Lyrical Annalysis

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Tried to keep you close to me
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back

Once upon a different life
We rode our bikes into the sky
But now we call against the tide
Those distant days are flashing by

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back

Hold oho, oho
Oho, oho

Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold

Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other

How does the lyrics, tempo and genre of the song effect our ideas for the video?

The lyrics of the song are repeated, therefore giving us a strong structure to follow. With images used within the song of water and rivers, it allowed us justification of our idea the video at the beach and the romantic subtext led to the idea of the plot being a love story. The main influence over our ideas was ,in fact, the tempo of the song. This song has a varied pace. The start of the song it is extremely slow, which contrasts the fast chorus. This inspired us to have a plot of varying levels of action so we can have corresponding scenes and music. For example, a high tempo section of music could require a running scene.



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Format

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Within the bracket of music videos, it is often seen that either one of or both narrative and live performance are used. We have opted to focus solely on a narrative idea, as we felt like the story we’ve interpreted from the lyrics would be most effective without the alienation cuts to live performance would create. It would allow the audience to become more involved with the plot, and emphasise the strong imagery heard in the song itself.

However, our narrative is not linear, as the main body of the narrative (the scenes that contribute to the progression of the plot) is fragmented with shots of the protagonists’ respective groups. This was in order to create suspense by reinforcing the tension between the two groups of people and building up to the climax of the story, whereby the coupe is reunited. Without these shots it may have been harder for the audience to understand why there was any separation between them in the first place.


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Song Choice

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We chose the song ‘Hold Back the River’, by James Bay, due to the strong imagery it presented. As we decided we wanted a solely narrative based video (as opposed to including live action); having a clear storyline, one that would capture our audience’s attention, was of vital importance. We also chose the song based on the variety it offered. We thought the sudden changes in pace would create a less stable structure for the video and therefore intrigue our audience more, as the video would be less predictable. We also knew it would help us at the editing stage, as the layers of the song (the gradual addition of different instruments) and changes in tempo meant that we would have clear markers of when one shot needs to end and the next start.

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Our Task

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In preparation for A2 coursework we have been given a trial effort over the next month to produce an original music video, and accompanying original CD cover for the release of the song. I will be working with Matt Rennie and Natalie Paul. As you’ll see we were given a selection of songs to choose from, from which we chose James Bay ‘Hold Back the River’. Likewise, we were given 2 conditions to use when making our video, and a list of possible stimuli.

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Welcome

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This is my blog for my advanced production portfolio for A2 Media Studies.

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