Possible Tracks - Collaborate Post From Ed & Matt

Ed's Contribution:

We Can't Rewind - Feeder.

• Isn't a single, doesn't have a music video so we can create a good one.
• There is a clear concept within the song - Time, basically. Lot of ideas open to us there.
• Would enable us to do a Performance narrative (fast paced song - fun as well) as well as a narrative.
• Would allow us to try and use certain effects to help the video.
• Matt's response: I think this may be a bit too long, we may be able to get away with it but would be difficult given time-frame of planning.

Hands Open - Snow Patrol

• No music video (Matt's response: actually it does Ed, look it up on YouTube, it's an international video, not released in England.)
• Lyrics have a lot of meaning - would enable us to act out in a narrative.
• Chorus would be good for performance narrative as it's a fast paced fun song.
• Could allow us to do a "fun" sort of video as I can't identify any clear theme.
• Matt's response: I like this song, good length - 3:20 - but would need to develop some definite ideas on narrative.

My Kind Of Guy - Kaiser Chiefs

• No video
• Fun song - not the fastest, but the lyrics are fun.
• We could attempt concept based for this. Narrative may be difficult.
• Theme may centre on one particular person - a rebellious sort of person "You're my kind of guy, "'Cause I like your style, 'Cause you sound as horrible as me" - may promote something in our music video which could be enjoyable e.g. destroying something etc.
• Matt's response: This song is over four minutes and I think we need to pick something shorter otherwise we're going to be making it a lot harder for ourselves to film enough interesting and varied footage.

Why Do I Keep Counting? - The Killers

• Slow start, but it builds up into a very good song.
• There is a theme - something to do with a phobia of flying apparently.
• Could allow us to choose between all 3 narratives.
• Once again, we could have some fun with the video - particularly if we used a concept based narrative.
• Matt's response: Again, this song is too long lasting around four and half minutes and I think we should only do something about three to three and a half minutes maximum because doing another minute will be so hard to come up with original ideas for.

Matt's Contribution:

Can't Stop - Maroon 5

• This is an upbeat song that lasts for just over two and a half minutes and it would be suitable to do narrative during verses and performance during choruses. I was thinking maybe performing on the roof of a car park?
• There is a clear and definite narrative of a man obsessed with a woman, which can have comic elements in it, such as the woman being uninterested in the man who is obviously a bit desperate.
• First verse - "all alone in my room and I'm thinking of you at a rate that is truly alarming" - obvious what we can do with lyrics like that - man at end of bed looking a bit distraught - lays down - curls into pillow?
• There's an electronic jingle bit as well which only lasts for about one second, but we could do a tracking shot following the lead singer from his house to the girl's sped up.
• I've got a good idea for a montage in second verse - set camera up pointing at girl's front door from inside house - she has to repeatedly answer door to man presenting her with weird and wonderful presents - flowers, chocolates, dog!!!
• For mid-8 have slower cuts between performance - all close ups and narrative - girl goes to car park after seeing performance on TV - brings in idea of watching stars. Once at car park can have security camera shots of her entering& walking up.
• At the end of the song we could have quick cuts of varying angles of the performance. On the last line - "Can't stop thinking about you!" - the lead could come face to face with the girl on the roof. For the last shot we could have a high angle close up of the lead singer laughing to show the fun side of the video, like a 'don't take life to seriously' message.

I Can't Control Myself - Pigeon Detectives

• Can use a lot of the ideas above for 'Can't Stop' - but this one could have shots of boy and girl arguing and then trying to be friends but then boy tries it on with girl and she pushes him away. Eg. hands touch when eating popcorn or play fighting then goes to kiss but girl pulls away.
• When I listen to this song I visualise sped up action during the instrumentals.
• Unfortunately, it's not a particularly strong chorus, so we'd have to integrate performance with narrative more - lots of close-ups of singer - could be really good and lots of opportunities to do lots of different angles of him singing line to keep it varied.
• Lively song, quite short - 2:49 - so shouldn't run out of ideas.

You Know I Love You - Pigeon Detectives

• Probably not as good as other PD track, but again, similar narrative could be used to 'Can't Stop' - keep the obsessive nature of narrative with girl not being interested in boy.
• To have an illustrative representation of the lyrics may be inappropriate though; "You know I love you, take off your clothes, it's alright, it's alright."
• Again, it's a short song - 3:04 - so hopefully won't run out of ideas whereas I can really see that being a problem if we go for a 4 minute song. If we did, it could end up being repetitive and boring.