Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Digipak Idea One
This is the first of four digipak Ideas i had for the band. I liked the idea of having a sea of Thornes, which links in with the band name; 'Jamie Thorn and the Mystery Pacific'. I also thought that this would be a great Idea for the folk genre of music due to the fact that alot of digipaks of this genre feature art in their Digipaks. I am now going on to design the inside of this digipak as well as play about with other ideas to see what will work best.
To Do List
· - Book music room (YASMIN)
· - Ask Josh and Jamal to confirm times (KATY)
· - Ask for a camera (HANAN)
· - Jacket from Mr Maric (KATY)
· - Get Umair to bring boots (UMAIR)
· - Look into taking out a light (HANAN + YASMIN)
Monday, 17 October 2011
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Pre-Group Meeting Notes and Ideas to think about
In order to further clarify the task at hand and organize ideas, I have created a list of topics that we may need to go over before progressing in terms of where we are going to film; in Windsor or London and how we want to go about it (shots and where it links to the track).
- How easy is it for the band to get in and out of London?
- Would it be easier for us to travel out to Windsor?
- We need to think about organizing a field trip to Windsor to get a feel for the location and see where we could film if we use this location instead or London.
- Would it be a good Idea to use the best of both locations for different layers?
- How and when should we contact the band about What is viable for them as well as us and what they are willing to commit to?
It would also be a good Idea if everyone brainstormed their own Ideas about what should be included into the filming and locations. Most importantly how it relates to our target audience.
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Film Layer Idea
Having met up as a group and agreeing on the different layers we wanted to have within our music video, one of these was riots.
For this one idea we had was to organize a group of approximately 40 people that would be filmed walking/striding down the street with posters and banners that would be produced by us beforehand.
In the final piece our target audience would see a group of people in a medium shot with the first 5-10 people in the fore of the shot clear and the people to the back slightly blurred out. This would help us to create a sense of a lot of people protesting with a small group and still keep it realistic.
In order to inform our actors/participants of the event and when and where they need to be, we thought it would be a good idea to do this through facebook as social networking is a great way to get the message out there quickly. This idea has not been finalized and is still being discussed.
For this one idea we had was to organize a group of approximately 40 people that would be filmed walking/striding down the street with posters and banners that would be produced by us beforehand.
In the final piece our target audience would see a group of people in a medium shot with the first 5-10 people in the fore of the shot clear and the people to the back slightly blurred out. This would help us to create a sense of a lot of people protesting with a small group and still keep it realistic.
In order to inform our actors/participants of the event and when and where they need to be, we thought it would be a good idea to do this through facebook as social networking is a great way to get the message out there quickly. This idea has not been finalized and is still being discussed.
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Treatment 2
Our video is going to be performance and concept.
Throughout the video we’re going to have footage of the band-playing cut with several other images of a variety of things. We want one of our layers to be old images/footage from world war one, as that is what the song is primarily about. However we want the rest of the layers to link to the idea of ‘postcode wars’. The song talks about defending your country/land and being proud of where you come from. We thought we could link this to postcode wars as its modern and would be far easier for our target audience to relate to.
As the front man sings about ‘my friends and I wave goodbye as our ship leaves England home’ we want to have black and white footage of a ship leaving harbour in WW1, however when he sings ‘i see my friends along the line, many fine young men’ we want to have a crabbing shot of two ‘gangs’ standing either side of a road/estate/park completely still, ready to fight.
We’re going to have the band in a empty room or field to reflect the sad tone of the song, we’re going to have a variety of camera shots, from medium long shots to extreme close ups, as is common in folk videos. The close ups will emphasize the lack of expression on the band members faces, reinforcing the sad tone of the video.
Towards the end as the song gets more dramatic we want the cutting pace to increase to keep up with the music and reinforce the increased intensity of the song. We’ll have images quickly flashing up, for example a picture of a road sing with the postcode on, or newspaper headlines about postcode wars, as well as old images from WW1/soldiers.
(By Catriona)
Throughout the video we’re going to have footage of the band-playing cut with several other images of a variety of things. We want one of our layers to be old images/footage from world war one, as that is what the song is primarily about. However we want the rest of the layers to link to the idea of ‘postcode wars’. The song talks about defending your country/land and being proud of where you come from. We thought we could link this to postcode wars as its modern and would be far easier for our target audience to relate to.
As the front man sings about ‘my friends and I wave goodbye as our ship leaves England home’ we want to have black and white footage of a ship leaving harbour in WW1, however when he sings ‘i see my friends along the line, many fine young men’ we want to have a crabbing shot of two ‘gangs’ standing either side of a road/estate/park completely still, ready to fight.
We’re going to have the band in a empty room or field to reflect the sad tone of the song, we’re going to have a variety of camera shots, from medium long shots to extreme close ups, as is common in folk videos. The close ups will emphasize the lack of expression on the band members faces, reinforcing the sad tone of the video.
Towards the end as the song gets more dramatic we want the cutting pace to increase to keep up with the music and reinforce the increased intensity of the song. We’ll have images quickly flashing up, for example a picture of a road sing with the postcode on, or newspaper headlines about postcode wars, as well as old images from WW1/soldiers.
(By Catriona)
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Possible footage to be used in our video
http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/gallery/clip/1B011556_0061.do?assetId=clip_24506076
We have been looking into war time authentic footage to use in our video in order to create a stronger connection between lyrics and visuals. The video above is one example of footage we would like to use which links in with the lyrics 'my pale schoolyard chums'.
We have been looking into war time authentic footage to use in our video in order to create a stronger connection between lyrics and visuals. The video above is one example of footage we would like to use which links in with the lyrics 'my pale schoolyard chums'.
Friday, 23 September 2011
2nd Draft of Lyrics
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I think upon those friends of mine and memories they say,
how brave our step behind the band upon a summer's day,
oh I did not go alone my friends I did not go alone,
my friends and I wave goodbye as our ship left england home,
oh we joked and laughed upon the words, what would our mothers say,
unwed again in sweethearts arms by christmas we were (indistinct),
they say I fight, for king and country,
they say it's my, duty to which I must uphold,
when she's in need, when she's in danger,
your country calls out to you, you are a saviour,
oh,
laughter/lovexxxxx the whisper song,
there was no cheering crowds, no giggling eyes,
no marching band,
cackling guns against boys so fine,
no summer bloom marked friends of mine,
over the top the sergeant cries,
and into no man's land,
oh my dear friends amidst the trench I see you all,
my pale schoolyard chums away lost countries call,
and in this brief moment of silence thoughts of hope make me cower,
as I set foot on England's .... ,
did we fight, for king and country,
no, said I, we fought for thoughts of returning home,
and men who need me, for all our loved ones,
welcome home a hero, for all I have done,
they say x 6, oh they say x2,
did they die, for king and country?,
was it right, that they should die so far from home,
they'll never greet you, in adoration or shake your hand,
down familiar streets, in glory green and pleasant land,
how wrong we were to think it fun,
great war enthused against the heart,
pray for us all,
xxx dig my grave,
xxx,
I close my eyes, I see my friends,
along the line many fine young men,
lying still in .. grace,
they're like....their lifeless.... gaze,
I feel alone at the wars end,
I wish I died among my friend.
Treatment (Written By Catriona)
Our video is going to be a performance video with elements of concept and narrative.
We’re going to have footage of the band performing, cut with various images and clips of war/everyday life during the war. We want the images to relate to the lyrics so it seems as if what’s coming up on screen is the singers life. For example we want to have aged footage of children playing in a school/park playground as he says “my pale school yard chums”
We’re going to have the band in a empty room to reflect the sad tone of the song, we’re going to have a variety of camera shots, from medium long shots to extreme close ups, as is common in folk videos. The close ups will emphasise the lack of expression on the band members faces, reinforcing the sad tone of the video.
Towards the end as the song gets more dramatic we want the cutting pace to increase to keep up with the music and reinforce the increased intensity of the song. There will be more shots of the band quickly cut with images of war rather than video footage.
For the last few lines and the sing slows down we’ll have a close up of the front mans face, slowly zooming out as he sings.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Jamie Thorn - Of King and Country Lyrics (1st Draft)
I think upon those friends of mine and memories they say,
how brave our step behind the band upon a summer's day,
oh I did not go alone my friends I did not go alone,
my friends and I wave goodbye as our ship left england home,
oh we joked and laughed upon the words, what would our mothers say,
unwed again in sweethearts arms by christmas we were (indistinct),
they say I fight, for king and country,
they say it's my, duty to which I must uphold,
when she's in need, when she's in danger,
your country calls out to you, you are a saviour,
oh,
laughter/lovexxxxx the whisper song,
there was no cheering crowds, no giggling eyes,
no marching band,
cackling guns against boys so fine,
no summer bloom marked friends of mine,
over the top the sergeant cries,
and into no man's land,
oh my dear friends amidst the trench I see you all,
my pale schoolyard chums away lost countries call,
and in this brief moment of silence thoughts of hope make me cower,
as I set foot on England's .... ,
did we fight, for king and country,
no, said I, we fought for thoughts of returning home,
and men who need me, for all our loved ones,
welcome home a hero, for all I have done,
they say x 6, oh they say x2,
did they die, for king and country?,
was it right, that they should die so far from home,
they'll never greet you, in adoration or shake your hand,
down familiar streets, in glory green and pleasant land,
how wrong we were to think it fun,
great war enthused against the heart,
pray for us all,
xxx dig my grave,
xxx,
I close my eyes, I see my friends,
along the line many fine young men,
lying still in .. grace,
they're like....their lifeless.... gaze,
I feel alone at the wars end,
I wish I died among my friend.
how brave our step behind the band upon a summer's day,
oh I did not go alone my friends I did not go alone,
my friends and I wave goodbye as our ship left england home,
oh we joked and laughed upon the words, what would our mothers say,
unwed again in sweethearts arms by christmas we were (indistinct),
they say I fight, for king and country,
they say it's my, duty to which I must uphold,
when she's in need, when she's in danger,
your country calls out to you, you are a saviour,
oh,
laughter/lovexxxxx the whisper song,
there was no cheering crowds, no giggling eyes,
no marching band,
cackling guns against boys so fine,
no summer bloom marked friends of mine,
over the top the sergeant cries,
and into no man's land,
oh my dear friends amidst the trench I see you all,
my pale schoolyard chums away lost countries call,
and in this brief moment of silence thoughts of hope make me cower,
as I set foot on England's .... ,
did we fight, for king and country,
no, said I, we fought for thoughts of returning home,
and men who need me, for all our loved ones,
welcome home a hero, for all I have done,
they say x 6, oh they say x2,
did they die, for king and country?,
was it right, that they should die so far from home,
they'll never greet you, in adoration or shake your hand,
down familiar streets, in glory green and pleasant land,
how wrong we were to think it fun,
great war enthused against the heart,
pray for us all,
xxx dig my grave,
xxx,
I close my eyes, I see my friends,
along the line many fine young men,
lying still in .. grace,
they're like....their lifeless.... gaze,
I feel alone at the wars end,
I wish I died among my friend.
Thursday, 15 September 2011
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