88 - I want love

This Video features Robert Downey Jr who had just come out of rehab to do this music video. Elton John does not like being in videos so he and the producers decided to get someone in the video. Jim Carrey was the first option, however Elton John insisted on having Robert Downey Jr.

100 - Pass the Dutchie

 - Pass the Dutchie was the first black music video to be shown on MTV
 - The original was 'Pass the Kutchie' which is slang for cannabis. However being young kids singing the song, they changed it to 'Dutchie' which is a cooking pot

Talking Heads - 'Once in a lifetime'

'Once in a lifetime' by Talking Heads is considered to be one of the best videos of all time. It is the main singer dancing abstractly and moving in weird ways. It is said he based his movements on mentally disabled people who he had studied before, which did cause some controversy.

100 greatest music videos

In lesson we looked at channel 4's '100 greatest music videos' to see some good examples of a music video to give us some ideas for our own music videos. I will post the most significant videos and talk about why they are significant later on my blog, however here is the whole list:

1. Michael Jackson: Thriller
2. Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
3. A-ha: Take on Me
4. Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
5. Madonna: Like a Prayer
6. Robbie Williams: Rock DJ
7. Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
8. The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony
9. Madonna: Vogue
10. Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
11. Coldplay: The Scientist
12. Michael & Janet Jackson: Scream
13. Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall
14. Christina Aguilera: Dirrty
15. REM: Everybody Hurts
16. OutKast: Hey Ya
17. Blur: Coffee & TV
18. Beyonce: Crazy in Love
19. Madonna: Material Girl
20. Gorillaz: Clint Eastwood
21. Queen: I Want to Break Free
22. Justin Timberlake: Cry Me a River
23. Britney Spears: ...Baby One More Time
24. Radiohead: No Surprises
25. Madness: Baggy Trousers
26. TLC: Waterfalls
27. David Bowie: Ashes to Ashes
28. Foo Fighters: Learn to Fly
29. Electric Six: Gay Bar
30. Weezer: Buddy Holly
31. Eminem: Stan
32. Chris Isaak: Wicked Game
33. U2: The Sweetest Thing
34. The White Stripes: Fell in Love with a Girl
35. Sinead O'Connor: Nothing Compares 2U
36. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away
37. Guns N Roses: November Rain
38. Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice
39. Pulp: Common People
40. Missy Elliot: Get Ur Freak On
41. The Spice Girls: Wannabe
42. Bjork: It's Oh So Quiet
43. Dire Straits: Money for Nothing
44. Kylie Minogue: Can't Get You Out of My Head
45. Aerosmith: Crazy
46. Adam & the Ants: Prince Charming
47. The Prodigy: Firestarter
48. Johnny Cash: Hurt
49. Jamiroquai: Virtual Insanity
50. Paul Simon: You Can Call Me Al
51. Run DMC & Aerosmith: Walk This Way
52. Massive Attack: Teardrop
53. Wham: Club Tropicana
54. Daft Punk: Around the World
55. Fatboy Slim: Praise You
56. Eminem: Without Me
57. Meatloaf: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
58. The Cure: Close to Me
59. Abba: Knowing Me, Knowing You
60. Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
61. The Prodigy: Smack My Bitch Up
62. Blur: Parklife
63. George Michael: Outside
64. Bjork: Human Behaviour
65. Aphex Twin: Windowlicker
66. Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues
67. The Beastie Boys: Sabotage
68. Madonna: Ray of Light
69. Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Two Tribes
70. The Police: Every Breath You Take
71. Bjork: All Is Full of Love
72. Robert Palmer: Addicted to Love
73. Basement Jaxx: Where's Your Head At?
74. Wu-Tang Clan: Gravel Pit
75. Duran Duran: Rio
76. The Beatles: Strawberry Fields
77. MC Hammer: U Can't Touch This
78. Godley and Creme: Cry - members of public singing
79. New Order: True Faith - Abstract 
80. Radiohead: Just
81. Ultravox: Vienna
82. 50 Cent: In Da Club
83. Shakespear's Sister: Stay
84. The Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays - Based on a true story
85. Sid Vicious: My Way - Part of a film 
86. The Streets: Fit But You Know It
87. Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime - Abstract dancing 
88. Elton John: I Want Love - Featured Robert D. Jr
89. Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight Tonight
90. The Pet Shop Boys: Go West
91. The Specials: Ghost Town
92. Herbie Hancock: Rockit
93. The Rolling Stones: We Love You
94. Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart
95. The Cardigans: My Favourite Game
96. So Solid Crew: 21 Seconds
97. Cornershop: Brimful of Asha
98. Bronski Beat: Smalltown Boy - Bernard Rose, Director
99. Supergrass: Pumping on Your Stereo
100. Musical Youth: Pass the Dutchie - First black music video shown on MTV

Preliminary Task - Final

Preliminary Task

 We were given a preliminary task to complete which was to make our own music video of 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' by Elton John and Kiki Dee. We had to decide who was going to be in the video and Beth and Joe both volenteered. They were given clear instructions to sing out loud to the music as it makes lip syncing much easier and effective.

We got up the lyrics on youtube on the computer for Beth and Joe to look at. They only had to sing about a minutes worth of the song. We had to film three continous takes. One of Beth singing alone, one of Joe, and one of them both together.

Model of the Media

In lesson, we learnt about the model of the media. This is where all three types help each other to be able to work. 

Examples of Text:

• TV
• Radio
• Film 
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Posters 
• Leaflets 
• Websites

Examples of Institutions:

• MGM
• Sony
• Microsoft 
• Paramount
• Fox

A text is distributed by the institutions to the audience. For audience the view the text, a financial transaction occurs between them and the institutions. 

Possible song choice

'Oh me, Oh my' - The 99's




We used Beth's email account to ask 'The 99s' if we could use there music for our music video

Finding our music

For our music video we need to find music obviously. However we are not able to use music that is signed by a record company as we could be penalised with copyrighting.

We have been given websites to look at which have various unsigned artists which we can use once we have asked for permission. These websites are :
- www.unsigned.com
- www.newgrounds.com

We also have the option to create our own music or if we know anyone who is in a band, we could use their music if they are unsigned.

Conventions of Music Videos

Music videos need different aspects to be able to be a successful music video. The convections of a music video are : 

- Music

- Lip syncing 

- Dancing

- Instruments

- Artist

- Name

- Extravagant Costumes 

- Mise en Scene ; Setting and Hair and make-up 

- Fast editing 

When we make our music video we need to effectively promote the band and the track and we need to reach both the core audience and new target audiences

Jamies Tips

Jamie Thraves has tips for young music video directors, these are:

- use the lyrics but not to literal
- Go with the emotion of the song

Case Study - Jamie Thraves

Jamie Thraves is a young director, who produced short films at university. He showed these films to video production companies. One of the companies to reply to Jamie Thraves' work was 'Factory Films'. He began with thee a shot three very low budget music videos - about £5000 each.

Thraves went on to produce very famous music videos;

- Radiohead - Just : £100,000 budget and was shot in three days



-Coldplay - The Scientist



Since then he worked with Japanese Popstars - 'Song for Lisa'. Also he has used these music videos to get into the film business; he has shot for three features:
- The Low Down
- The Cry of the Owl
- Treacle Jr

The Brief

This year, our task is to produce a music 'promo' video which can be up to 5 minutes long. We can work on our own or in a group of up to four. We also need to produce a 'digipak' for its release on CD and a magazine advertisement for the digipak. In addition to the 'promo' video we have to produce a critical evaluation.

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to my Music Video Blog! My name is Tom Mason, I am 17 years old and currently study Media, History and Business at Robert Clack Sixth Form College.

I will be regularly updated this blog to show my progress with my coursework!

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