Task 17 - Lyrics Analysis

By doing this task, I now know more about what the video should include relative to the lyrics. The lyrics are very abstract, so this tells me that it would help to make sure the video is also abstract in some ways. This is evident in the actual official video for the song. The whole official video is very strange, and this works well, so by following similar concepts, but changing the general look, feel and content of the video, my video will hopefully be successful as well.

Task 16 - Genre Cards

This task has taught me a lot about other songs and their videos from the same genre. This is vital when it comes to understanding what the target audience wants out of the video we will be making. These are similar song, and therefore have a similar target audience. This in turn means that the videos will be what the target audience wants to see, as they are very successful songs and video. I will aim to use techniques used in these videos in my own. This includes close ups, deep emotions from the actors and happy endings to the narrative story lines.

Task 15 - Song Choice

Part 1 - Song Choice

I went back, 

I went back to your love, and I felt, 
So many wrongs
That I wasted on you by the crowd, 
And I called, 
You called me and I whispered your name
I went home, 
We stared blank to the pages I wrote, 

Well, I just wanna compliment your soul, 
I just wanna compliment your soul, 
Yeah, I just wanna compliment-

And I wasted tears, I let go, 
So many rights, 
So many nights, that I come and I go.
I just wanna know, that you, 
And I can't ever be, 
Shut out.
You're meant to be.
And wrong, I'll
Tell it twice, 

'Cause I just wanna compliment your soul
Yeah, I just wanna compliment your soul
I compliment your-... 
I compliment your-... 

Yeah, I just wanna compliment your soul
Yes, I just wanna compliment your soul
'Cause I just wanna compliment your (soul...)
I just wanna compliment-

Part 2 - Permission Letter

Part 3 - Artist Profile

A British singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (piano, trumpet, guitar, bass, drums, and organ among them), Dan Croll combines folk elements and classic Paul Simon-like melodies with electronic beats, African polyrhythms, and guitar hooks, giving his work a lot of varying sounds and dimensions. He was born July 18, 1990 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, moving to Liverpool when he was 18 years old to attend the Paul McCartney-founded Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. While there, he won the national Songwriter of the Year award presented by the Musicians Benevolent Fund, and the attention the award generated eventually led Croll to sign with Turn First Records early in 2012. The label released a debut single, "From Nowhere," in the fall of the same year, with a second single, "Compliment Your Soul," arriving in the spring of 2013. His debut LP, Sweet Disarray, finally arrived in March 2014.

From doing this task, I have learnt a lot more about the artist, song and institution I am planning on basing my music video for. This will help me when it comes to distributing it. This is because I will need to know the artists target audience, how the institution works, and what the song's lyrics and themes are, so I can use these to full effect in my video.

Task 14 - Thinking of a Concept

By doing this task, I have now decided which song I'm going to adapt into my music video. I chose Compliment Your Soul by Dan Croll. I chose this song for a number of reasons, all explained in this prezi. Overall, this video is a good choice for me to be able to show the top of my ability when it comes to video making, editing, filming and directing.

Task 12 & 13 - Barry Island Research and Special Effects Research

By doing this task, I have learnt a lot about professional editing techniques and technologies. By spending time in a studio using really advanced technology and having the help from professionals, I now know a lot more and can use this to great effect when it comes to making and editing my own video. Things such as green screens, super imposing titles, colour correction and transitions are methods I can show in my own work.

Task 11 - Music Institutions

From doing this task, I now know a lot more about the institutions behind the music videos that I see. By looking a the three major labels, I have covered the majority of popular music videos. This will help me if I should ever need to seek the help of a label in the construction of my video, which most directors do.

Task 10 - Music Video Directors

From doing this task, I have learnt about how each music video director develops their own style. This could be portrayed in techniques they use, genres they specialise in, or even particular artists they work with regularly. Developing as style is something that most, if not all, famous and successful directors do, and if I want to be equally successful, I will have to do the same, but over time.