Ideas for the story aspect of our video.

Here I have researched some more into illustrative music videos. Just like with the band performance research I looked into how the same genre of music videos represented their stories. As we are having a combination of both in our video I thought it would be a good idea to research both aspects before finalising our story. The stories in the videos below may not be clear but it is clear that there is a story to follow because of what the band members or actors are doing. Our story will be quite simple and will be structured around the lyrics of our song. We have a rough idea of what will happen in our story and this will be shown shortly in the storyboard. For the time being we will still be looking at previous or current videos for inspiration and ideas for the band performance and story parts of our video.

The story in this video is very simple and easy to follow. It mainly focuses on the lead singer which leaves the audience intrigued. The relationship between the music and lyrics is very clear as he is at a gig in search for his girlfriend and this is what the story is based on as we can see what their relationship is like from the very beginning. The story is quite repetitive as the mise en scene, styling and location is the same throughout but this is effective as it makes you focus more on the story and the singer himself.

The story in this video is also very simple and the black and white effect blends well with the tone of the song as it adds emotion. The acting expresses the lyrics clearly which also helps tell the story. It is also clear that the story is based around the girl due to the close ups and variety of camera shots used to capture her feelings and emotions.

This video also has a story based on a relationship. This is relevant to our video as our story will be about a couple struggling to keep their relationship going due to arguing. The body language has a string link to the lyrics in this video which helps express the emotion. Once again I like the simplicity of the story and how the camera angles and basic mise en scene emphasise the emotion of the actors/singer. The close up of the couple intensifies the feelings that they have towards one another which makes the story more believable.

The story in this video is also about a couple clearly arguing. I like how the acting emphasises the lyrics as it shows the situation that they are in. The mise en scene is very realistic which makes the story more believable and the continuity is also spot on so the story is easy to follow.

The range of camera techniques used in the video keeps the audience intrigued and the story is also quite random as there is not always relevance to the visuals and lyrics. The editing is very effective and I like how the reverse effect emphasises the emotion of the singer as he has eye contact with the camera regularly. The story also fits with the tempo of the song and the mise en scene is once again very realistic so the story is easy to follow. By the end of the song it is clear that the story is once again based on a relationship which is relevant to our video.

The story in the video is very simple and is not necessarily linked to the lyrics although the story is easy to follow. There is a lot of band performance in this video but I like how it refers back to the story to break the performance up. The story is very basic and not a lot happens but it is still realistic and easy to follow. It works well with the tone of the song and the visuals do not distract the audience from focusing on the band.