Hand of Aces have a gig at the Rovers Rugby Club, and as such I will get in contact with them to make sure they will be playing the song there, and if they are I will film the show for the pub scenes. To draw inspiration on this, I will observe videos such as those from AC/DC's 'Fly On The Wall' album and other videos based in a bar or pub.
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Action plan
Because I have found it to be a little easier to shoot the band members seperately to achieve the best possible shots for myself to use, I will take it upon myself to shoot them seperately for the time being to be able to get as many opportunities to film as I can. I shall start with the drummer, Elliot Laws, as he has the same periods of free study as myself. I will also film the lead guitarist Danny Dixon on his own in his bedroom as he opens the osng with its main riff.
Updates
So far I have finished my digipak and I'm currently researching designs for a magazine advert. As for filming and planning, here is my situation.
During Christmas I filmed the band during their show at the Burn Valley Social Club. Unfortunately, they did not play 'A Soft Spot For Blues', but I intend to use the footage one way or another. At the very least, I will be using it to practice use of Final Cut. In the last weekend of January, I filmed them playing the song during their practice, and all went fantastically. They ran through the song 3 times and each time I filmed a different band member, with the intentions of editing the footage to create a single video of the band. Sadly, due to a faulty camera, my footage was completely lost, and it is unknown as to when I can recapture it.
I am still currently without the song to work with as everyone has been too busy with the exams, but I hope to rectify that soon enough.
I will be getting the lyrics as soon as possible so that I can make start on creating a narrative, or even the basis of an idea for a disjunctured video. Once these road blocks are out of my way, I should be finished within the month.
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Analysis of 'Runnin' Wild' by Airbourne
Thought beats are seen during the video with the main example of the police cars. The police cars fly past on the motor-way to the pace of the song. Also, the band are seen 'head banging' to the beat of the music. The video too, is edited to the beat of the song.
The narrative of the video involves the band hijacking a lorry and performing the song in the back of the trailer. Lemmy, the lead singer and bassist of the band Motorhead, is seen driving the band as they are being chased by the police. The police then catch the lorry, jump in the trailer to find it empty, and are locked in by Lemmy who calmly walks away from the scene, dusting his hands. The song itself is about a man leaving his wife/girlfriend/lover for reasons unknown and taking to the open road to enjoy being free and single.
The band are seen rocking out in the back of the lorry with Marshall stacks lining the walls of the inside. The light show is provided by the police sirens.
Star image is important in this video. Shots of Lemmy from Motorhead in his cowboy hat and dark sunglasses are included throughout the video. There are close ups of the vocalist when he starts to sing and the same go for the band who provide the backing vocals. Shots of the drummer are seen when he plays his drum fills.
The visuals relate to the lyrics. Shots of the lorry being chased are seen when the vocalist sings "You've got me running wild and free". The lorry is seen cruising down the motor-way when the vocalist sings "The open road is all I need".
The technical aspects are smartly used to fit the video perfectly. The video is created with fast cuts and tracking shots. Close ups and extreme close ups are just some of the various shots used to emphasize the band. Also, as an unusual twist, the start of the video has been made to resemble a news report of a high speed chase.
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
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