Pitch Planning

 Notes we made in class that relate to our pitch

Prop ideas

In class we made a list of items we could use in our music video that would fit the vibe we're going after as they are quite random and vibrant.

Song Choice

'On the Regular' by Shamir is the song we have chosen because of its strong beat and the lyrics are about being yourself no matter what that is and i believe that fits into our music video as it will be crazy and random which is how the people in our video will act; they're representing themselves. 

According to OCR exam guidelines there can't be any swearing, and unfortunately this song has some strong language. Luckily I have found a clean version that we can use.

These are the lyrics for the song:

Hi, hi, howdy, howdy, hi, hi!
While everyone is minus, you could call me multiply
Just so you know, yes, yes, I'm that guy
You could get five fingers and I'm not waving "hi"
Guess I'm never-ending, you could call me pi
But really, how long till the world realize
Yes, yes I'm the best, f*** what you heard
Anything less is obviously absurd

Haters get the bird, more like an eagle
This is my movie, stay tuned for the sequel
Seems so wrong, seems so illegal
Fellas in the back like a foul-ball free-throw

Yep, yep, you know that I go
This is me on the regular, so you know
This is me on the regular, so you know

Yep, yep, you know that I go
This is me on the regular, so you know
This is me on the regular, so you know

I come with the tip, with the blow, with the boom
And if you're in my way, there's nothing but doom
Ain't got no time for you ratchet-ass goons
And just settle down, listen to my tunes
Ever since I was eight I was attached to the mic
Wanted a guitar before I wanted a bike
Had an Apple phone, f*** a Fisher-Price
Never see the sun 'cause I'm up all night (What)

Really, really? Really, really?
You want to talk s*** but you know that I am illy?
Illy to the fullest, you can call me cancer
No multiple choice, 'cause I'm the only answer
Ain't got no wallet, only use rubber bands
You know my chick is ratchet 'cause that's what make a man
You wanna get at me, but you don't stand a chance
And if you wanna f***, yes you can take your chance

Haters get the bird, more like an eagle
This is my movie, stay tuned for the sequel
Seems so wrong, seems so illegal
Fellas in the back like a foul-ball free-throw

Yep, yep, you know that I go
This is me on the regular, so you know
This is me on the regular, so you know

Yep, yep, you know that I go
This is me on the regular, so you know
This is me on the regular, so you know

Five-foot-ten, about a buck twenty
Skinny as a rod but still wanna f*** with me
Wise ass n****, you'd think I was fifty
But I take your fifty after you take this love see

Yep, yep, you know that I go
This is me on the regular, so you know
This is me on the regular, so you know

Don't try me, I'm not a free sample
Step to me and you will be handled
See, that's my crown on the mantle
And if you try to touch it, yes, there will be a scandal

Don't try me, I'm not a free sample
Step to me and you will be handled
See, that's my crown on the mantle
And if you try to touch it, yes, there will be a scandal

This is the end, but you really feeling it
Here's one more verse, 'cause I ain't no sleepy b****
Ain't got much to say 'cause it's in my piece
Guess more hit the blunt and I ain't talking weed

Yep, yep, you know that I go
This is me on the regular, so you know
This is me on the regular, so you know

Yep, yep, you know that I go
This is me on the regular, so you know
This is me on the regular, so you know

Music Video vs Film Opening

The differences between constructing a music video vs a film opening.

When filming for the opening sequence, we only had two locations; the park and the detectives house. However a music video requires several locations so before filming we must think of many different possible locations to use.

I believe editing a music video will be a lot harder as you have to edit to the beat so that the song and music video relates to one another. With our opening sequence we had a voice recording along with classical music so we had to edit those sounds to work together, but we only did this a few times, whereas a music video requires this type of editing throughout.

Plus, a music video requires a 'Star Image' for multiple shots, following Goodwins theory. Whereas for our opening sequence we did use an actor, but he was only shown briefly and there wasn't much attention on him until the end.

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. 

Song idea - Season 2 Episode 3

This could be a potential song for us to use in our Music Video because it is fun which fits our idea of a colourful, random music video.

One thing i like about this video is the jump cuts in the beginning which shows the passing of time. It also tells the audience how bored she is because she is just laying around doing nothing

Genre ideas

My music taste is based around rock and alternative, however I don't want to do a music video based on this genre as I believe the music videos for those types of songs are always repetitive. There will almost always be shots of the band singing. I would like to do something different which is unique.

Group idea

For the music video task I would like to work with Morgan as we have similar ideas for what we want to do. Also we work well together just like last year.