Research Into Similar Products: 'Boyfriend' by Best Coast

I have been looking at the music video to 'Boyfriend' by Best Coast. I have been focusing on the colour treatment that they have used. They have given the whole video a slightly yellow effect, enhancing a vintage/retro look to the film that is an obvious form from bands in this genre. This is to be expected from a band with this genre as their target audience will expect to see such conventions in the music videos of these types of bands.
It also makes it look very American, giving the band personality and heritage. This is something I have noticed many bands do with their music videos, to give a clear indication to their nationality. Bands such as Blur (English) and Lana Del Rey (American) do this.

Here is the music video to 'Boyfriend' and another video to 'The Only Place' by Best Coast:

'Boyfriend' by Best Coast

 



'The Only Place' by Best Coast

Another music video that does something similar with the colour treatment is the one to 'Ride' by Lana Del Rey. It  uses the same yellow tinge to give an American feel to the video and show Del Rey's American heritage.

                                       

Locations

My music video, as stated in previous posts, will be a surreal journey for the character in it. This being the case, there will be no real setting to it. It will, however, have hints at settings, such as the place where the character is burried under the ground and where they are trapped under water. But these places will be very vaige, not really being anywhere spacific as I want them to represent feelings and emotion more than physical places.

But, I have always known that location is a very important aspect in music videos for bands and singer/songwriters as they noramlly deffine the type of music they make and where they are from or even how they are feeling. A good example of this is Blur's video to 'Beetlebum', it has the band playing in a flat cheap flat in London that looks grimy and dirty, representing how they felt at the time of making the song and video. Here is the video:

See my previous blog on this music video for further analysis.

Actors

The character that I want in my music video to 'Lost' by Monday Coma will need to be someone who is convincing enough to look like they can relate to the character in the song, someone who is lost in the world of drugs. They will need to look slightly unwell, being skinny, looking tired and a bit battered up. The kind of person I want to play this character will need to be quite young, having a similar age to that of the members of Monday Coma. Here are a few people that I feel would reflect this character well with a clip of them acting:

Joe Gilgun

• Joe Gilgun has a rough look about him which has been brought out of him in many roles he has played, such as 'Rudy' in Misfits, Woody in 'This Is England' and 'Hydell' in Lockout. Gilgun would be ideal because he fits the role perfectly, being a professional actor that has had experiance in the type of character that I wish to be portrayed.

                            

 

Robert Sheehan

• Robert Sheehan has a similar aroma to that of Joe Gilgun. Sheehan has a look that can be played on that would allow me to create the character that I want, a unhealthy, thin looking drug type.

 

 

 

 

 

Rupert Grint

• Rupert Grint is a very famous actor, having played Ron Weasley. He is very good at acting with his face, creating looks of deep emtion hiden behind his eyes. This is something that would be very useful in the filming of the music video to 'Lost' as a lot of the filming will be cosentrated on the characters face as I really want the emotion of the character to be portrayed.

 

 

 

 

                                            

 

 

 

                                      

 



 

 

Storyboard

Here is my first storyboard for the intro, pre-verse, first verse and second pre-verse:

Intro/Pre-verse:

 

 

First Verse/Verse:

 



 



 Second Pre-Verse:



 

 

I will be putting up some examples of my filming with rough cuts of these scenes soon, so keep a look out!  



 

 

 

 

Props

I have contacted a company called Colourful Coffins asking them if they have any spare or damaged coffin parts that I could as part of my prop that will be the box that my character is stuck in at the beginning of the music video, to be shown in a similar way to this:                                               
                                     

If it then turns out that this will not be possible I will then need to find another way of creating a man sized box to use as a prop, possibly creating my own with wood or cardboard.

I have found a website that shows how to make cardboard look like wood for if I am unable to acquire and wooden boxes big enough to work as my prop. Using cardboard that's made to look like wood for my prop will be a cheap and easy way to create the prop if the real thing (wood) is inaccessible. Take a look at the website I have found then have a look at my earlier post about the opening part of my music video which will be using this prop, looking at the use of one in Misfits and Kill Bill.

Website: http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7805491_make-cardboard-look-like-wood.html

Audience Research

For my music video to 'Lost' that I have written, I will need to portray the song in such a way that the types of people that listen to my genre of music will enjoy and possibly relate too.

This is the case with every kind of band/artist. Their following will expect to hear/see things that are expected from the band, from the music all the way to the clothes that they wear.

Recently I came across a photographer called James Mollison who had a project that he called 'The Desciples'. This looked into what the fans and followers of certain musical artists looked like, taking pictures of individuals after gigs and putting them together in a row. Have a look at Millison's website and take a look at his work for yourself, then come back and see my comments about them

James Mollison: The Disciples - http://www.jamesmollison.com/project_disciples.php

This is an interesting aspect to fans. The people chosen to be photographed for these shots are clearly trying to dress like the musical artist they have come to see, dressing like them and reflecting their appearance.

Having looked at this, I feel that in my music video I will have to really portray the traits and appearances that the band normally emit. Below is a link to Monday Coma's Facebook page, Twitter page and Soundcloud, have a look to see what kind of band they are as well as listening to their music to distinguish what kind of band they are and so in turn understand what their fans would expect and want to see in a music video of theirs.
I see Monday Coma to be a quite light hearted band that seem to have a message in most of their song which they are trying to portray. This being the case I will try to portray the mood and message of the song whilst trying to get across the feel of the band when showing them playing.

Resarch Into Similar Products: Misfits: Buried in a coffin scene

Also in Misfits (E4) there is a scene in which Nathan (Robert Sheehan) is lying in a coffin that has been buried under the ground, having just come back from the dead - Nathan is invincible due to his power he received in a supernatural storm- where he is shown from the side in a medium close up:
                             
Watch this clip of the scene talked about then come back and see what I will be taking from it as inspiration.

Clip of Nathan in coffin: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/misfits/videos/nathans-coffin/s2-exclusive-buzzing


I will use something similar to this in my music video for 'Lost' in the first part of the song when the character is revealed to be inside some kind of box under the ground. I will construct a prop similar to that of the coffin used in Misfits, but mine will look much less aesthetically pleasing as the coffin does, not having the silk lining or pillow. The i will use will have a much more cramped feel.

A film that has a similar scene in it is Kill Bill Volume 2 (Quentin Tarantino). In this scene the woman trapped in a coffin buried underground escapes and digs her way up to the surface. Here is the clip:

This is a little more how I will have my box that the character is in, much less glamorous and has a much greater feeling of being cramped and claustrophobic. 

Scripting

In my music video I do not plan to have any talking or sounds other than the song. I feel this is the best as the song is about quite a serious subject and so having any talking would take the focus way from the lyrics, of which are a major focus of the song.

From the research I have done, however, I found that most music videos that do have scripting in have very little and is usually done at the beggining of the music video or the end. Although some have a few bits of dialog in the middle also.

Here is the music video to 'Lifestyle For The Rich And Famous' by Good Charlotte which includes scripting, that adds to the effect of the video and song:

Research Into Similar Prooducts: Misfits: time travel scene

In Misfits, a British science fiction comedy drama television show broadcasted on Channel 4, has a number of scenes in it where the character Curtis (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) has a power that means he can travel back in time.
They portray this by having a close up of Curtis' eye whilst the past scenes rewind in the pupil of his eyes:

I will use a similar technique in my music video to show the transition between the sections of the song, connecting the elements and the transitions between them. This will allow me to make extreme changes to the environment around the character without making it seem unbelievable or odd. However, as this may turn out a bit to challenging to edit together in a way that they have done, so I may do mine by over lapping two shots; one of the character's eye and the other of the person failing about.

Research Into Similar Products: 'Spanish Sahara' by Foals

This is the video to 'Spanish Sahara' by Foals. I am looking at this video because through out the video it has a recurring clip of choppy icy water. This is a recurring theme that emphasis the subject and emotion of the song and creates a cold feel to the video. These shots could be seen as a metaphor, as the song seems to be about someone that has drowned, for the inevitable fate of the person subjected in the song; the place they're headed, and because of the recurrence of the shot, the place they cannot escape.

The 1996 film Romeo and Juliet directed by Baz Lurhman also uses this idea of recurring things, in this case also using water. Here is the trailer:

Research Into Similar Products: 'Disco 2000' - Pulp

Here is the music video to 'Disco 2000' by Pulp, watch it then have a read of my comments and thoughts:

This music video has a running story going on in the video that is different to the one being told in the song, however, there are parts that link to each story, such as the part where the man in the music video sees the singer of the band on the tv. This creates a contrapuntal feeling with story lines, creating much more interest.

I could use this idea in my music video, having possibly two stories going on that could, in the end, enter into each others stories and connect into one bigger story.

Research Into Similar Products: 'Charmless Man' - Blur

Below is the music video for 'Charmless Man' by Blur, give it a watch then read what I have had to say about it and how it can help me with my own music video:

In this video I think that there is a good use of character relations to the band. Throughout the video the band are seen near the character of the song's story but you are not quite sure if he can see the band or not. However, at one point it is made clear that the character can see them as he interact with them, pushing the singer over.

This makes you question whether it is just the character that can see the band or whether they are actually there, if they are actually just part of the characters imagination or conscious.

This intern then makes us question the characters sanity.

In my music video I could do a similar thing with the relationship between the characters, showing the band to be where ever the character is, almost as if they are performing to this character, but the character does not acknowledge their presence. The aim of this will be to get the audience asking what the band are to this character, if they are a metaphor or even ghosts.

Production Calender

I am now moving into the filming part of my production, keeping to schedule with my production calender: 

Copy of Media Studies Production Calendar 2013-2014

Updated Production Pitch

Here is an updated verison of my production pitch for my A2 media studies main task:

Production Pitch Updated

Research Into Similar Products: The Bridge

                                                  

'The Bridge' is a documentary about the result of a year of filming the Golden Gate Bridge in 2004, which within in has captured a number of suicides as well as some filming off interviews with the families  and close friends of those identified. The inspiration was acquired from an article titled 'Jumpers', written by Tad Friend, which appeared in The New Yorker magazine in 2003.

This documentary is an interesting one as it raises the question of what should be shown in the media and more specifically television. 'The Bridge' focuses on the subject of suicide which is a very controversial subject to be shown on television and so has raised the question of whether these people's suicides should have been shown on tv. Would these people who have taken their own lives really want their last moments to be shown on television?


Another text that raises similar questions is 'Don't Call Me Crazy' that was shown on Channel 4.

                                               

This is a programme about youth with mental illness. Again, the question of if this sort of thing is suitable to be shown on tv and whether it is right to show these subjects.

In my music video I will need to bare in mind the sorts of things that are suitable to show in my music video, if they will cause offence to the audience or cause controversy.

Research Into Similar Products: Jaws/Target Audience Research

Today we looked at the emotional responce that certain films try to create and avoke in an audience as it is these emotions that connect the audience with the situations in the film they are watching and with each other.

This clip from Jaws is a classic example of how film makers create an emotional responce from the audience. Through out this clip there are many small things that all add up to the overall amotions that the audience feel.

Through out the clip the marshall is placed right on the edge of the screen at points and this creates the feeling that he is on the edge and on the edge of everyone else, as he is quite literally shown to be on the edge. However, he also seen to move more into the shot at points and this creates a feeling of carm and relax for the audience.

It also uses the use of music to create a sense of fear and dread in the audience by playing the music before the shark, Jaws, has even been shown to be around, but you have this sense that it is coming from the music, triggering your response to fear. 

Research Into Similar Products: 'Seen It All' - Jake Bugg

Here is the music video for 'Seen It All' by Jake Bugg:

This music video has a very clear character through out it and this is what I find interesting about it. All the way through this video we see things going on which get the viewer watching to ask questions, such as the police at the start, but are then explained at the end as we find out that the character is actually dead and is seeing the goings on of his death.

                                     

This video for 'Lego House' by Ed Sheeran also has a very clear character within it. The things that are happening to him and the things he is doing also get us asking questions, why is he in these places? Why is he doing what he's doing? 

I'd like to take this use of a misterious character and use it in my own music video. I can use a song which can have different enterpritations with a clear character within the song so that the visual character in the video can also be open to interpretation and raise questions. 

Research Into Similar Products: 'Tighten Up' - The Black Keys

Below is the music video to 'Tighten Up' by The Black Keys. Please watch the music video then have a look at the comments I have made on it.

This video is interesting because it doesn't show the actually singer of the band to sing the song, instead it shows two small boys to be singing the song as they try to impress a girl. I liked this because it gave another way to look at the songs meaning but added a comical affect to the video by taking something that is usually seen in adult behavior and putting it with small children, making it surreal.

In my music video I will try to take this idea of making real life surreal by taking something otherwise normal and that happens within something and put it happening in something else.


'A little Soul' - Pulp

This is another video that shows the vocals of the song to be sung by children, again showing the song from another view point.

I'm always interested in what other people think of the research I have made so please leave a comment on your thoughts and advice!

Main Product: Music Video

                                                          

The song I have chosen to do a music video for is 'Lost' which is a song I have written and recorded. As I am the owner of this song I do not need to seek permission. However, if I were to be using another band's/artist's song I would need to seek permission from them via email.

Here is a mock email that I would have sent in order to seek permission for using a song:

Dear Sir or Madam,

                                I am a student at the Marlborough School in Woodstock in my second year of alevels. I am studying Media Studies at A2 and for the coursework in this I have chosen a brief that means I need to create a music video for a song. I would like to ask for your permision to use your song 'Lost' as the song for my music video, it is one that I have really enjoyed and have a wide range of idea that I could use for the video.

Thank you,

Yours faithfully,

Ben Pilston


Here is a link to my Soundcloud, have a listen to 'Lost' then come back and see what I've said:

Here is the lyrics to 'Lost' :

Ben Pilston

Lost

Small hole, crumb clues of a needle,

Heavy eyes peer into pierced soles,

He’s not the one you used to know,

He’s lost his wits he’s out of control.

See all imagination’s waterfall,

Dried river beds of your weak and tattered veins,

He’s not the one he used to know,

He’s lost his all to the white powdered gold.

Lost in a world of a belt strapped round your arm,

These choices don’t mean anything anymore,

Gave all he could just for some more.

Oh you’ve seen him round these places long before,

And he’s terrified of the things inside and more,

He knows he’ll have to socialise but they’ll only remind him of himself.

Lost in a world of a belt strapped round your arm,

These choices don’t mean anything anymore,

Gave all he could just for some more.

 

© 2014 by BEN PILSTON.

In this song I feel there is a sense of the elements, the first verse can be linked to Earth, the the second verse can be linked to water, the choruses can be linked to air and the middle 8 linked to fire. This will be tricky to portray but I look forward to trying techniques out and will keep posting examples and samples as I go!

Genres

Today in the lesson we looked at genres in music videos. Have a watch of this video then read what I have said about music video genres.

From this I have clearly distinguished that there is roughly six genres for music videos:

• Performance

- This is where the artist is shown to be performing the song throughout the video. An example of this genre is Palma Violets' original video to 'Best Of Friends':

                                     

• Special Effects

- This is where special affects are used to make the music video more interesting and sometimes give the music video a surreal effect. Trance/Psychedelic artists tend to use the special effect genre. An example of this genre is The Chemical Brothers' 'Let Forever Be':  

                                      

• Story Line

- This is where the music video follows a character or a subject through a story, mostly related to the song. Indie Rock artists tend to use the story line genre. An example of this genre is Daughtry's 'It's Not Over':

                                      

• Dance

- This is where the music video shows a choreographed dance my one or more persons. An example of this is Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill': 

                                     

• Animated

-  This is where parts or all of the video are animated, sometimes with animation in with real film footage. Psychedelic artists tend to use this genre. An example of this genre is Gorillaz's 'Feel Good Inc': 

                                   

• Conceptual

- This is when what's being shown in the music video has no real relation to the actual story of the song. This is used by a wide range of artists. An example of this is Blink 182's 'First Date':

• Browser

- This is when an artist/s use internet sites to make their music video interactive. A good example of this is Arcade Fire's music video to 'We Used To Wait'. Here is a link to the video, check it out then come back and see what else I have to say! http://thewildernessdowntown.com/

For my music video, I will have to take these genres into consideration, thinking which will best suite the bands genre and what the target audience will be expecting to see.

Research Into Similar Products: 'Beetlebum' - Blur

Below is the music video for 'Beetlebum' by Blur:

This video uses setting interestingly. The band, Blur, are shown to be playing a stuffy old room in someone's flat, this is a funny use of setting because it isn't where you'd expect a band to be playing. This seems to show where this particular band come from: their social class, their possible home/their rehearsal space. By doing this the video makes us have a possible connection with the band and really makes it personal to them as if we we're there watching them play/practice.

In my music video I could also use this idea of using an odd setting where the band I use will be playing.Like what I said in the post about the video for 'Charmless Man', I think I will have the band playing in places that the character in my video passes, such as certain rooms or streets or smaller, more cramped places like a lift or in a bathroom. 



Another video that uses this idea of setting is the one to 'Coffee and TV' by Blur again. It too uses the use of a dark, stuffy looking room that the band are playing in which again makes it personal and allows us into their personal are where the band plays.

Production Pitch

Bellow is my production pitch for my A2 Media Studies course work, have a look then leave a comment saying what you think:

Production Pitch

Production Calander

Copy of Media Studies Production Calendar 2013-2014

This is production calendar to help me stick to deadlines with my media main product production, I will try to stick to these timings the best I can and mark in when I begin a section and when I end.

Research Into Similar Products: 'Liquid Lives' by Hadukon!

This is the video to 'liquid lives' by Haduken! I like the use of camera shots in this video which are shot from the head of the guitars looking down the neck as they are being played. This adds a much more interesting view on the scene, having the camera fixed on a moving object while the background moves, creating the feel that the world around is moving with the object being stationary.
I am planning on using this technique in my own music, having shots like these inbetween the shot of the band playing and shots of the possible story.

This clip from 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' uses a similar tehcnique. In this clip the camera is again connected to a fixed point which is moving in relation to everything else. So this too shows another way of viewing the movement of action and gives a more interesting way of viewing.

Research Into Similar Products: "AS Media Coursework - 'Come Together' Music Video"

This is a music video done by a media student at A2 level. I have chosen to look at this because it has made good use of split screen. The first example of this is at 0.24. It shows two shots of a person playing guitar but from different angles, a shot of the person singing, as well as a fourth shot of someone tapping their foot to the beat.
I liked this becuase it showed you that there was more going on at the same time than just the person playing guitar, they were also feeling the beat of the song through their foot tapping and feeling the meaning of the sing in the emotion of their face as they sang the lyrics.

Another example of this is from the film 'Mean Grils'. The picture below shows a clip from the film where four girls are talking to each other on the phone but are shown to be doing this through the use of a four way split screen.
This to has the effect of more than one thing going on as it is clear that the four girls are talking to each other at different locations but are clearly connected through this shot.



                                

This is something that I could do in my own music video, leaning more toward the affect that they have gone for in the 'Come Together' music video. I could do something similar but instead of four shots of the same person I would like to do four shots of the each person playing their insrument but possibly in different locations so that it is as if the band are playing live but from different areas.

Here is an example of my attempt of this technique: 

Research Into Similar Product / Research into Costumes: 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' - The Rolling Stones

Here is the music video for 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' by The Rolling Stones. Watch the video then read the comments I've made.

I think this is a great music video, especially for a song of its time. It uses a good use of a long shot on the lead singer, Mick Jaggar, to help the build up in the song in the intro, adding a slight tension which changes to shots of the other band members as the song gets into its groove.
- This is something, depending on the song, I think would be great to include in my music video as the shots and length of shots can have a massive effect combined with the music.
Another thing I like is what the band is wearing and the paint that decorates them. What is good about this is that it adds the feel of the video, being slightly odd and eccentric (especially for the 1960s) and I think this helps portray the band very well.
- Using things such as paint and interesting is something I would really like to incorporate into the music video I will make so I can show what kind of a band they are and what kind of people they are.

For a more detailed review of my thought on this video, read the attached word document and leave a comment with your thoughts and opinions. Word document:

Research Into Similar Products: 'Best of Friends' - Palma Violets

Below is the music video for 'Best of Friends' by Palma Violets:

This has a good use of 'live' clips of the band, which gives a good feel as if the viewer is actually at one of Palma Violet's gigs.

There is also lots of clips of the band, captured as if the camera has been following them round. These shots inbetween the ones of them playing live help the audiance to almost get to know the band whilst you also have the feel of seeing them live, so you know the kind of people that they are you're watching and makes it more personal.

- From this video I would like to take the idea of showing clips of a band doing this they like to do, messing around and having fun so that I can portray what kind of people they are and get the people viewing the video to be able to be able to relate to them and feel that they almost know the band as people.

A similar texts that have used this style of a live performance is the music video to 'My Number' by Foals:

                                        

Smilar textsthat uses the style of showing bands messing about and having fun is the music video to 'Sunday Sunday' by Blur:

                                        

And Blink 182's music video for 'First Date':

                                        

However, both 'Sunday Sunday' and 'First Date' have a staged and scripted version of the bands messing about but will have some improvisation so that it doesn't feel unatural.

Research Into Similar Products: 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' - Nirvana

Music video for 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana:

'Smells Like Teen Spirit's music video is one that slightly confuses you and gets you asking questions by having little odd things that they include within the music video, such as the dancing janitor. This is also done by the choice of setting and lighting/use of colour (linking to the post about 'For Tomorrow' by Blur). They have filmed this video in what seems to be a indoor basketball court/sports hall. This shows Nirvana's American origins but other than that its as if they are performing some kind of sports show, but really they're performing a gig. Also there has been this yellow treatment to the colour, giving a kind of melancholy affect to the video which contradicts the video in a way as a performance is meant to be quite an enjoyable happy experience with the the cheer leaders and the feel of the crowd.

- This is something that I could do in the music video that I create, having some props or choice of setting that doesn't quite make sense to make people raise questions about it. However, this could be tricky as it might just be completely random and not have a very good affect.

A similar music video to this is the one too 'Everlong' by Foo Fighters:

                                     

This too has some odd things that don't quite make sense in context to the song, such as the massive hand that the singer gets and this gets the audience asking questions. However, the dreamlike state makes the weird things like this excepted so that use as an audience don't feel too put of by this as we accept them because they're in a 'dream'.

Research Into Similar Products: 'For Tomorrow' - Blur

Here is the music video for 'For Tomorrow' by Blur:

The use of colour in this video is something I really like. The black and white affect gives the impression of being in the past and out dated, reflecting the theme of the song; 'For Tomorrow' as if the black and white is the past looking forward to the future, being 'Tomorrow'.

- This is something I want to use for an affect in the music video I make. Depending on what the song is and what the music video will be like, the colour treatment will reflect the mood that is being portrayed.

A few music videos that have also used colour treatment in this kind of style are:

'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)' - Beyonce

                                         

'Are You Getting Enough?' Professor Green ft. Miles Kane

                                        

The 'Single Ladies' video has also used the black and white affect where as the 'Are You Getting Enough' video has used a toning down of colour do create a melow feel to the video and a sense of something being wrong.

As always I am very interested to hear what other people think of these videos and my thoughts so please leave a comment about what you thought.

Research Into Props

'Come on Eileen' - Dexy's Midnight Runners

'Charmless Man' - Blur

'Don't Look Back In Anger' - Oasis

                                     

'There She Goes' - The La's

                                  

Something all these videos have in common is that they all have the band playing their instruments in them. I like this and will try to use this idea in the music video that I will create. This will mean that I will aquire to have the instruments with us at the filming at all times so that they can be ready to use whenever needed.

The set out that we will use the instruments will probably be with the band playing with them like they are performing the song, like in the above video 'There She Goes' - The La's and Blur's 'Charmless Man':

The La's:

                                         

                                       

Blur:

                                       

'Charmless Man' also has a great way of incorperating the band into playing by having them playing in rooms of the home where the character in the song lives so that they are interacting with the character, something I will try to do in my music video.

Research Into Similar Products: 'Common People' - Pulp

Here is the music video for 'Common People' by Pulp:

                                        

The use of three dimensional figures against a two dimensional back drop is really interesting effect in this music video. I like it because it really makes the people and the band stand out and is almost like you're reading a pop up book about the story that the song is telling.

The use of extras is also something I like about this music video as they are all doing something interesting behind the main action, such as dancing or kissing, but they are played back and forth in a cycle. Its a good use of editing because it adds the feel of being in a club or where ever is being portrayed in the video because it is showing 'common poeple' as if they're just doing the same thing over and over, not doing anything else and not doing anything special because they're 'common'.

- I would like to try and use the idea of using editing to create a sense of a certain thing, such as the two dimensional back drop has against the three dimensional people as to distinguish the people and 'characters', or the repeating actions of the people creating a sense of repetition and 'commonness'.

Research Into Similar Products: 'Sledge Hammer' - Peter Gabrial

Here is the music video for 'Sledge Hammer' by Peter Gabriel:

I find this a very interesting and different music video. It has a good use of animation through out, such as the train circling Peter Gabriel's head, combined with a juttery style of filming called stock frame animation, like they would film an animated film such as Wallis and Gromit. This is very effective to the video having a very obvious psychedelic feel to it, possibly trying to give the affect of being under the influence of drugs.

I like the use of these animations around Gabriel because they visualize the lyrics to the song, making it into another form of art, as well as helping you understand the song.

- I would like too take this idea of using animation combined with real life filming to visualize the lyrics to the song.

This music video is very similar to other Peter Gabriel music videos, having them in that psychedelic style. This is another example of how bands/artists have a particular style of music video, talked about already in the post about Lana Del Ray's music video for 'Video Games'.

Lana Del Ray - Video Games

                                

I'm always interested to hear what other people think so please comment about what you think of this video and the things I have said.