Welcome

This is our A2 Media Studies blog. By Karl, Jack and Chip

Primary Research

This is all our Primary Research for our A2 Media Music Video. Click this slide to be taken to all our Primary Research

Secondary Research

This is all our Secondary Research for our A2 Media Music Video. Click this slide to be taken to all our Secondary Research

Physical Research

This includes our Physical Research. This will include things like our audition tape, Focus group recording, Recce shots and other kinds of physical research. Click this slide to be taken to all our Physical Research

Textual Analysis

These are the Textual Analysis' for our A2 Media Music Video. These include video, text and poster analysis. Click this slide to be taken to all our Textual Analysis

Chip James

This is Chip James' work, for our A2 Media Music Video. This includes everything that Chip James has contributed to the group as well as his independant work. Click this slide to be taken to all of Chip James work

Jack Reynolds

This is Jack Reynolds' work, for our A2 Media Music Video. This includes everything that Jack Reynolds has contributed to the group as well as his independant work. Click this slide to be taken to all of Jack Reynolds work

Group

This is all of the Grioup work, for our A2 Media Music Video. This consists of everything that all members have contributed to the project. Click this slide to be taken to all of the group work

Sunday 8 May 2011

Our Auditions

19:59 Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie

These are the highlights from our Auditions, that we edited together as a way of familiarising ourselves with the equipment. It also meant that we could refer back to the actual events and make a more informed decision about who to use in our Music Video.


Read more »

Our Video

19:52 Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie

This is the finished product for our A2 media studies music video project, the video is being posted online as a part of our course, as such we do not intend any profit or publicity from this video, it is only online for the course, all rights for the song are reserved for Enter Shikari.

Special Thanks, go to Enter Shikari, for permission to use their song, as well as, Stuart Duncan, Karl Smillie, Sophie Mngoma, Helen Morrow and Jake Meyers.

Read more »

Our Draft

19:41 Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie

This is the draft of our A2 Music Video on 'Ok, Time for Pan B' by Enter Shikari. We were half-way between replacing our lead actor as he kept cancelling on our filming shoots, and eventually just stopped showing up to finish the video. Also some shots were changed and/or replaced. But it’s just a work in progress.


Read more »

Friday 18 February 2011

Bring me the Horizon: Suicide Season - Poster Analysis

10:32 Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie

Read more »

Jack's Evaluation

10:20 Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie

Read more »

Thursday 17 February 2011

The Boxer Rebellion: Union - Digipack Analysis

14:00 Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie

Read more »

The Constantines: Kensington Heights - Digipack Analysis

13:58 Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie

Read more »

Blink 182 - Stay Together for the Kids Textual Analysis

13:55 Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie



This is a typical 'traditional' Rock Music Video as it completely fulfils conventions for the genre, whilst tackling social issues. The attitude of the performers, locations and mise-en-scene are excellent, while it explores different ways of exploring Voyeurism, although there are few intertetual references.

Blink 182 - Stay Together for the Kids Textual Analysis
Read more »

Friday 28 January 2011

Recce Shot Update

13:40 Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie

Recce Shot Update

Due to certain events happening we had to rethink our locations for filming
Read more »

Digipack Analysis - Green Day

13:36 Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie

Digipack Analysis - Green Day

For my research task, I had to analyse two different digipacks, as such I chose to analyse Green Day's American Idiot digipack. The reason I chose to analyse this product is because it is unlike other digipacks and has a very personal approach to how it addresses the audience

Chip James
Read more »

Digipack Analysis - Papa Roach

13:31 Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie

Papa Roach Digipack Analysis

As a part of my research task I had to analyse 2 different digipacks from my chosen genre, as such I chose to analyse the digipack for Papa Roach's Paramour Sessions album, the main reason I chose this digipack to analyse is because it is very artistic and fits in well with how I would like my final digipack to look.

Chip James
Read more »

Chip's Evaluation

13:22 Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie

My Evaluation

This is the evaluation for my overall media product, in this evaulation I answer the four main questions about the development of my music video project this year.
Read more »

EDITRSS Subscription!
Follow me!Follow me!