Initial Ideas

Before beginning the process of "research" I put together my initial thoughts from my experience with existing music videos. These thoughts were minimalistic as my existing knowledge for music videos was very little. In order to test the effectiveness of my Research I will later contrast it to my initial ideas.

In order to maintain a good level of communication and interaction with Jake, we decided to find common ground in terms of genres and things that stood out in both a positive manner with existing successful indie/rock music videos.

Projection

The use of projecting images on the subject of focus, expresses a sense of creativity yet works in sync with the song beat and lyrics. I feel this idea could be manipulated well in order to compliment an indie/rock video.








Flash

The use of flashes are a useful tool in inticing an audience as this song had the exact same effect on me due to its lighting and flashing images. An issue that came to mind about the use of flash would be the use of warning of flashing images to those who may be at risk of having an epileptic fit.

Smoke

The use of smoke provides the audience with anticipation as well as a blurred perception. In this video, smoke suggests an uncertainty of the surrounding environment but manages to use props and image alongside the music itself to reveal the genre.








Ink
The use of ink is a very original idea that inspired me to pursue it. This consist of a 3-D effect in which has to be created physically. I will develop this idea further and explore the use of ink in video.

Silhouettes

In this video the shot taken of the band in motion is controlled by the lighting or even the lack of lighting. The use of creating silhouettes with camera effects is successful in creating a sense of mystery as well as creating a focus point on the lead singer.