Music Track Analysis

Choice of music track including analysis of track: 

Bruno Mars- The Lazy Song

We have chosen to do The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars, as it is reflected in the title, the whole verse of the song describes the feeling and condition of laziness. The song is opened with the very straightforward sentence "Today I don't feel like doing anything." Of course, if you are lazy, you must not want to do anything. You only want to "lay in your bed." Even to pick up the telephone, it's something that will bother you so much. In this video we get to see Bruno Mars singing with background dancers dressed as monkeys.  

One thing that Bruno Mars finds exciting is to 'do some P90X, meet a really nice girl, and have some really nice sex.' However, in that very occasion it is likely that you still gain your consciousness. You remember that this whole laziness is not in right track with your Dad's wish for you to get your college degree. But you know, it's just for a while. Being dilligent and studying hard can be done tomorrow, not today. And today you still want to spend your time doing anything. And that's it, today you "don't feel like doing anything, nothing at all."

Some of the lyrics are abbreviated or slang, such as 'Wanna' and 'Cause'. This could be connected to the lazy attitude in which this song wants to represent, emphasising the fact. There is a crude teenage representation of 'Let everything hang loose', as all of the characters including Bruno Mars pull down there jeans and being to trust. This may shock the view but from a humorous perspective. 


Bruno Mars said during an interview "we were trying to make a song that was better than the Beatles. We were trying to be magical and historic. After five hours, it all turned to rubbish. The frustration got to me and I said, 'Today I don't feel like doing anything at all.' That opened up everyone's eyes. When you're overshooting, you get the worst work. When you're relaxed, you have your best. I'm a light kind of guy."

Performer's Style and image :

Bruno Mars is a stylish singer whose look is always current. In his choice of dressing he tries to keep to a rock’n’roll style, which makes him so popular among girls. A wide range of admirers want to follow him and his style in clothes. Bruno Mars likes accessories because with the help of them he brings out his individuality. He constantly wears a wide range of various bracelets and chains. Speaking about his style it's thought to be mentioned that it is impossible to see him without head-dress, like a Fedora. This type of head-dress adds to his image with a personal charm looks. He loves flannel shirts, he represents that classic rock band tee. He wears skinny jeans and loves his vans shoes.

The Video Style and Creative concept: 

This song is from the pop genre and has received over 178 million views on YouTube. The song 'Lazy song' by Bruno mars is a catchy and upbeat tune, this video is mainly concept/narrative based with an element of performance.

The video stars Bruno himself, and 5 men dressed as monkeys. It is a viral style video that uses a camera in a fixed position and shows a full length shot. The artists mimes the lyrics and him and the monkeys move and dance in sync. The movement is very upbeat and suits the mood of the song. The movements and actions closely match the lyrics of the song. For example the lyric ' Don't feel like picking up the phone' is matched with the action of all 6 actor making the phone action with their hands. This is very much the same with the relationship between the music and and the visuals. For example during the chorus they all nod to the beat of the song and at the end of each chorus there is a whistling tune. All the actors move their heads with this. 

I think it is a unique music video and has many qualities that I have been inspired to think about when planning my music video. I like how simple it is. Dressing 5 actors up as monkeys are asking them to perform a song in a performance space is very effective in this video, and is very simple as it suits the meaning and mood behind the song. For our creative concept we are thinking of keeping in the humour and keeping it simple, will be the best bet. We are thinking of trying to be unique either by slightly referring to the music video or mocking current political affairs. 

Research - As we are thinking of keeping the music video simple, we are going to film inside Daniels House- his bedroom, dining room etc... 


Here below are examples of the pre production that Daniel and I did, we did this in order to understand how to make a music video it's imperative we plan our music video. 

The Shot List is used to see what lyrics match the screen. 

The location permission form is used in order to film on site, it's evidence for permission to film. 

The location recce is used to see whether or not the location is suitable for filming, in this case we can see there are both positive and negatives. 

The Location Request Letter, is evidence for using the location on the dates selected . 




















The Production schedule is used when filming to see what needs to be filmed where and when and who needs to be involved, the schedule helps the crew to be organised. 

Risk Assessment for ‘The Lazy Song’ Music video

What is the risk	Who/what is at risk?	How high is the risk	Method of avoiding/reducing risk
Dropping /breaking the camera that is being used during the photo-shoot	Camera	Medium	Make sure that the camera is tightened to the tripod if the clip I am shooting involves using one. If not handle the camera with care and ensure that I am not going anywhere that the camera is at risk of breaking. We will also ensure that we are the only people using the camera to avoid the chances of other people possibly causing damage to it if for example they do not know what they are doing.
Dropping/breaking a tripod	Tripod	Medium	Handle the tripod with care; make sure that I know how to adjust the different parts to the tripod before use to ensure that I do not do it wrong. If there is a problem with the tripod I will have to make sure that I have access to another one if needed. We will also ensure that we are the only people using the tripod so that other people’s interference do not cause any unintended damage.
Myself or others tripping over the tripod	Crew members and actors	Medium	Must ensure that we know where the tripod is and watch our footing when around the tripod. Since this is just two of us who will be behind the camera anyway there shouldn’t be others around the tripod so therefore we will ask that others do not stand or go near the tripod during use. We will also make it apparent to other people that we are using the area in particular and make our presence known.
Falling whilst carrying camera equipment	Crew members and actors	Medium	I will ensure that whilst I am carrying the camera equipment that I am careful and watch my footing so that I am certain I do not hurt myself or damage any of the equipment.
Low Camera battery	Camera operator	Low	Before I begin shooting and when I shoot I will make sure that the camera is fully charged or that I have access to a spare battery as well as a charger so that way I am sure that the camera will always be able to be used.
Full memory space in the camera	Camera operator	Low	I will ensure that the memory card I am using has enough space that I need and that I have access to a spare if needed. I will make sure there is empty space on the memory card I am using so that I can film as much footage as possible and so that there is space for what I need. Should I need any extra memory space I will wipe the memory card, ensuring that I back up the footage first beforehand as we do not want any of it to be lost.
Bumping into people with the camera equipment at busy times	Public Crew Members	Low to medium	I will have to respect the fact that I am getting into other peoples space and although I have a job to do, I should let the areas clear before I start moving from one place to another in order to ensure that I do not get in other peoples way. I will use my time wisely and plan out when I am going to film in order to ensure there isn’t huge public interference. I also need to ensure that I am following the permissions of the area that I am filming in. This should mean beforehand we are essentially able to know where and what we can film.
Falling over in the street/issues in the street-	Crew members Actors	Medium to high	We will make sure the actor(s) take their time especially in dangerous areas near the road. We will also ensure that when we are filming next to or in a road that it is not during a busy time to keep the actors level or risk incredibly low. We need to ensure that we are keeping an eye out at all times as a means of keeping the actor(s) and ourselves safe and it is important not to put people at risk.
Lost camera equipment	Crew	Low	We will ensure that at all times we know exactly who is using what equipment and when and that afterwards all is returned. To ensure we do not lose the equipment it is imperative that we keep them all securely restrained within any carrying cases or sealed in protective equipment.

The Risk assessment is used to see how we can overcome any problems that we might face when filming. 

The Storyboard is used to see what shots needs to be filmed, it's very similar to the shot list.

The Team Roles and Responsibilities are used to see what each person's job is whilst working on the music video. 

The Selection of technical and performance crew is used to see what equipment we will need to film and edit our music video.


The Shot List shows, what Daniel did for each shot that will be filmed will match the storyboard.