After talks with the band I have found what they want for their live setting style, they want to go for the same look as the band Brother Strut. They have the same kind of style to The Square Bears which is great and I’m thankful that the band have told me specifically what they are looking for their music video.I have done some research into Brother strut and their video’s are all performance based but it is done very well, I say this because sometimes it can be seen as a boring kind of copout on a music video, however With the use of seemless editing, appealing camera angles and gripping transitions they make their videos look very professional and draw the viewer in. One in particular is called “Metropolis” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyxHyy65HHg). Recorded at Metropolis studios in London this video has a great atmosphere, it makes the viewer feel like they are there with them, this is a type of band you can get your head lost in, this is how I want people to see The Square Bears when they listen to the track and watch the music video!
So taking this into account when it comes to the shoot day in ‘The Black Room’ at the College I want a placement of lights, to add a nice effect to the room, this will be great when filming. What I would like in terms of shooting is fast paced shots, going between the different aspects of the song, from singer to drummer. When it comes to solo’s or key parts for an instrument I think it is key to show this in the video, this makes it more interesting for the viewer, they see exactly what is happening and it grips them… Pulls them into the video.
Note at 1:20 in the music video the Sax goes up into a higher pitch, the camera focuses on the Sax player for this part, which is a good technique. The guitar solo at 3:00 is focused on… There are also a series of drum solo’s at the end of the song (3:43, 3:48 and 3:53) these have great focus in the camera. This is such a great technique and I can’t emphasise it enough.