The royal tenenbounds

we watched this clip in class. and i think it is good in terms of representation of the character because 'Wes' adds in little things that all represent the characters. for example each child's bedroom represents the type of person they are.
there are a lot of Roland Barthes Theories involved in this video, as if the whole thing was made to fit with each different theory of his.

Newer Video Research

You Me At Six - Gossip

The reason why i have gotten this video is because the lyrics are about something bad but then something that's looking upwards. another reason why i like this video is because it involves the initial idea i had of the characters having a fun time. this is good simply because i still want the element of fun to be in the video. 2 minutes 6 seconds in there is some really nice close up shots, which are similar to the type of close up shots i want to involve in the video.



You Me At Six - The Rumour

The reason why i have selected this video is because it has the element of realism, in terms of the lyrics, they reflect a teenagers life, just like the lyrics i have written for my song. i chose this song more for the lyrics rather than the actual video itself, which is why i have put a video on with just the lyrics.




Jojo - Too Little Too Late

The reason i like this video is because around 1 minute 30 it shows one character sad and alone whilst the other is with friends and having fun till he See's the phone call. this is the sort of the thing i want to include in my video, the idea that one is happy and one is sad.
The reason why i haven't embedded the video in this post is simply because the embed code is disabled at the min, so all i can do is leave you with the YouTube link ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzIQGUIxzE8

Avril Lavigne - I'm With You

around 40 seconds in you see a clip of Avril walking through the street, this is sort of what i want to achieve.
2.59 there is a shot of her leaving to go elsewhere, this is inspirational because of the way she looks in terms of her facial expression. The embedded code is also disabled within this video so again here is the link to the video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW2LTnzD-vE

Avril Lavigne - Happy Ending

this video is good because we see Avril as a punked up chick. which helps to represent her group choice. i like the way that the director of her video has represented her gothic background in terms of cloths, setting (when Avril is playing the guitar) and the black and white memory clips, they have a darker feel to them. also around the point 2 minutes 28 into the video we see Avril Lavigne fighting with her boyfriend. shoving him just like my characters will be in my video, also straight after this we see Avril running away towards her band who are playing on the roof, i want to also achieve this effect of Lexi fighting with her boyfriend and then she runs to band practice. i think Lexi running would be a better idea than her walking because it adds more drama and effect and emotion to the scene.
thankfully they haven't disabled the embed code!!! so here it is, one song that represents what i want to achieve in the video, more than any of the others.

Year 13 Induction Video's

I thought that it might get a bit annoying clicking on the links to get to any of the older inspirational video's therefore i have created this post in order to embed the video into the blog. All the annotation for the video's are in a post from a while ago. so if you wanted to read what i put about it, go back to almost the first post. :)
enjoy.

Blink 182 - Rock Show


Andrew W K - We Want Fun



Viva la Bam Season 2 - Bam Margera & Crew's Mardi Gras Skate Road Trip Episode Compilation/Montage




Anti-Flag - "When All the Lights Go Out" Side One Dummy

Year 13 Induction

For our media project, we have decided to work with brief 1.
 Brief - a promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music promo video, together with; a cover for its release (DVD/CD package) and a magazine advertisement.
Our initial ideas for this would be to write and record a song with 'diabolical dispatch' and then to make the video based around the song. we intend to include some shots of the band members skating and playing (the music within a band practice). video's that inspire our ideas for the video are as follows;
Blink 182 - Rock Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWemwyqpIpg
From this video we want to take the idea of having a big crowd of people to cheer on the music, like in the shot taken 1 minute 33 seconds in.
Andrew WK - We Want Fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49mDdQSwPaA
One thing we want to take from this video is the bounciness of the music. we also would like take the idea of throwing someone into a pool as it adds to the fun element that we want to achieve. we like the idea of getting people to fall over as it shows people that skaters fall over as well as achieving the desired trick. i like the idea that they use on the opening, as in this video they show a mysterious car driving up to the camera, i would like to achieve a similar effect by getting the band members to walk towards the camera.
OPM - Heaven Is A Half pipe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1QMFOR5wi8
The thing i want to take away from this video is the camera angels from when the skater is skating, and doing tricks on the ramp. i think the angels used are really effective when it comes to showing the height achieved by the skater and the different skills used throughout the video.
Viva la Bam Season 2 - Bam Margera & Crew's Mardi Gras Skate Road Trip Episode Compilation/Montage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSiy3BW89ro
The inspiration that i have got from this video is more related to the food fights and the mud fights. Also the idea of messing around with the skate boards is also appealing. there is a great shot of a skateboard trick at 3.30 in the video, i would like to be able to get this sort of angle from a trick being performed as it has a great effect.
Anti-Flag - "When All the Lights Go Out" Side One Dummy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVGw8nMUl-8
the idea that i want to take from this video is the one that you burn your past. in this video there is a slight hint of optimism and the thought of moving on. i want to be able to portray this in our video, the idea of burning the past and moving on and making use of what you have rather than letting it go to waste.