Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Audience feedback from Animatic Presentation

For my animatic presentation I debriefed my my animatic presentation to the class, telling them all the shots and what they consisted of, this is including; the angles, action, the dialogue and the reasons behind them. And alos telling them the storyline.

My music video is about a girl who was formally dating a boy, then they broke up. And though out out this video we are going to see her reaction and how she deals with it. This is shown by the music video being narrative. The girl originally starts of on her bed and crying, this is shown in stop motion. The next shot is a flash back showing the couple together, but showing possessiveness. Then seeing them walking home then they being to have an argument with each other, then the next shot is both of their close up to show their reaction and emotion to it. After this, there is a shot of her being left behind while he walks a way from her but also the relationship. Then we see them in a classroom with the dated music and jus showing them in a happy place. Then we she her returning to her room and the stop motion begins again.

In this section we see a spilt screen shot mostly, this is used to show the reaction of the boy and the girl. This is where we can start to see the obsessiveness being shown by her calling him and he not answering. The a close up of pictures to add to the effect

Positive Feedback:
  1. The element which was part of my music video that people liked the most was that the element of emotion and vulnerability was shown thought out. This with the close up of their faces and the time of music with the actions

  2. Also they also liked the part of the music where the musical would be shown in black and white to show a flash back, they said it was effective because when they were together it was like a life time away. With this feedback, it allows me to think of trying to put more of different types of elements into and by taking that risk will allow us to be more confident.


  3. Also, when asking people what they felt what the music video was about, they all came up with mostly different meanings, which was what one of the main aims was about. One person said it was mainly about being obsessed with a boy, another said that it was mainly about thinking your in love and another said, that girls need to be more stronger and less dependent

  4. With the element of having split screen in the shot, it shows both characters reaction and not just the main character, this shows the other feelings of the character, thus also relating to more people. Also, having a different shot type allowed it to be more dynamic.

Negative Feedback

  1. They said that there was not a variety shots which was shown,it was not rich enough and we needed to incorporate more into the music video, by doing this we are more able add more emotion and fright into the video and also a more of a chance for people to relate to the video.

  2. They also realised that some of the shots were too long, and this makes the viewer lose interest and begin to start to get bored. So to make it more interesting we are going to add more shots and more variety to it.

  3. There was alot of confusion with the order of shots because of the back and forth action with them being happy and then them arguing and breaking up, which almost let them baffled.

Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Audience Feedback - My Presentation


To receive audience feedback i made a presentaion on prezi.com and showed it to my other media classmates to receive feedback.

They said that they liked the idea of the music video and they they felt it was interesting and creative, especially in the way we are planning to use the split screen and the stop-motion, but they were wondering how are we going to do this, so we how to do it and also explained the effect of stop-motion.

Another point was that because stop-motion was very time consuming, maybe we should think of cutting the time to make it shorter or if to use it at all.

Friday, 17 September 2010

Lady Gaga - Should she have won The Best Music Video?

I personally think that Lady Gaga is a different individual and this also relates to her music videos. But in Bad Romance I was left confused, pondering what the music video is actually about and does not relate to me. The use of the different elements of the music i.e.; the futuristic lighting and also clothing, the male domination and the baby face look, i believe made everything just so brazier.
I think that she shouldn't have won because although it is different, i don't think that she just jumbled different ideas. I think other people in the category made better videos than her and the only reason why she won was her position in the public eye.

Tuesday, 14 September 2010

Presentation Using Prezi

In this presentation I am showing an u=audience the ideas i am planning to include into my music video and i am planning to here back what they felt about it. I will explaining to them the genre, the target audience, the inspiring music videos, themes which i have used.

My music video i am planning to use is Beyonce - 'Why don't you love me?'. The genre of this music video is Pop and RnB. The target audience is females, 16-20 year olds, who enjoy listening to artists like Kano and Monica and whose hobbies include singing, dancing and music

Monday, 13 September 2010

Letter to get permission from copy right holder

This letter below is to show that i have asked permission for the use of the music from the copyright holder that i plan to use for my A-Level Media Project. The reason that i am asking permission is because of the copyright and also to show the copyright holder that i am asking permission

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

My Typical Target Audience



Primarily, my music video would be targeted toward girls around the ages of 15-24 years. The music that my target audience person would typically listen to is RnB, the artists that they would be be inspired or like to listen to would be people like would be Beyonce, Alicia Keys and Monica.



This person would typically enjoy dancing and going out to various house parties, raves and general occasions with music involved during the weekend and the during the week listen to the music on the way to school and in the background during revision. The person would typically be between secondary school/college/university. The typical type of transportation that the person would take is bus/train (which ever is more convenient).

My typical audience's favourite take-away food is Chinese food; Singapore rice with sweet and sour sauce and her favourite home cooked food would be jerk chicken and rice and peas. Their favourite drink would be j20 and the flavour would be apple and black current and this person doesn't like any type of vegetables.

The typical holiday that this person goes to is Ayia Napa. This would be because my typical audience would like going out to parties and having fun, and Ayia Napa is a well known Island for this.

Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Influential Music Videos Research

1. Her morning elegance - Oren Lavie

The reasons in which i have chosen 'Her Morning Elegance by Oren Lavie' are because i think the music video contains a different editing technique and camera angle than compared to the music videos which are in the mainstream currently. I believe that this music video spends more time relating to the lyrics and allowing the song itself more relateable to people. This is done by the video having a centre focus which is seen throughout the video, with the same settings, but still managing to change dramatically. Also, i am also inspired by the remake of the video called 'Her Morning Elegance - Official Parody'. This music video imitates the general setting and technique used but still incorporating their own style into the original version. The reason why this songs inspires me is because the songs video has a hidden meaning which really empowers peoples judgment to do things, and makes an example of a everyday person.


2. Mariah Carey - Obsessed

'Mariah Carey - Obsessed is another inspirational video to me because the concept and the plot of the music video is different and unusual also humorous. I think that the use of the artist playing two contrasting main characters is very creative. Also the plot, having a stalker is but in this music video it has made the perspective desirable to the some viewers. By the artist playing two characters there is a sense of creativity and humours mixed in. The video uses the sense of location and customs to make the video stand out, this mixture really allows the video to be what it is today.




3. Ryan Leslie - Addiction

I chose 'Ryan Leslie - Addiction' because i feel that the feeling of being obsessed and being constantly watched is scary and frightening. The lyrics and the video has a very strong relationship between each other. The with the use of shots and camera angles the music video and the way that editing allows the video to seem very voyeuristic towards the main characters. The music video is almost balanced towards the music element and the plot of the music video, but still manages to be well balanced and blends easily though the different shots.



Beyonce - Why don't you love me?

'Beyonce - Why don't you love me?' This music is very dramatic, emotional and desperate. I think these characteristics makes this video stand out among others. Also, the use of the 50's time period make it different as well. The image of the perfect housewife is shown but also the contradiction of it is also shown. The music could be interpreted in many ways, which makes the video more relate able to women. The music video also uses different camera editing e.g. skipping a frame to make it more fast paced and adding to dramatised video and singing. The lyrics and the video also have a strong relationship between each other.