The narrative of most girl bands is having fun with friends.
In the Destiny's Child and Little Mix video they did this by showing them
having fun and hanging out in a room, whereas the spice girls were going out
causing chaos.
Theme
The themes of some girl band songs tend to be about the idea
that friends are more important than men.
Location
Locations varied from outside to inside depending on the
type of song. Ballads tend to be outside like in the Spice Girls 2 Become 1
video. While most upbeat songs where filmed inside like Little mix's How Ya
Doing.
Representations
Destiny's Child and the Spice Girls where seen more for male
gaze with their clothes, in Destiny's Child Cater 2 U they are first shown not
wearing any clothes then they are shown
not wearing much clothes e.g bikini or short skirt. Little Mix however are for
the younger generation and don't wear provocative clothes.
Costumes
Girl bands tend to have their own personal style in what
they wear but not too much of a difference to showthat their a group. The
costumes also depend on the type of song as well. For example, if they are
singing a
ballad they tend to wear dresses, whilst rock song tends to
have an edgier look.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers- The Adventure of Rain Dance Maggie
The visuals show them performing on the roof of a building (inspired by the Beatles rooftop performance in 1969) This goes well with the music as the is the conventional rock music video is a live performance and is different from many other videos: because the song is unusual and different to what the public are used to.
The editing is medium paced to go with the slowish tempo of the song, this gives chance to see what the band is doing and for the fans to connect with the RHCP more.
The video is different to most videos they have done, Brendan's Death Song is another slow song by them and has a completely different feel and look to the video, but underneath it is the same, both of the videos show people dancing in them, they both have the band dancing around while playing and portray a live performance in front of a big group of people.
The Subways- I don't need money to have a good time
The relationship between the lyrics and the video is a mainly illustrative one, showing people having a good time with out any money but the lyrics don't describe what is happening in the video. When it says turn and walk away the video shows a woman and a dog walking away. This is also true when they sing "C'mon! C'mon! C'mon and it is shown written out in spaghetti letters.
The Subways- I don't need money to have a good time
The video is mainly illustrative showing people having a good time with no money, however it does amplify some of their meanings e.g. at 1:17 the lyrics are "not gonna be the ones just sitting on the shelf" the video shows a box of eggs with sad faces drawn on them sitting on the shelf of the fridge. Despite this many of the shots in the video have no relation to the lyrics, no one is said to be eating a bowl of spaghetti or skateboarding into glasses of water.
Quite a few of the shots look like they have been taken with a home camera, this is an illustrative element because it goes with the title of the song, saying that they don't need the top equipment to film this video, some of them even look like they are taken on mobile phones.
Many of the cuts are positioned to the crash cymbal there is also cut positioned on the guitar beat as well. This along with the fast tempo of the song make the pace of the editing fast and even very fast in some places.
The locations are mainly everyday or places that are easily accessible again illustrating the songs title. The same could be said for the clothes and the props, they are casual and everyday.
Overall this is and illustrative video as it shows people having a good time with fairly everyday objects.
Introduction
We have created two lip sync videos.One to first minuet and thirty seconds of Motorhead's Ace of spades which was a simple exercise to get us to used lip syncing and using to the equipment, the other is the first minuet and ten seconds of Busted's What I go to school for, which required more planning and organising, because of multiple locations, costumes, props, the size of cast and extras and shooting script.
Research and Planning
The planning stage was useful because it gave us a chance to analyse the video and to choose the best options for the video, the shooting script was the most useful because it organised when and where we were doing each shot, and who was needed, because some days some cast members were unavailable, so this helped get their shots done and then get the others done when they were away. The storyboard was another useful part of planning because it gave us a chance to look at each shot in depth and try and replicate that, it also gave us how many shots we needed and a chance to group them how we needed, e.g. outside, classroom with Dom classroom without Dom, this gave us a chance to again help plan when we would do each shot. This stage helped organize and make the filming process run smoother, although I think the filming could of been better organized and planned better, which suggests that this stage was not as successful as it should have been it was still the most useful stage as it really showed us the task we had to undertake.
Digital Technology
The knowledge that I gained while doing this will help me with next years task of filming an original music video. I used Adobe Premier Pro to edit what I had filmed, at first I was unsure of how to use it, but got as I got used to it I began to be a bit more adventurous with the tools available. Putting the clips in time with the music was the hardest part of editing these short videos, as you can see in the busted I had varied levels of effectiveness with the timing. This will help me to get it in time in my music video and also make sure that I check the video before I say that it is finished.
Production
The main thing I learnt is that there will be a lot of stops and retaking of shots to get one that is good enough to use. One of the most useful items in production is the shooting script, this really helped when deciding what to do and when to film it, it also helped for when people were away so we could the shots of the person that is away when they are available, due to the absence of many people on different days, this was a long drawn out process
My name is Jack Suttie, I will be studying A2 media studies where I shall use the skills I have learnt this year, and use new skills that I have yet to learn.
My task for A2 Media Studies is to create a promotional package for the release of an album to include a music promo video together with a digipak for the albums release and a magazine advertisement for the digipak,
