EXAMPLE: 'Forget You'
'Forget You' by Cee Lo Green is a good example of a music video that tells a story which reflects the lyrics of the song. |In the video Cee Lo plays himself from a young boy to college student and shows him being put down by his crush 'the heartbraker'. Although the video is clearly telling a story Cee Lo also sings the songs throughout the video. The lyrics lend themselves to this sort of video as they telll a clear and chronilogical story.
Educational
EXAMPLE: 'A Film About Poo'
When I went on a school trip to the British Film Institute I heared about 'A Film About Poo' which was created by Emily Howells & Anne Wilkins. It is about the importance of washing your hands and is obviously aimed at young children. It was made to promote keeping your hands clean as part of a competition. since they made it the film has been shown at 13 film festivals and has won the following awards:
Winner, Jury's Choice, Golden Poo Awards, London International Animation Festival, 2009
Winner, Audience Award, Canary Wharf Film Festival, London, 2009
Second Place Winner, Audience Award, Prince Charles Cinema Golden Poo Awards, London, 2009
Winner, Best Animation (19-25 year olds), BFI Future Film Festival, London, 2010
Winner, Audience Award (8-14 year olds), New York International Children's Film Festival, USA, 2010
I like the music video as it is a film in its own right and gives just as strong message as the lyrics that accompany it. I think this is important, you don't want your music video to have simply been made to reflect the lyrics of a song and to be nothing by itself.
I also liked the video as it was created in one of my favourite medias stop motion. Emily Howells & Anne Wilkins made the video in their bedroom and using only simple software which I think shows just how much you can achieve with just the basic equipment if you are as creative as possible.
Check out 'A Film About Poo' http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p007k1k4
MY IDEA:
I like the idea of creating a music video which has a strong and educational message. One of my ideas for a educational music video is to take a song from an artist which is popular with children aged 11-13 and to create a music video to go with a popular song that highlights issues such as bullying or Internet safety.
PERFORMANCE
Another popular type of music video is performance based videos. They were first used for when artists couldn't make it onto music shows such as Top of The Pops.
EXAMPLE: 'It's not my name' The Ting Tings.
The Ting Tings video for ' It's not my name' is a great example of a performance music video. I like it because, although it is simply of the band performing, the camera angels and the colours used make it visually interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1c2OfAzDTI
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