The reply from management stated that we had to contact Ogren's publisher instead. We sent another email and are awaiting a response.
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Monday, 5 October 2015
Contacting the Producer - Copyright issues
In order to avoid copyright violations, we had to contact the producer of our song choice 'Hypnotic' to ask permission to use it for our music video. Unable to find the contact information of the producer, Ryan Ogren, we emailed his management.
The reply from management stated that we had to contact Ogren's publisher instead. We sent another email and are awaiting a response.
The reply from management stated that we had to contact Ogren's publisher instead. We sent another email and are awaiting a response.
Friday, 11 September 2015
Final Song Choice
Today we looked closely at the lyrics of our three main song choices, looking for ways in which we could apply Goodwin's theory of having visual links with the lyrics. By doing this we discovered which song had the most potential.
Song Choice 1 -
St. Patrick - PVRIS
Song Choice 2 -
Hypnotic - Zella Day
Song Choice 3 -
Hold Me Down - Halsey
We decided that the best song was 'Hypnotic' by Zella Day. We felt that the lyrics were more substantial and that there is a lot more imagery. The verses in 'Hypnotic' are much longer than in 'St Patrick' and 'Hold Me Down', providing us with more opportunities for visual links. The words used in 'Hypnotic' are also more interesting and varied whereas 'St Patrick' repeats many words in the verses, for example 'chemicals', 'spiritual' and 'miracle', this makes the song sound dull, there aren't enough exciting, descriptive words to create an entertaining music video.
We also thought that 'St Patrick' and 'Hold Me Down' were too repetitive, both have extremely short verses that are overshadowed by the long choruses. In 'Hold Me Down' the verses are only 4 lines long as opposed to 'Hypnotic''s 8 lines. In total, the verses in 'Hold Me Down' take up 8 lines of the entire song whilst the chorus and pre chorus take up 36. This is a verse to chorus/pre chorus ratio of about 1:4.5 in comparison to 1:2 in 'Hypnotic'.
Although we felt that the beat was more powerful in 'St Patrick' and 'Hold Me down', we decided that lyrics were more important.
We hope that by choosing 'Hypnotic' there will be enough emotive and descriptive vocabulary to provide the basis of a strong narrative for our video, it will also make it easier to apply Goodwin's theory.
Song Choice 1 -
St. Patrick - PVRIS
Song Choice 2 -
Hypnotic - Zella Day
Hold Me Down - Halsey
We decided that the best song was 'Hypnotic' by Zella Day. We felt that the lyrics were more substantial and that there is a lot more imagery. The verses in 'Hypnotic' are much longer than in 'St Patrick' and 'Hold Me Down', providing us with more opportunities for visual links. The words used in 'Hypnotic' are also more interesting and varied whereas 'St Patrick' repeats many words in the verses, for example 'chemicals', 'spiritual' and 'miracle', this makes the song sound dull, there aren't enough exciting, descriptive words to create an entertaining music video.
We also thought that 'St Patrick' and 'Hold Me Down' were too repetitive, both have extremely short verses that are overshadowed by the long choruses. In 'Hold Me Down' the verses are only 4 lines long as opposed to 'Hypnotic''s 8 lines. In total, the verses in 'Hold Me Down' take up 8 lines of the entire song whilst the chorus and pre chorus take up 36. This is a verse to chorus/pre chorus ratio of about 1:4.5 in comparison to 1:2 in 'Hypnotic'.
Although we felt that the beat was more powerful in 'St Patrick' and 'Hold Me down', we decided that lyrics were more important.
We hope that by choosing 'Hypnotic' there will be enough emotive and descriptive vocabulary to provide the basis of a strong narrative for our video, it will also make it easier to apply Goodwin's theory.
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Hypnotic - Zella Day
Today the group discussed another possible song choice for our music video, 'Hypnotic' by Zella Day. I like the beat of this song, however, it isn't as strong as that in our other song choices. I think that there is a lot of interesting imagery created by the lyrics, this would allow us to have a variety of visuals in our music video.
Zella Day is an American singer-songwriter signed to Pinetop Records and Hollywood Records. Her music is classed as indie pop which is fitting as we wanted to produce an indie music video. 'Hypnotic' is the first track on her debut album, 'Kicker', that was released in June 2015. As she is quite a new artist, she is yet to make the charts but her album has received positive reviews.
Zella Day is an American singer-songwriter signed to Pinetop Records and Hollywood Records. Her music is classed as indie pop which is fitting as we wanted to produce an indie music video. 'Hypnotic' is the first track on her debut album, 'Kicker', that was released in June 2015. As she is quite a new artist, she is yet to make the charts but her album has received positive reviews.
Friday, 14 August 2015
Hold Me Down - Halsey
We have found another possible song choice for our music video, 'Hold Me Down' by Halsey. I really like this song as it has a very strong beat that would be easy to edit to. The song also changes in pitch and volume throughout, this helps to create different moods and would be great to use for a music video with a narrative as the feel of the song helps to tell a story. There isn't currently a music video for 'Hold Me Down' which I think is advantageous as we can make our video wholly unique, unaffected by an existing video.
Halsey is an American singer-songwriter signed to Astralwerks and Capitol Records, Astralwerks focusing mainly on electronic and dance music. Halsey is categorised as indie/electronic pop so this song is perfect as we wanted something belonging to the indie genre. 'Hold Me Down' was released in June 2015 ahead of the release of her 'Badlands' album in August 2015. She is rising in popularity, with her previous album 'Room 93' reaching 159 in the US and 'Badlands', released only a year later, peaking at number 2 in the charts.
Halsey is an American singer-songwriter signed to Astralwerks and Capitol Records, Astralwerks focusing mainly on electronic and dance music. Halsey is categorised as indie/electronic pop so this song is perfect as we wanted something belonging to the indie genre. 'Hold Me Down' was released in June 2015 ahead of the release of her 'Badlands' album in August 2015. She is rising in popularity, with her previous album 'Room 93' reaching 159 in the US and 'Badlands', released only a year later, peaking at number 2 in the charts.
Wednesday, 5 August 2015
St Patrick - PVRIS
We have found a possible song choice for our music video, 'St Patrick' by PVRIS. I really like the intro of this song and think that it has a strong beat. The song is quite fast paced which creates an energetic atmosphere that is suited to a performance video. I think that the religious references in the lyrics would provide us with interesting visuals and locations.
PVRIS are and American band signed to Rise Records and Velocity Records, both independent companies. Although they are a band, the lead vocalist is female, making it easier for a member of our group to be in our music video. Previously a hardcore metal band, we felt that their current music, which is categorised as electro/synthpop, is better suited to the style of video that we hope to create. 'St Patrick' is from their debut 2014 album 'White Noise' which peaked at number 12 on the UK Independent Album Breakers chart.
PVRIS are and American band signed to Rise Records and Velocity Records, both independent companies. Although they are a band, the lead vocalist is female, making it easier for a member of our group to be in our music video. Previously a hardcore metal band, we felt that their current music, which is categorised as electro/synthpop, is better suited to the style of video that we hope to create. 'St Patrick' is from their debut 2014 album 'White Noise' which peaked at number 12 on the UK Independent Album Breakers chart.
Thursday, 9 July 2015
Female Indie Artists
We have decided that we want a song with a female vocalist, this will allow a member of our group to star in the music video, making it more practical for filming as we won't have to rely on outside help. Starting to think about song choices, I began to research female indie artists. I discovered an article in The Telegraph, titled '10 Amazing Female Singers You Haven't Heard of Yet', which introduced me to many potential artists that we could use for our music video. It is important to look at existing videos by female artists so that I can gain inspiration and to identify common themes within the indie genre.
My favourite artists from the article, for either song and/or music video, are listed below:
Rescue -
Yuna
I really like this song as it is very upbeat and would be ideal for a performance video. The video contains some very interesting editing techniques, for example (below top), a landscape shot has been layered over a close up of the artist, making the shot more unusual. Another shot that stood out to me (below bottom) showed the sun seeping through the trees, illuminating the artist's clothing, the contrast between her golden scarf against the dark background and the light reflecting in the camera lens creates a dream-like atmosphere.
This video conforms with multiple elements of Andrew Goodwin's theory. The relationship between the music and visuals is clear, the upbeat, lively song is paired with the vibrant visuals of the locations and the artist's clothing. There is also a relationship with the lyrics. There is a theme of freedom and escaping throughout the song, 'she don't need rescuing, she's okay', this is shown through very open spaces, such as by the sea, this is further shown by the strong wind that blows her scarves throughout the video, presenting an idea of being free like a bird. The lyrics are also very hopeful, for example, 'things were bad, she was in despair...she came up for air...she found herself', this is represented through the inclusion of light in the video, making the artist look bright.
There are also many close ups of the artist, typical for an indie music video as it helps to promote the artist and create a 'star image'. The music video also fits the conventions of a performance video, there are multiple settings and there is lip-synching throughout.
Every Time the Sun Comes Up -
Sharon Van Etten
Whilst I think that this song is too slow to use for our music video, I was intrigued by its existing video. The narrative is very unusual and unique whilst also being very emotion, the viewer is able to empathise with the main character, this is an element that I would be interested in including in our music video. Unlike most indie videos, this contains very little performance, and even then it is only an animation instead of the real artist (below), which I thought was quite entertaining.
Andrew Goodwin's theory can be applied to this music video due to its notion of 'looking', there are many television screens shown throughout, as well as mirrors. There is also a relationship with the music and visuals, the slow paced song is matched with long, drawn out shots and the use of slow motion. A relationship with the lyrics can also be seen, for example, as the lyric 'I see double' is said, there is a shot of two layered clips that give the effect of blurry vision or 'seeing double'. I found it interesting that there was a very obvious link to the lyric 'we broke your glasses but covered our asses' where a woman can be seen holding a card with this written on.
Portrait -
Josephine
This isn't the genre/style of song that our group is looking for, we would rather indie pop or indie folk, however, I really liked the techniques used in the video. The entire video is in reverse, I found it very interesting to watch a narrative backwards. This is a technique that I think we could use in our video, possibly on a lesser scale.
Typical of a narrative video, there is no lip-synching and a clear story. Applying Goodwin's theory, there is a link between the music and visuals, the calm beat is complimented with the slow paced video, creating a relaxing atmosphere. There is also a relationship between the lyrics and visuals, for example, the lyrics talk about 'portraits' and identity so it is fitting that the video focuses on a single person, allowing the audience to connect with them. Also, the lyric 'every rose we grow' is paired with a shot of some flowers (below). Close ups of the artist throughout help to create a 'star image'.
Closer
Rae Morris
I think that this would be a good song to choose for our music video. I think that it has a strong beat that would be easy to edit to, there is also a clear differentiation between the chorus and verses, making the song less repetitive and helps to create different moods throughout, this would be helpful if we choose to create a narrative video as the atmosphere would also change throughout.
My favourite artists from the article, for either song and/or music video, are listed below:
Rescue -
Yuna
I really like this song as it is very upbeat and would be ideal for a performance video. The video contains some very interesting editing techniques, for example (below top), a landscape shot has been layered over a close up of the artist, making the shot more unusual. Another shot that stood out to me (below bottom) showed the sun seeping through the trees, illuminating the artist's clothing, the contrast between her golden scarf against the dark background and the light reflecting in the camera lens creates a dream-like atmosphere.
This video conforms with multiple elements of Andrew Goodwin's theory. The relationship between the music and visuals is clear, the upbeat, lively song is paired with the vibrant visuals of the locations and the artist's clothing. There is also a relationship with the lyrics. There is a theme of freedom and escaping throughout the song, 'she don't need rescuing, she's okay', this is shown through very open spaces, such as by the sea, this is further shown by the strong wind that blows her scarves throughout the video, presenting an idea of being free like a bird. The lyrics are also very hopeful, for example, 'things were bad, she was in despair...she came up for air...she found herself', this is represented through the inclusion of light in the video, making the artist look bright.
There are also many close ups of the artist, typical for an indie music video as it helps to promote the artist and create a 'star image'. The music video also fits the conventions of a performance video, there are multiple settings and there is lip-synching throughout.
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| Vibrant shots are shown throughout |
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| Freedom shown through wind |
Every Time the Sun Comes Up -
Sharon Van Etten
Whilst I think that this song is too slow to use for our music video, I was intrigued by its existing video. The narrative is very unusual and unique whilst also being very emotion, the viewer is able to empathise with the main character, this is an element that I would be interested in including in our music video. Unlike most indie videos, this contains very little performance, and even then it is only an animation instead of the real artist (below), which I thought was quite entertaining.
Andrew Goodwin's theory can be applied to this music video due to its notion of 'looking', there are many television screens shown throughout, as well as mirrors. There is also a relationship with the music and visuals, the slow paced song is matched with long, drawn out shots and the use of slow motion. A relationship with the lyrics can also be seen, for example, as the lyric 'I see double' is said, there is a shot of two layered clips that give the effect of blurry vision or 'seeing double'. I found it interesting that there was a very obvious link to the lyric 'we broke your glasses but covered our asses' where a woman can be seen holding a card with this written on.
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| Notion of 'looking' |
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| 'I see double' |
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| 'We broke your glasses but covered our asses' |
Portrait -
Josephine
This isn't the genre/style of song that our group is looking for, we would rather indie pop or indie folk, however, I really liked the techniques used in the video. The entire video is in reverse, I found it very interesting to watch a narrative backwards. This is a technique that I think we could use in our video, possibly on a lesser scale.
Typical of a narrative video, there is no lip-synching and a clear story. Applying Goodwin's theory, there is a link between the music and visuals, the calm beat is complimented with the slow paced video, creating a relaxing atmosphere. There is also a relationship between the lyrics and visuals, for example, the lyrics talk about 'portraits' and identity so it is fitting that the video focuses on a single person, allowing the audience to connect with them. Also, the lyric 'every rose we grow' is paired with a shot of some flowers (below). Close ups of the artist throughout help to create a 'star image'.
Closer
Rae Morris
I think that this would be a good song to choose for our music video. I think that it has a strong beat that would be easy to edit to, there is also a clear differentiation between the chorus and verses, making the song less repetitive and helps to create different moods throughout, this would be helpful if we choose to create a narrative video as the atmosphere would also change throughout.
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