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
Saturday, 13 October 2012
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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Friday, 18 February 2011
Bring me the Horizon: Suicide Season - Poster Analysis
10:32
Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie
Thursday, 17 February 2011
The Constantines: Kensington Heights - Digipack Analysis
13:58
Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie
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
Friday, 28 January 2011
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
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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
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
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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
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.
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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.
Friday, 12 November 2010
Group Update
12:40
Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie
Unfortunately Karl has decided to leave the course, and as such has left our group. However, as the work he has completed was deligated from the entire group, his work will be left posted on this blog and in the suplementary folder; while his individual work (such as Textual Analysis) will be removed as it is independant work.
This means that more pressure is put on us during the production stages due to the loss of the member, this means that we require tighter deadlines and to organise more effectively so that filming is done on time and successfully, thereby reducing stress and pressure.
Thank you for reading.
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This means that more pressure is put on us during the production stages due to the loss of the member, this means that we require tighter deadlines and to organise more effectively so that filming is done on time and successfully, thereby reducing stress and pressure.
Thank you for reading.
Friday, 15 October 2010
Audition Analysis
12:31
Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie
Audition Analysis
Unfortunately, since this posting we have replaced our original musicians and actors for various reasons. Firstly, there was a clash of timetables that occurred suddenly, meaning that despite organising times when everyone could film, there was a seriously reduced schedule with which to work with. However, with our lead actor, we had to reshoot our entire video. Once Karl had left college, our actor lost interest in the project and did not turn up to shooting, and when we were due to film the performance, he didn’t tell us that he was not attending. So as a result Jack had to step in as actor, and in order to preserve the message of the video: where the two characters are opposing personalities of the performer.
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Questionaire
14:11
Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie
For our music video task, we needed to get information about content and themes from the public, as such we created a questionaire. From this we wanted to find out colours, locations shot types etc which we could later on use in our music video. As we wanted an average opinion we handed out roughly 30 copies of our questionaire, making sure we handed it out to a mixed audience.
Questionaire
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Questionaire
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Nickelback - Rockstar Textual Analysis
21:07
Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie
This is an unusual Rock Music Video as it both fulfils conventions for the genre, while also contrasting them. The attitude of the performers, locations and intertextuality are all typical; however, the notion that the audience sing the song, instead of the artist is abstract: although it directly relates to the lyrics and message of the song.
Nickelback - Rockstar Textual Analysis
Justin Bieber - Never Say Never
21:04
Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie
This Music Video is predominantly Indie/Pop, although it incorporates different sub-genres. I felt that this would be effective to analyse, as this combination could be something to consider when drafting our project; as it would affect the content and context. I is also an effective video for highlighting the 'notion of looking' and adaptations of the 'male gaze'
Justin Bieber - Never Say Never
Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are Textual Analysis
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Jack Reynolds, Chip James and Karl Smilie
This Music Video was a combination of performance, narrative and abstract; and although it is not a 'rock' video, it effectively combines these three concepts into a cohesive video. It is predominantly 'graphics' based, reflecting upon the 'retro' influences while updating them into a contemporary setting.
Textual Analysis - Just The Way You Are
