UNIT 15 : create an audio visual promo: November 2019

Well there’s a thousand things I wanna say

But not that way, not that way

There’s a million things I wanna be

But that’s not me, that’s not me

I know I gotta try, try and try

It’s shows, but I’ll try, yeah I’ll try

And I just want to live life

The ways it’s meant to be, the way it’s meant to be

Sun sets every night, it’s my insanity, it is leaving me.

Well there’s a thousand things I wanna do,

But not with you, not with you

There’s a million things I wanna be,

But that’s not me, that’s not me.

I know I gotta try, try and try

It’s shows, but I’ll try, yeah I’ll try

And I just want to live life

The ways it’s meant to be, the way it’s meant to be

Sun sets every night, it’s my insanity, it is leaving me.

And I just want to live life

The ways it’s meant to be, the way it’s meant to be

Sun sets every night, it’s my insanity, it is leaving me.

The song 'Million Things', made and produced by The Stoops is about someone who is in a relationship who wants to do things independently. The narrative of this song feels like they cant do the things that they really want to do whilst being in a relationship.
Repetition of verses connotes to me as the audience that he's trying to convince himself that the decision of him leaving the relationship is the right thing to do. Repetition of the verses could also connote that the couple are constantly discussing this topic. Therefore it's an ongoing conversation which he also has with himself.
The use of the word 'million' is hyperbole which suggests that he has more reasons to leave his partner than to stay with her.
There are no inclusive pronouns of 'we' which would suggest that the relationship is still ongoing and he is reluctant to let go. But the use of pronouns of 'i' and 'me' show independence and that he is ready to move on without her.

For initial ideas I am looking at both performance and narrative plots I could create, to make the video fit into the indie genre I think the performance visuals would be better however I also like the idea of having a narrative of someone actually physically acting out the lyrics to demonstrate visually what the band is singing about.

For performance I would edit the video in black and white to really drive home the indie theme, by having a performance theme it would create more focus on the music aspect and create a minimalistic effect.

As a narrative plot I would look at creating the plot around a main protagonist who doesn't want to be with their girlfriend as the lyrics depict, I would include scenes where the couple are together and it would be in a monochrome effect whereas when the protagonist is by himself and friends the shots will be vibrant and full of colour to demonstrate contrast.