Initial ideas

Upon watching some music videos from well established 'indie' bands I have found that typically the videos focus on the performance of the song rather than any real narrative, they also tend to have some feature that will make them appear more quirky and interesting.

One initial idea that I have had for my groups music video is;
to set it in what appears to be a club/cafe with a small stage for the band, the camera would focus almost entirely on the band as they play the instruments but also pay attention to the audience as they mill around the room. I feel that in order for the video to appear more interesting it should have some colour focus, with the focus of the shot being particularly vibrant and visually striking. for example waitresses with really colourful aprons of holding vibrant trays/mugs/glasses.  The video would also make use of colour filters or some form of coloured spotlight to add to the visuals.

A second idea is for the video to focus on the idea of freedom and not quite fitting in with the crowd but enjoying that fact. Symbolic shots of birds (an animal that to me seems to be the most free) mixed with a lot of outdoor shots showing the band as they act in an unconventional manner but focusing on their expressions and showcasing the enjoyment and freedom that they feel. It will cut between these shots and shots of the band as they perform the song.

A third idea that I have had for this song, is to have a continuous shot of the band performing the song but also showing a few close ups and other angles of the band with the location remaining the same and the band being the only movement within the video at normal speed, all other shots showing the band with something else in shot would show the other object or creature moving in slow motion. This video would also make extensive use of colour.

A fourth idea would be for the camera to show a wide variety of shots of the band backstage/out and behind the scenes, and cutting between this and shots of the performance. The shots would use really saturated colours and make some use of black and white as a throwback to the mod era (most images of which are shown in black and white). The quirks of the band would be seen when showing backstage and behind the scenes behaviour as well as through the use of colour.

A fifth idea is to play on the 'space' lyrics and the idea of being 'lost' in space, showing the band as they are either literally lost or emotionally and figuratively lost, it would result in their eventual finding their way (they would do this in a way that is particularly colourful and vibrant in appearance). The images of being lost would be inter-cut with performance in the place where they feel at home or safe. This area would be vibrant and use especially vivid colours.