What We Will Need For Filming; Actors, Possible Props/Costumes

We need to consider specifically what we need when we go out filming, this would be on terms of actors, costumes, props etc.

Firstly, the only actors we need are the 2 main characters, one male and the other female. However we may need a few extras involved because we are thinking about doing a scene where the female character is flirting with a group of guys. However we are not final on this so these actors may or may not be needed yet.

There are several props that we may need to use during the filming of our video. These include;

• a mobile phone, for the female character because we want her to come across as very flirtacious so, we can show this by seeing lots of texts of guys on her phone
• a cigarette, this is a very literal translation from the lyrics "hotter than a cigarette and everybody's smoking"
• bumper car, as we are planning to go to southend, the characters will be going on various rides in adventure island, a main one of these would be the bumper cars. This is because we can really highlight how horrible the girlfriend is (by ramming into him from behind)

 

The final big thing we need to think about will be costumes. This is a very  big decision because it can change the whole perception of a character just with what colour they are wearing etc. For the main male character the clothes he will be wearing is just casual going out clothes, this is because we want him to come across as the average guy. However for the female character, we need her to be dressed in red sort of clothes because this represents lust and flirtaciousness.

                                                      

Focus Group Findings

Focus groups can also clarify terminology used to describe what is being investigated. Many evaluators use both focus groups and surveys. Focus groups may also be used in the creation of surveys. It can illuminate key points about the topic so that the survey is comprehensive enough.

During our focus group we had found out a lot of ideas and different perspectives of our song. The initial thoughts of the song from our audience was that its an upbeat love song, also that it creates an image of madness with people "running around in a crazy fashion" another evaluation of the song was that they didn't like it because "it didn't make sense" and they "couldn't understand the words".

Some of the words that people associated with the song was; upbeat, exciting, unique, energetic, unusual and colourful.

After hearing the song we asked our audience to compare it to other bands that they have heard, this way we can look at some of their videos and use some of the ideas that they did. Some of the bands compared to ours was; Scouting for Girls, Green Day, Vampire Weekend, The Ordinary Boys and Madness.

 

Focus Group - Video

Here is our focus group video:



The reason why we have created a focus group is to get outside ideas and a different perspective on our song, which would hopefully be different from what we had already thought of because we may not have realised something about our song which we could involve in our music video.

Mood Board

Here is a mood board I created, I have made this to give me inspiration on what I want the music video to look like. Theres no point explaining whats on it because you can see it down there. Although what I will say is that each member of our group made an individual mood board to get a broad version of what everyone wants in it, also to give us many ideas of locations, props, actions etc. Anyway here is my mood board:

Michael Jackson - Thriller

Michael Jackson's Thriller is a 14-minute music video for the song of the same name released on December 2, 1983 and directed by John Landis, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jackson.
Voted as the most influential pop music video of all time, Thriller proved to have a profound effect on popular culture, and was named "a watershed moment for the [music] industry" for its unprecedented merging of filmmaking and music. Guinness World Records listed it in 2006 as the "most successful music video", selling over 9 million units. In 2009, the video was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, the first music video to ever receive this honor, for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant

Greatest Music Videos 10-1

1. Michael Jackson: Thriller
2. Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
3. A-ha: Take on Me
4. Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
5. Madonna: Like a Prayer
6. Robbie Williams: Rock DJ
7. Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
8. The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony
9. Madonna: Vogue
10. Nirvana: Smells Like Teen

Productive Team Meeting - Expanding Our Ideas

Today in the group we brought together all of our ideas and wrote them on an A2 sized sheet so we could get all our ideas together. By doing this we found out possible locations to film e.g. a beach, party scene and a few more.. But the main thing we come up with is the story line: we are going to have a relationship between two people which behind closed doors is not very loving and the female is always doing things to annoy her boyfriend, we are going to portray this in a very comical way because we feel it will compliment the lyrics and beat of the song. We are very much looking forward to filming the video.

Research Findings - Wordle

After finding out some target research from using survey moneky and various other techniques I have made this wordle, which sums up in one all of my findings.

Although it is only short it gives the group a very strong platform to build our video on and we have found it very useful in developing our ideas etc.

Survey Monkey - Our Results

After sending out our survey and allowing a sufficient of number of people to respond I have decided to collect our results. Anyway here they are:

Here is an example of what our results look like, coming from the first question. By looking at this I have discovered that the majority of people answering this survey (and in turn viewing our video) are 16-25 year olds, this tells me that our target audience will be for the typical teenager.

The second question asked was "When hearing the song 'Low Down Ho' what sort of things would you expect to see in the music video?" this prompted some very important answers as it would be a major help to us when deciding what to put in. Some of these answers were; an indie band, upbeat characters and high tempo couple scenes.

Another question was "What is your favourite music video?". This would be useful to us because we could see which music videos are popular and maybe even steal a few ideas from those videos. The videos we got were; Flo Rida - Good Feeling, Ok Go - White Knuckles, Bruno Mars - Lazy Song and Rihanna - We Found Love. All of the songs mentioned in our survey had people singing in them, which made us realise we needed singing in ours too. Also some of them had crazy stunts/clips in them which also let us know that we could possibly do the same.

The final question asked was "What is it that you enjoy about your favourite music video?" the answers that we found valuable to us were that it was funny, had a storyline to it and had lots of random clips to it.

Overall I have found survery monkey to be very useful to us because we have firstly found out our target audience, then got opinions out of them which we will try our hardest to incorprate into our video to make them happy.

Colplay - The Scientist

"The Scientist" is the second single from British alternative rock band Coldplay's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. The song was written collaboratively by all the band members for the album. It is built around a piano ballad, with its lyrics telling the story about a man's desire to love and an apology. The song was released in the United Kingdom as the second single from A Rush of Blood to the Head and reached number 10 in the UK Charts. It was released in the United States as the third single and reached number 18 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks.
Critics were positive towards "The Scientist" and praised the song's piano ballad and falsetto. Several remixes of the track exist, and its riff has been widely sampled. The single's music video won three MTV Music Video Awards, for the video's use of reverse narrative. The song was also featured on the band's 2003 live album Live 2003.

Greatest Music Videos 20-11

20. Gorillaz: Clint Eastwood
19. Madonna: Material Girl
18. Beyonce: Crazy in Love
17. Blur: Coffee & TV
16. Outkast: Hey Ya
15. REM: Everybody Hurts
14. Chritina Aguilera: Dirrty
13. Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall
12. Michael & Janet Jackson: Scream
11. Coldplay: The Scientist

Britney Spears - Baby One More Time

Greatest Music Videos 30-21

30. Weezer: Buddy Holly
29. Electric Six: Gay Bar
28. Foo Fighters: Learn to Fly
27. David Bowie: Ashes to Ashes
26. TLC: Waterfalls
25. Madness: Baggy Trousers
24. Radiohead: No Surprise
23. Britney Spears: ...Baby One More Time
22. Justin Timberlake: Cry Me a River
21. Queen: I Want to Break Free

Song Lyrics

Here are the song lyrics for 'Low Down Ho' we need to know these lyrics because we will need to be singing along to it when we are filming the band element of the video and if we are unsure of the lyrics we will have to keep stopping to check our lines, for this reason we are going to start memorising the lyrics. Here they are;

You would always be the one
To try and keep a brother happy
Lately Maybe I've been feeling kind of crappy
Low down ho
Yes I admit this shit just makes me sick
If I come quick she's out the door
Man I dont know

So why'd you have to be that way?
Hotter than a cigarette and everybody's smoking

She leaves me once again I dont
know why she had to go
She's got my CD's, VCR, TV
and remote control at the pawn store

So why'd you have to be that way?
Hotter than a cigarette and everybody's smoking

So get to stepping woman you've got me feeling low
She's trifling and scandalous I'll miss
the loving but she's stepping on my toes
Low down ho

Why'd you have to be that way?
Why'd you have to be that way now?

Low down ho.

Chosen Artist Profile - The Big Hurt

Band Members:

• Billy Martin - Vocalization Scientist                                       
• Will Sutton - Noise Bringer
• Tim Johnson - The Low End Specialist
• Matt Costello - Percussion Master
• Germ - El Scratchini
• Jamie Kelley - The Layer of Beats
• Joe Mysko - Disco Mysko

The original core of The Big Hurt began On Kent Island, MD in 1998. Early on, Billy Martin, Will Sutton, Tim Johnson and Frank Kanady began to fuse elements of Rock with Reggae, Funk, Acid Jazz, Ska and Punk with Drum-n-Bass, Go Go and Hip Hop Beats. A couple of chance responses to “musician wanted” ads brought veterans Jamie Kelley and Matt Costello to the fold and right away an amazing chemistry took form. Joe Mysko joins as keyboardist in 2007, who not only brings the most experience to the band but also gives many new directions and possibilities. 


The result is a sound that can be attributed to a wide variety of musical influences, improvisational skill, and a simple love for good music. 


Here is a Message from the Band: We pride ourselves in creating good vibes and great music that is accessible to a diverse range of people. We have strived over the years to carve out a sound that will be distinctive in the industry and we always try to capture that feeling live - so if you have the opportunity… come see us. Also, please continue to check out our site from time to time for where and when our next performance will be. We are working hard to make a name for ourselves and appreciate every one who makes it out to see us. Spread the word and continued thanks to everyone for the love and support…. Billy Martin, Will Sutton, Tim Johnson, Frank Kanady, Matt Costello, Jamie Kelley and Joe Mysko - The Big Hurt.