Changing Our Song

In this post I explain and justify our decision to change our featured song

 In the process of filming and building a narrative for our music video, it became clear that some of our dieas weren't feasible due to certain circumstances; availability, locations and special effects. The song we had originally chosen (W.D.Y.W.F.M By The Neighbourhood) proposed many issues we hadn't orginally considered. The tempo and rhythm of the song requires certain shots and effects that we don't have the means to complete. Altogether it just became clear that our footage and the original song didn't sit well together. The visual and sound didn't belong together and as a group we weren't satisfied with our first edit. While we realised we needed to change our direction, as a group we were really inspired by conventions used in alternative music videos, so we looked into choosing another song in the alternative genre. We chose "Sorry" by Nothing By Thieves. Similarly to our original choice, this song discusses internal conflict and overcoming personal battles. This leaves room for interpretation and creativity because the lyrics aren't restricting to a particular narrative.

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  1. Unknown7 February 2018 at 03:07

    A good justification of your choices as a group here. Maybe a visual clarification could help? Place the 2 songs or artists to show the change.

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