Another song which we feel could have a lot of potential.

http://www.eminemworld.com/

http://taylorswiftonline.net/

http://www.myspace.com/entershikari_fansiteuk

http://www.slipknot-metal.com/main.php

As one of our auxilery tasks we are going to produce a band website. Above are some fansites we have looked at when deciding on how to go about it. We have learned that the aesthetic of the website is heavily influenced by the genre and type of music which the band produces. So when we were analysing Taylor Swifts fan site we noticed considerable differences compared to Slipknots. There seemed to be an increased emphsis onb Taylor herself with large photos of her face in a soft focus this creates a certain feeling around her and also reflects on the type of music that she produces. There is also obdviouse differences in the uses of color. Taylors page had a soft light color whilst Slipknot and Enter Shikari had used much darker and duller coloring this also is a reflection on the types of music which these different bands produce. Will will be using this information to strongly influence our own decisions when producing our own web page as we know to taylor the aesthetic to suit the type of music we will be presenting.

Performance based research

This this why we have decided against doing a performanced based video.



This video shows that it is hard to produce a good performance based video. This performance video lacks energy and rapid edits that a lot of conventional rock performance video. There is jump cuts between him smashing his guitar half way through the act which is unconventional, also the drummer stops to watch him after that it cuts back to the guitar in the same place and the amp that he hit with the guitar is in the same place. If once wasn't bad enough the lead singer then kicks over an amp and then its back in its original place in the next shot and you can see that the amps aren't plugged in. All in all this is a disastrous performance music video and further illustrates the point of not doing a performance music video ourselves.

Ideas

We are currently thinking of a concept/narrative based video rather than performance because in our research on previous advanced media production music videos the quality of performance based videos have been on the majority worst appearing than concept/narrative based. We intend to use slow motion and reverse techniques in our video but are still undecided on what track to use although we have narrowed it down.

Director Profile - Jonathan Glazer

This further reiterates the point made further down the page of Jonathan Glazers' style and the returning motifs in most of his work.




As you can see the recurring motifs of the black and white, the use of slow motion, the male torso, and the sense of victory are all present in this advert. Add to this the very high production values, and it's clear that Jonathan Glazer has a very distinct style, which he has brought over form adverts to music video to feature length films.
Because of this very stylised way of making videos, we have chosen to incorporate some of these techniques in our music video.

Director profile - Jonathan Glazer

This British director started in advertising and produced great adverts such as Guiness' White Horses and Stella Artois' skating priests. He then moved on to music videos and directed videos such as 'UNKLE - Rabbit in Your Headlights'. He has now further moved on to directing films and directed 'Sexy Beast'.

Jonathan Glazers style is unique. He uses black and white and to create high constrast and has recurring motifs oh the naked male torso, horses, slow motion, cinematic style and powerful imagery.




Radiohead - Street Spirit was directed by Jonathan Glazer and uses techniques in the videos that we might use such as slow motion. Slow motion has the effect of having an dramatic shot for longer.