Directors Commentary

Directors Commentary Script: Matrix – “The Reason”:

 

Freddy - Every stage of production in this music video has involved a range of different digital media technologies, for example Final Cut Pro, Photoshop and green screen technology.

 

Tom – During our media shoot we used a Sony FS 100 camera, which allowed us to create a cinematic, shallow depth of focus image, which consisted of HD footage. This created a professional look to our music video with the use of prime lenses.

 

Freddy –We matched editing to the pace of the song building in pace from the beginning. We did this to build a conventional representation of a nightclub using a range of camera and editing skills.

 

Merlin - This technology helped us in post-production as it allowed us to represent a highly sexualized set and seedy nightclub atmosphere.

 

Tom –Final cut pro gave us freedom to manipulate the pace of our video to not only build a conventional dance genre video but build into our concept.  . This allowed us to create narrative and enigma to represent our sexually suggestive concept.

 

Freddy - This was to sell the image of the agent dominatrix in the Video. The Sony FS 100 camera allowed us to capture the detail and definition required in suggestive shots.

 

Merlin – We constantly wanted to keep our audience on edge by showing explicit glimpses of the dancers. We did this to reinforce our concept of suggestion of sexuality by setting a tone within the music video which the audience could pursue using their imagination.

 

Freddy –We created this suggestive sexual concept by shooting close ups of their face and body and then cutting back to our Two Man Ray actors.

 

Merlin - We therefore changed the camera lens to have a clear image when doing close ups and long shots. We used long shots to establish the seedy sexualized night club set.

 

Tom – With our editing, we were able to really bring out the representation of sexual suggestion, as we were able to pick and choose with what we thought was best to perfect our concept.

 

Merlin - We tried to make our editing as smooth as possible, by cutting on the beat, cutting in direct movement of the camera and cutting on lighting flares that blinded the camera.

 

Freddy – We used Photoshop to change the green screen technology that we used, into different images of Man Ray photographs. This allowed us to emphasize a concept of voyeurism through the two boys by editing in shot reverse shots and eye line matches.

 

Tom - This added to an overall encoding of sexual suppression that interlinked with our sexually suggestive concept. 

Freddy - Using convergent technology we were able to use the captured Man Ray images and use them not only for our music video, but also for our CD digipak and Website.

 

Merlin – With all of our hard work we put in, we felt we successfully accomplished our main aim and to make our music video as professional and realistic as possible.

 

Tom - After the music video progression we felt we had successfully created a professional media product that conformed to music videos in the dance genre whilst also subverting some conventions through concept and narrative.