Song choice shortlist

Initial Ideas

The genre of music I was most interesting in making my video on was acoustic/folk/indie pop. 

I was inspired by this when looking a digipaks and music videos of this genre as I liked the conventions used in many of these. 

Ed Sheeran Digipak 

James Bay digipak 

Mumford and Sons - digipak 
One of the main conventions I like about this genre's digipaks is the lighting and filters used over the photos. They all are quite low lit and many involved everyday objects, e.g. chairs and benches. I would like to reconstruct images like this for my digipak as I think there are lots of interesting places and scenery around where I live. As another common convention of folk and acoustic music is the location of outside scenery and rural locations, this is also very well suited to the area I live in and I feel I will be able to find lots of inspiration around me to create a video and digipak that fits in with the conventions of this genre. 

Possible songs I will use: 

Mumford and Sons - The cave
 The main thing I like about this video is the strong use of mise en scene through the use of costumes and bold props, such as motor bikes. I think that costume changes are something I would like to include in my video, as I think it keeps the video unique and interesting. Costume can also be used to amplify or contradict lyrics, which is an idea I would like to use. 

Joel Adams - Please don''t go
 One of the main conventions I find interesting in this video is the combination of the outdoors setting (typical of acoustic music) and the use of CGI (typical in pop videos). I also think the direct address when lip syncing to the camera is an important element to use when performing in a video as it appeals to the viewer as they feel more connected and involved with the video. 


Newton  Faulkner - Write it on your skin

This is another song I have been inspired by. I like the simplicity of the video as I feel it has sold the artist well as although the majority of it is him and his guitar, as the audience you feel drawn in and it appeals to the audience as the use of close ups and direct address makes them feel like a bond has been formed with the artist.
I also think this video uses an interesting twist with CGI and graphics. This is because CGI is usually a more common convention in pop and electronic videos. However this video has involved it, but in a way that suits the calmness of the song. The hand drawings relate to folk/acoustic imagery but have been used as a background on a green screen.

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