Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Textual analysis - Skepta 'Thats not me'
At the start of the music video the beat of the music starts and while it is playing there is a wall with Skepta's name on as well as the names of some of his mates. The names look very much graffiti and are used to show the audience that it is Skepta's song and that he is close with the rest of his crew.
As the best has been playing for about 5 seconds it shows Skepta standing with his DJ behind some decks which has all been edited in front of the wall covered in graffiti which appears to be behind them.
Skepta then holds the mic up and begins to speed up the process of the song starting. While he does this the Mise en scene changes to a different looking wall behind him. This continues and the background changes again to Skepta sitting there talking behind them.
Skepta and the DJ are both wearing all black fitting with the stereotypical roadman look of all black. However when the background changed Skepta was wearing a white hoodie and then a white t shirt when he is outside, this shows that he is different and can wear what he wants.
When he starts to sing the chorus the speed that he is moving speeds up but the speed of the scene that he is in in the background stays at the same slow speed.
During the chorus the Skepta in the background moves forward so that the white of his t shirt contrasts with the black decks. This may be by accident or it may have deeper meanings into racism or other such issues surrounding different colours.
As the best has been playing for about 5 seconds it shows Skepta standing with his DJ behind some decks which has all been edited in front of the wall covered in graffiti which appears to be behind them.
Skepta then holds the mic up and begins to speed up the process of the song starting. While he does this the Mise en scene changes to a different looking wall behind him. This continues and the background changes again to Skepta sitting there talking behind them.
Skepta and the DJ are both wearing all black fitting with the stereotypical roadman look of all black. However when the background changed Skepta was wearing a white hoodie and then a white t shirt when he is outside, this shows that he is different and can wear what he wants.
When he starts to sing the chorus the speed that he is moving speeds up but the speed of the scene that he is in in the background stays at the same slow speed.
During the chorus the Skepta in the background moves forward so that the white of his t shirt contrasts with the black decks. This may be by accident or it may have deeper meanings into racism or other such issues surrounding different colours.
Filming
Yesterday I went to film at my location which was a start but more will still be needed before the final piece.
Friday, 10 July 2015
Song choice and initial ideas
I am working by myself for this preliminary task. I have decided to recreate the song 'That's not me' by English MC Skepta which was released on 8 June 2014. I have chosen this because it is a well known song and I believe it will be fun to film as it is a throwback to early grime music. When I was thinking of ideas that would make my video unique I decided to use one of my friends who volunteered to rap to the song which I will film in a very urban environment but rather than wearing the traditional 'roadman' outfit he would instead wear a red velvet suit and bow tie.
Thursday, 9 July 2015
Prep
Yesterday I went in search of an ideal location to film my preliminary music video and took some pictures so that I could use them for my album cover and website. 
Monday, 6 July 2015
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