Metronomy - The Bay is a music video directed by David Wilson, which was released in June
2011.
The production starts of with a helicopter shot over the ocean which leads us to a shot of the landscape with hotels and houses. Next is the singer walking towards the camera and the camera splits into three with the center shot focusing on his shoes and the two other shots showing the scenery. The band are performing showing the scenery around them, after this there is a shot of women in swimming costumes that are performing around them. The band spend the next couple of shots performing on the pier this is due to Metronomy's album being called 'The English Rivera' therefore the pier is a recognized feature in Torquay where it was filmed. After this there is a car scene where the band are performing while one of them is driving the car. The final scenes are helicopter shots of the town and the band performing with the ocean and landscape behind them.
The three shot.
I think that the video looks as though it is being filmed on a sunny location. This is because the inspiration behind the video was Elton John's 'I'm Still Standing'. Other scenes will also be recognised as David Wilson adapted some of the scenes from Elton John's music video to fit Metronomy's ideas; such as the car scene and the helicopter view of the landscape. The dancers in swimming costume also add to the effect that you wouldn't think it was being filmed in Torquay but a more exotic location. The sound of the video is an electro sound which I think goes well with the atmosphere David Wilson is trying to create, which is a lay back summer video. While David Wilson directed it, it was produced by Patrick Craig and Tamsin Glasson. The video is very light hearted because of the summer feel to it this way it makes you feel joyful when watching it. The timing of the video is also very good because in the first shot the music fits well with the movement of the waves.
The beats which go in time with the movement of the waves
The music video has been created as a form of artistic expression but also to entertain you, this video was created so that people would be able to understand not only the concept of the song but also to enjoy the video. David Wilson and the rest of the production team do an excellent job in representing Torquay, they make it look as though Torquay is a beautiful location which is full of sun, although this isn't usually the case. I think that this video looks like it would take a few weeks to film with a lot of planning, therefore it surprised me when I discovered the little amount of time David Wilson did it in 'The video was shot over two days in May 2011.' Without knowing the location I would have said that this music video would have taken a lot of time and money, although as I know the location I know that it was a low budget production as stated 'With a budget of around £20,000 to make the video' although David Wilson did state that budget increased in an interview here ''It kind of grew a bit, but I'm pretty sure it ended up being something around £22,000.'
Looking at this shot, you wouldn't automatically assume it was Torquay.
I think that due to it being shot in Torquay and the weather not being very good it would have been hard to film because of the weather changing which is stated by David Wilson in an interview 'The biggest obstacle was the weather! We were extremely lucky, but actually lost quite a bit of time, and quite a few shots, waiting for clouds.' I also think that the filming with the helicopter would have cost a lot of money but due to them working with the English Rivera tourism company it didn't cost as much 'The Tourism company paid for half of the helicopter stuff, so we went halves on the footage. The deal is that they could use any of the helicopter footage for whatever they desire. The helicopter was in the air for a while and went on to shoot the rest of the English Riviera coast later that day.' I think that this was one of the biggest factors as to why it was so successful because the money could be used to focus on other areas.
This music video was very successful and the way that David Wilson directed it and used the location and weather to his advantage meant that it looked very similar to Elton John's 'I'm Still Standing' which is the setting which he wanted to create, for the couple of days that he had to shot in it was very detailed and successful.
David Wilson interview 11/09/13 - http://www.musicvideotheory.com/2011/08/director-david-wilson.html -11th September
11/09/13 - http://skyatlantic.sky.com/adam-buxtons-bug/bug-bites-metronomy-the-bay -11th September
11/09/13 - http://www.thisisdavidwilson.com/films/film_menu.html -11th September
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