The location in which our music video will take place is the photography studio in the Education & Arts Building at IU South Bend. We chose this location because although it is a fairly small studio, we will easily be able to make the room almost completely dark to make the silhouette effect that our video requires.
The following photographs are of the Hungarian dance group named "Attraction." Attraction was on Britain's Got Talent and won the competition. The dancers used their bodies to create different objects and shapes that were cast onto a cloth. They varied their heights for different elements based on where they stood in comparison to where the light source was. The last photo shows how they would practice in their small studio by creating shadows on the wall.
When I heard we had to analyze a music video, I immediately thought of "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth. This video is a narrative with a slight performance by the artists. It narrates the connection Paul Walker had with his costars while filming the Fast and Furious movie series before his tragic death while the last one (Furious 7) was still in the video production stages. The music video jumps between the artists performing the song and video clips from all of the Furious movies. The clips help to emphasize the heartbroken feeling all of the actors felt when they had to finish filming without one of their close friends by their side.
There is a consistent tone of sadness and reminiscence throughout the video because the lyrics reveal how they never got to say goodbye but will still get to see Paul in heaven. The color to the music video has a sunset in the background because it mimics the ending scene of the movie (where this song is played and was created for) when Paul's character Brian drives off into the sunlight right before sunset. The light and rhythm change a lot in this video because even though it is a very sad and reminiscent song, they want to remember him by the good times they shared together. They don't want all the viewers to only think of the fact that Paul passed in such a tragic way, but rather to focus on the good memories he helped create.
They photographed this video with some of the main cars from Fast and Furious because the movie is highly focused on cars and everyone has a color that represents their character. One of the key moments is when Wiz is photographed singing next to the white dodge viper to represent the white Toyota Supra Brian drove for the very ending part of the movie. The color white was a representation of Paul going to heaven after his passing. It was a very subtle color element to add to the visuals of the movie and this video.
In this video, the camera is rarely static. There is almost always a subtle flow to the movement of the camera. The angles never jump unless it is to have a cut from one of the movies to help narrate the music video. The camera is constantly flowing to create a more relaxed tone and to keep the viewers calm during such an emotional part of the movie.
This video follows the story of the song in an amazing way. It doesn't draw attention from the storyline of the song or the movie it was made for. It is a very touching tribute to Paul Walker and the effect his acting had on a very large audience. I am happy they made such a touching tribute to Paul to end the last movie he was a part of. Even though Paul couldn't finish the movie and his twin brother had to finish for him, the video never steers away from its original intent and the touching story it carried.
