Inspiration

Florence And The Machine

I was just listening to some music on youtube and I came across Florence's music video for 'What the Water Gave Me'. I found I was gripped to it and decided that I like the merging of two scenes on top of each other as a transistion. It works well as it isn't obvious and not tacky. This is something I hope to include in my video.

Stornoway

I also found this video from the band Stornoway. The whole video is of them playing on a roundabout. I really liked the shot of them being still and the background moving. I think this would look good for the headshots. One of my favourite shots in particular was..

Kate Nash - Mouthwash

There is a similar shot in Kate Nash's Mouthwash music video. It also contains elements of Florences cross faded shots. (2:22)

Noah and The Whale

I have realised that in many music videos the camera is rarely steady the whole way through. Noah and The Whale's 5 Years Time uses very unsteady shots. I think this gives the music video a slightly vintage feel, which is what I want as it is going into the past.

Gotye

I like the use of the head shots in this. At the beginning I want head shots of my characters so they can be associated as the same people, and shows them growing up

 

Digipak Research

Kate Nash

This digipak has hugely influenced mine. It has a wide shot of a house, which is similiar to the house I want drawn on my digipak.

The image looks surreal as it has been created on the computer. The colours are bright, and you can see Kate Nash, the artist, in red so shestands out.

The font is simple and immitates hand written text. Following the conventions of childhood. Just like mine!!

Vincent Vincent and The Villains

Here, they have gone for the scruffy text, and a feel of hand drawn stripes.

They have also combined computer text, on top of a picture, just like my design (without the computer text!)

Jason Mraz

This is similar to the Kate Nash digipak. The font is simple and looks handwritten. The picture is drawn, again something I'd like to feature in mine. It isn't anything jazzy and could show he thinks music is more important than the glossy outfits and fame!

Animated Influences - Indie Genre

Kate Nash - Foundations
This used to be my favourite song when I was 14 so no wonder her music video has inspired my own.
I like the use of colour within the costumes and set, but also the animation with the socks, watches and tooth brushes! This is what I'd like to include in my video with the crumpled peice of paper.

The childishness between the protagonist is also similar to what I want with my older couple.




Regina Spector - Us

This music video is animated throughout. It is animated to the quick piano  beat. I want to add jump cuts into my video to make it look slightly old. The colours are slightly dull which I think makes the video a bit more deep,making you listen to the lyrics more. I want my video to reflect the major tones of the song so I want it more colourful.

I also like Regina's red lipstick as it makes her lips stand out when she is singing the lyrics.

Few music video ideas.

• Closing my eyes and listening to the song, I imagine lots of colours and playfulness
• I want my music video to feature children and I think the beat sounds upbeat and fun.
•  I would rather a narrative music video with maybe a bit of performance.
•  I want to include lip syncing as I think it would be odd without some!
•  I'm thinking maybe different couples or a couple throughout there life.