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