Research - Influences

As a group and individually we have annotated a variety of music videos, starting if from a range of genres, then a range of videos from our specific genre, from this we have written down notes on the different types of camera shots, lighting, fashion sense, location and editing that we have been influenced my and would like to incorporate into our video.

Camera Shots
Throughout watching music video from our specific genre my first influence that I found was a very common style within our genre was closes ups of the singer/s faces during singing, this would only be a close up of less than 2 seconds.Another type of close up that we will try and incorporate into the music video will be close ups of the lead singer and the band from high and low angles especially, as well as over the shoulder shots, long shots and mid shots. A rotational shot was also a common shot, showing the audience the band playing their instruments from all directions, although this is a nice shot of the band this also shows the audience what type of genre the band plays, the audience will be able to see this from the bands clothing style and instruments they play. Specific genres use iconic instruments to show that they are performing to a certain genre.Panning shots of the band whilst playing their instruments is a common convention used throughout our genre/sub genre.

Lighting
This type of genre/sub genre use low lighting this is a common convention to represent the genre. Having low lighting can be a good benefit some bands such as Linkin Park in there video Burn it down, use low lighting then edit in special effects such as bright lights to catch the audiences attention, and make certain objects such as instruments stand out clearly to the audience.

click on the like below to see the effect that are beneficial from low lighting,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxytyRy-O1k Skip to 3:56, through out this video bright flashes are used, however at the end fire is used, this is a more vibrant colour because of the low lighting, a couple of seconds after 3:56 the camera goes to close ups of each band member playing their instruments, the fire catches the audiences attention then an in focus view of the instruments is shown to the audience.


Fashion
The clothing is one of the most common conventions, the fashion and style sense has to reflect the genre, in this case our band will have to be wear commonly black skinny jeans, leather jacket, shirts, beanie hat this would be appropriate for our music video. Black and dark coloured clothes represents the feeling of the music video.

The image below would be the type of clothing I would use in our music video.

Location
From analyzing a variety of music videos I have noticed that good and common locations used are places such as abandoned ware houses, open space such as parks, busy streets. I have seen these locations used in a variety of music videos, click below on the links to see the music videos that are relate-able :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxytyRy-O1k In this music video the location is in an abandoned ware house.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_oLfC5Z_Ys  This music videos location is set outside a house and in an abandoned ware house, this shows two separate emotions to the viewer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAWcs5H-qgQ This videos location is slightly different to the other two music videos, the beginning of the video is set in a park, a big open space this is a vital location to show loneliness. The next location is on the busy streets, this shows everyone just passing by just minding their own business.

Editing
One consistent feature I have seen in music videos of our genre is parallel editing. Parallel editing is an effective way of moving on the story at any pace the editor wants, it also shows the emotional side well to the audience.

Everything I have mentioned within editing, location, fashion, camera and lighting I will try and incorporate into the music video that me and my group are creating. Everything I have pointed out will be beneficial within our music video.