I have decided to make sure that the scenes fit in with the song, so by listening to the exact lyrics and timing of the song i have made a list of where each scene will fit best. This is to help the narrative we are trying to display visually come through.
Opening Instrumental: Band on stage, Close up of guitar, then mid shot of band playing on stage. (lighting needs to be dim to portray that the band are at a gig with an audience)
1st Verse: 'Drug Scene'
The scene is of the protagonist getting ready for a night out, putting on her lipstick and mascara, drinking out of a bottle of vodka whilst getting ready. (the shots of drinking vodka are shown with an over the shoulder shot to make the audience feel involved in the scene as if they are in the shots) Close up of the protagonist putting makeup on is shot, then a long shot with a figure in the background is shown then the lights are turned off. (what you gonna do when the lights go out?)
The protagonist looks over her shoulder this is to portray her worried steam of conciseness as she is about to take drugs. She turns the light back on, shot as a mid shot.
1st Chorus: Jump cut to the protagonist cutting up a white powered substance is shown. As the lyrics are 'no, no, no, no, no, no' the jumps cuts link with the pace of the lyrics to create a sharp disoriented feel.
The repetition of the lyrics 'no,no, no...' in the chorus is linked with the visuals at the protagonist is shot taking drugs in different angles. (the actual taking of drugs will not be shown but shots to suspend the audiences disbelief)
The third repetition is of the protagonist in her room dancing crazily (like she is on high on drugs) all you can see is her with a white t-shirt on shone on by a UV light. a man is constantly in the corner of the room watching her she does not notice him.
A close up of her heel is shot as she walks out of the house ready for her night out.
The fourth repetition of the lyrics are, the protagonist being watched as she waits at the bus stop for a bus. He is behind her and he mimes the lyrics 'when you break it, i just cant take it' then a close up of the character looking over her shoulder to see who is watching her is shot. The protagonist is then shot on the bus ready for her night out.
2nd instrumental: For this instrumental between the chorus's and the verse, we plan to repeat a mid shot of the protagonist dancing in the club, sped up to create distortion.
2nd Verse: The protagonist is shot leaving the club, walking down an alley way. She is being followed by the same mysterious figure. As she stumbles down the alley, the figure is shot in jump cuts to show that he is getting closer to her.
2nd Chorus: Shots of boys corresponding with the repetition of the lyric 'no' is shown.
then the protagonist is shown dancing in a club.
On the second repetition of 'nos' it is the protagonist in the same positions as the boys in UV light.
The third repetition of the lyric 'no' is jump cuts of scenes of the girl dancing from previous shots.
then jump cut to the man in black miming the lyrics 'i just cant take it'
the fourth repetition of the lyric 'no' is a shot of the protagonist laid on the floor passed out. (sped up)
3rd instrumental (long): Shots of the protagonist in a white room are shown.
3rd verse: back to shots of protagonists partying.
contrasting with shots of her with her head on the floor having a 'breakdown' and close up of her eyes looking like she has taken drugs.
3rd Chorus: Shots of the protagonist in a white room are shown throughout the chorus.
with the man in black stood again black background with UV light miming 'when you break it, i just can't take it'
4th Instrumental: Lots of flashing lights, reverse shots of the girl walking and reverse shots of her dancing. jump cut to a long shot of the girl lying on the floor in the 'white room.'
Friday, 12 March 2010
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Video Censorship
As our music video contains explicit scenes we have decided to research into what it takes to 'ban' a music video from a music video channel because of its explicitness. After searching on the internet we found that the what may be considered offensive will differ in countries due to censorship laws and local customs and ethics.
The record label the artist is signed to will also provide and distribute videos that have been edited or it will provide both censored and uncensored videos. Obviously, in some cases, music videos have been banned in their entirety as they have been deemed far too offensive to be broadcast.
Examples of banned music videos:
- The first video to be banned by MTV was Queen's 1982 hit "Body Language." Due to thinly veiled homoerotic undertones plus lots of skin and lots of sweat
- The video for "Girls on Film" by Duran Duran, which featured topless women mud wrestling and other depictions of sexual fetishes, was banned by the BBC.
- Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time" video (where the singer performs the song in an extremely revealing body suit surrounded by a ship full of cheering sailors) was restricted to late-night broadcasts on MTV.
- The Sex Pistols' video for "God Save the Queen" was banned by the BBC for calling the United Kingdom a fascist regime.
- Mötley Crüe's video for "Girls, Girls, Girls" was banned by MTV for having completely nude women dancing around the members of the band in a strip club.
-In 1991, the dance segment of Michael Jackson's "Black or White" was cut because it showed Michael Jackson "inappropriately" touching himself in it. Michael Jackson's most controversial video, "They Don't Care About Us" was banned from MTV, VH1, and BBC because of the alleged anti-Semitic message in the song and the visuals in the background of the "Prison Version" of the video
- Madonna is the artist most associated with music video censorship. The controversy surrounding her marketing of sexuality began with the video for "Lucky Star", and amplified over time due to clips such as "Like a Virgin". Outcry occurred over the subject matter discussed in "Papa Don't Preach". "Like a Prayer" courted heavy criticism due to its religious, sexual, and racially-oriented imagery. In 1990, Madonna's music video for the song "Justify My Love" was banned by MTV due to its depiction of sadomasochism, homosexuality, cross-dressing, and group sex which generated a media firestorm.
- In 1992, The Shamen's video for the song "Ebeneezer Goode" was banned by the BBC due to its perceived subliminal endorsement of the recreational drug Ecstasy
- Prodigy's 1997 video for "Smack My Bitch Up" was banned in some countries due to depictions of drug use and nudity. The Prodigy's video for "Firestarter" was banned by the BBC because of its references to arson
- In 2000, the music video for "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams caused controversy due to the graphic nature of the video which featured Robbie Williams appearing naked and peeling off his skin to reveal flesh. The video was censored in the UK and was only once broadcast uncensored at 2:00 AM.
- Björk's 2001 song, "Pagan Poetry", was banned from MTV for depictions of sexual intercourse, fellatio, and body piercings. Her next single, "Cocoon", was also banned by MTV as it featured a nude Björk.
- Madonna's video for "Erotica" was aired only three times (each time after midnight) due to its sexual depictions of sadomasochism. More recently, Madonna's "What It Feels Like for a Girl" was banned in 2001 due to its graphic depiction of violence. She also pulled her "American Life" video because of its controversial military imagery that seemed inappropriate once the War in Iraq began; subsequently, a new video was made for the song.
- In 2008, Justice's video for their song "Stress" was boycotted by several major music television channels due to allegations of racism and violence; the video depicts several youths committing various crimes throughout the streets of Paris, with the youths mainly being of North African descent.
The record label the artist is signed to will also provide and distribute videos that have been edited or it will provide both censored and uncensored videos. Obviously, in some cases, music videos have been banned in their entirety as they have been deemed far too offensive to be broadcast.
Examples of banned music videos:
- The first video to be banned by MTV was Queen's 1982 hit "Body Language." Due to thinly veiled homoerotic undertones plus lots of skin and lots of sweat
- The video for "Girls on Film" by Duran Duran, which featured topless women mud wrestling and other depictions of sexual fetishes, was banned by the BBC.
- Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time" video (where the singer performs the song in an extremely revealing body suit surrounded by a ship full of cheering sailors) was restricted to late-night broadcasts on MTV.
- The Sex Pistols' video for "God Save the Queen" was banned by the BBC for calling the United Kingdom a fascist regime.
- Mötley Crüe's video for "Girls, Girls, Girls" was banned by MTV for having completely nude women dancing around the members of the band in a strip club.
-In 1991, the dance segment of Michael Jackson's "Black or White" was cut because it showed Michael Jackson "inappropriately" touching himself in it. Michael Jackson's most controversial video, "They Don't Care About Us" was banned from MTV, VH1, and BBC because of the alleged anti-Semitic message in the song and the visuals in the background of the "Prison Version" of the video
- Madonna is the artist most associated with music video censorship. The controversy surrounding her marketing of sexuality began with the video for "Lucky Star", and amplified over time due to clips such as "Like a Virgin". Outcry occurred over the subject matter discussed in "Papa Don't Preach". "Like a Prayer" courted heavy criticism due to its religious, sexual, and racially-oriented imagery. In 1990, Madonna's music video for the song "Justify My Love" was banned by MTV due to its depiction of sadomasochism, homosexuality, cross-dressing, and group sex which generated a media firestorm.
- In 1992, The Shamen's video for the song "Ebeneezer Goode" was banned by the BBC due to its perceived subliminal endorsement of the recreational drug Ecstasy
- Prodigy's 1997 video for "Smack My Bitch Up" was banned in some countries due to depictions of drug use and nudity. The Prodigy's video for "Firestarter" was banned by the BBC because of its references to arson
- In 2000, the music video for "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams caused controversy due to the graphic nature of the video which featured Robbie Williams appearing naked and peeling off his skin to reveal flesh. The video was censored in the UK and was only once broadcast uncensored at 2:00 AM.
- Björk's 2001 song, "Pagan Poetry", was banned from MTV for depictions of sexual intercourse, fellatio, and body piercings. Her next single, "Cocoon", was also banned by MTV as it featured a nude Björk.
- Madonna's video for "Erotica" was aired only three times (each time after midnight) due to its sexual depictions of sadomasochism. More recently, Madonna's "What It Feels Like for a Girl" was banned in 2001 due to its graphic depiction of violence. She also pulled her "American Life" video because of its controversial military imagery that seemed inappropriate once the War in Iraq began; subsequently, a new video was made for the song.
- In 2008, Justice's video for their song "Stress" was boycotted by several major music television channels due to allegations of racism and violence; the video depicts several youths committing various crimes throughout the streets of Paris, with the youths mainly being of North African descent.
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