make up looks

1st film day!!

FRIDAY THE 5TH DECEMBER

TIMES IN HE GREE ROOM:
1:30-2:00
HALF AN HOUR BREAK
2:30- 3:00

CAST NEEDED:
MEGAN (MAIN ARTIST)

PROPS:

COSTUME:
NUMBER TWO: SHORTS CROP TOP & LEATHER JACKET

MAKEUP:
MAKE UP LOOK NUMBER ONE: RED LIP, WINGED EYELINER

digital technology

Sony Handycam CX250

Locations

WYKE CORRIDOOR

MY HOUSE



GREEN ROOM

CAST

 

 

My actresses/artist

 

 

 

this is the main artist/singer.

Costumes

influencial music videos

organising my actors

focus group

what pop artists do you enjoy listening to?
what makes a music video memorable to you ?
what do you expect to see in a music video?
when you listen to this pop song (charli XCX break the rules?)

videos that got awarded for their cinematography

this got awarded in the 2013 grammy awards for the best music video

narrative theory applied in a music video

this narrative applies with Kate Domaille (2001) theory of Tristan and Iseult: The love triangle, Man loves woman…unfortunately one or both of them are already spoken for, or a third party intervenes, e.g. Casablanca. this is because the main singer loves a girl, however the third arty (her father) wont have their blessing, however towards the end of the video the Romeo and Juliet genre applies because they get married in the end, a happily ever after.

this narrative also applies to the theory of Claude Lèvi-Strauss’ (1958) this is because it is about binary opposites- rich and higher class family not letting their daughter marry a poor lower class boy.

Tzvetan Todorov (1977)( the stages of this music video)

1. A point of stable equilibrium, where everything is satisfied, calm and normal. this is at the start of the music video where the singer and his girlfriend is kissing in bed all happy.


2. This stability is disrupted by some kind of  force, which creates a state of disequilibrium. this is when his girlfriend has to go back to her father, so he asks her father if he can marry his daughter.
3. Recognition that a disruption has taken place. this is when the father says no "not for the rest of his life"
4. It is only possible to re-create equilibrium through action directed against the disruption this is the part of the music video were he goes behind the fathers back, gets dressed up and asks her to marry him anyway.
5. Restoration of a new state of equilibrium.The consequences of the reaction is to change the world of thenarrative and/or the characters so that the final state of equilibrium in not the same as the initial state. this is the end of the music vido where they get married without her dads blessing. 
   

Sven Carlsson (1999) suggests in this narrative that music videos are performance and conceptual clips. the performance in this clip is a performance cliché because it is film in a garage which is popular place for music videos. such as:

• Carly Ray Jepson - call me maybe 

what makes a good product?

Mood board for new song choice

Lyric analysis

Lyrics and timings for new chosen song

no lyrics                                 00:00 to 00:12 

Electric lights                          00:12 to 00:15

Blow my mind                         00:17 to 00:19

But I feel alright                      00:21 to 00:23

And never stop, it's how we ride 00:24 to 00:26

Comin' up until we die               00:26 to 00:28

You catch my eye                     00:27 to 00:30

Bitch, you wanna fly                 00:32 to 00:34

I'm so alive                             00:36 to 00:38

Never stop, it's how we ride       00:39 to 00:41

Comin' up until we die               00:41 to 00:43

I don't wanna go to school          00:43 to 00:45

I just wanna break the rules       00:45 to 00:47

Boys and girls across the world   00:47 to 00:49

Putting on our dancing shoes       00:49 to 00:51

Going to the discotheque            00:51 to 00:53

Getting high and getting wrecked 00:53 to 00:55

I don't wanna go to school          00:55 to 00:57

I just wanna break the rules       00:57 to 00:59

I don't wanna go to school          00:59 to 01:01

I just wanna break the rules       01:01 to 01:02

Boys and girls across the world   01:02 to 01:04

Putting on our dancing shoes       01:04 to 01:06

Going to the discotheque            01:06 to 01:08

Getting high and getting wrecked 01:08 to 01:10

I don't wanna go to school          01:10 to 01:12

I just wanna break the rules       01:12 to 01:14

no lyrics                                 01:14 to 01:29

I'm such a star                        01:30 to 01:32

Queen boulevard                     01:34 to 01:36

Blaze through the dark             01:38 to 01:40

And never stop, it's how we ride 01:41 to 01:43

Comin' up until we die               01:43 to 01:45

I don't wanna go to school            01:45 to 01:47

I just wanna break the rules         01:47 to 01:49

Boys and girls across the world     01:49 to 01:51

Putting on our dancing shoes         01:51 to 01:53

Going to the discotheque              01:53 to 01:55

Getting high and getting wrecked  01:55 to 01:57

I don't wanna go to school           01:57 to 01:59

I just wanna break the rules        01:59 to 02:01

no lyrics                                  02:01 to 02:21

Get my guitar                           02:21 to 02:22

Sunglasses on                          02:24 to 02:26

So light it up                            02:28 to 02:30

And never stop, it's how we ride 02:31 to 02:33

Comin' up until we die               02:34 to 02:36

I don't wanna go to school         02:36 to 02:37

I just wanna break the rules       02:37 to 02:39

Boys and girls across the world  02:39 to 02:41

Putting on our dancing shoes      02:41 to 02:43

Going to the discotheque           02:42 to 02:44

Getting high and getting wrecked 02:44 to 02:47

I don't wanna go to school          02:47 to 02:49

I just wanna break the rules       02:49 to 02:51

no lyrics                                 02:51 to 03:07

Na na na na na na na na na na na na [x4] 03:07 to 03:23 

no lyrics                                              03:23 to 02:25 

New song choice and reason

the analysis for my questionnaire results show that abstract videos are what the audience prefer, there fore to make my product more life like and professional i chose a better song that can relate to my audience and have a abstract video. Also for this song i can use all different ideas, where with my old idea  the narrative video  is strict to the lyrics so didn't have much independence to try new ideas.

this song choice also fits my genre of pop better so because it is currently in the UK top 40.

Analysis of results for my questionnaire

this shows that audience prefer abstract music videos will 11 people voting narrative and only 3 people voting for narrative music videos. Therefor i will do a abstract music video for my own work.

this shows that my audience like film footage however that wont be possible to do due to copy right  problems, however the second most liked is a love story and fitting into society which i will put both into my music video.

this shows that 16-20 are the poeple that watch music videos the most, therefore i will base my target audience around that age.

this shows that most people agree with these statements. there for i will use the stereotype actor of what sdomeone from my genre should look like, i will use different type of camera angles/shot to make it more interesting and that it will be a narrative music video.

the people that answered my survey said that they liked the use of slow motion, fast paced editing,flash backs, bright colours, different costumes, more than one actor in a video, lip sync and different locations. i will try to use all of these different strategies in my music video.
however they said they didn't like blurring and smoke machines therefor i shall not include them in my music video.

Audience research survey

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mood board for my old song

representations

Laura Mulveys concept looks at:
How the audience view women who are presented in the media. She states that women are there to be seen and that the use of camera portrays them as sexual objects through shot types and movement.
Her focus is on:
1) How men look at women from those images.
2) How women look at them selves from those images.
3) How women look at other women from those images. (do they also see them as sexual objects or unrealistic ideologies they are supposed to conform to?)

history of music videos

skills development evaluation

Skill development evaluation To produce my preliminary task and foundation portfolio the main software I used was Photoshop. For my preliminary task I had never used an apple mac computer or Photoshop so it was very confusing to use at first and therefor affected my products. Looking at my college magazine to my final music magazine front cover there are major differences and improvements. For example i had learnt how to use photo shop better, by using the polygon lasso tool instead of the magic wand tool. ECT. From my research i have learnt the different conventions of music magazines. (plugs, bold short mastheads, etc) my preliminary task is a very boring front cover, this would not sell in a shop, where as my final product would because it looks like the real thing. Software I used was Prezi which was used to present my evaluation. I used this because the software makes my blog more creative and it’s a more exciting way to present information rather than PowerPoint. I used a Nikon camera to take my pictures to make them more professional looking. My final product has been taken under profession lightning, whereas my preliminary task was taken in college, this shows that my preliminary task was rushed and not enough effort was put into it, whereas my final product was planned where/when/what. Lorem ipsum was used to create my article to fill in the space before I had time to write one. Creativity Creativity came from using guidelines from other media texts to create your own idea. The creativity was definitely shown through my article; this is because you had to write about a band/artist that doesn’t exist and had to completely make up this person’s life. A lot of the creativity came from reading other real media texts. Research For my research I had to pick a genre, which I chose indie this is because not only do I read indie magazines such as the NME but I had lots of ideas I could of used. For example I had a model in mind from the start. For part of my research I had to do a LIAAR analysis for my choses genre. This involved spending a lot of time researching other real media texts, such as indie magazines NME and Q magazine. We also had to research audience media packs and make our own, this involves circulation, readership ABC1 people, median age, male/female and a reader profile. For Photographic influences i wanted my model to have tattoos, because most indie listeners are covered in them. Unfortunately my model doesn't have them, so i researched how to use Photoshop to add fake tattoos onto my photos of my model. Planning For cast and location I originally wanted to use a different model because he suited the indie look better, however he couldn't take the time off to take the pictures with me, due to illness/work/band practice. This became too late so I had to choose a different model. I used my brother because had long side swept hair that indie people have. If I did it again I would definitely of chosen a better suited model. The location was at my house, not because it was easy but because we had spot light lighting and bright white walls, this made a good background for my images. However I updated these plans because my photos wasn't what i wanted them to turn out how i liked, i retook them with different costumes and a different model that looked more indie to suit my genre and relate able to my target audience. I used same location of my house, because of the white walls, and spotlights. I also did an interview of my target audience asking questions such as how old they are, if they are in education full time, three favourite bands or artists and if they go to gigs, if so what bands and when did they see them. This helped me know what to involve as my additional stories on my front cover and contents page to fill up and follow conventions of other indie magazines.

lyric analysis

audience feedback

chosen song

lyrics and timings for chosen song

0:00- 0:13
Everybody thinks that girl's so fine 0:13-0:16
Everybody's like, I'll make her mine 0:16-0:19
Everyone thinks she's a bit of alright 0:19-0:22
But I think that she's not so nice 0:22-0:25

Every guy's looking in her eyes 0:25-0:28
Every guy's checking out her thighs 0:28-0:32
Everyone thinks that girl's a lady 0:32-0:35
But I don't, I think that girl's shady 0:35-0:38
0:38-0:41

Well, I'll just read a book instead 0:41-0:43
I don't care if we're just friends 0:43-0:46
I can hang out with myself 0:46-0:49
I'm old enough now to pretend 0:49-0:53

Well, I'll just read a book instead 0:53-0:56
Well, I know that you think she's first 0:56-0:59
Well I don't even think she cares 0:59-1:02
I don't know what you see 1:02-1:05

There's nothing there 1:05-1:07
Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum 1:07- 1:31
Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Well, I think she's a b**** 1:31-1:32
1:32-1:38

I'll just read a book instead  1:38-1:41
I don't care if we're just friends 1:41-1:44
I can hang out with myself 1:44-1:47
I'm old enough now to pretend 1:27-1:51

Well, I'll just read a book instead 1:51-1:54
Well, I know that you think she's first 1:54-1:57
Well, I don't even think she cares 1:57-2:00
I don't know what you see 2:00-2:03

There's nothing there 2:03-2:05
Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum 2:05-2:29
Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum, ba bom, ba dum, ba dum, ba dum
Well, I think she's a bitch 2:29-2:31
ends at 2:32

Beyoncé - Pretty Hurts

lyric analysis practice

Mama said, you're a pretty girl
What's in your head it doesn't matter
Brush your hair, fix your teeth
What you wear is all that matters

Just another stage
Pageant the pain away
This time I'm gonna take the crown
Without falling down, down

Pretty hurts
Shine the light on whatever's worse
Perfection is the disease of a nation
Pretty hurts
Shine the light on whatever's worse
Tryna fix something
But you can't fix what you can't see
It's the soul that needs the surgery

Blonder hair, flat chest

TV says bigger is better

South beach, sugar free

Vogue says

Thinner is better 

these are just some of the lyrics from beyonces 2014 song called 'pretty hurts' Beyoncé starts her self-titled fifth album with an assault on the pressures that women face to attain physical perfection. Harvey Keitel made an appearance in the video as an MC at a beauty pageant. The Melina Matsoukas-directed clip is a graphic depiction of the stresses suffered by models and beauty queens and concludes with home footage of a pre-teen Beyoncé accepting a singing award after a presenter mispronounces her name. The singer plays a beauty pageant contestant whose name "Miss Third Ward," is a reference to the Houston neighborhood where she grew up.

what makes a good product?

what makes a good music video?

• the genre of music matches the video. 
• shoot in different locations, or if not shoot from different angles in the room.
• matching mise-en-scene to the genre of music, for example a heavy metal song will have the artist wearing black costumes.
• having a shot lasting no longer than 3-5 seconds at a time, makes it more interesting to watch.
• having a good performer. you need someone to work the camera and not just stand there.
• if its not an narrative make sure it has a good performance. however makesure that the narrative matches the genre, for example a pop song will be about a girl/boy falling in love.

The Brief and chosen ancillary texts

music video brief 1. a promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music promo video, together with two of the following three options: -a cover for its release as part of a digipak (CD/DVD package): - a magazine advertisement for the digipak (CD/DVD package):

A2 Media Vampire Weekend A-Punk Re-make

transition video

http://youtu.be/qq9jV6rEjwM

slowed down music video

practice

speeded up version

Slowed Down MP3 File Four Our Music Video

This is the original MP3 file we are going to be making a music video for, we are going to change the tempo of the track by half for our actors to mime in half to get the effect of the track's music video. We will be using this MP3 file during our production for our actors to mime to, the song duration being halfed will give the fast yet in time look when we fast forward the footage to the tempo of the original file.

Vampire Weekend 'A Punk' Stage Directions and Lyrics Timings

band members enter the set and start the track, swaying side to side (drummers move from drum to drum) vocalist moves from back to front to sing (0:17) Johanna drove slowly into the city (0:19) The Hudson River all filled with snow (0:22) She Spied the ring on his honor's finger (0:25) Oh-oh-oh vocalist moves back with others until start of the next verse like before (0:31) A thousand years in one piece of silver (0:33) She took it from his lilywhite hand (0:36) Showed no fear - she'd seen the thing (0:38 In the Young Men's Wing at Sloan-Kettering vocalist moves back with others, chorus tom drums with keyboard is placed at frontm band members put away all other equipment and come to front for the chorus, lights go off with the keyboard man spinning around. [CHORUS:] Look outside at the raincoats coming, say OH End our music video at 0:55

The Preliminary Task - The Video We Are Re-creating

AS - A2 Transition

brief:

in order to prepare for your A2 Media Studies coursework - the Advanced Portfolio, you need to:

-work in a group of 3 or 4 people to plan and produce a reconstruction of a minute from an existing music video
-set up your individual A2 coursework blog and choose your coursework brief
-gather and evidence research into the conventions of your chose brief over the summer starting with codes and conventions of your media form with examples, and also the genre of text you intend to produce. (i.e music video conventions and rock conventions as an example)

Brief

music video brief

1. a promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music promo video, together with two of the following three options:
-a website homepage for band;
-a cover for its release as part of a digipak (CD/DVD package):
- a magazine advertisement for the digipak (CD/DVD package):