Here is some of the inspirations circulated around our idea, considering we are planning on making a video which will circulate around alternative rock, there are multiple aspects which would subsequently have to be considered in order to fit into the genre. After researching we found that it is important to include a live performance which is cross cut throughout with a narrative. The live performance can be seen within either an isolated environment such as Numb by Linkin Park or in front of a audience such as In Too Deep by Sum 41. Within our project we feel as though it would possibly be better to have a live audience within a party, this is due to the fact that a live audience reflects a more powerful party atmosphere which is often synonymous with alternative rock music, if we choose to delve into the themes of isolation then it may be better to have a performance more isolated however as shown within videos such as Lyla by Oasis there can still be a crowd whilst still utilizing the themes of isolation. In terms of shots the only typical shots which appear to be used are side angled close up shots of the singer performing the song as well as multiple extreme close up shots of the instruments being played at the beginning of the song, then as song progresses the close up shots become normal close up shots which are all quickly edited throughout and then become mid shots and then finally a long shot, within the mid shot there is often a simple shot of the musician with his specified instrument, then later on the entire band as a whole can be seen performing the song. In terms of location the areas used are often very urban such as shots of streets, stores, etc, this means that in our project it would be useful for us to include these types of shots in very urban areas at some point in order to fit into the genre. The mise en scene is typically very diverse, apart from the location, the mise en scene particularly in terms of clothes can be very difficult to link directly to the genre as almost every band or singer will have their own style and fashion, generally however since that a lot of the focus of the videos and the accompanying songs on youth and youth culture then a lot of the fashion and clothes will link a great deal towards the fashion of youth, this means that very often the clothes shown will be a simple t shirt and jeans or will be jeans and something slightly more plain and bold depending on the seriousness of the song. A more party atmosphere would typically associate more with the general t shirt and light jeans whilst more serious songs will much more darker and bold clothes. Also other features which can be seen can be the name of the band being shown at some point in the video, for instance Sick of You as shown on the board has the name used on the drums within the video.
Here is the image of the side angled close up shot taken from Linkin Park's Numb video, a typical feature shot of the live performance in an alternative rock video.
As explained, whilst the song progresses the shots alternate between extreme close ups to mid shots and then to a long shot featuring the band, this again was taken from Linkin Park's Numb video. This long shot also emphasizes a more isolated environment than what is shown in other videos, this will be due to the dark nature of the song and the seriousness it is trying to portray.
This shot is taken from the video for Lyla by Oasis, clearly a similar shot of the main singer in the live performance is utilized.
This shot is taken from Sum 41's In Too Deep video and can obviously be differentiated between itself and the Numb video by Linkin Park, the dark, bold clothing is replaced by a simple t shirt and jeans and in reference to the light hearted nature of the song in comparison to Numb there are much more bright colours and a live performance in front of an audience reflecting a more party atmosphere.
Evidently from this image taken from Sick of You by Cake there are often urban scenery throughout alternative videos, images of shops, stores (such as this) are very common and should be implemented in order to conform to the genre in some way.
As stated before, multiple shots of the live performance progress from extreme close up shots of instruments, towards typically people playing the instruments to then finally the whole band being shown in the live performance, this type of shot would be implemented at the begining of the video (or at least the beginning of the live performance section of the video.)
This type of shot would be used directly after the previous image, evidently this type of mid shot does not highlight the full band and instead would progress to looking like the Numb long shot (shown above) where the whole band can be seen performing.
As said, other features which appear to be shown include images of the song title (or indeed the band's name/logo) can be seen in the video, this taken from Cake's Sick of You song appears on the drum, this type of feature may be useful to implement in order to prove that we have conformed to the genre.
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