Whilst picking a suitable music video that catered for our groups musical interests, we had to find out genres of interest. To finalise a song to create a music video for, we had to gain a rough analysis on 3 songs similar to the song idea we had.
Creep- Radiohead- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFkzRNyygfk&ob=av2e
Radiohead simply have a similar vibe to 'The Fray' and thus to analise this Performance video would be effective. This music video simply focuses on the band in a concert setting. The simplistic setting and atmosphere allows the audience to focus on the facial expressions on the lead singers face and how the idea of a 'Creep' is portrayed in this video. The background colour is multicoloured and therefore contradicts the whole idea of being a 'Creep'. The make up and the way the band have been portrayed is effective. Essentially, this is a really simple performance based music video. This song could be seen to be linked with the taking of drugs and how it effects the mind including how paranoid a genuine user could get. Compared to some of the other 'Radiohead' videos, you could say that all of these videos can be seen as sadistic with a hint of depression.
Called out in the Dark- Snow Patrol-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwTXwJg6_VE&ob=av2n
The music video associated with this song is effective in the sense that it contains humour and a vibe of seriousness. The video pictures Gary Lightbody, lead singer of Snow Patrol, being replaced by an actor to glamourise the music video. The whole video is about trying to create the best visual for the song. This is essentially a video inside a video and producing a video to the best a company can. The idea of the lead singer being replaced by someone else could suggest a better appearenced based video and would indeed glamourise it. This would make the lead singer feel slightly insulted and this is shown in the video, in good taste. The syncronised dancing and the suit in which the lead singing double is wearing could suggest a 1950'sEsque aura. Throughout the video we see Gary trying to sneak back on set and this angers the director. Despite the humourous approach to the video, the lyrics are rather meaningfull. The whole video is trying to show how someone can steal your thunder just to make a higher power look better. Throughout, we see Gary trying to become the centre of attention and the director is growing more and more frustrated with the antics. The ending is rather surreal, Gary is handcuffed to the director and it seems they have a connection which is contradictory to the beginning.
The Roller- Beady Eye- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcOJu0g8dbw
This song is in the same style as bands such as 'Oasis' and 'Radiohead'. It was formed shortly after 'Oasis' split up and contains Liam Gallagher of the Gallagher brothers. It is situated on a motorcycle wheel often used in fairgrounds and circuses. This is a very surreal place to film a music video but does associate with the title of the song. It's a combination of a performance and a Concept. We see the band throughout with snippets of a motorcycle using the wheel. This is a very simple and effective video for 'Beady eye's ' first major step in the music industry. It really is an effective way of promoting the band. The idea of how a circus can play an important role in the video means that the song shouldn't be taken too seriously but the lyrics associated with the song are in fact rather meaningful. The main introduction of the music video shows a clear performance that is actually rather effective.
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