Video On Trail - Blogger Edition!

Hey Everyone! Welcome to a special blog posting : Video On Trial!

I'm going to talk about two videos and judge them from an artist point of view. (Aka are they awesome or just not good.)

First up....

California Gurls -Katy Perry



Let me start off by saying that I actually do like this song. However, the video is completely insane and I mean insane in a bad way. First, there is no connection between all the candy other then a sexual one. There seems to be no point to this video other than sexual innuendos. As a viewer I want to see a video that goes along with the song or at least something that makes sense. The only thing good about the video to me was the animation effects and the vibrant colours.

Next up...

Thriller - Micheal Jackson



I chose this as a good video for a few reasons. Although made in a different time, for the time the effects were cutting edge and made people terrified due to the werewolf's face. The story makes sense for the song and the song in its own is just awesome. You can't break this classic. Then just to make this video even better, good old MJ breaks out into the famous Thriller dance. There is a reason why this song is so famous and why everyone knows this dance. The video was good and the story was effective.

Let me know what you think! Leave a comment and join this Video On Trial.

~K

Movie Trailers

Hey everyone,

I completed my movie trailer assignment so here is the original:

And here is my version:





I tried to play up the connection between some of the characters as well as change the mood to a more light hearted action film. The original trailer gives off thriller type mood so going for a more light mood drastically changed it. I had a bit of trouble finding a song to go along with mood I wanted to portray, but in the end I think it worked out nicely. I used one of Beethoven's musical pieces to match my trailer as well as keep it legal. It is illegal to use current artist's songs without their consent. Although this is only a school project, I wanted to honor that industry rule. All the sound effects I used were also royalty free or made through foley. I hope you enjoy it and feel free to give any constructive criticism!

~K

Creativity Still Lives

Hey Everyone,

Lets just say I was in shock watching this. It amazed me and made me do something I have not done in a very long time. I watched a music video.



Wow. That was the word I kept thinking while watching this. Well, that and what the heck is going on? I'm not sure where to start. It is so beautiful yet extremely weird. I love how as the camera rotates, the room is set as a colour wheel. I've never seen something like this. Why did they choose to do that? Do the colours stand for something? I'm not really sure but it keeps me interested. Another weird thing is that only one whole person is in the entire of the video. What I mean by that is that they only show parts of people. Their heads, their torsos. their hands but never the whole body. I think that it shows how music is made up of many parts. The video shows it because if you hear a drum there is a part of a person playing the drum. It is simplistic yet so complicated. I also love how the video brings a sort of old world charm. It doesn't quite feel old but it is not quite modern. Some aspects of historical home decor are present. The details on the fire place are very ornate and organic yet the colours some how speak 2010 to me.

I hope you enjoyed this video from an artistic perspective if not a musical one. The next time I make a video I hope I can make people think and wonder as this video made me. The artistic detail is truly amazing and was nominated for a Juno award.

A New Year...

Hey Everyone,
Its a brand new year so I thought I would brighten things up a bit. A brand new year means awesome new things so it is time for some positive changes!

As well as some awesome new things, check out these cool music videos. Weird, fun, entertaining songs and totally funky videos. Enjoy!

Mystery Jets - Young Love

The Hidden Cameras - In The NA