Music Video Comparison

Feeder are a band that have rapidly changed their music style throughout their career, diverging from Grungy Hard rock to their softer anthemic style as of late. This was triggered by the suicide of Jon Lee, one of the original members, and good friend to Grant Nicholas. A lot of the music the band produced after his suicide focuses on him. For example, Grant Nicholas wrote the song (and album to which it is named after) 'Quickfade' and dedicated it to Jon, while the album focused on issues such as depression, loss and positivity. Pushing the Senses is described by Grant as an extension to Comfort in Sound, and therefore has the same mix of slow and fast tracks.

Feeder - Feeling A Moment


This music video is one of the sources of inspiration for my music video. The music at the start is actually being played backwards, which is why Grant is seen walking backwards. Which helped me think about the storyline for my music video. I want to make the two characters seem seperated and leading similarly seperate lives. Therefore the introduction emphasises the main character's laziness, as the shot rapidly slows down when he makes his first appearance. I am led to believe that the video itself has been slowed down to around 70%-80% or it's original speed, to allow Grant to walk that slow but keep in fluid motion, as well as the other characters that appear and disappear. This slowness creates an atmosphere which accurately reflects the pace and style of the song.

Grant rarely looks at the camera, and this shows his passive side, two which the main character in my video will also show. It could also show his evasion of others, as well as a general lack of confidence.

I think that I may also use some similar shots, such as when grant walks down the road. But, a lot of the shots used are swooping shots or pans, and to achieve the same stability, I would need a crane or steadicam, and I have access to neither.

Another video which has inspired my thoughts is Keane's 'A Bad dream':


This video uses minimalistic backgrounds, such as continuous black and continuous white, suggesting that it was shot in a studio. I intend to do a similar shot, whereby the main character will be lip-syncing (and avoiding looking at the camera, as mentioned above) in front of a continuous white background, to show his loneliness and how he feels in his current evironment.