Examples of my new slow song/alternative approach

A slower, more emotional song,shot in the almost juxtaposing American pool bar. The composition of the scene shows the sense that the song is narrating the true mood of the bar, behind its initial impressions. I aim to create a similarly sombre mood in my video, using the composition of the location, which hopefully will be similar to the bar/hall being used in this video.

 Jake bugg plays the song very delicately in the corner of the bar, with simple shots held for often a line of the song, create a realistic feel that he is watching the happening in the bars whilst singing his sad song. I want to create this concept in my video, as the singer is watching the narrative whilst almost narrating it.

 Similar close ups on instruments are used to faster Alternative Songs, like 'In the Morning' and Miles Kanes' work, but shots are held for much longer to emphasise the sombre nature of the song and the scene.

This shot summarizes the idea of the narrative and the performance coexisting in one location, as Jake Bugg is watching over the scene, whilst playing the song that tells the story of the bar.







How this compares to 'In the Morning'

A much faster happier song but yet it uses the same composition technique of including the narrative and the performance in the same room/scene. This was my inspiration in my (soon to be posted) new concept for my alternative video, as the idea is very easy to film and achieve.Its aims are for the audience to see the two sides to the video, performance and narrative.This was my intention from the start, and the opportunity to re-do my music video has enabled me to see that the best way to get the most from narrative
ans performance is to intertwine the two in one scene; just like 'In the Morning' and 'Broken' by Jake Bugg.




The difference between the two, and why I prefer a slower song like 'Broken' for my video is that I believe based on my final project last year, I excel in shooting using more drawn out emotional shots. My transferring of skills and strengths I developed last year has not been good enough so far in the creating of my music video, therefore this new approach I believe will capture the abilities I showed in my video, which got me a good mark last year. My variety of performance shots still needs to be stronger, and this is something which  I must focus on achieving in my next shoot.