Okay so the idea behind this video is that its the bands one off acoustic track, this is why it would not seem to be the typical song our band would release. many bands of this genera do a similar thing for example, the band All Time Low wrote an acoustic song called Remembering Sunday which is not their usua sound.
Our video is going to start with the performer in a pub, he starts playing the song, after a few seconds he gets up, whilst singing, and walks over to his girlfriend and serenades her of sorts. He then gets called away by his friends and abandons her, after getting some shots of an upset girlfriend we have her leave and it cuts to the performer playing in a room. then we see more shots of the couple having relationship problems aswell as some performace shots and we finish with the performer giving her a present before leaving and then a fade to black.
Okay so its close to christmas and we havent started to film, so i was thinking that out current idea won't be visable to do as its hard to find a house where we could film it so, i preposed the idea to Kirsty that we choose another song and go from there. i suggested that we do an acoustic song as i feel with the locations we could get would suit an acoustic more. Also i tend to prefer the acoustic tracks over most and i like the idea of keeping the video simple like the song as acoustics tend to just be played using an acoustic guitar. So having decided to change our song we then had to choose what one to do, i suggested 'swing life away' by Rise against but Kirsty felt that she wouldnt be able to work on a song that she didnt like, which i agreed with and then kirsty came up with a few options and we finally went with 'The Girl' by City and Colour. Well i dont it with the other idea ill do it with this one, here is the song that i suggested to do, rise against swing life away, i like this video because its pretty simple and doesnt try to do too much and its a good video in my eyes
This next ones by green day and posibly one of my favourite, Good riddance/time of your life. i love this video and this insipred me as i want to shoot the performance part of the video slightly like this, with the guitaristt sitting in a plain, dark room/bedroom as i feel these shot are effective within the acoustic conventions
So this is the Mood board, its full of images of people having fun and just general enjoyment, as well as, of course music related images such as instruments and crowds and performances. This mood board is full of fun, light heartedness and careless joy. this is an atempt to show what our band is ment to be like.
Okay so for the video we decided to go for the whole party/performance shoot, as i believe this fits the video perfectly. i was inspired to do this by a few songs that i enjoy and their videos. Oh and i forgot to mention this so i guess now is as good a time as any, the band consists of 5 members, 4 guys and 1 girl.
The video begins with the female band member in bed and shots of empty streets all seperated by some fades. when the music kicks in it cuts to a shot of a mobile on the desk ringing, then a close up of the phone showing whose calling. The Female picks up the phone, then it cuts again to see the girl getting out of bed and getting ready/walking out the room. she then enters another room full of the sleeping, remaining band members and walks through waking them, the floor is littered in empty bottles and food wrappers suggesting a party of some sort teh previous night. We then have many fast, quick cut shots of the band getting ready and grabbing instruments and loading them into the back of a van.
Shots of the band inside the van looking out of the windows and such looking tired and glum. and a street shot of the van driving past and down the road.
(All of the above is going too be in black and white as i think this will give it a lazy and rush feel, the same sort of feeling that the band might have as they've just woke up and are rushing off to perform.)
(Every thing from now on is going to be shot in colour, this is to match the party atmosphere are to give it that extra feeling as the first half is primarily shot in Black and White)
We have a shot of a door to a new house, the door is opened and the camera is positioned and shoots asif it is a member at this party, it follows a few other people through the house and we get shots of 'Party Antics' such as people conversing and drinking, a couple making out on the stairs and those sorts of things. the camera stops following and holds back to show the entirety of the party from within the house.
We then go back to outside the house and see the band pulling up onto the drive. shots of the band jumping out of the van and being greeted by the host and others. shots of the band progressing through the house with gear then quick, short cut shots of the band setting up. some one offers the band some drinks. other party antic shots. on the breakdown part of the song someone will blow smoke into the camera and as it kicks back in the camera will push through the smoke to reveal the band fully set up and start performing. the rest of the video is going to be shots of party antics, band performance and possibly a few of the band joining in with the party. we will fade at the end of teh song and have shots of teh band passed out in various places, ending up with a comnplete circle and giving the impression that this is an evry day thing for the band.
Heres a few of the videos that inspired and helped create our music vedio:
this video from fall out boy gave me the whole black and white idea as they used it aswell and i found that i really enjoyed thier use of it, you will find this section under the timing (3:23) onwards.
well this is my favourite out of the inspiring videos. this one from Jimmy eat world was the biggest inspiration as it is almost exactly what we want to do, showing the combination of party/performance and this is where i had the idea for the following camera through the house as they use it in the intro to the video.
okay so this isnt the original song but its the original video which is all i really needed. this on by black eyed peas gave the inspiration for the shots of the band getting ready but of course ours will be alot faster and this is alot slower due to the slow pace nature of the song. but again this is also a video of Party/performance which is what we want to be able to achieve.
Okay so for The Red Riot Society's single we chose to do Dayglo (Originally sung by Iglu & heartly). We chose this because both Kirsty and I enjoy this song and thought that it matched the ideology of the Our band. Its happy go lucky and a feel good party song that appeals to the audience of the teens and twenties, of which our band would primarily be aiming for.
The lyrics of the song promote enjoyment and carelessness. They tell you to have fun and enjoy yourself while you can, this is the exact ideology of The Red Riot Society.
(Chorus) They call me, Day glo, in the day I glo They call me, night bright, in the night I light All the corners of the streets with my eyes
They call me, Day glo, in the day I glo They call me, Night bright, in the night I light All the corners of the streets getting high
(Verse 1) They call me Day-glo In the day I glow They call me Night bright In the night I light Up all the corners of the streets with my eyes I got nothing to give, just a little tiny surprise Now you only know the me That doesn't think twice Acting so cool and relaxed Yea I seem so nice f**kin free like a bird But I don't fly much And I like how you like my touch Now check it what.
(Chorus) They call me, Day glo, in the day I glo They call me, night bright, in the night I light All the corners of the streets with my eyes
They call me, Day glo, in the day I glo They call me, Night bright, in the night I light All the corners of the streets getting high
(Verse 2) Swing and swing And take your hand And put it on the rope and swing Doesn't matter if you let it go You won't feel anything We can't be hurt or touched We got a ray of light, we're high, we're flying And shining up above the moon tonight See I'm melting like a man of snow Or a snowman Holdin cold hands Take a little sip But don't dance, ha We can't be hurt or touched We got a ray of light, we're high, we're flying And shining up above the moon tonight
(Chorus) They call me, Day glo, in the day I glo They call me, night bright, in the night I light All the corners of the streets with my eyes
They call me, Day glo, in the day I glo They call me, Night bright, in the night I light All the corners of the streets getting high
Are a contemporary rock band who emerged in the summer of '09. The Band formed from a group of friends with a common interest, music and playing music that people enjoyed. They got onto the internet and started up their Myspace page and posted their tracks that they'd recorded in the keyboard player's 'home studio' alond with a few recorded in a local studio. The use of the Myspace page allowed them to premote their music to people accross the world with ease. Once they had been recongnised, an independant promoter contacted them and offered them places in local gigs, concerts and venues to get the band heard more. The performances in underground clubs and small venues proved successful as they were offered a chance to support successful mainstream artists on tour such as; Kids in Glass Houses and YouMeAtSix. After a few more months the band were approached by Mercury Records, who offered them a contract leading them to be signed with a recognised Label in the music industry, And the release of their single 'Dayglo'.
The Red Riot Society believe its all about the music, not the fame and money. The creation of music is for enjoyment and not for prophet, to inspire and to create new music and musicians. And that you should enjoy the life you live.
