Wednesday 15 December 2010
15th December 2010
Today we decided to film the catwalk scene and yesterday we filmed kathryn in the closet for the performance. This means that all our filming is now complete so we just have to upload and edit this so it can be completed. Now our main focus is editing!!
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Changes!!
We have had to make a number of changes to our music video, one of these changes is that the person that we had be planning to have as our main star (Lucy Star), couldn’t do it as she went camera shy, so because of this Kathryn agreeded to step up and be the star of the music video. This is because our character hates fake girls and i had dyed my hair blonde last night!! Because of this we had to change the sequence of the cat walk scene so just me and Kirstie are now models.
Friday 3 December 2010
Tuesday 30 November 2010
30th November 2010
Today is a totally different story, as it snowed through the night and in the morning, it was unsure if school was going to open. It did open, but I didnt get in however, for safety reasons they closed to school at 11, so the double media lesson was missed, where we would have started to edit what we filmed on Monday.
As a group with a deadline looming just around the corner we are really worried that school will be closed for the rest of the week. We still need to film another part of our music video and edit it, and we have less the 3 weeks to do so.
As a group with a deadline looming just around the corner we are really worried that school will be closed for the rest of the week. We still need to film another part of our music video and edit it, and we have less the 3 weeks to do so.
30th November 2010
today after school we filmed the entire cat walk scene after school, using one of the drama rooms, we made sure to get enough footage for our music video. However if we haven’t we can always re-shoot. I personally feel that it went very well and smoothly! this is good for us as we filmed all of it and we have filmed more than enough to cut and chop bits if needed. We filmed in just over 2 hours and also took still shots on my camera which i have put in a folder on facebook so the girls can take them.
Sunday 28 November 2010
28th November 2010
We have figured out what the filming situation is for Friday the 26th November. Originally we were going to use a charity shop, however we are not now. Lauren came up with the idea of filming in the costume room in Drama, as it is full of lots of different types of clothing.
As a group we thought that this was a really good idea, it also meant that we didn’t have to limit our self to a time period like we would have if we had one to charity shop.
At break we went over to drama and asked about using the costume room during the day on Friday, when we have a free space in our timetable. It was all okayed and we plan on filming on Friday.
After school today we went up Bexleyheath to get some bits and bobs for the music video. What we got was some silver spray paint and tinsel for the cloning machine which kathryn will be making over the weekend. We also got our costumes that we will be wearing as the cloned models.
So far everything is going really well and hopefully we can start editing next week, so that if we do have to re-shot anything we will have time to do so
As a group we thought that this was a really good idea, it also meant that we didn’t have to limit our self to a time period like we would have if we had one to charity shop.
At break we went over to drama and asked about using the costume room during the day on Friday, when we have a free space in our timetable. It was all okayed and we plan on filming on Friday.
After school today we went up Bexleyheath to get some bits and bobs for the music video. What we got was some silver spray paint and tinsel for the cloning machine which kathryn will be making over the weekend. We also got our costumes that we will be wearing as the cloned models.
So far everything is going really well and hopefully we can start editing next week, so that if we do have to re-shot anything we will have time to do so
Friday 26 November 2010
26th November 2010
Today has been a bad day for us as a group as we were meant to film, but Kathryn was the only one in and was unable to do it all herself . Laruen and Kirstie were on a film trip to the BFI libary for their film studies coursework and i was at home ill :(. So now we are going to have to move the filming of the performance part next week, when we film everything else too, but this cant be helped people get ill and more than one coursework deadline comes at once.
Thursday 25 November 2010
Our Group!
She will be playing a part of one of the catwalk models as well, in which she will go from being her normal self to becoming a clone of each other.
She is going to be our main act, playing the part of Lucy Star. she will be dressed the part with colourful cothes and an attitued to match.
She will be playing a part of one of the catwalk models as well, in which she will go from being her normal self to becoming a clone of each other.
I will be playing a part of one of the catwalk models, in which they go from being their normal self to becoming clones of each other.
She will be playing a part of one of the catwalk models as well, in which she will go from being her normal self to becoming a clone of each other.
Tuesday 23 November 2010
23rd November 2010
Today in the lesson we went over our storyboard and had to add some more clips in to make it work better and look more like an actuall music video. We added in about 30 more shots and its already starting to look better.
Monday 22 November 2010
22nd November 2010
We are hoping to film part of our music video at the end of the week, as the deadline is coming up quickly. We are also filming on the week on the 29th the catwalk scene.
Planning For Digipack
For our artist we have to create a digipack for them to sell with the single that we are making a music video for on it. Here is a flat plan of what the digipack that I will be making looks like.
I have decided to go for a 6 panel digipack, as it will include a booklet, CD and DVD inside. I also decided to go with having jewel cases for the disks to go in, as I see that it will offer better protection for the disks then if it was just in a sleeve.
The digipack will contain all the typical codes and conventions that digipacks have. So on the back will be the list of songs, containing a bonus song, a barcode, the record label info.
On the front of the digipack there will be an image of the artist and her name Lucy Star, including a sticker which gives the customer a brief look to what they can expect from this digipack.
The CD will contain all the songs that she has recorded, plus a bonus song.
The DVD will contain things such as interviews, behind the scenes of the music video and her in the recording studio and clips from her time as an x – factor contestant.
On the inside panel it will contain Lucy Stars motto in life, " be who you wnat to be not what society tells you be" to help try and get it across to the rest of the world.
The booklet will contain information about all of the songs on the album and a list of thanks to people.
I have decided to go for a 6 panel digipack, as it will include a booklet, CD and DVD inside. I also decided to go with having jewel cases for the disks to go in, as I see that it will offer better protection for the disks then if it was just in a sleeve.
The digipack will contain all the typical codes and conventions that digipacks have. So on the back will be the list of songs, containing a bonus song, a barcode, the record label info.
On the front of the digipack there will be an image of the artist and her name Lucy Star, including a sticker which gives the customer a brief look to what they can expect from this digipack.
The CD will contain all the songs that she has recorded, plus a bonus song.
The DVD will contain things such as interviews, behind the scenes of the music video and her in the recording studio and clips from her time as an x – factor contestant.
On the inside panel it will contain Lucy Stars motto in life, " be who you wnat to be not what society tells you be" to help try and get it across to the rest of the world.
The booklet will contain information about all of the songs on the album and a list of thanks to people.
Thursday 18 November 2010
18th November 2010
Today during the lesson we was looking at a number of different digi packs, we then created our own one. All four of us created our own individual one although they ended up looking quite similar. This was an interesting process seeing how the digi packs come together. We then put our paper ideas onto the computer using photoshop.
Our Idea And Andrew Goodwin Theory
A criticism of our pitch was that we should link our idea to the music video theory by Andrew Goodwin.
1) "Music video's demonstrate genre characteristics." The first setting of our video is in a Charity shop, this shows the type of shops that Lucy Star prefers and would typically shop in. The second shows her creating havoc on the catwalk by rebelling against the 'clones'. This shows that she is against people copying one another and following the crowd of mainstream fashion, showing her with a care-free personality and not worrying what other think of her.
2) "There is a relationship between lyrics and visuals." In the charity shop and on the catwalk shows Lucy Star doing what she wants to do, just enjoying herself and having an enjoyable time, "Girl's Just Want To Have Fun."
1) "Music video's demonstrate genre characteristics." The first setting of our video is in a Charity shop, this shows the type of shops that Lucy Star prefers and would typically shop in. The second shows her creating havoc on the catwalk by rebelling against the 'clones'. This shows that she is against people copying one another and following the crowd of mainstream fashion, showing her with a care-free personality and not worrying what other think of her.
2) "There is a relationship between lyrics and visuals." In the charity shop and on the catwalk shows Lucy Star doing what she wants to do, just enjoying herself and having an enjoyable time, "Girl's Just Want To Have Fun."
Friday 12 November 2010
Our Group Feedback
Our group pitched to the class today with the powerpoint previously posted on my blog. Below are parts that worked, didn't work and just suggestions that the class made. Each group had a sheet to write feedback on and we have collected it and wrote it below;
Parts the class thought were good/appropriate;
-Characters well planned
-2 easy locations
-Shows Lucy’s identity
-The changing room scene
-Song matches her characterises
-Clever idea about cloning machine
-80’s style for artist
Things they think we should develop or change;
-Confusing storyboard (Too simple)
-Think about the way you have used media language and link to Goodwin’s theory
-Need to find charity shop
-How are you doing the catwalk
-How would you film in the charity shop
Elements they think need more work on;
-Do you have permission for a charity shop
-How will the catwalk be shot and made
Parts the class thought were good/appropriate;
-Characters well planned
-2 easy locations
-Shows Lucy’s identity
-The changing room scene
-Song matches her characterises
-Clever idea about cloning machine
-80’s style for artist
Things they think we should develop or change;
-Confusing storyboard (Too simple)
-Think about the way you have used media language and link to Goodwin’s theory
-Need to find charity shop
-How are you doing the catwalk
-How would you film in the charity shop
Elements they think need more work on;
-Do you have permission for a charity shop
-How will the catwalk be shot and made
feedback from pitch
The elements that work are;
Characters well planned
2 easy locations
Shows Lucy’s identity
The changing room sceneSong matches her characterises
Cleaver idea about cloning machine
80’s style for artist
Things that need developing are;
Confusing storyboard
Think about the way you have used media language and link to Goodwin’s theory
Need to find charity shop
How are you doing the catwalk
How would you film in the charity shop
Things that don’t work are;
Do you have permission for a charity shop
How will the catwalk be shot and made
Characters well planned
2 easy locations
Shows Lucy’s identity
The changing room sceneSong matches her characterises
Cleaver idea about cloning machine
80’s style for artist
Things that need developing are;
Confusing storyboard
Think about the way you have used media language and link to Goodwin’s theory
Need to find charity shop
How are you doing the catwalk
How would you film in the charity shop
Things that don’t work are;
Do you have permission for a charity shop
How will the catwalk be shot and made
Tuesday 19 October 2010
19th October 2010
Today in the lesson we started to put together our storyboard so that the next stage for us would be to follow this to film our music video. We then made this into an animatic and uploaded it to our blogs. From doing this we can easily plan out how to shoot our music video so that it runs smoothly. This does not have to be exactly how we film it but its a start!
Tuesday 12 October 2010
12th October 2010
Today in the lesson we began making our mood board, to put together all of our ideas for our music video.
Our idea is a fashion show catwalk scene. This will connotate how people are "cloned" to all look similar in today's society by the fashion industry.
It will show a contrast, with our artist 'Lucy Star' she will be uniquely dressed, and the complete opposite to the streotype's in the catwalk scene.
The mood board contains photo's of 'Wag' like characters dressed similarly to each other in contrast to the photo's of Lucy Star's style (punk, pop, eccentric.)
We thought this would be suitable because our artist 'Lucy Star' is such an eccentric and unique character that we wanted to show the contrast between her and what is expected of us in society today as young women .
Our idea is a fashion show catwalk scene. This will connotate how people are "cloned" to all look similar in today's society by the fashion industry.
It will show a contrast, with our artist 'Lucy Star' she will be uniquely dressed, and the complete opposite to the streotype's in the catwalk scene.
The mood board contains photo's of 'Wag' like characters dressed similarly to each other in contrast to the photo's of Lucy Star's style (punk, pop, eccentric.)
We thought this would be suitable because our artist 'Lucy Star' is such an eccentric and unique character that we wanted to show the contrast between her and what is expected of us in society today as young women .
Friday 8 October 2010
Michel Gondry
Some of Michel's Music Videosinclude;
“The Hardest Button To Button” THE WHITE STRIPES
“Come Into My World” KYLIE MINOGUE
“Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground” THE WHITE STRIPES
“Fell In Love With A Girl” THE WHITE STRIPES
“Star Guitar” THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS
“Joga” BJORK
“Deadweight” BJORK
“Bachelorette” BJORK
“Everlong” FOO FIGHTERS
“Around The World” DAFT PUNK
“Sugar Water” CIBO MATTO
“Hyperballad” BJORK
“Like A Rolling Stone” THE ROLLING STONES
“Army Of Me” BJORK
“Isobel” BJORK
“Protection” MASSIVE ATTACK
“Lucas With The Lid Off” LUCAS
“Human Behavior” BJORK
Films
The Science of Sleep
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Human Nature
Gondry was born in Versailles, France. He is the grandson of inventor Constant Martin.He has a teenage son named Paul who is also an artist.
His career as a filmmaker began with creating music videos for the French rock band Oui Oui, in which he also served as a drummer. The style of his videos for Oui Oui caught the attention of music artist Björk, who asked him to direct the video for her song "Human Behaviour". The collaboration proved long-lasting, with Gondry directing a total of seven music videos for Björk. Other artists who have collaborated with Gondry on more than one occasion include Daft Punk, The White Stripes, The Chemical Brothers, The Vines, Steriogram, Radiohead, and Beck. Gondry has also created numerous television commercials. He pioneered the "bullet time" technique later adapted in The Matrix,in a 1998 commercial for Smirnoff vodka, as well as directing a trio of inventive holiday-themed advertisements for clothing retailer Gap, Incorporated.
Digipaks
Digipaks typically consist of a gatefold (book-style) paperboard or card stock outer binding, with one or more plastic trays capable of holding a CD or DVD attached to the inside. Since Digipaks were among the first alternatives to jewel cases to be used by major record companies, and because there is no other common name for Digipak-style packaging made by other companies, the term digipak or Digi-Pak is often used generically, even when the media holder is a hub or "Soft Spot" rather than a full plastic tray.
Digipak-style packaging is often used for CD singles or special editions of CD albums and the tall DVD Digipak (DVDigipak) is used as a premium package for DVDs and DVD sets. Because such packaging is less resistant to abrasion than jewel cases, it tends to show signs of wear relatively quickly. Licensed digipak manufacturers such as domestic U.S. printer and disc replicator Oasis Disc Manufacturing recommend coating the raw printed paper with a protective UV coating, thus ensuring greater longevity.
Although less vulnerable to cracking than a jewel case, the disc tray inside the package (particularly the "teeth" of the hub which secure the disc in place) remains rather brittle and is prone to cracking if the package is crushed. Digipak-style cases grew in popularity among record labels and recording artists in the early 2000s.
Manufacturers have sought to reduce environmental impact and improve functionality by introducing recycled components into its trays; one has announced a 100% post-consumer PET tray made from recycled bottles, which also eliminates the need for the brittle "teeth". Many printers use recycled or sustainable material for the board stock.
Historically, Digipak was only available in large quantities. However, AGI has recently introduced a new product called digipak i-create for the consumer market. Digipak i-create is a web-supported concept that is aimed at the download, music, photo and creative markets.
Thursday 7 October 2010
Our Music Video IDEA!!
Lucy Star on Prez
This was our groups first idea which we created the day that we got given the breifs. Girls just wanna have fun was the only song that stood out to us as a group as we knew we could produce a good video to this bubbly song.
Tuesday 5 October 2010
Our Music Video IDEA!!
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN - CYNDI LAUPER
I come home in the morning light,
My mother says "When you gonna live your life right?"
Oh,mother,dear,
We're not the fortunate ones,
And girls,
They wanna have fu-un.
Oh,girls,
Just wanna have fun.
The phone rings in the middle of the night,
My father yells "What you gonna do with your life?"
Oh,daddy,dear,
You know you're still number one,
But girls,
They wanna have fu-un,
Oh,girls,just wanna have
That's all they really want.....
Some fun....
When the working day is done,
Oh,girls,
They wanna have fu-un,
Oh,girls,
Just wanna have fun....
Girls,
They want,
Wanna have fun.
Girls,
Wanna have
Some boys take a beautiful girl,
And hide her away from the rest of the world.
I wanna be the one to walk in the sun.
Oh,girls,
They wanna have fu-un.
Oh,girls,
Just wanna have
That's all they really want.....
Some fun....
When the working day is done,
Oh,girls,
They wanna have fu-un.
Oh,girls,
Just wanna have fun...
Girls,
They want,
Wanna have fun.
Girls,
Wanna have.
They just wanna,
They just wanna.....
They just wanna,
(Oh....)
They just wanna.....
(Girls just wanna have fun...)
Oh...
Girls just wanna have fu-un...
They just wanna,
They just wanna....
They just wanna,
They just wanna....
(Oh...)
They just wanna...
(They just wanna have fun...)
Girls just wanna have fu-un...
When the workin',
When the working day is done.
Oh,when the working day is done,
Oh,girls...
Girls,
Just wanna have fu-un...
They just wanna,
They just wanna....
They just wanna,
They just wanna have fun...
Girls just wanna have fu-un..
They just wanna,
They just wanna....
They just wanna,
They just wanna....
(Have fun..)
They just wanna,
(Girls wanna have fun)
They just wanna....
Oh,girls...
(Wanna have fun....)
Girls just wanna have fu-un.
When the workin',
When the working day is done.
Oh,when the working day is done,
Oh,girls,
Girls just wanna have fu-un.
They just wanna,
They just wanna....
(Oh,girls...)
They just wanna,
(Have fun....)
Oh,girls..
Girls just wanna have fu-un
They just wanna,
They just wanna...
When the working day is done...
(fades)
I come home in the morning light,
My mother says "When you gonna live your life right?"
Oh,mother,dear,
We're not the fortunate ones,
And girls,
They wanna have fu-un.
Oh,girls,
Just wanna have fun.
The phone rings in the middle of the night,
My father yells "What you gonna do with your life?"
Oh,daddy,dear,
You know you're still number one,
But girls,
They wanna have fu-un,
Oh,girls,just wanna have
That's all they really want.....
Some fun....
When the working day is done,
Oh,girls,
They wanna have fu-un,
Oh,girls,
Just wanna have fun....
Girls,
They want,
Wanna have fun.
Girls,
Wanna have
Some boys take a beautiful girl,
And hide her away from the rest of the world.
I wanna be the one to walk in the sun.
Oh,girls,
They wanna have fu-un.
Oh,girls,
Just wanna have
That's all they really want.....
Some fun....
When the working day is done,
Oh,girls,
They wanna have fu-un.
Oh,girls,
Just wanna have fun...
Girls,
They want,
Wanna have fun.
Girls,
Wanna have.
They just wanna,
They just wanna.....
They just wanna,
(Oh....)
They just wanna.....
(Girls just wanna have fun...)
Oh...
Girls just wanna have fu-un...
They just wanna,
They just wanna....
They just wanna,
They just wanna....
(Oh...)
They just wanna...
(They just wanna have fun...)
Girls just wanna have fu-un...
When the workin',
When the working day is done.
Oh,when the working day is done,
Oh,girls...
Girls,
Just wanna have fu-un...
They just wanna,
They just wanna....
They just wanna,
They just wanna have fun...
Girls just wanna have fu-un..
They just wanna,
They just wanna....
They just wanna,
They just wanna....
(Have fun..)
They just wanna,
(Girls wanna have fun)
They just wanna....
Oh,girls...
(Wanna have fun....)
Girls just wanna have fu-un.
When the workin',
When the working day is done.
Oh,when the working day is done,
Oh,girls,
Girls just wanna have fu-un.
They just wanna,
They just wanna....
(Oh,girls...)
They just wanna,
(Have fun....)
Oh,girls..
Girls just wanna have fu-un
They just wanna,
They just wanna...
When the working day is done...
(fades)
Tuesday 28 September 2010
28th September 2010
Today we got given the chance to choose who we wanted to work in a group with. I am working in a group of four, Me (jade), Kathryn, Lauren and Kirstie. We are going to develop our artist Lucy Star, and create a music video of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, originally sang by Cyndi Lauper.
Tuesday 21 September 2010
Today
Today in lesson we went thought our teachers case study of Madonna I took down some notes on how the teacher presented her case study and what information we found out about Madonna and her changes though the years, from this I am doing to do another case study on Cheryl Cole. This will all lead to our final project, the music video.
Madona
MADONA
$400.000.000
Influenced young women
1982 - sire records - "Everybody" Dir. Ed Steinberg - Budget $1500
image
boyish clothes and hair
baggy trousers
vampish make up
glamorous earrings
unpolished
1984 - sire records - " Like A Virgin" Dir. Mary Lambert
No. 1 for 6 weeks
scene set up
lion
Venice - Italy
canal = better image
fairytale like + special effects
dresses over leggins + necklaces
Blonde hair + More outfits
1989 - sire records - "Like A Prayer" Dir. Mary Lambert
deal with pepsi but got cancelled
catholic video - catholic symbols
burning crosses -contorversal
represented as an angel
sex appeal but innapropiate for church
Journal
Today in lesson we went got given our case study options. after looking through them all we chose to do a case study of Madonna I wrote down some notes on how the teacher presented her case study and what information we found out about Madonna and her changes though the years, from this I am doing to do another case study on Cheryl Cole, i chose to do cheryl as she has a good background in music which spreads over the years.
Thursday 16 September 2010
Rough Trade Notes
Rough Trade
30 year history
struggled at their peak
20th Feb 1986 - Jeff Travis - West London - Shop
Record Shop
Steve Montgomery - worker
76 punk rock
The Clash
Punk magazine
DIY attitude
Ladbroke Grove
Hippie Era
carnival - west indian
Reggae
Austin Palmer - in charge of Reggae
Jan 1977 - Spiral Stratch
Desperate Bicycles
turned record sleves into instruction manuals
Scritti Polliti - 1978
anti capitalist
- Mayo Thompson
-Shirley o' Loughin ROUGH TRADE WORKERS
-Richard Scott- 1977
-Daniel Miller - The Normal Mute Records
equal profit
everyone was paid the same
Stiff Little Finger
The Raincoats
30 year history
struggled at their peak
20th Feb 1986 - Jeff Travis - West London - Shop
Record Shop
Steve Montgomery - worker
76 punk rock
The Clash
Punk magazine
DIY attitude
Ladbroke Grove
Hippie Era
carnival - west indian
Reggae
Austin Palmer - in charge of Reggae
Jan 1977 - Spiral Stratch
Desperate Bicycles
turned record sleves into instruction manuals
Scritti Polliti - 1978
anti capitalist
- Mayo Thompson
-Shirley o' Loughin ROUGH TRADE WORKERS
-Richard Scott- 1977
-Daniel Miller - The Normal Mute Records
equal profit
everyone was paid the same
Stiff Little Finger
The Raincoats
Friday 10 September 2010
Friday 6 August 2010
case study - Alexandra Burke
Aleaxndra was born in 1988 in Islington, London. Her middle names come from her great grandmother and grandfather, also her mothers maiden name. Her father was born in Jamaica and her mother was born in Britain of a Jamaican, Irish and dougla descent. She also has four brothers and one sister. Alexandra had no proffesional vocal training and at the age of nine sang in Bahrain with her mother. At the age of 12 Alexandra entered the TV talent show star for a night where she was the youngest person in the competition but was beaten by Joss Stone.
Alexandra attended Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School in Islington and after her GCSE's she left school to pursue a career in music. Before her X Factor success, she had been working as a singer, gigging at weekends in clubs.[ She also went on tour with "Young Voices", a charity that raises money for children with Leukemia, where she performed at large venues such as the Royal Albert Hall.
Alexandra (Imelda Cecelia Ewan) Burke was born in 1988, in London. Alexandra is an english singer who made her claim to fame through winning the fifth series of television show The X Factor. Alexandra won a £1 million recording contract with Simons cowells recording label - Syco.
In 2008 aleandra became the current European record for single sales over a period of 24 hours selling 105,000 copies of her debut single Hallelujah in one day. Hallelujah made it to christmas no one in 2008 it was also anounced top selling song of 2008.
Alexandra attended Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School in Islington and after her GCSE's she left school to pursue a career in music. Before her X Factor success, she had been working as a singer, gigging at weekends in clubs.[ She also went on tour with "Young Voices", a charity that raises money for children with Leukemia, where she performed at large venues such as the Royal Albert Hall.
Alexandra (Imelda Cecelia Ewan) Burke was born in 1988, in London. Alexandra is an english singer who made her claim to fame through winning the fifth series of television show The X Factor. Alexandra won a £1 million recording contract with Simons cowells recording label - Syco.
In 2008 aleandra became the current European record for single sales over a period of 24 hours selling 105,000 copies of her debut single Hallelujah in one day. Hallelujah made it to christmas no one in 2008 it was also anounced top selling song of 2008.
Monday 2 August 2010
Music Videos
A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a piece of music. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. Although the origins of music videos date back much further, they came into prominence in the 1980s, when MTV based their format around the medium. Prior to the 80s, these works were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip" or "film clip". In Chinese entertainment, music videos were simply known as "MTVs" because the network was responsible for bringing music videos to popularity in that country.
Music videos use a wide range of styles of film making techniques, including animation, live action filming, documentaries, and non-narrative approaches such as abstract film. Some music videos blend different styles, such as animation and live action. Many music videos do not interpret images from the song's lyrics, making it less literal than expected.
the codes and conventions can be divided into two seperate categories, Technical and Symbolic.
Technical;
- how equiptment and technolgy are used to construct meaning
- camera - different angles, shots
- editting - pace, style
- sound - diagetic/ non diagetic, genre
Symbolical
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Music videos use a wide range of styles of film making techniques, including animation, live action filming, documentaries, and non-narrative approaches such as abstract film. Some music videos blend different styles, such as animation and live action. Many music videos do not interpret images from the song's lyrics, making it less literal than expected.
the codes and conventions can be divided into two seperate categories, Technical and Symbolic.
Technical;
- how equiptment and technolgy are used to construct meaning
- camera - different angles, shots
- editting - pace, style
- sound - diagetic/ non diagetic, genre
Symbolical
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Thursday 29 July 2010
Wednesday 28 July 2010
Cheryl Cole - In Girls Aloud
The group's debut single "Sound of the Underground" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the 2002 Christmas number one. Girls Aloud hold the record for the shortest time between formation and reaching number one. The group released their debut album, Sound of the Underground in May 2003, which entered the charts at number two and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry later the same year.
Since 2003, Girls Aloud have released twenty additional singles, with all but one charting within the top ten, and fifteen reaching the top five. Their singles "I'll Stand by You", "Walk This Way", and "The Promise" have charted at number one. Two of their albums have reached the top of the UK Album Chart; their greatest hits album The Sound of Girls Aloud and 2008's Out of Control, both of which entered the chart at number one, with over one million copies of the former being sold. All their albums are certified platinum.[citation needed] They have been nominated for five BRIT Awards, and in 2009 won Best British Single at that year's BRIT Awards for "The Promise".
Girls Aloud have become one of the few UK reality television acts to achieve continued success, and had amassed a fortune of £25 million by May 2009. The 2007 edition of Guinness World Records listed them as "Most Successful Reality TV Group", while they also hold the record for "Most Consecutive Top Ten Entries in the UK by a Female Group" in the 2008 edition. The band have been working with Xenomania, who produce all of their material, since the start of their careers. The group has sold ten million records worldwide.
In July 2009, Girls Aloud announced they would partake in a year-long hiatus to pursue solo projects, but would reunite for a new studio album in 2010. The hiatus has since passed the twelve-month mark with little news from the band. On 30 August 2010, bandmate Nicola Roberts told British media that she wasn't anticipating a reunion of the band until 2012.
Tuesday 27 July 2010
Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Ann Cole, born 30 June 1983 is an English singer, songwriter, model, and television personality.
In late 2002, Cheryl Tweedy was chosen to be a member of the pop group Girls Aloud on ITV's reality television programme Popstars: The Rivals. The made-for-TV girl band was spectacularly successful.Girls Aloud achieved a string of 20 consecutive UK top ten singles (including four number ones), two UK number one albums, and received nominations for five BRIT Awards, winning Best Single in 2009 for "The Promise".
In 2008, Cole became a judge on the British reality television show The X Factor.Cole has been called "the nation's new sweetheart." Her first solo single, "Fight for This Love", was the fastest-selling single of 2009 up to that point when it entered the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart at number one, becoming the fourth best-seller of the year. Her debut solo album 3 Words achieved similar success. Cole's second solo album, scheduled for a November 2010 release date, will be titled Messy Little Raindrops; the first single from the album will be "Promise This", followed by "The Flood".
She has also become recognized as a style icon,appearing on the covers of British Vogue, Elle & Harper's Bazaar.[14][15] In 2009, Cole became the new face of L'Oréal.[16]
She married Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole in July 2006.She officially filed for divorce from her husband in May 2010, and a decree nisi was granted on 3 September 2010.
Thursday 17 June 2010
Production Journal - 17th June 2010
17th June 2010
Reflecting back on AS
After taking the AS media studies course i found that i have gained more useful skills and improved on skills that i gained at GCSE. I am now in my final year of media studies and also 6th form and i hope i gain more skills too help me get good results on my coursework and too help me later in life.
Reflecting back on AS
After taking the AS media studies course i found that i have gained more useful skills and improved on skills that i gained at GCSE. I am now in my final year of media studies and also 6th form and i hope i gain more skills too help me get good results on my coursework and too help me later in life.
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