About Me
- Billie Sanger
- I am taking A-level media ,photography and english literature. I am intersted in fashion,movies and music
Monday, 30 November 2009
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Monday, 23 November 2009
Inspring artist: Metro Station [American]
metro station Metro Station is an American pop/rock band, formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California. In late 2006, the band signed a recording contract with columbia/red ink. They are best known for their Top 10 Billboard hit single "shake it"from their self titled debut album.
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
new narrative
claudia also came accross the image above and thought it would be and interesting aspect to add on crystals to the girls masks!
as we are filming a party as a group we decided it might be to plain or just simply look like we are filming a house party so Claudia came up with the idea of 'masquerade' or having some of the actors in foxes and rabbit masks [slightly inspired by fantastic Mr fox or the cadbury's bunny]
Friday, 13 November 2009
music video changes
as we have decided to film a slightly creative party we and are not sure where we could include animation we brainstormed a list of ideas/notes on what to include and who to invite to our party here it is>
Media party:
Props
Beer glasses silly string karaoke machine lipstick (on mirror) bottles guitar hero/guitar glow in the dark stuff piñata mr potato head Lego punch bowl monopoly feather boa beer goggles party poppers spin the bottle (maybe Lego people) bouncy castle Costumes warn people to have some t-shirts with ‘crew’ on, shorts and knee high socks and berets
Notes
human pyramid make shapes with lights like talk talk advert stills of someone with various outfits guy with red make-up kisses on his face shoe and sock pile vodka >jelly shots in a line
Locations
animations (any ones house) party: need to find someone who’ll give us their house
Guest list:
Girls>
hayley abby ami abby lane Zoë ash Sarah Shannon Robyn bronwen honor Kelly phoebe Amy mills verity Danielle Andrea Alice ammerah Amy gaughan Stephanie
Boys>
Giamo stevie mike(6) tom poffley Edmond jack piers James David (break-dancer) Mateo Chris Duncan
Organise:
Animation Make people do “set stuff up 1st” Let people have a good time during the party ____________ work backwards start with mess at the end of the party
Start:
feet wiggling (WIDE, THEN, CLOSE UP OF ONE PAIR OF FEET) putting on make up (CLOSE UPS FROM SIDE VIEW. QUITE A FEW GIRLS IN LONG MIRROR: WIDE-MID SHOT. EACH GIRL DECORATED DIF FACIAL FEATURE) stills of outfits whilst getting ready (LONG SHOTS. MARK WHERE FEET SHOULD BE.
SPELL OUT P-A-R-T-Y WITH BODY - SO, 5 OUTFITS) > Lego people split screen (DISCUSS: HOW TO MAKE LEGO MEN SPELL "PARTY": HOLD LETTERS?) people travelling on train[maybe] (LONG SHOT. CROWD OF PEOPLE WALK TOWARDS CAMERA. TRAIN IS EMPTY, BUT THEY FILL IT OUT) making vodka jelly (MID SHOT: TILT FROM ECSTATIC FACE, TO BOWL OF JELLY….COSTUME: APRON; CHEF'S HAT) put vodka jelly in fridge to set (FOLLOW); fridge full of drink bored waiting to come shoes pile up, sock pile decreases chatting (standing with drinks)///guys playing cards punch bowl [decreasing]
Middle:
beer animation, vodka jelly DUDE lipstick mirror, silly string yes
End:
Polaroid’s ???? camera in general mascara running ,lipstick smudged glow in the dark piñata being smashed
spin the bottle, him walk past, joins in, he gets to kiss her
Media party:
Props
Beer glasses silly string karaoke machine lipstick (on mirror) bottles guitar hero/guitar glow in the dark stuff piñata mr potato head Lego punch bowl monopoly feather boa beer goggles party poppers spin the bottle (maybe Lego people) bouncy castle Costumes warn people to have some t-shirts with ‘crew’ on, shorts and knee high socks and berets
Notes
human pyramid make shapes with lights like talk talk advert stills of someone with various outfits guy with red make-up kisses on his face shoe and sock pile vodka >jelly shots in a line
Locations
animations (any ones house) party: need to find someone who’ll give us their house
Guest list:
Girls>
hayley abby ami abby lane Zoë ash Sarah Shannon Robyn bronwen honor Kelly phoebe Amy mills verity Danielle Andrea Alice ammerah Amy gaughan Stephanie
Boys>
Giamo stevie mike(6) tom poffley Edmond jack piers James David (break-dancer) Mateo Chris Duncan
Organise:
Animation Make people do “set stuff up 1st” Let people have a good time during the party ____________ work backwards start with mess at the end of the party
Start:
feet wiggling (WIDE, THEN, CLOSE UP OF ONE PAIR OF FEET) putting on make up (CLOSE UPS FROM SIDE VIEW. QUITE A FEW GIRLS IN LONG MIRROR: WIDE-MID SHOT. EACH GIRL DECORATED DIF FACIAL FEATURE) stills of outfits whilst getting ready (LONG SHOTS. MARK WHERE FEET SHOULD BE.
SPELL OUT P-A-R-T-Y WITH BODY - SO, 5 OUTFITS) > Lego people split screen (DISCUSS: HOW TO MAKE LEGO MEN SPELL "PARTY": HOLD LETTERS?) people travelling on train[maybe] (LONG SHOT. CROWD OF PEOPLE WALK TOWARDS CAMERA. TRAIN IS EMPTY, BUT THEY FILL IT OUT) making vodka jelly (MID SHOT: TILT FROM ECSTATIC FACE, TO BOWL OF JELLY….COSTUME: APRON; CHEF'S HAT) put vodka jelly in fridge to set (FOLLOW); fridge full of drink bored waiting to come shoes pile up, sock pile decreases chatting (standing with drinks)///guys playing cards punch bowl [decreasing]
Middle:
beer animation, vodka jelly DUDE lipstick mirror, silly string yes
End:
Polaroid’s ???? camera in general mascara running ,lipstick smudged glow in the dark piñata being smashed
spin the bottle, him walk past, joins in, he gets to kiss her
Thursday, 12 November 2009
theme change of our music video
as we have decided not to use animation in our video we have realised that our original song choice would be to slow paced for our new idea which is to film a house party and include different shots and interesting angles such as the video by the band 'you me at six:kiss and tell' as we feel it reaches out to the audience that we are targeting [teenagers] so our new song choice is to some music that Claudia had found on www.jamendo.com a couple of weeks ago.
we aimed for a song that sounded similar to cobra starship as we liked the fast pace of the song and all of our group agree on this track and it goes perfectly with our idea!
metro station's video for the song control is also influential on how we would like to direct our video and the story line.this band is called 'the night by goodnight nurse'
this is n example of the type of video we would like to shoot i was going to add 'you me at six' but it would not download.
we would also like to include some comic aspects like this video by cobra starship>
we aimed for a song that sounded similar to cobra starship as we liked the fast pace of the song and all of our group agree on this track and it goes perfectly with our idea!
metro station's video for the song control is also influential on how we would like to direct our video and the story line.this band is called 'the night by goodnight nurse'
this is n example of the type of video we would like to shoot i was going to add 'you me at six' but it would not download.
we would also like to include some comic aspects like this video by cobra starship>
questionnaire
our group made a questionnaire to survey our target audience however when we devised this questionnaire, our main plan for our music video was to include animation like the example 'coldplay:strawberry swing@ and as our target audience was not to keen on the idea we then realised how difficult it would b to make a music video of such high standard like coldplay's.
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
indie-rock meaning
note to ms poulten:gonna shorten it and take out relevant pints after
from[wikipedia.com]
Indie rock is a genre of rock music that originated in the United States and the United Kingdom in the 1980s. The term is often used to describe the means of production and distribution of independent underground music, as well as the style of music that was first associated with this means of production.[1] Indie rock artists are known for placing a premium on maintaining complete control of their music and careers, releasing albums on independent record labels (sometimes self-owned and operated) and relying on touring, word-of-mouth, airplay on independent or college radio stations and, in recent years, the Internet for promotion. Musicians classified as indie rock are typically signed to independent record labels, rather than major record labels, although there are many examples of indie musicians switching to major labels mid-career. This practice blurs the lines between indie and mainstream music and is often the subject of debate amongst fans. Indeed, some bands that have spent most of their careers on major labels are still occasionally referred to by the press as indie rock because of their sound or aesthetic.
A variety of musical genres and subgenres with varying degrees of overlap are associated with indie rock. Some of these include lo-fi, post-rock, sadcore, C86, math rock, shoegaze/dream pop, indie pop, noise rock, noise pop, riot grrrl, post-hardcore, twee pop, alt-country, post-punk revival, garage rock revival, dance-punk, indie folk, baroque pop, and indietronica.
Early Roots
The roots of modern indie rock are often traced back to The Velvet Underground's self-titled debut album, released in 1967, which was ranked #7 on Blender's list of the 100 greatest indie rock albums.[2] Allmusic notes that every "left-of-center rock movement owes an audible debt" to this album.[3] The Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds is also commonly listed as a highly influential starting point.[4] Later, the punk movement of the 1970s had a direct impact on the DIY aesthetic that later became a cornerstone of indie rock.
[edit] 1980s
In the 1980s, the term alternative rock was more or less synonymous with indie rock.[5]
In the United Kingdom, indie music charts have been compiled since the early 1980s.[citation needed] Initially, the charts featured bands that emerged with a form of guitar-based alternative rock that dominated the indie charts, particularly indie pop artists such as Aztec Camera and Orange Juice, the C86 jangle-pop movement and the twee pop of Sarah Records artists. Some definitive British indie rock bands of the 1980s were The Smiths, The Stone Roses, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Happy Mondays whose music directly influenced 1990s alternative rock movements such as shoegazing and Britpop.
In the United States, the term "indie rock" was particularly associated with the abrasive, distortion-heavy sounds of Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, and Big Black. Ironically, many of these bands released records on major labels throughout the decade. Jangly college rock bands like R.E.M. and 10,000 Maniacs were also part of the 1980s alternative rock scene.
A number of prominent indie rock record labels were founded during the 1980s. These include Washington, DC's Dischord Records in 1980, Seattle's Sub Pop Records in 1986[6], and New York City's Matador Records and Durham, North Carolina's Merge Records in 1989. Chicago's Touch and Go Records was founded as a fanzine in 1979 and began to release records during the 1980s.
[edit] 1990s
Pavement singer/guitarist Steve MalkmusThe 1990s brought major changes to the alternative rock scene. Grunge bands such as Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream, achieving commercial chart success and widespread exposure. Punk revival bands like Green Day and The Offspring also became popular and were grouped under the "alternative" umbrella. The meaning of the term "alternative" changed as mainstream success attracted major-label investment and commercially-oriented or manufactured acts with a formulaic, conservative approach. With this, "alternative" lost its original counter-cultural meaning and began to refer to the new form of music that was now achieving mainstream success. The term "indie rock" became associated with the bands and genres that remained underground.
The 1990s saw the emergence of several defining movements within indie rock. The lo-fi movement spearheaded by Pavement, Elliott Smith, Guided by Voices, and several bands associated with the Elephant 6 Recording Company placed a premium on simplistic recording techniques (including home recording), ironic detachment, and disinterest in "selling out" to the mainstream alternative rock scene. Neutral Milk Hotel's 1998 album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is considered by many to be the pinnacle of this movement, and is often ranked among the best indie albums of all time.[7]
The emo movement, which had grown out of the hardcore punk scene in the 1980s with bands like Rites of Spring, gained popularity as the 1990s progressed. Sunny Day Real Estate, The Promise Ring, The Get Up Kids and others brought a more melodic sound to the genre.[8] [9] Weezer's Pinkerton introduced the genre to a wider and more mainstream audience.[10] Years later, the term "emo" would be applied to a wider variety of more mainstream bands by the music press.
Talk Talk's Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock and Slint's Spiderland, provided the catalyst for the development of post rock and math rock.[11][12][13] Post rock, an experimental style influenced by jazz and electronic music, became recognized as a genre as Tortoise and their Chicago peers gained a national following in the middle part of the decade. Math rock shares similar experimental aesthetics, but is generally denser and more abrasive.[14] Don Caballero, Chavez and others contributed to its rise in popularity during the 1990s.
[edit] 2000s
In recent years, the line between indie and mainstream has become increasingly blurred, with traditionally indie bands like Modest Mouse and Death Cab for Cutie signing major label contracts and enjoying commercial success. Radiohead ended their contract with EMI and self-released their seventh album, In Rainbows, in 2007.[15] Indie rock bands without major label backing increasingly turned to the internet for promotion, as music review web sites that specialize in indie music such as Pitchfork Media saw their influence grow.
Stylistic origins Alternative rock, Post-punk, Electronic music
Cultural origins Early 1980s, United Kingdom, United States and Canada.
Typical instruments Guitar – bass – Drums – Keyboard – Synthesizer
Mainstream popularity Widespread worldwide in the 2000s.
Subgenres
Garage punk, riot grrrl, twee pop, emo, grindie, post-punk revival, noise pop, dance-punk, New Weird America, Baroque pop, garage rock revival, lo-fi, sadcore, C86, math rock, shoegazing
Regional scenes
Largely global, England – Ireland – Scotland – Wales – USA – Canada – Sweden – Japan
from[wikipedia.com]
Indie rock is a genre of rock music that originated in the United States and the United Kingdom in the 1980s. The term is often used to describe the means of production and distribution of independent underground music, as well as the style of music that was first associated with this means of production.[1] Indie rock artists are known for placing a premium on maintaining complete control of their music and careers, releasing albums on independent record labels (sometimes self-owned and operated) and relying on touring, word-of-mouth, airplay on independent or college radio stations and, in recent years, the Internet for promotion. Musicians classified as indie rock are typically signed to independent record labels, rather than major record labels, although there are many examples of indie musicians switching to major labels mid-career. This practice blurs the lines between indie and mainstream music and is often the subject of debate amongst fans. Indeed, some bands that have spent most of their careers on major labels are still occasionally referred to by the press as indie rock because of their sound or aesthetic.
A variety of musical genres and subgenres with varying degrees of overlap are associated with indie rock. Some of these include lo-fi, post-rock, sadcore, C86, math rock, shoegaze/dream pop, indie pop, noise rock, noise pop, riot grrrl, post-hardcore, twee pop, alt-country, post-punk revival, garage rock revival, dance-punk, indie folk, baroque pop, and indietronica.
Early Roots
The roots of modern indie rock are often traced back to The Velvet Underground's self-titled debut album, released in 1967, which was ranked #7 on Blender's list of the 100 greatest indie rock albums.[2] Allmusic notes that every "left-of-center rock movement owes an audible debt" to this album.[3] The Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds is also commonly listed as a highly influential starting point.[4] Later, the punk movement of the 1970s had a direct impact on the DIY aesthetic that later became a cornerstone of indie rock.
[edit] 1980s
In the 1980s, the term alternative rock was more or less synonymous with indie rock.[5]
In the United Kingdom, indie music charts have been compiled since the early 1980s.[citation needed] Initially, the charts featured bands that emerged with a form of guitar-based alternative rock that dominated the indie charts, particularly indie pop artists such as Aztec Camera and Orange Juice, the C86 jangle-pop movement and the twee pop of Sarah Records artists. Some definitive British indie rock bands of the 1980s were The Smiths, The Stone Roses, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Happy Mondays whose music directly influenced 1990s alternative rock movements such as shoegazing and Britpop.
In the United States, the term "indie rock" was particularly associated with the abrasive, distortion-heavy sounds of Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, and Big Black. Ironically, many of these bands released records on major labels throughout the decade. Jangly college rock bands like R.E.M. and 10,000 Maniacs were also part of the 1980s alternative rock scene.
A number of prominent indie rock record labels were founded during the 1980s. These include Washington, DC's Dischord Records in 1980, Seattle's Sub Pop Records in 1986[6], and New York City's Matador Records and Durham, North Carolina's Merge Records in 1989. Chicago's Touch and Go Records was founded as a fanzine in 1979 and began to release records during the 1980s.
[edit] 1990s
Pavement singer/guitarist Steve MalkmusThe 1990s brought major changes to the alternative rock scene. Grunge bands such as Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream, achieving commercial chart success and widespread exposure. Punk revival bands like Green Day and The Offspring also became popular and were grouped under the "alternative" umbrella. The meaning of the term "alternative" changed as mainstream success attracted major-label investment and commercially-oriented or manufactured acts with a formulaic, conservative approach. With this, "alternative" lost its original counter-cultural meaning and began to refer to the new form of music that was now achieving mainstream success. The term "indie rock" became associated with the bands and genres that remained underground.
The 1990s saw the emergence of several defining movements within indie rock. The lo-fi movement spearheaded by Pavement, Elliott Smith, Guided by Voices, and several bands associated with the Elephant 6 Recording Company placed a premium on simplistic recording techniques (including home recording), ironic detachment, and disinterest in "selling out" to the mainstream alternative rock scene. Neutral Milk Hotel's 1998 album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is considered by many to be the pinnacle of this movement, and is often ranked among the best indie albums of all time.[7]
The emo movement, which had grown out of the hardcore punk scene in the 1980s with bands like Rites of Spring, gained popularity as the 1990s progressed. Sunny Day Real Estate, The Promise Ring, The Get Up Kids and others brought a more melodic sound to the genre.[8] [9] Weezer's Pinkerton introduced the genre to a wider and more mainstream audience.[10] Years later, the term "emo" would be applied to a wider variety of more mainstream bands by the music press.
Talk Talk's Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock and Slint's Spiderland, provided the catalyst for the development of post rock and math rock.[11][12][13] Post rock, an experimental style influenced by jazz and electronic music, became recognized as a genre as Tortoise and their Chicago peers gained a national following in the middle part of the decade. Math rock shares similar experimental aesthetics, but is generally denser and more abrasive.[14] Don Caballero, Chavez and others contributed to its rise in popularity during the 1990s.
[edit] 2000s
In recent years, the line between indie and mainstream has become increasingly blurred, with traditionally indie bands like Modest Mouse and Death Cab for Cutie signing major label contracts and enjoying commercial success. Radiohead ended their contract with EMI and self-released their seventh album, In Rainbows, in 2007.[15] Indie rock bands without major label backing increasingly turned to the internet for promotion, as music review web sites that specialize in indie music such as Pitchfork Media saw their influence grow.
Stylistic origins Alternative rock, Post-punk, Electronic music
Cultural origins Early 1980s, United Kingdom, United States and Canada.
Typical instruments Guitar – bass – Drums – Keyboard – Synthesizer
Mainstream popularity Widespread worldwide in the 2000s.
Subgenres
Garage punk, riot grrrl, twee pop, emo, grindie, post-punk revival, noise pop, dance-punk, New Weird America, Baroque pop, garage rock revival, lo-fi, sadcore, C86, math rock, shoegazing
Regional scenes
Largely global, England – Ireland – Scotland – Wales – USA – Canada – Sweden – Japan
our chosen genre
after researching the differentgenres as a group we dcide that altenative/ indie would be th eright choice to make as this is most attainable for our budget and time limit..
research on various genres: rock
Rock music first became popular in the 50's when Elvis Presley first came about however he originally copied his style and moves from blues and country music which was predominantly black music genre, and Elvis's provocative move caused and outrage among parents and the media an was seen as satanist. however since the 70's there has been many different types of rock sub-genres such as britpop which was predominant in the 90's and rock-metal, electro-rock and many more.
the main instruments used are usually guitar, drums bass guitar and some time a keyboard or synth which can distinguish different bands from each other for example depeche mode which contrasts with nirvana which is my example.
as you can see in the video,it is very peculiar and the psychedelic colours reminds me of the footage you would see in a movie when the director wants to show a drug addict who is high and hallucinating .
the close-up of the lead singers [Kurt Cobain] eyes show how he is serious about his music as he is portraying a crazy person as his eyes make him look quite insane.
The video also includes quite taboo subjects such as the child dresses up as a member of the racist Klan the klu klutz Klan which is a very much unspoken subject and the scene of Jesus on a cross with a Santa Claus hat on which is quite peculiar,
however i think that this video live upto the stereotypes of rock music being seen as an outcasts music as this is not your run of the mill video!
the main instruments used are usually guitar, drums bass guitar and some time a keyboard or synth which can distinguish different bands from each other for example depeche mode which contrasts with nirvana which is my example.
as you can see in the video,it is very peculiar and the psychedelic colours reminds me of the footage you would see in a movie when the director wants to show a drug addict who is high and hallucinating .
the close-up of the lead singers [Kurt Cobain] eyes show how he is serious about his music as he is portraying a crazy person as his eyes make him look quite insane.
The video also includes quite taboo subjects such as the child dresses up as a member of the racist Klan the klu klutz Klan which is a very much unspoken subject and the scene of Jesus on a cross with a Santa Claus hat on which is quite peculiar,
however i think that this video live upto the stereotypes of rock music being seen as an outcasts music as this is not your run of the mill video!
research on various genres : country/folk
country music originally started in the 1940's and was used to tell stories but now it is more ballads. country/folk music was originally know as hillbilly music but this name seemed to offend and was quite derogative therefore it became know as country music and became widely excepted in the 1970's with the help from well known stars such as Kenny rogers and dolly parton. however country music disappeared for a while and is making a come back with star such as Carrie Underwood and Taylor swift who is enticing the younger generation into the country genre
Taylor Swift's songs are events or things that have happened to her in her life and she has said many times that the people she writes about in her songs are the actual names of the people she is singing about and that she would never change their name.
i think that Taylor is enlightening a new generation in to country music which therefore would not have heard it if it was not for her, the things she sings about really hit home with her listeners as she sings about stuff teenagers go through every day.
but i do not think we would use country as our chosen genre as it's target audience would only be a particular range of people and we would have to shoot an original video and to find an un-copyrighted country singer with good lyrics would be quite hard.
Taylor Swift's songs are events or things that have happened to her in her life and she has said many times that the people she writes about in her songs are the actual names of the people she is singing about and that she would never change their name.
i think that Taylor is enlightening a new generation in to country music which therefore would not have heard it if it was not for her, the things she sings about really hit home with her listeners as she sings about stuff teenagers go through every day.
but i do not think we would use country as our chosen genre as it's target audience would only be a particular range of people and we would have to shoot an original video and to find an un-copyrighted country singer with good lyrics would be quite hard.
research on various genres: hip hop
hip-hop originated from African-American music and by the late 70's it became a commercially recorded music and by the 80's with the help of run d MC and vanilla ice became very popular and regularly found its self in the music charts. the music is usually quite up tempo and is a favourite to be played at parties and clubs
the genre in itself does tend to portray woman as sexual objects and takes a misogynistic view. instead of hip-hop artists embracing themselves and their music they use the women's sexuality to sell the video's and their image as the usually are portrayed as quite dominant or in 50 cents case a pimp , which is the wrong image to be sending out to the young children who look up to these artists.
the genre in itself does tend to portray woman as sexual objects and takes a misogynistic view. instead of hip-hop artists embracing themselves and their music they use the women's sexuality to sell the video's and their image as the usually are portrayed as quite dominant or in 50 cents case a pimp , which is the wrong image to be sending out to the young children who look up to these artists.
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