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Preliminary exercise: Research and planning

  1) State the  song  you have chosen for your preliminary exercise. Sidhu moose wala- 47 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU7cDCmEiUw 2) Choose at least  three  music videos similar to your concept and watch a clip or more from each. Make  bullet-point notes  on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing and mise-en-scene. 3)  Write a short  music video treatment  for your extract (this is basically a script for your music video). You can  find an example of a treatment here . If you are making your real coursework then feel free to use the treatment from your summer project. Opening scene is someone breaking into the house  Rajandeep gets alerted and frantically comes down the stairs  Rajandeep runs into the room where the robber is armed with an ak-47  Robber in a freeze frame while Rajandeep starts performing to lyrics 4) Write a  shot list  containing  EVERY  shot you plan t...

Summer Project: coursework planning

  1) Research: music videos You need to write a  150-word close-textual analysis  of  SIX  music videos that will inform your production work. The music videos you analyse are up to you but focus on a different aspect of media language for each one (see guidance below).   Music videos Music Video 1: Narrative How is narrative used in the music video and what impact does this have on the audience? Can you apply any narrative theories to the story in the music video? Video: ED Sheeran, shape of you. (184 words) This music video uses narrative to show how they fall in love. However later what happens in this music video is that ed Sheeran is no longer seen with the 'girlfriend' meaning that they probably broke up. Because of this heartbreak the viewers can see that ed Sheeran is working harder like he has an opponent coming up. Later in this music video we van see that ed Sheeran actually does have a opponent who seems to be this big sumo wrestler. When w...

Coursework: Preliminary exercise feedback and LR

  1) Type up your teacher's feedback   in full  plus a summary of the comments you received from other students in the class. As a narrative opening I think this works. However, the confrontation is unconvincing and would need re-shooting. Consider the colour grading/post-production – it feels a bit light and domestic, not really gritty or dangerous? Having said that, there is some good tension created in the first 20 seconds. It’s just the two characters together that doesn’t quite work. The brief is music video so you will need another scene / location / performance element for the full video. Needed footwear element and brand identity of your artist in there – both are part of the brief. Or was the close up of the shoes being put on covering that? Brand didn’t seem clear unless I missed it. students: majority of leaner responses were: www:  -Good showcase of shoe sponsorship. -Variety of camera shots used. EBI: - Some shots were a bit too quiet(should've added bac...

'Ignite presentation learner response'

  1) Type up your feedback   in full   including the ratings out of five for each of the categories.  Research- 1 music video/ magazine concept- 3 language: terminology and theory -3 representations- 2 audience and industry- 2 delivery- 2 total out of 30- 13  WWW & EBI: -really interesting genre- need to check if it will fit the mainstream genre. -Good knowledge of the genre and original artist -context/props may need some charges-weapons are a problem! Think about this when you develop your planning.  -some good points about lighting and camerawork. -Do you mean jump cuts or fast paced editing? -Interesting ideas for music magazine but again you need to make sure it meets the brief. -Audience- you can't target everyone ! Need to check the brie and develop this for your statement of intent -Nike shoe sponsor works but need to think about audience and brief in more detail. -Delivery loud and confident clear speaking. Just needed more rehearsal and less t...

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat: Blog tasks

  BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat: Blog tasks Newsbeat analysis Use  BBC Sounds to listen to Radio 1 . Select a Newsbeat bulletin (8am or 12.45pm are good options)  and then answer the following questions:  1) What news stories were featured in the bulletin you listened to? 2) How does Newsbeat appeal to a youth audience? 3) How might Newsbeat help  fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a public service broadcaster?  Media Factsheet #246: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat Read  Factsheet #246 BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat . You'll need your Greenford google login to access it. Answer the following questions: 1) How is the history and launch of Radio 1 summarised in the factsheet? If you studied this as part of GCSE Media you will already know much of this. 2) Look at page 3 of the factsheet. How is Radio 1 attempting to appeal to its 15-29 age demographic?  3) What did young people used to get from radio? Focus on audience pleasures / Uses & Gratifications here (see top of sec...

MUSIC VIDEO: Post colonial theory

  Postcolonial theory: blog tasks Wider reading on race and Old Town Road Read  this W Magazine deep dive on the Yeehaw agenda  and answer the following questions:  1) What are the visual cues the article lists as linked to the western genre?  Of course, the visual cues associated with what could be classified as  western —cowboy hats, cow prints, rhinestones, and fringed suede jackets, to name a few—are certainly not limited to the likes of  Kacey Musgraves  or John Wayne. 2) How did the Yeehaw agenda come about?  3) Why has it been suggested that the black cowboy has been 'erased from American culture'?   Being a cowboy is mainly a white-dominated area. Given this information, the particular reason for the black cowboy being erased from American culture is because its not seen as American.  4) How has the black cowboy aesthetic been reflected by the fashion industry? Of course, the Yeehaw Agenda is sprawling, meaning it exten...

Music video:Lil Nas X - Old Town Road: Blog tasks

  Background and cultural contexts Read  this Vox feature and podcast transcript on Lil Nas X and Old Town Road . Make sure you read the whole thing - including the podcast transcript - then answer the following questions:  1) What is the big debate regarding Old Town Road and genre? Old town road defeats the genre. This is because its a black man singing country music but rapping. This has led to many debates whether this should be considered country music. 2) What do you learn about the background of Lil Nas X and Old Town Road from the podcast transcript? He is a 20-year-old rapper from Atlanta. Technically his birth name is Montero Hill, but he has been calling himself “Lil Nas X” for several years now. And last year he joined SoundCloud, as many people do. And by the end of the year in December he released a song called “Old Town Road.”  He bought a beat that had this sort of country-sounding instrumental to it. And he said he ...