Sunday, 21 November 2010

Choosing an audio track

When deciding on a track for my music video, i considered several genres including rock, dance and RnB. I studied examples of each type of music video and discovered the typical forms and conventions of each. I struggled to find inspiration and ideas when looking at these genres, and found flaws in the ideas i thought up. I forced myself to become more realistic in what i could acheive working individually for the first time. After going through many songs, the idea of a feel good video to an indie genre of music came to me and i quickly conjured up several ideas for what i could shoot.


I then had to choose the perfect "feel good" song for the video. Again, I looked at several options for this including "Hey Ya" by Outkast and "Island in the sun" by Weezer. Eventually i came across a classic that i believe never fails to put a smile on your face, and this was "Send me on my way" by Rusted Root. This song is filled with upbeat rhythms and uplifting lyrics and although it is an old song (released in the 1990's), it is still well-known and popular today. This is thanks to the film industry as both "Matilda" and "Ice Age" used the track as the sountrack for their blockbuster mainstream films. This alone speaks for how the song "Send me on my way" can never age as there is a noticed time difference between "Matilda" which was released in 1996, and "Ice Age" which was a 2002 film. I believe I have chosen the ideal song for the music video i am trying to acheive, and that the visual aspect of this project will do the audio justice.

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