Monday 1st October
12:40 - Iona, Shannon, Sophie and Jasmine meet to start recording in near by park.
Wednesday 3rd October
10:20 - Iona, Shannon, Sophie, Rhona, Jasmine meet to finish off the filming.
Friday 5th October
1:40 - All meet and start editing.
Props and Setting - Park/Forrest containing trees - White flowing dress
Friday 28 September 2012
Wednesday 26 September 2012
Deconstruction + Reconstruction of a Media Text
Group names and roles
Me- camera work and editor
Rhona Drake- editor
Jasmine Davies- camera work
Sophie Fitzmaurice- producer abd director
Iona Gladwom- cast and editor
Lana Del Rey- Summertime Sadness
Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That, baby, you're the best
I got my red dress on tonight
Dancing in the dark in the pale moonlight
Done my hair up real big beauty queen style
High heels off, I'm feeling alive
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
Honey, I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothing scares me anymore
(1, 2, 3, 4)
Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That, baby, you're the best
I've got that summertime, summertime sadness
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh, oh
I'm feelin' electric tonight
Cruising down the coast goin' 'bout 99
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
Honey, I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothing scares me anymore
(1, 2, 3, 4)
Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That, baby, you're the best
I've got that summertime, summertime sadness
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh, oh
I think I'll miss you forever
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
Later's better than never
Even if you're gone I'm gonna drive (drive, drive)
I've got that summertime, summertime sadness
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh, oh
Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That, baby, you're the best
I've got that summertime, summertime sadness
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh, oh
Friday 21 September 2012
Audience
How would you rate the following ;-
Editing 1------------------------------------------------------10 What did you like/dislike?
Cinematography 1------------------------------------------------------10 What did you like/dislike?
Mise-en-scene 1------------------------------------------------------10 What did you like/dislike?
Lighting 1------------------------------------------------------10 What did you like/dislike?
Performance of the artist 1------------------------------------------------------10 What did you like/dislike?
Monday 17 September 2012
Skills Development Essay
Introduction
Before I started my Foundation Portfolio I had to produce a preliminary exercise. Using desktop publishing and an image manipulation program (photo shop) I had to create a front page of a new college magazine and it had compulsory feature a medium close-up of a student and appropriate laid out text and a masthead.I also produced a mock-up layout of the contents page along with the front cover.This magazine I created gave me a good grasp of using manipulation programs and what conventional magazines are like.
For my Foundation Portfolio I created a double page spread, contents page and front cover for a new music magazine. All of the images and text used had to be original and at least four images had to be included all produced by myself. I chose to create my music magazine within the rock/indie genre as I felt I had the right tools for this.
Digital Technology/Post-Production
In my foundation portfolio I used a program called Adobe Photoshop CS5 in adjustment to manipulate my photos I had taken to make them more appropriate and more professional looking for my music magazine. This software I had used shortly before in my preliminary task, other then this is was completely new to me and seemed slightly confusing. Photoshop allowed me to edit my digital photos to a high standard that of those existing music magazines. The main issue was getting to grasp all the different tools and options. Before even editing the image I had to have a good image for a magazine. A 'good image' of a music magazine had to be in focus and preferably a medium close up of the artist, this was to show eye contact. Another issue was making sure there was enough room above the models head to insert a mast-head. These expectations created me to have a lot of mock ups, changes and more then one photo shoot. Other typical conventions also had to be included such as having a main feature headline, dateline, bar-code, issue number, skyline and subtitle.Tools I learnt to use included airbrushing, cropping, merging and liquefying. Liquefying for example gave my the option to stretch my models ear and insert a plug, cropping and merging allowed me to add more space to the right of my model to add more space to put text in on my double page spread. By following these conventions I was able to communicate with my target audience that my creation was professional enough to be worth the money I priced it at and easily show what genre my magazine was.
Creativity
As a part of the creativity process I first had to identify the typical conventions of any music magazine for example a mast head on the left usually so when a magazine is stacked up all information is still visible. I began to merge typical conventions and conventions of a rock/indie magazine to come up with a good idea. My college magazine had already helped me identify typical conventions so mainly I researched the genre conventions. Important conventions in my college magazine included and organised structure and a house style which made it look professional and planned out. The main ideas I got from my college magazine for my music magazine was the eye contact of the model and a suitable background. By considering the conventions of rock/indie magazines I began to research the most successful magazines, these included Kerrang which I got my main ideas from. The main model in my magazine is shown to be not overdressed (hood up) and smoking in an outside area. I felt this image fitted my genre as it is very stereotypical of a rock band member to have the attitude of being a bit different and not caring much about anything but the music. Once I was in the final stages of my project I decided to give my audience a print out of my front cover, contents page and double page spread along with some questions. Questions included "can you identify the genre?" and "how much would you pay for this?". My results clarified that it was easily shown that the magazine was rock/indie and that £1.99 was a suitable price for my audience which is young people in the C2/D and E category of social class.
Research & Planning, Genre Conventions
I firstly researched the elements needed for my brief by analyzing existing rock/indie magazines such as Metal Hammer, NME and Kerrang. I also did this to see what conventions they had used and how it effected the final product. For example the main image on this front cover is Foo Fighters giving eye contact. The lead singer is standing slightly in front of the other band members. The main colours are red, yellow, black and white, this is the house style. Around three different types of fonts are used in this front cover. The main font is a San serif font which makes it more clear. The smaller headings are also similar. There is also a smaller image of another band member in the bottom left hand corner. With my LIIAR analysis (language, institution, ideology, audience and representation) I found it easy to come up with a good idea for my magazine. My main inspiration for my magazine was the successful American band A Day To Remember, I used a lot of there style including a casual and laid back style. I also used the internet to research an institution that could of possibly taken my magazine on if it really got published. Development Hell limited an independent media company based in London currently don't have a indie/rock music magazine as they only produce a monthly dance and clubbing magazine called MixMag. This creates a gap in the market for my magazine and to make their company more successful as both magazines would target the younger generation.
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Before I started my Foundation Portfolio I had to produce a preliminary exercise. Using desktop publishing and an image manipulation program (photo shop) I had to create a front page of a new college magazine and it had compulsory feature a medium close-up of a student and appropriate laid out text and a masthead.I also produced a mock-up layout of the contents page along with the front cover.This magazine I created gave me a good grasp of using manipulation programs and what conventional magazines are like.
For my Foundation Portfolio I created a double page spread, contents page and front cover for a new music magazine. All of the images and text used had to be original and at least four images had to be included all produced by myself. I chose to create my music magazine within the rock/indie genre as I felt I had the right tools for this.
Digital Technology/Post-Production
In my foundation portfolio I used a program called Adobe Photoshop CS5 in adjustment to manipulate my photos I had taken to make them more appropriate and more professional looking for my music magazine. This software I had used shortly before in my preliminary task, other then this is was completely new to me and seemed slightly confusing. Photoshop allowed me to edit my digital photos to a high standard that of those existing music magazines. The main issue was getting to grasp all the different tools and options. Before even editing the image I had to have a good image for a magazine. A 'good image' of a music magazine had to be in focus and preferably a medium close up of the artist, this was to show eye contact. Another issue was making sure there was enough room above the models head to insert a mast-head. These expectations created me to have a lot of mock ups, changes and more then one photo shoot. Other typical conventions also had to be included such as having a main feature headline, dateline, bar-code, issue number, skyline and subtitle.Tools I learnt to use included airbrushing, cropping, merging and liquefying. Liquefying for example gave my the option to stretch my models ear and insert a plug, cropping and merging allowed me to add more space to the right of my model to add more space to put text in on my double page spread. By following these conventions I was able to communicate with my target audience that my creation was professional enough to be worth the money I priced it at and easily show what genre my magazine was.
Creativity
As a part of the creativity process I first had to identify the typical conventions of any music magazine for example a mast head on the left usually so when a magazine is stacked up all information is still visible. I began to merge typical conventions and conventions of a rock/indie magazine to come up with a good idea. My college magazine had already helped me identify typical conventions so mainly I researched the genre conventions. Important conventions in my college magazine included and organised structure and a house style which made it look professional and planned out. The main ideas I got from my college magazine for my music magazine was the eye contact of the model and a suitable background. By considering the conventions of rock/indie magazines I began to research the most successful magazines, these included Kerrang which I got my main ideas from. The main model in my magazine is shown to be not overdressed (hood up) and smoking in an outside area. I felt this image fitted my genre as it is very stereotypical of a rock band member to have the attitude of being a bit different and not caring much about anything but the music. Once I was in the final stages of my project I decided to give my audience a print out of my front cover, contents page and double page spread along with some questions. Questions included "can you identify the genre?" and "how much would you pay for this?". My results clarified that it was easily shown that the magazine was rock/indie and that £1.99 was a suitable price for my audience which is young people in the C2/D and E category of social class.
Research & Planning, Genre Conventions
I firstly researched the elements needed for my brief by analyzing existing rock/indie magazines such as Metal Hammer, NME and Kerrang. I also did this to see what conventions they had used and how it effected the final product. For example the main image on this front cover is Foo Fighters giving eye contact. The lead singer is standing slightly in front of the other band members. The main colours are red, yellow, black and white, this is the house style. Around three different types of fonts are used in this front cover. The main font is a San serif font which makes it more clear. The smaller headings are also similar. There is also a smaller image of another band member in the bottom left hand corner. With my LIIAR analysis (language, institution, ideology, audience and representation) I found it easy to come up with a good idea for my magazine. My main inspiration for my magazine was the successful American band A Day To Remember, I used a lot of there style including a casual and laid back style. I also used the internet to research an institution that could of possibly taken my magazine on if it really got published. Development Hell limited an independent media company based in London currently don't have a indie/rock music magazine as they only produce a monthly dance and clubbing magazine called MixMag. This creates a gap in the market for my magazine and to make their company more successful as both magazines would target the younger generation.
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Friday 14 September 2012
Audience Key Terms
Qualitative data- This data collected through considering why people like a certain music video due to their values and attitudes. It considers why and how someone might like or dislike their product.
Quantitative data- This is data collected in a more systematic manner, it is less personal and based more around facts and statistics.
Demographic data- This is used to create a profile of people to market and project to, usually based on gender (due to the different way men and women think), age (due to the products we use when one is young or old) and social class (people can have a higher disposable income.)
Psychographic data-This is used to collect data about an audience's personality, values, attitudes, interests and lifestyle.
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Song choice
Vampire Weekend are an american indie rock band from New York City that formed in 2006 and signed to XL recordings. The band has four members:Ezra Koenig, Roctam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson and Chris Baio. The band released its first album Vampire Weekend in 2008, which produced the singles "A-Punk and "Oxford Comma".The band's most recent album, Contra was released in 2010.
Vampire Weekend- Cousins
Vampire Weekend- Cousins
You found a sweater on the ocean floor
They're gonna find it if you didn't close the door
You and this model sit outside the side
In a house on a street they wouldn't park on the night
Dad was a risk taker
His was a shoe maker
You greatest hits 2006
Little list-maker
Heard codes in the melodies
You heeded the call
You were born with ten fingers and you're gonna use them all
Interesting colors
I discoveredmyself
If your art life is gritty you'll be toasting my health
If an interest in culture should be lining the walls
When your birth right is interest you could just accrue it all
Me and my cousins
And
You and your cousins
It's a line that is always running
Me and my cousins
You and your cousins
I can feel it coming
You can turn your back on the bitter world
You can turn your back on the bitter world
You can turn your back on the bitter world
You can turn your back on the bitter world
Me and my cousins
And
You and your cousins
It's a line that is always running
Me and my cousins
You and your cousins
I can feel it coming
They're gonna find it if you didn't close the door
You and this model sit outside the side
In a house on a street they wouldn't park on the night
Dad was a risk taker
His was a shoe maker
You greatest hits 2006
Little list-maker
Heard codes in the melodies
You heeded the call
You were born with ten fingers and you're gonna use them all
Interesting colors
I discoveredmyself
If your art life is gritty you'll be toasting my health
If an interest in culture should be lining the walls
When your birth right is interest you could just accrue it all
Me and my cousins
And
You and your cousins
It's a line that is always running
Me and my cousins
You and your cousins
I can feel it coming
You can turn your back on the bitter world
You can turn your back on the bitter world
You can turn your back on the bitter world
You can turn your back on the bitter world
Me and my cousins
And
You and your cousins
It's a line that is always running
Me and my cousins
You and your cousins
I can feel it coming
Saturday 1 September 2012
Over the summer I researched my most favourite genres and shared my possible ideas including songs from A Day To Remember. I decided the song I would use for my music video would be Here In Your Arms by Hello Goodbye, an indie punk band from America. I thought this was the most suitable for the little ideas I have at the moment, it's also upbeat which I like. I also created a storyboard of an existing song by The Killers called Read My Mind. Shot by shot I created a this for the first minute of the song and wrote down the shot description and shot transitions, this helped a lot as It gave me an idea on what shots are used in the creation of music videos and what they're used for. The storyboard also gave me a little insight into that it's going to take a lot and time and effort to produce a good quality music video.
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