R+P Post 8: Possible tracks for the single

As a group, we have had a large range of ideas as to which track we would like to create a video to. Below are some of the suggestions made...
1) Jorja Smith - Blue Lights

Pros of this track:

• Strong solo female vocalist - Means that I will be able to showcase my performance skills 
• Meaningful lyrics and important themes 
• Strong beat - Doesn't limit visuals or their pace, will help make decisions e.g when to cut during the editing process
• Isn't a mainstream song, only has 458,388 views

Cons of this track:

• Song is too long 
• Music video has visuals which we also thought of e.g black and white grading - fears of creating a similar looking video 
• Must be careful about what visuals are used to represent such strong themes

2) Seinabo Sey - Younger

Pros of this track:

• Strong solo female vocalist - My lip syncing would look more authentic 
• Lyrics have a lot of potential for related visuals

Cons of this track:

• There is no dramatic beat drop - we really wanted some dramatic variation in the pace of our chosen song so that we could experiment with different shot lengths 
• Any ideas we had for visuals were not plausible i.e we wanted a large cast which would have been difficult to organise

3) Flume - Tennis Courts (remix)

Pros of this track:

• Lots of variation in pace throughout the song- potential for different editing techniques 
• Strong female vocals 

Cons of this track:

• Is a very well known song with over 40 million views 
• Fast pace of song would make cutting to beat very difficult

4) Daughter - Youth

Pros of this track:

• Is not a mainstream song
• Strong female vocals 

Cons of this track:

• Pace of song was too slow 
• Is a well known song- over 94 million views on Youtube

It was very hard narrowing down our list of possible tracks as we had to consider all of the factors within the criteria. We listened to many songs, however, rules such as the song not being allowed to have any swearing or be a mainstream hit meant that our possible tracks were limited. Despite this, we were still able to find a wide range of songs that appealed to us.