Our filming script/storyboard

This is our script/storyboard for our music video. So this will help us to carefully put all the clips in the right place at the right time. There will be a few adjustments though as we may need to add a few more quick shots into the video. The timings are shown below along with their individual descriptions. Below the script/storyboard is also the rough copy of our plan which we used for guidance on the day of the shoot but then obviously typed it up for evidence.

0-1-Black picture which results to a picture of an empty stage as soon as the song starts
0-8-Time Lapse of band members/fans setting up the equipment for the band
2-On the double beat will be a double beat on the drums
5-high kicks from the singer, guitarist and bassist
8-10-Drumming from Mark
10-19-The same three band members rocking away by nodding their heads up and down
19-21-Drumming from Mark
21-25-Jamie singing close up
25-27-Guitar shot, then drums and followed by bass
27-30-Close up of Jamie singing
30-32-Guitar lick
32-35-Jamie and Joel singing together in a two shot
35-37-Guitar close up
37-43-Bass shots
43-48-Jamie kissing the dressing room sign and signalling come here on the lyrics "take you"
48-53-Sexual reference on the lyrics "all that I've got" eg. crotch grab reference
53-58-Two shot of Jamie singing with bassist
58-1.01-Jamie doing his hair in the mirror with hairspray
1.01-1.06-Jamie singing mid shot
1.06-1.07-Holding hands up and zooms out on the line "trust me you'll be fine"
1.07-1.09-Drumming mid shot
1.09-1.11-Bass shot of Zander thrusting mid shot
1.11-1.14-Cut to Joel holding guitar up right on knees
1.14-1.18-Bass mid shot
1.18-1.20-Different angle on drums
1.20-1.25-Guitar and bass play together
1.25-1.30-Jamie singing in mid shot with a pan of Jamie walking across the stage and pointing to the camera on the lyric "You"
1.30-36-Drinking Jack Daniels in the dressing room
1.36-1.41-Joel thrusting with guitar
1.41-1.45-Jamie singing in the recording studio
1.45-1.48-Joel singing in time with Jamie while recording hos singing with Jamie in the background
1.48-1.50-Bass shot extreme close up
1.50-1.54-Jamie singing
1.54-2.08-Narrative photo shoot of the whole band with photographer taking pictures in the corner of the medium long shot. This will also include individual performance shots to add a bit of performance and narrative together
2.08-2.14-Jamie singing
2.14-2.20-Drumming and then guitar on the two beats
2.20-2.29-Narrative of the band walking down the corridor preparing for the music video shoot
2.29-Close up of singer in extended held note
2.31-Close up of guitar in a high angle
2.33-Singer looking into the camera as note is held extreme close up
2.35-Bassist shot looking up the neck
2.37-Guitar solo starts so the camera zooms in on the guitarist as he bends the string
2.39-Drum shot looking directly at the drummers face
2.40-Different angled shot of the guitar solo
2.43-Up the neck shot of the guitar solo
2.44-Close up of fingers on guitar
2.45-Small pan of guitar solo
2.48-Small pan of a hand slide down the guitar neck
2.49-Drum fill
2.50-Guitarist on knees using mid shot while showing all the equipment in the background
2.54-Close up on guitar string bend
2.56-Bass close up shot
2.58-Drum fill to mix in with the songs beats
3.01-Guitar extreme close up of fingers playing
3.05-Extreme close up of guitar string bend
3.06-Cross fade to close up of singer
3.10-Narrative of band using a credit card to cut up the coke
3.16-Singer mid shot
3.21-Bass mid shot
3.25-Guitar shot, fast edit
3.26-3.31-Jamie singing with equipment in the background
3.31-3.35-Guitar close up
3.35-3.38-Singing
3.38-3.40-Drumming mid shot
3.40-3.42-Joel singing "Yeah" into Jamie's mic mid shot
3.42-3.47-Singing
3.47-3.54-Rocking together all three including the guitarist, singer and the bassist
3.54-3.59-Guitar then drums then bass with each one on each individual beat
3.59-A big jump from the three same members of the band on the last beat therefore ending the song

Examples of some problems on the first shoot day

On the first shoot day we encountered a few problems that forced us to really up our game and make sure that everything was perfect for the second shoot day. One of the biggest problems though was the fact that a lot of camera shots were out of focus and we only found this out when we arrived back at school to examine the footage. This meant that next time we used the camera on the second day we needed to use manual focus instead of auto focus as it would stop the camera going out of focus so often due to the movement of the bands actions. An example video of some of the out of focus camera shots are shown below and you can clearly identify that it was unusable in our main video as it would look unprofessional and sloppy.

 

This first video above was a very good camera shot because it was a nice pan of the guitar and focused on the suitable parts of the guitar as the song was playing. The two problems with this shot though was that it occasionally went out of focus and the shot also showed the sides of the staqge which we did not want as the curtain covers did not cover the sides. We did not want the sidee of the stage in the shot as it had mirrors and too colourful wallpapers for the likes f our genre. This shot taught us to tightly frame the shots better on the second day of shooting.

 

 

This shot was also quite a good shot but yet again the shot went out of focus and the roof was showing which we did not want. This was because the only background we wanted was of the red curtain covers. This is to help make the whole shot more realistic and appropiate.

 

 

This sot was a good idea for a shot but we did not use the lighting as well as we could have. This prevented us from getting a really clear shot and resulted in a grainy and dark shot.

Changes to the 2nd shooting day

On the first day of filming we had discovered that most of the footage we filmed was out of focus so this meant doing a second day of filming was definitely on the agenda. We had to change quite a few things though. For example instead of having mikey on the bass and will on the drums we had to get Mark on the drums and Zander on the bass. This was because the other two members were unavailable because of school and job commitments. This was good in a way though as it meant we could even out the equipment more due to Mark being able to drive. This meant that Rhys did not have to take two journey's to and from Stamford. I feel that the 2nd filming day gave us better preparation this time round as it helped us to plan better with the extra time we had.

Shooting Day Schedule

8.30-I arrive at school via the car
8.45-I arrive at Rhys's house
9.00-Me and Rhys pack the car with equipment, pick up Mikey and Joel and then travel to Stamford
9.30-Arrive at Stamford and then head back for the second trip. Two people stay with the equipment left at Stamford while the other two go back.
10.00-Arrive back at Bourne, load more equipment into the car and go back again to Stamford. At the same time Jamie and Will go to Stamford with the rest of the equipment.
10.30-Both Rhys and Jamie's car arrive at Stamford and meet up with the two left with the equipment
10.40-We then all go to McDonalds and order some food to take out and eat some in the car and some outside with the equipment
11.20-We arrive early for the start of the shoot
11.30-We start to set up the equipment in the ball room on the stage
12.00-We finish setting up the equipment and start filming the music video
5.00-We start to pack up the equipment
5.30-Everything is packed away and we go back to Bourne while two people stay in Stamford with the rest of the equipment
6.00-We arrive in Bourne and then head back to Stamford again and collect the rest of the equipment
6.30-We arrive back in Stamford to collect the rest of the equipment and pick up the two people waiting with the equipment
7.00-We all go home after arriving in Bourne

This process is repeated again for the Tuesday after this. Hopefully the Shooting day schedule goes all according to plan and we get some good footage. After tuesday's shoot day we have realised that we will have to film the footage again in a more specific way as a lot of the footage from the first week was out of focus. So below is the shooting day schedule for the second week after we had to change two members of the band due to them being unavailable.

8.30-I arrive at school via the car
8.45-I arrive at Rhys's house
10.00-Me and Rhys pack the car with equipment and head to stamford. At the same time Jamie travels on his own in his car with his equipment and then Joel will also leave in his car with Mark
10.30-We all meet at Mcdonalds in Stamford and eat
11.00-We all then travel to the arts centre
11.30-We are now allowed to go inside the arts centre and we begin to set up the equipment
12.00-We finish setting up the equipment and zander, one of our band members now arrives at the arts centre after gong to school for a little while
12.15-We then begin to start filming
5.00-We finish filming for the day and begin packing up the equipment
5.30-We finish packing up the equipment and all travel home
6.00-We all go home after arriving in Bourne

Deconstruction of our song's lyrics

Below is a deconstruction of our chosen song's lyrics. I have picked out some important lines that may refer or mean something behind the words. For example some common words used are "Rock Pride".

Our Music Video Location

Above is a picture of the Stamford Arts Centre in Stamford and this is our location that we are using to film our Music video. We are using a room called the ball room within the complex as it is a room which has a stage in it. It is not the biggest of stages but it will be suitable for our video. We really wanted a stage because it was realistic to the genre we have chosen. This is because the Glam Rock genre is known for it's great live and on stage performances that make them who they are. The stage will really emphasis the fact that we are filming a music video as our narrative is concentrated on the band filming the music video being the performance side. We have been looking for a warehouse/stage for a while now but we have managed to get this place due to it's great prices. For example the places we have tried to hire previously including the likes of the voodoo lounge and the MET lounge have all given us prices that are too high for ourselves whereas the Stamford Arts Centre are offering us 2 days of filming for the price of £40. Below we have two photos of how the place will look inside the ball room.

 

 

 When we arrived at the Stamford arts centre we were very impressed with the location itself as they had decent lighting, lots of space and a good sized stage. It was now our job to set everything up and prepare for the shoot. We had to ensure that the lighting was right, the actors had the right costumes on and the equiopment was in the right places. Below are 2 pictures of the hall when we arrived before the equipment was set up.

 



 

Prop list

The prop list for our music video is extremely big and this is because we want to make the video as realistic in comparison to other bands as possible. Below is the full list. The photo below the list contains everything that will be used in the performance except for the Bass and people obviously.

·         3 cameras-1 for narrative, one for performance and 1 for planning photos

·         3 camera batteries-to charge the cameras

·         3 camera SD cards-to hold the filming footage on

·         Blu tack-to stick the fressing room sign to the wall

·         Dressing room poster with B.I.T.E logo on it-to show that the room ahead is a dressing room

·         3 tripods-to hold the cameras steady

·         3 mic stands-to hold the mics in place

·         Flood light-to create more light in the room

·         4 wigs-to make the costumes more Glam rocky

·         2 fake tattoo sleeves-to mkae the costumes more Glam rocky

·         2 scarfs-to make the costumes more Glam rocky

·         3 mics-to make it look like a music video

·         PA-To amplify the sound

·         Guitar-for the musical equipment

·         Bass-for the musical equipment

·         Drums-for the musical equipment

·         Strobe lights-to add some more lights

·         Amps-to amplify the sound

Shot list

Below is a shot list showing all the shots we would like to use for our music video. Thislist will help us plan what we are doing in terms of filming our music video.

·         Lots of close ups of bands expressions and singing/playing

·         Lots of close ups/cut in of instruments being played

·         Pan of about 160 degrees showing the entire band

·         Extreme Close up of volume being turned up in the control room

·         High angle pan of band from crane camera

·         4 shot/mid shot/wide shot showing all band members walking down the corridor

·         Medium close up of each band member

·         4 Shot/mid shot/wide shot showing all band members posing for photo shoot (showing the camera taking the photos and the lights flickering from the cameras

·         High angle close up of guitar being played

·         Two shot/medium close up of two band members singing/playing guitar together

·         Extreme close up of microphone

·         Canted tilt/medium close up of guitar being played

·         Wide shot/medium long shot of instruments and equipment being set up for the time lapse

·         4 shot/wide shot/medium long shot showing the entire band and their instruments/equipment

·         Medium shot of drummer playing the drums

·         4 shot/medium shot with the singer bassist and guitarist standing together playing/singing and the drummer in the background playing

·         Close up of 1 band member or 4 on a mac editing video with headphones on

·         Low angle shot of the guitar

·         Tracking shot of the camera following Jamie into the dressing room

       

Time lapse example

To film our music video we only have two days so this means that we need to get everything right on those two days to ensure that everything goes according to plan. For example we need to make sure that the lighting, mise-en-scene, camera work and more are all set up correctly. If we were to use any special techniques as well like stop motion or a time lapse then this may need some examples from other bands to see if they are appropriate before we perform the actual filming. In our video we are going to perform a time lapse of supposed fans of the band setting up the bands equipment ready for a concert type performance. This will be a long time lapse so it is important that we look at other bands that have used time lapses to see if they work for our chosen song or not. Below is an example of a time lapse within the music video called "Home Sweet Home" by Motley Crue. As you can see in the music video the time lapse works very well and so this gives us an indication that the time lapse in our music video will work just as well especially as Motley Crue are from a similar genre to our chosen song "Rock Pride". The closest similar genre being metal Glam.

Costume plans

In our music video we wanted the costumes to be very conventional to the costumes used in the other Glam Rock genre songs. For example the Glam Rock genre band Steel Panther use outrageous costumes that are very colourful, eccentric and sometimes womanly. Some clothing examples can include tight leggings, Spandex and more. Below is a picture of the band Steel Panther and examples of what they wear as part of their identity.

 

So after looking and analysing bands like Steel Panther we went for something very similar in terms of costume for our music video. You can see this below with individual photos of all the band members.



 

 

 

 

First we have Mark who is the Drummer and he is dressed up in mostly black clothing with a black wig. He also has real tattoos so this kind of goes well without having to put any fake ones on. Next is Zander the Bassist who is wearing jeans, a hat, partly scruffy clothes and a ginger wig. Next is Joel the Guitarist and he is wearing a black wig with tight jeans, a scarf hanging out of his trousers, Tattoo sleeves and some more little things to help make the band a realistic Glam Rock band. Finally is Jamie who has a Blonde wig on with tattoo sleeves, leopard print leggings and a scarf hanging out of the leggings. So as you can see we have stuck to the typical conventions of the Glam Rock genre which will clearly identify our chosen Genre.

Mood board ideas for chosen song

Contact with our chosen band for our song

To start off with we found it difficult to find the perfect song for our music video but in the end we found the perfect song that mixes in with the chosen genre we wanted to use. That song ended up to be the band B.I.T.E 's song called Rock Pride. Two of our members being Joel and Jamie managed to come across this song on you tube when typing in unsigned Glam Rock songs. So after deciding to use this song, Jamie and Joel contacted the band B.I.T.E and this was the email they sent.

 

 

After contacting the band Jamie and Joel came back saying that the band were happy for us to make a music video with their song as long as we gave credit to the band themselves when we decide to put the video on you tube. We also had include their band logos into our ancillary CD cover task but this was no problem for us. 

Audience Questionnaire results

The questionnaire that was made to find out our audience for our chosen song and genre was asked to ten different people. The first question was a gender question and the results said that 6 males and 4 females were asked.

The results from the age question identified that 40% were under 25, 30% were over 40, 10% were 36-49 and 20% were 26-35.

The next question about what people's favourite genre was is shown below with the top vote going to 4 genres being pop, rock, acoustic and glam rock/metal. So as you can see, our chosen genre being Glam Rock is quite popular.

 

 

Some of the other questions that were answered allowed us to discover that the people who have Glam Rock as their favourite genre like the bands Aerosmith, Dio, Motley Crue and Guns n' Roses. They also like the stage performances the most from their chosen bands and this is something that we are definitely implementing in our video as we have a lot of performance on a stage just like the professionals. This might mean that we should watch a lot of live concerts from these favourite bands to see what makes them so special to get ideas for our music video.

 

Throughout this questionnaire we have identified that the audience for our chosen song is males aged 35 and over who like the Glam Rock genre. When making our music video we will take into consideration our audience. This means that we might have to make the music video more mature and masculine to suite the needs of our audience. 

Audience Questionnaire

 

Below is a questonnaire into audiences. There are 7 questions in total and the results of this questionnaire will help us to identify what types of music everybody is interested in. It will laso identify what age they are, gender and more. 

 

Lighting Plan

For the lighting plan in our music video we have decided to use a bit of the flood light we are bringing with us to the arts centre and the lights provided by the arts centre near the roof in the ball room. A picture of both the flood light and the standard lights we used provided by the arts centre are shown below. To start of with we plan to make the ball room were we are filming as dark as possible. This means blocking out all possible natural light available. We did this by shutting two lots of curtains behind where we were performing. After this we decided to use the lights from the arts centre that lie above. We did not put the lights on full though as it would make the band's faces really light and pale. We also put the flood light on so that the only light in the room was concentrated on the band and the stage itself. After adjusting the lighting a bit we finally found the right mixture of lighting that allowed the sides of the stage to look fairly dark and all the main light to be on the band themselves without making their faces pale and too light.
 

 

 

Actor details

For our music video we are going to have 4 people performing as actors. This is because we are having a 4 piece band. These actors include Jamie, Joel, Mark and Zander. Jamie will be the lead singer, Joel will be the lead guitarist, Zander will be the bassist and Mark will be the drummer. All of the actors that are included in our music video all have experience in the instrument areas that they are assigned to. Below are pictures of the band and their instruments that they will be using. The first picture is of Jamie, the second is Joel, the third is Zander and the fourth is Mark.

music video audience research questions

Below is our music video audience research video response questions. In this video we asked 3 people a few questions about our chosen genre and our chosen song. The responses we got were informative and helpful and could therefore give us some ideas for the music video. Here are the questions we decided to ask the 3 people.

1.     What is your opinion on the genre of Glam Rock and what sort of things would you expect to be in the Glam Rock genre?

2.     What are your impressions on our chosen song “Rock Pride”?

3.     What do you think about our location for our music video being a warehouse type location?

4.     What do you think about our idea of having a narrative concentrated on the band itself?

5.     What suggestions do you have to make our music video better?

Music video intro storyboard

Below is a small storyboard of the intro to our music video. There may be a few changes made to this storyboard but these are just a few ideas we had for the intro.

Analysed music video-White Snake-Here I go again

Above is White Snake's music video called Here I go again. I have decided to analyse this music video as it is a from the Glam Rock genre which is the same genre as our music video song that we are doing. Some of the things that White Snake use in this video may be some of the things that we use as we are using the same genre as them.

Camera work

One of the most used camera shots in the music video would be the close up of the lead singer. This is to emphasis the meaning of his singing and make the song more personal. The use of the camera work in the narrative side of the video is very experimental as they capture the women in the video in many different positions. All of them are either in the car or on the car but there is rarely one shot where she is in the same position. Another common camera shot would be a long shot in the performance showing the band at the concert and the crowd enjoying their music. This shot really shows of the band and their endless limits as a band. This shot is used to show of what the band are capable of. An example of one of the most used camera shots is a close up of the lead singer shown below. In our music video we are going to use lots of close ups just like this music video.

Editing

The editing in the narrative is extremely fast paced. In the narrative a women is shown who is in love with the lead singer of the band. The editing on the whole is fast paced just like any other Rock video because of the style of the music that Rock contains. In the music video there are also some nice continuity changes from the performance to the narrative and vice verse. For example there is a scene where the guitarist sticks out his tongue in the performance and this carries onto the narrative with the lead singer sticking out his tongue at the women. This helps to make the transition between narrative and performance flow more smoothly.

Sound

The sound in this music video is all non diegetic music of the songs lyrics. There is one lyric line that is mimed by the women in the narrative but nothing comes out of her mouth so this means it is still non diegetic sound.

Lighting

The lighting in this video is used well as the light comforts the large amount of dark in the room well. A good example picture of the light comforting the dark well is shown below. The spot lights are often concentrated on the band members like this one here.

There is one use of lighting during the video that is particularly good. This is when 3 separate lights all focus on 3 members of the band standing together in the middle. One light comes from the right at the top, one from the left at the top and the last one above them. This looks really good in the video and they use this 3 lights together technique for a lot of the video as you can see from the picture above. The lighting in this video is very impressive and we would definitely use lighting like this in our music video if it was possible but it is not financially possible.

Mise-en-scene

The mise-en-scene location in the music video is a big concert stage. This stage is extremely big and has a lot of room for the band to move about on and show off their skills. The mise-en-scene props include all of the light positions and band instruments. The lights are perfectly in place to make the most out the video and get the right amount of lighting. With the instruments and the band members they are all fairly far apart from each other to show the amount of room they have. This is the case for most of the video except for a few shots where the band are close together to emphasis the togetherness of the band.

Narrative

The narrative of this video is very concentrated on this one girl in which seems to be in love with the lead singer. Most of the narrative is only shown for a few seconds at a time and then comes back after a bit of performance. The narrative only consists of scenes with the women alone and the women with the lead singer who she looks to be in love with. This is a very simple narrative but effective as the performance makes up for the small narrative with a big performance. You will find that the performances in Rock videos are always more important than the narrative as Rock bands will want to show off their skills with their selected instruments of voices. Below is an example picture from the narrative side of the video. The narrative in this video is completly different to the narrative in our video as we are going for a different approac by showing the band building up to the performance side even though both songs are of the same genre.

Performance

The performance of the band in the music video is set in a massive concert type of location. This is used to really emphasis the huge scale of the band and their popularity. The band have lots of room to move about and perform around. The performance makes sure that they show plenty of the different members of  the band. This lets the audience see all the different members and how they act individually. The performance side of the video will be similar to ours as we wat to show off the bands skill and experience.

Genre

The genre of the song is Glam Rock. You can tell this song is from the Glam Rock genre as the band members wear eccentric clothing and have big and long hair. The band "White Snake" also are very conventional in this genre as they perform poses etc that are suggested to be sexual. An example of this would be when the lead singer thrusting his mic stand up and down. We have made a section in our music video to perform some sort of sexual reference like this.

Representation

The representation of this music video shows in the narrative that the lead singer of the band and the women in the narrative are in love. The songs lyrics suggest that the song is about choosing to be in a relationship rather than be alone. This is suggested by the line "To walk along the lonely street of dreams" in the lyrics. This song is also represented as a fun and cool song to sing along with. I think that "White Snake" really wanted to include the audience into their song so that they feel involved.

Our music video ideas presentation

Below shows our Music video ideas presentation where we talk about the ideas we have about the video. The presentation is presented in pictures and there will also be a description with each slide describing what we said in the presentation.

 

 

The song that we are going to choose for our music video will be "Rock Pride". The song is from the Band B.I.T.E. 

 

B.I.T.E are a Brazilian band whose genres consist of Hard rock and Glam rock. The song that we have chosen is from the Glam Rock genre. "Rock Pride" is from the debut album "Rock into the Night". Finally B.I.T.E are a 5 piece which means they have 5 band members.

 

 

For our performance ideas we wanted the location of the performance to be in an empty warehouse. This is because we wanted a nice open space in which we can show the band off. If the warehouse was a big open space then the video would really emphasis the fact that the band are the main concentration overall. To help create the importance of the band we could apply the rule of thirds to our camera shots so that the positioning of the band is in the middle.

 



 

For the narrative side of our music video we will be concentrating on the band. The narrative will consist of the bands journey into becoming the band by joining together and uniting. This will be done by clips like the individual members joining together, members buying equipment, members looking at their rock heroes and much more. We choose this narrative idea because we felt that the lyrics suggests these ideas with the use of phrases like "I am the Rock Pride", "You will always find my show at night", "My show will shine", "My heart will always be on stage" and many more. These lyrics represent the feeling that the song is leading up to one big performance once the band have come together. A vital point in the song which is important that we need to have performance in would be the guitar solo so we would hope that by that point the narrative has played its part and the band are now performing together. The music video is basically one big time line showing the progression of the band. A good example of a song that follows this sort of pattern in using the narrative to show the band of would be Steel Panthers song called "If you really, really love me". This is where we will get a lot of ideas for our song.

 

 

Our costume ideas for our music video will be very similar to the costumes in our Prelim music video. This is because both the songs are in the Glam Rock genre where they would naturally wear items of clothing that express themselves in a bright and eccentric way. The costumes for Glam Rock members are usually very colourful and outrageous in their nature. We are hoping to buy some spandex to make the costumes even more creative. We have got ideas about the costumes from the Glam Rock band Steel Panther. This is because as you can see from the photo is that they out there in their costumes and do not care what they look like as long as they are having fun. I feel as if this is one of the motos of a Glam Rock band.

 



 

For our camera work in our music video will be fast paced and include lots of close ups. This is because we want the audience to feel as if they in the mix of the band and their music. This is also because close up camera shots are a typical convention of rock videos. For one of the most important shots in our video we are planning on creating or using a proper dolly. We would use the dolly to perform a 360 degree pan of the band. This will be a great establishing shot to really present and show the band off. We have used an example from Steel Panthers "If you really, really love me" again by the use of their pan they use and we thought that it looked really cool.

 



 

For the lighting we are looking to rent some small flood lights to use in our video. We have learned from our music video Prelim though as we found out that too much light was concentrated on our faces. This was a problem as it made our faces look pale. We hope to improve on this this time round as we will only use the amount of light needed. We might also experiment in using lights from behind to make a good looking effect. There are a lot of music videos which use this technique including a lot of Rock videos. We will have to experiment with the lights before using them for the 2 days of the shoot as we will then get a taste for how the lights our going to look o our faces.



Analysed music video-Steel Panther-If you really, really love me

Above is the video for Steel Panther's song " If you really, really love me". I have chosen this music video to analyse as the song is in the Glam Rock genre which is the genre in which our song we are doing is from. This video was mainly used to show off the band and is obviously a good song as well.

Camera work

The camera work in this video is very good. This is because their is hardly a point in the video where the camera stays still. This is good because if the camera stays still too long then it can become repetitive and boring. There is an especially good camera shot during the video of a tracking shot used to show the whole bad and the follow the lead singer. This is a clever shot because the camera moves at the same pace as the lead singer. The camera shots that are used also consist of many one and two shot close ups to show the bands individual members up close and personal. These shots are used to help the audience get to know the band themselves and how they act. An example of the close up shots which the band use are shown below.

The whole video acts kind of like a promotional video in the way that the narrative is the band preparing for the performance side of the song. This means that the music video is very concentrated on the band themselves. The video also includes lots of quick, fast paced close ups which is the most conventional camera shot used in a Rock music video. A lot of the narrative camera shots are handheld because this really emphasises on the fact that the band are filming the video themselves and that the video is one big promotional aspect.

Editing

The editing for most of the performance side of the video is fast paced. The pace slows down a little during the narrative side but not for long as the narrative and performance side of the video constantly swap.

Lighting

The lighting in this video is used very effectively. This is becasue most of their lights are used from behind the band. This looks reall good behind the band and has a good mixture of dark and light. Below is a good example of the lighting in the video. As you can see their are two main lights in this video which really comfort the lighting within the room as it is not over the top. for example the two main lights are at the sides of the shot with the band in the middle. This makes a nice contrast to the shot.

Sound

The sound in this music video comes mostly from the non diegetic singing of the lyrics of the performance. This is not the only sound though as their is the occasional diegetic sound from the band themselves in the narrative side of the video. An example of this can be shown at the start of the music video where one member of the band says "Were gonna make a Rock video today". These sort of lines in the narrative make the video more personal to the audience and especially the hard core fans of Steel Panther.

Mise-en-scene

The mise-en-scene setting in this video for the performance side of the video is a big warehouse type of setting which allows the band plenty of room to manoeuvre. This could also be an indication that the band want to show off with their current location. The mise-en-scene narrative side of the video is the warehouse again but in a different area because the narrative is the behind the scenes of the band. For the mise-en-scene props the band often use the props in a rude gesture. This is sometimes the nature of Glam Rock bands like Steel Panther.

Narrative

The narrative in this video is different to the usual narrative in music videos as the narrative for Steel Panther is the band preparing for the performance side of the video. This shows that Steel Panther want a lot of the concentration of the audience to be on the band themselves. This is so that the audience can really get a look at the band. For people who may not have heard or seen Steel Panther before this will be a good experience for them to get a feel for the band. This is because Steel Panther have purposely made this video in order to show off in.

Performance

The performance side of the video was filmed in a big warehouse type of building. This was used so that the band are the main point of concentration in the warehouse as it is big and spacious. The band have applied the rule of thirds most of the time in this case as the band are in the middle of the shot most of the time. The performance was edited to look as impressive as possible to promote the band and get more people interested.

Genre

The Genre of this video is Glam Rock. This can be shown mostly through the bands appearance. For example they wear very eccentric clothing that stands out to the audience. This is because they wear ripped shirts, make up, wigs and other crazy clothing. The lyrics in this song also categorise the video as a Glam Rock genre as they are parody phrases that take the mick. This is what Glam Rock is all about. For example the line "Or if I'm up all night playing Call of Duty" is just one of the funny lines that Glam Rock bands many use. This song fits the Glam Rock genre very well.

Representation

The representation of this video is that the band our very male orientated. This is down to both their appearance and lyrics. For example the lyrics are sometimes a little sexist. An example can be found in the 2 line "If I have sex with your friend Melanie Don't act like it's some kind of felony". This represents to the audience of Glam Rock that the genre is very male orientated. Visuals from the music video also suggest this theory as well. For example the band Steel Panther often include some rude gestures. This could suggest that the video is not really made for women. On a more general note now and the video itself is represented to promote the band so they can show off to their target audience. For people who have never seen Steel Panther this is a good video to start off with as the video is good at promoting the band.