Research into My Ideas

I decided to research my cowboy themed ideas for the music video to see whether it could be developed or if there were similar ideas out there.
I found a great reference for the bright almost neon colour mix that I had originally imagined in My Chemical Romance's video for 'Na Na Na', however I was more drawn to the montage sequences which would be really applicable to the cowboy theme, for example the boxes could contain Boa, Python and perhaps reaction shots of the characters or shots of the band. Here is an example:

Unfortunately I also found that Muse have produced a video very similar idea to my concept for the Test Icicles track.
Knights Of Cyadonia Released in 2006.

Here is a screenshot from the video:

Initial Ideas

When given the task of making a music video I initially thought of a themed video:

Band Name: Test Icicles
Track: Boa Vs Python
Genre: Indie/Electro/Rock/Punk

The video would be set in a sort of neo-western cowboy setting . The video would start with the title inspired characters the Sheriff Boa and the stereotypical villain Python. However the video would be made in an almost comical light with bright colours and text overlays, for example to introduce the two characters. They would originally start in a bar playing cards where they challenge each other to a stand off at dawn. Obviously to make the video a green screen would have to be used for the stand off as location would be an issue but a set could be created for the bar setting. The band would be performing in the midst of the action perhaps using some stop motion techniques.

Here is the track:

Introduction to Advanced Portfolio

After completing the first of the two year Media A Level course, the A2 year consists of two halves;

The first half relates to the Advanced Portfolio (Worth 100 points) which covers three things.

Firstly, we have been given the task of creating a music video to the song of our choice.
The others consists of a digipak containing an album cover design for the DVD release of the music video and a poster or magazine advertisment to promote the music video.
We have been 13 weeks to compltete this.

The second half relates to the exam Critical Perspectives in Media. This is also worth 100 marks and divided into

• Theoretical Evaluation of Production
• Contemporary media issues