Final Choice Of Song- The Weeknd

After concluding that we are going to follow the Weeknd in terms of song choice. We researched all of his songs and came to a final choice of the song we are going to use.

In this song he talks about a girl but mostly about smoking and taking drugs and relates himself to a rolling stone. He also includes powerful imagery in the lyrics:

"So i take another hit,

kill another serotonin,

hand full of beans,

chest full of weed"

This is very powerful as a lack of serotonin often leads to depression which may be a theme in this song as he talks about a girl and drug abuse. It also relates to contemporary illnesses.

With this song we aim to create a dark video which includes a person abusing drugs and suffering from depression. In term of techniques and actually constructing it, we will edit the video in black and white and use powerful and specific camera shots and chiascuro lighting in order to create a "dark" and tense atmosphere to our music video. We will use "derelict" locations to represent loneliness and depression also to represent an "empty mind" due to the effects of the drugs. We will use empty streets, under ground, tunnels, bridges and inside houses.

The Weeknd for all of his songs released has purposefully not created music video's as he would like to remain mysterious and thought about towards his fans. However, he does have one video to the song called 'The kowing', off of his first mixtape 'The House Of Balloons', in which it's more of a clever slideshow of images and dreams put together to create a un-surreal world and vision http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPp5Ty9EE6k

The Weeknd within his music is very emotionally tied, talking about taboo subject's such as Alcohol, Drugs and very commonly women. his lyrics are very deep and dark making his listener zone out to what is known as 'High Music'.

"I as a listener and fan of his music find it rather entertaining and inciteful as he sings and describes a dark world he lives in that many of us can only wonder about. his music being very viral has had a dramatic affect on his status as a musician raising awareness of him self to many big musicians and important people in the music industry."- Eugene Bongo

Lyrics- http://www.metrolyrics.com/rolling-stone-lyrics-the-weeknd.html