This music video was set along the English Riviera, Torquay in Devon. It's safe to say that it could easily bring tourists to the location as the video almost turns it into a tropical paradise, with the help of sneaky lighting and some ladies in swimsuits. Clever eighties-inspired editing is combined with almost humorous choreography and glamorous characters to accompany the bands electrical-pop sound. This video was directed by David Wilson, who is an award winning animator and director currently based in London.
The video starts of with a 20 second pan of nothing but the ocean. When the music beat drops, the camera then progresses on to the next scenes where the camera starts to project over Torquay, showing you glimpses of where the next scenes will be filmed. Electrical beats are continuous, and the lyrics only start when the main character of the band 'Metromony' is in shot. Throughout the video we see 5 girls posing, swimming and performing sultry moves. We also see a number of effects/transitions which sometimes involves several columns/rows of different scenes at once, to keep the audience interested.
This music video was heavily inspired by Elton John's 'I'm Still Standing' music video. It has similar scenes in which the music videos draw themselves in to each other and look almost identical in some areas, but with The Bay being much more modern.
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| Left: Elton - Right: Metromony |
My personal opinions on The Bay are that is is a well thought out video, creating a great story-line and memorable scenes. By using lots of different camera shots, Wilson has made the video quite quirky and interesting to viewers everywhere, and all different ages would enjoy this. Some scenes may be a little old for say the younger generation, as they provide adult content, but the song itself is suitable for everyone. The way the video has been produced in a clever way, in which the sound and image contacts each other in which the picture appears to respond to the sound. For example, when the beat drops, the scene may change. I would say, as this was quite clearly shot in England, the weather would be the biggest obstacle. David Wilson backed this up in an interview, stating ''We were extremely lucky, but actually lost quite a bit of time, and quite a few shots, waiting for clouds.'' I don't think there would have ever been a straight forward solution, as unfortunately, we cannot control the weather. The only way music videos are guaranteed to be weather-safe to shoot is by going abroad to somewhere like Spain or France, like Elton's video 'I'm Still Standing'.
Overall, I really enjoy watching this video and will definitely continue to listen to the song in the future! The video creates a fun and vibrant atmosphere and has clearly been well thought out. Well done to David and the team for creating such a fabulous video!
METROMONY - THE BAY: http://vimeo.com/25049692
Cheerio. :o)
- Olivia.
Links I used:
http://www.colonelblimp.com/#!project_metronomy-thebay_803 accessed on 11-Sept-2013
http://www.thisisdavidwilson.com/about/about.html accessed on 11-Sept-2013
http://www.musicvideotheory.com/2011/08/director-david-wilson.html accessed on 11-Sept-2013
Links I used:
http://www.colonelblimp.com/#!project_metronomy-thebay_803 accessed on 11-Sept-2013
http://www.thisisdavidwilson.com/about/about.html accessed on 11-Sept-2013
http://www.musicvideotheory.com/2011/08/director-david-wilson.html accessed on 11-Sept-2013
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