http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obhdTlImFBo

The Fray- you found me

What we like about this video, is mainly the use of many different locations, which arn't usual places for a band to be playing or singing. We also liked the use of lighting in this video however we think for our video we would rather use natural lighting for most of it and only if the lighting is too dark we will use lights of our own.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz182bWa3r0

The Spice Girls- two become one

What we like about this video is when the cars are going faster than the people are. We were thinking about using this in our video to convey the meaning that the world is moving to fast and he is not keeping up. Which fits with the meaning of the song which is that the snger isn't happy in where he is in life.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwrq2o6Woiw

The Kooks- Ooh la


What we liked about this video was the appearance of the video, the fact that the video was made up of black and white and old fashioned camera effects. I decided to mimic this in my video, because the meaning of the song, is that the singer feels as if he is not where he wants to be in life, and feels out of place, therefore using the black and white/ old fashioned camera effects compliment the meaning of the song, by also being slightly out of place compared to what you would expect from a song made in this day and age.

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Pop powerpoint presentation

We made a powerpoint presentation about pop music and how it has changed from the 1950's to the 2000's. Through doing this we saw how the genre of pop music has many codes and conventions that have changed and mutated over the years - for instance the style of clothing that pop bands used to wear eg. The Beatles wore suits in their early album covers. This has greatly changed to pop bands nowadays wearing less formal clothing and brighter colours. However some codes and conventions have stayed the same - for example, dance routines were and still are a big factor that helps an audience to recognise a pop band, even Abba in the 70's moved in time with the music and each other. Now in 2009 girl bands such as Girls Aloud are still using dance routines in their music videos to attract an audience of both teenage girls and their male counterparts. Researching for this presentation helped us to realise we need to consider all the expected codes and conventions for an audience watching a video in our chosen genre - folk/indie.

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Profile of main singer

Profile:

Name: Adam Messeder

Age: 21

We chose Adam to be the main singer of our band and feature in our music video because we thought his face and build fitted the voice of original artist. He also fitted the image we both pictured the original singer to look like. His style of fashion and his physique match the type of singer notable associated with the genre of music we are using for our video. He fits all of the characteristics that you would expect from the lead singer of our band, he is young, good looking, strong and well built. He is the 'everyman', that 'normal' men can aspire to be like, and women can swoon over. He is a young male, however he is older than the age of the target market that the band and the single would be aimed at.

He looks as though he would be quite an approachable person. He also appears to be the kind of character who couldn't be changed by fame, or believe that they are above others that because they are in the limelight, unlike more egotistical artists such as Marilyn Manson, Kanye West and Lady Gaga, who not only in appearance but in personalities too, seem to think that because they have acheived 'fame', with that they achieve a status above their fans.

He has a very 'guy next door', 'down to earth' feel to him. This in itself makes him more likeable to both sexes, and people from all classes of society, especially the working class, can strongly relate to him. Working class people will respect him and aspire to achieve what he has, as he has worked his way up from a working class background, proving it isn't impossible for someone from a working class family to become more than that.

Our song/band could be described as being part of a folk/indie sub-genre. The song is very minimalistic, meaning it is not over edited with over the top special effects, which would suggest the main singer and the band too would be minimalistic, and dress and look how they want to.

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