Behind the scenes shots from shooting

Here are some of the photos from behind the scenes at our first shoot.

Intertextuality - Fight Club

Fight Club



There is also a very significant intertextual reference to be made to fight Club. Throughout the course of the film, the unnamed protagonist's anarchist activist alter-ego of Tyler Durden is shown to be flashing in and out of the shots, as if he himself has been edited into the film, as he himself is shown to have been doing within the film itself. We have somewhat mirrored this in our own video, with the very rapid punching montage interspersed with shots of other shots of the interior, and shots of the secondary non-existent character.  

The use of this montage formation is important, because it gives the audience some idea of what the protagonist is looking for, and what his end-goal is (with shots of both the secondary character, and shots of the doorway). These shots are pinned together in such a way as to make the audience understand the anguished feelings of the protagonist, and so form an empathetic connection with him.

Intertextuality - Oldboy

Oldboy



This scene in Oldboy is a rather good comparison to make with the wall punching in our video; the encapsulation of the anger of both characters. The plot of the film is also not unlike that of our music video; the main character (Oh Dae-Su) spends his time searching for a lost person in his life (his daughter, Mi-Do, who's fourth birthday he misses when he goes missing), when in actuality the person is with him the entire time. Additionally, there is a recurring stylistic approach in Oldboy that bears similarities with our music video, for instance a lot of the interiors of the film are somewhat decrepit and misused, which bears a resemblance to the abandoned airfield command structure that we filmed inside. 

Storyboard

This is the preliminary storyboard we created for our music video. The Idea process was a collaborative effort, with the artwork and annotations having been completed by Tom O'Driscoll (slides 1 through 5) and myself (6 through 7).

Song use confirmation Email from Elle Mary

This is the confirmation Email that we received after Jacob contacted Elle Mary. The positivity of the message spurred us further to create an interesting and engaging video that showcased the song we had chosen.

Chosen track (Elle Mary and the Bad Men - Rose)

   

Slowly it happened,

Could I see it coming?

Soaring, you flew

You rose, rose, rose

You rose, rose, rose

Down you landed,

Fallen like the apple,

Pulled by the rain,

Where you belong,

Grounded

You rose, rose, rose

You rose, rose, rose

You rose, rose, rose

You rose, rose, rose

Now you've landed,

Fallen like the apple,

Pulled by the rain,

Where you belong,

Grounded

You rose, rose, rose

You rose, rose, rose

We chose this track, mainly dues to it's highly emotionally charged nature, containing connotations of darkness and loneliness, with some brooding anger, giving us plenty to work with and mold into a useful, working piece. Much of the song makes reference to the fact some other character has ''Fallen'', and has been ''Pulled by the rain'' - particularly interesting due to the typical connotations of sadness and, sometimes anger that are pinned to this particular form of weather. This could also be a link to the Biblical tale of Adam and Eve, with the song showing some contempt for it's referenced other character - talking about an apple as if it is ''The Apple'' of the biblical tale in a singular sense.

Another particular connotation of these lyrics is the emphasis on the lyric ''Rose'' and ''You Rose'', indicating that someone is rising from something, or perhaps rising to meet something.

We contacted Elle Mary directly, and after some wait we received an overwhelmingly positive response. 

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