Lyrics

Lyrics
Metro Station- Shake It

I'll take you home if you don't leave me at the front door (leave me at the front door)
Your body's cold, but girl we're getting so warm 
And I was thinking of ways that I could get inside (get inside)
Tonight you're falling in love (let me go now)
This feeling's tearing me up (here we go now)

Now if she does it like this, will you do it like that?
Now if she touches like this, will you touch her right back?
Now if she moves like this, will you move her like that? (Come on)

Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it 
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it

Your lips tremble but your eyes are in a straight stare (straight stare)
We're on the bed but your clothes are laying right there
And I was thinking of places that I could hide (I could hide)
Tonight you're falling in love (let me go now)
This feelings tearing me up (here we go now)

Now if she does it like this, will you do it like that?
Now if she touches like this, will you touch her right back?
Now if she moves like this, will you move her like that? (Come on)

Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it 
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it

I saw you dancing and I couldn't get you off my mind
(I could tell that you could tell that I was takin' my time)
I was thinking of ways that you would stay and be mine
(Your body's shaking, turn me on, so I can turn off the lights)

Now if she does it like this, will you do it like that?
Now if she touches like this, will you touch her right back?
Now if she moves like this, will you move her like that? (Come on)

Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it 
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it


Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it 
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it
Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake, uh shake it

The Idea's

The Three Idea's

Idea 1:
Our first idea was a song called 'Heavy Cross' by Gossip. Our idea was to have a chase story of a boy and a girl. The boy bumps into the girl by accident, she fails to acknowledge him however he falls deeply in lust. He then decides to chase after this girl in hope to get her number! He is desperate and she is leading him on, playing the 'bitch' role. After a lot of chasing, he finally catches up with the girl only to find out that she is actually with a girl and is not interested in him. This was to add a bit of humour to our video.

Pros:
1) There would be a good narrative to the song, making it easier to arrange shots.
2) Our locations can be pretty much anywhere! Making our filming schedule a lot easier for us all!
3) It is light-hearted and fun.

Cons:
1) The whole chase may become boring for the audience as there would only be a peak at the end of the video.
2) We would need to rely on a male role and this may cause difficulties with the filming schedule.
3) Our group don't feel passionate enough about this idea so we may not dedicate ourselves to it as much as we would like to.

Idea 2:
Our second idea is a song 'Shake It Out' by Florence and The Machine. Our idea for this music video was to have a fairytale storyline. We were going to use Little Red Riding Hood with a modern twist to it. We planned to have the idea of the wolf, the grandma and the woodsman. The wolf symbolizes the evil trying to attack Red, the grandma being the safety for red and the woodsman trying to attempt to help Red fight off the evil with good. Red is to be an innocent girl on travels but the evils of everyday life are trying to get into Red's head. Hallucinations would be involved to add the evil effects. The good would then be keeping Red sane and in control of her thoughts. When Red thinks the evil is about to get her, she begins to panic and her life becomes in danger. She then finds comfort and safety where she escapes the evil.

Pros:1) The narrative is very interesting and I think the audience would really enjoy the ups and downs included in the storyline.
2) The scenery would be much more 'magical' and it would include a lot of fun.
3) We would be able to really experiment with our editing and filming skills.

Cons:1) The audience may not be able to understand the influence of Little Red Riding Hood.
2) The audience could mistake the fairytale as a story about a mentally ill person/person on drugs.
3) It will be very difficult to make the video look good and not cliche.





Idea 3:
Our final idea is to take the song 'Shake It' by Metro Station and do a parody type video. We would be using different shots to show different scenes of us 'having fun'.

Pros:
1) We would really enjoy making this music video! We all feel that this idea suits us the best and we would be able to do the most with it!
2) This idea will allow us to really test our editing and we can experiment a lot with different shots!
3) It is light hearted and fun which will be easy to watch!

Cons:
1) It may come across as cliche and the audience may not find the video funny
2) There is no narrative so the audience may not enjoy the video
3) It will take a lot of time to edit our shots which may mean shortening our filming time

"Star" Research Project

Rihanna

I have decided to carry out my research on American pop star Rihanna, I have chosen to do so as Rihanna is a massive world wide star and also has made a lot of changes to her appearance and approach to the music industry throughout the years.

Rihanna's first album 'Music of the Sun' was released August 2005 by record company 'Def Jam Recordings'. Rihanna was signed my mega rap artist and producer Jay-Z. After her first Album, Rihanna's career took off. She began with two hit singles 'Pon de replay' and 'SOS'. Rihanna attracted a young female fan-base.

Rihanna's third album 'Good Girl Gone Bad' was released in 2007 and then again in 2008 with three new songs. This album include chart topping songs such as 'Umbrella', 'Don't Stop The Music' and 'Take A Bow'. Her new album was a major breakthrough that brought her to a widespread prominence. The album won the award for best selling album in the US to date. Along with Rihanna's new album there was a 'new look' to her. Her hair had been cut shorter and she was no longer seen as the 'fresh, young, sweet' singer. She now had a more 'fierce and sexual' look to her. This attracted a different audience, teenagers, boy and girl through to young adults.

Rihanna released her fourth album 'Rated R' in 2009. Rihanna was now girlfriend of RnB upcoming artist Chris Brown. They seemed to help each others career with the use of publicity on their relationship. Rihanna then followed with three more albums 'Loud' (2010) 'Talk That Talk' (2011) and 'Unapologetic' (2012) in which she released many hit number ones such as 'Rude Boy' and 'What's My Name'. By this point in Rihanna's career she had made some huge changes to her whole image. Her songs became a lot more sexually based and her 'look' became more focused on her body. This seemed to help her career, gaining more fans and publicity. Rihanna became a fashion icon (now has her own clothing line for retail shop River Island).

Rihanna has been compared to other artists such as Beyonce and J-Lo however she has now become so big that artists such as Rita Ora has been compared to Rihanna. Rihanna has named Madonna to be her idol and biggest influence. Rihanna seems to present herself as a sexual object to gain popularity. Her fan base continues to grow massively. Rihanna has also been associated with the 'illuminati' and has actually been named the 'illuminati princess'. This allows Rihanna to 'do what she wants' as her excuse is now the devils work.

Rihanna advertising herself in sexualised way allows a buzz to be given to the public. Shocking people and therefore creating more articles and press coverage. Live performances can cause a huge uproar within the public. Social networking sights go crazy with comments and opinions on the chosen clothes and dancing.

There have been many articles written about Rihanna and the way she portrays herself. She has been criticized massively in the media by many different reporters. Here is an example of Rihanna being slated and also the reply.

Rihanna's look has changed drastically throughout the years and this is due to the advisers. If Rihanna has been advised to show off her body more, sing songs about sex and it has been gaining her more fans, then what does this show about the music industry?

Our plan

Here is our spider diagrams showing our ideas. 

More Research

Our group has carried out some more research into our choice of music.
We have come up with a new song that we have all taken a particular liking too.

Idea's for music video

Our group have been looking at songs for our music video, we are going for a light energetic song where we can have a lot of fun both in front as well as behind the camera!
Here are some of the songs we have been looking at:

Research

During summer I have carried out research looking into the making of music videos.
I found videos of behind the scenes footage of music videos from top music artists such as Taylor Swift, Beyonce and more!
These videos have shown me just how much work is put in to making a music video! It involves a lot of team work between everyone behind the camera as well as everyone in front!
Here is one of the videos I viewed, it has made me extremely excited to start filming our music video!