There will not be that many different characters in the video. There will obviously be the main character which will be Emily Potter, playing the part of the girl who is dreaming of what she wants. The other character i will be using is Emma Metcalfe, who will be the dancer in my video.
I want the first character, the one who plays the girl in the daydream, to be dressed like a normal college kid. I want her to blend in generally with the college and to not stand out or look different in any way. I want my second character, the dancer, to be wearing a leotard style outfit which is suitable for dancing in, and to be rather plain looking with no stand off features in particular.
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Lyrics
Here i am going to analyse the lyrics of the song i have chosen, i will highlight specific words which i think would be important when making my video.
There’s still a little bit of your taste in my mouth
There’s still a little bit of you laced with my doubt
It’s still a little hard to say what's going on
There’s still a little bit of your ghost your witness
There’s still a little bit of your face i haven't kissed
You step a little closer each day
That I can´t say what´s going on
Stones taught me to fly
Love, it taught me to lie
Life, it taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannonball
There’s still a little bit of your song in my ear
There’s still a little bit of your words i long to hear
You step a little closer to me
So close that I can't see what's going on
Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So its not hard to fall
When you float like a cannon
Stones taught me to fly
Love, it taught me to cry
So come on courage, teach me to be shy'
Cause its not hard to fall,
And I don't want to scare her
Its not hard to fall
And i don't want to lose
Its not hard to grow
When you know that you just don't know
Little bit
In terms of this song this short phrase suggests the idea that you aren't getting very far, the idea that your only moving a little bit at a time, the video involves a young girl dreaming to be a dancer, therefore its suggesting that she isn't getting very far.
Whats going on
This phrase suggests the idea of confusion. The idea that the girl in the video is so far into daydream that she is loosing sense of reality. It suggests that she just doesn't understand or that things don't make sense.
closer each day
This is one similar to 'little bit' in a way that it shows she isn't getting much further by the day, but in this sense its suggesting that is is actually getting somewhere even if it is slowly. The idea that she will achieve what she wants it will just take time.
float
This is the idea that she is in a dream world, that she isn't in reality. She doesn't have her feet on the ground because she is so far into her daydream. This is also a suggestion for the dancer herself because it shows that the dancing is so graceful that the dancer is near to floating
song
A very literal meaning for this part of the song. This would suggest how much the girl loves her music and dancing and is just an emphasis to show that.
fly
Another idea similar to the 'floating'. Again the girl is in her daydream therefore she isn't on the ground. Although she does seem to be upset and down, the idea of dreaming is keeping her flying so to speak.
fall
This is a different connotation because this suggests that things could go wrong, her dreams of being a dancer could be ruined. the full line for this part is 'its not hard to fall' which again shows that its not difficult for the girl to have her hopes ruined by something.
don't know
The last two words of the song. The idea that because she is down about the whole situation she has given up on many things and just doesn't seem to know what to do anymore. There is no determination shown, simply just the want for dance.
This information should help me build my music video.
There’s still a little bit of your taste in my mouth
There’s still a little bit of you laced with my doubt
It’s still a little hard to say what's going on
There’s still a little bit of your ghost your witness
There’s still a little bit of your face i haven't kissed
You step a little closer each day
That I can´t say what´s going on
Stones taught me to fly
Love, it taught me to lie
Life, it taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannonball
There’s still a little bit of your song in my ear
There’s still a little bit of your words i long to hear
You step a little closer to me
So close that I can't see what's going on
Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So its not hard to fall
When you float like a cannon
Stones taught me to fly
Love, it taught me to cry
So come on courage, teach me to be shy'
Cause its not hard to fall,
And I don't want to scare her
Its not hard to fall
And i don't want to lose
Its not hard to grow
When you know that you just don't know
Little bit
In terms of this song this short phrase suggests the idea that you aren't getting very far, the idea that your only moving a little bit at a time, the video involves a young girl dreaming to be a dancer, therefore its suggesting that she isn't getting very far.
Whats going on
This phrase suggests the idea of confusion. The idea that the girl in the video is so far into daydream that she is loosing sense of reality. It suggests that she just doesn't understand or that things don't make sense.
closer each day
This is one similar to 'little bit' in a way that it shows she isn't getting much further by the day, but in this sense its suggesting that is is actually getting somewhere even if it is slowly. The idea that she will achieve what she wants it will just take time.
float
This is the idea that she is in a dream world, that she isn't in reality. She doesn't have her feet on the ground because she is so far into her daydream. This is also a suggestion for the dancer herself because it shows that the dancing is so graceful that the dancer is near to floating
song
A very literal meaning for this part of the song. This would suggest how much the girl loves her music and dancing and is just an emphasis to show that.
fly
Another idea similar to the 'floating'. Again the girl is in her daydream therefore she isn't on the ground. Although she does seem to be upset and down, the idea of dreaming is keeping her flying so to speak.
fall
This is a different connotation because this suggests that things could go wrong, her dreams of being a dancer could be ruined. the full line for this part is 'its not hard to fall' which again shows that its not difficult for the girl to have her hopes ruined by something.
don't know
The last two words of the song. The idea that because she is down about the whole situation she has given up on many things and just doesn't seem to know what to do anymore. There is no determination shown, simply just the want for dance.
This information should help me build my music video.
About Damien Rice
Damien Rice was born 7 December 1973 and is an Irish singer songwriter. His music is similar to that of the work of James Blunt or James Morrison, which includes slow and meaningful songs. For this reason, i think my music will be aimed at many different types of people and cultures of different ages. His music is worldwide and young and old people both appear to enjoy it. Therefore my age group is fairly brief but i will generally be aiming this production at ages 18-25.
Change of plan...
I have decided that i will need to change the song which i had originally chosen because the video i have chosen to do would not fit this particular song. The video which i originally decided on was for the song Black eyed peas - I gotta feeling. The video would of been a party scene with dancing drinking etc. I have now found out that the party scene would be extremely difficult to shoot as well as being costly in terms of time and money. Therefore i am now using the song by Damien Rice called Cannonball. The video which i have chosen to do to go with it is one using two characters, one is a professional dancer and the other a girl who dreams of being a dancer. The Song is around 5 minutes long.
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Shooting Schedule
The video will be filmed throughout the course of one day. This is easier because this ideally works around the other characters' free lessons also so it would work better to get it all done. We shot the first attempts in the afternoon and, after realising the lighting and camera angles were all wrong, made our second attempt a few days later, which was successful, the video came together and i began to edit.
Props & Location
Location
For the video i have chosen to shoot, the locations are fairly straightforward. The whole thing will be shot within college. The early shots of the girl will be walking around the college going through her day. The other shot will be located in the college theatre where the dance itself will take place. The theatre is an ideal location because the lighting and other things can be tweaked.
Props
There will actually not be a lot of use for props within the video. The only props which may be needed would be the shot where the girl is falling asleep during a lesson, where the dream continues. In this case we will need a table and chair, then possibly a work folder and a pen. These would be the only Props we would need.
For the video i have chosen to shoot, the locations are fairly straightforward. The whole thing will be shot within college. The early shots of the girl will be walking around the college going through her day. The other shot will be located in the college theatre where the dance itself will take place. The theatre is an ideal location because the lighting and other things can be tweaked.
Props
There will actually not be a lot of use for props within the video. The only props which may be needed would be the shot where the girl is falling asleep during a lesson, where the dream continues. In this case we will need a table and chair, then possibly a work folder and a pen. These would be the only Props we would need.
Monday, 14 December 2009
Synopsis
The song i have chosen for my music video is Damien Rice - Cannonball. My video will be an actress having a dream. The video starts with shots of her asleep in a classroom, then the scene will fade out to show a ballet dancer performing a ballet routine - showing the idea that she is dreaming of being a dancer. There will then be shots back an forth showing the girl throughout the day and her dream of dancing, with shots of her face to show emotion within her facial expressions. The song is calming and soothing and this has the same connotations as ballet because it is graceful and beautiful. The song lasts for around 5 minutes.
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