1. What gender are you?
[] male
[] female
2. Into which age category do you fit?
[] 10-15
[] 16-20
[] 21-25
[] 25-30
[] 30 +
3. What is your favourite type of music?
[] Pop music
[] Rock
[] Indie
[] Dance or Dub Step
[] Acoustic
[] R'n'B
[] Other
4. Where do you hear most of your music?
[] Radio
[] TV music channels
[] Online
[] Other
5. How much music do you listen to per day?
[] Constantly
[] Over Two hours a day
[] Between one and two hours a day
[] Between half an hour and one hour
[] Less than half an hour
6. Do you like controversial music videos?
[] Yes
[] No
7. What type of music video do you prefer?
[] Dis-juncture (Narrative unrelated to music)
[] Amplification (Music is amplified by visuals on screen)
[] Illustrative (Narrative represents heard lyrics)
[] Performance based video
8. When watching a music video what is most important?
[] Cutting edge special effects and editing
[] Fast tempo editing
[] Interesting narrative
[] Good choreography
[] Aesthetically Pleasing
[] I don't mind as long as it's interesting
9. Do you like emotional videos?
[] Yes
[] No
10.Do you like humorous videos?
[] Yes
[] No
Friday, 1 October 2010
Thursday, 30 September 2010
Similar Genre Research
This Video is Blood Red Shoes- Light it up, I used this not only because it is of a similar genre as my chosen song but also because the video setting and visual style is similar to how I want my final product. The forest setting is rather tranquil in winter, however I want mine to have a more colourful and autumnal feel too it. Mine will feature rain and streams rather than the more barren scene of winter. I also like the costumes within the film, the band look rather edgy and cool, whereas the actors look rough and rugged by the terrain.
I love this video, for The Maccabees- Love you better. I love the editing and lighting, certain lighting is used to signify a certain part of the song along with the use of smoke and camera effect. Also each band member seems to have their own colour also. I really like the rotoscope type effect, where glowing lines have been drawn onto each frame, this creates a stream of light type of effect. Although in practice this may not be suitable for my video as it will take a very long time to draw over every single frame.
I love this video, for The Maccabees- Love you better. I love the editing and lighting, certain lighting is used to signify a certain part of the song along with the use of smoke and camera effect. Also each band member seems to have their own colour also. I really like the rotoscope type effect, where glowing lines have been drawn onto each frame, this creates a stream of light type of effect. Although in practice this may not be suitable for my video as it will take a very long time to draw over every single frame.
Total Life Forever lyrics
(18 seconds intro)
I know a place where i can go when i'm low down. (0:26)
To your house, down to your house (0:28)
I will go, when i'm low. (0:32)
I know a face who i can show my true colours. (0:40)
To your arms, into your arms, (0:42)
I will go, when i'm low. (0:46)
‘cause total life forever, will never be enough, no... (0:54)
‘cause total life forever, will never be enough, no... (1:00)
I've seen it all, (?) (1:08)
To your house, down to your house (1:12)
I will go, when i'm low. (1:14)
They took it all, and (?) to the (?) (1:23)
To your arms, into your arms, (1:26)
I will go when i'm low. (1:30)
‘cause total life forever, will never be enough, no... (1:37)
‘cause total life forever, will never be enough, no... (1:44)
Singularity is here to stay, (1:50)
So go down, go down, go down, go down, go down, down down low. (1:56)
Let's take it slow. (1:59)
Singularity is here to stay, for you and me. (2:06)
So go down, go down, go down, go down, go down, down low (?).
Let's take life slow.
So go down, go down, go down, go down, go down, down low (?).
Let's take life slow.
So go down, go down, go down, go down, go down, down low (?).
Let's take life slow.
So go down, go down, go down, go down, go down, down low (?).
Let's take life slow. (2:28)
I know a place, where i can go when i'm low down. (2:35)
To your house, down to your house (2:38)
I will go, when i'm low. (2:41)
I know a face, who i can show my true colours. (2:50)
To your arms, into your arms, (2:52)
I will go, when i'm low. (2:56)
‘cause total life forever, will never be enough, no... (3:04)
‘cause total life forever, will never be enough, no... (3:10)
I know a face who i can show my true colours. (0:40)
To your arms, into your arms, (0:42)
I will go, when i'm low. (0:46)
‘cause total life forever, will never be enough, no... (0:54)
‘cause total life forever, will never be enough, no... (1:00)
I've seen it all, (?) (1:08)
To your house, down to your house (1:12)
I will go, when i'm low. (1:14)
They took it all, and (?) to the (?) (1:23)
To your arms, into your arms, (1:26)
I will go when i'm low. (1:30)
‘cause total life forever, will never be enough, no... (1:37)
‘cause total life forever, will never be enough, no... (1:44)
Singularity is here to stay, (1:50)
So go down, go down, go down, go down, go down, down down low. (1:56)
Let's take it slow. (1:59)
Singularity is here to stay, for you and me. (2:06)
So go down, go down, go down, go down, go down, down low (?).
Let's take life slow.
So go down, go down, go down, go down, go down, down low (?).
Let's take life slow.
So go down, go down, go down, go down, go down, down low (?).
Let's take life slow.
So go down, go down, go down, go down, go down, down low (?).
Let's take life slow. (2:28)
I know a place, where i can go when i'm low down. (2:35)
To your house, down to your house (2:38)
I will go, when i'm low. (2:41)
I know a face, who i can show my true colours. (2:50)
To your arms, into your arms, (2:52)
I will go, when i'm low. (2:56)
‘cause total life forever, will never be enough, no... (3:04)
‘cause total life forever, will never be enough, no... (3:10)
History of Total Life Forever and Genre
Total Life Forever is the title track from Foals second album: Total Life Forever. It has not been released as single.
Leading up to the release of their second album the band released some segments of track via their myspace website. Later they played their first tracks from their new album at T in the Park 2009 including Total life forever and one other track. The album reached number 8 in the UK album chart.
Foals are greatly considered to be of the Math Rock genre. This genre shares its place of origin in the late 80’s underground music scene of the American Midwest and its surroundings with post-rock. Some early bands characteristics of both math rock and post-rock, using instruments for textures rather than melodies and riffs, featuring atypical rhythms and some dissonance. The genres soon diverged: math rock concentrated on angular melodies, atypical time signatures, start-stop rhythms, and dissonance, while staying closer to rock music in sound and instrumentation.
However others refer to Foals as being from the Indie genre, a controversial genre in itself. The meaning of the term: "indie rock" is contested by many musicians, fans and commentators. Some use the term "indie" to describe any music produced by artists working within the network of independent record labels and underground music venues that emerged in the US and elsewhere in 1980's and 1990's. Others understand indie rock as a distinct genre of rock with a specific artistic aesthetic, and care less about the context in which it is made. Many embrace both meanings of the word, believing that the aesthetics of the genre and its means of production are deeply intertwined.
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