Task 1: 'Psycho' by MUSE

• The lyric video to 'Psycho' by MUSE

MUSE are an English Rockband with an image that crosses over into both organic and synthetic. They are known for their incredibly energetic performance style. While they are a rockband they differ in style to other English rockbands such as Iron Maiden. This is because their image is less dark and more friendly. Furthermore their music is slightly less intense and their fan base includes die hard rock fans and also people who would not usually listen to the likes of AC/DC or Iron Maiden.

When thinking about making a music video for 'Psycho', I would like to include high action sequences amongst quite a neutral yet energetic performance. For the performance I would like to use the studio with a black setting and bright white light.

The video would not have a narrative, however I would like to have sequences in which a group of men are undertaking military style training, running through assault courses and being drilled by a higher officer. This could be filmed in the countryside around school, whether it is an official assault course, or if we were to build one. This would fit in with the track nicely as the lyrics are about miliary style training.

To create it more visually interesting, the studio could be filled with strobe lighting in places where the music becomes heavier.
The video would fit in with the bands image nicely as MUSE's style of music is loud and quite in your face at times, therefore the high intensity of the action in the video would match this.

For costume, I would have the military men dressed in full combat gear (camo trousers and jackets) and military boots.

Military clothing

For the people performing in the studio I am not entirely sure what would work best, however at this time I think that black clothing would work well.

MUSE are signed with numerous Record labels that are, Warner Brothers Records, Helium 3, Taste media, Mushroom records and Dangerous records. This is because of their success and popularity, making many companies want to work with them.











They also have many fanpages, links to which can be found on the MUSE offical artist website. These websites are made from different people all over the world, which again shows their worldwide popularity, despite being a British rock band. This includes sites from places such as France and Spain.

A Spanish MUSE fansite

They have Facebook, Twitter and soundcloud sites, which further boosts their interaction with fans and helps to market and sell their products.
https://www.facebook.com/muse
https://soundcloud.com/muse
MUSE Twitter

MUSE France

MUSE Twitter

MUSE Soundcloud

MUSE Facebook