Indie Rock Mini-Pitch

By Seth Tumwa

• Rock

• Rock genre/iconography/Conventions of music videos• -Guitars (other instruments e.g. Drums)• -Performance videos• -Narrative videos (tells story/story with visuals relating to lyrics) • -Features main artist (lead singer) • -Elements of the video link to lyrics • -Rebellious characters, opposing conformity • -Iconography: Signs, symbols, drugs, alcohol, instruments• -Clothing/Costume to fit persona of band/artist • e.g. Punk – Ripped sleeves, black/dark clothing, perhaps use of red,• Indie • Indie: -Band performing, not just one artist • -Dark Colours• -Band/Artist name on screen – Printed in a memorable and recognizable font

SongsCabin Fever – Mask https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A72O5llE4Q • Upbeat • Good clear vocalist - can actually sing • range

Lyrics "maybe we'll get there""Maybe we'll turn around this time"

Cabin Fever - Rabbit Holehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT2xQlgULHs

Fast, upbeat - fast bass line Rock - crunch guitar riffs

Girl he slept with the previous night, F*cking mole "Monday morning, a break up round the corner, I hope he was worth it, I can feel a change in your aura" "I thought “Why are you so up you're own f*cking ass” “Dig keep digging your hole, dig till your digging like a f*cking mole” "Dig till you can see the sun, dig till you regret what you've done" "If only you weren't so far down the rabbit hole" - lost

Cabin Fever

• Previous St Mark’s students• Could easily get in contact with members of

the band e.g. through Facebook etc• One of the band members still attends our

school and we could speak to him about getting permission to use the song

Music Video styles

Instruments and the band members playing them

Wide shots of artists to show costume and playing of instruments

Basic/simplistic costume, very casual ‘every day wear’

Close up of the main artist (e.g lead singer)

Features memorable band name/logo in iconic font (e.g. as a title at the start of the video or somewhere in the video)

InstrumentsBand members

Artist(s) miming along to the lyrics, create the illusion of them actually singing the song at the time