Ok so I recently asked our choice of actress whether she is willing to star in our music video, and at first she wasn't too happy about it but once i played her the song and she heard about our treatment she was beginning to really like the idea of it.
Actress- Sian Parkinson She is a blonde female aged 17, who is very petite and quirky. I think she is perfect for the part because although she may not be an amazing performer she is very stylish and so will feel comfortable wearing the outfits we have for her. Sian has her own unique style, and doesn't always tend to follow the new modern 'it' fashion trends- this is absolutely perfect for our video and we too are looking for the 1960's fashion and she is very much so into that era!
As you know we did our pitch to our class last Thursday. We introduced our song, played it half way through, explained our treatment & then played the rest of the song. This way people were able to base our treatment to the song after hearing it.
I think it went really well, everyone seemed to like our treatment and thought it would suit the song we are doing, very well. There wasn't any criticism giving, just a lot of helpful feedback.
Feedback: Firstly Miss had spoken to us about using Hannah in our music video and that she should go away and think about it, however, we have decided against this for the reasons stated below: Sian Parkinson also has the right look and is very keen about performing in it, and having used her before we know that she is going to be a reliable actress. Additionally, Hannah felt it was more important to work on camera work and styling rather than worrying about performing in it. Sian is a very organised student who is flexible and very good to work with. Overall, as a group we think that this is a good decision to make and dont have any concerns about it.
Our idea of a blank set could work, altohugh miss suggested using a green screen and then putting in the white background, however this will have to be tested a couple of times before actually following it through, therefore being able to alter anything needed to.
Our main location- if only location- will be London itself, therefore we may have the drawback of having to ask permission to film. However because we are not planning on filming in the same spot for the whole day we think it would be easy to get all equipment and run if need be. So we could work around not asking for permission very easily.
Many people in the class asked 'what if it's crowded?', to be honest the more crowded the better. This will add to our idea of a busy London a lot more. & therefore meaning our actress would look much more colourful around a crowded London or business workers in suits and smart clothing.
Reference: Gorilla Video done a couple of years ago.
ok guys, so i asked sian whether she was willing to act in our video and at first she didnt seem to keen. So i played her the song then explained the treatment and she utterly loves it.
She really excited about dressing up & dancing round London- its sian all over!
so i guess we have an actress, what do you guys think?
We love the beginning section of this video where is it just a plain white background, and it is all about her performance. We also love her retro pop style! :)
Her best known work is the English translation of the Serge Gainsbourg song, "Laisse tomber les filles", renamed as "Chick Habit." The song has since been featured in the 1999 campy teen comedy But I'm a Cheerleader, and was brought to wider audiences in Quentin Tarantino's 2007 film Death Proof; it was also used as the backing music to television advertisements for the Renault Twingo in the UK and in France in 2008. "Laisse tomber les filles" (English: Forget The Girls) is a French song composed by Serge Gainsbourg and originally performed by France Gall in 1964.
The Target Audience:
Our music video is going to appeal to teenagers aged 14-19, predominantly girls, we think this is an appropriate audience because the video and song are both based on 1960's fashion, something which girls would be more interested in. Also, pop is a more femalee orientated genre therefore appealing to them much more.
What is Indie Pop?
Indie pop or indie pop "refers to the indie music from the conventions of music Pop.Because the term indie rock sometimes covers the entire indie music in general, the indie pop can be considered a subgenre of indie rock.Sometimes the terms are used to indicate a split between pop and rock within the indie scene.The term is vague by the conflict that is on what qualifies as pop music.The pop music is seen as a catchy and simplistic, two attributes that generally rejects indie music.Thus, the indie pop is pop music that moves beyond the boundaries of conventional pop music.
hang up the chick habit hang it up, daddy, or you'll be alone in a quick hang up the chick habit hang it up, daddy, or you'll never get another fix
i'm telling you it's not a trick pay attention, don't be thick or you're liable to get licked
you're gonna see the reason why when they're spitting in your eye they'll be spitting in your eye
hang up the chick habit hang it up, daddy, a girl's not a tonic or a pill hang up the chick habit hang it up, daddy, you're just jonesing for a spill
oh, how your bubble's gonna burst when you meet another nurse she'll be driving in a hearse
you're gonna need a heap of glue when they all catch up with you and they cut you up in two
now your ears are ringing the birds have stopped their singing everything is turning grey
no candy in your till no cutie left to thrill you're alone on a tuesday
hang up the chick habit hang it up, daddy, or you'll be alone in a quick hang up the chick habit hang it up, daddy, or you'll never get another fix
i'm telling you it's not a trick pay attention, don't be thick or you're liable to get licked
you're gonna see the reason why when they're spitting in your eye they'll be spitting in your eye
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Hello! its great to be back on a group blog and we can't wait to get started. Stay tuned for lots of music video blogging. From the whole group! Tom, Danni & Hannah xx
