Music Video Influences

Massive Attack's Unfinished Sympathy is similar to the music video in which we want to create. The way in which Massive Attack's video is filmed through the streets of an urban location is exactly what we are planning to do for part of our video in Brighton, laying down tracks and filming around the Lanes in Brighton. From the very first meeting with Rosie May she communicated to us the fact that she personally wanted to prioritise the inclusion of an urban location with lip-syncing shots of her walking through the streets. For me, I believe the urban setting adds an edge to the video. Rather than the video just being a stereotypical interpretation of another pop song, our music video will look back at the past with our incorporation of a 60s theme as well as adding an urban streak, with the help of the location and accessories of the outfits such as chains and hoop earrings. The way in which Massive Attack have chosen an urban location to solely dedicate their music video to has the effect of viewing the song as urban and real.



In The Verve's Bitter Sweet Symphony they use the same urban setting and use of tracking shots along the streets in order to add an urban vibe to the song. However, in contrast to Massive Attack's video, The Verve choose to use a blue filter for filming which therefore adds a depressing feel to the music video, reflecting on the band's genre of music to a heightened extent. In Rosie May's case, her music video will be a mixture between the two videos due to the title of her song being 'Morning Blues' therefore incorporating a sense of slight gloominess yet it does not feel as depressing as The Verve's and therefore also relates to Massive Attack's Unfinished Sympathy.