Lyrics

 I tried to find out the meaning of the song that I have chosen for my music video in order to make the visuals and lyrics more synchronous. The band are not very well known and I have not found any interviews from the band that would suggest the meaning of the song. I went onto a website to go through the lyrics and found a comment section at the bottom of the screen where fans spoke of their interpretation of the song's meaning.

I can see where fans would believe that the song would be about a relationship, however that theme doesn't show throughout each verse. Therefore I decided to look at the verses myself and decide possible meanings.

 'No need to cower' and 'Hiding in the grass' - abuse? fear?

'I've come to pluck you' - deflowering? virgins? sexual abuse?

'Kiss her on the mouth' - relationship?

'I come to the city alone' - trying to leave something or someone behind.




Overall, my thoughts seem to run with abuse and trying to leave.

Perhaps my music video could feature a girl who has been abused and is mentally unstable and tries to leave the unstable household, but is unable to.

Influences for Music Video

In my research I came across a music video I quite like.




The use of changing opacity reminds me of Richard Misrach's work

Which was the inspiration (and also an influence) for the title sequence of True Detective





For my own title sequence I plan to use this style in the performance section of my video when the band are playing.

Feedback of Rough Copy of Music Video

I had a discussion with Raji, going through my re-pitch and rough cut.

We both agreed that it was hard to understand who was the reflection and who was real. So I need to do something that would show two sides - I still need to fill in the green screen so maybe it will be obvious then. 

After looking for the meaning of the song (which I found a while ago that said about drug addiction), Raji said that looking at the video it mdd her think of the child being mentally unstable and abused - to link it back with the lyrics we came up with the idea that the child is mentally unstable and tries to leave and break the mirror trying to leave, but she can't (because she's being abused). 

Another idea was to have lipstick writing over the lead singer with the lyrics he sings, which I would like to try. 

Raji also said that I needed more variety of shots of the lead singer and more of the second member of the band - which I agree with. 

I need to rethink the concept of the video and maybe get some more ideas so that the video is able to relate back to Goodwin's theory. 

Rough Copy of Music Video

This is the music video so far, without the green screen parts.

Influences for Music Video

I am influenced by this music video as the sad narrative inspired me to create something similar but with more meaning as the character changes. I also like that the video is in black and white, which emphasises the narrative and the meaning of the video. It also fits into genre conventions - perhaps something I should also create.



I was inspired by this video as the video has clones of the band, which the band confront - similarly I would also like to create in my own music video, as I want the child in my music video to confront her reflection and destroy her. I also like the pace of this music video as it is synchronous to the music and visuals.




I like this music video due to the desaturated colouring of the video and the dark style which has influenced me to create a similar style in the editing process of my music video.

Updated Digipak and Poster

Poster (Date placement)

I have tried playing around with the placement of the date on the poster, however I don't think it is as aesthetically pleasing in the original poster. I think it stands out in the centre and is more obvious for the audience, however I will get some feedback.