Category: Music Video

KEY TERMS: SEE BELOW

Once you have your feedback from your peer, you should tweak the video and then embed it in your blog with some final reflections on whether you have addressed:  Try and include as many of these key terms as possible to make it a really good reflection. It will help you with your Critical Reflection essay coming up.  Weave in some theory too…i.e. reference in brackets the relevant theorist if you mention for example – Extraordinary start image (Dyer) or how the video is conventional to the genre and includes the relevant repertoire of elements (Altman) etc. 

MUSIC VIDEO CONVENTIONS

• star image – Richard Dyer – ordinary and extraordinary
• genre – Blueprint, Repertoire of elements – Altman and Lacey
• narrative themes/issues/structure – Levi Strauss – binary oppositions
• representation – Barthes, De Saussure – denotations and connotations and codes
• use of media language (camera, MES etc) –

TECHNICAL FORMS

• edit to the beat
• lip sync

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

• Holding a shot steady, framing a shot, variety of shot distances, mise en scene, editing for meaning, using a variety of transitions, using sound with images (lip sync).

Once this is done, you can then embed the final video on the home page of your blog under Component 3.

Well done!!!!!!!!!!

You must now get some feedback from a Media student on the penultimate draft of your music video which you should have improved after your teacher provided some screen castify advice.

Use this sheet to approach the allocated student, email and talk to them about providing you with the relevant comments.

Please ensure that you email the allocated students for their feedback.  It is your responsibility to chase them for your feedback.

Please avoid – ‘yeah it’s sick man’ and instead, give constructive criticism relating to the following assessment criteria.

Remember you are looking for the following:

or take a copy of this form and give it to the producer of the video

or take a copy of this form and give it to the producer of the video

Most of you have time to add some special FX – there are loads of youtube videos available. It could make all the difference to your video.

Your teacher will produce a screen castify for you on your Draft 3.

Embed it and then summarise the positives and negatives in bullet point format.

Then focus forward on what you intend to do – about 6 targets?

LEARNING INTENTION:  To consult the experts on Draft 3 and apply advice and ideas to the draft.

KEY TERMS: feedback, reflection, FX, post production, narrative, genre, star image, editing

Prepare for the Specsaver’s Creative Visit

LEARNING INTENTION:  To understand and apply the assessment criteria to the music video.

KEY TERMS:  focus forward, genre, star image, narrative, feedback, goals, targets, reflection, review, assessment criteria, audience, representation, media language. 

You should have a draft 2 with performance and narrative by the end of the week. It does not have to be perfect.

• Self-assess it in relation to the success criteria:  take a copy and complete the form.
  • Bullet point at least x 4 what has worked and x 4 what you need to do to make it even better
  • Embed the sheet in your blog.
• Focus forward

KEY TERMS:  planning, detail, responsibilities, risk, safety, mise en scene.

As usual, you must be prepared for your shoot.

Please ensure you complete the following documents and show them to your teacher.

Complete the:

PMA

RA

Schedule 

KEY TERMS:  narrative sense, film to edit, sequencing, narrative structure, narrative themes, cut to close up, reaction shots, variety of shot distances, fail to plan – plan to fail!

It is imperative to plan your shoot.

TAKE A COPY OF THIS TEMPLATE and plan your shoot and note down the key story goals and how the narrative can be filmed to edit for sense.

Cut to close up – cut to reaction shots – match on action – POV – deliberate movement are all vital skills to help create a connection to the events.

Filming it all in wide or mid shot will not create that visual dynamic or create a connection to the characters.

One location might need several slides for different scenes to be filmed at that location.

PERFORMANCE SHOOT EVALUATION

KEY TERMS:  LIP SYNC, EDIT TO THE BEAT, FRAMING, VARIETY OF SHOTS, MOVEMENT, EQUIPMENT, MES, ACTING, DIRECTING, STAR IMAGE

Include photos from the day of you ‘filming’ and prepping.

Overview of how the day went – where, when and with whom.

Then about 6 bullet points for what went well and 6 bullet points for where you think you might need to improve on the next shoot and/or if you need to do any performance pick ups again.

ROUGH CUT

KEY TERMS:  LIP SYNC, EDIT TO THE BEAT, STAR IMAGE, VARIETY OF SHOTS, VARIETY OF MOVEMENT, POST PRODUCTION, GENRE, REPERTOIRE OF ELEMENTS, CONVENTIONS

Edit the whole song using your performance footage.

Attempt to lip sync and edit to the beat.

You will then see if you need any extra performance shots and you then have ‘something’ to enter in case of dire situations.