Evaluation

On DVD

Casting, Props, Costume

Day 2 in Pictures

Shooting Schedule - Day 2

Day 1 in Pictures

Shooting Schedule - Day 1

Risk Assessment

Location Shots

Windsor Castle -
This photo shows an establishing shot of Windsor Castle. We chose this area to show the famous touristic part of Windsor and also to set the scene of where the video has been filmed. Another reason why we included shots of Windsor Castle is because it stands out with high key lighting.  The giant Union flag and the queue of people also show that this shot has touristic features.

Bachelors Acre -

These photos of Bachelor’s Acre in Windsor show high key lighting and brightly coloured trees, grass and playground areas. We chose to film here because we thought that the two immature touristic characters could fool about and show the audience their personality. Also the bright coloured frame also relates to the characters moods and emotions.

Crooked House -
This photo shows a small building at a slant known as the Crooked House. We thought that this unique building would be a good feature for the video as the two immature tourists could have some fun with the building as it’s at an angle.

Souvenir Shop -

This photo shows a typical place for tourists, a souvenir shop. This is a good location to start off the music video to show that the two tourists are on holiday in Windsor and so it flows well into the rest of the video. Also the owner of this shop gave us to permission to film inside where as other souvenir shops didn’t.

Victoria Statue -
This photo shows Victoria Statue which is located in the heart of Windsor next to the castle.  We want to include this tourist attraction because it shows that the two characters are in a touristic area.  An idea we came up with is to use the camera movement of upward panning to show the statue and to set the scene.

The River -

The final well known touristic attraction that will end our music video is the River Thames of Windsor. This location attracts many tourists with the ducks, geese and boat trips. The bright high key lighting and the animals gives the two main characters a more lively personality for the video.

Storyboards

Storyboards

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Synopsis of Ideas

 

Questionnaire for Target Audience

Questionnaire for Target Audience

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Research Into Similar Media Texts

We No Speak Americano - Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP

We plan to use sepia when editing to create an old feel to the video.

Charlie Chaplin



This video's use of physical comedy inspired us to use visual comedy to entertain the audience.

Laurel and Hardy


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Laurel and Hardy's dancing crossed with the conventions of a music video gave us an idea to include some form of dancing as a cut away from the rest of the story.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (First and Second Spy)

This typical pair of gentlemen (like Laurel and Hardy) are mischievous yet lovable which is what we aim our characters to be like.

Nothin' On You - B.o.B



Another idea we thought of was to film the actors in front of a green screen and put them in various scenarios, for example, getting chased by a lion, etc.

Initial Ideas

• Grainy/old cinema style - holes and lines in the clip like a film reel.
• Performance based - have actors pretending to sing and dance, showing personality.
• "Manuel"-esque slapstick (i.e. Fawlty Towers).
• B.o.B - "Nothin' On You" - film the actors in front of a green screen and put them in different landscapes/scenarios. e.g. getting chased by a lion in the African savannah.
• Two actors going around Windsor as tourists. Going round all the landmarks and acting in a peculiar way to add comedy.
• Live/tour music video - as if they're performing on a stage and have shots of them touring the town/city they are in, e.g. going to London and filming at places like the London Eye and Big Ben.
• Laurel and Hardy/Charlie Chaplin silent movie and visual comedy.

Textual Analysis of ‘One Week’ by Barenaked Ladies

One Week is a song that was released in 1998 by Barenaked Ladies. It is a fairly unusual song in that it contains both singing and rapping. It mixes old fashioned fairytales with modern pop culture (taking its inspiration from American television). Barenaked Ladies are Canadian alternative rock band that are famous for their comedic style and improvised raps in between songs at their concerts, which can be seen in this video.

The video starts off with a two-shot of a King and Queen in a castle, which makes the audience assume that the video will be a fantasy. The band is involved in the story in the video as well as being shown performing which is fairly common for videos in the nineties. As the video progresses we see shots of the Royal Court dressed in purple which is a direct reference to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Furthermore, a big box is carried out and placed in front of the King and Queen which is another reference to CCBB - “Girl on a Music Box”.

Another story which may be referenced is Alice in Wonderland (A in W) due to the red costumes of the dancers. In A in W, there are red chess pieces which act as the Red Queen’s soldiers and the floor in One Week is chequered like a chess board, further establishing the link between fiction and reality. This can also relate to the lyrics which are about overcoming something difficult – A in W is getting to the end of the chess board by beating your opponent and One Week is trying to make up after a fight. In addition, the dancers are used to show the change in pace in the song. When Steven Page sings just before the chorus the dancers are in white and look angelic, but when Ed Robertson raps, it cuts to women dressed in red provocative clothing surrounded by flamethrowers who scare the people dressed in purple.

As the music changes to an instrumental part, the scene changes to a suburban street further establishing the link between visuals and the music. The band enters the shot by running down the street as if they were being chased and it then cuts to a Gran Torino, which is the car (arguably) made famous by Starsky and Hutch. This is further added to when Robertson slides across the bonnet. They then progress into a race with The General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard which are both eighties television/pop culture references. The video is almost like a dream sequence in the way it plays out. Its use of split screens makes it more interesting for the viewer and it enables them to see close ups of both cars and the people in them. Moreover the sharpening filters used in the editing process makes the colours seem a bit more vivid like a lucid dream. The use of a car chase in a suburban area is a juxtaposition like the singing/rapping in the song. After this, a woman appears in an Evel Knievel outfit riding a motorbike and then crashes which is another nod towards eighties TV. It is possible that it is a metaphor for the lyrics of the song – the person is fighting a losing battle and even though they know their argument is wrong, they still carry on regardless.

This video uses a mixture of concept based techniques such as its use of film and television references which does not quite make up a real plot line, yet still conveys the emotion of the song; and performance based techniques like using standard close ups of faces when singing and playing the guitar.

To conclude, this video is fairly typical of nineties videos due to its superficial irrelevance to the song, however, unlike similar videos, it ends up making sense in an obscure way. Its use of popular culture and children’s books make it a good video for people of a young age.