Thursday, 19 December 2013
The R.P Murphys - Mud Punch Music Video
This is a music video for the unsigned band "The R.P Murphy's" single 'Mudpunch'. I made the video along with two other friends (Joe Murray & Adam Turner) when the band approached Joe with the view to work together to produce a video for their single. The bulk of the pre-production, filming and post-production was done during study leave around June/July 2013, working mostly equally in terms of roles. However, my individual strength was filming, so I did the majority of the actual shooting with Adam whilst Joe took a directoral role.
The video cuts together band shots with a short but intriguing narrative of a young boy and his undesirable home life and relationship with his parents. The band shots are a little different to the generic shots that are often used in music videos; with the use of artificial lighting we were able to silhouette the band against a white background, offering a little variety and artistic freedom. The narrative also gave us the oportunity to delve into fiction, exploring the difficult subject of life at home from the perspective of an uncared-for child, and the ways in which escape/freedom can be found in the littlest of things.
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A great music video and also splendid story telling. I like your use of black and white and washed out colour. Your representation of dysfunctional parents is terrific, whilst your child actor is splendid.
ReplyDeleteGreat editing, splendid positioning of actors and aspects of mise-en-scene, and excellent use of camera angles and movement. You can also mention this in your evaluation (if appropriate) and in your examinations.
Well done to all involved...I really enjoyed watching this.