Name of the Band

I have recently been looking at Alt-Rock band names for my piece, from what I have seen Alt-Rock bands commonly use an adjective and a noun or object, or at least an object is the focus, Peoples names rarely come into use. Well known examples include...

• The All-American Rejects
• Barenaked Ladies
• The Dead Weather
• Bullet For My Valentine
• The Dead Weather
• Fall Out Boy

In keeping with my Mainstream approach I will want an album title that sounds like it belongs in the Alt-Rock genre to help it be more easily identified. To help myself with this I have decided to break down the themes of the piece to try to establish a series of adjectives nouns or objects.

Concepts of the Piece

•  Love
• Depression
• Redemption
• Violence
• Sorrow

Possible objects these concepts could relate to

• Hearts
• Tears
• Blood
• Glass
• Gifts
• Photo
• Picture

Possible adjectives

• Abandoned
• Beloved
• Crooked
• Familiar
• Guillible
• Reckless

Possible Combinations that I find appealing

• The Abandoned/Reckless Hearts
• A Familiar Picture
• The Guillible Hearts

In actuality I really like 'A Familiar Picture', it gives the interpretation of something being repeated like a memory which fits well with the concepts of this video at least given its focus on lost love as a theme

Slightly More Detailed Shot Narrative for the Narrative Portion of the Piece

1. Main Character is moving around his home

2. The Main Character starts to boil a kettle, he moves to another room, he stops and looks at a war cabinet - Distracted by the war cabinet, the hiss of the kettle disturbs him and gives him a quick flashback of a gunshot.

3. The Character runs from his home, while the camera holds the shot of the boiling kettle.

4. Clad in winter wear, the character moves through a busy town street, trying to keep to himself. People bump into startling him, a shot from the front and back indicate the forcible collision

5. After being shoved around enough the main character grabs someone's wrist harshly, then, realizing his mistake, he runs away in shame to a nearby alleyway.

6. Questionable scene: Inclusion of a flashback centered around seeing a homeless man in the alleyway. (Scene is questionable due to needing to find actors willing to appear homeless)

7. Main Character runs a long distance indicated by a currently unspecified passage of time effect.

8. Main Character has yet another flashback which finally inspires him to return home

9. Once he makes it home he gathers up all of his war materials and memorabilia. He then proceeds to burn the items one by one, eventually leading to a dramatic burning of his uniform.

10. The song comes to a close with a scene of the main character destroying a cabinet full of war medals.

This acts as a basic narrative for my story to follow, by using this I can keep my planning concise in order to keep myself from wavering into new concepts and ideas too much, although minor on set alterations are still highly welcomed.

CD Digipack Design Ideas

For my Digipack, as I mentioned in my video pitch, I will be attempting to theme the CD cover to look similar to anti-war propaganda centred around more recent wars. Certain aspects I really want to emphasize are the concepts of democracy, and the inclusion of a peace logo that is somehow tainted or distorted.

Green Screen Concept

Because my music video is part narrative story and part band visuals, I will require a stage for the band to play on. I currently have my mind set on using a green screen in the background of my piece which will feature a war torn city or combat of sorts to illustrate the war theme. As a result of this I have been looking at the workings of a green screen in detail, not only will I need a large area to set it up in, but I will also need the screen to be well lit and prominently visible so that the editing software can properly distinguish it from the rest of the colors on screen.

 

If my estimates are correct, in order to account for the width of the band members together with a little extra moving room, the screen will need to be 9ft across and 6 feet high which will be enough to account for the bands height. In addition to this, the use of a smoke maker on a very light setting to give the illusion of dust could be quite effective and so I will be looking into that.

 

As an alternative to sheeting, I can also use a brightly colored wall or even use a blue screen instead, however, I am quite set on the idea of a portable green screen set that can be set up with bracket.

The Lyrics of my chosen song

The Lyrics of my proposed song are going to be an interesting concept to work with, Especially now that I can consider the theories proposed by Andrew Goodwin.

 

At the very least I can breakdown some Ideas that I have...

Track Acquirement

In order to use the song in my Music video, I am going to have to formally ask the owner of the song for their permission to use it. Below is the email I have sent to legally clarify my intentions.