Making Plans for Nigel- A Music Video

7/29/2019 Making Plans for Nigel- A Music Video

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steven payne


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the track

Making Plans for Nigelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwStijuJmZ0

Performed by Nouvelle Vague, a French cover band, who use bossa-nova style arrangements to perform covers of Punk Rock, Post-Punkand New Wave songs

Originally performed by English New Wave band, XTC


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analysis and interpretation

1960s, bossa-nova arrangement Gentle rhythm with a somewhat disconcerting undertone

A life led through the guidance and suggestion of others Being spoken for and masking of emotions ("if your Nigel says he's

happy, he must be happy")

Having decisions made for you Ultimately restricted in your life choices (an illusion of choice) Treated as a puppet, every action you take and every decision you

make is the choice of somebody pulling your strings


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the concept

In response to the analysis of the track, I aim to create a music videothat questions Consumerism and the ways in which the realityofeveryday life is influenced byand emulates lifestyles displayed to theConsumer in advertisements and commercial art.

Taking direct influence from the tracks 1960s feel, I will be usingcommercial art from the era as the general stylistic direction, making useof the burnt colours and bold lettering to stage miniature narratives,starting off with a sense of naivetythat transforms over the duration ofthe song, resulting in an outcome that is considerably more sinister andreflective of the true nature of Consumerism and corporatemanipulation.


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visual influences


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visual influences


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video structure

Note

Amusic video, not an animation that somewhat relates or fits the music

Two or Three Miniature Narratives (To be Finalised), Layered and CutTogether So That The Events and Conclusions are Resolved at theSame Time

They are Simple Narratives, Restricted in their Complexityfor BothStylistic and Economic Reasons (Fixed Cameras to ReflectCommercial Advertisements and to Limit the Assets to be Modelled/

Rendered/Textured etc) ACombination of 2D (After Effects) and 3D, to Both Reflect the Style

of Commercial Artwork and to Make Production More Economic


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execution

To emulate the method in which music videos are created, I am going tohave to work somewhat differently to how I normally would whencreating an animated short

1. The Miniature Narratives are Created in Maya2. A Number of Different Cameras are Set Up, From a Number ofDifferent Angles

3. Each of The Cameras are Playblasted, and the Footage is CutTogether as Pre-Viz as it is Intended to be Viewed, Allowing for a

More Expressive, More Spontaneous Editing Process4. Only The Cameras That are Used in the Final Edit are Rendered5. Additional Compositing Can Take Place6. Finished Music Video


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objectives for the pitch

Miniature Narratives Clearly Defined Narratives Currently in Mind Include, Consumer Becoming Literal Puppet of Corporate Manipulation Domestic Breakdown, Transition from Domestic Bliss to Domestic Hell, Defined

Through Ever Changing Satirical Advertisement Taglines

Rhythmic, Simplified Shots of Stages of Manufacture, Such as Conveyor Belts,Product Assembly etc

Concept Screenshots of Each Narrative Rendered In Maya, For Demonstration Purposes Only

Short, Proof-of-Concept Pre-Viz To See If It Will Actually Work

Making Plans for Nigel- A Music Video

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