Videos that influenced us- Cheryl Cole 'The Flood'

Duresh

• This music video really interested me, there were lots of parts that I liked and I strongly think we could use them in our music video but differently off course. The first idea I like was when the artist is sitting near the window and looking outside, this creates the sense that she is lost in her own thoughts. I think we will use this idea but we should end with her sitting near the window because it suggests that she is still thinking about him and is waiting for him and this is what our song is mainly about.

·         The second idea that I enjoyed was when the artist is in bed and she is thinking about her partner who she is missing. I think this could also work well with our music video because the artist is moving around the house and everything there reminds her of her partner who used to be there. This bed scene could really work if she lays there and turns to the place where he was meant to be but he isn’t there anymore.

From watching these music videos we have to make a note to ourselves: TO INCLUDE LOTS OF CUT-AWAYS AND CHANGE LOCATIONS

Sarah

• I really like the concept of this video, it is simple but works effectively for the ballad style of the song without making it feel to slow. I think this would be something we would like to achieve for our music video. The song is quite sad, but the pace isn't too slow and we could learn from this video and try to create the same interesting use of simple locations but make the editing more fast paced. 
• The shot where the artist is sitting in front of the window is really striking and creates a sense of longing that we are also trying to create in our video, so it would be a great shot to use in our video, particularly change the framing to suit our video. 
• I like the use of cutaways to the sea in this video, if we could incorporate this into our video using the couples possessions this could work really well in our video. 
• The use of the candle flame is particularly interesting to watch and looks really effective.

Becky

One shot that i have been influenced by is the window shot where Cheryl sitting curled up looking out towards the ocean. This could also be seen as she is thinking about her old relatioship and all the memories that they had.

The dark lighting both inside and outside the house reflect the emotions she is feeling and the overall mood of the song.
At the beginning of the video where Cheryl walks to the window, the lighting represents the mood inside the house as its pitch black and we the audience can only see Cheryl's shadow. This can signify that the mood Cheryl is feeling is upset and confused.

The cut aways shots such as the waves, parting of hands and the match help tell the narrative of the music video. From watching this video i think that the waves are used to connect it to the name of the song 'Flood' as in the waves keep on coming and could be destroying the memories of the relationship.

I think the shot that i remember most is the cut away of the hands drifting apart. This in my opinion helps tell the narrative of the song; that the relationship broke.
At 0:35 the shot of Cheryl turning in the bed influenced me to use that concept in our music video. This shot for me represents that she is on her side now and that because the other side is empty, the relationship has ended and there are two separate sides now, instead of one.
The blowing out the match at 1:53 signifies the relationship ending. In my opinion the match on fire represents the relationship, but Cheryl blowing it out represents that the relationship is out, just like the fire.
I think overall, the music video consists of many close ups to represent the emotions that Cheryl is feeling and using close up allows the audience to feel those as well as we are so close to the singers face because of the close ups.
From this music video i can see that using cut aways that associate with the music video makes it more effective in terms of how the audience receives the message/story of the music video.