My Music Video

My Music Video's Promotional Poster (Final Version)

My Music Video's Promotional Poster (Second "Draft")

My Music Video's Promotional Poster (First "Draft")

Music Video - Filming Locations

I will be filming the narrative opening and ending in my Grandmother's living room. I have chosen this location as it doesn't look too modern, but it doesn't look too old-fashioned either; it is neutral -- this is good because I want the room to visually refer to the lyrics, 'I'm just a simple man', in the song, and also to represent the emotional after-effects that the war had on the man in the narrative of the video.

For the band performance, I will be filming in the theatre at my school; I have been given permission to do so. The theatre stage lighting, and a stage. However, I want the band performance to be in a dark, and somehwhat shrouded place, and the theatre has a light-brown floor, lilac curtains, and a black and white stage. This means that I will have to be as careful as I can when filming, but also that I will have to create the "shrouded" effect, digitally, in post-production.

To film the majority of the narrative for my music video, I will be going to a location similar to that of the beach in the video for 'Chizuru', by The GazettE. The beach that I am planning to film at is the Mablethorpe beach.

Music Video Idea - Transitional Effect

One of the ideas that I have for my music video is to zoom into one of the eye pupils of the character in the narrative, and use that as a transition to the next shot, which would be one of the band’s performance. I’m planning to have the band performing in a dark room, so, the eye pupil should match the darkness of the room.

The effect that I am planning to do is similar to the zoom through the hole in the wall, near the beginning of Staind’s music video for their song, ‘Outside’

and the zoom into the man’s eye, near the beginning of the music video for Creed’s song, ‘My Sacrifice’.

Music Video Ideas

When listening to my track, I think of war, and war veterans speaking of their experiences on the “front lines”. The intro to my track sounds a lot like a helicopter, as well; reinforcing the imagery of war. The lyrics sound like the sort of things that a war veteran would say when describing his/her personal feelings during their time at war.

Taking the war-orientated lyrics into consideration, I have decided to make a music video with a war-themed narrative.

Thirty Seconds To Mars' music video for their song, 'This Is War', is very similar to the idea that I have for my music video. Also, the music video for 'Hero of War', by Rise Against, is very similar to my idea.

The use of slow-motion, in 'This Is War', is something that I would very much like to replicate in my music video as it allows for certain, significant emotions and expressions to be conveyed effectively. This, combined with the cinematic way in which 'Hero of War' is shot, is how I want my music video to be.