'Acres Of Life' Video-Shoot - 1. Research

In preperation for the music video shoot of 'I love to make pretty girls smile' by the newcomer band ACRES OF LIFE, I'm looking at successful bands whose look and style is similar to get more ideas for the shoot, in terms of set design, camerawork, editing and directing.

Bands I looked at are:

Tokio Hotel - 'Rette Mich' (=Safe Me) and 'Durch Den Monsun' (= Monsoon)

Elements I  want to use for filming Acres Of Life:

Camerawork

• CU on lead singer with band in shallow focus in background
• Low or high angle CUs ‘Jumping into camera’
• CUs on instrument playing
• Panning from face down to instrument
• Breaking the rule of thirds!
• Canted angles
• Handheld/shaky wide shots

Editing

• Quick cuts showing all the band members
• Black out at end
• Increasing pace towards ending – ‘Finale'

Mise-En-Scene

• Well can’t really use the rain….

·        But the sense of clothing should be similar!

·        Crazy hair!

Bless The Fall - 'What's Left For Me'

 Camerawork

• WS from low angle and from the side
• Shot from behind a speaker, showing a bit of speaker and cables etc.

Editing

·        Quick cuts on shaking heads and throwing hair -> chaos/crazy/limitless young rock band

·        Shifting focus!!

Mise-En-Scene

• Dancing and jumping around – ‘poging’

Sum 41 - 'Fat Lip'

Mise-En-Scene

• Looking into the camera – communicating with the audience
• Groupies / fans?