Update

We tried filming today but we had a few problems, we should be filming tomorrow at around 2. We are pushing it for time but we only need a few more shots, i also need to take pictures of the boy for the digipak of our album as well as for the magazine advert. We also have split off into pairs for editing and we are both going to produce different versions of the music video.

Analysis of Album Cover

Drake - Take Care

Drake is quite a new artist to the music industry, as this is his 2nd album to be released. The album is quite a slow depressing feel it although he does have 1 or 2 upbeat tracks such as "the motto" compared to his first album which where all quite upbeat tracks. The album cover is really simple although very effective.  Having Drake in quite fancy clothing wearing alot of gold jewellery, sitting at a table with a gold goblet and a candle in a gold candle holder, shows that he has reached the "high life" which he was not use to before, the gold goblet is a very good status symbol.This shows quite a confident cocky person showing that he has made it in life, yet Drakes facial expression is quite depressed which you wouldnt expect from someone showing that he has made it in life. This portrays that being rich and famous isnt all it is cracked up to be, with a few of his songs you will hear quite a few of the problems he has faced, especially with women from his past. Drake is also sitting alone this shows that he became succesful on his own and that he does not trust anyone, especially since the lyrics in some of his song are " i dont trust these hoes at all".

Rihanna- Russian Roulette

This shows quite a dark side of rihanna, this is when she went through a dramatic fashion change, as well as music. Her music started to have quite a dark feel to it compared to her previous music when she was known as a fun loving girl. This also shows that rihanna has become a women rather to her long brown hair with her unique smile. Rihanna is showing quite a lot of skin making this image quite 'sexy'. Using reds, blacks and greys gives a really dark evil environment to the image as well as the R looks like it is made out of blades, again exhaggerating the dark evil concept. Rihanna's also covered in barbed wire showing a huge fashion statement, maybe even a religious statement due to the fact jesus had barbed wire around his head when he was pinned to the cross. This made rihanna a great fashion icon

Location idea's

We have got a few different location idea's a few we want to use more than once in which we can link the flashbacks with him walking down the same street alone. We also want to use a pub but have the boy be alone in the pub this portrays quite an isolated feel to the video, the plan is in editing we would like to speed up everything except the boy we think this would be a really good idea.

We have also got a bench and a street where both of the flashbacks will be shot, we want the flashbacks to be shot in simple places so the focus is on the couple and not its surroundings.

2nd Day of Filming

The 2nd day of filming we had a few problems in which we all had different idea's on where to film the flash back, aswell as changing outfits so it didnt look like it was all shot on the same day. We managed to overcome this problem and shoot some really good footage. We had a few problems with having people walk through the shots and cars pull up and park, which we had to wait till we could start shooting again.
We got some really good shots and all participated well, the girl in the video done exceptionally well and made a good contribution to ideas to.

Costume

Boy
For the boys clothing, it will have to be very casual and even a little untidy. A pair of jeans and a hooded jacket is perfect !
We wanted a jacket with a lot of pockets, as through out the video the boy will be putting his hands in out of the pockets to show depression and frustration
We are going for quite a baggy cut, instead of skinny jeans as this will portray the genre quite aswell as show a casual untidy look.

Girl

We want the girl to be the opposite to the boy but with quite a similar style, such as the girl in denim skinny jeans and a plain fitted t-shirt. This will still show the genre of the music aswell as link in with the boy as they are both quite casual, although the girl will look more clean cut.

lyrics analysis

In one single moment your whole life can turn 'round
I stand there for a minute starin' straight into the ground
Lookin' to the left slightly, then lookin' back down
World feels like it's caved in - proper sorry frown
Please let me show you where we could only just be, for us
I can change and I can grow or we could adjust
The wicked thing about us is we always have trust
We can even have an open relationship, if you must
I look at her she stares almost straight back at me
But her eyes glaze over like she's lookin' straight through me
Then her eyes must have closed for what seems an eternity
When they open up she's lookin' down at her feet

Dry your eyes mate
I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up
There's plenty more fish in the sea
Dry your eyes mate
I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
But you've got to walk away now
It's over

So then I move my hand up from down by my side
It's shakin', my life is crashin' before my eyes
Turn the palm of my hand up to face the skies
Touch the bottom of her chin and let out a sigh
'Cause I can't imagine my life without you and me
There's things I can't imagine doin', things I can't imagine seein'
It weren't supposed to be easy, surely
Please, please, I beg you please
She brings her hands up towards where my hands rested
She wraps her fingers round mine with the softness she's blessed with
She peels away my fingers, looks at me and then gestures
By pushin' my hand away to my chest, from hers

Dry your eyes mate
I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up
There's plenty more fish in the sea
Dry your eyes mate
I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
But you've got to walk away now
It's over

And I'm just standin' there, I can't say a word
'Cause everythin's just gone
I've got nothin'
Absolutely nothin'

Tryin' to pull her close out of bare desperation
Put my arms around her tryin' to change what she's sayin'
Pull my head level with hers so she might engage in
Look into her eyes to make her listen again
I'm not gonna fuckin', just fuckin' leave it all now
'Cause you said it'd be forever and that was your vow
And you're gonna let our things simply crash and fall down
You're well out of order now, this is well out of town
She pulls away, my arms are tightly clamped round her waist
Gently pushes me back and she looks at me straight
Turns around so she's now got her back to my face
Takes one step forward, looks back, and then walks away

Dry your eyes mate
I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up
There's plenty more fish in the sea
Dry your eyes mate
I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
But you've got to walk away now
It's over

I know in the past I've found it hard to say     
Tellin' you things, but not tellin' straight
But the more I pull on your hand and say
The more you pull away

Dry your eyes mate
I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up
There's plenty more fish in the sea
Dry your eyes mate
I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
But you've got to walk away now.


The lyrics show that he wants her back but knows he has to move on, it has a really depressed feel to the lyrics, as well as portrays alienation and seclusion.
Our music video uses flash backs this will show that he wants her back and thinking about all the good times they have had. We also film him on his own alot, with a depressed frustrated expression. We used quite a few night shots which will really emphasise a sad,lonely , depressed factor.

Weekly update

16/11/11
We got a few outdoor shots, we couldnt do alot of filming as the girl that will be in the video was not here. We chose to film by a pond the weather worked really well as it was a dry night. We had a few problems with setting up the camera and chosing what angles to shoot from, aswell as getting a smooth pan shot.
We filmed at night which worked well if our concept of the video, as it is quite a depressed feel to the song, we are hoping to start filming the flashbacks within a week.

Contact with the artist

A member from my group contacted the label to ask for permission to use Dry Your Eyes on twitter, we will update if we get a reply

Analysis of magazine advert