Our music group decided that with our first and second idea drafts, that they would not work that well as the main idea for them was all over the place. This is why we are now analysing some more music videos to try and get a really good grasp of the actual idea we want to create. We found some music videos which inspire us:
Old Pine - Ben Howard
The start of this music video is very light, yet upbeat, and focuses on capturing the country-side with videos of lens flares with sunsets in the background of fields. This music video is a lot more based around nature, and the beauty of the locations in which it was filmed. The reason why I base inspiration for our music video on this video is because it is about an ordinary individual, who is seen doing a wide variety of activities; walking around fields, swimming and lip-syncing through fields. It is also a good video to base ours upon as the locations in which this was filmed are similar to the ones that we live nearby. Also, it doesn't feature a large amount of narrative - but does keep the audience interested.
Keep your Head Up - Ben Howard
This music video starts off with bubbles floating around in the air. It captures a wide variety of very artsy shots - with lens flares from the sun and sunsets. Additionally, this music video doesn't have a very 'set' narrative, however with the wide variety of shots and actions from the character, it makes the video very interesting and pleasing to watch. It is filmed in the country-side, with forests and fields. The whole song is very up-beat and positive, therefore being a very good source of inspiration for our music video - especially as it shows a group of friends having fun and messing about. The lyrics "I'll always remember you the same" at 2:50 depict that there was a romance going on with the main character, however his actions within the music video don't really show that - which is very much what we wish to do for our music video.
Lover of the Light - Mumford and Sons
This music video is not as easy to take inspiration from as the last two as it is more complicated and the locations are more difficult to get to, however the basic principles feature the conventions we want in our music video. This music video doesn't feature any performance though, which is what we would like. However, it is based upon a single individual who goes about his daily life, which is becoming more tedious and hard to do the further into the day he goes. The main character is Idris Elba who is seen getting distressed throughout the video. Although the music is similar to the artist we have chosen, and also features sunsets, nature and lots of lens flares and wintery effects which we would like to capture within our music video.
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