Research into downtempo genre

Research into Downtempo genre from jakeaustin1

Shot List

1: Establishing shot panning towards the right, of dawn from norwich prison hill, connoting a new day, as well as the urban dystopia we are trying to show. (intertexual reference to our thriller) (disolved into next shot).



2: Establishing point of view shot of setting up of city,from carpark on st stephens birds eye view, timelapsed people and traffic.
3:  Slightly low angle close up of the wandering man as the beat kicks in, as the camera starts focusing on his journey.
3.5: Quick cut to me waking up and alarm going off, similar to opening scene for "This is England" including a close up of the time in order to connotate time passign and daily routine.
4. Low angle timelapsed shot of newmarket road roundabout at morning rush hour with me (the wanderer) in the middle of the roundabout/ or walking by in real time.
5. Over the shoulder shot of my decsent into st stephens underpass, with graffiti artists spraying at the time, (show all three directions with varying graffiti and messages).
6. close up of wanderers face as he decides which direction to go, split screen and go all down all four .
7. Close ups of the messages as point of view of wanderer and the artists faces.
8.Cut to brief timelapse of sky.
9.Tracking shot of me walking in real time with people passing by sped up timelapsed.
10. Bench shots at eaton park, long shots quick cut so seems like he is teleporting.
11. Over the shoulder shot of me walking in to my house, and quick cut to turning off light, and close up of setting alarm on phone.
12. Establishing shot of sundown in order to connotate the passing of the day.
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Track choice: Drakefrancis, Nostalgia

I have chosen this Downtempo instrumental track as it leaves the music video with an open narrative, and because of the solid beat and loops at a very mellow bpm, which would make it easier trying to get the video sequence's to fit with the track. I met the artist and he gave me full permission to use the track, however, I am still waiting for a written reply to show on here.

The theme of our video we are thinking about is daydreaming, and time passing by, focusing on the concept of nostalgia, we plan to achieve this by using an open text montage of clips which within themselves have no big meaning but when combined create the final meaning, although we want this to stay pretty open, the aim is the be thought provoking, as i feel it goes well with the mellow feel of the music. I think the music has a rather hypnotic feel to it, and i think using a montage, combined with editing techniques, manipulating the clip, by mirroring, reversing, changing speed for example, would be effective. We aim to make the film like a "tangled ball" (Barthes) allowing the auidience to draw many different interpretations. I would also like to try a time lapse, and then work out how to reverse the time lapse, as in the represent a the cycle of time as in day to day. The concept will be a journey that can easily metaphorically relate to the viewer's life. I am planning to have the journey, end it, then reverse the whole thing the the beggining, sped up, and then start over, so that it connotes repative lifestyle of modern day living.

The plan is that the journey focus's on one man's journey throughout a day as he wanders, watching others go about their day to day lives. Throughout the journey he will focus on 2-3 people, on working a repetative 9-5 job. Another person who seems very
down. These people face a problem that many people face, and can relate to, and the aim is that with the problem, the wanderer offers a solution in the context of a quote/ passage which would be thought provoking to the auidience.

The concept of nostalgia will be established via the keeping the colour within the composition representing the present/ reality. This will be contrasted by cutting to black and white while someone is daydreaming and within the shot will aim to recreate to situation of which the character is daydreaming about, nostalgia. The ending of the video i aim to solve the characters problems of nostalgia, waking them up from the past and getting them back to reality(colour).





Other music videos relating to how i want ours to be:







I want to attempt to get some footage backwards like they do here, however as there is no lyrics it will not be as complicated as learning them backwards etc.

Drakefrancis' permission