Harry Assignment 2 Script
Script for Assignment 2
Slide 1
(HEADING) Tame Impala - The Less I Know The Better
For this Tame Impala video, Surrealism has been used, which is when a video attempts to break the boundaries between what is real and what is a dream. The reason for the video being surrealist is due to the use of unusual imagery, for example the fact that a man in a gorilla costume is in a high school setting. The video also includes a mixture of live action and Animation, the animation style in this video being 2d traditional style as it has clearly been drawn with pen on real paper, although it may have ben digitally edited. Some early examples of videos that include animation with live action were in the 1980s with Money For Nothing by Dire Straits which included the first example of CGI in a music video that looked out of the this world for the time period it was made, and Take On Me by A-ha is probably the most similar example to the Tame Impala video as both animated parts are traditionally drawn.
The video features miming and lip syncing to the songs lyrics, and shows some form of relationship between the male and female characters, indicating that the video wishes to further interpret the lyrics and meaning of the song which is about complicated romance. There are some times when the video cuts to the beat of the song, particularly during the dance sequences in the video. There are a wide range of camera angles used but the main ones are close ups of the character’s faces, that help convey to the audience what emotion they may be feeling and make them understand the romantic narrative/theme of the video.
Slide 2
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Fat
This video is a good - and one of the first - examples of a video that is in the Parody/Pastiche/Reference/Homage. All these styles are linked closely together however Pastiche and Homage are where a video references or pays respect to another media text, and Parodies are more of an imitation and sometimes even a mockery of another media text. Weird Al was one of the first to introduce the Parody style to music videos during the early 1980's. This music video is a parody of the hit song "Bad" by Michael Jackson, who did give him permission to parody the video.
The entire video was shot as closely to Michael Jackson’s version as possible. We can see this as the video cuts to basically every beat the videos does, and uses the same camera angles e.g. the tracking shot when Weird Al and the dancers are running through the car park. Lip syncing is also used throughout and is shown in a similar way to how Michael did it. Some visual effects are included, those being the SFX and prosthetics used to actually give the illusion that Weird Al is fat, that are used to widen his body and face. These visual effects cleverly consolidate the song’s comedic meaning. This video has clear allusion and links to Michael Jackson as it is a Parody of one of his videos.
Slide 3
Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa - One Kiss
This video was clearly created as part of the Popular Music genre, which we see used all the time and is most popular in contemporary music videos. The reason for it being in the Popular music style of video is that it contains tons of bright colours on the singer's multiple outfits and in the rest of the background settings, and a clear part of the video is the many dance routines seen performed by backup dancers. Dua is also dressed up to look very pretty and appealing to the audience.
Multi-image and cutting to the beat are used many times, and this is because of the upbeat and fast paced nature of the song, so the video keeps up with it by constantly changing the scene. The multi-imaging also shows the many outfits and styles that Dua is wearing as more than one shot of her in a different outfit each time can be seen blended together into one shot. Although the video was made for contemporary audiences, there are visual effects such as vintage looking filters applied to some scenes in the video, even some of the outfits chosen are, which give it an overall retro feel that makes it feel as though it were filmed a few decades before it was released. The video involves lip syncing in nearly every scene which is another main convention of the Popular music genre of videos.
Slide 4
Mac DeMarco - Chamber Of Reflection
This video is included in the In Concert/As-Live style. This style of music video includes any video with footage of the band or artist playing the song live. One of the first bands to record an As Live music video was The Beatles for their song "If I Fell", which featured the band playing their instruments and singing together, and was broadcast on TV in the 1960s. The Chamber Of Reflection video is footage of Mac DeMarco and his live band playing the song for the radio station KEXP. Mac didn't create his own video for the official studio version of the song, therefore the filmed footage of the performance was posted to the radio station's Youtube channel and is the closest to an official video. It is clear that the video is in the As Live style because we see the band performing the song live using actual instruments and microphones throughout the whole video.
All camera shots were filmed at the same level, being the perfect closeness to capture each band member and the instrument they are playing so the audience knows the role of each person; the camera angles were from a low angle in order to fit the member and instrument in shot. When the camera moves it is quite slow and careful, which is due to the song also being quite slow and dreamy sounding. The video often cuts to the beat, in particular to a different band member each time.
Slide 1
(HEADING) Tame Impala - The Less I Know The Better
For this Tame Impala video, Surrealism has been used, which is when a video attempts to break the boundaries between what is real and what is a dream. The reason for the video being surrealist is due to the use of unusual imagery, for example the fact that a man in a gorilla costume is in a high school setting. The video also includes a mixture of live action and Animation, the animation style in this video being 2d traditional style as it has clearly been drawn with pen on real paper, although it may have ben digitally edited. Some early examples of videos that include animation with live action were in the 1980s with Money For Nothing by Dire Straits which included the first example of CGI in a music video that looked out of the this world for the time period it was made, and Take On Me by A-ha is probably the most similar example to the Tame Impala video as both animated parts are traditionally drawn.
The video features miming and lip syncing to the songs lyrics, and shows some form of relationship between the male and female characters, indicating that the video wishes to further interpret the lyrics and meaning of the song which is about complicated romance. There are some times when the video cuts to the beat of the song, particularly during the dance sequences in the video. There are a wide range of camera angles used but the main ones are close ups of the character’s faces, that help convey to the audience what emotion they may be feeling and make them understand the romantic narrative/theme of the video.
Slide 2
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Fat
This video is a good - and one of the first - examples of a video that is in the Parody/Pastiche/Reference/Homage. All these styles are linked closely together however Pastiche and Homage are where a video references or pays respect to another media text, and Parodies are more of an imitation and sometimes even a mockery of another media text. Weird Al was one of the first to introduce the Parody style to music videos during the early 1980's. This music video is a parody of the hit song "Bad" by Michael Jackson, who did give him permission to parody the video.
The entire video was shot as closely to Michael Jackson’s version as possible. We can see this as the video cuts to basically every beat the videos does, and uses the same camera angles e.g. the tracking shot when Weird Al and the dancers are running through the car park. Lip syncing is also used throughout and is shown in a similar way to how Michael did it. Some visual effects are included, those being the SFX and prosthetics used to actually give the illusion that Weird Al is fat, that are used to widen his body and face. These visual effects cleverly consolidate the song’s comedic meaning. This video has clear allusion and links to Michael Jackson as it is a Parody of one of his videos.
Slide 3
Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa - One Kiss
This video was clearly created as part of the Popular Music genre, which we see used all the time and is most popular in contemporary music videos. The reason for it being in the Popular music style of video is that it contains tons of bright colours on the singer's multiple outfits and in the rest of the background settings, and a clear part of the video is the many dance routines seen performed by backup dancers. Dua is also dressed up to look very pretty and appealing to the audience.
Multi-image and cutting to the beat are used many times, and this is because of the upbeat and fast paced nature of the song, so the video keeps up with it by constantly changing the scene. The multi-imaging also shows the many outfits and styles that Dua is wearing as more than one shot of her in a different outfit each time can be seen blended together into one shot. Although the video was made for contemporary audiences, there are visual effects such as vintage looking filters applied to some scenes in the video, even some of the outfits chosen are, which give it an overall retro feel that makes it feel as though it were filmed a few decades before it was released. The video involves lip syncing in nearly every scene which is another main convention of the Popular music genre of videos.
Slide 4
Mac DeMarco - Chamber Of Reflection
This video is included in the In Concert/As-Live style. This style of music video includes any video with footage of the band or artist playing the song live. One of the first bands to record an As Live music video was The Beatles for their song "If I Fell", which featured the band playing their instruments and singing together, and was broadcast on TV in the 1960s. The Chamber Of Reflection video is footage of Mac DeMarco and his live band playing the song for the radio station KEXP. Mac didn't create his own video for the official studio version of the song, therefore the filmed footage of the performance was posted to the radio station's Youtube channel and is the closest to an official video. It is clear that the video is in the As Live style because we see the band performing the song live using actual instruments and microphones throughout the whole video.
All camera shots were filmed at the same level, being the perfect closeness to capture each band member and the instrument they are playing so the audience knows the role of each person; the camera angles were from a low angle in order to fit the member and instrument in shot. When the camera moves it is quite slow and careful, which is due to the song also being quite slow and dreamy sounding. The video often cuts to the beat, in particular to a different band member each time.
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