level 3 music work: Music Video Production

the song I will use is out of my mind by B.O.B

featured artist: Nicki Minaj

I am going to set this music to a montages of existing footage from TV animation or movies.

Below is the original music video:

- Meaning

The Song is about someone who feels he is losing his mind. Here are the lyrics:

"Out Of My Mind"
(feat. Nicki Minaj)

[Hook: B.o.B]
I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm
I'm out of my, out of my mind
Out of my fucking mind
I'm, I'm out of my, out of my mind
Out of my, yeah
I'm out of my my my mind, out of my mind, mind, mind, mind, mind, mind
I'm out of my fucking mind
Out of my fucking mind (mind)

[Verse 1: B.o.B]
I'm out of my fucking mind, G-G-golly, oh my
I was doing fine, once upon a time
'Til my brain left and it didn't say bye
Don't look at me wrong; I'm out of my mind
Like Nostradamus and da Vinci combined
So paranoid of espionage
I'm watching my doors and checking my blinds
My brain is on vacation, they telling me
And I'm bi-polar to the severity
And I need medication, apparently
And some electrocompulsive therapy
I am a rebel but yes I'm so militant
Still I'm eligible for disabilities
I am psychotic but there is no remedy
This is not figurative, this is literally
If these niggas go dumb, I go to the mental facility
See, man I'm so out there, I slap fives with E.T.
I don't need a feature, they don't want me eat em A La Carte when I'm on this beat
If you feel the same as me, then you gotta agree
(I'm outta my mind!)

[Hook]

[Verse 2: Nicki Minaj]
What's your name? B.o.B?
So, they callin' you Bob?
Stop playing, nigga, you know that I'm known for the Barb
Couple hit songs, got you thinking you a hearthrob
Well, this thang so good, make a nigga wanna sob (Hmm, hmm)
You don't need a feature?
Nigga, I'm the feature
You gon' be the priest, and I'm a be the preacher
You can be the he-man, I'm a be the she-ra
You can be the Grim, I'm a be the Reaper
We can pretend that airplanes in the night skies
Are like shooting stars?
Well, you gon' really need a wish right now
When my goons come through and start shooting stars
You know, I'm all about shoes and cars
I'm kinda drunk off booze Bacardi
I told Baby when I get my new advance
I'm a blow that motherfucker on a blue Bugatti
You know, I graduated summa cum laude
That's why they thinking I'm Illuminati
And matter fact, let's kiss and make-up
I'll help you escape on my blue Ducati
Hallelujah!

[Hook]

[Interlude: B.o.B]
I'm out of it
I can't seem to come out of it
What's going on inside of my head?
It feels like I'm being John Malkovich
Ladies and gentlemen, please turn it down a bit
There's an announcement, I like to announce (It...)
Wait, how am I'm suppose to pronounce this shit?

[Verse 3: B.o.B]
I don't need a sub, I don't need a speaker
Cause a nigga bring the noise like an onomatopoeia
Leave him in the dust, all he see is my Adidas
Na na na na boo boo, wouldn't want to be ya
Never turnin' back, how you think I got here?
And I'm never slowing down, fuck was that a deer?
If you got a problem, step to the office
Matter fact, never mind, talk to the Kiosk, Biatch
You have no idea
That's why they call me B dot been a maniac ever since I was knee-high
Man I swear to God I need help, someone call Charter, maybe call FEMA
Cause I got to be crazy or outta my mind to have this many stamps on my VISA

[Hook]

[Outro: B.o.B]
Wait, if I'm here and you're there?
And if I'm here and you're there?
And if I'm here and you're there?
And if I'm here and you're there?
And if I'm here and you're there?
And if I'm here and you're there?

[Outro: Nicki Minaj (whispering)]
Um, yeah, yeah
Nicki, B.o.B, ho
(Shh... they might be listening)

- Content

The songs talks about worrying about his anity, too much drink and drugs, not sure about what is real or not

- Imagery

I am wanting to put this music down against exisitng footage to make a video something like the one shown below:

- Narrative

I am going to use footage that will show a literla storyline - such as We can pretend that airplanes in the night skies

will not need to show a plane at night - but to show a series of images that will show the singers sanity being decaying and being challenged

Duration

The actual song is 3 minutes and 50 seconds

Pace

The pace of the song is quite fast with lyrics being sung very quickly in a rap style - some may say almost frantic. This means I will need lots of very quick short lasting edits to match the fast pace of the music.

- Style

The style of the music could be described as rap, though I will be producing a video with some images that will seem to contrast with the song.

- Scenario

The video will start off with a solo figure of B.O.B. almost in sillhouette, and overlaying more and more found images to produce an effect that looks like he is going mad and can not tell what is real and what is not.

Part Two Reesearch:

Here are links to all of the footage I am thinking I might use with source of footage linked underneath: