Retrospect

Overall our research has indicated clearly that certain shots will needed to be implemented as soon as we film. After looking at the videos from the alternative rock genre it is clear that due to videos such as Lyla and Damage have the shots including the quick cut extreme close up shots of instruments which gradually zoom out throughout the first seconds of the video, these go from extreme close up shots towards mid shots which will include the guitarist, drummer or singer with their instrument, the shots then can become long shots in which the whole band. In terms of other shots which will need to be used this includes the side angled close up shot of the singer with the microphone by their mouth. This is clearly a shot which will need to be implemented after looking at the videos including Lyla and Damages as well as Numb it is clear this shot is used frequently. In terms of iconography it is very important to include a live performance and a narrative which is cross cut, this is featured in numerous videos such as Lyla and Numb. The general iconography in terms of clothing is made in accordance to the tone of the song, E.G in the official All The Small Things video the clothing is very sporadic and is very humerous and fits in accordance to typical teenage clothes such as a simple colourful T shirt and jeans, this is subsequently vastly different to clothing worn in videos such as Numb where the tone is shown to be very dark and bleak thereby causing the clothes to be very formal and dark in order to help set the tone of the song more thoroughly. The narrative is very different and, like clothing, will be associated with the song. In terms of audience, alternative rock is very much oriented around teenagers, this is due to the themes often focusing on drugs, sex and partying, all of these are themes which are typically associated with teenage antics. This means that love, drug addiction, escapism and partying are all aspects  which should be included in the narrative. In regards to editing these shots of the instruments would have to be edited very quickly in order to reflect the fast paced nature of the song. So far we have perpared the locations and the storyboard for the video and Sean has assured me that there is little doubt that he will not be able to get the instruments for the live performance which is very motivating. In terms of the location we thought it would be suitable to utilize locations which were very urban and atmospheric, this is why the tennis court felt suitable for the live performance as it is very urban and due to the floodlights the court appears very atmospheric and should create a reasonably dark tone which can be used for the video.