Ive been thinking about wether or not to use Batteries Not Included as the band for this music video, however I dont think it would work because In This Moment have a very distinctive sound to them which is more of a heavy metal, and Batteries Not Included are more relaxed and mellow. After alot of thought and brainstorming, I have decided that Batteries Not Included could possibably just be featured in the music video or maybe I could turn the realtionship of both bands into a collaboration.
I think maybe this would be the best idea, because the drafts I have made of the posters are of Natalie and she is the face of Batteries Not Included, so it makes sense to invlove them into my project because it all interlinks. Sometimes musicans or artists use actors or other bands in their music videos, or even songs, so maybe I could use this idea and explore further with it by using Batterys Not Included as the focal point, whilst still using the Call Me Cover version by In This Moment. Then it gives both bands exposure to maybe different types of audiences, which would benefit them both and create more meaning behind my video.
An example of this is the covered song Kiss Me by New Found Glory, who breifly invloved Haley Williams, the lead singer of Paramore, into their music video.
Aerosmith also use Alicia Silverstone, whos a well known actress, as the main charater in alot of their videos which probably helped promote her because they were such a well known band. This is what I've decided would be the best option for me. here are two examples: Crying by AerosmithandCrazy by Aerosmith .
We also have to include a CD cover, Poster, or a Website. The two that I have chosen to use are the Magazine Poster and The website. I feel more confident in these areas because last year we produced our own magazine front covers and worked with photoshop. The website would be easy for me to create because I am a daily facebook and myspace user and I know how the site works.
I have begun my poster drafts and here are some examples:
I thought that maybe a collage of different emotions, and the different band memebers could be a great way to promote the band, because they each have individuality and their poses can refelect their personalitys. I want to keep the desired rock n roll image but with a twist of indie and maybe vintage. I think the black and white gives the images more emotion as the light and contrast convey different vibes.
Altough this image does not show the actual band members, I like the use of lighting and the way the hands are locked together which symbolizes to me unity and embracing the moment. This could maybe be more of a potenial album front cover rather than a poster, because It dosnt really get across that its a band. If I edited it in photoshop and maybe added lyrics to one of the songs, underneath the sun then it would create more of a band feel to it. I could even try and add an image or logo of the band somewhere to show people that its a band.
This image was inspired by everyday magazines, you usually see the stars done up and looking their best, with a little tagline or quote underneath representing their band. I like the use of the text and the way I positioned it as if words were being spoken from her mouth, because she is the lead singer. Again I used black and white to create more effect and give it a draker edge, while also using small elements fo color on her fingernails to keep and femine tone to the whole thing. I think to improve this I could maybe add some of the lyrics to the song in quotations at the bottome such as "colour me your colour darling" which could also link into the different colours of the fingernails.
I think maybe I should consider using a group shot, and create a scene that relates to the song im using such as, them looking at a phone waiting for it to ring, having a pillow fight, getting ready ect. basically capture them doing femine things, to relate to my target audience.
I've created it from Batteries Not Included's point of view, because that way I can use the band members as the focus of my posters and album covers ect. and I'll have time to take pictures and gather all the resources I need in order to make it look authentic. I'm not sure if this is how the website is ment to look, but it's how I wanted to do it, and I feel confident using sites like myspace and facebook.
This year for Media Studies A2, a task was set to produce either a film trailer or a music video. Throughout the summer I planned out which option would be best for me to do, and decided on making a music video. I've had pervious experience in the production of making a music video as I attended Summer School in Farnham for three days, where we filmed and edited a music video for a local band, Furion. With the knowledge I gained from this experience I thought it would be best for me to go with the music video option.
This is the Muisc Video Departed by Furion:
I brainstormed many ideas for what song to use such as:
Next To You- Buckcherry Kiss Me- Sixpence None The Richer Another One Bites The Dust- Queen Scars- Papa Roach Amazing- Aerosmith Call Me- In This Moment
The final song I chose to use was Call Me by In This Moment. I thought this would be the perfect choice because it could also relate to my previous media coursework i did in AS, around my band Batterys Not Included. The main character for this music video would also be my friend Natalie who was also the lead singer I used in AS. I am also going to use the other Batterys Not Included band memebers, as the friends in the video. I am at the stage of deciding wether or not to make this a Batterys Not Included cover version to continue further into my AS project.
I looked at the offical music video for In This Moment and I felt that it didnt really go well with the song, it was just really cheesy and made the lead singer maria look like a complete poser, it really didnt do justice to the bands image and there was not any meaning behind it. I wanted to create a story like narrative for this video kind of like Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day, which shows the story of two teenagers in love and how their realtionship ends by the guy going off to the Army. I felt that something like this, gives the audience something they can relate too and is more interesting to watch. Another Example is Misery Bussiness by Paramore, which shows teenagers at highschool.
We were set the task in class to create a presentation of what we've done for this project so far, and had the choice of presenting it as a powerpoint, mood board, or video. I chose to recored myself because I thought it would be good to put on here. It was originally a powerpoint but I decided to make it onto a video because I had problems uploading it onto here, and had to re-record as some of the clips got deleted.
Here is my Presentation of my project as a whole, that I presented in class:
Here is also a clip from what i've already started filming:
This is just after Natalie enters her room to get ready for their night out, I am going to experiment with different colours and textures to create a gritty effect. It already appears grainy because I've filmed it on my mobile phone, which is what I was aiming to acheive as I think it creates a more personal atmosphere.
