No Rest

For this task we had to close our eyes and listen to the song 'No Rest' by Dry the River and had to visualise what we thought the music video would look like based on the temp, style and song lyrics of the song. Here are the lyrics.

"No Rest"

I used to be a king alone
Like Solomon or Rehoboam
And in the eaves, the Corvidae
Did jealous keep my picture frames
And everything did oxidate in place.

But then you came, a single cell
With astrolabe and carousel
And algebra and symmetry
And none of this was lost on me
And I could see how still I’d been before

If I don’t eat, I don’t sleep at all
Like limbs in procession,
Like so many birds
Stampeding like oxen,
Our hearts are a herd

I loved you in the best
I loved you in the best way possible
I loved you in the best

Did you see the light in my heart?
Did you see the sweat on my brow?
Did you see the fear in my heart?
Did you see me bleeding out?

I loved you in the best
I loved you in the best way possible
I loved you in the best way possible
I loved you in the best way possible
I loved you in the best…

When I listened to this video I imagined sunsets, Earth and nature,  with instruments in the middle of the woods and one person singing. I also visualised two people in love then breaking up due to the lyrics of the song. When finding out what the video actually looked like I was not very surprised because it was very nature related, however I was surprised when there were four people in the video as there is only one person singing.

Props for Music Video

- Glow Sticks
- Poster of James Dean
- Lights
- Lava Lamp
- Plasma ball
- Bubble bath
- bath bombs
- makeup
- outfits
- sleeping mask

3 Song Pitches

Genre Inspiration for Albums and CD Covers

These are a collection of different album covers that are inspiring our album cover and overall video.

Music Video Presentation Feedback

Consideration - Rihanna:

• Does not have a chorus so may be hard to keep the audience interested or keep a particular theme.
• Rihanna is black and everyone in our group is white so it would seem unrealistic to many people watching as the voice and appearance do not match.
• Since the song is by Rihanna, it may be had for the audience to detach from the image of Rihanna that goes along with her recognisable voice.
• This song could get boring since it is the same tempo all the way through and does not change much.

Burn it Down - Daughter:

• Anyone in our group could play the main artist.
• This song has an interesting beat as it varies and it consists of a main chorus so there is lots of room for creativity.
• Could be both performance and narrative- based.
• Could be filmed outdoors and be very symbolic.
• Comparable to Kate Bush and Florence and the Machine for their quirky look. 

Nostalgia - NAO

• Has a very 70s vibe - comparable to bands like Jackson 5 but with a modern twist.
• Very colourful song, has a lot of room to be visually interesting, creative and colourful.
• Would include dancing
• Very performance based with strange twists to make it more alternative.
• Would have to have an iconic artist with lots of costume changes and alter egos.
• Lava lamps, disco balls, studio lights etc.

Star Image - Miley Cyrus

Miley cyrus - Star Image from charlotteellis111