Planning: Final idea

Final idea

 

By analysing the three music video choices from our group we, as a group, came up with the idea of using the song ‘Battle Scars’ by Lupe Fiasco ft Guy Sebastian. We thought that our other two initial ideas would not be suitable to use and that this song choice would be the best choice.

Artist: Lupe fiasco ft Guy Sebastian

Song Title: Battle Scars

Genre: R&B

We have chosen the R&B genre and this song because it is a popular genre with a large fan base which we could relate to. We could also relate to the themes within the genre and the song such as love, relationships and break ups as we are teenagers these are the themes that occur in our lives which would make the production easier.

Our final choice was also determined by our audience feedback, which was done in the form of a questionnaire. The outcome of our questionnaire suggested that the theme of love and relationships were popular within the R&B genre and the listeners of R&B. This song was a perfect example of the themes associated with R&B. We also found out from that questionnaire that star image was important in the R&B genre. Therefore we required an artist with a strong and growing star image within the R&B genre and Lupe Fiasco was a prime example.

Music video influences:

The music video for ‘Trouble’ by Leona Lewis was a music video influence. Being the same genre, this music video had similar characteristics to what I wanted to have for my music video. The music video structure was both narrative and performance based which I would want in my own music video.

Connotations from the theme of love and relations are evident and I would want to use it in my own music video. There are close up shots of Leona Lewis crying and upset because of the problems within her relationship.

The music video for Tulisa 'Sight of you' was another music video influence. This music video portrays problems and the negative aspect of love and relationships. Anger and frustration is also a sign that is evident throughout the music video.
 

Tulisa is shown alone on several scenes to show that her love life is not going accoridngly and she is alone in the relationship. This is something i would want to use in my music video as the relationship between the female and the male characters would be shown as problematic.

 

The planning of the final idea of my music video was a crucial point in my production. Coming to a final agreement over what music video we have chosen had enabled me to have a clear view on what our music video would consist of. Looking at music videos that influenced us enabled me to have a greater indication of what our final idea should consist of.