PITCH POWERPOINT

FINAL DECISION

After a lot of discussion, we have decided as a group that it will be best for us to make our music video for Teenage Fantasy - Jorja Smith. This is because we like the conventions that come with R&B and soul music videos more than we like those of the indie genre so we will enjoy directing and editing the video more.

The idea for the Night Bus video is quite similar when it comes to the general "vibe" because of the transport idea and how we want to edit the shots to make it look as though we used a vintage camera. Despite this, we think that our idea for Teenage Fantasy will get us higher marks.

LYRICS FOR TEENAGE FANTASY (IDEA 2)

You weren't the boy I thought I knew
Maybe I was blind, I was young, I didn't have a clue
You were the topic of my lunch times
I'd bore the girls about our chance
And get upset when you didn't text back

I was warned by my brothers to find another lover
Stop falling for these boys who didn't want the same as me
And I was warned by my brothers to find another lover
Stop falling for these boys who didn't want the same as me

We all want a teenage fantasy
Want it when we can't have it
When we got it we don't seem to want it
We all want a teenage fantasy
Want it when we can't have it
When we got it we don't seem to want it

I've got a lot of things to do
What if I had been a fool
And thought I was in love with you
I need to grow and find myself before I let somebody love me
Because at the moment I don't know me

When I was told by my father
If I look into the future
Do I really see this boy
That I think I've fallen for
And I was told by my mother
If I look into the future
Do I really see this boy
That I think I've fallen for

We all want a teenage fantasy
Want it when we can't have it
When we got it we don't seem to want it
We all want a teenage fantasy
Want it when we can't have it
When we got it we don't seem to want it

When we are young
We all want someone
Who we think is the one
Just to fit in
There's no need to rush
Take your time
Life's a big old ride
Sit back and enjoy the vibe
When we are young
We all want someone
Who we think is the one
Just to fit in
There's no need to rush
Take your time
Life's a big old ride
Sit back and enjoy the vibe
We all want a teenage fantasy
Want it when we can't have it
When we got it we don't seem to want it
We all want a teenage fantasy
Want it when we can't have it
When we got it we don't seem to want it

MUSIC VIDEO IDEA 2 - TEENAGE FANTASY

A theme we would want to include throughout this music video is "journeys" and we will show this by focusing on public transport. This will be to reflect that a lot of what the characters are going through are daily events and it's something that a lot of people can relate to. Having various shots on public transport will also subvert common soul and R&B conventions as after watching several music videos, I have noticed that they don't include a lot of this. However, it might become a problem when filming as we aren't sure on if we will be allowed to do this without asking for permission.

The main line in the lyrics that we are focusing on is "want it when you can't have it but when you have it you don't seem to want it". The idea will be to show a couple doing everyday activities, such as going on public transport as well as casual dates in a park or shopping. However, the to relate it to the lyrics, the girl in the relationship won't be in love whilst the boy is. There will also be another character, outside of the relationship, who is single and is wanting to be in a relationship. Showing the contrasts between the two will help portray the idea that once you have something, you might not want it however much you previously did.

LYRICS FOR NIGHT BUS (IDEA 1)

I'm on the night bus
I'm thinking about us
The streetlights go fleeting by
The man sat next to me
Is texting somebody
I wonder what that feels like
Maybe I'm reckless
But I just can't shake this
It follows me home at night, at night
It's getting clearer every mile we ride

Suddenly I know
That I'm on my way home
To you for the last time
It's not what you wanted
But I know you got this
And you're gonna be fine
Oh, I've just been watching
The world as it's turning
And that's what it feels like
Suddenly I know
That I'm on my way home
To you for the last time

I'm on the night bus
That's crawling with lovers
Who hide from the cold white light
I see my reflection
Dazed and complacent
She follows me home at night, at night
It's getting clearer every mile we ride

Suddenly I know
That I'm on my way home
To you for the last time
It's not what you wanted
But I know you got this
And you're gonna be fine
Oh, I've just been watching
The world as it's turning
And that's what it feels like
Suddenly I know
That I'm on my way home
To you for the last time

At night, at night, at night
It's getting clearer every mile we ride

Suddenly I know
That I'm on my way home
To you for the last time
It's not what you wanted
But I know you got this
And you're gonna be fine
Oh, I've just been watching
The world as it's turning
And that's what it feels like
Suddenly I know
That I'm on my way home
To you for the last time

MUSIC VIDEO IDEA 1 - NIGHT BUS

THE IDEA: 

The majority of indie music videos follow the common convention of having lip syncing. Throughout my video, I will include various shots of the main character singing on a bus during the night. 

There will be shots taken in different locations of the main character being alone whilst having other scenes of her in the same locations and same camera angle but will be a flashback / memory of her with her partner. The two scenes will contrast against each other and reflect the storyline throughout the lyrics since I am interpreting them to be about a break-up.

Some of the contrasting scenes will be located on the streets of Shoreditch where there are various walls with graffiti, a campfire, and of course a bus.

The "memories" will be shown through editing the colours and adding filters on the shots. I will try to go for a similar look as in this video.

PRELIM VIDEO CHOICE - BENNY "BOYS WILL BE BOYS"

For our prelim, we have chosen to replicate Benny - "Boys Will Be Boys". We chose this because the editing used in the second scene is very quick which is common in a lot of music videos so it will give us practice before our final music video. We also liked how in the majority of the shots the camera moves ever so slightly and we thought that it would be interesting to recreate this. We will be recreating the prelim up to around 40 seconds, either just before or just after the shot of him walking out of the door. This means that there are two main scenes which we will have to film which include the first 12 seconds of him in the woods and the other scene of him and his father fighting. As well as this, we will have a shot of a blanket covered in paint and another shot of the glass breaking on the floor.