Sad This week i have being well familiar with Green day's work. Green Day is an american punk rock band that formed in 1987 and have became an established success. I am focusing on their music videos and digipak's to obtain some ideas for my innovative music video. Green Day produced a song in the past called "When September ends". This song was a huge interantional hit and the music video to go with it was extremely controversial and appealed to a wide genre of the public. The music video potrays a depressing image with the continous links with the film that conveys sadness and betrayal between a young couple. The band is shot is shot closely aswell and the members in the band are all wearing dark make-up around their eyes to connote their punk/rock image. I think this is extremely effective and this idea makes me think more about using this in my music video. There are many American rock bands to focus on but Green Day have some very effective elements that could lead to being implemented in my music video. Additionally the digipak for their album, "American Idiot". The cover conveys an oppressing and dark image due to the three colours being implemented which are red, white and black which are all sinister colours. The image on their album is someone holding a heart which conveys love, however there is blood dripping which signifies fear. This creates a well controversial image for the band which is extremely effective. I like the colours Green Day have used on their album and i think i may think about using some quite depressing colours but with a meaning to hopefully attract the pulic's attention.

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In the past few weeks I have being doing some deep research into a very well-known American Rock band, Guns N Roses. This American Rock band is quite similar to Nickelback which I am strongly focussing on. Guns N Roses seem deeper regarding their video to “Sweet Child of Mine”. The video is shot in black and white which instantly connotes simplicity but notorious. Throughout the video the band are shot playing on stage which seems to be a strong element in helping to engage the audience. This idea is a one I am interested in implementing within my innovative music video as it has proved to be a success with one of America’s most popular rock bands, Guns N Roses. Guns N Roses are classifed as one of the most dangerous bands and from their album cover placed above you can see the sinister atmosphere and fear that this band creates due to the colours used on the colour and the images of skulls. The effective use of the skulls and the cross depict a terrorised religious image. It shows the audience that the band express their religion and contact with dead people. From the music video and the digipak together, this band is extremely deep and well controversial to any other american rock bands. The creative effects and elements implemented within their music video is a few that may stick in my mind to help me express and create a innovative rock music video.