Friday 6 May 2016
Wednesday 4 May 2016
permission letter
RCA Reynolds601 Brickell Key DrMiami, FL 33131United StatesTo whom it may concern,
We currently study Media as one of our A Levels, understandably a crucial year to shape my futurecareer paths. My task for our final year consists of producing a music video in which we have to filmand edit all ourselves ensuring that the final piece is professional and meets the required standards.
We currently study Media as one of our A Levels, understandably a crucial year to shape my futurecareer paths. My task for our final year consists of producing a music video in which we have to filmand edit all ourselves ensuring that the final piece is professional and meets the required standards.
The song “Invaders must die ”
is a fast tempo and upbeat song that targets my audience extremely well. Asdiscussed amongst our group, we had various ideas that can act towards such a great song, thisincludes colour, and various narrative themes.Understandably, my name would be on everything we do and as a result your music would beplayed a lot of people.It would be much appreciated if you could grant me permission to use your song.Kind regardsRamon Iglesias DiazContact info:Email: Diaz@live.comTelephone: 07903579773/ 07535208299
mise en scene
For my music video I wanted to have the antagonists be inspired from the film the Matrix that shows Agents who show little to no emotion and are essentially robots.
location search for music video
I wanted to film somewhere with various hills so I looked to Crystal Palace as it is famous for being built on 7 hills and therefore would have what I required to film my music video. I then looked at different park locations to determine which would be the best suited for my music video. I chose a combination of two as both had different features I wanted to use.
Monday 2 May 2016
Saturday 30 April 2016
storyboard 2
1. Agent/offical goes to scene where previous subject found mysterious object
2. Agent goes to the subjects house to try investigate
3. subject flees the scene
story board online
1.Mysterious object found in park/outdoor environment.
2. Takes object to home
3. Goes to bathroom to inspect object.
Friday 29 April 2016
Thursday 28 April 2016
Evaluation question 4: How did you use media technologies in the construction and research planning and evaluation stages?
Untitled Haiku Deck - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Wednesday 27 April 2016
Album cover back editing process and feedback (in progress)
The first stage to doing my album cover was
Thursday 21 April 2016
Deciding method to use
I weighed out all the advantages and disadvantages of the different ways I which I could conduct research into my target audience. I then came to the conclusion to use a questionnaire as this is a simple easy way to get honest feedback. I will be handing the questionnaire out to Year 7-Year 13 students at my School as well as some teenage friends who go to different schools.
Wednesday 20 April 2016
Album cover editing process stage 3 final
Types of music video narrative
Narrative
A narrative music video is organised in a way which tells a story. A romance is the most common story-line in music videos. In a music video the narrative is usually simple and usually told without any dialogue as the music is playing simultaneously. Usually the music video relates to the lyrics in the song as it adds a visual element which can help explain the lyrics. An example of this is A-HA take on me, this follows a narrative using a unique animation technique that was revolutionary at the time.
A narrative music video is organised in a way which tells a story. A romance is the most common story-line in music videos. In a music video the narrative is usually simple and usually told without any dialogue as the music is playing simultaneously. Usually the music video relates to the lyrics in the song as it adds a visual element which can help explain the lyrics. An example of this is A-HA take on me, this follows a narrative using a unique animation technique that was revolutionary at the time.
Types of music video abstract
Abstract Music Videos
An abstract music video, unlike a narrative music video has no real connection to the lyrics and in many cases is quite artistic and distinctive. This allows the music video to be memorable and impressive to the audience. An example is Gary Jules’ cover of ‘Mad World’ which has children holding hands to make pictures from a bird’s eye view shot. It also has aspects of a performance video, but the main focus of attention is on the more abstract aspects. The video also relates largely to the song's lyrics, singing often about school and children which relates to the setting. But on the other hand the songs main meaning is of conformity and the tediousness of life, which is parly seen through the dull colour-scheme but is also contradicted due to the originality of the video. The music video is quite memorable due to its simplicity and originality. I think that an abstract video would be suitable my chosen genre(electronic) music video as its purpose is to stand out and be original, much like many indie bands which purposely stray from the ‘norm’.
An abstract music video, unlike a narrative music video has no real connection to the lyrics and in many cases is quite artistic and distinctive. This allows the music video to be memorable and impressive to the audience. An example is Gary Jules’ cover of ‘Mad World’ which has children holding hands to make pictures from a bird’s eye view shot. It also has aspects of a performance video, but the main focus of attention is on the more abstract aspects. The video also relates largely to the song's lyrics, singing often about school and children which relates to the setting. But on the other hand the songs main meaning is of conformity and the tediousness of life, which is parly seen through the dull colour-scheme but is also contradicted due to the originality of the video. The music video is quite memorable due to its simplicity and originality. I think that an abstract video would be suitable my chosen genre(electronic) music video as its purpose is to stand out and be original, much like many indie bands which purposely stray from the ‘norm’.
Types of music videos performance
Performance Music Video
A performance music video is a band or artist who performs the music video while lip-syncing to the recording song above. This is the most common kind of music video as it allows artists to advertise themselves as a brand and the audience to familiarize themselves with them. A performance video can be used by all genres of music as all artists wish to promote themselves through their self image. An example of this is
Types of music video Hybrid video
Hybrid Music
Video A Hybrid music video is a combination of aspects from the other three video types, these are narrative, abstract, performance This is extremely common in most music videos as many artists like to both tell a story and promote themselves at the same time. Having a hybrid video allows the audience to connect with both the band’s image and also the lyrics. An example of this is Blur’s song ‘Coffee and TV’ has aspects of all three genres. I would like to make a hybrid video as it would allow the video to be more interesting and memorable as it has aspects which would appeal to everyone.
Video A Hybrid music video is a combination of aspects from the other three video types, these are narrative, abstract, performance This is extremely common in most music videos as many artists like to both tell a story and promote themselves at the same time. Having a hybrid video allows the audience to connect with both the band’s image and also the lyrics. An example of this is Blur’s song ‘Coffee and TV’ has aspects of all three genres. I would like to make a hybrid video as it would allow the video to be more interesting and memorable as it has aspects which would appeal to everyone.
Representation
Representation
- Representation in the media is how a person is branded to give them symbolic power.
- Everyone in the media is a representation of reality. How they are branded and created by producers is a technique used to sell an artist as a brand and appeal to a specific person in society.
- A way in which a celebrity is portrayed is through symbolism and signs which are read by the audience to portray a certain aspect of a person’s life.
- Representation is a two-way process: producers position a brand in relation to reality and audiences assess a text on its relationship to reality.
- The concept of representation began in the 1960s, new socialist movements were make such as feminist and civil rights movements. During this time the concept of a teenager was created.
- Many social groups were downgraded due to misrepresentation in the media and other institutes.
- Research by Busby: ‘Sex Role Research in the Media’ was feminist research and highlighted misrepresentation in the media.
- There was the question whether the media is fairly representing social groups in reality.
- The audience don’t have to follow the symbols the brand made, but may follow certain aspects of it.
- The Theory of Practice, Bourdieu. The relationship between knowing and doing, interpreting and using.
- Representation in the media is how a person is branded to give them symbolic power.
- Everyone in the media is a representation of reality. How they are branded and created by producers is a technique used to sell an artist as a brand and appeal to a specific person in society.
- A way in which a celebrity is portrayed is through symbolism and signs which are read by the audience to portray a certain aspect of a person’s life.
- Representation is a two-way process: producers position a brand in relation to reality and audiences assess a text on its relationship to reality.
- The concept of representation began in the 1960s, new socialist movements were make such as feminist and civil rights movements. During this time the concept of a teenager was created.
- Many social groups were downgraded due to misrepresentation in the media and other institutes.
- Research by Busby: ‘Sex Role Research in the Media’ was feminist research and highlighted misrepresentation in the media.
- There was the question whether the media is fairly representing social groups in reality.
- The audience don’t have to follow the symbols the brand made, but may follow certain aspects of it.
- The Theory of Practice, Bourdieu. The relationship between knowing and doing, interpreting and using.
Chosen Genre and background information
For my chosen genre I have chosen Electronic music, this is because it encompass a wide range of different genres, with use of guitars, rap vocals, and several other cross overs it is one of the most diverse genres in use today, artists such as the prodigy, beck, Beastie boys, daft punk have shown how electronic music can range from almost all aspects of other genres whilst still being electronic music.
Electronic music,
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any music involving electronic processing, such as recording and editing on tape, and whose reproduction involves the use of loudspeakers. Any music produced or modified by electrical, electromagnetically, or electronic means can be called electronic music. Historically, electronic music is one aspect of the larger development of 20th-century music strongly characterized by a search for new technical resources and modes of expression.Electronic music is represented not only by a wide variety of 20th-century works, and not only by serious concert pieces, but also by a substantial literature of theatre, film, and television scores and by multimedia works that use all types of audiovisual techniques. Perhaps the most important development in electronic music is the use of digital computers. The kinds of computers employed range from large mainframe, general-purpose machines to special-purpose digital circuits expressly designed for musical uses.
Star Image
Star Image
A stars image becomes
a a recognized sign that is used through many different media forms. Artists use this to their advantage and will use their image as a meaning of allowing
it to be used for advertising purposes.
Example-
Richard Dyers Theory-
1) Stars are
artificial images which are constructed purely because they will know it will
appeal to their target audience. Artists can be copied or parodied because of
this certain image the artists are portraying.
'A Star is an image
not a real person that is constructed (as other aspects of fiction is) out of a
range of materials'
2) Industry and
Audience
Stars are made to
appeal to the audiences with will generate revenue for the artists record
companies. Record companies nurture their stars, they shape their artists to
what they think will appeal most the the artists target audience and to the
general public.
'Stars are commodities
produced and consumed on the strength of their meanings'
3) Ideology and
culture
Stars promote a
certain ideology by the shared cultural values and attitudes that they
represent. The audience will have interests in these values which will then
enhance their 'Star Quality'. If the artists convey certain beliefs, ideas and
opinions outside the music, it helps to create their star persona.
4) Character and
Personality
The artists are simply
constructed into stars. A star first begins as a 'real' human but they are then
transformed into a star (construction). The stars provide audiences with a
focus, which will make them appeal to the public. It is much easier for a pop star
to establish their personality and character than a film star for example,
purely for the fact that they have much more consistency. A pop stars persona
is constructed but is continually reconstructed and reassessed. Second album
syndrome is when an artist is unable to sustain their particular persona
overtime.
Star image will be
relevant to my work because we will consider many of these aspects when
producing out music video, digi pack and magazine advert. When choosing our
band members, we will need to think about what image they would have and what
style would suit the band and appeal to the target audience. We will also need
to think about what sort of a recognised sign that our band will use throughout
all their albums and merchandise so that they will instantly be recognised by
their fans.
We are going to
support the theory of Star Image by using the same font throughout our digipak
which will be widely recognised and associated with the band.
Tuesday 19 April 2016
Album cover editing process stage 2
After cropping and applying several colors I then experimented with several different designs and filters. Tampering with different shades and colors I narrowed it down to three final ideas I liked the best. I then got feedback from friends to see what they thought.
Editing process of my album cover stage 1
Website draft feedback
Teacher feedback on website draft
My teacher gave me feedback on my website. The main issues I need to correct are the font style, to make sure it fits into with my album cover and also so it is the same style as it. Another thing to edit was the background, to get a better image and make sure it is view-able from all pages.
To amend theses issues I will chose a new template and design for the final website as my current website draft doesn't fit into my chosen genre.
My teacher gave me feedback on my website. The main issues I need to correct are the font style, to make sure it fits into with my album cover and also so it is the same style as it. Another thing to edit was the background, to get a better image and make sure it is view-able from all pages.
To amend theses issues I will chose a new template and design for the final website as my current website draft doesn't fit into my chosen genre.
Sunday 17 April 2016
Saturday 16 April 2016
Album covers with babies or young children
The U2 album takes the pictures from another album titled WAR but I chose to put the greatest hits album cover as it conveys the image more clearly, as the other album requires a different album cover to feel the whole message. It depicts a small boy with a army hat on this is to show the violence in Ireland at the time with rebels groups such as the IRA and the brutality of the death, effectively calling Ireland a war-zone at the time with child soldiers as groups such as the Fenian's and IRA would recruit very young member's and would often die at very young ages. This again illustrates U2s point very clearly in a single image.
The Nirvana album, nevermind shows a baby floating in a vast pool of water trying to grasp a dollar bill. This shows how Nirvana feel that is what we are born to do, is to chase and acquire money. Again this shows the topics and themes of the album with one straight picture. I feel all these albums depict the themes clearly, some more so than others and this is ultimately what makes a good album cover to show the artists intent in just a single picture and is what I will try to emulate in my album cover that also features a small child.
Digipack resources
I was able to get a lot of information about dipipacks due to my family's extensive CD collection, I made a collage of my personal favourites that inspired me and of the collection I viewed to gather these on fotor.
Click the collage of resources to view.
Friday 18 March 2016
Friday 26 February 2016
Sunday 21 February 2016
Todorov analysis existing product
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Introduction
This is my second blog for A2 Media studies and this blog will keep you updated with my research and planning for my coursework based on music videos. Research task will be carried out independently, just as the planning and music video, I will go to various locations of London and its surrounding suburbs to ensure my video meets the conventions whilst also subverting the conventions of a alternative music video. The research and planning will also be recorded onto the blog.
Thursday 11 February 2016
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