Chosen song

My Chosen Song

For my music video I searched YouTube for several weeks in order to establish which song would be the most suitable for my own video. I changed my mind several times on the song choice; firstly I was going to use a Taylor Swift song however found it would be too difficult to create an original piece that was not similar to the original. So therefore my decision finally came down to Ed Sheeran’s ‘I’m a Mess’, my inspiration to use this song came from when I heard Sheeran’s new album during a car journey with my friend, and as soon as I heard this song I found the lyrics easily relatable and realized a narrative music video could be produced for this song. 

I have decided to choose Ed Sheeran's song 'I'm a Mess' taken from his album X, my reasons for choosing this song are firstly there is no existing music video to this song so there is no chance of making a copycat video. Adding to this I also feel that this song has distinct lyrics that are open for analysis enabling me to make a video that has a storyline to follow.

I have decided that I am going to try and create a narrative music video that will be based heavily on the cinematography and mise en scene.

Ed Sheeran - I'm a mess

Who is Ed Sheeran -

History of his career - all sourced from wikipedia - Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Born in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he moved to London in 2008 to pursue a musical career. In early 2011, Sheeran released an independent extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project, which caught the attention of both Elton John and Jamie Foxx. He then signed to Asylum Records. His debut album, +, containing the singles "The A Team" and "Lego House", was certified quintuple platinum in the UK. In 2012, Sheeran won two Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2014 he was nominated for Best New Artist at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.

Sheeran's popularity abroad began in 2012. In the US he made a guest appearance on Taylor Swift's fourth studio album, Red, and wrote songs for One Direction. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards and he performed the song in duet with Elton John during the ceremony. He spent much of 2013 touring North America as the opening act for Swift's The Red Tour. In autumn 2013 Sheeran performed three sold out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden as a headline act. His second studio album titled x (read as "multiply") was released worldwide on 23 June 2014, charting at number one in the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. As part of his x world tour, Sheeran will play three concerts at London's Wembley Stadium in July 2015, his biggest solo shows to date.