Controversial and Intriguing music videos

An example of a particular video which instantly showed the zeitgeist of Britain whilst also showing a political message is the video 'God Save the Queen' by the Sex Pistols. The beginning lyrics say "God Save the Queen, the fascist regime" this shows straight away that this is an example of anti royal and how the people of Britain may have been feeling at that particular time. What is interesting in this video is their iconic style of the black leather skinny jeans was originated back to mods and rockers which were two conflicting British youth subcultures of the 1960s. Just be this particular style audiences can be influenced due to the fact that they can identify with an aspect of the band, for example wearing similar clothing of the bands genre to feel part of something. Not only can audiences identify with the style of a band but they can also identify with their political views, gender, image, genre and so on. For example this controversial video by the Sex Pistols may have lead others to connect to the band as they may have the same political views. This gives the audience a sense of belonging meaning by following the particular image of the band they feel a part of something. In reference to our music video an iconic style and image is needed in our video to first of all fit with the specific genre and to appeal to the audience who already listen to music of the folk/acoustic genre.




Another artist who looked towards sending out a message of peace in his music was Bob Dylan who was thought of as an activist singer. His political message in his music was aiming for civil rights, some audiences identified with his music due to similar political views meaning people were drawn to his music as they could feel a sense of belonging.

   *include more on the history of folk music and image + link to music video*

Original rough plot summary + shot list

- A young girl dressed in a out dated (vintage) costume (dress) is stationed in a large field completely alone.

-She takes toys out of a small wooden box and begins to play with them in the grass. (This will be a close up shot of her hands and will quickly cut to an overshoulder shot.)

- Cut to a split screen with the young girl dominating most of the screen whilst two ( of the four in total) masked men (dressed with animal masks to look like human versions of the girls animal toys) are appearing from the taller grass in the other two sections of the split screen.

-Cut between several different shots showing the escapades of the masked men as they recreate the actions the girl is creating with the toys.

The shots included in this particular scene will be:

-Extreme close ups

- low angle tilts

-high angle shots

-close ups

-tracking shots

-panning in and out shots

- The cuts between each shot become shorter and shorter as the toys (masked men) proceed to get closer to the girl

- A split screen will be used as the masked men reach the girl and pull her from the shot

The shots included in this particular scene will be:

-birdseye view of the girl

-close up tilt of masks

-tracking shot of the hands of the masked men as they reach towards the girl

- The previous scene fades out for 2 seconds and fades into a close up of the feet of one of the masked men. The camera then pans up to the torso and head of the masked men to reveal the wooden toy box in the one of the mens hands. A toy of the girl is placed inside the box and the lid is closed.

- End on a shot of the toys returning to their orignal locations in the field.

Possible closing shot idea>

The making of the Moodboard

This section of the moodboard of our ideas is the particular camera angles and styles of lighting which could be used in our music video. For example, the opening or ending to the music video could open with a generic opening shot of a silent movie as shown below. This will give our video an old fashioned feel to it which would link to the era.

Intertextual references-

One particular intertextual reference which links to a possible idea for the music video, is this clip from Jane Eyre. As an ellipse is an idea that may be added to the plot of the video where the transformation of a young girl to a young women is shown in a matter of seconds. This clip shows Jane Eyre drawing as a little girl, she then turns the page which then shows her painting as a young women.

The ellipse begins from 4:49- 5:24. >

Intriguing Music Videos

                                                             
                                                            Lady Gaga- Judas

This particular video strikes out to me as intriguing due to it's religious connotations which cause controversy and spark interest from the viewers. This video conforms to Andrew Goodwin's theory as Lady Gaga is frequently objectified due to the skimpy costumes which she is wearing throughout the music video. This makes her seem like a sexual object linking to the idea of voyeurism of the female body. Also there are many close ups of her showing her iconic image of extravagant make up and costume which make her image recognisable  this also links to Goodwin's theory. Intertextual references are shown in this video which are about religion, for example the crown of thorns which is shown in the video.

                                                             Radiohead- Just


In contrast to Lady Gaga's overall style of music and outrageous image, Radiohead reflect a more subdued and melancholic style.The music video for Radiohead's 'Just' is that of the rock genre which is made clear as it follows the conventional rock video as nothing is glamorous but instead quite dark and bleak. However, the band are playing in a brighter setting showing their importance to the video. In reference to Goodwin's media theory there is a relationship between the lyrics and the visuals in this video, for example the opening lyrics "Can't get the stink off it's been hanging around for days.." are followed by a shot of a man getting into a bath which links to the idea of washing of the stink. Due to the randomness of the man lying down on the ground the audience are left curious and frustrated which adds ambiguity to the video. The band are partially separated from the action but kept in power as there are several shots of them looking down at the people who are on the streets.

Andrew Goodwin's theory!

Andrew Goodwin's theory! on Prezi

Our chosen artist for our music video

Robin and I have chosen to use the song 'Antiques' played by his brother Billy Lubach who has given us permission to use his music. This piece of music has no lyrics and is played with instruments such as a ukelele and a piano. It fits under the folk/acoustic genre due to the acoustic feel of it and upbeat melody.