Annotated Lyrics – Nikes on my feet.

[Chorus:]And the Nikes on my feet keep my cypher complete

Nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nikesAnd the Nikes on my feet keep my cypher complete

Nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nikesNike nike nikesNike nike nikes

Nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nikesNikes on my feet keep my cypher completeNike nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nikes

This is the opening chorus to the music video however we do not want to give away our best footage and ideas at the start. Although we want the music video to start well and end with a good variety of effects and shots.

In this section we want the shots to be fast paced as this will match the tempo.

In this section we are thinking of having little performance and lip syncing shots and more scenery and action shots. This is because this is the start of the song and we see it as an introduction to the artist C.DOT.

Nike is a brand and it is associated with many forms of clothing and this song primarily speaks about the Nike shoes. We therefore have decided that we are going to have close up of a variety of Nike shoes.

The quick transition of this line means that we will have a quick ray of shots and we decided that we would have Connor repeating an action.

At this stage we wanted a shot of Connor walking and the camera is directed at his shoes. This is at a low angle shot at which would look quite abstract as well as it connects with the lyrics. We also do not want to show C.DOT as we want to create a build up to see him singing. This shot would last no longer that 2-3 seconds.

At this stage we are thinking of a scenery shot at which introduces Connor as the artist. This will be the first shot that we see Connor although we were thinking this could be a scenery in London.

This chorus lasts 21 seconds at the start of the song. There is a slight introduction at the start of the song. We are going to have some fast cut aways to a variety of locations at which will be mainly based in London.

[Verse 1:]

Aye lace em up, Lace em up, Lace em up, & Lace emBlue suede shoes stay crispy like bacon.

Nikes on my feet make my cypher complete,Uh I stay shining like the lights on the street in the night.

Revis take me shoppin when I'm up in New YorkHit the shoe store go & cop a few more

You at the mall getting dinner at the food court

I'm at LA eatin 22 courseYoung boss bitch paper in my pockets

I got a closet filled with shoe boxes

Mom says my spending habit a little bit obnoxiousBut a pilot stay fresh up in his cockpit

Used to rock hand me downsNow I buy some clothes wear em out, hit the club bitches pull they cameras out.

Livin in a dream they beginning to believeMy hotel smell like cigarettes and weed.

Shit, with what I'm spitting they should give me a degreeGood liqour what I'm sipping isn't cheap uh

Feeling a blow don't snooze don't sleepAll I really need is some shoes on my feet

At the beginning of this verse we want to introduce C.DOT the artist and immediately lip sync. As our previous work has shown us Connor performs really well and connects well with our genre. Because of this we will have Connor singing directly to the camera and centre of the frame to show his stature and importance. Similar to the shot above.

The first 5 lines will be the majority of Connor performing to the camera in different locations such as barbican and Vietnam embassy. These shots will be quick and will match the tempo. This will show Connors performance and his different types of outfits which links to he genre of hip hop.

This particular line in the verse we can link the lyrics with the shot. We are going to shoot a panning or tracking shot of the lights. This will be a scenery shot. This line Connor directly addresses himself as he is the artist so at the start of this line we are thinking of having a quick cut away shot of connor at which he could lip sync and point towards the next shot which will be the light

Connor whilst lip syncing did some action at which we all agreed we enjoyed this section as he action worked very well with the lyrics. We will film this section a variety of times in different locations and pick the best footage to be placed in our video. The action can be shown below, this is from our practise shoot.

This line of lyrics directly addresses the audience and therefore I feel as though a close up of Connors face and looking directly at the camera would match this.

During these 4 lines the lyrics and the tempo of the song is relatively quick compared to the rest of the song. During this stage we are likely to have a variety of quick shots from London, the graffiti wall and the dome. I personally feel as though a mix of quick shots at which you can still see Connor singing is the best method. Although we may also add some scenery shots in as before this there is a lot of lip syncing.

We came up with an idea for this line that we could have him looking up towards the sky as if he is dreaming.

This shot will be of Connor holding a soft drink as we do not want to seem like alcoholic drinking is always associated with rappers. The good liquor lyric will then be assembled with this.

The shot to the right will be in our music video and this will shows the CCTV at which highlights crime a representation of hip hop.

[Chorus:]And the Nikes on my feet keep my cypher complete

Nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nikesAnd the Nikes on my feet keep my cypher complete

Nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nikesNike nike nikesNike nike nikes

Nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nikesNike nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nikes

[Verse 2:]I make em so mad, they got no swag

Pimpins on my feet they the throw backsLook, my moneys good but these hoes bad

So they stay attached to my gonads uh

Wakin up to a few L'sOpen up my closet to that new shoe smell

I guess I'm going wellSmoking all the weed that I used to sellBut once my album goes in the shelves

It's goin Nextel how it's feelin sellFor now we sellin tapes out my shoe box

Any spot just set up my shopYa mad that ya girl always says that I'm hot

Shes buyin my t-shirt but shes spending your guapSay whud up if you see me around

Nike airs separate my feet from the ground it's just

Throughout each chorus we are going to have the same effect with different shoes as shown to the below. This effect will be three small shots at which will fit into this chorus. There will be a different type of shoe for each chorus.

Connor will have some shots dancing in different locations such as the CCTV recording shot will be placed in this chorus. We feel this could be a good chance to take the attention away from the lip syncing as we previously in the other verse have a high volume of shots which are lip syncing.

We want the chorus to be quite animated in the sense that Connor is mainly on the move however we do want a contrast where Connor will be completely static with very little movement whilst he is sitting down. Although as the tempo is very quick we mainly want a quick pace with Connor being very animated at which is very much like other rap music videos.

At the beginning of verse 2 we want to introduce Connor back to the audience as he is not lip syncing in the chorus therefore the first four lines will be mainly Connor performing in a variety of different angles and will be in different locations whilst keeping the pace of the song.

This line is relatively rude and therefore we want to make this seem as though a joke at which will appeal to our target audience where Connor will start to point towards his crotch area however the shot will quickly change at the ‘gonads’. This will be a small pun inside the song at which we can play around with.This will be an animated line with a variety of

gestures as he is singing directly towards people, ‘they got no swag’. As shown in the image above.

There will be a variety of shots inside the Dome in this verse at different angles. These shots will be mainly based around Connor, with some lip syncing shots although there will be a slow down in the base building up towards the final chorus.

As this verse is longer we will also provide shots at the graffiti wall with a different style of Connor performing and this is likely to include other people in the shots as we do not want to look as repetitive throughout the whole music video at which is shown to the right.

This line we think that Connor could gesture the L shape with his arms whilst performing to the camera.

Connor again will be an animated performer and will perform an action of him smoking but is also at the centre of the frame moving closer towards the camera. This will be a quick transition.

We felt with this line that we could have a couple of shots of lots of Nike shoe boxes

[Chorus:]And the Nikes on my feet keep my cypher complete

Nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nikesAnd the Nikes on my feet keep my cypher complete

Nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nikesNike nike nikesNike nike nikes

Nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nikesNike nike nike nike nike nike nike nike nikes

In this chorus as the lyrics are repetitive we are going to rewind a type of shot which will link in the tempo of the music. This is an effect which as a group we like a lot after seeing this performed in other music videos we have seen. This was shown when we did Banana Phone.

This is the final Chorus therefore we must make sure that this is one of the best bits in the music video. Jake Wynne advised us to save our best shots and effects for the last moment so that it provides a good affect for the person who is watching our video.

Our best shot at which we feel would create the biggest effect is the poster at which Connor was able to place onto the billboard in the background. This is an effect at which we all as a group liked. This can be shown below.

At this stage there will be some lip syncing as we feel performance is also a key point in our music video because Connor is very good at it but also because we are resenting C.DOT as a new rapper and therefore we feel this is vital to see Connor perform as people do not really like to watch a static non entertaining performance on stage.

Connor will be centre of attention and his hand movements will be in time with the beat and directed straight at the camera as you can see below.

At the end of the song we are going to have Connors Parallax at which he created showing himself on stage in with his back to the audience as shown to the right.

As this is towards the end of the music video and the song we are thinking of having shots where Connor is walking away rom the camera as he was introduced walking towards the camera without singing and therefore we feel as though we could do the opposite effect.