EN: Technical Analysis and 3 Track Ideas

Deftones - "Minerva"
Directed By Paul Fedor

Shot Number	Duration	Shot Type	Mise-en-scene
1	0-4 Seconds	Extreme Long Shot, panning upwards	Location of Desert, Lighting of mid-afternoon sun
2	4-7 Seconds	Extreme Long Shot, panning to left with a sharp pan to right at 6 seconds	Low key lighting of dim evening sunlight, Props of circular floating light
3	8- 10 Seconds	Extreme Long Shot, short panning down	Lighting of mid- afternoon sun, lighter than previous scene, use of round lanterns
4	10-12 Seconds	Long Shot, static camera shot	Use of round lanterns in low key lighting
5	11-16 Seconds	Long Shot, panning to left	Use of round lanterns in low key lighting
6	16-25 Seconds	Long shot, crane shot moving upwards	Camera passes building to reveal the band with industrial lights in foreground with rolling sand dunes in background
7	25-26 Seconds	Medium Long Shot	Low key lighting used to create silhouettes of band members, prevalence put on instruments and band members. Non-verbal language of dancing, clapping etc. connote energy, participation and joy
8	26-28 Seconds	Extreme Long shot	Backdrop of a sunset over mountains, mist surrounding connotes mystery and sense of enigma
9	28-30 Seconds	Extreme Long Shot	Features camp on sand dune, contrast between low-key lighting of night with selective lighting in camp
10	30-35 Seconds	Mid-Shot, panning right	Character blocking of band facing and performing to a crowd of lights, which is used to represent a watching presence such as the media
11	35-39 Seconds	Mid- shot, Use of track	Juxtaposition of sand dunes and rustic camera lighting props
12	39-42 Seconds	High mid-shot using camera track	Camera lights in foreground to mask band and equipment behind
13	43-45 Seconds	Close Up of lights	Lights increase from low key in intensity
14	45-48 Seconds	Mid shot, panning diagonal with slight time stretch (slow-mo)	Prevalence on lead singer
15	48-49 Seconds	Medium Close Up with major time stretch	Slow motion combined with non-verbal language of playing drums connotes energy, passion and immersion of viewer in the instrumentation of the song
16	49-51 Seconds	Medium Close Up with time stretch using tracking shot	Prevalence on guitarist using low-key lighting
17	52-53 Seconds	Close Up with panning left	Shallow depth of field used
18	53-55 Seconds	Mid shot, with slight panning to the right	Viewer is given immersion into the workings and performance of the band as placed behind them, with key props being instruments and equipment
19	55-56 Seconds	Mid Shot	Non-verbal language of lead singer's dancing and flailing gives connotation of passion and energy
20	56-57 Seconds	Medium Close Up with lense blurring used to distort image	Energetic non-verbal language from singer

After making my technical analysis and working out how a music video is constructed I then began to consider which tracks I personally think would suit our thematic ideas and genre. These videos were the three that stood out to me:

Deftones- Xerces

Apart from being a Deftones fan this track really caught my attention because of its strong emotive feel. I felt that the message of life and death represented in this song could have been amplified through our conceptual ideas. On top of this I really liked the combination in the music of a psychedelic feel with a more rocky and heavy side, as this would allow us to adopt cross genre characteristics into our video with maybe a more performance based side, instead of just narrative; as this this follows the trend of rocky music.

Snow Patrol- Making Enemies

I liked the effects used in Snow Patrol’s “Making Enemies” as I thought they could be link and illustrated into visual forms. The piece starts with a reverse vocal, drum and guitar parts and then proceeds into a very minor acoustic track. I thought this would fit in perfectly with our themes and ideas with the reverse sounds tying in with our concept of using physic altering effects (such as reversing time) and with the mellow characteristics of the song fitting in with our social stagnation themes

Radiohead- Body Snatchers

The upbeat and energetic elements of this track really stood out for me. “Body Snatchers” by Radiohead came across to me as a very arty and abstract piece which would blend with our quite abnormal and disjunctive ideas. As well of this is has many dynamic changes with the song which could aid us in building and losing tension in a narrative structure.

There are several stylistic and thematic motifs that I wish to include when considering making a music video, some of these include:

·    Using a black and white camera effect for the video. This effect would be added after shooting in premiere. I believe that music videos that use black and white shots connote an overall mellow atmosphere and have abstract, artistic and contemporary vibes, which I feel would suit our psychedelic rock music video. An example of  this can be seen in Coldplay’s video for “God Put A Smile On Your Face”

·         Having narrative themes of social deterioration, insanity, losing touch with reality and of the stagnation of day to day life. The reason I have chosen these theme is because they resonant from my favourite films; works such as Donnie Darko, Fight Club and American Beauty

·         Close up of instruments being played, such as guitar strings being picked or a drum being hit immerses the viewer into the live playing of the band.