Final Track - Moodboard

Final Track - Audio and Lyrics

I don't ever want to hate you,
So don't show me your bed,
The only roads are cul-de-sacs,
The first thing that she said.

Temptation, greets you like your naughty mate,
The one that used to get you in bother,
But one you could never bring yourself to hate.

And she said we've got that spark,
That only lights a fuse,
Helps you see in the dark,
But it's a sight you'll lose when,
The temptation greets you like your naughty friend.

I don't ever want to hate you,
So don't show me your bed,
The only roads are cul-de-sacs,
The only ends are dead.

Temptation greets you like your naughty mate,
One that made you steal and set things on fire,
But one you haven't seen of late.

And I said that kind of talk,
Only adds intrigue,
To the cauldron of thought,
It's already exceeding,Temptation,
the very thing that held her back.

I don't ever want to hate you,
So don't show me your bed,
The only roads are cul-de-sacs,
The only ends are dead.
I don't ever want to hate you,
It's not part of the plan,
So keep your charm where I can't see it,
And your hands where I can.

{Dizzee Rascal}
We used to be in tight me and my naughty friends,Caused enticement[?] in the air,I mean day 'n' night,We robbed, we stole, we loved to fight,Smoking, drinking, joyriding,Drugs, thugs, not law-abiding,Reckless gangsters[?] no direction,No sign of correction,But then i switched it off,Changed my ways,What the hell!Like oh my days ,But like my naughty friends,They're not phased,Can't believe that this music pays,See no reason why we can't do,All the things we've always done,Still in my heart I know thats just what,But its hard to fight the temptation son.

{Arctic Monkeys}
The panic will fall down around you,
If you don't do what i say.

I don't ever want to hate you,
So don't show me your bed,
The only roads are cul-de-sacs,
The only ends are dead.
I don't ever want to hate you,
It's not part of the plan,
So keep your charm where I can't see it,
And your hands where I can

Final Track - Overview

VIDEO OVERVIEW
The track itself is based around a man resisting the temptation of getting together with a perticular woman. It's clear to him that starting something with her can only lead to trouble and although the temptation to be with her is great, he still resists it. This idea could lead to a number of creative possibilities.

• We could use the lyrics to our advantage and base the video around a storyline following a mans temptations. In terms of the lyrics he is tempted by a woman but using this we could change the temptations into something, ie drugs, alcahol, stealing etc. We could also be more obscure and have wierd things as the temptations, ie stuffed animals and sofa cushions just to give the music video a completely different twist.
• It's also possible to completely go against the run of the lyrics and do something unrelated to what's actually being said. Like the 'We are Scientists' video 'Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt', the song has nothing to do with the band being chased around the city streets by a giant bear yet it is still incredibly effective. An idea like this would be very fun because it would give us as a group as much freedom as we wanted to come up with something really original.

LOCATIONS

• Alleyway
• City street at night-time
• Someone's bedroom
• Sittingroom
• Garden
• Fast food resturant
• Outside a shop corner
• Drivers seat of car
• Bands stage

SHOTS

This is just a list of shot ideas i wrote down while listening to the song over and over again. We can use some of them when it comes to shoot the video and i'm sure we can encoperate them into whatever narrative we come up with.

• A car driving down a dark street with just the headlamps on - shot taken from inside the car behind the driver.
• Similarly a man running down a dark street with just the street lights illuminating the shot.
• A dark dingy alleywayCCTV camera catching someone breaking a temptation, ie. stealing something.
• Shots of people doing bad things in general, drugs, violence, robbery.
• A man snorting cocaine in a pub toilet.
• A man's inner concience - someone dressed in a red devil costume on his shoulder
• Flashing photo's of temptations on the beat of the chorus - drugs, food, women

Following these shots we also need cuts to the band playing their instruments, linking the music with the band and not purely with the narrative. This gives the band credibility for the song and boosts their popular image.

• Close up of fingers on the fret-board
• Close up of fingers picking the bass strings
• Close up of drum sticks hitting symbols, snare drums, toms
• Floor shot of the drummers foot tapping the floor pedal.
• Mid-shots of the band moving around on a stage
• Close-up of the singer's mouth and the microphone

ACTORS

Actors are crucial for any music video.

ALBUM COVER

Here are some ideas for out album cover art:

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

This is an analysis of the new 'Arctic Monkeys' album Favourite Worst Nightmare


Images: The cover is really captivating. It contrasts the dull and grim terraced houses of Sheffield with interesting, colourful and mad artwork. The plain grays and blacks of the building and sky offer a stark contrast to the vibrant, bright, multi-coloured animations stuck inside the house.


The actually album itself is more exciting than a regular plastic CD case. It is a fold-out cover with many compartments to hold a lyrics list as well as photographs of the band.


The inside sleeve offers a more detailed version of the cover imagery - lots of very bright animated cartoons boxed inside a dirty house. This contained expression of colour suggests that the band (like the creatures) are ready to break free and let everything out. It offers a burst of energy, suggesting lots of noise. The manic pictures suggest distorted music and can be linked to the rock/indie genre (which is is from). It shows a band full of energy.

Text: The name of the band, 'Arctic Monkeys' it exaggerated in well stylised artistic writing. The name of the album 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' is also done in this syle. This name is a good one because it is a padadox, juxtaposing favourite with nightmare. This makes the consumer think and want to purchase the album.

The Text itself is positioned in the top left hand corner of the album which is generally where a consumer looks first to identify who the artist is. By doing this we are immedialy aware of whose album it is. Similarly the bright orange contrasts with the dull grey sky and makes the writing stand out even more. This is repeated on the tracklist on the reverse of the album.

The text itself is seperated from the image which makes it stand out more. You don't confuse the artist of the album name with the album art which can be really frustrating when you are in a shop looking for a perticular CD and you can't find it.

The quality of the album cover suggests that the band is mainstream - nice glossy cardboard cover, well made and presented neatly and professionally, a high quility animated piece of artwork done with professional printing ink.

Album Cover Research

Typical Features

Front
The name of the band/artist.
The name of the Album.
Album art - usually a picture of some sort (photograph/animation) representing either the artist or something about the album's name or what the songs represent.
Often a sticker on the front saying 'includes all the hits...'
Usually a 'parental advisory explicit content' logo

Back
A ordered tracklist of all the featured songs.
Often artwork, usually similar or continuing the artwork on the front cover.
The name of the record company who produced the album.
The name of the record label who promotes the band.
The year the album was released.
A bar code.

What is the point of an album cover?

Lets you know who the artist is and what the album is called.
Often artists make their covers as creative and visually excellent as possible so consumers will immediatly notice it out of a group of CD's.
It can advertise the genre of the music.
It can show characteristics of the band and make them seem appealing.
It lets you know who produced the band. If they are a new, unheard of band then if you recognise the record label you may want to hear them.
It lets you see what tracks are on the album - ones you may or may not recognise. It advertises all their hits so if you've heard a song on the radio you can buy the album if that song it on it.

The Maccabees music video

The Maccabees are a great new indie band who are young and vibrant. Their music has an original sound and they have cleverly marketed themselves, connoting themselves with drawn cartoon characters. Their music videos are equally as fascinating and all of them up to date has been made using stop-start animation. Like Wallace and Grommit and Chicken Run they have created a story line to go along with their video using this unique style. However, unlike wallace and grommit they don't so much specialise in claymation (using clay to make their videos) but more simply move objects around, recording and pausing, recording and pausing, recording and pausing to make a quility music video.



After seeing this music video it inspired me to make a really quick and loq budget stop-start animation video to the tune 'I don't see the attraction' by a new indie group 'Open with a Joke'.



White Stripes stop-start animation video

We Are Scientists music video

Basically this is a great idea for a music video. We are Scientists based their video for their hit single 'Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt' on a maniac in a bear costume chasing the band around city locations. It is a simple yet genius idea in that it is easy and cheap to do. The band are scared for their lives as they try and run/hide from the bear in order to escape.



The video would work really well with a fast and upbeat tune and we could have fast cuts and tracking shots to build emphasis and suspense.

We could put a twist on this video by making the action more exciting. Although the idea is good, the video itself is a bit plain as all the band do are run from the bear. Our creative minds could come up with something better.