I have been storyboarding and it has come to my attention that I am storyboarding for a music video not a movie, and this is not the task. So as a result I have had to scrap the song because I do not think that what I have done can be seen as a film opening. I think I am just going to have to story board then find a suitable song so that I do not make the mistake of making a music video.
The definition of a music video: 'A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes'
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The definition of a film opening: 'The opening title sequence of a film is that film's opportunity to make a good first impression on you, the viewer. A well-crafted title sequence introduces the audience to the tone and theme of the film as well as the cast and crew.'
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However now that I am looking at the opening scene to the Titanic, I think that my film opening will be ok because Titanic is silent and so is mine (but with some narration). I think that there is a confusion when a film opening is silent because it seem to a person that it is a music video however music videos have no dialogue when they get into it.
As a result, I am going to keep my song Smother by Daughter because of the reassurance on the opening scene to Titanic.
Hmmm, I like your thinking. All too often, students can make the mistake of slapping a soundtrack over their film opening without too much thought. You are doing the opposite. There's absolutely no harm in thinking about how your shots are to change in sync and according to the mood/lyrics of your soundtrack. However, there's a larger problem here. Using a cover of a song is just the same as using the original. It's the song that's copyrighted, not the performer. So, sadly, you are going to have to find an alternative, non-copyrighted soundtrack. Or compose some music yourself? Or perform the song yourself, which counts as OK because you have then created your own soundtrack. See: http://getaheadocrmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/clarification-1-soundtracks.html
ReplyDeleteRoyalty-free sites you could use include: freeplaymusic.com, https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEbxtBlvwxj2ZwtcoNU05Cg4_pgpuBYAWbO_5twoA2A/edit#gid=0