Deciding The Song For My Video.

So far, I have decided on four potential songs to make for my video. All songs contain aspects of an indie/alternative nature, something I have consciously done, as from my previous research, I came to the conclusion that Indie or Alternative genre music songs and videos often have the liberty to create wackier, quirkier videos - something I would like to dabble in. My four potential songs are:

Ellie Goulding - The Writer

I chose this song as it is a romantically theme, alternative song that I believe would be able to allow me to dabble in romantically genre'd mise-en-scene, aswell as drawing up ideas for camera shots and lighting to add to its slow beat.

Pro's - It is a popular song and therefore my video would have the potential to attract a large and wide variety of audiences and whilst it is mainly pop, it dabbles in other genres such as indie, allowing me to try different aspects of filmings in addition to their genre.

Con's - As the artist is popular, and the song is quite famous, I might run the risk of being rejected for permission by the artist. Aswell as this, it could be difficult for me to supply potential actors for my video, as the video suggests a narrative, romantic tale to it. Something that, if not professional, could be executed disastrously.

The Wombats - Kill The Director

The idea for this song came about as once again, the genre is alternative/indie, a genre that would give me the freedom to play about with quirky ideas. The lyrics throughout are quirky and humourous, giving me different ideas as to how to execute a music video (i.e. with comical effect).

Pro's - The song is a fast paced beat, meaning it would be fun to play around with. As the song is fairly comical, I would be able to get away with silly acting skills and fun shots as it would all contribute to the beauty of humour.

Con's - The song is fairly popular, and because of this there is a great risk of an imposing rejection by the recording artists if I applied for permission to use their song. The lyrics also contain detailed imagery of certain settings or scenes (for example, the sea is briefly mentioned) that would be quite difficult to pull off in my filming.

Flamboyant Bella - Break Away

Flamboyant Bella are a band that typically rose to stardom from posting their independant music on social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook. Whilst they now have a record label, they are still considered the epitome of Indie, non-mainstream music.

Pro's - The band is generally well unknown in terms of mainstream music, and this would give me an advantage in them accepting my proposal of using their music. The bands unusual quirkiness and sociorealistic lyrics would provide a good muse in ideas for my potential music video. As of now, there is no music video for the song so my ideas/creations about the music video would be completely virgin.

Con's - The bands lyrics for "Break Away" can actually be said to be too subjective, and therefore it would be hard for me to create ideas as to what I could use in creating the music video.

The Futureheads - Skip To The End

The Futureheads are a predominately Indie band that have generated a large fan base over the years, whilst still being typically Indie and non "mainstream". Skip To The End is one of their most popular songs, primarily about a failed or failing relationship. This would be an unusual subject to cover in my potential music video.

Pro's - The lyrics are subjective, but in a sense that is fun and would allow me to play around with the lyrics and the camera shots. The beat is also quirky and therefore would also allow me to play around with fun camera shots pertaining to the quirky beat.

Con's - As the lyrics are generally about a failing relationship, I might have to conduct my video in a narrative sense, which might be more difficult to provide good actors and a more serious notion. The lyrics are of a fairly serious nature, meaning it might be tricky to execute a serious and professional video with a narrative tale.