According to the schedule you have in your Coursework pack you MUST have:
a) Finalised storyboard by the end of this week
b) Completed your audience research and blogged a post
c) Created a shooting schedule
d) Planned locations, costumes, script, risk assessment, actors
e) Book camera for the FIRST TWO WEEKS OF FILMING - week beginning 9/12 as per
timetable in coursework pack.
Remember to blog posts of your meetings using pictures and videos.
Most of you are on target for next week- well done.
p.s You might also want to try using 2 cameras for greater coverage of the scenes.
Thursday 5 December 2013
Thursday 21 November 2013
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Music Video blogging - How to get a chance of Level 3/4 mark.
Ideally we need to see 3 case study research of music videos in your chosen genre on your INDIVIDUAL blog.
For the GROUP BLOG you need to submit 1 music video analysis.
Looking at the blogs so far you will not be achieving the criteria of excellent research into Music Video with only 1 or 2 music video research blog submissions.
The OCR examiner needs to see that specific research into your media form (music video) has informed your production practise. This will create a sense of a research journey- a unique record of your project.
For the GROUP BLOG you need to submit 1 music video analysis.
Looking at the blogs so far you will not be achieving the criteria of excellent research into Music Video with only 1 or 2 music video research blog submissions.
The OCR examiner needs to see that specific research into your media form (music video) has informed your production practise. This will create a sense of a research journey- a unique record of your project.
Monday 18 November 2013
Planning for next 2 weeks
Planning tasks for the next 2 weeks. These are group tasks for the group blog.
1) Storyboarding- animatic
2) Location recce pictures
3) Cast photos. Lead singer and band pictures. Discuss the image you intend to construct for your artiste.
4) Make up pictures and test.Explain your choices in reference to genre expectations
5) Costume ideas- discussion. Explain your choices in reference to genre expectations.
6) Schedule- week overview and shooting schedule
7) Audience feedback from pitch of idea.
8) Meetings
1) Storyboarding- animatic
2) Location recce pictures
3) Cast photos. Lead singer and band pictures. Discuss the image you intend to construct for your artiste.
4) Make up pictures and test.Explain your choices in reference to genre expectations
5) Costume ideas- discussion. Explain your choices in reference to genre expectations.
6) Schedule- week overview and shooting schedule
7) Audience feedback from pitch of idea.
8) Meetings
Thursday 7 November 2013
Preparation and Planning in early Nov- deadline 15th Nov
Here are some GROUP tasks you should be doing before or at least alongside storyboarding:
a) A visually exciting moodboard.
b) Deconstruction of the lyrics- meaning and basis for ideas.
c) Discussion of target audience- demographics (age, nationality, gender) and pyschographics (hobbies, attitude to life, music consumption habits etc)
d) Any other inspiration apart from Music Video media texts?
e) Copyright posting
f) Treatment of your project.
g) Group meeting blog posts- 2 per week at least.
h) Evidence of questionnaire and initial feedback on your treatment/idea from a focus group of the target audience.
When publishing blog submissions identify student who posted.
a) A visually exciting moodboard.
b) Deconstruction of the lyrics- meaning and basis for ideas.
c) Discussion of target audience- demographics (age, nationality, gender) and pyschographics (hobbies, attitude to life, music consumption habits etc)
d) Any other inspiration apart from Music Video media texts?
e) Copyright posting
f) Treatment of your project.
g) Group meeting blog posts- 2 per week at least.
h) Evidence of questionnaire and initial feedback on your treatment/idea from a focus group of the target audience.
When publishing blog submissions identify student who posted.
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Genre - Music Video Guidance
Please see this link as best practise for the blog on Music Video genre. Too many blogs either are lacking in detail or focus on the music genre and not the genre of music video.
http://www.harleylough2.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/genre-conventions.html
http://www.harleylough2.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/genre-conventions.html
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Star Image
Select a 'star image' within your chosen genre, consider how they re-present themselves from media materials.
1) Describe and analyse this star image. Use pictures to illustrate your response.
2) What are the elements that you could borrow from this 'star image' that could be applied to your own artist/band?
Discuss what ideas do you have for your artist/band's star image- a mix of an existing artist/band's representation and something you have constructed to create a unique artist.
1) Describe and analyse this star image. Use pictures to illustrate your response.
2) What are the elements that you could borrow from this 'star image' that could be applied to your own artist/band?
Discuss what ideas do you have for your artist/band's star image- a mix of an existing artist/band's representation and something you have constructed to create a unique artist.
Wednesday 16 October 2013
Coursework- Mr Philip tasks
You MUST complete the following:
Genre research. Define the genre that you intend to work from and provide a detailed analysis of the key elements of that genre.
Voyeurism- find examples of the male and female gaze in a Music Video. How has camera and editing created a sense of an overly sexualised body?
Intertextuality. Find examples of intertextuality in music videos, what other media text is referenced and what is the impact on the target audience?
Music Video Director. Research and select your favourite music video director. Analyse the common stylistic features of their videos. Ideally this should be of a director working within your chosen music video genre.
Goodwin analysis. Apply Goodwin's theory to a music video of your choice (preferably within the genre you intend to make a music video in). What is the genre of the music video and how do we know this? How do the lyrics relate to the visuals? How does the music relate to the visuals- eg mise en scene, camera and editing? Describe the nature of the close ups and why have they been used so frequently? Any examples of voyeurism in this music video?
You COULD also blog on the history of the Music Video. In what way has it changed over time?
http://vimeo.com/47925628
Use the above video that we viewed in lesson as a reference point for your reflections.
Genre research. Define the genre that you intend to work from and provide a detailed analysis of the key elements of that genre.
Voyeurism- find examples of the male and female gaze in a Music Video. How has camera and editing created a sense of an overly sexualised body?
Intertextuality. Find examples of intertextuality in music videos, what other media text is referenced and what is the impact on the target audience?
Music Video Director. Research and select your favourite music video director. Analyse the common stylistic features of their videos. Ideally this should be of a director working within your chosen music video genre.
Goodwin analysis. Apply Goodwin's theory to a music video of your choice (preferably within the genre you intend to make a music video in). What is the genre of the music video and how do we know this? How do the lyrics relate to the visuals? How does the music relate to the visuals- eg mise en scene, camera and editing? Describe the nature of the close ups and why have they been used so frequently? Any examples of voyeurism in this music video?
You COULD also blog on the history of the Music Video. In what way has it changed over time?
http://vimeo.com/47925628
Use the above video that we viewed in lesson as a reference point for your reflections.
Tuesday 15 October 2013
What to do during the strike...
Hi all
We are aware that no-one will be in the Dept on strike day (THURS) so can you please use any media 'time' to continue with your research, analysis and any other outstanding work already set.
Over the next week we will produce a list of what you should have done so far so you can check your progress - we will be checking your blogs this week for the CWAT assessments being completed next week.
Michael will be in to help with anything technical.
We are aware that no-one will be in the Dept on strike day (THURS) so can you please use any media 'time' to continue with your research, analysis and any other outstanding work already set.
Over the next week we will produce a list of what you should have done so far so you can check your progress - we will be checking your blogs this week for the CWAT assessments being completed next week.
Michael will be in to help with anything technical.
Wednesday 4 September 2013
First lesson back....
So what we gonna do?
FIRST - I will be checking your blogs are linked and will check how far you have completed your initial research set over the holidays!
SECOND - We will be watching a brand new video on our other topic MEDIA IN THE ONLINE AGE. You will be setting up a new research blog for MOLA and it will be linked to the Media Debates page (link above). Every FORTNIGHT we will have one lesson allocated to a MOLA issue - I will announce in class and on the blog when these will be to best suit everyone.
SO toodle pip for now - see you in the morning :-)
FIRST - I will be checking your blogs are linked and will check how far you have completed your initial research set over the holidays!
SECOND - We will be watching a brand new video on our other topic MEDIA IN THE ONLINE AGE. You will be setting up a new research blog for MOLA and it will be linked to the Media Debates page (link above). Every FORTNIGHT we will have one lesson allocated to a MOLA issue - I will announce in class and on the blog when these will be to best suit everyone.
SO toodle pip for now - see you in the morning :-)
Monday 15 July 2013
Holiday Work - Oh No! Oh Yes - relax - it's watching and reviewing music videos...
Your task over the holidays is to start your basic research. You should watch lots of MVs and choose 10 that you like best. You need to write no more than one paragraph for each one of the ten you choose. You must EMBED the videos in your blog.
Please comment on the following:
1. What you like about it; what inspires you, what is 'good' about it?
2. What makes you keep watching?
3. What interesting techniques/ideas/shots have they used that you might use? (use prompts from all the reviewing we have been doing...performance, camera, editing, content, lighting etc)
4. What have you learnt in relation to Music Videos generally from watching this particular video?
5. Is there anything you should AVOID?
Please comment on the following:
1. What you like about it; what inspires you, what is 'good' about it?
2. What makes you keep watching?
3. What interesting techniques/ideas/shots have they used that you might use? (use prompts from all the reviewing we have been doing...performance, camera, editing, content, lighting etc)
4. What have you learnt in relation to Music Videos generally from watching this particular video?
5. Is there anything you should AVOID?
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Evaluation Tasks...THREE in total
There are a few of these for you to do:
1. Review the previous music videos on the sheet you were given (and which you started in class). Rank the videos then BLOG why you think some videos were more successful - you're looking at WWW and EBI - "what went well?" and "even better if?". The sheet is HERE.
The sheets were given out in class. The videos are (from 2011-12) 13B1 (Rewind), 13B3 (What we started), 13B4 (Lost), 13B6 (Ike & Tina), 13E7 (12 Rounds) and 13E9 (Today I cried)
(from 2012-13) 13A1 (Sparks Fly), 13A2 (Life Happens), 13A3 (Nine2Five), 13E4 (If you wanna) and 13E6 (Go in, go hard).
All the videos on are COOMBEMEDIA youtube
2. You should also evaluate and review your foundation production, again started/explained in class and for which there are two sheets to help you. You need to look at ALL aspects of your production, planning, research, blogging, organisation etc as well as your actual film. You should cover each area and think through what went well and how you can learn from your mistakes (as well as repeating what you did well of course!). The sheet is HERE.
Areas to cover: research, planning design (incl storyboards etc), planning production (incl costumes, MES, continuity, equipment, lighting, actors), classwork and independent study, personal organisation (incl group work issues, meeting deadlines, working on blog AND filming at the same time etc), filming (practical issues with hardware), editing issues (incl hardware, software, time needed, collaboration, recording editing progress, working together), organising the blog (incl keeping it up to date, tracking progress, labelling etc), evaluation skills (incl addressing the questions, using evidence (did you have any??), how can you use the Yr13 evaluation questions now) and technology for evaluation (this year you must be better and ready - what went wrong last year? what took a long time? do you know how to actually use the software we have - if not, what are you going to do about it??)
3. Evaluate your 20 secs Music Video - process and product. Don't write loads, just write focused, analytical comments. Try to think 'what went well?' and 'even better if?'. Use the areas you've used to review the previous videos and your AS production in tasks 1 and 2 above to help you. The videos are all up on coombemedia youtube and linked on the main blog - everythingmediastudies.
Remember these are most of the core things we have been discussing:
Track choice
Instruments
Green Screen - keep it tight
Ultra Key
Lypsync
Lighting
Cuts to beat
Enough pace
Disappearing
Camera Movement and performance
Multi-screen
Choreography and dancing
Cropping
Partial Framing - use of out of focus shots (deliberate)
Extreme Close Ups
Text - use of
Bright Colours
Tint
1. Review the previous music videos on the sheet you were given (and which you started in class). Rank the videos then BLOG why you think some videos were more successful - you're looking at WWW and EBI - "what went well?" and "even better if?". The sheet is HERE.
The sheets were given out in class. The videos are (from 2011-12) 13B1 (Rewind), 13B3 (What we started), 13B4 (Lost), 13B6 (Ike & Tina), 13E7 (12 Rounds) and 13E9 (Today I cried)
(from 2012-13) 13A1 (Sparks Fly), 13A2 (Life Happens), 13A3 (Nine2Five), 13E4 (If you wanna) and 13E6 (Go in, go hard).
All the videos on are COOMBEMEDIA youtube
2. You should also evaluate and review your foundation production, again started/explained in class and for which there are two sheets to help you. You need to look at ALL aspects of your production, planning, research, blogging, organisation etc as well as your actual film. You should cover each area and think through what went well and how you can learn from your mistakes (as well as repeating what you did well of course!). The sheet is HERE.
Areas to cover: research, planning design (incl storyboards etc), planning production (incl costumes, MES, continuity, equipment, lighting, actors), classwork and independent study, personal organisation (incl group work issues, meeting deadlines, working on blog AND filming at the same time etc), filming (practical issues with hardware), editing issues (incl hardware, software, time needed, collaboration, recording editing progress, working together), organising the blog (incl keeping it up to date, tracking progress, labelling etc), evaluation skills (incl addressing the questions, using evidence (did you have any??), how can you use the Yr13 evaluation questions now) and technology for evaluation (this year you must be better and ready - what went wrong last year? what took a long time? do you know how to actually use the software we have - if not, what are you going to do about it??)
3. Evaluate your 20 secs Music Video - process and product. Don't write loads, just write focused, analytical comments. Try to think 'what went well?' and 'even better if?'. Use the areas you've used to review the previous videos and your AS production in tasks 1 and 2 above to help you. The videos are all up on coombemedia youtube and linked on the main blog - everythingmediastudies.
Remember these are most of the core things we have been discussing:
Track choice
Instruments
Green Screen - keep it tight
Ultra Key
Lypsync
Lighting
Cuts to beat
Enough pace
Disappearing
Camera Movement and performance
Multi-screen
Choreography and dancing
Cropping
Partial Framing - use of out of focus shots (deliberate)
Extreme Close Ups
Text - use of
Bright Colours
Tint
Brief details...
Max 20 Secs of Footage
Editing Properly - showing the skills and completing what you submit is more important than meeting the 20 secs.
You must demonstrate decent skills in:
LIGHTING
PERFORMANCE
It should be LIP SYNCED!!!
You must demonstrate TWO of the following FIVE (examples we showed you in brackets)
MULTISCREEN - you could either have many diff screens running at once (Benny Banks - Trouble) or perhaps on top of each other - layering - (Akala - Lose Myself)
GREENSCREEN - have a look at Erna, Sophie, Bariya and Tiffany's video from 2012-13 (13e5 Kate Nash - Foundations) to see how they used greenscreen - remember the cloth must be as smooth as possible when stretched on the frame
COLOURISATION - an effect put on in the editing suite - you can heighten colours or improve lighting (for example). (Little Mix - How ya doin' ft Missy Elliot or Benny Banks - Trouble)
For a video that needed the light and colour enhancing, see 'Lost' 13B4 - Tyra and Sophie (from 11-12 yr13 playlist on Coombe Media).
JUMP CUTTING - cutting MUST be on the beat exactly - expand the timeline in Premiere to see the audio waveforms so you can literally see where the beats occur - this happens in many videos - remember how will.i.am used the motif of a set of dancers to jump locations (will.i.am #thatpower ft Justin Beiber)
DISAPPEARING - with this, people or objects disappear or reappear. Remember using this effect relies on your having filmed the footage correctly - you must film the same scene 'bare', from exactly the same shot distance and position for it to work.
Editing Properly - showing the skills and completing what you submit is more important than meeting the 20 secs.
You must demonstrate decent skills in:
LIGHTING
PERFORMANCE
It should be LIP SYNCED!!!
You must demonstrate TWO of the following FIVE (examples we showed you in brackets)
MULTISCREEN - you could either have many diff screens running at once (Benny Banks - Trouble) or perhaps on top of each other - layering - (Akala - Lose Myself)
GREENSCREEN - have a look at Erna, Sophie, Bariya and Tiffany's video from 2012-13 (13e5 Kate Nash - Foundations) to see how they used greenscreen - remember the cloth must be as smooth as possible when stretched on the frame
COLOURISATION - an effect put on in the editing suite - you can heighten colours or improve lighting (for example). (Little Mix - How ya doin' ft Missy Elliot or Benny Banks - Trouble)
For a video that needed the light and colour enhancing, see 'Lost' 13B4 - Tyra and Sophie (from 11-12 yr13 playlist on Coombe Media).
JUMP CUTTING - cutting MUST be on the beat exactly - expand the timeline in Premiere to see the audio waveforms so you can literally see where the beats occur - this happens in many videos - remember how will.i.am used the motif of a set of dancers to jump locations (will.i.am #thatpower ft Justin Beiber)
DISAPPEARING - with this, people or objects disappear or reappear. Remember using this effect relies on your having filmed the footage correctly - you must film the same scene 'bare', from exactly the same shot distance and position for it to work.
Monday 1 July 2013
Welcome to Music Video 2013-14!
Welcome Year 12 - the mayhem starts here!
Following our 'Lighting' and 'Performance' workshops last week, we are moving on to the Summer Brief - a cheeky little assignment, carried out over 2 weeks.
You will be making a 20 second (max) music video with certain conditions attached. You will work in groups but these groups do not need to be the groups you work in for your coursework in September.
You have a quick deadline. Your planning, video and evaluations will go up on your new blog and will count towards your coursework marks.
The deadline for the videos to be finished and exported with Michael is Weds 10th July (end of the day) and the showcase will be in your Thursday lesson of 11th July.
Over the holidays you will be researching music videos and writing about them on your blog - so not too harsh!
BLOGS/ADMIN
Make sure you have started your new blog and have invited* coombemedia2014@gmail.com so we can admin your blog. This will then enable us to link your blog to this hub. You must do this now if you wish to continue the course (if you wish to keep your options open and don't know if you want to continue with Media :( you must still do this - the blogs are an entry requirement for A2).
*Invite us. We accept. You grant us ADMIN rights (rather than Author). Everyone is happy :)
Following our 'Lighting' and 'Performance' workshops last week, we are moving on to the Summer Brief - a cheeky little assignment, carried out over 2 weeks.
You will be making a 20 second (max) music video with certain conditions attached. You will work in groups but these groups do not need to be the groups you work in for your coursework in September.
You have a quick deadline. Your planning, video and evaluations will go up on your new blog and will count towards your coursework marks.
The deadline for the videos to be finished and exported with Michael is Weds 10th July (end of the day) and the showcase will be in your Thursday lesson of 11th July.
Over the holidays you will be researching music videos and writing about them on your blog - so not too harsh!
BLOGS/ADMIN
Make sure you have started your new blog and have invited* coombemedia2014@gmail.com so we can admin your blog. This will then enable us to link your blog to this hub. You must do this now if you wish to continue the course (if you wish to keep your options open and don't know if you want to continue with Media :( you must still do this - the blogs are an entry requirement for A2).
*Invite us. We accept. You grant us ADMIN rights (rather than Author). Everyone is happy :)
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