Inspiration- Task 9

Theory - Task 8

Research into a genre- Task 7

What i've learnt:
I've learnt about how alternative rock came from and a look at some of the top bands in the genre nd how they differ so much from each other.
As I know many bands in this genre i't gives me a lot of ideas of what song I want to choose to do my music video on and also gives me a good look into what different videos in this genre look like which will help.

Influence Of Style-Task 6

Research Into An Artist-Task 5

-What I've learnt from looking into a band.
- Some things I've learnt from looking into Mayday Parade is that not all music videos contain the band there are some exceptions which might be something to think about in the planning stage.
-A lot of their style consists around black and white.
-Most of their songs are more emotional and the music videos reflect on this as they tend to take on a more emotional and relatable style.

Analysis of Music Videos- Task 4

Tonight Alive- Listening


0:00 First shot-extreme long shot of group in dark lighting making the band member slightly hidden
0:02 Midshot of Jenna-Centered-Dark Lighting
0:04 Close up of guitar-Dark lighting
0:05 long shot of guitarist-Place to the left-dark lighting
0:08 closeup of guitar
0:09 close up of Jenna-centered-dark lighting
0:10 long shot of Jenna-Placed to the left-dark lighting
0:11 mid-shot of Jenna-dark lighting
0:12 mid shot guitarist-Placement to the left
0:13 long-shot drummer-placement to the center
0:14 mid-shot of bassist
0:15 Extreme close up of guitar
0:16 long shot of guitarist plus amps-spotlight lighting-placement to the left
0:17 long shot of Jenna with microphone
0:19 Close up of Jenna with microphone-dark lighting
0:22 mid-shot of Jenna with microphone-dark lighting
0:25 close up of Jenna with microphone-dark lighting
0:26 Long shot of drummer- dark lighting
0:27 mid-shot of drummer-dark lighting
0:28 close-up of drummer-dark lighting
0:29 mid-shot of a guitarist and amps-placement to the left-dark lighting
0:30 Extreme close-up of guitarist-centered-dark lighting
0:31 mid-shot of guitarist-placement to the right
0:32 extreme close-up of bassist
0:33 mid-shot of Jenna-placement to the right
0:35 Long-shot of Jenna-placement to the left
0:36 Extreme close up of bassist
0:37 Long shot of bassist with amps-placement to the right
0:39 close-up of the drummer
0:40 close-up of Jenna with microphone
0:41 extreme long shot of group-dark lighting
0:42 close up of Jenna
0:43 extreme long-shot of group-spot light lighting
0:44 long-shot of Jenna-placement to the right
0:45 mid-shot of Jenna-placement to the left
0:46 close up of Jenna-centered
0:47 long-shot of guitarist with amp- spot lights
0:48 Long-shot of drummer-centered-spot lights
0:49 Long-shot of bassist with amps-spot lights
0:50 extreme close-up of guitar-centered
0:51 close-up of Jenna-placement to the left
0:52 mid-shot of  Jenna-placement to the left
0:53 narrative shot-Mid-shot of Jenna in a cage-dark lighting
0:55: close-up of Jenna-placement to the right-dark lighting
0:56 change to out of cage- mid-shot of Jenna centered- light
0:58 close-up of Jenna with microphone-light
0:59 long-shot of drummer-centered
1:00 close-up of drummer-placement to the left
1:01 mid-shot of  guitarist-Placement to the right-dark lighting-slight tilt down movement
1:02 mid-shot of  Jenna in the cage-dark lighting
1:04 close-up of Jenna in the cage-dark lighting
1:06 different angle-mid-shot of Jenna through bars
1:07 long-shot of guitarist with amps-placement to the left-dark lighting
1:08 mid-shot of drummer-placement to the right
1:09 mid-shot of Jenna in the cage-dark lighting
1:11 mid-shot of guitarist-placement to the right-dark lighting
1:12 extreme close-up of guitar-placement to the left-dark lighting-zoom out to mid shot
1:13 mid-shot of Jenna in the cage-dark lighting
1:15 camera zooms out to mid-shot of  Jenna through the bars of the cage
1:16 extreme close-up of guitar-centered-light
1:17 mid-shot of  Jenna with microphone-light-placement to the right
1:18 long-shot of Jenna with microphone-light-centered
1:19 close-up of Jenna with microphone-light-placement to the left
1:20 long-shot of Jenna with microphone-light-placement to the right
1:22 long-shot of guitarist with amps-light-placement to the right
1:23 mid-shot of guitarist-centered-lights
1:24 long-shot of Jenna-centered-lights
1:25 close-up of Jenna with microphone-placement to the left-light
1:26 mid-shot of Jenna-centered-lights
1:27 extreme long-shot of group-light
1:28 close-up of Jenna with microphone-placement to the right-lights-camera pans to right
1:30 extreme close-up of guitar-centered- lights
1:31 close-up of guitarist-placement to the left-dark lighting-tilt down to the guitar
1:32 extreme long shot of group-lights-camera shaking
1:33 close-up of Jenna with microphone-dark lighting- centered-camera shakes with music
1:35 extreme long-shot of group-lights
1:36 close-up of Jenna with microphone-light-short pan
1:38 mid-shot of  Jenna- centered- lights
1:39 extreme close-up of guitarist- centered-lights
1:40 long shot of drummer-centered-lights
1:42 mid-shot of guitarist- lights-placement to the right
1:43 long-shot of drummer-centered
1:44 extreme long shot of group-lights
1:45 close-up of Jenna with microphone-placement to the left- camera shakes slightly to music
1:50 long-shot of Jenna- dark lighting-placement to the right
1:53 extreme close-up  of Jenna- centered- short pan to the left then a tilt down
1:55 mid-shot of Jenna-placement to the left- dark lighting
1:57 mid-shot of bassist- centered- lights
1:58 close-up of  Jenna- light-placement to the left
2:00 long-shot of the drummer-centered- lights
2:01 mid-shot of the drummer- centered- lights
2:02 mid-shot of the bassist with amps-lights-placement to the left
2:03 extreme close up of bass-placement to the left-lights-pan to the left
2:04 close-up of Jenna with microphone- light-placement to the left
2:05 extreme close-up of group-lights-centered
2:07 long-shot of Jenna-placement to the right- lights
2:09 mid-shot of guitarist-centered- lights
2:10 mid-shot of Jenna-placement to the left- lights
2:11 extreme long shot of group- lights
2:12 long-shot of guitarist- dark lighting-placement to the right
2:13 mid-shot of  Jenna- lights-placement to the left- pan left and then tilt down
2:15 close-up of Jenna with microphone- light-placement to the left
2:16 cut to a different close-up of Jenna- dark lighting-placement to the left- short pan
2:18 long-shot of drummer-centered-lights
2:19 close-up of guitarist-lights-placement to the left-pan left
2:20 extreme close-up of guitarist-lights-placement to the left
2:21 close-up of Jenna-placement to the left- lights-pan left
2:22 extreme long shot of group-lights a lot brighter than before
2:23 extreme close-up of guitarist-lights-placement to the left
2:24 mid-shot of guitarist-placement to the right- lights
2:25 extreme close-up of guitarist-placement to the left-pan left
2:26 mid-shot of Jenna in the cage (narrative)-placement to the right- pan right then a tilt down
2:29 extreme long shot of group-lights
2:30 extreme close-up of guitarist-placement to the left- lights
2:31 mid-shot of Jenna-placement to the left- lights
2:32 extreme long shot of group-lights
2:33 mid-shot of guitarist-placement to the right- lights
2:34 mid-shot of  Jenna with  microphone-placement to the left-lights
2:35 mid-shot of Jenna with microphone-placement to the right- lights
2:36 close-up of Jenna with microphone-placement to the left-lights-pan right
2:40 extreme close-up of different angle of Jenna-placement to the left-lights
2:42 long-shot of drummer-centered- lights
2:44 long-shot of bassist with amps-placement to the left- lights-pan right
2:45 close-up of guitarist-placement to the left- lights
2:46 long-shot of Jenna- centered- lights
2:48 mid-shot of Jenna-placement to the right- lights- tilt down
2:49 close-up of Jenna-placement to the left-lights-tilt up
2:52 long-shot of  Jenna- centered- dark lighting- fades out

A detailed look into the shots lighting and placement of the band members in Tonight Alive's song some things I didn't or couldn't include was the face paced cutting in time to the music and the amount of short pans or tilt movements which where hard to spot.

By looking at a music video in this much detail I can start to understand how music videos are made and how the quick cut to a different shot can just be the same one to a slightly different placement or angle which will be something to keep in mind when constructing my music video.

Another thing I noted was the appearance of the singer Jenna compared to any other band member which is something I've noticed when looking at other music videos I just didn't release the frequency of the shots.

Something else was the really unclear and almost non appearing narrative which I took as the shots of Jenna in the cage which will be something else to keep in mind.

Mayday Parade-Kids In Love

0:01 - First shot is a tracking shot following the kids-extreme long shot
0:02- over the shoulder- tracking into car
0:03-04- shot reverse shot- close ups- of kids faces

0:05-06-mid shot-of kids in back kissing
0:07- mid shot-tilt down-of girl geting undressed
0:08-10 mid-shot-girl taking top off
0:10-11 cut to other girl-taking clothes off- tilt down
0:11-12 tracking shot- following group into sea-extreme long shot
0:12-13 tilt up-mid shot of group
0:14 close up-two shot of couple kissing
0:15-16 long shot of girl entering water- tracking shot
0:17-18 mid shot-two shot- couple kissing-centred- pan left
0:18 two shot- couple sleeping
0:19-20 mid shot-two shot-couple in front
0:21-25 trackin shot of car- montage of different locations
0:25 - close up of male
0:26-27- mid shot- group- pan left down the group
0:29-30- over the shoulder -mid shot-of group walking- tracking shot
0:31-32- close ups of group-one after the other- blue and red lighting
0:33 mid shot of guy-centred- blue lighting
0:34-35 close ups of girls- cut one after the other-over head lights
0:36-37 mid shots of group-cut one after the other- drinking
0:38-40 extreme close up of food- on plate, being eaten
0:41 mid shot pf group eating
0:42-43 mid shot of couple kissing- has a faded overlay of the shot
0:44-46 over the shoulder- tracking shot of group
0:47-49 high angle shot looking down at group led on floor
0:50-51 mid shot of group on bed- tracking out- slight cut to a slightly sifferent angle
0:52 -extreme long shot of group on bed morning- zoom out
0:53-55 close-ups of groups faces- reaction to the morning-natural lighing
0:55-56 establishing shots of room in the morning-natural lighting
0:57-58 mid shots of group doing various things; smoking, lying down- flash light then change of scene-natural night lighting
0:59-1:00 long shots of guys doing stunts- pan left
1:01-1:04 mid shots of the group cut one after the other-different room- natural lighting
1:05-08 establishing shot of plane- slighht pan to follow the plane then a tilt down to the group
1:10-11 long shot of group led on conveyor belt- stationary camera
1:12-14 establishing shots-panning left- fading into each other
1:15-19 close-up of group at shooting range- followed by a extreme long shot as the group leaves-natural lighting
1:20-22 group on roller coaster-establishing shot-followed by close up of guys faces
1:22-24 group playing table footbal- pan to left and the cut to an extreme close-up of deers head
1:26-26 mid shot of guy skateboarding - slight tracking motion
1:27-28 extreme close up of drinks- close up of girls face as she drinks
1:29-31 a collection of mid and close up shotso f the groups reaction to the drinks-nightime
1:32-33 mid shot of girl as she throws up
1:36-38 establishing shot of broken down car- shot reverse shots of two shots of the group arguimg
1:39-40 extrem closeup of fuel being put in the car.
1:41-43 mid shots of the group dancing in a bar
1:44-45 tracking shots of girls being pused in shopping trolleys- cut to extrem long shot of collisiom
1:46-47 tracking shot of the car and guy skatboarding on the back
1:48-49 extrem close-up of guys injury being treated
1:50-52 high depth of field girl playing pool in a bar- different angle of it- long shots
1:53 high angle shot of girl sat on floor crying
1:54 tracking shot of guy skate boarding
1:55-57 extreme long shots of group messing around on beach then mountain
1:58-2:00 mid shot of guy throwing stone to a tracking shot following ston e ending in an establishing shot
2:00-02 long shot of girl walking away cut the same shot from other angle
2:02-04 close-ups of groups in car-natural lighting
2:04-06 extreme long shot of group running- pan right
2:07-09 change of location and season winter- extreme long shot of group filling up car
2:10-11 change of location- extrem long shot of group on desert
2:11-15 mid shots of group sat chatting
2:16 tracking shot of quad bike over sand dune
2:17-23 extreme long shots- to high angles long shots of group still on sand sunes messing around
2:24-26 tracking shot of guy skkate boarding down sand dune
2:27-29 hand held tracking of group- change of location and time of day- playing with fire extinguisher
2:30 two shot of couple hugging
2:31-34 in bar couple having an arguement- pan left to follow girl as she walks off-
2:34-36 in diner long-two shot of couple eating cuts to s closeup of guy eating
2:38-42 close up low angle shot of girl coming down slide tracking out shot.
2:42-45 establishing shots fading into each other panning to the right
2:48-50 shot reverse shot of montage of doors shutting
2:50-51 close up of blonde girls face cut to a different close up in t he same angle
2:52-56 long shot of guys fighting cut to a different angle of the same fight
2:57-58 long to mid shot of guy walking towards camera with a bloody face.
3:00-09 tracking shots and over the shoulder shots of group as they mess about with fireworks
2:10-12 midshot of girl crying- centred
3:16 extreme long shot of group- car head lights you can see them
3:16-20 a collection of over the shoulder shots of the group in several locations
3:20-24 a montage of the couple kissing in different locations and times of the day.
3:24-26 a close up of one guy screaming- placement to the right
3:26-28 another short montage of the couples kissing- a collection of close-mid and long shots
2:30-35 tracking extreme long shot of the car driving away then fades to black

I chose to look at Mayday Parades song Kids In Love as it is a completely narrative based video following a group of kids on their tour around the U.S. From looking at a completely narrative based video compared to a mostly artist shot one from Tonight Alive I gained an understanding of how bands in the same genre can differ so much.

Most of the shots in this video were highly varied though there where a lot of two-shot, close ups, and extreme long shots, which will be something to keep in mind when I do my music video the variety of shots.

I also noted a wide use of pan and tracking shots in the video which will be something to keep in mind if I use any group or couple shots in my video the second being more likely because it would be good to include an example of a technique i've found in a music video as it shows convention.

A Day To Remember-Have Faith in Me
0:00-04 First shot of the drummer- extrem close up of his foot and bass pedal- dark lighting
0:04-06 mid shot of the drummer-placement to the left-dark lighting
0:07-09 extreme close up of guitar-placement to the left-dark lighting
0:10 extreme long shot of group- dark lighting
0:11-14 close up of guitarist- tilt down to an extreme long shot of guitar-dark
0:14-17 close up of different band members-dark
0:18-19 mid shot of Jeremy walking up to microphone
0:19-24 extreme close-up of Jeremy singing into the microphone
0:25-30 close-up of jeremy singing ast a side on angle- light in the background intensifies and filles the scrren
0:30-33 midshot of Jeremy with other band meber in the background-dark
0:34-35 close up of Jeremy singing
0:35-36 establishing shot for narrative- goes into focus
0:26-38 mid shot two shot - couple sat on bench-natural lighting
0:38-44 shot reverse shot of over the shoulder close up of couple
0:45 cuts back to the mid shot of the couple
0:45-47 mid shot of Jeremy singin with other band member in the background- dark
0:50-58 mid shots of the band when it gets to Jeremy there is intensifying light befor it goes back round
1:01-04 cuts to narrative- extreme close up of washing going around-reflection of the girl
1:05-07 over the shoulder shot of the guy showing the girl watching him
1:08-10 extrem close up of the girl holding her arm- natural lighting- focuses
1:10-15 a collection of mid shots of the band members cutting between them then staying focused on Jeremy- dark
1:15-20 close up of Jeremy singing- spot light in the background fading then intesifying.
1:20-28 a collection of mid shots of the band member-dark lighting- different placements
1:28-29 tracking two shot of the couple wlaking away (narratvie)
1:29-30 close up of the couples faces in a single shot with the camera tracking the guy
1:32-33 long two shot of the couple in a cafe eating- natural lighting
1:33-34 mid shot of Jeremy singing with the rest of the band in the background -dark
1:35-36 extreme close up of the girls food
1:36-42 shot reverse shots of the couple- close ups followed by an over the shoulder shot-focusing on the emotions
1:42-46 close-up shot of Jeremy singing-centred-dark lighting
1:46-48 extrem close up of guitar- tilt up the mid shot then tilt back down to guitar
1:49-57 close up of Jeremy singing- the light in the background makes it look like there are cuts-pans left and right
1:57-58 long two shot of the couple walking- cuts to an extrem closeup of the couple hands
1:58-2:02 two shot- depth of field- the guy walking away slowly getting out of focus
2:02-05 close up of the girls face- with the guy still walking away in the background
2:06-10  close up of Jeremy singing tracking hima she moves-dark lighting
2:10-11 mid-shot of the girl in a black hoodie walking towards the camera
2:12 mid shot of the drummer positioned to the left
2:13-14 mid shot of the guy in the same black hoodie also walking towards the camera- dark lighting
2:14-15 mid wto shot of the couple in hoodies-dark lighting
2:16-18 mid shot of Jeremy singing tilt down as he drops the microphone
2:18-22 extreme close ups of the instruement being played.
2:22-26 extreme close up of the girls eyes- comes into focus- cuts to the guys eys same shot
2:26-30 close up of Jeremy- Light- cuts to a mid shot of him
2:30-32 close up of drummer- light- centered
2:32-24 close up of Jeremy singing centered-light
2:34-36 extreme close up of guitarist- placed slightly to the left-light
2:36-38 mid shot of Jeremy singing- back to the camera
2:38-40 mid-shot of guitarist singing- light-centered
2:40-44 close up of the girl putting hood up- dark lighting
2:44-48 extreme close up of the instruments then tilts down to mid shots-several shots
2:48- close up of the guy- dark lighting
2:49-53 mid-shots of band members ends in a tilt down to an extreme close-up of the guitar
2:53-55 close-up of the guy turning away from the camera
2:56-59 close up of the girl turning away from the camera
2:59-3:00 close up of Jeremy singing-light
3:01-02 extreme close up of guitarist-light-placed to the left
3:02-04 mid two shot of the couple walking away from each other
3:05-09 mid shot of jeremy singing- brigth light fades into light.

Looking at A Day To Remember's Have Faith In Me which has a mixture of performance and narrative shot gives the rough idea of what a conventional music video in this genre looks like. I noticed that there are a lot more performance shots than of the narrative and that the narrative shots seem to appear in little blocks through out the song.

The performance shots consist mostly of the singer and of the guitarist, the bassist and the drummer don't appear nearly as often as these two.

I noticed again a large amount of extreme close ups of the instruments leading to a tilt up to a mid-shot or the other way round which will be something to keep in mind when I do my music video.

Something to do with the narrative that I noticed is that it becomes more unexplained as the video goes on that you think its going in one direction and it goes in a completely different one which is soemthing I may consider in when creating my music video.

Research into Companies- Task 3

All Time Low- A Love Like War
The song was released through Hopeless Records in September 2013.
It was directed by Drew Russ who has directed other well known music videos; Pierce The Veil-King For A Day and A Day To Remember- All I Want.
Hopeless Records
Hopeless Records is an Independent Record label located in Los Angeles the company was founded in 1993 and produces for companies in the genres of; Punk rock, pop punk and alternative rock. Some of there most well known artists are Avenged Sevenfold, All Time Low and Silverstein.
Hopeless Records are a smaller label compared to some of the others but put their main focus on the artists careers over advertising their company. This shakes off all the trends of other record labels and is what makes Hopeless records independent in it's own way. Even though it's a smaller company it has still brought some of the most well known alternative and punk pop bands to popularity over the time.



Tonight Alive-Lonely Girl
The music video was relased through Sony Records Austarlia in September 2013 and the song was released through Fearless Records in America and Japan
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Records was founded in 1929 and where several smaller companies merged to form a larger one. Sony Records is a large global company and is the second largest music company in the world beneath the Universal Music Group.
It is a company that produces for a range of artists and singers acroos most of the genres and the bands they produce can be small time more unknown artists to big globally recognised stars
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Mayday Parade- The Silence

The Silence was released through Atlantic Records in October 2009.
Atlantic Records
Atlantics records is an american record label founded in 1947 well known in it's first twenty years for specializing in jazz, R&B and soul recordings by african-american artists.Then 1967 Atlantic became owned by the Warner Music Group and expanded it's genre's into rock and pop where it singed some well known bands; Led Zeppelin and Foreigner





A Day To Remember- Have Faith In Me

Have Faith In Me was released in July 2010 by Victory Records and was Directed by Mark Staubach who has also directed music videos for Tonight Alive and Simple Plan.
Victory Records
Victory Records is a record label based in Chicago and was founded in 1989 by Tony Brummel, It operates another music publishing company Another Victory and is a distrubutor of several smaller record labels. The orignal forcus on this record label was hardcore punk and post-hardcore but later expnaded to include the emo genre and pop rock. The record label has had some well known bands such as Hawthorne Hieghts and A Day To Remember.



Paramore- Pressure


Pressure was released in July 2006 by Fueled By Ramen. The director of the music video was Shane Drake who has also directed for Avril Lavigne and Panic At The Disco.
Fueled By Ramen
Fueled By Ramen was founded in 1996 and is an american record labelwhich operates as part of the Warner Music Group and is also distrubuted by Atlantic Records. The company has been behind bands such as FUN.,  A Rocket To The Moon and Panic At The Disco.


Warner Music Group
Warner Music has been the parent company of some of the record labels from these songs.
The company was founded in 1958 orignally under the name of Warner Bros' Music and is based in america and is the third largest music industry in the world coming under Sony Music. The label owns and operates some of the most succsuful recording labels in the world such as; Atlantic Records and Parlophone Records. The group has singed many artists across many genres



What I learnt:
From looking at these different companies I've come to the conclusion that I will either use an independent label such as Hopeless Records which has no influence from the top 3 companies and only cares about it's artist over it's popularity or I will create my own independent record label.

Conventions of a Music Video- Task 2

What I've learnt:
By looking at the conventions form several music videos from the genre I've learnt the conventions that appear most often such as close-ups, mid-shots and the locations which are used and also the conventions that rarely appear such as a title text or cartoon bits that show a transition form one scene to another like; Bulls in the Bronx by Pierce The Veil.
I've started thinking of the conventions I want to use in my music video and whether I want to use the traditional conventions that appear alot or the more rarer conventions that appear every so often in music videos.

History of Music Video- Task 1

1980's
Music videos in the 1980's showed mostly narrative shot with the occasionally shot of the singer. The shots generally weren't that fast paced and the editing was very obvious this with the shot sliding from black to show another on several occasions. The editing was usually fairly random and didn't always cut to the music. The shots were also fairly long only occasionally changing angle or placing.

1990's
Music videos in the 1990's showed a lot more variation of shots there were a lot more angles and range of shots. There was also a decent amount of both narrative and shots of the band. Unlike the 1980's shots of the rest of the band have more occurrence. The editing is a lot smoother and less noticeable and the shots are cut in time with the music. The mise en scene is thought about a lot more such as lighting, costume and locations compared to the 1980's and are used to show off the genre of the music more.

2000's and onwards
This is where the more modern music video techniques come in as this is where recording labels spend a lot more time and money on music videos. Music videos which are all cartoon or anime style appear more often as there are a lot more programs companies can use. There are also a lot more camera techniques and angles used to give a variety of shots such as over the shoulder shots and close up shots become more used.
The editing is now at a level where you can hardly see the cuts unless it is intended and the cuts tend to be a lot more faced paced changing to different shots or angles of the same shot to give variety to the music video to make it more interesting.


What I have learnt:
I've seen how music videos have changed over time and how the conventions have changed I've also learned about the most inspirational music videos in the overall rock genre such as 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' or more recently 'I Write Sins Not Tragedies'