Personality task

Personality's and Group update In lesson today we looked at different types of personalities and what kind of personality we individually have. In the picture below we each discussed with each other what box we thought we fitted into. I personally thought I fitted into the Red category since most of the characteristics fit me. My group disagreed with me and thought I fitted into the Green category more. Following on from this we decided to assign...

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The Carol Vernallis Theory - Editing (Part 4/4)

The Carol Vernallis Theory  4)Editing  Editing will sometimes match the musical instruments or the beat of the song, linking the visual images together this way, the audience realises that the beat/rhythm links in with the visual images and will relate these visual images to other things after watching the video. Music videos constantly break or disrupt the "rules" of continuity editing. This is the main convention of music video...

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The Carol Vernallis Theory - Camera Movement and Framing (Part 3/4)

The Carol Vernallis Theory 3) Camera Movement and Shots  I will now look at Vernallis's Theory of camera movement and framing. When it comes to camera shots, Extremes are VERY common along with Establishing shots, even if they are Extreme close-ups, or at a extreme distance, music videos try to avoid shots such as mid-shots, or a middle-ranged shot. They tend to sit on the the extreme ends of the scale. Styles of framing and movement...

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The Carol Vernallis Theory - Diegesis (Part 2/4)

The Carol Vernallis Theory 2) Diegesis Diegesis in music videos is known as the "world" inside the video. It is always revealed slowly allowing interventions, and a story to develop over time. Repetition is key in a music video because it allows the artist to get a message across through the concept of quantity, it means that they can create a world for their song through the video An example of this: While we are exploring the "world"...

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The Carol Vernallis Theory - Narrative (Part 1/4)

In the last few days we have been analysing theories of Music Videos. One of the theories I am going to cover is the Carol Vernallis Theory. I read part of Carol's research which was titled - The Kindest Cut - Functions and meanings of Music Video Editing. Carol Vernallis's theory revolve's around four different and important concepts.I am going to break them down. They are: 1. Narrative 2. Diegsis 3. Camera Movement and Framing 4. Editing (I...

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Group Blog

This is a link to our group blog.  This is the blog that will share all the research and work that myself and my other group members John, Graham and Liam are all contributing towards. On the blog we will have things such as a questionnaire aimed towards a wide range of audiences so that we can find out what different people are looking for from a music video from the genre that we are using Pop/R&B.  On this blog we will show our...

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Andrew Goodwin's Music Video Theory

Andrew Goodwin's Music Video Theory Andrew Goodwin in his book "Dancing in the Distraction Factory" has wrote about what he defines as the characteristics of music videos. Goodwin has six different conventions and characteristics when looking at a music video. 1. Music videos should demonstrate genre characteristics,(e.g. People dancing/having fun in a Dance music song, dance routine for a pop girl band) Since my music video is to fit...

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Semiotics Theory - Music Video

Semiotic Theory In music videos Today in our lesson we have been taught about the semiotic theory and how it is used in music videos. What is a semiotic theory? Semiotics signs and meanings - According to Morris, Human action involves signs and meaning in three ways: The perception stage - The person becomes aware of the sign The manipulation stage - The person interprets the sign and decides how to respond to it. The consummation stage...

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Group Music Research

We have been assigned our groups for our group work and have set up a group blog, in lesson we decided to look at some examples of music videos and tried to decide on a song we all agreed with. We have all decided that we will participate in the music video and each do our part for it. The main genres we have looked at are Pop/Rap and Indie The songs we looked through are:Eminem - Lose Yourself Tupac- Ghetto Gospel  Olly Murs -Dance With Me...

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Album covers

Task 1: Album covers. What are album covers?  Album covers are one of the main reasons in why audiences are attracted the buying a album. Album covers are the front packaging of a commercially realised audio recording products. Since the mid-1990s, the CD has become the most popular type of physically distributed music products. Packaging formats vary, including the very common plastic jewel-case, and the popular cardboard...

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Intertexuality

Intertextuality What is intertextuality?  The concept of intertextuality was coined by post-structuralist Julia Kristeva in 1966. She introduced the notion that 'any text is the absorption and transformation of another.' Intertextuality using two different pieces of media texts and using them together to create new text or form of media.  Intertextuality this is a form of parody and pastiche. Madonna and Michael Jackson are the biggest...

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Video 4 - Sum 41

 This is the final music video in the four that i have watched. I have gained a lot of knowledge about the different types of music videos by analysing four different videos. For my final video I have chosen - Sum 41 - The Hell Song                             The music video was of a concert with dolls and action figures, with Sum 41's faces on those "performing"...

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Video 3 - Jimmy Eat World

Music Video 3 -                           The song's video is directed by Paul Fedor. The video features young people in underwear and received plenty of play on MTV, especially on Total Request Live. David C. Hayes, a famous B-horror actor/writer, appears in the video. The music video features a fully clothed teenage boy (Josh Keleher) who attends a pool party at which...

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Video 2 - Snow Patrol

This is my second video that i have chosen to watch take inspiration from. I have chosen this video since i think it could have many different meaning and could have different meaning behind it.                                           Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars This video does not have any real meaning behind it, it is split between...

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Video 1 - Arctic Monkeys

Throughout the next four weeks i will be watching many different music videos to get ideas and find out what makes a good music video to plan for my own video. Today i have looked at the music video Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine This is one of my favourite arctic monkey videos they have produced due to its simplicity and effectiveness. The whole video is in black and white for a classic feel. The whole song is filmed inside a car with alex...

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Bricolage

Today in lesson we were given a concept and had to work out what this concept was, i had to find out what the concept of 'Bricolage'. The term bricolage is used to describe a work that is made from combining existing materials, independent of their original purpose. The first thing i found out is how subcultural groups used other items of clothing and used them to promote their own messages. A example of this is punks using dog collars as a status symbol. It was the idea of putting a idea with another to create something new. It was about taking...

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Pastiche and Parody

Pastiche And Parody  Pastiche Unlike a parody, which aims for a comic or satiric effect, a pastiche is often intended as a compliment (or an homage) to the original writer though it may just be a collection of borrowed words and ideas. Pastiche is a serious version of what a parody is, it intends to pay tribute to the original text in a sense. Pastiche follows the post-modern root in saying 'Nothing is new'. Pastiche is really common in our society and has been implanted into many things typically music videos and films. Pastiche is...

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Auteur's in music videos

In today's lesson we found out how directors and producers of music videos. We looked at the music producer Chris Cunningham and were asked to find out his style and what he brings to his music videos. Analysing from Madonna, Aphex twins i have visually seen that he likes to insert a aspect of horror and unexpected elements which are disturbing. He also uses the pace of the music in sync with the video. Chris Cunningham is a very technical director...

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Music and me (Class)

Music and me Class discussion Today we discussed our Music and Me blog post with each other - Today's lesson revolved around the music and me blog post we had done in the previous lesson, in the lesson we went around each person and looked at the music videos that each of us had selected and everyone had to explain why and what made us choose these songs. I found that most of the songs chosen from our childhood were due to our...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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