Song Choice

I chose to use Ellie Goulding's 'I'll hold my breath', as I am huge fan of her music. Also I feel that this track in particular has great lyrics that can be interpreted in a couple of ways in order for me to make a music video. I feel that a creative narrative can be developed, by the type of imagery given through the lyrics in this track.

I chose against Pixie Lott's cover of Use Somebody as the track did not have much detail that could turn into a interesting narrative, which is a key aspect my group want to encourage when making a video.I also decided to research The Days- Evil Girls, which didn't seem a very long track to create a video out of. Also I decided to research Lady GaGa- Dancing In The Dark, this track I decided against as this is going to be Lady GaGa's next release and will produce a new music video.

These were the mind maps that helped me plan out which song and artist to choose for my music video. This showed a sense of exploring different artists, through different genres and shows that I have chosen from a couple of similar genres.

Ellie Goulding - I'll Hold My Breath (3.45)
The lyrics of the track 'I'll Hold My Breath' by Ellie Goulding is shown in this blog as then you can study the lyrics, to have an insight of how we have developed some our ideas, from the amount of imagery that is presented in these lyrics.

Breathe air you're not used to
Tread floors you don't fall through
make waves...
you crash a symbol hard
follow noone, always play the wrong card
waste days, in foreign places
shed light, on your better side
reassure me that you'll wait for me, wait for me as long as it takes now

hold my breath
i'll hold my breath

until you see me in your dreams
we'll stay awake beneath the trees
we'll watch the buildings turn to dust
a sky of diamonds just for us
you are the risk i'll always take
the only branch i'll never break
those fears we'll blow them all away (we'll blow them all away)

fight fires in your best clothes
touch skin with your eyes closed
chase thunder..
with the volume down
pack a suitcase, wander to the next town
force quit, on your losing streak
solve a riddle in a magazine, be tongue in cheek

tell me that we're still too young
that we're still too young and i'll hold my tongue

until you see me in your dreams
we'll stay awake beneath the trees
we'll watch the buildings turn to dust
a sky of diamonds just for us
you are the risk i'll always take
the only branch i'll never break
those fears we'll blow them all away (we'll blow them all away)

i'm here, i'm here to take you
i'll swim, i'll swim to save you
no fall, i'm here to catch you
i'll swim, i'll swim to save...

until you see me in your dreams
we'll stay awake beneath the trees
we'll watch the buildings turn to dust
a sky of diamonds just for us
you are the risk i'll always take
the only branch i'll never break
those fears we'll blow them all away (we'll blow them all away)