Now that I have a list of tracks that are of a high potential I am now going to take a look at them one by one in order to get the best understanding of which track I should use. The first track that I am going to look at is 'Raise Your Weapon - Deadmau5 (Madeon Remix)'. I am going to look at this track because it contains all the conventions of a well structured dance song, which would essentially help me when creating my music video.
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Raise Your Weapon - Deadmau5 (Madeon Remix)
The track begins by entering with a fade. At this point we are unsure of the genre of song (unless we already know the song) which will create a nice effect for my music video. It will give me the potential to disguise what is going to happen within the music video as I could completely create an unusual scenario where everything seems serious, and then change the style/theme of the video into something that would surprise the audience. This would create a feel good mood from what would appear to be a dull situation. Hopefully this would bring joy and remembrance towards the music video as it would show (as a hidden message) even when things are bad, they can still have a good side to them. An example of how I would incorporate this into a music video would be filming a scene in the slums where everything is full of doom and gloom, and have a character enter the scene, who at first seems all serious, but then bursts randomly into dance creating a happy situation in a dark place. I could first shoot the video in black and white which would create a great contrast between the upcoming events and the current ones, and then switch to colour once the music changes its tone.
The most interesting feature of the track is the use of a bridge, which would give me a chance to add something unique and special into the video, whether it be a slow-mo part or whether it simply be the introduction of another character. This could be done as the music returns to a similar state as it starts with, which would again create a dull theme, which would then start up once again stronger than the first time. I feel that by including this change into my video it would create a memory into the minds of the viewers as they will recognize the music video if saw again, and would remember exactly which track it was from. At this point in time, Raise Your Weapon has a high potential of being the track that I am going to use.
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Slip - Deadmau5
The next track that I am going to look at is Slip - Deadmau5. This is an interesting track to study as there is a lot of the track as there are many changes. One negative point that I would like to point out at this point (due to expectations) is that the track does not contain any vocals, which people usually frown upon. I feel like although this is a very well structured track and could easily have a music video to go with, I am going to skip looking at this track because people will not find it entertaining due to the lack of lyrics. Therefore, I shall briefly move on.
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Aerodynamic - Daft Punk
The next track I am going to look at is Aerodynamic - Daft Punk. This track itself already has a music video to go with it (which can be viewed above) but that doesn't necessarily mean that I can't redo a music video and create my interpretation on what I think is best for the music. The song starts out with a bell being struck four times. This gives a nice intro to the song as the audience are readied for the music to kick in. I find this very interesting as it's unexpected which helps to add a nice environment to the video itself. Once the beat kicks in and the music gets into the swing of things, we instantly get shown a story line. Having the use of a story line in the music video helps the audience to understand what the song is about (if related to the song) or to make it more memorable by explaining to friends/family the scenario of the video without having to refer to scenes as 'the scene where the man runs away' or something similar. I feel that by creating a story line (especially in my case) I can create a closer connection with the audience as they look upon my music video and remember exactly what they saw just by hearing the song itself. This is the effect that I am going to try and create. Although I do not feel like this song would suit my video, I still feel like it is a great piece of cinematography to research as it contains many well shot conventions which create great references to look back upon when creating my music video.
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First of the Year (Equinox) - Skrillex
Another track that I am going to look at is First of the Year (Equinox) - Skrillex. This is an interesting piece of work because the track itself is very well structured. The track begins with a nice high pitched voice singing in a foreign language whilst a man follows a small child down the street. We already know by this point (even though the music seems quite happy) what is going on in the scene, and that it is definitely not a good thing. The girl begins to walk down some dark stairs that lead to an abandoned room whilst the man follows her. We notice at this point that the girl is not aware of the man's presence and we can only assume that bad will come of this. This is exactly what I want to try and create with my music video, because as I mentioned earlier when discussing Raise Your Weapon, the gloomy times will create a great contrast into what follows. In the case of Skrillex, the man follows the girl into the room and is about to kidnap her, when all of a sudden we are faced with a twist. The girl screams in time with the song and the music drops. The girl then gathers psychic powers and begins to abuse the man in a way that he would have done to her. This creates a huge contrast as the tides have now turned. Now if we compare that to my idea, we can start to see some similarities. We can understand that what appears to be bad at first, can be turned into something good, which in the case of Skrillex is also true. I feel that this music video is a good place start when looking at how to change the scenario so drastically within a few seconds of a clip. I think that I am going to watch this video in depth and keep it in mind when looking into planning my final piece of work, as it is a great reference that fits well into my research.
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Save the World - Swedish House Mafia (Knife Party Remix)
This track that I am about to look at is yet another remix. The track is called Save the World, originally by Swedish House Mafia, but now remixed by Knife Party. The reason I have chose to look at this song is because of the amount of change that is present within it. I feel that it could easily fit well with a music video as there is so much opportunity behind it. The track begins with singing (much like Raise Your Weapon) which leads up slowly into the drop. I like this effect because it means you can create a scene whilst the music video builds up. I feel that because of this technique being present (the build up) that I could choose any song similar to this and create the same music video out of it. Having said this, I am going to put this song as a high possibility also as a final song that I will use in my final piece as it bares the same conventions as Raise Your Weapon.
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Adagio for Strings - DJ Tiestö
The final track that I am going to look at is Adagio for Strings - DJ Tiestö. I have decided to choose this track (although it has no lyrics) to try and prove a point that it is possible to make a music video of a song without lyrics. The video above is of a live concert that Tiestö did when playing this song. This video has now been labelled as the music video for the song, which occasionally is played upon the music channels. I personally think that it has a lot of offer as the use of many camera angles, and perfect timing within the crowd creates a sense of atmosphere even when looking upon the video. The whole factor of the video is amazing, but it leaves me with a huge problem if I want to try and recreate something just as effective. For a start I would have to gather a mass amount of people (which I honestly cannot do) as well as create a scenario in which they would all be feeling the groove to the song that I choose as my final piece. I feel that if I had a big budget as well as a lot of contacts then I could make something like this possible, but because I do not, I cannot recreate something of the same standard and therefore will discard this video from my research.
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As far as my final thoughts after watching / listening to these songs and videos I feel that the best songs that I could possible choose would be the songs that start off with a light beginning (which creates contrast) that then break into a hefty beat. I feel that the two songs that are best suited for both my idea and for the best success are 'Raise Your Weapon' and 'Save the World'. With this in mind I will now begin planning my music video around these two songs to create a story board which will help to see what is going to fit where. This will help me to also understand how to create atmosphere by creating a build up within the video itself, in order to make the audience get into the swing of things and feel a connection to the video. I am going to spend the next week looking in depth at my structure and looking towards creating a final design for my music video.
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