Research

“Looking for Love” Kevin Martin

Link to his music
LYRICS:

Mon. never brought the new.
Tues. only brings the blues.
Wed. it’s the same old thing.
All of my fears remain.

I’m looking for love. I’m looking for love

Thursday it’s a waiting game.
Friday almost never came.
Saturday just brings me pain.
Sunday starts it over again

I’m looking for love. I’m looking for love.
I’m looking for love. I’m looking for love.

What can I do but just follow it through.
The nights are always filled with toss and turning.
Ear to the ground but I can’t hear a sound.
I’m waiting for the day when I can finally move away and start new.

Monday I’m a better man.
Tuesday I’m apart of the plan.
Wednesday watching time go by.
Never knew the reason why.

I’m looking for love. I’m looking for love.
I’m looking for love. I’m looking for love.

How to make a music video

• A tutorial video from FilmRiot on how to make a music video. Although their instruction is geared more toward a traditional video with the band playing with cuts to a side story, there were some really useful ideas in there for process in pre and post production. Such as:
• Listen to the song until your ears are bleeding then listen to it some more. Have the song on repeat while brainstorming ideas. Also, talk with the artist to see what their meaning is behind the song and if they have any ideas of their own.
• Music videos are largely visual. Audio doesn’t matter on set, but still have the song playing in the background so syncing in post is a million times easier. Also, the artist can be right on cue with his music.

PROJECTION VIDEOS:
Projection onto two trees
Two dancers on a wall with projected images
Projection mapping
Incredible PM performance art

TOOLS FOR PROJECTION MAPPING:
PM software and tutorials
A blog dedicated to video/projection  mapping
Very simple projection mapping video tutorial

Developed Concept

The song "Looking for Love" by Kevin Martin is about a man who is stuck in the doldrums of his routine and wants to break up the monotony by finding love. Or is it? I think a really interesting take on the video and the meaning of it is for the video to be about a little girl who is looking for a family. Instead of featuring Kevin, a young girl will be the one who is “singing” about looking for love.

She will be living in her reality of loneliness at an orphanage, and projected around her are her hopes for what life will be like when she finds a family. Since it will be the imagination of a little girl, the projections onto her boring reality will be whimsical and exaggerated. This can either be done in a single room with white walls and minimal plain props that continually change depending on what is projected on them, or it can be done in a few different locations.

A slight variation on this would be for the little girl to actually be looking for romantic love. However, not in a gross way since she is a child, but in a cute playground puppy love sort of way. A perfect example of what I'm talking about can be found in the music video Tighten Up by the Black Keys. Also, since a man's voice will be coming out of this little girl, I imagine it creating an interesting tension because obviously, it is not the little girl who is actually singing about looking for love but someone else entirely. Instead, the viewer can imagine that the little girl is a way that the artist views himself. A manifestation of sorts.

Stay tuned for further fine tuning of this concept.

Logline & Synopsis

My hopes and dreams for my senior project revolve around producing a music video for Kevin Martin, a local musician. As of this moment, I do not have a 100% commitment from him, but I will write this logline and synopsis as if I do.

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I will be producing a music video for a local musician, Kevin Martin, that will be an exploration into the many creative uses for projectors.

A few years ago, I got a taste of filming projected images for a short experimental film I made for a class. Ever since then, the possibilities of projection have been nagging at me and swirling around in my head, just begging for a release. This music video is the perfect opportunity.

I want to play around with silhouettes and surfaces specifically. I like the idea of Kevin interacting with a silhouette, or interacting with himself as a projection. I like the dichotomy between a body in the flesh and an image of one interacting and having a relationship be it positive or negative. I also want to play with where images will be projected. In the video I mentioned before, I projected a short clip onto a burning canvas and filmed the burning. The result was rather splendid and I feel like I just barely tapped into the chasm of possibilities. I can project onto water, mirrors, fences, rocks, smoke, moving cars, or people. There are so many layers waiting to be explored!

There are a few of his songs I am interested in setting this too, but until I have a definite go ahead from him and his input for which song he would like to do, my planning hasn't become too specific.

I apologize for the brevity and generality of my synopsis. I am in an awkward situation waiting to hear back from Mr. Martin. I've decided that if I don't get a definite yes or no by next class, I am going to have to move onto Plan B. What is Plan B you ask? Well, you will have to be as curious as I am because I do not know.

This week will be stressful!