EG4: Deep Sea Arcade - Granite City

ACT: Deep Sea Arcade
TRACK: Granite City
YEAR: 2012
DIRECTOR: Jimmi James Wright & Imogen Smyth Prado
GENRE: Psychedelic Pop
MAIN AUDIENCE: 15+
LYRICS: http://www.maxilyrics.com/deep-sea-arcade-granite-city-lyrics-498c.html

VIDEO:

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VISUALS + LYRICS:

Lip syncing with multiple effects

 Throughout the video, the majority of the lyrics are lip synced. The footage featured is mostly home footage of amateur videos shot whilst the band are hanging out, incorporated with performance videos and lip syncing. The lyrics talk about a girl many times, although there is not much of a link to this lyric in the video, as the video focuses on the band rather than a girl, to represent the girl spoken about in the song. 

Layering

PERFORMANCE, NARRATIVE + CONCEPT:

There is no clear narrative concept portrayed in this video, although there is a performance element, as there are various clips of the band performing together, and many shots of the lead singer (Nic Mckenzie) lip syncing.

Band performance

PERFORMANCE STYLE:
Many of the shots are shaky, and some have an ageing effect applied to them, making them look older than they are. There is also a lot of layering used in the video, to link performance shots with non performance shots. The video is colourful, with a few select shots filmed in black & white, which contrasts with the coloured layering. There are many other effects, such as doubling the individual on screen, and an effect of lights to brighten the screen. 

Effect

Guitar solo

STAR TREATMENT:
The lead singer is focused on the most out of all the band throughout the video. No other members are shown centrally lip syncing, however there are shots of the guitar player playing a guitar solo on his own, and the other band members are shown standing and dancing behind Nic Mckenzie when lip syncing. 

2 of the band members

LOCATIONS + MISE-EN-SCENE:

In the field

There are various locations used in the video, and the main used location is a field. When in the field, the band are lip syncing. Other locations include a cafe and a city street at night. 

ClassVid: Final Cut

This is our edit, completed by Poppy, Millie, Ben and myself:

ClassVid: Timing Sheet

The timing sheet includes all the lyrics, and at what time they begin, as well as the mise-en-scene/props/makeup/cast that will be required during the particular lyric on screen. To create the sheet, each person was given approximately 20 seconds of the song to fill in, then the remaining person put it all together in chronological order. This made it much easier to fill in, and meant that it was completed quicker so that we could move onto the next stage of planning. The aim of the timing sheet is to enable us to keep on track of what we need and when we need it, and the idea of writing down the lyrics should allow us to make the lip syncing as accurate as possible when it comes to filming.

ClassVid: Planning

Because there are 10 of us involved in this task, we need to make sure that we are organised and that we plan ahead to make sure it is done efficiently. To do this, we need to establish:

• costumes, 
• props, 
• locations
• mise-en-scene 
• characters

before anything else can be done. One we have sorted that out, we can then go on to complete:

• the timing sheet 
• the call sheet.

   The timing sheet is a very important sheet which will enable us to see what time each individual lyric is required to be sung, so that our remake can be as similar as possible to the original. The call sheet cannot be completed until absolutely everything is agreed on and finished. The call sheet includes where and when we will shoot the shots, and who is required in each individual shot.

ClassVid: The Chosen Track

As a class we have opted for Jake's idea to recreate One Direction - One Thing. We decided upon this because his pitch was very well thought out and was straight to the point, making it easy to understand exactly what would be required. The locations and characters will also be easy to find, therefore meaning we can get started quickly. One issue with recreating this video is that in the original video, there is a large section where the band is on a bus travelling through London. Because we do not have a bus, we will need to think of an alternative which would still be as effective. 

Original video:

ClassVid Pitch: Carly Rae Jepsen/Call Me Maybe

ACT: Carly Rae Jepsen
TRACK: Call Me Maybe
YEAR: 2012
GENRE: Teen pop

VIDEO:


The track that I have chosen is Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe, because I think it would be funny and comical to do as a group. My idea would follow the same narrative as the original video, however there would be a comical twist, with elements of drag when lip syncing. It would be easy to film as it could be done in various locations around school, such as in a classroom and outside on the grass. Not many people outside of the class would need to be involved, however during group scenes it may be more effective to have more people taking part. In the original video there is both a narrative and a band performance, so in this new video there would also be a performance, which would be shown through lip syncing, rather than having an entire band play instruments. There is a link between the narrative and performance, and Carly Rae Jepsen lip syncs throughout the video. To make sure we would have enough shot variety, I think it would be best to film shots of lip syncing to every lyric, which would act as a back up if, when editing, there was a lack of shots for whatever reason.
   Some elements would need to be changed, for example at the start the man in mowing the lawn, but if we were to film it in school, it would be more convenient to use a sweeping brush. And also, unless a teacher would be willing to let us wash their car, an alternative, such as dancing, may need to be incorporated. The costumes would need to be everyday wear, and not many props, apart from a sweeping brush and a hair brush to act as a microphone, would be required.