Song: Iron Man
Artist: Black Sabbath
By choosing Iron Man we could produce a video which shows elements of performance, narrative and concept, all of which intertwine at points. Narrative and concept are the closest of the 3. Driven by the lyrics, the video would follow an 'Iron Man' (one of us dressed to look like a man made of metal), and how he tries to fit in with everyday life and society but he is turned away because he is different and nobody understands him.
The Performance would show us as a heavy metal band, dressed presumably in black, and with lots headbanging and aggression, and a focus on being evil due to genre convention. The narrative and concept would mix half way through the song, with the Iron Man finding acceptance finally in the metal band, he would be shown playing the guitar solo, symbolising his triumph. we would then inter-cut shots of the band with similar shots only this time with the entire band dressed as an Iron Man, emphasising his acceptance. shots of the band would be long shots and some low angles, but that would change to a lot closer ones once the lyrics shift in Iron Man's favour.
Similarly, Iron Man would need to be presented as weak and oppressed through high angles and framing at the start of the song, but this would shift to higher angles once he needs to be shown as empowered. Editing on the beat should be easy enough as the song is not that fast, but still maintains its traditional heavy rock sound.
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