Video 1: Official music video - 'The Only Exception - Paramore' (Storyboard starts from 00:30 till 1:01)
Structure: Narratvie/Performance
Genre: Alternative Rock
Context: Difficluties in love, by past experiences or experiences had by loved ones - like her mother and father.
As seen in the music video, the ingredients i need to produce my own music video (inspiring from the genre of Alternative Rock) is that the song can be shown as a story. But the video needs to include some form of singing from either one member of the band or the whole band may be featured at some point or the main focus can be on them.
Official music video - The official music video for 'The 1975 - Chocolate'
Structure: Narratvie/Performance
Genre: Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Electronica Rock
Context: The performance side is the whole band driving around in a car, singing the vocals to the song. Whereas the narrative side, has the lead singer smoking and being with a woman (who from the lyrics the audience assume is 'Rebecca'). From the lyrics the song is about Drugs called 'Chocolate'. Examples of this is the chorus:
'Now you're never gonna quit it, Now you're never gonna quit it, Now you're never gonna quit it
If you don't start smoking it, that's what she said
She said we're dressed in black, head to toe, with guns hidden under our petticoats
And we're never gonna quit it, no we're never gonna quit it no'
Which by the lyrics shows mischief and protagonist characters by the video being filmed in Black and white, this reflects the narrative to the lyrics 'Dressed in black, head to toe'. The narrative of the lead singer smoking and being assumingly nude with the woman can cannote another meaning to the audience - of the 'Drug' that they cant quit is love and desire of eachother; it is how the audience percieve this video.
Like the music video above of 'Paramore - Only Exception' the Alternative Rock music videos consist of Narrative/Performances from either the whole band or the lead singer who is normally seen singing the vocals. But the main focus of the video's are of the band.
Video 3:
Official music video - The official music video for 'Biblical - Biffy Clyro'
Structure: Narratvie/Performance
Genre: Alternative Rock
Context: The performance side is the lead singer singing the vocals to the song. And none of the other band members are only seen in the background of the music video. This can cannote to the audience that this song is particularly personal to the lead singer.
Whereas the narrative side, the lead singer peforms a daily routine consisting of - laying on the bed in a motel room, picking up the phone, leaving the motel/apartment complex and then commiting certain acts which consist of a consequence at the end that he gets beaten up. It then returns back to the start for the second time, the routine is commited again but a few changes to the commited acts which still ends in the same consequence of him being beaten up. At the end of the video, it returns to the start for the third and final time where his daily routine has changed because he doesnt pick up the phone.
The meaning of seeing the lead singer repeat his actions differently can show the audience how certain acts can lead to certain consequences. This is reflected by the first lyrics 'Baby if you could would you go back to the start?
Take any fresh steps or watch it all fall apart, again.'
The narrative of the song is reflecting the lyrics by the lead singer picking up the phone which the audience assumes is with his 'lover' - since the lyrics connote a break up or a love song. This is reflected by the lyrics 'Baby how can you walk away?' and 'Baby if you could would you go back to the start? Take any fresh steps or watch it all fall apart, again.' The anger seen from the lead singer in the narrative can reflect his anger in his lyrics about the context of the text - this connotes a better understanding of the song to the audience.
Like the music video above of 'Paramore - Only Exception' the Alternative Rock music videos consist of Narrative/Performances from either the whole band or the lead singer who is normally seen singing the vocals. But the main focus of the video's are of the band.
Video 4:
Official music video - The official music video for 'Still - Daughter'
Structure: Narratvie/Performance
Genre: Indie Pop
Context: The singer is performing vocals on the T.V. screen which is featured as a prop in the located narrative of a couples apartment but mainly the bedroom, but the other band members are also featured performing on the T.V at times. The narrative is reflecting the lyrics:
'But we're still sleeping like we're lovers,
Still with feet touching
Still with eyes meeting
Still our hands match
Still with hearts beating'
This reflects the understanding of the narrative; the narrative of a male and female who are living together (as seen by the mise-en-scene) who the audience will assume are the 'lovers' (due to the couple picture placed on the dressing table - due to props) who have either fallen out with eachother or has lost the love for each other. But as you see the narrative develop both the male and female are upset about this; the female you see silently cying as she is getting undressed and is wiping her make-up off. The male you see him put his kindle/ipad away, get undressed and into bed with the side lamp switched off when he hears the female come in. This shows he is wanting to avoid her. But at the end you see both male and female laying awake; the audience assumes it is because they are both unhappy and troubled.
By the fact the female is silently crying whilst she is getting undressed; shows how the relationship intimacy is gone between the lovers. This could show the couples stubborness between each other; how they are willing to avoid each other and neither of them is going to apologise. This is can be portrayed by the audience by the narrative; of how the female is silently crying and hugging herself can show how 'cold' each character is being to each other. This can also be reflected by the lyrics:
'Two feet standing on a principle
Two hands digging in each others wounds
Cold smoke seeping out of colder throats
Darkness falling, leaves nowhere to move
It's spiraling down
Biting words like a wolf howling
Hate is spitting out each others mouths
But we're still sleeping like we're lovers'
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