Music Video - Iggy Pop Passenger (Student Film)

Music Video - Iggy Pop Passneger

The Music video we had created turned out quite well of how we planned and designed it, despite some of the problems we had through the process of filming. We do feel that it is a good quality film and did portray the aspects of the story which we had tried to get across. When filming some of the shots in this film, particular stages in the film’s locations were improvised, including the outro.

For the outro of the film we wanted to capture scenery which would express the sense of freedom and control, for the character. So we had found a location on a hill, in the second day filming in Glossop. When looking out at the scenery we thought it was perfect; surely as well for there was a bench which he could use and be presented as relaxing and admiring freedom.

One main element of the film when planning and filming, we wanted to show humours moments, including the bathroom scene, shoe robbery, kidnapping and the shootout. We tried to make certain in particular scenes over the top, with crazy and surreal scenarios to make the message and meaning of the song, we had created, get across to the audience.

The meaning of the song for us is that we thought it would signify life, implementing the idea that life is unexpected and you can’t always have control over what is yet to come, that you are mainly just a passenger of life. For including various humorous moments we thought it would be pleasant, because life is really just a ride, there’s enjoyment in it.

The production of this video did go quite well planned and did turn out good, but there are a lot of improvements that should have been made. Some parts of the filming for this video didn’t go as planned in fact we needed to improvise some aspects of the film, including the shootout scene.

The shootout scene was planned to be set outdoors, but because of the weather that day we had to relocate for the scene; which we decided to shoot indoors.

For the uses of film techniques in this film, we used a lot of jump cuts for various reasons of a jump cut and to provide humour. We had also used match cuts to instruct a detailed sequence to demonstrate what is happening in a specific scene.

When filming some of the scenes mainly including the shootout, we were mindful of how to go about not displaying strong violence. We designed acknowledge able shots that would just indicate violence but portray it in a humours concept, by following the protagonist and his prospective.

For the editing of the shootout I also decided to add shots in the background to create an impact for effect, to enhance and provide that extra humour (Dark Humour). When editing it as well, I did measure up the timing of the shotgun shells blasting out; to time the three required shots which were shown from the three individual cartridges.

When implementing the sound effects of the guns, I had taken a shotgun sound effect and a background noise for the three pistols shown in the film which the other antagonists use.

During the production of planning and shooting the kidnapping scene and shootout, we originally had six cast members and one crew member (cameraman).  As we got closer to the filming date, two members from the cast hadn’t been able to make it and were unavailable.

This made the film to then cut off one character and to change another actor and made all of the members to act in the film. This made it quite difficult to film, because we couldn’t have all the characters in the same shot, which then required the storyboard to change some of the shots that we planned.

Although we did manage to pull it off, and for it to turn out as a good quality film; and did have the outcome of what we imagined it to be.

There were quite a few mistakes in the film which could be improved, but for the future hopefully we won’t make the same.

Concept.

The protagonist is a passenger through all the situations he gets dragged into and has no control over his fate and direction, he is helpless; driven through a story with no hands on the wheel to indicate on where he would go, enhance ‘The Passenger’. 

At the end, the film portrays him escaping a situation and being able to have the direction of his life. As he ends up, overlooking a view which influences freedom.