JW: Faithless - Bring My Family Back

In this video, like many other faithless videos he approaches poverty and alot of the videos are set in poverty inflicted areas. This is emphasised by the mise en scene which has been graffitied.









In alot of videos like this one, instruments are included in the mise en scene. This represents that it is a music video.

Maxi Jazz wears alot of long coats and dark clothes. This is going to be used in our music video in our costume choice. We will wear dark clothes and if there is one available, a long coat

JW: Faithless - Music Matters

 Act: Faithless
Song: Music Matters

1) This video like many others is very abstract. The effect used is very effective and makes the video entertaining. It is used on the face and if can be done will be used in our final piece.

2) The video is one long continuous take that is edited with many different effects. There is one frame with different scenes of different things happening each time.







3) Here a lightning like effect is used with many different colours. It is used to give a rave feel to the video and is used in many different dance videos to give a nightclub feel.

JW: Idea update

Idea Update 1

There are a few updates to our idea:

• Instead of a girl being the nightmare that the sufferer has, we now have decided to go with a mask to provide  a scarier nightmare. This mask will be borrowed from a friend or someone at school, we will use many different angles and effects to anchor the preferred reading.
• From the ASFF: 
• The use of smoke machines could be very effective. 
• An effect that signifies insanity. Here is the video in which the effect was used:
• Another idea we have had is a close up of the main character (me) tapping my feet on the floor along with the music.
• We also took major inspiration from the faithless videos that we observed. A key feature of almost all faithless videos is him sitting down in a chair lip synching. We are going to use this shot but add a bit of a difference by shooting in the middle of a field.

Shoot 2: Planning (Graffiti wall and chair)

Planning for our second shoot

Taking into account our previous shoot we have decided to approach our next one in a more professional manor, we will be using storyboards and call sheets so we know exactly what we are going to film and where ect. In addition to this our time will be used much more effectively as we won't be worrying about what shots to shoot we will already know as we have planned before hand.

Faithless - Mass Destruction

0.27

There is an ECU used on his mouth to create an interesting visual effect because it is an unusual shot. This can also act as a transition between shots also it gives the video an entertainment value as its really abstract.

0.34

A juxtaposition is used when the character switches to a young boy instead of Maxi Jazz, as the young boy sits in his seat. Also the girl members in the background, the female drummer and guitarist are counter-stereotypical as rock instruments are played by women.

Faithless - Tarantula

In this video when the beat drops, the shot from Maxi Jazz cuts immediately to a shot of a club and people dancing, this is one of the key signifiers of the genre. The lighting effects used are also abstract to go along with the theme of the video however its is a drastic change form him laying in his bed.

Faithless - Muhammed Ali

There is a lot of footage of Maxi Jazz' performance in this video as he sits in a stand as if he's watching a big match. The shot types vary on the lyrics the shot types are usually MCU, CU, ECU and MS.

2.23

This is other performance footage in the video which links the lyrics in with the visuals which he does quite a lot in his videos i have found. This is something that we should take into consideration in our planning.

2.30

Again there is dance footage included in the video however this isn't all synchronised.