Sunday 20 November 2011

Ed Sheeran Music Videos

When trying to find a suitable artist and song that I would create a video for, It was  the style that Ed Sheeran's previous videos followed that attracted me to making one for him.

It took Ed Sheeran 1 EP, 2 Albums and 312 Gigs in the space of a year, to get noticed as a potential recording artist until he eventually got a signing.

I looked at his first proper music video - 'The A Team' which was the video that initially inspired me. The song is based on a true story, and he came up with it after meeting a young girl named Angel when doing voluntary work at a Crisis homeless shelter. 
He recorded the song for under £200 and the video itself for £20, which shows that it is not a high paid/quality video at all, which follows throughout the rest of the video - they look more amateur which I personally think appeals to the audience, than a high budget/unrealistic music video. 

Thursday 3 November 2011

Song Choice

After researching into upcoming songs I believe I have found my final song choice by Ed Sheeran - The City. Now I will watch his past videos and videos in the style of his genre to gather inspiration of the themes I would like to show in my music video. Ed Sheeran is a an artist under a few types of music genres, for example Acoustic, Folk and Hip Hop. Below are the lyrics and a link to the song:


This city never sleeps
I hear the people walk by when it’s late
Sirens bleed through my windowsill
I can’t close my eyes
Don’t control what I’m into
This tower is alive
The lights that blind keep me awake
With my hood up and lace untied
Sleep fills my mind
Don’t control what I’m into

London calls me a stranger
A traveller
This is now my home, my home
I’m burning on the back street
Stuck here sitting in the backseat
I’m blazing on the street
What I do isn’t up to you
And if the city never sleeps
Then that makes two

The pavement is my friend
Hey, and it will take me where I need to go
I find it trips me up
And puts me down
This is not what I’m used to
The shop across the road
Fulfills my needs and gives me company
When I need it
Voices speak through my walls
I don’t think I’m gonna make it
Past tomorrow

London calls me a stranger
A traveller
This is now my home, my home
I’m burning on the back street
Stuck here sitting in the backseat
I’m blazing on the street
What I do isn’t up to you
And if the city never sleeps
Then that makes two

And my lungs hurt
And my ears bled
With the sound of the city life
Echoed in my head
Do I need this to keep me alive?
The traffic stops and starts
But I need to move along

London calls me a stranger
This is not my home
I’m burning on the back street
Stuck here sitting in the backseat
I’m blazing on the street
What I do isn’t up to you
And if the city never sleeps
Then that makes two