Johnny Be Goode Scene Ideas
-50's-60's themed event(i.e. clothing)
-Band performing on stage
-Sepia/specs colour wash(to make the footage look aged)
-Equipment used i.e. instruments will
-Scenes-Johnny beside a train track (safely) playing the guitar
-Johnny playing in his bedroom
-Johnny and his band performing on stage at a 60's themed 'gig'
-Camera on the stage recording the band
-Camera tracking within the crowd of people on the dance floor
Song Lyrics
The lyrics in the song are partially autobiographical as Chuck Berry wrote it based on his life as a young boy and his guitar playing skills, and how he became famous and wealthy from it, also Berry grew up on 2520 Goode Avenue which is a hint to the song being based around himself. The song was initially inspired by his piano player, Johnnie Johnson, but was mainly based on Berry.
Johnny B. Goode"
Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans,
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood,
Where lived a country boy named of Johnny B. Goode
Who never ever learned to read or write so well,
But he could play the guitar like ringing a bell.
[Chorus:]
Go Go
Go Johnny Go
Go Go
Johnny B. Goode
He use to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Or sit beneath the trees by the railroad track.
Oh, the engineers used to see him sitting in the shade,
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made.
The People passing by, they would stop and say
Oh my that little country boy could play
[Chorus]
His mother told him someday you will be a man,
And you would be the leader of a big old band.
Many people coming from miles around
To hear you play your music when the sun go down
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight.
[Chorus]
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood,
Where lived a country boy named of Johnny B. Goode
Who never ever learned to read or write so well,
But he could play the guitar like ringing a bell.
[Chorus:]
Go Go
Go Johnny Go
Go Go
Johnny B. Goode
He use to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Or sit beneath the trees by the railroad track.
Oh, the engineers used to see him sitting in the shade,
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made.
The People passing by, they would stop and say
Oh my that little country boy could play
[Chorus]
His mother told him someday you will be a man,
And you would be the leader of a big old band.
Many people coming from miles around
To hear you play your music when the sun go down
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight.
[Chorus]
Theme
The theme of my video is 50's and 60's which will show in the costume, props etc. The clothing at that time was very vibrant, smart, and sensible. The way people dressed at that time period was very neatly done, and i feel its extremely important to incorporate this into my production as fashion was one of the main focuses at that time. The instruments are also a good way of representing the theme of the 50's. The guitars used would've been hollow bodied i.e. Gibson/Epiphone dots, Gretch. Fenders were also popular at this time, preferably stratocasters or telecasters. These guitars are available to hire which will help a lot in making my production as good as it can be.
Location
The main location for my production would be in a large hall with a stage for the band to perform on and a big space for people to dance on. I have taken the idea from the scene in back to the future when Marty is performing at the prom. For me this represents the song and the time period very well and is a good idea for a music video. I will also have cut scenes which will represent the lines in the song. For example one of the lines in the lyrics reads "He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack, or sit beneath a tree by the railroad track" and i think re creating this line and adding it to the video would be very effective and it turns it into a narrative. I will switch back an forth from the stage footage to the cutscene/flashback footage creating a non-linear structure within my production, which keeps the viewers interested and prevents the video from becoming boring.
The theme of my video is 50's and 60's which will show in the costume, props etc. The clothing at that time was very vibrant, smart, and sensible. The way people dressed at that time period was very neatly done, and i feel its extremely important to incorporate this into my production as fashion was one of the main focuses at that time. The instruments are also a good way of representing the theme of the 50's. The guitars used would've been hollow bodied i.e. Gibson/Epiphone dots, Gretch. Fenders were also popular at this time, preferably stratocasters or telecasters. These guitars are available to hire which will help a lot in making my production as good as it can be.
Location
The main location for my production would be in a large hall with a stage for the band to perform on and a big space for people to dance on. I have taken the idea from the scene in back to the future when Marty is performing at the prom. For me this represents the song and the time period very well and is a good idea for a music video. I will also have cut scenes which will represent the lines in the song. For example one of the lines in the lyrics reads "He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack, or sit beneath a tree by the railroad track" and i think re creating this line and adding it to the video would be very effective and it turns it into a narrative. I will switch back an forth from the stage footage to the cutscene/flashback footage creating a non-linear structure within my production, which keeps the viewers interested and prevents the video from becoming boring.
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