Song Lyrics

Key:
Jermaine

Michael

First Verse:

this one goes out to my friends, family and everyone else,
cah' no one understands what life i live,

yeah i'm holding it up with tightest grip,
but i'm so caught up i aint trying to slip

lately i aint seen one of my mates

so its chinese whispers,

everybody has suttin to say

but im just stuck in the game

& i wish i could say i wernt lovin' the fame

but i am till i get enough time alone

miss nan but its a late time to phone

so i gotta low that for today,

then its back to the madness,

so far from a perfect picture, im trapped inna canvas,

but im still maxsta,

the real maxsta,

tryna make a stand for my actions
Chorus:

its like i dont wanna be involved,

but its real and my feelins are freezin cold

thats how i feel on the low (feel on the low)

thats how i feel on the low (feel on the low)

its like i dont wanna be involved

but its real and my feelins are freezin cold

thats how i feel on the low (nothin stays the same)

thats how i feel on the low ( nothin stays the same)

Second Verse:

Believe a' used to be normal

Go school, Come back, Get dressed,

Then hit the youth club wid da rest of da area

Now I feel depressed cos a' lost dat

It's not nuttin tho'....stars life

Surrounded by demons a can't fight, Beats on ma hard drive

So it aint even a par, Step into badman mode

On the dark streets where the black cabs roll,

Black Creps, Black Hoody and My hats low

Tears in my eyes, Never dat, I live life 2 da max
And roll out on my Jack Jones

But everythings changed so much

I got stabbed but I bin thru' worse

Lived thru worse, what the **** d'you expect im an artist, now, Max

CHORUS:

its like i dont wanna be involved,

but its real and my feelins are freezin cold

thats how i feel on the low (feel on the low)

thats how i feel on the low (feel on the low)

its like i dont wanna be involved

but its real and my feelins are freezin cold

thats how i feel on the low (nothin stays the same)

thats how i feel on the low ( nothin stays the same)

End of track

Shot list for the first verse

For the introduction verse of our music video we have come up with a provisional plan of what our shots will be.

- The first shot will be a close up on Jermaines phone ringing.

- We will match cut the shot and Jermaine will then be answering the phone call of Mike explaining that one of their friends has died.

- We will use shot reverse shot showing Jermaine and Mikes conversation

- A close up will be used then showing Jermaines emotion after the phonecall.

- A tracking shot will be used following Jermaine walk to the door.

- Fades to Hulme bridge where Mike is seen.

- A mid shot of Mike on Hulme bridge.

- Tracking shot of Jermaine walking out of door down street.

- Side shot of Jermaine

- Fade to Mike & Ivor

- Close Up of Jermaine

Treatment

Music Title:

On The Low

Group Members:

Our group consists of 4 members: Jade Hughes, Michael Kilmartin, Jermaine Blackett and Ivor Griffith.
As a group we have come up with our initial ideas for the music video which we will produce for our A2 media project.

Duration:

3mins 2secs

Resume:

The name we have chosen for the video is 'On The Low'.

'On The Low' tells the story off two teenage males being trapped in an urban environment, from which they are trying to escape. Due to the constant negativity surrounding them, they both feel that their lives need to change. Throughout the video we see how the area is portrayed to be negative and a setback to these two individuals. Negativity is portrayed through the publicly highlighted problem of gang / knife culture in urban environments. Through the lyrics we hear that both males wish to escape their surroundings and make a better future.

Genre
The genre of the music video is UK grime.

Audience:
"On The Low", is predominantly of an urban theme and outlines gang culture. The audience that is targeted is teenage males aged 15-24 as they can relate to the aspects shown in the video.

Suggested Elements:

Locations:
We have chosen locations to fit the theme of our video. The locations chosen are Manchester town centre, Hulme bridge, and local surroundings such as the youth clubs and parks. Also we will be filming in Jermaine's house as part of the introduction scene.

Performance:
The main theme of our music video is to portray the setbacks teenage males have in their everyday lives. "On The Low" as the name suggests, automatically sets out the outline of the performance. Michael and Jermaine will be filmed with their characters showing negativity and low emotion, as this will portray their surroundings.

Costumes:

The clothing that Michael and Jermaine will wear in the video will be typical urban clothing such as: Hoodies, tracksuit bottoms and trainers.

SFX:

We have the idea of using colour filters and also colour correction.