Pitch

Everybody's Changing - Lyrics

You say you wander your own land
But when I think about it
I don't see how you can

You're aching, you're breaking
And I can see the pain in your eyes
Says everybody's changing
And I don't know why

So little time
Try to understand that I'm
Trying to make a move just to stay in the game
I try to stay awake and remember my name
But everybody's changing
And I don't feel the same

You're gone from here
Soon you will disappear
Fading into beautiful light
'Cause everybody's changing
And I don't feel right

So little time
Try to understand that I'm
Trying to make a move just to stay in the game
I try to stay awake and remember my name
But everybody's changing
And I don't feel the same

So little time
Try to understand that I'm
Trying to make a move just to stay in the game
I try to stay awake and remember my name
But everybody's changing
And I don't feel the same

Oh
Everybody's changing
And I don't feel the same

Bittersweet Symphony

For our music video, we took some influence from the video 'Bittersweet Symphony' by the Verve. In general we thought the mise-en-scene and costumes worked particularly well, however we thought the video was rather boring. This is why we decided to use our character walking down the street for one part as well as adding a narrative around this.

The video for ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ by The Verve follows the usual conventions of a music. From the very beginning of the video right through to the end we see Richard Ashcroft walking around, the is the only narrative. Every so often he bumps into people, walks over cars etc...
the video lasts for 4:48 minutes into total, this is all narrative. However they incorporate performance into this as he is lip syncing as he walks.
The mise-en-scene works well works well with the lyrics from the song, for example ‘Trying to make ends meet, You’re a slave to money then you die’. It portrays the singer of the Verve in a negative manner, as we see him constantly bumping into people, being rude and paying absolutely no attention to his surroundings.

Keane's Music Video's

Keane’s Music Videos

All of their music videos are very abstract. using colour to convey mood and emotion, often combining colours from opposite sides of the spectrum to create strong contrasts. They incorporate a large amount of performance, mainly lip syncing and also occasionally the rest of the band. A good example would be “Perfect Symmetry”



It follows all of the ‘Keane’ conventions, very abstract objects such as broken televisions and towers of cubes, set against backgrounds of teal and orange. It also contains lip syncing and a high amount of performance.

Keane's target audience is men and women aged 16 to 28. We are going to aim our music video towards the same target market. We will do this by using a variety of shots and angles to make it interesting and to keep the audience engaged throughout the entire video. Our music video will also following a narrative conveying the emotions and feelings of the protagonist, and will also feature performance throughout. By doing this, we are following the conventions of music videos, which will fulfil the audiences expectations.

Vampire Weekend - A Punk

A-Punk is an alternative rock song, one of the first singles produced by the band and therefore important in manufacturing their current image. It uses a stop-motion technique to give a very erratic theme to the dancing of the band, making it appear new and unique. The convention of lip syncing is plentiful here, as the entirety of the lyrics are lip synced.



The featuring of the band is also a convention of music videos, as all of them are present and actively involved in the video. The performance is also very much played out to the beat of the song, however, it subverts the music video convention of a narrative, having no clear intention for the character's intentions. There is also an abstract segment, where the screen goes a tint of blue and the lip-syncing is accompanied by moving hands.



Abstract has always been a popular theme in music videos, as it allows 'artistic expression' and is easier to cut to the beat of the song.

The clothing of the band is a very important factor in their representation, and in this case is very 'indie', aimed at teenagers and young adults (the typical 'student' attire).



By Daniel Barrell