Pitch

Combining a profound admiration and inspiration brought by the Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu, Nanaki's View has forged purely instrumental metal music. Having listened to a range of their songs I have come to pitch for the atmospheric track, "Great Warrior".

Knowing the lack of vocals could prove difficult when creating a music video I decided that a strong visual piece with a story line would suit it. However I shall keep in mind the title of the track and endeavour to incorporate this into the video. Another seminal point is matching the emotion in the music to the visuals this will aid audience submersion alowing them to truly 'feel' the music. The music has a bittersweet sound suggesting revelation, love and loss. Taking this in to consideration I have decided to create a tragic love story.


Unfolding the viewer shall see a girl enter an old bookstore finding an untitled, weathered book she decides to open. Alternatively if I can't gain permission to film in a bookstore i'll place the book under a tree. Upon reading/ opening the book, through a mix of animation, silhouetting and acting the story of two stricken lovers shall unfold. Towards the end of the music the girl shall place the book down, during the ECU focusing on the book the wind shall gain strength and flip the pages showing frezeframes of the story just shown finally settling on the last frame she saw, however the reader herself is seen walking away into the story. This is intended to make the audience question just who the girl was, and even if she existed, was it her spirit, her story, her heart broken? The key image within the end will be sakura, or cherry blossoms, the tree will be a symbol of connection between the living and dead.



Stylistically I hope to create a soft dream like quality to the footage, much like old black and white films, perhaps adding a soft focues to the edges for example. I will use colour symbology to convey certain ideas and moods, perhaps using black and white with certain details in colour. Inspired by the decadent style of bands such as Malice Mizer, a japanese visual-kei band that worked for the most part in the 90's. Music video's such as 'Bel Air' for example, the costumes are bright, intricate and exotic, really capturing the magical quality of the bands music.