Eureka!

I have taken a particular interest in the quirky use of stop-motion animation which seems to work specifically well in the area of music videos; it seems to sync rather well in the development of rhythm and beat of a song.  It can be controlled through the development of how fast the scenes are moved in response to a specific song, in order to depict the certain flow. A smooth song like Fleet Foxes' Mykonos is effectively presented with the delicate use of animation in order to create a rather flawless movement of images.  The video is artistic, suggesting a 2D world made entirely out of paper yet it breathes life.  

In order for me to adapt this wonderful idea; heavy research will need to be done in order for me to create a video that combines stop-motion use with normal video - the variation will work well to suggest the interchanging sections of the song.

EXAMPLES OF STOP-MOTION ANIMATION USE

HER MORNING ELEGANCE - OREN LAVIE

Oren Lavie's Her Morning Elegance is indeed elegant in it's production; the video seems to depict a woman as she perhaps dreams; walking in her sleep, encountering a flying cello and clouds of pillows.  The Israeli singers video for his song, released in 2009 won a Grammy Award nomination for 'Best short form music video' - impressive!  

COLDPLAY - STRAWBERRY SWING

Released in 2009, Coldplay's Strawberry Swing music video was directed by Shynola; features Chris Martin lying on ground against animated chalk drawings.  It starts with him waking up in his house, then sees a woman held hostage by a squirrel - then attempts to save her being the superhero he is.  Wow, he is then attacked by a massive fish and that squirrel. Awesome.  And then, they fly away, smooching as they live happily ever after.

WE HAVE A BAND - YOU CAME OUT

Believe it or not; this video for You Came Out by We have a band took 4816 still images to create!  The action shows the faces of the band members evolve with artistic use of face paint as it changes around the features; which I think works very well in terms of being punchy, cooperating with the style of the song.