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Album Cover

Band Logo

Detail Shot list

StoryBoard Animatic

This is our storyboard animatic which shows each shot in our music video, with information on the type of shot and timings. The storyboard animatic also has a rough demo of the song we are going to use for our music video.

Note that some of the timings shown on the storyboard are different to the timings of the video, this is because there was a problem with the syncing of the storyboard with the music.

Wonderwall Music Analysis

The music video Wonderwall by oasis is an amplification music video although it has some contradictive shots that haven’t got any link towards the song/lyrics. The music video has a surrealism of random props and special effects, which are key factors towards the bands genre.

The interpretations of the song are very complex the lyrics give the impression of a couple that has an unstable relationship that has it's up and downs. Also the person who’s the song about which could be interrupted as a man is madly in love with her and believes that nobody loves her the way he does, although the lyrics of the song could be interpreted to be Liam Gallagher’s min which is full of confusion hence why the music video has random shots of clowns and puppets.

Mise-en-scene within the music video is a wide variety of props and costumes which have hidden meanings, such as; clown costume which can be perceived as the child within Liams mind, instruments which are a classic convention of an Alternative video, the sunglasses worn by Noel which can be perceived to look like John Lennon who Noel Gallagher admired. The music video also has a lot of antiques such as the record player, the old barber’s chair which could state oasis interest for old things. In the music video the props the band use are random and confusing such as the swings guitars, two men playing saws like a cello which can give the impression of confused mind.

The Editing and Camera techniques in the music video Wonderwall there are very basic. Here are some o the shots and editing techniques within the music video, firstly there is a long shot of a clown walking up to a record player in a warehouse this is a contradicting shot which could be interpreted when Noel was young he didn’t have much so they made use of what they had [the clown symbolizing noels youth]. Then you there is a close up of the clown switching on the record player this symbolizes that the song is going to start. When the song has just started there are a various long and medium shots of Noel Gallagher playing the guitar this can be interpreted as a live performance which most sub-genres of Rock renowned for. All the way through the music video there is a shot of the record player playing with the name Oasis which is a great way to get the band’s name across to the audience. Within the music video the editing techniques are quite plain such as the music video is black and white, although the music video has some colour for various objects such as the clowns hat, Liam’s guitar etc… there is also a random negative shot of Noel this is still a contradictive convention within the music video although the music video is more of an amplification video because of its links towards the song and the lyrics.

Breadown Of Lyrics

Look At Me

Bass Intro – 0:02 – 0:12

Guitar Intro – 0:12 – 0:34

Verse 1 – 0:34 – 0:55

How can you say you love me 0:34 – 0:35

Cos this is not how you for seen it 0:36 - 038

Everyday I wish you were mine 0:39 – 0:41

But I guess I was so blind 0:41 – 0:43

I don’t want a broken heart 0:43 – 0:47

All my friends said you were bad news 0:49 – 0:51

Just forget her she’ll just use you 0:52 – 0:55

Chorus 1 – 0:55 – 1:06

Look at me 0:55 – 0:56

Look at me 0:57 – 0:58

I’m just a mess 0:58 – 1:00

When I am great success 1:00 – 1:02

You’re not second best 1:03 – 1:05

Intro Riff – 1:06 – 1:17

Verse 2 – 1:17 – 1:40

When I asked you wanna go 1:17 – 0:19

Sometime after the rock show 1:20 – 1:22

I thought it was a date 1:22 – 1:24

But then I saw the look on your face 1:25 – 1:27

Then you gave me the biggest bombshell 1:28 – 1:30

You said you didn’t like me that 1:30 - 1:33

W 1:34 – 1:35

A 1:35 – 1:36

Y 1:36 – 1:37

Chorus 2 – 1:40 – 2:02

Look at me 1:40 – 1:41

Look at me 1:41 – 1:42

I’m just a mess 1:43 - 1:44

When I am great success 1:45 – 1:46

You’re not second best 1:47 – 1:49

Look at me 1:50 – 1:51

Look at me 1:52 – 1:53

I’m just a mess 1: 53 – 1:55

When I am great success 1:56 – 1:58

You’re not second best 1:58 – 2:00

Bridge – 2:02 – 2:33

I know you meant well 2:02 – 2:05

But you made it really bad 2:05 – 2:08

How can I understand 2:08 – 2:10

I just wanna forget you 2:13 – 2:16

But you keep coming back 2:17 – 2:19

You keep coming back 2:19 – 2:21

I thought I was 2:22 – 2:24

Over you, Over you 2:24 – 2:26

Over you, Over you 2:26 – 2:28

O-v 2:29 – 2:31

E-r 2:31 - 2:32

Chorus 3 – 2:32 – 2:54

Look at me 2:32 - 2:33

Look at me 2:33 – 2:34

I’m just a mess 2:34 – 2:36

When I am great success 2:37 – 2:39

You’re not second best 2:40 – 2:42

Look at me 2:43 – 2:44

Look at me 2:44 – 2:45

I’m just a mess 2:45 – 2:47

When I am great success 2:48 – 2:50

You’re not second best 2:51 – 2:53

Outro – 2:54 – 3:22

Pitch

Band/Song/Genre

The song we have chosen is by our band, Awaking Disaster. The song is called ‘Look At Me’, and is about how teen girl of the present day being confused and heartless, and the lyrics are stating that when the teen boy becomes famous and girls want him back, he won’t take any of them back. The genre of our song and band is pop-punk. The conventions of pop-punk are shown below:

· Humour

· Performance (Band playing instruments)

· Narratives

· Parody’s

· Rebellion

· Politics

Synopsis of Video

Our idea for the music video is a performance/parody based video. The bands/artists we are going to parody are Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Oasis, Take That, and Pete Doherty. There is not really a narrative to our music video apart from the stories behind the artists/band’s we are making a parody of. For the artists that we parody in the video we will make reference to their personal life, for example the rumors of Lady Gaga, the feud between Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis. Also we will make fun of some of their music videos, by making reference to certain aspects of their videos and adding humour.

Creative Ideas

The parodies in our video need to look real, and make a good reference to the artist’s image and how they are portrayed to the public by the media. This means that the mise-en-scene in our music video needs to be good. So the clothing and costumes that the actors wear need to be similar to the clothing that Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Oasis etc wear. For example the actor playing Kanye West will need to wear a silver suit with a black shirt, with aviator sunglasses, and for Lady Gaga the actor will need to be wearing skimpy clothes. The locations in our video will also need to make reference to the artists. For example in Take That’s music video for ‘Patience’ the band members are on a beach, so we will possibly need to film on a beach, to make the parody look good.

At the beginning of the music video we will show a couple of close ups of the guitar leads being plugged into amps, the drum kit being set up, and microphones being placed on stands etc. Then we will show a close up of the bass guitarist moving his fingers in time with the music, strumming the guitar strings. We will then show close ups of certain drums being hit on the drum kit in sync with the music. After the intro of the song has finished, the camera will focus on the lead singer at a high angle. We might also use some canted angles while you can see the band playing. These camera shots and editing techniques are being used at the beginning of the video to create the enigma of who’s playing the instruments. For the parodies we will use the camera shots and editing techniques that are commonly used in the other artist’s music videos, for example in Take That’s music video for ‘Patience’ the camera pans around the band members while they are walking towards the beach.

Results from Questionnaires

Target Audience Research

 

We gave out 15 questionnaires and got several different answers concerning our music video.

 

Q1. The genre of our song is pop-punk, what conventions do you expect to find in a pop-punk music video?

 

3  said party (answers include house party, people dancing etc)

5 said spoof

3 said Rebbellion

12 said clothing

3 said performance based video

10 said appearance (answers include tattoos, piercings etc)

 

Q2.  What clothing do you expect the band members to be wearing in a pop-punk music video?

 

7 said baggy jeans

4 said skinny jeans

2 said cut jeans

2 said ¾ shorts

7 said T-shirts

5 said skater shoes

 

Q3. Our idea for a music video is a spoof/parody of other artist’s image and music videos, what do you expect in a spoof/parody music video?

 

10 said humorous (answers include humorous facial expressions, comedy and humor)

10 said mocking other artist’s (answers include mocking celebrities, role playing, intertextuality, copying/alluding, political figures)

3 said special effects (answers include magicians, explosions)

 

Q4. In your ideal music video, what artists would you like to be included?

 

5 said Lady Gaga

2 said Kanye West

2 said Rick James

2 said Green Day

2 said Miley Cyrus

1 said Take That

1 said Blink 182

1 said Ozzy Osbourne

Q5 Do you think a spoof/parody video would work for a pop-punk music video?

 

12 said Yes

3 said No

 

Q6 What style video do you prefer?

 

6 said amplification

5 said illustrative

4 said contradicting

 

Q7. What type of narrative technique do you prefer to see in a music video?

 

3 said Enigma

3 said Linear

2 said Non-Linear

7 said Multi-Strand

 

Q8. Which of the following do you prefer to see in a music video?

 

3 said emotion

3 said good story

6 said humour

3 said special effects

 

Q9. Do you prefer a music video which you can relate to, and why?

 

9 said Yes

Reasons: Makes the music video more appealing to the audience, makes it more memorable, easy to relate to in real life situations.

 

5 said No

Reasons: A music video is mainly just for marketing purposes, other people said they didn’t mind if they could relate to a music video or not.

 

Q10. What type of shots do you prefer to see in a music video?

 

5 said Close ups

4 said long shots

1 said point of view shots

5 said racking shots.

Primary Audience Research

Questionnaire

1.     1.  The genre of our song is pop-punk, what conventions do you expect to find in a pop-punk music video?

2.     2. What style clothing do you expect the band members to be wearing in a pop-punk video?

3.     3. Our idea for a music video is a spoof/parody of other artists image and music videos, what do you expect in a spoof/parody music video?

4.     4. In your ideal parody music video, what artists would you like to be included?

5.     5. Do think a spoof/parody video would work for a pop-punk music video?

Yes/No

6.     6. What style of narrative technique do you prefer to see in a music video?

a)    Amplification videos (Retains a link with the video through lip syncing, or matching the beat of the music)

b)    Illustrative videos (The video directly represents the lyrics, i.e. As the lyrics say I’ll drive in my car, the character in the video gets in his car)

c)     Contradicting videos (The video contradicts the lyrics in the song)

7.     7. What type of narrative technique do you prefer:

a)    Enigma (There is a mystery, unresolved problems etc, in the music video

b)    Linear (The music video is chronological order)

c)     Non Linear (The video is not in chronological order, flashbacks might be included in the video)

d)    Multi-strand (More than one story is shown in the music video) 

8.     8. Which of the following do you prefer to see in a music video?

a)    Emotion                        

b)    Good story (with a deep meaning)     

c)     Humour

d)    Special Effects

9.     9. Do you prefer a music video which you can relate too, and why?

Yes/No

10.  10. What type of shots do you prefer to see in a music video?

a)    Close up  (of the artists face, or body 

b)    Long shots (showing the scenery, location of the music video)

c)     Point of view shots (showing what the character in the music video would see)

d)    Tracking shots (the camera follow or tracks a certain action)