The Rusties are a northern band from East England tht have been together for 5 years. The Rusties developed their musical identinty during their school years, when their school hosted a band competition! John Iglle, the former singer/guitarist founded the band when he proposed to find two other band members. Mikey Armaloyd and Todd Smith are th backing vocals, Mikey also plays the guitar and Todd the single drum.
Their music genre is indie rock, which was chosen based on their influences; The Smiths, The Artic Monkeys and The Kooks.
Three years since they have had appearances at the Arts Fest in Birmingham and The BBC introducing stage at reading festival along with local gigs, showing to be progressing further and increasing their popularity.
'We want everyone to hear our music and know what we stand for ' says Smith
The 99s - Oh me, Oh my Lyrics
Intro 13 seconds
Everyday I seem to turn around I’m on my back again
Cause I know there’s something better than this room I’m living in
Looking outside the sky is black, I know a better place
Because if these four walls keep closing in, I’m wasting time and space
Oh me, oh my
You know that I’ve got something to say
Oh me, oh my
I think about it everyday
Oh me, oh my
You know that I’ll be changing my ways
Cause I dream of better days
Dirty old towns ringing in my ears and don’t I know just why
Cause there’s nothing changing in this town, the same grey northern sky
Gotta get away gotta start again or turn my life around
Cause if these four walls keep closing in, let’s ground that digger round
Oh me, oh my
You know that I’ve got something to say
Oh me, oh my
I think about it everyday
Oh me, oh my
You know that I’ll be changing my ways
Cause I dream of better days with you, now
(Guitar solo)
Oh me, oh my
You know that I got something to say
Oh me, oh my
I think about it everyday
Oh me, oh my
You know that I got something to say
Oh me, oh my
I think about it everyday
Oh me, oh my
You now that I’ll be changing my ways
Cause I dream of better days with you, now
Final Synopsis of Music Video
What is the overall idea for your music video?
From the lyrics, the overall storyline of the song is about being stuck in a dead end town, doing the same thing everyday, knowing that there is something more. To show the way their/he is feeling we are planning to use long shots of the atmosphere/place is is living in, to show the audience the place in which he is talking about, to allow them to relate with the song more. The band's costumes will be stereotypical clothes for the indie genre, such as, Skinny jeans, pumps, leather jacket and vest. There will be no particular main setting throughout the video as we are planning to use the streets, a bedroom and possibly a studio for the band performance. We chose these because we think that they best relate to the song.
We have decided that our video will be about an individual waking up everyday to the same surroundings, living everyday the same. He is trapped in four walls, but knows there is much more to life. During the second verse, the main artist will be frozen in the centre, whilst all the people in the background walking past will be on fast forward, to show the passing of time and to put emphasis on the fact that everything stays the same in his life.
We have decided that our video will be about an individual waking up everyday to the same surroundings, living everyday the same. He is trapped in four walls, but knows there is much more to life. During the second verse, the main artist will be frozen in the centre, whilst all the people in the background walking past will be on fast forward, to show the passing of time and to put emphasis on the fact that everything stays the same in his life.
What generic devices are you using?
The generic devices that we are planning on using are:
Close up- Point of view shots
- Straight cuts
- Zoom out
- Mid-shots
As a group we decided to use close ups to highlight certain objects or to allow the audience to focus on the artists facial expressions without any other distractions. We will also use mid-shots, as this not only gives us a good view of the artists, but it also shows their surroundings, which will help in keeping the audience interested. We have also chosen to use point of view shots as this will help us to develop a relationship with the audience as it is more personal.
How will you conform/challenge convention?
Our video will follow the generic conventions through not only the use of black and white colours, but through the settings, such as the streets and by having performances shown throughout different parts of the video. Our band/Artist will also be seen wearing generic clothing, such as skinny jeans, leather jacket and vests and perhaps some eye make up.
Our video will follow the generic conventions through not only the use of black and white colours, but through the settings, such as the streets and by having performances shown throughout different parts of the video. Our band/Artist will also be seen wearing generic clothing, such as skinny jeans, leather jacket and vests and perhaps some eye make up.
What narrative devices are you going to deploy in your music video?
For our video we decided to links the lyrics with the visuals, which was Andrew Goodwin. We decided that our video was going to be illustrative, where our images provided a literal representation.
Are you going to challenge/conform to narrative convention?
For our video we decided to links the lyrics with the visuals, which was Andrew Goodwin. We decided that our video was going to be illustrative, where our images provided a literal representation.
Are you going to challenge/conform to narrative convention?
We're going to conform to alot of the conventions, as this is needed to attract an audience that are interested in the indie genre, however, in parts such as the performance parts, we are going to challenge the conventions of the indie genre, because from our research alot of the performance parts are done outside, however we wanted our performance part to be a dark background like a basement, as we thought this would go best with the rest of other ideas.
How are you going to appeal to audiences?
We will appeal to our audiences by using appropriate setting, as it's in the bands home town its much more personal, so the audience can feel more involved. From looking at our questionnaire we will use appropriate mise en scene to ensure a wide audience, such as generic indie clothing and make-up etc. We will also be using props such as instruments, which as our audience is interested in the indie genre, they will also be interested in their musical instruments.
How will you engage with the audience?
We will engage with the audience by using direct mode of address, as a way to create a relationship with our audiences and so that they can relate back. We will also be using point of view shots, as not only is this more personal but it allows the audience to see things from the band/artists point of view. Close-ups will also be used as this allows the audience to see their facial expressions of the band/artist, so allowing them to recognise and see exactly how they are feeling.
Could your music video be criticised in any way?
Our music is very laid back and fun, which straight away allows their to be a wider audience however, it could be criticised by being slightly immature so, therefore, more relatable to a younger audience rather than older.
