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Friday, 22 October 2010
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Narrative (Part Two)
When began our filming, we believed that the narrative we decided on did not necessarily feel satisfactory:
Original Narrative
'A man and women begin their normal day (living similar lives), they do every activity or event they usually do i.e. have lunch, get ready in the morning, before meeting together and falling in love at the end'
We have now altered this somewhat, with the following changes:
(1) The man and women are in a relationship already i.e. our together throughout the song
(2) Although the man and women are together, they live seperatly, so begin their normal day from seperate houses
(3) Throughout the day/night - whilst doing their individual activities - they remain in contact with each other.
(4) At the end, they organise to meet up together.
Original Narrative
'A man and women begin their normal day (living similar lives), they do every activity or event they usually do i.e. have lunch, get ready in the morning, before meeting together and falling in love at the end'
We have now altered this somewhat, with the following changes:
(1) The man and women are in a relationship already i.e. our together throughout the song
(2) Although the man and women are together, they live seperatly, so begin their normal day from seperate houses
(3) Throughout the day/night - whilst doing their individual activities - they remain in contact with each other.
(4) At the end, they organise to meet up together.
'Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are' Lyric Analysis
‘Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are’ Lyric Analysis (Runtime: 3:39)
Verse 1
1 Oh her eyes, her eyes
2 Make the stars look like they're not shining
3 Her hair, her hair
4 Falls perfectly without her trying
Bridge 1
5 She's so beautiful
6 And I tell her every day
Verse 2
7 Yeah I know, I know
8 When I compliment her
9 She wont believe me
10 And its so, its so
11 Sad to think she don't see what I see
Bridge 2
12 But every time she asks me do I look okay
13 I say
Chorus
14 When I see your face
15 There's not a thing that I would change
16 Cause you're amazing
17 Just the way you are
18 And when you smile,
19 The whole world stops and stares for awhile
20 Cause girl you're amazing
21 Just the way you are
Verse 3
22 Her nails, her nails
23 I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
24 Her laugh, her laugh
25 She hates but I think its so sexy
Bridge 3
26 She's so beautiful
27 And I tell her every day
Verse 4
28 Oh you know, you know, you know
29 Id never ask you to change
30 If perfect is what you're searching for
31 Then just stay the same
Bridge 4
32 So don't even bother asking
33 If you look okay
34 You know I say
Chorus
35 When I see your face
36 There's not a thing that I would change
37 Cause you're amazing
38 Just the way you are
39 And when you smile,
40 The whole world stops and stares for awhile
41 Cause girl you're amazing
42 Just the way you are
Bridge 5
43 The way you are
44 The way you are
45 Girl you're amazing
46 Just the way you are
Chorus
47 When I see your face
48 There's not a thing that I would change
49 Cause you're amazing
50 Just the way you are
51 And when you smile,
52 The whole world stops and stares for awhile
53 Cause girl you're amazing
54 Just the way you are
Analysis:
Firstly, it is evidently clear that the song is both descriptive and fairly personal, as noticed by the imagery created by a variety of lexemes; for example, the common nouns ‘eyes’ (line 1), ‘hair’ (line 3) and ‘nails’ (line 22) collate to portray a human appearance. There are many present progressives, such as ‘amazing’ (chorus), ‘shining’ (line 2) and ‘asking’ (line 32) which suggests that they are actions which are ongoing i.e. she always has ‘amazing’ looks.
There is deliberate repetition of the construction ‘Just the Way You Are’ or ‘the way you are’ (nine times throughout the song) creates a cliché; this is most probably a technique used in order for the title to be recognised, however, it may also be a concept/idea of individuality created by the artist. The entire song is based on compliments and affection, love for ‘you’ (various places) - in its second person singular form.
The male, or the singer, does take upon a non-stereotypical role of the male gender; there is evidence to show that the male gender is presented as caring, thoughtful etc. rather than aggressive and competitive, through such phrases as ‘I’d never ask you to change’ (line 29). The song is quite coherent, developing compliments (‘she’s so beautiful’ - line 26) and imagery (‘and when you smile’ - line 51/chorus) as the song becomes an enchanting and simple-listening piece; peaceful in some manner.
Conclusion
There is noticeably a distinct theme of ‘love’, ‘affection’, ‘beauty’ and ‘happiness’ running throughout the song, therefore our music video must include and present various, positive emotions. For example:
- Facial expressions such as smiling and laughing;
- The lighting may be bright and colourful;
- Camera shots/angles/distances may attempt to create a happy and positive atmosphere (on a sunny or gloomy day);
- Actors must ensure a realistic and slightly humorous manner is presented.
- Joy and laughter are two key emotions which accompany smiling/happiness, so these may collaborate with the lyrics and we could present them in moving image.
Verse 1
1 Oh her eyes, her eyes
2 Make the stars look like they're not shining
3 Her hair, her hair
4 Falls perfectly without her trying
Bridge 1
5 She's so beautiful
6 And I tell her every day
Verse 2
7 Yeah I know, I know
8 When I compliment her
9 She wont believe me
10 And its so, its so
11 Sad to think she don't see what I see
Bridge 2
12 But every time she asks me do I look okay
13 I say
Chorus
14 When I see your face
15 There's not a thing that I would change
16 Cause you're amazing
17 Just the way you are
18 And when you smile,
19 The whole world stops and stares for awhile
20 Cause girl you're amazing
21 Just the way you are
Verse 3
22 Her nails, her nails
23 I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
24 Her laugh, her laugh
25 She hates but I think its so sexy
Bridge 3
26 She's so beautiful
27 And I tell her every day
Verse 4
28 Oh you know, you know, you know
29 Id never ask you to change
30 If perfect is what you're searching for
31 Then just stay the same
Bridge 4
32 So don't even bother asking
33 If you look okay
34 You know I say
Chorus
35 When I see your face
36 There's not a thing that I would change
37 Cause you're amazing
38 Just the way you are
39 And when you smile,
40 The whole world stops and stares for awhile
41 Cause girl you're amazing
42 Just the way you are
Bridge 5
43 The way you are
44 The way you are
45 Girl you're amazing
46 Just the way you are
Chorus
47 When I see your face
48 There's not a thing that I would change
49 Cause you're amazing
50 Just the way you are
51 And when you smile,
52 The whole world stops and stares for awhile
53 Cause girl you're amazing
54 Just the way you are
Analysis:
Firstly, it is evidently clear that the song is both descriptive and fairly personal, as noticed by the imagery created by a variety of lexemes; for example, the common nouns ‘eyes’ (line 1), ‘hair’ (line 3) and ‘nails’ (line 22) collate to portray a human appearance. There are many present progressives, such as ‘amazing’ (chorus), ‘shining’ (line 2) and ‘asking’ (line 32) which suggests that they are actions which are ongoing i.e. she always has ‘amazing’ looks.
There is deliberate repetition of the construction ‘Just the Way You Are’ or ‘the way you are’ (nine times throughout the song) creates a cliché; this is most probably a technique used in order for the title to be recognised, however, it may also be a concept/idea of individuality created by the artist. The entire song is based on compliments and affection, love for ‘you’ (various places) - in its second person singular form.
The male, or the singer, does take upon a non-stereotypical role of the male gender; there is evidence to show that the male gender is presented as caring, thoughtful etc. rather than aggressive and competitive, through such phrases as ‘I’d never ask you to change’ (line 29). The song is quite coherent, developing compliments (‘she’s so beautiful’ - line 26) and imagery (‘and when you smile’ - line 51/chorus) as the song becomes an enchanting and simple-listening piece; peaceful in some manner.
Conclusion
There is noticeably a distinct theme of ‘love’, ‘affection’, ‘beauty’ and ‘happiness’ running throughout the song, therefore our music video must include and present various, positive emotions. For example:
- Facial expressions such as smiling and laughing;
- The lighting may be bright and colourful;
- Camera shots/angles/distances may attempt to create a happy and positive atmosphere (on a sunny or gloomy day);
- Actors must ensure a realistic and slightly humorous manner is presented.
- Joy and laughter are two key emotions which accompany smiling/happiness, so these may collaborate with the lyrics and we could present them in moving image.
Thursday, 14 October 2010
Music Video Storyline-
Our music video constists of the story that a male and a female who are currently 'seeing eachother' will arrange to meet. The song is aiming to show his infatuation for her, by inferring that he she is amazing just the way she is. Specific lyrics such as 'her eyes, her eyes make the stars look like their not shining', will be played with the shot of the putting mascara onto her eyes showing a reltionship between the line and shot.
The video will start by the alarm starting, which is on the females phone, (this will be the same song which we are focusing on) in which will wake her up. She will then get out of bed, choose what to wear (in this case there will be a shot of her throwing items of clothing onto the bed indicating that she is indecisive on what to wear), and then get ready. As the female gets ready, she will, put mascara on, adjust clothing which she has put on and do her hair. At the same time, there will be close up shots of the male singing along the lyrics. There will also be shot in which both look at the same photograph, which shows that they are both thinking of each other. they then text each other to arrange when to meet (there will be shots of both phones).The next few shots is of them getting ready to meet for instance putting on their coats. There will then be a shot each of the male and female leaving the house through the front door, and then will be various different shots of them walking (filmed in different angles) in which some the male will be singing. When the song draws to an end, this will be when the male and female finally meet (in a park) and will come to an end with possibly a dissolve cut.
The video will start by the alarm starting, which is on the females phone, (this will be the same song which we are focusing on) in which will wake her up. She will then get out of bed, choose what to wear (in this case there will be a shot of her throwing items of clothing onto the bed indicating that she is indecisive on what to wear), and then get ready. As the female gets ready, she will, put mascara on, adjust clothing which she has put on and do her hair. At the same time, there will be close up shots of the male singing along the lyrics. There will also be shot in which both look at the same photograph, which shows that they are both thinking of each other. they then text each other to arrange when to meet (there will be shots of both phones).The next few shots is of them getting ready to meet for instance putting on their coats. There will then be a shot each of the male and female leaving the house through the front door, and then will be various different shots of them walking (filmed in different angles) in which some the male will be singing. When the song draws to an end, this will be when the male and female finally meet (in a park) and will come to an end with possibly a dissolve cut.
Music Video Planning
Actors/ Actresses included-
For our music video, it will only contain one male and one female to empahsise a relationship between the two. This makes the video personal indicating that the male is singing the song to her speciicialy and that she is the 'centre' of his world. We wanted to portray this by only using a small amount of actors/actresses. In this case the actor will be Joe Lavigne and me (Rachael Swan). There is no specific requirment to what they need to look like for example, ethnicity, as the song does not have a narrow target audience in which the song is aimed at.
Locations in which shots will be set (Photos will be uploaded)-
Females bedroom
Females kitchen
Males kitchen
Males hall
Females hall
Outside of the males house
Outside the females house
Street
Park
Props needed for each scene-
Females bedroom; alarm clock (phone), lamp, make up bag, bed, mirror, around 5 items of clothing, objects which represent femininity such as teddies, perfume, necklaces (on a necklace stand) and hair products.
Females kitchen (and males kitchen); typical pobjects such as a kettle, a cup for tea, toaster, microwave, fridge.
Female and males hallway; a door,posisbly items such as shoes, letters and a desk (however we are aiming to minimalise the amount of daily objects to make the house seem more sophisicated and modern).
The following screne do not require any addictional props as the characters will only be walking along the road in order to reach the final shot were they will eventually meet each other (in the park).
Clothing-
Male- A polo shirt, jeans and a casual jacket has been chosen for the male to wear. This is due to main reason that we wanted the video to look like it had been filmed on just an ordinary day in which individuals usually dress up casually. However, we still wanted it to look like the male had put effort into his clothing as he is going to meet the female. A polo shirt suggests sophistication without being too 'over the top'.
Female- We chose a more basic sense of style for the female as the song mostly focuses on her qualities rather than what she is wearing therefore we didn't want the clothing to steal the audience's focus away. Clothing included a 'slouch' top which hung beneath the shoulder of one arm and jeans. This slouch top suggested that the female is quite laid back and feels comfortable in his presence to not wear clothing that will impress him. In the beginning scene, the female will be wearing pjamimas, we were not overly decisive of which type so we decided for a typical pink set which was simple and suggested feminity. In the later scene the femal will be wearing a parker coat for the main purposes of being a warm jacket, again not in the reasons of impressing her 'partner'.
For our music video, it will only contain one male and one female to empahsise a relationship between the two. This makes the video personal indicating that the male is singing the song to her speciicialy and that she is the 'centre' of his world. We wanted to portray this by only using a small amount of actors/actresses. In this case the actor will be Joe Lavigne and me (Rachael Swan). There is no specific requirment to what they need to look like for example, ethnicity, as the song does not have a narrow target audience in which the song is aimed at.
Locations in which shots will be set (Photos will be uploaded)-
Females bedroom
Females kitchen
Males kitchen
Males hall
Females hall
Outside of the males house
Outside the females house
Street
Park
Props needed for each scene-
Females bedroom; alarm clock (phone), lamp, make up bag, bed, mirror, around 5 items of clothing, objects which represent femininity such as teddies, perfume, necklaces (on a necklace stand) and hair products.
Females kitchen (and males kitchen); typical pobjects such as a kettle, a cup for tea, toaster, microwave, fridge.
Female and males hallway; a door,posisbly items such as shoes, letters and a desk (however we are aiming to minimalise the amount of daily objects to make the house seem more sophisicated and modern).
The following screne do not require any addictional props as the characters will only be walking along the road in order to reach the final shot were they will eventually meet each other (in the park).
Clothing-
Male- A polo shirt, jeans and a casual jacket has been chosen for the male to wear. This is due to main reason that we wanted the video to look like it had been filmed on just an ordinary day in which individuals usually dress up casually. However, we still wanted it to look like the male had put effort into his clothing as he is going to meet the female. A polo shirt suggests sophistication without being too 'over the top'.
Female- We chose a more basic sense of style for the female as the song mostly focuses on her qualities rather than what she is wearing therefore we didn't want the clothing to steal the audience's focus away. Clothing included a 'slouch' top which hung beneath the shoulder of one arm and jeans. This slouch top suggested that the female is quite laid back and feels comfortable in his presence to not wear clothing that will impress him. In the beginning scene, the female will be wearing pjamimas, we were not overly decisive of which type so we decided for a typical pink set which was simple and suggested feminity. In the later scene the femal will be wearing a parker coat for the main purposes of being a warm jacket, again not in the reasons of impressing her 'partner'.
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