Artist Study - Mikill Pane

The main video i want to focus on is the top one, as an artist Mikill Pane always has very interesting, different videos. Typically they relate to the lyrics of the song and the genre of his music would probably be classed as 'alternative'. Personally i find the lyrics interesting which is the same for the music videos.

 

The artist does feature heavily in the music video and i would say that the video's in general are concept because he doesn't have any that are just performance or narrative. If i had to put 'The chairman of the board' in a category i would say it's both concept and narrative because the lyrics are linking to the images being shown on screen. 
The image below is a really cool long shot, but things have been put in front out of focus to make it look like you are looking through a bathroom cupboard. The lyrics are also linking at that time because they are talking about sand and the beach and friends, which you can all see in this image. The shot that is being used here is very simple but also very effective and is also linking the artist to the image/ shot even though he isn't there.

The image below is showing my fav shot out of the whole video, i am assuming this mid shot is just a split screen. But it is meant to be his reflection and possibly showing someones inner thoughts while they do general everyday tasks. The camera is also focused on the mirror image, which is drawing you eye towards the cupboard ready for the next  shot which is through the bathroom cupboard. 
I like the feeling from all of his music videos because i think they feel very homemade, but also well thought out and cleverly shot. 

The videos below are just another example of his work, one as a ft. song with Rizzle Kicks. In the videos in general aren't like typical 'rap' music with the main artist making everything about him and nothing else. There are always a lot of interesting filler shots which are kinda random but always nicely shot. While watching any of Mikill Panes, there is a whole image he has created from his clothes and glasses. They are all very cool and quirky which i think adds to the the videos in general. The Lyrics to the songs are also usually something people can relate too or have thought. 

Filming day.

Here are a couple of pictures from the main filming day, it was fun and we did a lot of filming and eating. 

update - week starting the 7th

last week at school there was a major problem because they internet was down the entire week. But this did allow me to get on with some story boards and outfit planning (i'll upload these in a separate post) 

I also did some practice stop motion, so i was able to do my actual stop motion next week.

For my actual stop motion i decided to do some figure work on a guitar. 

It was all interesting because in class we all disguised our separate ideas which we had n't done before. 

More Locations.

When thinking of ideas of what to do and different locations i really whats to use goodwins theory and do the whole lets the visuals sort of match with the lyrics. Because i am filming the majority of my footage in Norwich i needed to find all my possible locations either in or near it. 

In the song it says 'ice cream on second avenue' i didn't manage to find a second avenue or street but i did find an avenue as you can see above. 

I was really pleased because although i could have made a sign it will look more legit and better if i use a real street sign.

Here i was planning or doing either some time lapse shots or some editing so my actress is in the screen all at the same time. 

Location Scouting.

On the weekend i went location scouting round Norwich for places where and to get ideas for where i wanted to shoot my video. This was helpful because it allowed me to have even more ideas about shots and angles for the camera. 

These are only going to be for part of my song because i want to semi follow the lyrics. 

I also had to use my mum because i have not yet been able to get my actors together but i will be soon. 

I wanted to get a mixture of both town/city and greenery because i didn't want all the colours and materials to be harsh. 

I also decided to collage my pictures because i thought it would give you an overview in a different way to just normal view and to show how i want it to be seen when filmed. 

The Final choice

I have finally made my decision on what song i am going to pursue for my final music video. 

I decided on this song because i thought it would be clearer  to make a music video and i had a stronger vision of what and where things could happen. 

Also a big plus for me the music video isn't very big and neither is the song so it is generally a blank canvas to work with, and i don't have to worry about ruining a classic or for it to look normal. 

what i mean by that is when you use a song that has such a memorable singer/ artist and music video it is very hard for it to look believable when your chosen actress is pretending. 

I defiantly want to do a concept idea, personally i'm not that into narrative music videos, also i didn't feel like i had the performers to do a performance style video. 

But i do want to use some of goodwins theories especially when it comes to voyeurism and linking lyrics to visuals. 

The final two

After looking at all the different songs i could pick i have got stuck on two possible choices. 

I like both of these for different reason but the thing i like is that you could do something fun with both of them, i want my video to be happy because after looking at a selection of past a2 music videos i think they work the best. 

N.1. This is Is your love Big Enough by Lianne La Havas 

I like this because i have a lot of ideas and i think you could do something really interesting between visuals and lyrics. 

The beat is also good because its strong, and its also a happy song. 

The most important things to me are that not many people have heard the song or even seen the music video, and i also think there is a lot you can do with it. 
I don't find the music video that interesting and i think that you could do something a lot better so it gives you a blank canvas to work with. 

Here i thought you could have some stop motion which i think would be fun to try and not very typical of a music video which i have seen in some past student examples and has worked well. 

N.2. Summer Time Sadness Remix by Lana Del Rey

what i think could work well from this song is the beat, i chose the remix over the original in some of my feedback on my survey there was an opinion on using the original but i felt that i wanted to do a faster song and i find the original slightly to slow.  
my Idea for this video was completely different to the music video, although i did think you could do something really cool with colour manipulation and overlapping images. 
What i wanted to do with this song is for it to be cold and in parts snowing ( this could be homemade fake snow) and i thought the stark contrast would be funny and explain the whole 'summer time sadness' because it would have felt like so long ago.