Copy Right Letter (2)

My second Copyright Letter to Modular People Records in order to request the use of the song "Way Back Home" by Bag Raiders

This is the original video by Bag Raiders

New Pitch and My New song

After considering that my first idea was a dead end and that I could not find any ways in which I could alter it enough for the narrative to be conveyed effectively, I have now come up with a new idea in which I hope will be more suited to the song and the narrative; more relevant.

The song I have now chosen is by a band called Bag Raiders, the track title is called "Way Back Home". The song is about trying to find something you have lost, in this case, a person, maybe even a lover.

Rain pours down over a city
Night has fallen like a stone
Are you gone or are you with me?
In my heart I'll never know
If I close my eyes I'll see you
Hear your footsteps in the rain
In my dream I'll never find you
but I'll hear you call my name


As I tread through crowds of people
Trying to keep from looking back
Got your sense on something passing
And it sends me off my track


Do I find you will I follow
To forever and a day
I can feel you in the distance
But you seem so far away


What if I just can't find my way back home (ooh)
What about all the things I just don't don't know (ooh)
What if I just can't find my way back home (ooh)
Would you be there to show me where to go (ooh)

Taking the lyrics and the songs, tempo, pace and instrumentals into account, I want to have a varied video which mimics the songs tempo, and pace along with quite a lively ending which is paced and rapid when the beats pick up and matches the song. The beginning however, is quite subtle and mellow. I want to convey and exaggerate this as much as possible for added effect. By the second verse the beat begins to pick up a bit and the pace quickens with an adding of crescendo to the music towards the end of the verse and start of the chorus. The chorus plays a large part in a song and it is the bit that is repeated the most times usually, and so the audience look to the chorus for recognition and familiarity. Therefore, I want my motif to be based in the chorus. The pace is kept throughout the rest of the first chorus and then a small change after which creates a slight tension as it begins to build again to the rest of the song, until the ending where the lyrics cease and the music quietens.






My Pitch


So after finding my song and evaluating the lyrics meanings and the contents in the songs instrumentals I have come up with a new idea for my final cut. I understand that it is a very risky choice to switch my song and my pitch after doing a rough cut which is completely different but after my feedback from my classmates I believe I have enough to help me achieve a new and improved final cut and provide me with what I need to make my final cut.


My idea with the implied idea of loss- I want to exaggerate this as much as possible- I want to show a boy who is looking for his soul mate, and he knows what she looks like, who she is, but she doesn't know that he loves her, when she loves him as well. The boy is searching for her, in a busy street and through different areas. He keeps her in mind while he's searching and at one point spots her and so goes chasing after her, but although he seems to get close to catching her, he just cant. He continues to search for her, until he finally catches up with her, until it fades out, and the love is almost ignited when the two look into each others eyes and when the embrace one another.


I'm hoping this idea will compliment the song well, I believe it will and I can see it fitting together very well. I will be very dependant on the location(s) this will be set in, along with the weather. Therefore I will consider the weather in my new schedule and pick my locations very carefully! 

Bag Raiders

A Duo from Sydney, Australia. Consisting of Chris Stracey and Jack Glass, they are mostly well known for their remixes and live shows however, this duo are not mainstream. The band are not very well known in the United Kingdom, and have only been active since 2006.

They are considered to be and create a House genre to their music however, this cannot be said about all out their music as I find it hard to believe that "Way Back Home" could be under the category of "House". Their music is lively, upbeat and bouncy, and possesses many more qualities than being primarily just one genre. I would argue that the music they create although being categorised under "House" I think many of their songs fall under genres such as, Indie Rock, Pop, and Electro as well as House.

To portray the band in my video, I will be using two people in my film, however, one will be male and the other female, not exactly like the band, however, the singer is male and so to the audience (unless they know the band) will be none the wiser. 

Bag Raiders - Digipak

Digipak Front Cover

Promotion Poster

These both show a same image however it is slightly altered on each. The album cover has the title in the middle of the surrounding pictures and the middle is displaying the complimentary background. However on the promo poster, the band name fall over the spherical pictures however, the conventions are kept the same.

The title is very clever as it has an optical illusion as the title is combined, this aids the back ground in the surrealist images and effects. It also gives the band a "unique" feel and is easily recognisable by the extremeness of the images.

In contrast, however, compared to the optical illusion and the whirling images, the background is fairly plain, with slight variations of the colours used in the images; blues, yellows, purples and greens. This is subtle but it is also very effective and compliments the middle feature well. The colours used in the front cover, are complimentary to each other and fit together well. The muddy and gold-y colours from the album title fit with the background and the surrounding colours from the images, it provides a nice contrast. This gold-y colour is also very effective due to the perception we have of the colour in real life. We imagine gold to be shimmering and illuminating which is the exact effect given off here on this title. 

The font of the title is also unique, due to its 3D effect and the shadowing that goes with it. In areas where the light appears to be hitting it is also distorted by the optical illusion which makes it so effective as a colour. The font also enhances this deceptive shadowing and although the font appear to be thin it is disproved by the shadowing used.

The Promo Poster possesses all the same qualities as the album cover, however, the title is made large and spread further across the page. This is to highlight to audiences who the band is and so the title is even more obvious to those viewing it.

My Pitch

My Pitch

At the beginning of the video it shows the aftermath of a party that happened the night before. As the main character wakes up he witnesses the aftermath of the night before- all of which he does not remember. As he gets up to try and remember what has happened he sees himself in a mask- the mask represents the other side to him and portrays a slightly schizophrenic-self. 

After witnessing himself in the mask he tries to remember what happened by going upstairs to change. This action gets distracted when he sees there is some unknown female in his bed, confused and aggravated he leaves his room and goes down stairs to drink his tea. As he places the cup back down a wave of realization comes over him as he remembers the night before and begins to get wound up by his actions. 

The lyrics contradict his actions "Yeah, yeah and it's ok" when it is obviously the opposite. "I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way, yeah yeah and I'm alright...I took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight". This part of the lyrics refers to suicide and ironically not being "alright". The main characters actions will portray this. 

As the percussion of drums, bass and guitar begin in the bridge of the song, the main characters motif is displayed as he strolls along the river front as a way of releasing his anger.

"you play the game but you gotta cut, 'cuz you're comin' down hard, your joints are off stud" this part of the video is when he selects his prostitute and they exit down the alleyway together, the lyrics fit the actions perfectly. 

As the main character returns from the alley he has lipstick down his face and looks particularly scruffy. He composes himself and the regret sets in and anger starts to well inside of him. As the chorus begins again, you see him unleashing his anger in numerous ways.

After this he returns to his home- again walking past the river front. Before he steps through his door he hesitates and the camera starts to do 360 degree shots all around his head displaying his emotions and eventually showing him in the mask, before eventually walking through the door. The hesitation is because knows in himself he will end up doing something else he regrets. 

As he walks in he heads straight for the cupboard where he keeps his alcohol, he places everything he owns out onto the counter and debates where to start first. He begins to binge drink downing almost anything and everything. Stumbling around, he decides he should leave again. The final shot it him walking off into dark on the river front.