Mac Miller - Frick Park Market

I really like the opening shot of this video by Mac Miller. Its a good location (similar to our AS coursework). I also like idea of going into a completely different world (when he goes through the door). From there on he's used the idea of the UV paint which we wanted to you and can hopefully still recreate somehow. He also has characters in full fancy dress outfits/costumes which we also wanted to use.

Marina and The Diamonds - Radioactive

Radioactive...

In this video, I really like the use of the masks. This is an idea we're toying with - having people in constumes/masks. I like the idea of our characters not having faces in the video however we need some lip syncing in the video to gain marks. Its an idea we will have to talk through with our teacher.

Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work

In this video, it is the beginnnig that I really like. The use of the SnoriCam look amazing and we can't work out how it's done! Its definitely some kind of SnoriCam but we just can't see how it is attached...

Summer Research Project

Digitalism

Record Label and Musical History

• Digitalism is a German electro pop duo founded in 2004 in Hamburg and consisting of Jens "Jence" Moelle and İsmail "Isi" Tüfekçi. They are signed to French label Kitsuné Music, and have released four singles to date: "Idealistic", "Zdarlight", "Jupiter Room", and "Pogo". Jens likens Digitalism's songs to simple chapters in a complex novel about social interaction and attraction, with distorted bass lines and thumping rhythms comprising the punctuation.

• Digitalism has remixed tracks for The Presets, Tom Vek, The Futureheads, Daft Punk, Tiga, Klaxons, White Stripes, Monk, Depeche Mode, Cut Copy and many others, including a re-edit of "Fire in Cairo" by The Cure (entitled "Digitalism in Cairo"). Their tracks and remixes are played by DJs such as Erol Alkan, Soulwax, Boys Noize and Justice.

• Digitalism have made appearances at festivals such as Coachella, Lollapalooza, South by Southwest, and Ultra Music Festival as well as various clubs worldwide.

• Moelle and Tüfekçi met at a record store in Hamburg and became friends. Later, the store's owner asked them to DJ a party, and they then began mixing and recording. Moelle said they record in a World War II bunker they own in Hamburg.

• Digitalism's debut album, Idealism, was released 9 May 2007 as Digitalismデジタル主義(Dejitaru Shugi)on Toshiba EMI Records in Japan, on 21 May 2007 on Kitsuné Music in France, on Astralwerks in North America and etcetc/Virgin Music in Australia and New Zealand. The album includes re-edits of the previously released singles "Jupiter Room", "Zdarlight" as well as their "Digitalism in Cairo" original re-edit of a track by The Cure.

• The Pogo EP was released as a single in support of the LP in May, with two alternate versions of the track. Digitalism released their newest EP "Blitz" under Kitsuné Music on November 8, 2010. On April 7, 2011 they announced a new album on their myspace, "I Love you Dude", will be released on June 20, 2011. On June 18, 2011 they played on the Hurricane Festival.

How They Represent Themselves..

• Journalist Dan Collacot interviewed the duo after watching them play a set. He said..

"my heart is still pounding from the adrenalin-fuelled set I’ve just witnessed from German electro dance duo Digitalism at XOYO. I say dance but their music has a truly schizophrenic edge to it.."

• When Digitalism spoke about their crowds they said..

"It’d be nice to see everyone uniting again over a good mashed-up sound, and to have the girls back. There seems to be a lack of girls sometimes at the moment. It needs to be sexier again."

• I believe the duo come across as really down-to-earth guys that are really about just making good music. It is clearly their passion. They are big in the electro-pop scene however not so well known in the mainstream music industry so there isn't really a definite way they represent themselves. 

• However, at the beginning of their career their image was very "geeky" and it was obvious they had chosen their own outfits. But now, as the duo are more serious about their music and career their image has become very smart and serious.

Images, Colours and Symbolism They Often Use..

• They duo often use the colours green and black, as it was the cover for their album. They also use a digital font which they use as their back drop for their sets when they play live.

• Their music videos often use "sharp" shapes like in the "2 Hearts" video where hexagons are used throughout. This again keeps it looking all very..digital.

EVALUATION OF "JUSTICE - PHANTOM PART II"

Phantom Part II is the 6th single on Justice's album "†". It was realeased in 2007 under the record label "Ed Banger Records".

The video uses a lot of everyday footage like the band tour - which looks like they have filmed themselves.

It also contains a lot of footage of their live sets.

The video is quite relaxed and almost seems as thought it has just been thrown togther - which I actually quite like. And true to their albums name, they have the "Justice" symbol too.

Street Summer Advert

This is advert for Channel 4's Street Summer gets me excited every time I watch it! The effect used looks amazing and reminds me of "Google Maps". It looks quite difficult to re-create but hopefully if we experimented enough we may be able to achieve something close. I think it looks really original and would stand out from the other music videos (hopefully).

Don't Go

I love Wretch 32's new video. I think what I like the most is that visually it looks quite simple, professional and modern. Plain colours are used and its white, grey, blacks and light blues that are used. The constant colour themes are asthetically pleasing and I believe makes the video look "neat". Again, when the young boy is running with the flag, its done in slow motion which is an element we're really keen on using.

16bit - Dinosaurs

I found this video courtesy of my brother and thought it was really cool. I love the animation and that everything that happens in the video, happens on the beat of the song.

Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks

This again, is like all the other videos I've blogged about. Except this song is apparently about a high school shooting?!