Preliminary: Music Video Research

The Clash - London Calling

I feel as though this song is a good one to reference to because it is similar to what we want our video to look like. The lyrics are similar to this charming man because London calling shows that other bands are feeling the same about England's economic situation in the 70's-80's. It also has the comparable beat and rhythm due to songs' similar genres. because of the similar genre of song. Although London Calling is more slower and darker than This Charming Man, there are many similarities.

The Cure - Friday I'm in love

Similarly to This Charming Man, Friday I'm in Love has a more upbeat tone than London Calling. Although the meaning of the songs are different, I chose it because of how the video relates to the composition of This Charming Man. Both of these music videos possess live performances and narratives, which keeps the viewer entertained as two settings are combined into one video. This is similar to the puppet stimulus because of the changing of the scenery and how hectic everything is. This is what we want our video to look like but with different camera angles and more thought going into them so we can get the most out of each shot.

Say Anything - Alive with the glory of love

This music video is a fantastically accurate representation of the idea for our video. For example, the shots of the live performance and then the narrative with it is what we want to create. I feel like the beat of the song is very similar to The Charming Man because it is upbeat. I feel that this is the closest thing I have found to our original video and our idea.