Where our ideas came from

Where our ideas came from

I have chosen to compare Oh Land’s White Nights to Oh Land’s Numb for the simple idea that it is research into Oh Land’s usual music video ideas. Our initial idea for a video of Oh Land’s Numb therefore stems from her original videos.

I have noticed that Oh Land tends to conform to post/progressive rock norms because this video, considering Goodwin’s theory, would fit into the Narrative and Performance category’s – these are generic features of most ‘Rock’ genres (particularly Performance). White Nights has a basic storyline of waking up several times and living her dreams. However, it also fits into performance since there is clear lip synching throughout the video and there are instruments present at the beginning of the video which are blatantly in sync with the recorded song.

From White Nights I have used the idea of the artsy elements such as the dancing element. We have agreed to incorporate break, street and ballet dancing into our final video if all goes successfully.

Also, there is a point in White Nights; which is clear illustration, where there are eyes in the darkness. I have chosen to use this idea to compose our opening shots, creating a recognizable motif for Oh Land.

However, contrasting to White Nights, Numb is planned to be a lot darker in its overall vibe and much more sinister looking, rather than the positive, colourful tone that the White Nights video sets for Oh Land.