Initial Research, Influences and Ideas: Influential Music Videos

I would like to make a music video that consists of both a narrative and performance. Here are some examples which have influenced my decision. A pop/rock/indie genre song would be my preference since it's easy to get into and it's also the type of music i listen to.

Ribena by Pegasus Bridge Directed by David Ellison 

Ribena is a music video that consists of 80% performance and 20% narrative. The narrative is already established at the beginning of the music video where the student is being told off by the teacher and runs off along with the others. This brings a great sense of youth and so does the bright colours used, which i really like.

There are some shots that i would like to use in my music video. This includes:

• Close ups of instruments

• Focus on band with different camera movements and framing. 

The music video is also quite humorous which i'd like to incorporate into my music video aswell. There is an inter-texual reference on 'The Breakfast Club' through the running in the corridors and the shuffling on the bench. Even the band shows that they have fun while performing

Running in corridor The Breakfast Club style

Shuffling The Breakfast Club Style

Going crazy on instruments

Drummer joining in with singing

The Beginning by ONE OK ROCK

This is a song for the live action of Rurouni Kenshin. Once again this music video is a mix between narrative and performance though it is strongly leaning towards performance. I really like the beginning of this music video, it starts off very calm and slowly zooms out of the singers face; slowly revealing the beginning of the song. Another thing i like about this video is the reference to the film it's for, there is the scene where the woman is standing staring off into the ocean in the exact way in which a character in the film down while waiting for her love to come back.

Whipping with his mic wire

The way they use the props in the music video is also very effective, along with the strong pulsing music, it adds a greater effect on the audience.

Different shots focused on singer

They also use consecutive shots of the singer but from different shots so he would be different poses.