Different Colours - Walk the Moon

Here is the original music video for the song, which is mainly performance.

Dua Lipa - New Rules

I like this music video because of the camera angles and editing, however when watching it in class there were many mistakes that we pointed out, and one person even commented how you could tell it was low budget due to only a single location being used.

Halestorm - Dear Daughter

The reason why this video stands out to me is because of its strong narrative that represents the meaning of the song.

Jaymes Young - I'll Be Good

The reason why this music video stands out to me is because it has a strong narrative while only having lip syncing.

Bastille - Fake It

This music video has a strong narrative which is something I plan to have in my music video.

James Bay - Hold Back The River

Even though this music video is strictly performance, the song fits into the Indie Genre and the yellow and pink colours behind stand out against the dark lighting and spotlight.

Artist in Video 2

'Fly away with me' by Tom Walker is another example of the artist playing a cameo role. Here Tom Walker gives the homeless man some change, and he is only in the video himself for 15seconds. Even though this is such a short time, it has a huge impact as fans recognise him straight away, which is something we hope to achieve by having the artist in our music video. This way, if we were a real band, fans would recognise him the way Tom Walker was recognised in this video.

Artsist in Video

An example of an Indie videos where the artist appears as a cameo is 'Sleep on the Floor' by The Lumineers. In this video the main male actor is one of the band members.

Shot Inspiration

These shots have from different music videos have given me inspiration for our own music video. As we are filming people on a journey, we could have shots of their feet as they walk, as seen in Kasabians "King for a Day" and DOROTHYs "Raise Hell". Another idea is wide shots of them walking or running down paths like the ones I have screen-shotted from DOROTHYs "Dark Nights" music video. Lastly we had the idea to film in a supermarket or shop too, e.g. getting some crisp or sweets for their journey. The screenshot I have taken is from "Peanut Butter Jelly" music video by Galantis. I chose this one as the shot shows both sides of the aisle which makes the audience focus on the person in the middle, and also gives a different lighting effect than outside.

BORNS - American Money

The reason why I like this video is because of the dim lighting that is contrasted with pastel coloured clothes. My music video is the complete opposite to this which is why I believe this is a good video to refer to as it shows how diverse the Indie genre is.

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.

George Ezra - Budapest

This music video only consists of one location which is interesting because the people in the location make up the performance and narrative.

Russian Song

The reason why I chose to talk about this music video is because of its editing. Some shots are used multiple times yet the repetition is effective. Also a few are reversed which makes them stand out.

One particular shot I like is when the dice is thrown into the coffee because once one goes in, the whole shot is frozen apart from the second dice spinning rapidly in place. It is effective as it makes the viewer watch it again to really notice whats happening.

Another shot I like is when the man moves his hands and the camera moves at the same time. It is an illusion that makes it look like he is moving to the side. 

Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk Ft. Bruno Mars

Colourful outfits and coordinated dancing is something we can take from this music video. These two elements are a huge part of what makes the music video so enjoyable to watch.

Paramore - Hard Times

I would like to shoot our music video with colourful backgrounds, such as coloured walls. However this may be hard to find as we don't have the money to create it ourselves. If we can't find anywhere like that, we could film on colourful streets such as in Camden, and use digital effects like the ones used in this music video. I like these as it gives the music video a fun type of vibe. Our only problem is that it would be extremely hard to do this on iMovie, so we may have to use a different editing software such as Sony Vega.

Drake - Hotline bling

This music video hasn't got many props or have any particular storyline, it is mainly just the singer in a large empty room. This draws the audiences attention to him, putting all the focus on his performance and singing. It may be seen as basic, but it is affective, with the video reaching over one billion views.

Katy Perry - California Gurls

'California Gurls' was released in 2010 and fits our idea of a pop genre and having a fun, colourful music video.

Director Mathew Cullen told MTV he didn't want anything summery in the video as the lyrics were already so literal that he wanted something thats a metaphor for the meaning of the song. His concept stood out to Perry as the song invokes strong visuals so he wanted to do something a little different.


As I would like to do a pop song for our music video, I drew a lot of inspiration from this music video and I have learnt that pop music videos have to be fun and wacky, and don't have to always make sense.

The song was labelled a 'summer anthem' due to its upbeat tune which led to it reaching no.1 on the US Billboard Digital Songs. To accompany this song, the singer created a music video with director Mathew Cullen consisting of pink clouds in a sweet filled place. The aim of this music video, according to Katy Perry, was to re-imagine the state as Candyfornia instead of California. The normal conventions of a California based music video is a party on the beach, but Katy wanted something different.

Radiohead - Burn The Witch

I like this video because its made using clay stop motion which is difficult yet effective. If I had the artistic ability I would love to include an element of stop motion into my music video.

La La La - Naughty Boy

The music video for this song does not include the singer or any song based performances in it, the whole video is about the narrative. It follows the young boy helping others break away from what keeps them unhappy and they follow him to a cave and leave him there. The video has indications of being based of 'The Wizard of Oz' by having the dog represent the lion, the traffic warden is like the scarecrow and the man with the grey face represents the tin man.

As well as referencing 'The Wizard of Oz' the video is also related to a Bolivian legend. The 19th century legend involves a young deaf boy who has fled from his home due to abuse, and he finds a stray dog that keeps him company. He then realises that he has the ability to find out and cure people’s troubles by screaming, which is said to be as loud as an earthquake. He finds a man being stoned and shouted at by others, so he helps him by repairing his heart (the part in the video where he gives him the heart). Both of them then come across a disfigured man who is seen as an outcast. The boy then discovers that he was cursed by El Tio, a demon who was filled with rage. The man somehow tells the boy that anyone who could hear El Tio would fall under his control. Together, they find El Tio in the desert and they leave the boy with him as the boy could not fall under El Tios control as he is deaf, and the boy uses his special ability to overpower El Tio and stop him from cursing others.

DOROTHY - Get Up

One convention of music videos, in fact all videos, is having multiple shots, however this music video subverts this. It is 2 minutes of Dorothy singing which is done in one take that keeps the audience engaged by focus pulls and Dorothy singing dramatically.