Intertextuality
When researching M83 I found many intertextual links especial with he single that I have made my own by creating a music video digit pack and promotional piece. The original album cover and video was influenced by many different texts that are reflected in the style and art this is something I want to show when producing my piece. This also connects more audiences in to the production reinforcing existing audiences.
Moving on to see the intertextuality in the actual music video. the video is a two part video with another son on there "hurry up I'm dreaming" album. It shows a group of children with telekinetic powers and escape out of a movement resource centre to be together and free. When they use there powers there eyes glow. This is an intertexual reference to village of the damned
What I used for my music video
When thing about inter textual reference in my own music video I looked in to cultural and modern creatures to build on the story.
When researching Hotline Miami I also found links with it and other media texts such as Drive and Inherent vice. Drive is an crime drama staring Ryan Gosling as a movie motor bike stunt driver who moonlights as a bank robe that ends up helping his neighbour escape her violent husband. He has many links to the protagonist and antagonists of Hotline Miami such as having a trademark coat and being super desensitised to violence. Also the movie uses similar fonts in it promotion and colour scheme such as the electric pink.
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When I first listened to M83 it reminded me of a new game I was playing, This game was Hotline Miami. This game is a third person PBG adventure game. Its has a good sound track of electro hype music from artists such as Old Future Fox Gang, light club and M|O|O|N. Thou M83 isn't in the sound track I liked the games style and story line so much I tried integration it in to my video. For example the colours are similar and remind me of influences that M83 have already used as well as having masked people displaying different emotions and skills even having the main antagonist wearing a bike helmet and thick coat.
Also the masks used give your character different "power ups" with in the game giving each mask its own personality similar to in my music video. (CLICK HERE TO SEE MY COSTUME PAGE)
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Inherent vice is also a crime drama movie set in the 1980s similar to Hotline Miami. Its all about a private detective trying to solve a case about a girl and along the way helps others. Its also uses bright vibrant colours but I'm most interested I how the poster is layer out and how effective it is. (CLICK POSTERS TO VIEW TRAILERS)
When developing my digipack I wish to use the same style as these promotional posters. (CLICK HERE TO SEE FINAL DIGI PACK)