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. 

Leftfield Afrika Shox case study

Evaluation of 3 dfferent music videos (part 3; Archive's ''Bullets'')

Archive - Bullets
 

 

 

The video is a narrative piece about someone who has - metaphorically - had their mind broken, possibly by some past event.

There are 3 locations required for this video; the first is besides a traintrack, the second is the inside of a train, and the third is a forest.

There are 2 outfits required for the main character; the first is a neat version and the second is a messier version for the second character (who is, presumably, superimposed in the edit). There is also an outfit required for the third character - the man from the bag - which consists entirely of a single pair of jeans.

There are a few issues I can find with filming this; firstly is the fact that there is a need for practical effects to make it seem like a man is coming out of a bag - which requires different and sometimes difficult camerawork. Secondly there is the issue of filming on a moving vehicle; even though trains are notoriously smooth, there are still some bumps and discrepencies in motion that can sometimes make it difficult to film.

The main logistical issue I can find with filming is actually finding a train that is A) running as late as it apaprently is in the video, and B) finding a carriage that is completely empty for these shots to take place. it is either a question of chance or arranging it with the operators of a trainline which - in either event - is difficult and time consuming.

The primary concerns of post-production would probably be the issue of superimpposing the characters onto the same shot; as is the case with filming on the train, it would be difficult to transfer them to the same shot if the camera has been moved. That being said, an easy fix would be to simply have a 'stunt-double' for the shots where they occupy the same space, as there is never a shared shot where both of their faces are showing.

This video is fairly atypical when it comes to music videos; there are no band members present throughout the entire video, and the music irregularly follows the music's beats.