Lip Sync Task

 Lip Syncing 

In class we split ourselves up into groups of 3 and had to try our best to lip sync the song that was chosen for us. The reason for this is because it has gave us practice for when we make our own music video. The song we had to lip sync was  'Learn to Fly' by The Foo Fighters. I thought this would be easy when i first found out the song since I know most of the words as I am a Foo Fighters fan. I found out even though I knew the most of the words that the task was difficult as I had never done anything like this before. It was only difficult because I felt under pressure and only had one shot at it. It was a interesting and fun task that has helped me. It has helped me gain knowledge of  what the aim of my coursework is and how I will go about doing it. Prior to this I thought I would be able to remember the song off by heart but know i know I will have to read through the before I film my own music video to make sure there is no mistakes whatsoever. 

This is the video of me attempting Lip Syncing - 

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What Makes an effective Music Video?

What makes a music video effective?

A music video that is effective leaves the viewer feeling satisfied in what they have seen, this can be through many different ways. People enjoy seeing a narrative to the song and lyrics relating to what they are watching. Some music videos do not follow the conventional videos and decide to use a video completely different from the song. 

I have chosen Michael Jacksons - Thriller since it follows a narrative and is a interesting video to analyse.

Firstly i have chosen this music video since it is one of the most famous and well known music videos of all-time. Thriller was the first video of its kind, it became a thing people would stay up and watch. 

The instant impact of of this music video is that it starts off as a almost typical romantic movie which was unseen in music videos until thriller. The video includes a spectacular dance sequence, plenty of drama and story, and most importantly the actual song itself. 
The song has a strong sense of artist identity since Michael Jackson's classic signature dancing is implanted into this video amazingly as he turns a short horror film into a a group of zombies dancing in sync. 


The dancing goes in time with the song that is really important so that the song matches the dancing. The dancing in this music video is complex while the song is simple so it is hard to pull off but he has done well. All of the above will all draw and welcome the audience and they will continue watching. this is what makes a music video effective. 

We have shots like this in the video:












this makes you feel like you are watching a film and not a music video since its a shot reverse shot which is never used in music video since its for films, this is what makes the video effective as its known as a short film rather than a video and this is why thriller is a effective music video.

                                                        

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Music and Me

Music and me

Video one - Childhood Music Video

I heard this song first when i was around the age of 8 and fell in love with the music video shortly after and always stuck in my memory. This was the first single i ever owned, i was gifted this as a christmas present since this was my favourite song. The video for this song is also very iconic and well known. Even though it was realised in 1985 by A-ha it was stilled over-played on the music channels and still is now.

Video two - Holiday song




This song is my holiday song for many reasons. This song reminds me of my three holidays to spain as it was played in almost every club and bar. It was such a memorable song for me since i associate this song whenever i hear it with my three holidays in spain. Tiesto was also the first DJ i really liked and i still carry this love of DJ's and dance music with me.

Video three - My music taste



This song defines my music taste which is simply dance music, i picked this song since it is produced by my favourite DJ hardwell. I also have seen Hardwell live and this brings back amazing memories. 

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Introduction to A2

Introduction

This blog is for my Media studies A2 coursework. i will be updating and posting everything that is relevant to my planning and coursework. My aim is to create a music video in a group of four people.

My blog will include:

*Music video
*Promotional poster
*CD cover
*Planning relevant to my work


I will have two different blogs. One for myself and one for the group work we will be completing.

What you will find on this blog - 

On my blog you will find a variety of research into music videos with a wide range of style, genre and representation. I will be going through many different videos and comparing and analysing them to gain research and ideas for my own music video. All the posts will relate to tasks i have been given and to my end project. This blog will also give information and explanation on why i have chosen the genre i have to use for my group music video. My genre has already been decided since i done research into this last year.

What genre I am going to use.
I am going try and use dance music for my music videos if i can but it may be hard to use, i have chosen to use it dance music because it is the genre that I enjoy and love the most and the music videos relate to having a good time and having fun which i think i could show. The tempo of this genre is fast paced and alot of close up shots are used which will be easy to implant in a video. I watch dance music videos growing up and frequently buy the mixmag magazine so i have a well rounded insight on the genre.  This genre played a huge part of my teenage years and has influenced me and the people around me. My genre may change after i have researched since i could find a better genre to use for my music video. 


I will find this work interesting and fun since I enjoy music and learning about the surrounding areas of music. I think it will be a hard course but with the right research and investigation it can be made easier and interesting. 

Here are examples of a music video, a poster and a album cover using my favourite dance artist: 

Album coverPoster

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