Costume

Some of the characters in the music video will be wearing clothing that resembles the pop punk culture and style; this involves clothing such as;
-Conversers or Vans shoes
-Tight jeans
-colourful tops
(To give you an idea of what they wear)

The main character Mike will also wear pop punk clothing to show to the audience that he is the same, or equal to the other characters

The couple on the couch will be wearing different styled clothing from each other to show us that they are very different, and maybe aren’t right for each other. The girl will wear pop punk clothing to show us that she should be with Mike. The guy and his friends will wear designer wear such as Henley or G-Star to make them out to be big headed and cocky, also to represent them as the popular kids
(To give you an idea of what they wear)

Brainstorm

Main idea
• Main singer talking to a girl at a party (over-the-shoulder shot of his girlfriend looking at them).
• He goes to talk to his girlfriend but she rejects him and storms off.
• Singer starts singing into the camera (walks past a two men dressed as superheroes wrestling).
• He grabs a microphone which is thrown to him and starts performing with his band whilst girlfriend watches him.
• Shot-reverse-shot from band to singer’s girlfriend. She looks as though she is sympathising with him.

Two possible endings
• Singer finishes singing and gets back together with his girlfriend.
Or
• He finishes and we see a point-of-view shot of her walking off with another boy.

Other ideas
• Storyline following a girl as she tries to please everyone and gets mistreated by her boyfriend whilst her best guy friend (singer) who secretly likes her watches her.

Interview with Fan

How long Have you liked TMC for?
Around about 6 months I'd say.

What do you like about TMC?
They do their own thing and they don't really care or listen to the people who don't like them. They seem to concentrate on what their fans think.

How did you find out about them?
My friend told me about them, then later on i went to see them at the Parr Hall and they were ann amazing live band.

What were the band like live?
They wern't as patronising as most bands can be, and they didn't mess around much either. It was just songs and thats probably what most people secretly want at a gig.

Do you usually listen to muic of this genre?
Yes.

What bands do they remind you of?
They remind me of bands like Jimmy Eat World and yellowcard, which is very good in my opinion.

What is your favourite song by TMC? Why?
Angel Eyes. It's describes emotions that I have felt.

Would you recommend them to anyone?
Yes. I would recommend it to friends and other people in my age group because they can really relate to them.

Is there anything you don't like about them?
Yes. The fact that they arn't big yet.

Lyric Analysis

Angel Eyes

She’s got angel eyes (Saying girl has angel eyes. Angels associated with beauty so this is saying that the girl is beautiful),
And everything u dream about (This describing this girls as the perfect girl)(Put “u” and “wana” shows it appeals to a younger audience),
Warm inside (Says girls has very good personality and is a warm hearted person you want to be with),
you wana keep her safe inside,
I know that I’ve, never saw it there before (Shows to us the writer isn’t saying it’s love at first sight, that this is more than just looks),
She hides it all (Show that she tries to please everyone).

Well she’s your friend, (Shows dilemma of situation because the girl is with someone else)
And I know why,
She hides it all.

She’s got angel eyes, And everything u dream about,
Warm inside, you wana keep her safe inside,
I know that I’ve, never saw it there before,
She hides it all (Repetition is used to make it catchy and to make the focus of the song obvious).

She’s got angel eyes, she’s always been stood by your side (Re-enforce the girls loyalty and that she tries to please everyone),
Why o why, hasn’t she seen right through his lies,(Implies that the boyfriend is a cheat)
I know that I’ve, never seen anyone as beautiful as you before.

Well she’s my friend (This is to bring dilemma to the situation and make song more interesting, because they are friends and he wants it to be more than friendship),
And I know why,
She hides it all.

She’s got angel eyes, And everything u dream about,
Warm inside, you wana keep her safe inside,
I know that I’ve, never saw it there before,
She hides it all

.Well she’s got angel eyes, yah she’s got angel eyes (Yah is used to give the song a more Rock like edge), she’s got angel ..........eyes,

She’s got angel eyes, And everything u dream about,
Warm inside, you wana keep her safe inside,
I know that I’ve, never saw it there before,
She hides it all behind her angel eyes,
(Generally, the song is about how the writer feels about a girl who is one of his friends)

Results

Music Video Questionnaire

1. How old are you? (Please circle) 16 17 18 19 20

2. Gender? Male Female


3. What is your favourite genre of music? (select 2)
Pop Rap Reggae Dance
Rock R&B Metal Classical Other_______

4. Do you prefer a narrative based or performance based music video?
Narrative based Performance based

5. Do you want to see the band/artist in the video? Yes No

6. Where would you like the music video to be set?
City House party Stage based Other.

7. Would you like to see special effects? Yes No
8. Would you like to see a...?
Comedy video Action video Romance video
Other

9. Would you like the music video to amplify, illustrate or contrast with the lyrics?
Amplify Illustrate Contrast

10. Would you like the singer to be singing into the camera?
Yes No

11. Do you read music magazines? Yes No

What music magazines do you read?
Kerrang NME Big Cheese Mojo Other_________

What music channels do you watch?
MTV Magic Kerrang Scuzz VH1
Clubland Other_____________

14. Do you buy special edition box sets? Yes No

15. Do you prefer to see the artist featured on the album artwork? Yes No

16. Would you like to see dance routines in the music video? Yes No

17. Would you prefer the character to be a normal person?
Or other___________

18. Would you like to see the use of flashbacks in our video? Yes No

19. What is your favourite font type? Times new roman Broadway
Hobo STD Algerian
Franklin Script MT Bold.
20. What is your favourite font colour?
Red Green Blue Pink White Orange Black Other _____________

21. Do you download music or buy C.D’s? ____________

22. Do you think that music videos make songs more popular? Yes No

23. Would you like to see (a) male or female artist(s) Male Female Both

24. Do you think there should be a range of different camera angles? Lots A few

25. Would you prefer the video to be in black/white or colour? Black/white
Colour
Both

Lily Allen - Smile

Mise en Sense
The video is set in a working class surrounding to show us that the people in this video are going to be normal
The people who rob the man are wearing track suit bottoms and sports coats, this shows to us a negative stereotype of the youth being portrayed in the video
Lily Allens bedroom is red to show us that she has conotations of the devil
Use of Camera
Close ups and extreme close ups of Lily Allens face to show us the sad looks she has
Editing
Match on action between Lily and the guy to show the differents in feelings, Lily is happy and smug and the guy is angry and down
Faster paced editing is used when the guy is caught up in bad situations to show us how that the situations are bad

There are no special effects used in the video because it is ment to be identical to normal life.
The genre is pop music and we can tell through the steady beat and the catchy rhythm