Project Update: 19/10/10

We have come a long way with the project these past few weeks. We have decided to use the song 'Meddle' by Little Boots as our track (Despina's initial idea) and our concept is a young woman walking around London in reversed footage. We want the girl's image to be a bit edgy, to set her apart from other acts, and quite sexy to appeal as a female artist. We felt that the person best suited for the role was Liv D'Lima in our year at school.

Her character in the video is now called 'Lexi Grace', which we believe suits the image of the artist perfectly. Her short hair creates a very unique look in today's saturated market of female artists. She also does A-Level Drama, which will prepare her well for acting responsibility. We have had several meetings with her to discuss the shoot and she is incredibly cooperative and willing to participate in the project. So that is perfect.

We have almost finished our shot list, and know exactly how we will manage our costume changes and location switches on the shoot. We have planned the schedule in order to minimize the number of setups we'll have to do in different locations and maximize our efficiency in the short space of time we have.

I feel the group dynamic is very good and focussed at the moment, with all members on the same wavelength and enthusiastic about the project. Although the work is hard, it is enjoyable, and I can't wait to go on shoot next week!

Will update when there is more news.

Individual Proposal

LSF - Kasabian


LYRICS

I'm on it, get on it
The troops are on fire!
You know I need it, much closer
I'm treading just a little more
Step on it, electronic
The troops are on fire!
I'm much deeper, a sleeper
Waiting for the final trip

Come on it, get on it
I'm carving thru a letter bomb
I need it, like potions
These drugs are just an hour away
Come on it, electronic
A polyphonic prostitute, the motor's on fire
Messiah for the animals

Ahhh, oh come on!
We got our backs to the wall!
oh!
Get on!
And watch out!
Sayin', "You're gonna kill us all!"

I’m on it, get on it
The troops are on fire!
You know i need it, much closer
I’m treading just a little more
Step on it, electronic
The troops are on fire! I’m much deeper, a sleeper
Messiah for the animals

Ahhh, oh come on
Say, we got our backs to the wall
Get on, and watch out
Ah, Before you kill us all
Ah, oh come on
Say we got our backs to the wall
Get on, and watch out
Ah, before you kill us all
Ahhh... (fades out)

My idea for this song would revolve around a man preparing himself for battle, intercut with performance footage. His actions would include strapping on body armour, wrapping material around his hands, pulling on his boots etc. This may look good in slow motion. The battle theme would tie in with the song's lyrics which include frequent references to 'troops' 'kill' and 'fire'. The song has a military feel, and this is how I would structure my narrative and mise-en-scene. The video would culminate in the man running in slow-motion into battle, perhaps in the forest. Throughout all of this, I would include performance footage of a band in wearing indie-ish clothes in a warehouse-type rehearsal space with quite a gritty, bleak feel.

Not too sure about copyright issues on this one. It was number one a while ago, so I don't know...