You should ensure that your blog has varied and thorough posts that include images or videos that reflect your research and ideas.
Star Analysis - You should each have analysed a star and how their videos sell them to the target audience, you can look at several videos or videos that span their career.
Auteur Theory - the theory and research on one music video director.
Goodwin’s Theory of Analysis - Ensure all 6 points are clear on your blog. Relate this to videos you study and your own ideas.
DVD Cover and Magazine Advert Analysis - Real examples, your photoshop practice and ideas for you final products.
Timeline, Storyboards, Shotlists and Call Sheets - upload images to the blog with a description of what they are and how they will help you.
Mise-en-scene - Research on your genre and plans for your own ideas
Analysis of past students work - analyse using the marking criteria and/or Goodwin’s points.
Location Reports - street map images or still photo images, information about the location and why it is suitable
Audience Research - You could do a mind map or a questionnaire.
Lyrics Analysis - ensure the lyrics for your song are on the blog, analyse mood and representation of the artist etc.
Editing Techniques - Find examples of similar editing styles or transitions that you plan to use.
Mood Board - create a mood board for you overall inspiration.
Amateur vs Professional - Analyse the differences between a student and real artist music video.
Contact the original artist - Show that you have attempted to seek permission from the artist to use their song (e.g. via Facebook)
Test Footage - experiment with shot types and editing techniques and upload these to the blog.
Look at other students’ blogs- What inspiration can you take from them? Why do you think their blog is successful?
Sunday, 16 September 2012
Friday, 14 September 2012
An example of the letter you could email to the song copyright holder
Dear Copyright Holder,
We are A-Level students and we are writing to request your
permission to use one of the latest tracks by Two Door Cinema Club. The track we wish to use is I Can Talk.
With your permission, this task would be used in our current
A-Level Media Studies project, which involves creating a music video to a
popular music track, as well as producing an album cover/sleeve and a magazine advert for
the artist.
If we received your permission, this track would be
used in an educational context and be viewed by our media class, our teacher
and the OCR exam board moderator.
The artist and your company would of course be fully
recognised throughout pre-production and the final video itself. A copyright notice with wording supplied by
you can be included in the records of the project. If this is required, please send full
details.
We look forward to hearing from you,
Regards
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
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