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Inspirational Music Video: "When September Ends" By Green Day

This video "When September Ends" by Green Day is my inspiration for my video because many of the aspects I wish to include in my video. The story in this video is a love story, a couple who promise never to separate spend all their time together but then the boyfriend signs up for the army and leaves her behind. The story and the different types of shots and angles used in this video have inspired my  idea. In the video there are a lot of close ups and extreme close ups focusing on the artist as well as the characters, which is one of Goodwin''s theories of music videos. The conversation at the beginning of the video is also an idea that I thought I could include in my video, I thought that this was interesting because it makes the music video have a deeper story.

General Location Ideas

Beach/Seaside:
I thought that the seaside would be a good location for my music video because of the genre and the lyrics of the track. 
The track is based upon a love story or a friendship, this is why i thought the seaside was appropriate because it is fun yet calm and romantic. I thought that the fun side of the seaside is an arcade as well as the romantic side walking along the beach, both being something couples would do together.  
The seaside also fits the genre because it is calm and slow not upbeat and fast moving.
Not only does this location fit the genre and the story line but it is also generic British location, signifying that the video is a British music video.


Field

I thought that a field would also be an ideal location because it is calm, peaceful and quiet. I got this idea from the "When September Ends" music video by Green Day. The field would work as somewhere that the couple spend or spent time together, to isolate them from the world around them. 





Car:
I thought that a car is essential in the video as driving in a car together is mentioned in the lyrics, this would be a visual reference to the lyrics, one of the six theories of Goodwin.





Town/City:

I thought that the town/city would be a good location for my music video because I thought that the couple could be together in the city, shopping, having a coffee or at a restaurant. But i also thought that if the story was about the boyfriend being alone without his girlfriend then he could be by himself in the street indicating loneliness and depression. On the other hand he could be on a crowded street, following the girl or getting lost.

Jason Mraz (Example of Genre)

Jason Mraz is a simialr genre to my artist, Daniel Cope. It is a mix of acoustic and pop, which is what my artist Daniel is but Daniel also seems to have folk inspirations.

My Email to the Artist:

Hello Dan, I'm James and i came across your music and really liked it, and i was wondering if you wouldn't mind if i used one of your tracks for my A2 media music video project. I listened to several of your songs and thought that they were inspirational for a music video.
Thanks,
James Webb


I sent this email, but i have not recieved a reply yet.