Cohort 2020 – 2022
Synaesthesia… …is a way of generating ideas from music – effectively ‘seeing sounds in your head’. It is a really helpful technique to use when listening to music in order to come up with visual ideas. When listening to a piece of music you should concentrate on each of the following features in turn: SenseContinue reading Seeing Sounds in your Head
KEY TERMS: Deconstruct, decode, analyse, success criteria, mise en scene, editing, camera, editing to the beat, lip syncing, star image, representation. What works and what doesn’t? This is your opportunity to get a sense of what can be achieved by students and also understand the high standards you should be aiming for in your music video. Task What’s yourContinue reading Previous Student’s Work
Folder Management You must use proper file and folder management during any project. Please follow the instructions below for setting up your project folder on the Media / Film computers. YOU HAVE TO USE THE D DRIVE – this will keep your footage safe and also mean if you are aware, your group can accessContinue reading Premiere Pro
KEY TERMS: Montage, storyboard, plan, variety of shots, edit for narrative sense, convey the themes, cut to close up, atmosphere This week you will be working in groups of 3. You will not be assessed on how good, bad or ugly the montage is, rather how you reflect and evaluate the process and the results.Continue reading Montage – planning
Brief ‘Communicate an idea in film’ Using montage filming and editing to create a short film (40 seconds – 1 minute) which communicates a single, simple idea. In this film you are not trying to tell a story with a beginning, middle and end but rather you should try create a sequence which communicates aContinue reading Create a Montage
Key terms for introduction and reflection: conventions, forms, repertoire of elements, narrative, performance, star image, MES, amplified, disjunctive, illustrative We’re going to complete a close analysis of a music video and really deconstruct and decode it for meaning and understand how and why it is constructed as it is. If you don’t like it chooseContinue reading Music Video – Close Analysis
KEY TERMS FOR INTRODUCTONS IN BLOG: Conventions/Blueprint, Narrative, performance, genre, star image, deconstruct/decode. This week we’re going to be watching some of the videos from the playlist below. But first. What is a music video anyway? Moreover, how can I understand them better so I can make my own? Some thoughts for your brain… FirstContinue reading Music Video Form and Conventions
A couple of videos about the history of music videos to put your own production into context. There was a time when music was only listened to on the radio, live in concert or watched on TV. Music videos, as you know them, are now an art form and medium in their own right –Continue reading Music Videos – background/history