10. Music Video analysis - HOLD ON , WE'RE GOING HOME

I don't really like this song, Drake or music within this genre, but i'm still going to analyse this video. This video is 7.02 minutes long, because the first 4 minutes consists of a very "unoriginal" plot, Set in "Miami" in 1985; where a Gangsters girlfriend (or whatever she is gets kidnapped). Whoever directed this video must have been playing over 45 hours ours of GTA straight, because i promise almost all of the elements is based on GTA; (or he just really sucks at coming up with a good solid plot)

Camera Work

The Camera work in this video is average, lots of mid shots and close ups. There is one very good shot at the beginning on the video, a bird eye view shots, looking over Miami and zooming into it. There is a low angle, over the shoulder shot int the video which i like (even thought technically its over the leg shot).

Editing

Editing in this video is also average, lots of quick cuts leading into the next shot, which probably consists of lots of guns. There is slight editing in colour correction, brightness and contrast  to make it a darker atmosphere.

Mise-en-scene

Again, lots of suits, mansions and GUNS. There are a couple of cars in this music video too and also a yellow telephone. The scene is firs set in a night club, which moves into a warehouse, then to a mansion and back to the warehouse. The video is very unoriginal.

Sound

Both Digetic and Non-Digetic. Digetic being the beats and the music in the background. Non- Digetic being The singers voice singing about his kidnapped Mistress.

10. Music Video Analysis - MAROON FIVE MEDLEY

Cinematography/ Camera Work 

I think the first think you can determine in this video is the fact that this whole video is one shot. Its not a professionally filmed video, its actually made and directed by a cover artist and music producer, Kurt Hugo Schneider who mainly distributes his work on Youtube. i don't think they used a dolly for this video, so the camera-man would have to hand-held the camera.


Editing

I don't think editing plays a big role in this video, because its one shot and does not really require much editing. they must have obviously edited the video to place the song and the video together, but except for that; i don't see much elements of editing in this video.

Mise en scene

Mise-en-scene plays a huge role in this video. In this one-shot video, for each couple of lines they sing from a maroon five song, the lyrics are up somewhere. For example they are on Posters, T-shirts, Banners, Walls, T.V's, Pillows and e.t.c. This video has been directed extremely well. They use a lot of props such as instruments, hats, sunglasses, change of shirts and etc.

Sound 

I would say the video in this video there is both digetic and non-digetic sound. the digetic sound being the singers Max and Victoria; and the non-digetic being all the music instruments and etc in the background.

9. Music Video Styles (Bastille)

8. Copyright for the song

We used two different ways to try to contact MGMT, or the recording company for the permission to use the song. Firstly we tried a simple email to their company.

Secondly we used social media (Twitter) to try to contact them. So we used Joseph's Twitter  account for this.

7. Key Points to consider

INTERTEXTUALITY-

This is something that would be nice but also something that could get very complicated very quickly and i don't want to make mistakes that other artists do and not do very well on this and get stuff wrong, but i think pastiche will play into our final product.

DANCE-

I think using elements of dance, but not dance routines itself will be a good addition to our final music video. 

TYPOGRAPHY-

Joseph suggested adding typography into our video, i think it would be effective at some points in our video; but the typography must be attractive and well edited through "After effects".

COSTUME AND MAKE-UP-

We have considered using face paint and face make up on some of our cast; to give them a surreal look.

BLACK & WHITE V.S COLOUR-

I think instead of both colour or black and white, i think a low saturation would work extremely well in some shots in our video.

LIP SYNCING-

Lip syncing must be perfect and in-sync, or otherwise it will look very amateur and crap. So lip syncing must be 100% perfect.

LIGHTING-
As discussed in class lighting will be an easy way to make a music video look professional, i have some experience in lighting an i intend to use this in our video.

STOP MOTION AND ANIMATION-

Joseph has been working with time lapses for a while now, and i think some time- lapses would work well in our video.

CAMERA & EDITING-

These two points are the biggest factors in our video, so we must edit very professionally, to make the video perfect at the end. 

6. The Track - MGMT kids

Released           October 13, 2008

Format               CD single, 12" single

Genre                 Indie pop, indietronica, synthpop, neo-psychedelia

Length               5:02

Label                  Columbia

Writer(s)            Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser

We chose this song because i feel that we would have a wide range of styles and techniques we could use for a video, for this song.  I think the meaning of the song pretty simple, talking about childhood and growing up.  

5. Auteur Music Video Directors

                              Here Is a Version of my Auteur Music Video Director Marcus Nispel.