Email - Permisison to use "Pumpkin Soup"

This is a copy of the email correspondence between ourselves and Mr.Hunt (Kate Nash's management) to confirm permission to use the song "Pumpkin Soup". We are very excited with the positive response we received.

History of the music video

• 1920- Combination of sound and vison together, 'The Talkies'

• 1950- The first colour tv, 'Jailhouse Rock'

• 1965- Televison Variet Show, music on televison

• 1960s- Top of the pops with Beatles, Strawberry fields first shown with a promade film. If artist couldnt make an appearance they would send their video in.

• 1979- Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' produced by Bruce Gower. Cost £3,500 and created in 3 hours.

• 1980- Davie Bowe, ashes to ashes

• 1981- MTV launched in 300 million homes,  Video killed the radio show, first music video on MTV.

• Toni Basil created 7 music videos which connected to 7 songs, also was the first artist to be signed by a video record label

• 1985- CD available in shops

• Frankie goes to Hollywood, relax was banned because of too many homoerotic scenes.

• Michael Jackson became King of pop with many videos including thriller which showed sexual and scary themes which cost 1/2 million dollors.

Our choosen song

We have decided after many discussions to have Pumpkin Soup by Kate Nash as our chosen song. Along the way we considered different songs of a simular genre; this included Kate Nash- Foundations, Katy Perry- Hot 'n Cold, Katy Perry- Fireworks and Lily Allen- Alfie. However we chose Pumpkin Soup in the end as we feel we can produce many creative ideas from the listening to the lyrics in this song, which will lead to a sucessful music video. 

Information on Kate Nash:

Kate Nash was born 6th July 1987, and lived in London. Her specific genre is indie pop and indie rock, we thought this would be as good choice as we all listen to this genre of music. Kate Nash is also quite quirky and therefore we could present this in our video, we also felt that we could play around with her style.

Genre

Muse- Supermassive Black Hole

• Genre- Indie Rock

Conventions of the genre:

• They used guitars and drums to emphasise on their performance due to the genre being rock

Other points if interest:

• Concept based
• Used many different typed of technology, therefore the video was ver expensive.
• 'Cockrock' male dominated, guitar shredding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kZaVzD-pwk

Girls Aloud- Something kinda oooh

• Genre-Pop

Conventions of the genre:

• Includes dance routines
• Performance of the song
• Lots of flesh!
• Use of close ups

Other points of interest:

• The woman in this video are portrayed as sex objects, this is shown through the clothes they are wearing which are short skirts and low cut tops. We are definitely voiers as we are encouraged to look at these woman in a sexual way.
• The video fulfils male and female fantasy's as the male audience want to go out with the woman. Whilst the female audience want to look and be like these woman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy3SV2fvoG8




The Streets- When u wasn't famous

• Pop-rap

Conventions of the genre:

• There is a narrative to this video because the story is told through his movements and rapping.
• He performs the video as he is rapping it, and the location/ mise-en-scene is used to portray this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm3fPCJ4DQY

Action Plan

Week 1 

• Set up blog
• Write action plan
• Start research
• Discussion about possible songs
• Discussion about chosen song
• Email chosen artist

Week 2

• History of the music video
• Information on genre and audience
• What is a music video/art vs industry
• Start textual analysis

Week 3

• Complete textual analysis
• Where are music videos shown? 
• Influential directors

Week 4

• Recce information
• Beat sheet

Week 5/6

• IT'S CHRISTMAAAS! 

Week 7

• Storyboard
• Shooting schedule
• Risk assessment
• Casting
• Notes on mise en scene

Week 8/9 

• Filming

Week 10/11/12

• Editing

Week 13

• Research into ancillary texts
• Drafts if video and ancillary texts

Week 14

• HALF TERM!

Week 15/16

• Ancillary tasks
• Treatment sheet

Week 17

• Audience feedback
• Start evaluation

Week 18 

• Complete evaluation. MUST BE HANDED IN BY 25TH MARCH!

Introduction

As a media group we have been asked to produce a music video using a song of our own choice, however it must have a creative commons license, or be legal to download. Also we have to create a blog, and this is our first post upload!