Character references

Slenderman

Grunt

Necromorph

Pyramid Head

Wilred Warfstache

What is a parody?

What is a parody?
Work that imitates another piece of work to ridicule, comment on, or make fun of the work itself, or the characters within the work.

Elements of parodies:

• Humour- Make the audience laugh
• References- use references from the original piece of work
• Screenplay- well written and relevant to the song

Potential target audience

Music video plan:

Song: Hello Monsta

However, we will modify the song so we can include the best part of the song into the video.

Location: Countesthorpe Community College

Members: Chay and Amy

Postmodernism element: Parody (of said song)

Props:

• Full body suit and marker- Slenderman (A)
• Pink stache and tie- Wilfred Warfstache (C)
• Companion cube, orange trousers -Chell (A)
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Black Veil Brides video analysis

The first scene that is shown in this music video is a torn up flag saying "BRING THE WAR". This sounds rebellious and this is a characteristic of a rock or metal music video.

The band

The first time the audience sees the band, you can automatically notice the fog and fire. The fire may be linked to the title of this music video 'Heart of Fire'.
The fog makes a good aspect of this video because the light reflects off of it and it gives the video a grunge feel. These factors of this music video demonstrates the genre characteristics also because of the stage performance, typically shown in in rock videos.

The use of fire can be seen throughout the entire music video. This shows a relationship between the music and the lyrics because as the words 'Heart of Fire' are sung, the fire in the scene flares up, this is an example of an amplifying relationship between the lyrics and visuals.

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Along with the fire, the audience can see the rubble and dirt in front of the clean stage where the band is performing. This shows the grunge characteristics of this video, and it gives the music video a rock/ alternative vibe.

The band

The fire also helps bring out the props on the stage. It emphasises the guitars that Jake, Ashley, and Jinxx are using, and further emphasises the BVB rosary at the back, which is also lit on fire.
In a lot of scenes, the camera cuts on beat to the fire raging up, which is amplifying.

Andy

The clothes that the band wear shows an illustrative view of the artist because this is how they usually appear when attending gigs or meeting fans. 

Ashley

The leather, fishnet, gloves, studs, and metal necklaces all represent the rock, metal or alternative genre of music. The light behind the members also helps emphasise these clothes and connotes a much stronger relationship with their clothes and the music that they're representing.

Andy

Swearing in rock music videos is very common, whether it is verbal or visual (however it is very rare for this particular band).
This then emphasises the rebellious characteristics of the music genre because mainstream music either avoids swearing, or bleeps/blocks it out in their music videos.

Andy and Ashley

Jinxx and Jake

Jake

These poses from various members of the band are typical guitar poses from rock bands. These include the leaning back and holding up the guitar during a riff, and the leaning back onto the back of another member during a guitar riff. These are famous rock guitar moves and further emphasises the genre of the music.

The use of location for this video connotes a strong grunge genre. Characteristics of grunge is dirt, run down areas, barbed wire and/or fencing, and graffiti, which this video has all 3. This is a good characteristic to use in rock videos to connote the roughness of the music and it used very frequently.

 Several angles used in this music video are slanted. This gives a disorientating vibe to the scene because it the camera isn't lined up to what your normal field of view would be like. This is a good characteristic for rock videos because it isn't a normal convention used in mainstream videos.

Another characteristic shown by the members (Jake and Jinxx) is the hair over the face while head banging to their guitar riffs. This is a very popular motion in rock videos, and is automatically recognised as a characteristic from heavier music videos.

Bullet For My Valentine video analysis

Bullet's video 'Riot' appears to show the genre characteristics linked to this genre of music.
The first time you see Matt, you appears to wear clothes that represent an alternative music genre, and the location in which he is first seen in is rough and "grunge".

Here when we see Moose, the background in which he plays the drums is dirty and looks like an abandoned building. These characteristics connote that they're using an old warehouse that doesn't belong to them, and also links to the song title 'Riot'. This makes them appear rebellious and further links in with the song title.

The wall behind Michael here also connotes the run down building.
All of these characteristics also make the video appear 'cheap' because the use of expensive effects and locations are not included and this helps further emphasise the grunge feeling of this music video.

 When the chorus kicks in and 'Riot' is sang, the visuals have a relationship with the lyrics because you can see a mass number of people gathering around Matt as they walk to their run down venue. This appears to be a riot and is further emphasised by the numerous camera shots showing it.

 It is also notable that all members of this Riot are wearing similar clothing styles, connoting a rock, metal or alternative audience. This will help me choose my audience for the microproduction.

Here is another shot that shows the riot walking down an alley. The alley appears dark, dirty, and the gates further emphasise the grunge of the scene. This is how the audience knows that (apart from the music, obviously) that this is a rock video.

These next two shots are a heavy indicator of the genre also because of the deep shadows and the bright contrast of the scene. Doing this creates shadows and sharp highlights and further gives this a grungy look.

The graffiti on the garage door also shows how messy the video was supposed to look. Instead of using a brand new shiny door, they used a rusty old one.
Linking back to my previous point, this emphasises the alternative music.

Here is a reference of looking through the eyes of a member of the crowd. This is used frequently in rock music videos and also links to the idea of a male gaze, showing the male viewpoint of this scene.

Here also demonstrates the genre of the music. Rock videos very frequently show the 'stage' of the performing band.
This shot here shows this characteristic (even though there is no stage, but this is due to the cheap look and props of the video.)

 Nearing the end of the video, when the lyrics "Here comes the sirens, here comes the law", two police officers approach the venue where the riot/gig is occurring. This shows a relationship between the music and the lyrics and is a good characteristic to use in this rock video.

This also further emphasises the title 'Riot' because the use of an abandoned building for riots or gigs has gotten the 
characters into trouble and requires 
police trouble.