Equipment needed for shooting the video and the Mise En Scene:
Video Camera (With SD Card External Memory) (With Black and White Filter),
A4 Sized note pad,
Black Sharpe Pen,
Acoustic Guitar,
Empty Alcohol containers,
Misc clothing (in an untidy bedroom),
Photographs of a happy couple.
Filming Locations:
1. My Bedroom:
The scenes in my bedroom will be shot in a home video (amateur) style on purpose, this is because the protagonist will be making a video to send to his love who is far away somewhere (there will be pictures of the couple all over the wall in the background, the room will be untidy because the protagonist is falling apart without his love).
2. Sandbach Park:
Here there will be flash back scenes showing the main protagonist and his partner on a date and having a nice time together (these will be shot with a low light filter so it has a bleached effect to show that it is a past event)
3. Sandbach Town (Bus Stop):
Again with a low light filter we will see the protagonist waiting at the bus stop and getting onto a bus to show that it was a past event.
Actors (crew list):
Jacob Hassall (Main Protagonist, Camera man, Editor and Director)
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Intertextuallity
What is intertextuallity?
Intertextuallity is basically where an obvious reference to another media source is made within a music video, this can mean either; a reference to another music video, a video game, movie or a famous historical point.
Examples:
Californication (Red Hot Chili Peppers):
This music video clearly makes reference to several games from the Sims, but the main game that is made reference to is GTA this is due to the main game interface and the several activities we see taking place within the game, this video features several HUD's that are reputed to belong to the GTA (Grand Theft Auto) Franchise, this music video was made so that Red Hot Chili Peppers could appeal to their target audience (which tends to generally be people aged 16-30)
1985 (Bowling For Soup)
Here is another example of Intellextuality, in this image we see the band bowling for soup dressed up in the same outfits worn by the musicians in the video to Robert Palmer's' "Addicted to love" originally speaking out against the way we look at women in society, Bowling for Soup took this concept and made a joke out of it (probably because the original video did exactly what it was speaking out against...)
Intertextuallity is basically where an obvious reference to another media source is made within a music video, this can mean either; a reference to another music video, a video game, movie or a famous historical point.
Examples:
Californication (Red Hot Chili Peppers):
This music video clearly makes reference to several games from the Sims, but the main game that is made reference to is GTA this is due to the main game interface and the several activities we see taking place within the game, this video features several HUD's that are reputed to belong to the GTA (Grand Theft Auto) Franchise, this music video was made so that Red Hot Chili Peppers could appeal to their target audience (which tends to generally be people aged 16-30)1985 (Bowling For Soup)
Friday, 1 November 2013
Target Audience/Video concepts and ideas/Types Of music video
The Target audience for my music video is very hard to define as the genre of music that I am creating a video for is appealing to a wide range of people, as acoustic/folk is appealing to most people from the ages of 1-100 so it's hard to say who my video will specifically aimed at, in my opinion I think that the target audience will mainly be people aged between 15-30 this age range is because within the video I will be approaching feelings like loss and loneliness, in relation to romance something to which I believe people of this age bracket can relate, however in the same way it could relate to an older age range like 70-80 years old if they have lost their partner in death.
I will be creating a music video for the song "Hey There Delilah" by "The Plain White T's" I was thinking of doing a paper slide type video like the video "you need to get off Facebook" by "sonnysidevideos" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UouP8cRYZ8) also within the video there will be clips of me singing and playing guitar and black and white footage of a journey in a car or on a train, this links in with the topic of the song. The concept of the music video will basically be the story of how much the main protagonist is missing his lover this will be shown by flash backs of times that the couple were together and the cards that he will show will Read things like "I love you" and "I miss you". the colour scheme for the video will be all shot with a black and white filter over the camera, this will create feelings of nostalgia, loneliness and it will help set a dark semantic field.
There are 3 different types of music video;
1. Performance based music video:
A performance based music video will feature the artist/musicians/actors/performers playing their instruments in supposedly "real time" and singing to the camera (usually in a live setting) the musicians will often stare into the camera lens in these types of video in order to connect with the audience watching at home or on the bus or wherever they may be.
2. Narrative based music video:
In a narrative based video there will be a story being told throughout the video which is designed to connect with the audience, most of the time there will be a moral to the video e.g. don't do drugs or sometimes it may just be the story of a lonely milk carton that is lost in a strange town... in these videos the main protagonists usually wont look directly into the camera unless it is for a specific purpose
3.Concept Music video:
A concept music video usually has random words or images that have nothing to do with the music video,
a perfect example of this is the video "somebody I used to know" by "Gotye", in this video the singers are stood seemingly naked and they gradually get painted in time lapse, this has no relation to the lyrics in any way.
I will be creating a music video for the song "Hey There Delilah" by "The Plain White T's" I was thinking of doing a paper slide type video like the video "you need to get off Facebook" by "sonnysidevideos" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UouP8cRYZ8) also within the video there will be clips of me singing and playing guitar and black and white footage of a journey in a car or on a train, this links in with the topic of the song. The concept of the music video will basically be the story of how much the main protagonist is missing his lover this will be shown by flash backs of times that the couple were together and the cards that he will show will Read things like "I love you" and "I miss you". the colour scheme for the video will be all shot with a black and white filter over the camera, this will create feelings of nostalgia, loneliness and it will help set a dark semantic field.
There are 3 different types of music video;
1. Performance based music video:A performance based music video will feature the artist/musicians/actors/performers playing their instruments in supposedly "real time" and singing to the camera (usually in a live setting) the musicians will often stare into the camera lens in these types of video in order to connect with the audience watching at home or on the bus or wherever they may be.
2. Narrative based music video:
In a narrative based video there will be a story being told throughout the video which is designed to connect with the audience, most of the time there will be a moral to the video e.g. don't do drugs or sometimes it may just be the story of a lonely milk carton that is lost in a strange town... in these videos the main protagonists usually wont look directly into the camera unless it is for a specific purpose
3.Concept Music video:
A concept music video usually has random words or images that have nothing to do with the music video,
a perfect example of this is the video "somebody I used to know" by "Gotye", in this video the singers are stood seemingly naked and they gradually get painted in time lapse, this has no relation to the lyrics in any way.
Monday, 16 September 2013
Video Analysis 2 - Korn - Did My Time
Due to copyright issues I am unable to embed the music video so please see the link below
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In this post I will be doing a review of "Did My Time" by the rock band "Korn", the song "Did My Time" was released on July 22 2003, the song was written as a demo on the "Untouchables" album but wasn't released, later on the song caught the attention of the head of Paramount Pictures, and was then used in the movie "Tomb Raider The Cradle Of Life".
A major part of this music video was intertextuality, with this song being featured in the Tomb Raider movie, Angelina Jolie was featured all the way through the music video, this is evidenced from the first frame we see of Angelina Jolie walking down the alley way.
Also we can see here the application of the objectification of women that is talked about in "Mulvey's Theory", Angelina Jolie is stereotypically shown as a very sexually desirable woman in modern media, always dressed in provocative outfits and made up in make up.
here we see the male gaze that is mentioned in Goodwin's theory, this is very early on coming in at 0:09 prior to this we see the above image of Angelina Jolie walking away from the camera, this shot not only grabs the attention of the viewer, but it also establishes Angelina Jolie as the main subject of the music video. It is also interesting to note the outfit that Angelina Jolie is wearing, a pure white outfit makes her stand out from the otherwise dark background, this is again to objectify Angelina and establish her as the main point of interest in the video, later on in the video her outfit changes when she steps in to the wall of energy with the band Korn.
In this post I will be doing a review of "Did My Time" by the rock band "Korn", the song "Did My Time" was released on July 22 2003, the song was written as a demo on the "Untouchables" album but wasn't released, later on the song caught the attention of the head of Paramount Pictures, and was then used in the movie "Tomb Raider The Cradle Of Life".
A major part of this music video was intertextuality, with this song being featured in the Tomb Raider movie, Angelina Jolie was featured all the way through the music video, this is evidenced from the first frame we see of Angelina Jolie walking down the alley way.
Sunday, 8 September 2013
Video Analysis 1- Personal Jesus- Marilyn Manson
www.youtube.com/embed/Rl6fyhZ0G5E
^^due to copy right issues I cannot Embed the video please see the link above for the video ^^
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In this post I will be doing an in depth analysis of the music video for "Personal Jesus" by the extremely controversial musician "Marilyn Manson" ever since Marilyn Manson started in his music career he always tried to push the boundaries of what he could get away with in his music and in his music videos, due to this attitude, Manson was banned from performing in Italy because he dressed as the pope on stage and did "disrespectful actions" in this post we will look at how Goodwin's Theory can be applied to this music video also we will discuss the mise-en-scene and what editing skills really make this video stand out and get the reaction that Manson was looking for. WARNING- THIS VIDEO MAY CONTAIN IMAGES THAT SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING OR OFFENSIVE VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
Firstly what we will look at is a feature from Goodwin's theory called "the male gaze" this is basically any form of voyeurism and is not only applicable to men only in this video we see many examples of this, a major display of voyeurism is at time : 1:00
here we see manson holding out his hands and clearly addressing the audience and showing the audience that he is supposed to represent Jesus in a weird ying and yang kind of way, this idea is due to the opposing colour scheme that Manson uses in his unique dress style, featuring heavily the idea of black and white opposition, his name comes from mixing "Charles Manson" and "Marilyn Monroe" trying to show a perfect balance between good and evil, also this is obviously a very big slap in the face to any religious person, by likening himself to Jesus and suggesting that amongst Jesus' good deeds there also had to be some form of evil or darkness.
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Later at 1:41 we see this very clear representation of the female form as being an object of pleasure and sexual gratification, as mentioned in Goodwin's theory, this is done in order to further shock and or disturb the audience, and as we have already established this is what Marilyn Manson is all about. The target audience for Manson's music is pretty much anyone who likes rock music and doesn't like the way that our world works, with most of Marilyn's songs degrading popular topics such as the government, religion and basic human ethics, Marilyn likes to push the boundaries in every way in a desperate attempt to get his message across and of course, to sell records, the reaction to this video would depend very much on who was actually watching it, if it was a loyal fan of Manson's or an open minded analyst they would see the message that Manson is trying to give in this video, how he mocks all of the false prophets and false idols that this world has promoted as role models or good people, we can say this because in the background there is a large screen on which we see images of different historical figures pop up from JFK and Gandhi to people like Stalin all famous historical figures who tried to change the world in their own way, however if you were a religious individual or perhaps a concerned parent checking out what music your kids were listening too, you may have a few problems... as stated earlier here we have Manson portraying himself as Jesus, however this self proclaimed "Anti-Christ Superstar (the name of one of Manson's most successful albums)" is perhaps not the perfect choice to take on the role of Christ, with his reputation and his continual breaking of "normal behavior" it would be very offensive to any christian to watch, also the amount of sexual content would be seen as completely inappropriate and outrageous to any caring parent, women scantily dressed riding the horses of the Apocalypse leaving very little to their young, hormonal teenagers mind... if you get what I mean.
Marilyn Manson fits into the "Gothic Shock-Rock" scene, bands like; Deathstars, Slipknot, Lordi, Mushroomhead and GWAR all fit into this sub-genre, but what are the trade mark signs of a "Gothic Shock Rocker", and how does Marilyn Manson's video fit into this category? well first let's start by examining the dress code,
Here is a still from the songs video, here we see Manson dressed in smart almost "militarily" clothing, this is very typical in Shock Rock videos, people dress smartly in this genre to try and make you feel insecure, by showing that anyone in the street can really be a dark individual taking away our security we build up in our minds, also the color scheme Manson has gone for (black and white) is extremely common among the "Goth Shock-Rock" sub culture, as this style of music approaches the darker points of the human life and society. Here we see Manson plastered in black and white make-up which is also really common in this genre as this style of music and music videos, this is because the "Shock Rock" music scene is very dramatic and the music videos try to incorporate a play or story, being more of a show than an actual song (like taking a "Narrative Video" to the extreme), we can see this in the video for "Black Widow" By Alice cooper.
Alice Cooper took this idea and really expanded upon it getting famous horror actor "Vincent Price" to appear in the music video and putting an extra few minutes of acting into the video, again we see the use of make up on both Alice Cooper and Vincent Price, clearly a major influence on Marilyn Manson and all shock rockers to follow. Also here we see Alice cooper with a leash and chain around his neck which is linked in with S&M another major part of the shock rock genre, we see aspects of this in the personal Jesus video too.
Another aspect of the "Shock Rock" is of course... THE SHOCK! artists today (and through time) have always tried to push the boundaries when it comes to what is socially acceptable, the really ironic thing is that one musician throughout history who definitely influenced all shock rockers was none other than... Madonna, as cheesy and poppy as Madonna is (who is reviled as the queen of pop) she was a major influence on the shock rock Genre and can be attributed to some of the shock rock videos we get today, like Manson she spat in the face of what was acceptable in religion and modern society (at the time) making her extremely relative to this article, even though she isn't donning the black and white make up we can see that this video is overly narrative, another aspect of shock rock as noted before.
All of these things aside this video is and amazing example of the "gothic rock" scene and the musicians and music that comes from this genre, Manson is just one of many musicians that love to stand out and flaunt the fact that they are different, the whole "gothic scene" is pretty much shown in this video, with the dark clothing, make up and the idea of Yin and Yang pops up everywhere in this subculture, Manson along with groups and artists like; Cradle of Filth, Alice Cooper and Rammstein are pioneers in the "Gothic Shock Rock" sub-culture and Genre of music and provide us media students with some amazing Music videos to analyse.
Cradle Of Filth Rammstein
^^due to copy right issues I cannot Embed the video please see the link above for the video ^^
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In this post I will be doing an in depth analysis of the music video for "Personal Jesus" by the extremely controversial musician "Marilyn Manson" ever since Marilyn Manson started in his music career he always tried to push the boundaries of what he could get away with in his music and in his music videos, due to this attitude, Manson was banned from performing in Italy because he dressed as the pope on stage and did "disrespectful actions" in this post we will look at how Goodwin's Theory can be applied to this music video also we will discuss the mise-en-scene and what editing skills really make this video stand out and get the reaction that Manson was looking for. WARNING- THIS VIDEO MAY CONTAIN IMAGES THAT SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING OR OFFENSIVE VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
Firstly what we will look at is a feature from Goodwin's theory called "the male gaze" this is basically any form of voyeurism and is not only applicable to men only in this video we see many examples of this, a major display of voyeurism is at time : 1:00
here we see manson holding out his hands and clearly addressing the audience and showing the audience that he is supposed to represent Jesus in a weird ying and yang kind of way, this idea is due to the opposing colour scheme that Manson uses in his unique dress style, featuring heavily the idea of black and white opposition, his name comes from mixing "Charles Manson" and "Marilyn Monroe" trying to show a perfect balance between good and evil, also this is obviously a very big slap in the face to any religious person, by likening himself to Jesus and suggesting that amongst Jesus' good deeds there also had to be some form of evil or darkness.
Later at 1:41 we see this very clear representation of the female form as being an object of pleasure and sexual gratification, as mentioned in Goodwin's theory, this is done in order to further shock and or disturb the audience, and as we have already established this is what Marilyn Manson is all about. The target audience for Manson's music is pretty much anyone who likes rock music and doesn't like the way that our world works, with most of Marilyn's songs degrading popular topics such as the government, religion and basic human ethics, Marilyn likes to push the boundaries in every way in a desperate attempt to get his message across and of course, to sell records, the reaction to this video would depend very much on who was actually watching it, if it was a loyal fan of Manson's or an open minded analyst they would see the message that Manson is trying to give in this video, how he mocks all of the false prophets and false idols that this world has promoted as role models or good people, we can say this because in the background there is a large screen on which we see images of different historical figures pop up from JFK and Gandhi to people like Stalin all famous historical figures who tried to change the world in their own way, however if you were a religious individual or perhaps a concerned parent checking out what music your kids were listening too, you may have a few problems... as stated earlier here we have Manson portraying himself as Jesus, however this self proclaimed "Anti-Christ Superstar (the name of one of Manson's most successful albums)" is perhaps not the perfect choice to take on the role of Christ, with his reputation and his continual breaking of "normal behavior" it would be very offensive to any christian to watch, also the amount of sexual content would be seen as completely inappropriate and outrageous to any caring parent, women scantily dressed riding the horses of the Apocalypse leaving very little to their young, hormonal teenagers mind... if you get what I mean.
Marilyn Manson fits into the "Gothic Shock-Rock" scene, bands like; Deathstars, Slipknot, Lordi, Mushroomhead and GWAR all fit into this sub-genre, but what are the trade mark signs of a "Gothic Shock Rocker", and how does Marilyn Manson's video fit into this category? well first let's start by examining the dress code,
Another aspect of the "Shock Rock" is of course... THE SHOCK! artists today (and through time) have always tried to push the boundaries when it comes to what is socially acceptable, the really ironic thing is that one musician throughout history who definitely influenced all shock rockers was none other than... Madonna, as cheesy and poppy as Madonna is (who is reviled as the queen of pop) she was a major influence on the shock rock Genre and can be attributed to some of the shock rock videos we get today, like Manson she spat in the face of what was acceptable in religion and modern society (at the time) making her extremely relative to this article, even though she isn't donning the black and white make up we can see that this video is overly narrative, another aspect of shock rock as noted before.
All of these things aside this video is and amazing example of the "gothic rock" scene and the musicians and music that comes from this genre, Manson is just one of many musicians that love to stand out and flaunt the fact that they are different, the whole "gothic scene" is pretty much shown in this video, with the dark clothing, make up and the idea of Yin and Yang pops up everywhere in this subculture, Manson along with groups and artists like; Cradle of Filth, Alice Cooper and Rammstein are pioneers in the "Gothic Shock Rock" sub-culture and Genre of music and provide us media students with some amazing Music videos to analyse.
Thursday, 5 September 2013
First post... Hi
Hi, my name is Jacob Hassall Candidate Number: 9268, I am currently a student at Sandbach Boys School, here I study, Music, Music Technology and the subject that this blog will be based upon, Media Studies, this blog will contain all of the work for the A2 level Media Studies based upon the creation and different aspects of music videos, this is a brilliant topic for me as I am myself a musician and this project is an amazing way to advertise and get some publicity for the band that I am in, by creating and using our own music we get to dodge the "copyright bullet" and have carefree fun when making our video, but this will be looked at in a later post, this is really just to introduce you to me and my A2 Media Blog, Welcome !
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