Pre- Emptive Absolution

The song we will be shooting the music video for is Pre-Emptive Absolution by Speak Of The Devil.

This song has been written and recorded by Joe Holden (me) and Alex Holden, the lyrics are as follows:

Verse 1

Everybody keeps looking in your eyes

To find you've nothing to disguise

To find there's something to despise

Black ashes and a broken parachute

Make you wanna take a different route

Take a different route

Pre-Verse

For all the lives you've broken

Running out of time

For all the hearts you've stolen

Running out of time

Chorus

You say you're one of us again

and plead in guilty pieces

Victims will cry out once again

Pre-emptive absolution

Verse 2

Now he finds there's no such innocence

No such actions without a consequence

No regret and no bad conscience

Sane pictures that start to make no sense

Find you're stood on the wrong side of the fence

My actions speak the tale of self defense

Bridge

Welcome to the clan my brother,

to join us one more time

Now it's the time for the bell to toll,

The sentence for your crime

Chorus/outro

You say you're one of us again

and plead in guilty pieces

Victims will cry out once again

Pre-emptive absolution

A post containing the track will follow soon.

Joe Holden

Ancillary Task research

Green Day's album, American Idiot does not sport an image of the artist (band members) but still shows the genre of the band; punk rock - using typical style iconography and colours (red and black) - conventions associated with blood and religion and politics; serious subject matters often targeted in the lyrics of Punk Rock.

We are aiming to emulate this style; the album we are designing for lyrically covers the themes of love and hate, betrayal, and the struggles of every day society, cross linked with Politics.

The album will more than likely be called 'Knock Knock'... being 'a knock on the door of the government, the people and their illusion'.

Hence such themes will hopefully show through in the final product.

However....

Here we have Paramore's album 'Riot' - a great success musically and financially. As we can see below, the members of the band are shown on the album cover.

At the moment we are not planning on showing the artist on the cover, but we are planning on experimenting with this to see if the effect works for the image and style of the band; by taking multiple approaches at this task, we can pick and choose which we like best, and which fits the band's image.

Natalie (& Joe)

Cast & props lists and Costume ideas.

Recently I have been casting the actors for the music video:

Instrumentalists:

• Alex Holden - Guitar/Vocals
• Joe Holden - Bass Guitar/Vocals
• Dom Hogan - Drums/Vocals

Extras (in progress):

• Joe Beard

Props List:

• Marshall JVM410H
• Marshall 2x12 Cab
• Dean Razorback V guitar
• EBS Classic 450 bass amplifier
• EBS Classic Line Cab
• Bass Guitar
• Premier Drumkit & Zildjian Cymbals
• Drumsticks
• 3x Microphones
• 3x Microphone leads
• Effects unit/power amplifier
• Mixer
• 2x Monitors
• False Wireless units
• (banner if possible)

Costume Ideas:

Matching 'uniform':

• Black Shirt
• Black jeans
• Converse shoes
• Joe - red & black tie
• Alex - red tie
• Dom without tie

Performance location: Performance hall.

We will also be making use of the lighting in the Performance hall.

Joe Holden

Our music

By the way you need your track posted on here ASAP!
You cannot plan until you have both listened to the track and the lyrics are typed on here also!

Feedback 4/12/09

Good group- some good posts on music videos and artists however you need more detailed research on certain posts...

Research
- Include more research on branding (definitions) - see pack -reference quotes and ideas e.g. Naomi Klein
- include more on the history and conventions of the music video genre- see Andrew Goodwins and Pete Frasers ideas - use quotes etc... See packs
- What is your genre of music?
- As a subgenre of music video genre - what are the conventions of rock videos? Look and analyse some examples.
- Use Maslow's Hierarchy of needs to explain why your product will appeal to the audience (you can find an image of this on google.)

Planning
- make sure you have put your target audience questionnaires and results on here- charts are good.
- Storyboard and animatic with comments
- shooting schedule and call sheets
- health and safety form
- props list
- cast list
- location shots
- costume shots/ideas etc...

- keep blogging on your ideas and progress!

Miss McNulty

Locations

So far for the performance part of our music video we are planning to shoot it in the performance theater at college. It will be a good open space, and we will be able to use the lights.

Natalie