Colour pallets

For the music video, we want to reflect the emotion of the song and to show the situation of the acting rolls. In order to do this we need to make sure our colour pallet choices fit the bill. We have done some research based upon the band we have chosen and other artist's videos to look at what they have used too.

Examples are....

Love And Death's colour pallet...

Love and Death mostly use rather dull and desaturated colours in their work, such as whites and greys in their costume choices, against dark, almost black backgrounds. In the video of the song we chose however, the setting is based in a children's play barn, so the costumes were bright yellow shirts, but when set against the dull background, they created a sense of abnormality, which worked when setting the mood of the video,



Here are two examples of Love And Death using a more monochromatic approach...





Some other artists who use desaturated colour pallets...

Beartooth - The Lines

In this video we researched, the artists have used a very desaturated colour pallet, but at the same time there is a noticeable greenish hue to the footage...





Thousand Foot Krutch - Favourite Disease

With this video being based around war, the artist use a desaturated colour pallet to convey the feelings of emotion, fear, anger, pain and loneliness that are associated with the ideas of war...






P.O.D - Murdered Love

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Acting roles for music video

• Luke Williams Powell (me) - Playing Drums/ Acting role
• Kieran Roberts - Playing Guitar/ Acting role
• Josh Zeiler - Vocalist/ Acting role
• Keavey Henshaw - Bass Guitar/ Acting role

The setting for the shooting of the footage will take place in Wem and at Thomas Adams College/School, as what were aiming for is having the actors all experiencing something going wrong for them throughout the day, reflecting the story behind the song about people having a meltdown (losing their temper). After all of the actors have lost their temper, they all get together and perfoem the song when the "meltdown" happens. 

Asking for permission from the artist

Before we get started with the shooting of the video, we need to ask for permission to use the song.
I went ahead and contacted the bands management team Straight 8 Entertainment via their website. So far we have had no reply, but we hope they will get in contact with us rather soon.

Love and Death - Meltdown Lyrics

I think I’m having a meltdown                                                   

I feel the tension

(I feel the tension)

Confessions told

(Tell me, tell me everything)

Insanity is taking over

The fantasies are driving me mad

Before

Never let go

Before I fold

Before

Never let go

Before I fold

You know that I am heading for a meltdown

Controlling me losing it all

You know that I am heading for a meltdown

Just take away the tears

I’m suffocating, don’t leave me here waiting

The cry within

(Cry within)

The flesh is bold

(Tell me, tell me everything)

Calamity is waiting silent

The razor is cutting the pain and letting it out

Before

Never let go

Before I fold

Before

Never let go

Before I fold

You know that I am heading for a meltdown

Controlling me losing it all

You know that I am heading for a meltdown

Just take away the tears

I’m suffocating, don’t leave me here waiting

Over and over in my head

I see your scars

Remember the day when we first met

Take me back

Before

Never let go

Before I fold

Before

Never let go

Before I fold

You know that I am heading for a meltdown

Controlling me losing it all

You know that I am heading for a meltdown

Just take away the tears

I’m suffocating, don’t leave me here waiting

Meltdown

For a meltdown

Meltdown

Change of song, Love and death - Meltdown

Because of an incident involving copyright issues with Linkin Park - Qwerty, our group have had to change songs. Our choice of song now is Meltdown by Love and Death.

Chosen Song Linkin Park - Qwerty

Our chosen song to create a music video for is Linkin Park Qwerty. We have chosen to do this song as it hasn't got a video, so that means we have some fresh ideas for videos rather than having a reference to a video like in some other songs we may have chosen. It is also one of the only songs we have looked at that has no video.

Possible song choices

This is a list of songs and artists our group have looked at that could be a possible choice of song for us to use in our own music video.

Limp Bizkit - My Generation

P.O.D - Murdered Love

Linkin Park - Qwerty

Papa Roach - To Be Loved

Thousand Foot Crutch - War of change

Nine Lashes - Anthem Of The Lonely

Music Video Analysis 3

3). Foo Fighters - Walk

Date: Jun 17, 2011

Label: RCA records

Genre: Alternative rock, Post grunge

Director: Sam Jones

Mise en scene:

• Rather dull colour pallet, in a dull city to start with using browns, greys and whites to reflect the misery the singer is being put through
• costume, Singer is dressed rather formally 
• set in the daytime
• character caries a guitar case around with him most of the way through the video before playing the guitar at the end.

Camerawork:

• a variety of different shots such as close up, mid shot, long shot
• at the beginning of the video, the camera is a bit more shaky like its being filmed free hand
• also an establishing shot/aspect to aspect sequence at the beginning setting the scene of the band member being caught up in traffic due to  road works
• shallow focus points used to keep the attention aimed at the band member/members.
• fluid use of the 180 degree rule

Editing:

• An array of establishing setting using an aspect to aspect sequence made from editing together different shots of the characters situation.
• many cuts to different shots that express the band members anger/frustration
• jump cuts of the band members facial expressions in the car while still using the same shot size and angle, cutting from one expression to another, showing the stages of rage he's going through.

Performance:

• Main character acts angry, with many things making him even more annoyed, and then releases his anger when singing and playing guitar at the end.
• all of the other band members act in the video too, reoccurring as different character each time, always causing some annoyance to the singer.
• throughout the video, the main singer is lip syncing to the lyrics.
• then whole band play at the end of the video, acting as their normal selves, practasing their music in a warehouse.

Music Video Analysis 2

2). Drowning Pool - Bodies

Date: May 14, 2001

Label:Wind-up records

Genre: Nu Metal

Director: Glen Bennett

Audience: Nu metal/ metal fans

Mise en scene:

• Set in a mental asylum
• very desaturated colours add to the erie vibe
• black and white clothing, very desaturated
• certain scenes set at night time

Camerawork:

• Use of fish-eye lenses to simulate looking hole through a door and also the lens of surveillance cameras
• panning using a track and dolly
• close up shots
• High and low angled shots
• Breaking the 180 degree rule to make the audience feel disorientated

Editing:

• Jump cuts occur very often to match the fast pace of the song
• footage of the band and actors appear on the screen of the TV
• shot reverse shot style of editing the footage where two different shots are constantly being switched between each other
• shots switch when the singer counts down to the chorus

Performance:

• Actor in the chair does a very believable performance of a mental patient.
• singer performs as a doctor in a mental ward
• Band are rather hyper when performing the song with instruments 

Music Video Analysis 1

These are the 5 Music videos I have chosen to analyse for reading week. They all link in with the genre I hope to base my music video around.


1). System Of A Down - Chop Suey!
Date: 13th August 2001
Label: SONY BMG MUSIC
Genre: Alternative Metal
Director: Marcos Siega
Audience: Metal fans

Mise en Scene:

• Performance is set in front of crowd
• huge lights light up stage
• performed on a stage
• set in the car park of a motel

Camerawork:

• fish eye lenses used very frequently
• use of jib to get high angles
• harnessed camera to chest to get a view of the artists faces
• both high and low angles
• shots from above zooming out
• overhead shots
•  long shots
•  close up
•  panning
• over shoulder shot.

Editing:

• artists melt through each other on stage
• artists teleport around stage
• many cuts to reflect the fast pace of the song
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Performance:

• Instrument playing
• over exaggerated facial expressions
• Dancing 
• audience still until the music plays then they start dancing

Experimenting using track and dolly

Here are a series of photos taken of the class as we all experimented with different ways of using and operating a track and dolly for making a music video. The whole class worked together to set up the equipment for shooting, helped to film, act as extras/other band members in the background of shot, and we also used different man made effects like using a drinking glass to distort the image when filming. The outcome of this experiment has given up all a good overview of how to use the track and dolly effectively in our music videos, and also has given us ideas to include too. Here are the images that were taken...

Bullivard of broken dreams experiment

This is an experiment that was aimed to help us understand the use of over cranking. Over cranking is a method of filming where the singer/artist is filmed performing at twice the normal film rate. once the footage is slowed back down again to normal speed, the artist seems as though their in slow motion but their still in time with the music. this makes for a very interesting effect.