Film directors

Conventions of a music video

Production Diary #5

Today, I spent the first half of the lesson completing a task about researching the different genres in music. I discussed pop, alternative, hip hop, rap, country and rock which helped me come to the conclusion that I would like to use an alternative/pop song for my music video. I have chosen to use the song 'Primadonna by Marina and The Diamonds' as the song is very fun and energetic with a great, edgy beat. I feel like the model (my friend, Ruth) I have chosen to play the lead singer in the video will fit the role of Marina perfectly as they share similar characteristics, and I feel as though if Ruth was a real singer then this would be the music that she would produce - which is always a plus sign, which will hopefully benefit my work significantly.

Key Concepts 1A and 1B

Genre

Initial planning ideas

This is my first planning post about my initial ideas regarding my music video. I discuss the possible songs and music videos that I am using for inspiration as well as many other ideas that I may use, although I am aware that these ideas may change later on in the project.

Production Diary #4

After finishing from school a few weeks ago, I have had plenty of time to come up with a few more ideas for my music video. In the beginning of the project, I really struggled to develop ideas that I could use for my video, especially what song to use. I have, however, decided on two genres which I can't seem to pick from yet, which are Pop and R'n'B. I listen to R'n'B a lot more than I do Pop, so it would seem the more sensible choice however I feel as though creating a Pop music video would be more successful as I have more access to the props and locations needed if I were to proceed with Pop instead of R'n'B. I plan on creating an initial planning post which will hopefully help me decide what genre to choose, and maybe even a song.

Pop artists:

1. Taylor Swift
2. Ariana Grande
3. Katy Perry

R'n'B artists:

1. Beyonce
2. Rihanna
3. Cassie