Inspirational Research On Music Videos

Camera Techniques: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0czg_TQAcA 

Visual Display Structure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2RA0vsZXf8

Song 1 Jimmy Eat World: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH-T3V9EC5s 

Song 2 Ed Sheeran: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_af256mnTE

I had developed some work that was based on the area of my interest but I want to put a bit of my personality into the project through other interest of mine. As a hobby I enjoy singing so I want to produce my own song that included the telling of a true story. I want to write a song about a true event that had happened of a break up.

Two of my favourite artists that tell stories in their songs are Ed Sheeran and Jimmy Eat World.

Both of the music videos tell a different story but I what interested me was the music arrangement. I really liked how Ed Sheeran only uses one instrument, the guitar because it made the song light and set a mood to fit into the story that was being told through the lyrics.

Jimmy Eat Worlds song I looked at is similar but the song is a bit heavier because of the drums. To my interests his song also told a story. This song was a little too repetitive and I didn’t feel it moved the story fast enough compared to Ed Sheerans song I searched.

What I took from the research of both artists songs was how important the lyrics were to tell a story in a narrative structure so that the listener can follow it. I also think that the pace of the songs affected the mood and feeling to the song. Now I can use this research as inspiration for my own work.

I didn’t know how I wanted to visual display may video so I looked at one video that showed a different way of creative arrangement using one screen. The video was split up into a range of smaller screens on show at one time to show the different instruments and angle shots of the performer. This video looked like it was shot using studio lighten and to create a professional style. I did like the arrangement of this video but I don’t think it would suit the type of music I want to produce, but it was an eye opener for future work.

I had already done a lot of research into camera techniques from my major project so I didn’t research into this area but I did look at one interesting video that refreshed my mine ready for the practical stage.