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'.