today in cram, we spent most of the day planning and coming up with ideas for the song we were given, which is called 'Holiday' by Okapi. we were looking at examples of the classes' lip syncing practices, one i thought was good was James's video 'Tainted Love' by Marilyn Manson because the video and James's actions suited the type and mood of the video. i also liked Mr Durran's 'rendition' of there she goes' by 'six pence , none the richer'. It made me think about the name they chose for their band, because an okapi is a sort of "zebra giraffe donkey thingamajig". (see below)

Charlie and I came up with ideas like having the band jump off of a platform onto something soft, or into water, or we could use footage in reverse of someone taking stuff out of a suitcase, so it looks like they're packing really fast. The song is quite a funny song, with, as far as i can see, no real serious point to it, but i think that make the song as good as it is, because the lyrics suit the upbeat nature of the song. i think we should try to make a bright, happy video, because it would go well with the jokey, happy, image the song gives us when we listen to it.