.

(if you liked that, have a look at their others, in particular 'I Love You' - spectacular

This is their final video.  See if you can spot where the visual link is...

Visual inspiration - John Baldessari

Take your creative inspiration from all areas of culture - not just confined to other music videos. Take for example this fantastic short film documentary about John Baldessari, the artist. PACKED with visual ideas that could inform your work
A Brief History of John Baldessari from Supermarché: Henry & Rel on Vimeo.

Performance music video

Great narrative music video

Narrative music video in reverse

Great Moodboard

Moodboard on Prezi

Effective use of slow motion

Hand drawn with ink bleeding effect

split screen amazing performance vid

Mute Math - Typical (Reverse Video)

The whole band played the song backwards during filming.

Here is the original video:

http://youtu.be/7XVWR-5fiG0



and here is the making of the video:

Interesting, dreamy performance - Warpaint

Interesting scandinavian video

This video won an award for Scandinavian video 2010 at Bergen film festival. This is what they say:

The winning video is the product of a director and a musical artist who take the music video genre seriously – this is an ambitious and poetic video, at once catchy and fascinating: A video you will want to watch again and again. It repeatedly demonstrates the magical potential of the music video; the moments where text, music and visuals melt together to form something that's able to touch the viewer in an emotional way. The video is an example of exquisite film craft – effectively told through the use of beautiful images, precise portraits and surprising themes. The scene that is portrayed in the video is genuinly Scandinavian, but the sense of youthful restlessness is also universally recognizable. Sitting in the back seat of a car that is speeding off in the search for SOMETHING, is a feeling we can all relate to. The loving and detailed portrayal of young brashfulness, boredom and love is perfectly matched with the gently explorig song. Thus the unity of music and film transcend the sum of its parts and proves that the music video is still a powerful genre with the able to tell big and important stories in the space of a couple of minutes.

another one by same director


and another - same artist and director

exemplar technical analysis

Although Ben hasn't put up the shot list yet; the following technical analysis is an example of A* work. This is detailed, focused, technical research.
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