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http://groupaa2mediastudies.blogspot.co.uk/

Evaluation Question 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKEHu6oeOm8&feature=youtu.be

This is a link to my Evaluation Question 1

Apologies examiner, my 3 other evaluations have failed to upload, deepest apologies 

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Music Video Update

Recently Group A have been working very hard on the start of our music video. We have recorded our intro to the video and we based it on the funny side of things. The intro is like an interview basis of me Dan and Marcus all being sat down at separate times as well as being asked questions by the interviewer (one of us). However on the last part of the interview we go "off script" and Dan starts to start making nasty comments about me so I beat him up. we added this because we thought it would add a funny twist to our music video as it is pretty much a very calm video and song whereas the intro is very hectic and funny which incites the audience to want to view what we have produced.

Packaging Ideas

Packing Ideas

 

 

 This is an idea we had of how to make the CD cover and packaging. We thought this looked very good and effective to use as our package as it is straight to the point. The little bit at the bottom holding the cd in place would be very effective as it could be illustrated and demands a good response artistically from any illustrator and could include a lot of psychedelic swirls and bright fluorescent colours or even a promo picture for the band before a gig if we decide we want the cd to be based on a live performance.

 

 

 

 

This is another idea I had researched the idea of two flaps of card or plastic or whatever have you hold the disc in place. I thought this was an interesting idea as it seems to be more diverse and different. With the front cover being on the side on the left with the track list on the back of it which seems like a fairly good idea to have because as soon as you open the package up you see the tracks and then can pick your songs. This is also effective as it gets straight to the point with a huge mad swirling vortex type thing which is captivating for an audience to see.

   

 

I really enjoyed this idea as it has a larger pocket than the first example I have shown which I like more because it is concealed in said pocket. There may even be some concept art on the cd that is visible only when in the pocket to make it look better and then when it is taken out it may reveal a bigger picture.

Vernallis Theory

Carol Vernallis looked at music videos and how they where made eg props location camera angles editing/software. She suggested that editing was more common in music videos than in the big screen movies of today and older. One of her points and evidence was when a music video is played or shown there are very common transitions in it such as slides faded and wipes to change the scene, backgrounds and other aspects such as people who are in the shot in the video. Another part of her theory is that music videos are shorter than films/movies but stick to the narrative and get to it an awful lot quicker and more concentrated than a film making jump cuts very common and widely viewed in any music video. An example of a music video with a lot of jump cuts is Slayers Repentless music video. As well as keeping the jump cuts quick and fast it sticks to the narrative of the prison riot and is still easily recognisable and understandable.

Here is a link to Repentless by Slayer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjb0j9l1sz4

The cuts go hand in hand with the fast pace of the Delete repeated word

Vernallis' theory is included in our video as we have a lot of fade transitions like when Danny A is on the roof of the library and he looks sad and it fades to black to connote the sadness of the lyrics in the part of the song he lip synced. This worked well because it makes the video look deeper and more emotional to an audience with the black fade as the colour black can be associated with depression, sadness, death or loss.

Codes And Conventions Of My Album Cover - Chosen

I chose the album cover Boots and Braces by Skrewdriver as it has all the connotations of a skinhead band but yet does not stand for what skinheads stand for and are extremely racist and have very right wing connotations whereas they still make good music and are very good musicians. Personally im not about what they believe in but I do really like the music they uphold and made in the 80s. the boots on the front automatically symbolise the connotations of skinhead culture as they are the main thing a skinhead is recognised for.

the writing is in a very distorted fashion which looks kind of edgy with the writing being in black to go with what the rest of the album cover has as the rest is black and white and plain yet captures a very edgy fashion. the boots look great as they are the centre piece of the album cover representing the boots being the centre piece of skinhead culture. The use of the boots being the largest and most centre piece of the album cover portray it as a big part of skinhead culture in which it is and look rather aggressive and sturdy which also connote skinhead attitudes and views on certain situations as skinheads are renouned for being aggressive and for fighting, especially with other subcultures such as mods, punks and goths. They are also renouned for fighting at football matches in the 1980s as hooliganism was a large on-going theme around that time of history.