Week 1: This week I contributed sessions that included myself which was the pitch that involved talking about your music video idea Q & A. I felt slightly nervous at the beginning then as I explained my idea I didn't feel so nervous when it got to the Q&A that's where I lack confidence with my idea because I didn't make it as clear as it could've been. After that we put our selfs into group and I'm in a group with Zahir and Leo then we had to come up with a realistic name for ourselves that name was called Limitless and the reason why I chose that name I wanted our passion to be limitless. After that we made a rationale and in that rationale we discuss why we chose each other I chose Leo because of his experience with the special effects and I chose Zahir because he's experienced with cameras. At the moment I am currently staying on top of my work due to doing extra work outside school. I did encounter some problems one was my pitch the reason was because my music video wasn't the clearest idea. Another problem although it was a minor was the rational because our group didn't completely know what we was going to talk about but we managed to get there in the end. Another problem was planning the music video because my pitch wasn't clear I struggled with making my idea in the clearest way for people to understand. I over came the rational problem by finally figuring out was I was going to say. I over came the planning by continuing the table on Saturday at the library with Leo Zahir couldn't make it due to family issues. Then I got permission to get the link from Mr Phillipson to start again so when I got home I printed out another copy and re write the whole thing again. What I'm plaining to do next week is my shooting script and my schedule.
An area where I think I could give more detail on would have to be the conventions. I think I could of given more detail to how I was going to be creative how I was going to use them.
Another area where I feel I could put more detail in would have to my idea. I chose my idea because I explained very briefly how I was going to be creative. Not so much on how I was going to be realistic.
Visual styles is another area where I could've given more detail in as I don't think I explained enough why I actulley chose those styles.
I feel like I could of explained the Target Audience a bit better because I didn't explain why it was going to appeal to this specific age or why it was going to be both genders etc... so thats why I feel I could've explained it a bit better.
I feel I could gone more in depth with the location area because I explained why I was going to use them to make the video look unique.
I feel that a strength that my audience gathered was when I answered the reason why I was using varied camera language.
I was trying to make it look diverse and unique and make it look excited, Also were I was talking about the colour schemes and how white signifies purity and the black signifies the darkness.
I feel that a flaw that my audience saw was the fact that I didn't have a solid idea of how the music video is going to look like.
Another flaw was how I was going to use amplifying in my music video as well I think they saw that I didn't put enough thought into the conventions that I had actulley chosen.
Also I the audience spotted that I didn't really know how I was going to make it look like a completely different music video.
One where the audience for sure pick out a weakness was on the artist section because I didn't know who was going to be in my music video as the actor and I feel that really a downfall for me because I should have know who my actor was going to be. So that being show it didn't look like my music video idea was very practical.
Another thing was the structure of my music video I don't think I went in depth with my actual story.
The things I would change would have to be a strong solid idea and also I would need to add more creativity to my idea also I will explain my conventions in the actual music video. I will also make my music video look as creative as possible. I will the cutting to the beat is precise and also I will make sure the varied camera angles are diverse as well.
This goes out to all my dawgs tryna live
those to child blood dreams nah mean tryna make it out of the ghetto to the
bright lights and the big city with a lifestyle that’s kinda pretty so to all
my peeps that are hustlin’ keep your eyes on the prize all in were gonna win…
Verse 1
To all my hustlers rustlers true thugs
to buskers all that fight the struggle from the underground upwards my dappers,
my jacker my cerftified mackers to all my up and coming singer and my rugged
rapper my ballers my callers, my yigi yes yallers to all my superstars who get
rushed up in the mall yes my wheelers, my deallers you know I’m from the
stealers now one of us has made it so they know the can’t defeat us…
Hook 2x
My clique says it’s my time Mr Shuges
it’s prime time I nearly gave it all up and got caught up with some crime time
all these stages I been on rocking to the break of dawn finally these door open
which I’ve been knockin’ on 2x
Verse 2
Had to get my hustle on get muscle on
rustle on any means necessary my word is bond by bobbing and weaving my star
was achieving the dreams without dreaming and tryna get the paper which is
folded even the game is deceiving you know why I’m leaving I just started
eating so holla if you know what I’m feeling if so throw your mics in the
mother (blank) air if you know your gonna drop an album and it’s going to blow
this year that bounce and it shakes and it shows and it proves if wrong hit me
rotation I’ll bass channel you all in together now stealers the my bruddahs
y’all tripps no time for longs tings let’s run tings and get some cheddar nowthey can't defeat us even though they tried to
beat us coz there crew’s the freaking weakest and you know wear from the
stealers the honey’s wanna meet us and the industry sure needs us now
impossible is nothing so they now how comes I rock adidas
Hook 2x
Verse 3
So no debating I’m certified as I’m
rated on of the most prolific MC’s ready to go gold plated my albums anticipate
I’m most eagerly awaited but will it blow up that’s what the labels estimated
against all odds I’m rocking now got those heads bopping now
Ripping of heads with the rhymes I spit
every time I’m in the god damn house I bring the drama where my flows ride up
on ya coz I’m ripping and flipping and kicking skills I’m straight outta Ghana
come on how many flows how many clothes how many shows before you people
realize I’m heading for the tiggy tops how many times how many rhymes how many
lines before you players recognize I had to earn this god damn prize so don’t
be mad a me don’t try to rob and stab because I burned down the place when I
performed at Brixton Academy the ladies wanted to grab I was rocking there
anatomy Mr Shuges first to blow from the stealers family…
Hook 2x
Verse 4
I know your wondering who flows wid the
speed of lightning and who always brings the thunder in I’m through the crew
that’s running tings in the clubs your raving in yep the 90% ah now I’ve got
you listening and clocking sweating your
heart stops as the street watches me and my clique talking over bring in the
ruckus they ain’t got nothing there minds apart from making nuggets that’s why
I had to raise these mic skills a few notches you know I’m coming through I’m
on point and I’m right on cue I’m siting on this rhythm and it’s hitting from
my nine woo ready for the shows ready for the hoes ready for whatever the label
propose ready to rip up and buss up a tracking with or without collabos so no
more waiting those god damn procrastinating forget all those haters hating my
spitting is always blazing I’m leaving the speakers broken I’m leaving these
haters shoken coz I light up the mic and let it be lit I leave it like smoking
Hook 2x Target Audience The lyrics form this song shows that the targets audience age is aimed at young people i.e. teenagers and also adults. The gender is aimed at both genders. The interest will relate to the audience from the lyrics and the locations. The locations are going to be very diverse because it's going to be set in different parts of london. The ethnicity is aimed at all races. Analysing The Lyrics Lyrics : "To all my hustlers rustlers true thugs to buskers all that fight the struggle from the underground upwards" Meaning: He's doing a shoutout to all his people in streets that are trying to make a career because they don't want to live in the ghetto forever. Lyrics: "to all my superstars who get rushed up in the mall yes " Meaning : He's saying that if your a celebrity for example Jay Z was to walk into a mall the fans would be all over him to probably get an autograph. Lyrics: "Had to get my hustle on get muscle on rustle on any means necessary my word is bond" Meaning: He had to step his game up and do the things he thought was necessary to blow up in the industry. Lyrics: "no time for longs tings let’s run tings and get some cheddar now" Meaning: No time for messing around he's saying let's take over and get money. Lyrics: "So no debating I’m certified as I’m rated on of the most prolific MC’s ready to go gold plated" Meaning: People recommend him as a impeccable lyricist and they think that he's ready to earn gold records. Analysing The Music The song is a song that introduces themselves to the audience and this is from the lyrics that come off as rugged. The instrumental itself is structured very nicely because there the soft piano keys over the hard hitting snare and bass drum. This song is inspirational because he's inspiring people in a sense of if I've made it then you can to. Analysing The Tempo The tempo of the song is 90 beats per minute (BPM) this shows the genre of music is Hip-Hop because most Hip-Hop songs are 90 Beats Per Minute so the speed of the song isn't going to very fast or very slow it's roughly going to be medium speed. The Beat pattern of this song is 4 beats on a bar. Also the length of the song is 4:42 seconds long. I will amplify my music video and I chose this technique because I really feel like I can experiment and reach the highest level I can possibly aim for where as the two other techniques I might find it a bit more challenging. I will visually communicate with this music video by embracing the music from the music video.
Brief: Born in University College Hospital and grew up in Kilburn. Had a strong desire for hip-hop music which was one of a few other genres he grew up listening to. In Quintin Kynaston secondary school while in his arts and crafts he made a speaker with his friend frank. While he was in secondary school he and his friends who shared passion for music formed a music group called 90%. He started writing lyrics in his 20's and he started attending shows and rapped on stages such as Brixton Academy and he also started opening for famous artist such as DMX, Naughty By Nature, Drew Hill, Foxy Brown and he also done a warm up session for Usher.
Clothing I chose these samples of clothing because this is the type of style that I want my artist to wear. When I watched the music video these are the type of ideas I came up with this is the type of clothing that is going to identify my artist.
Black Combat Jacket
Plain white t-shirt
Adidas tracksuit
La Kame A Leon
Superman Chain
Gazelles glasses
Nike air max 90's
Typography
Name of fonts: Freshmen, La Kame A Leon, Georgia, Oliver, Karate
Mise-en-scene
The types of props I would use would be because I feel it can be a useful props as the locations I would use is a microphone I will also have lighting in dark environments and I will have vechicels. The locations I would use places like Christie Gardens, Brixton old street, Dalston, London Landbrokes Grove, Bengeo Gardens.
