Bastille - Pompeii

This music video follows the codes and conventions of an Indie music video by having a strong narrative.
Also it has minimal lip syncing, and as I plan to have no lip syncing in my music video I can refer to this video for inspiration.

No Lip Syncing

As a group we unanimously decided that we want little or no lip syncing in the music video and it is a narrative music video about their journey following the map. There was previously an idea to have a few quick clips of people lip syncing but when storyboarding we realised two things; one is that we wouldn't have enough time and two, it would disrupt the flow of the video. Adding lip syncing would go against the conventions of a narrative music video which is something we didn't want to do.

Storyboard

Our storyboard is now complete, however we may have to change a few things as we are currently exploring new ideas.

First Pitch

We presented our groups idea to the class and asked for Audience Feedback to help us see what ideas they like and what needs improving.

We discussed the idea of using bikes or going on the train, and many other things.

One Foot - Walk The Moon

From watching a few music videos by Walk The Moon I have concluded that the band mostly has performance videos. This is good because I want our videos to be unique and therefore subvert the themes of the original band.

Working

Lyrics

Here is the lyric video for our chosen song, which is fun and has vibrant colours.

Different Colours Lyrics

Coming up slowly, oh, sun over the hill

Daylight's still a long time coming

But I know it will

Been under this spell, oh, but we're coming awake

So we'll be rude, we'll be loud

As long as it takes

This is why, this is why,

We crank the dial to the right

This is why we're biting the bullet

We know the kids are right

Sing

Different colors

We carry each other

We're just different colors

This is why we're biting the bullet

We know the kids are right

We keep cranking the music up

Driving through our towns

But they don't wanna hear

They want us to turn it down

So come on lovers, come on haters

Tonight we raise the fire

Cause when the people get to dancing

They forget about taking sides

This is why, this is why,

We crank the dial to the right

This is why we're biting the bullet

We know the kids are right

Sing

Different colors

We carry each other

We're just different colors

This is why we're biting the bullet

We know the kids are right

(For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction)

(Opposite, opposite reaction)

We're coming awake, out of your spell,

As long as it takes, we're coming awake

We're coming awake, out of your spell,

As long as it takes, we're coming awake

This is why, this is why,

We crank the dial to the right

This is why we're biting the bullet

We know the kids are right

I said, this is why, this is why

We're tearing it up all night

Oh this is why we're biting the bullet

We know the kids are right

Different colors

We carry each other

We're just different colors

This is why we're biting the bullet

We know the kids are right

Different colors

We carry each other

(Oh yeah)

We're just different colors

This is why we're biting the bullet

We know the kids are right

Different Colours - Walk The Moon

Finally we have chosen a song for our music video. The reason why we chose this song as its upbeat and we could visually show what some of the lyrics are showing.

Also we plan to use 3 actors/actresses in our video, and we want them to be physically different in terms of ethnicity, which brings a literal meaning to the song title 'Different Colours'.

Along with having a strong narrative, the underlying message in our music video is about friendship and the chorus represents this by repeating the words "We carry each other". This will be shown in our video by having each teenager dependent on another for support throughout.

Individual Ideas

Individually we wrote down what we imagine the music video to be like. This way we all know what each other is thinking and can somehow merge all these ideas together.