1. Summer Holiday Homework - Developing Ideas
You need to come up with three songs thatyou could usefor this assignment.
Come up with a concept for what you could do for each song. You need to
consider:
Reasonswhyyouwant to dothat particularsong(couldbe to do withthe songitself,
audience,message/meaningof the songetc)
Style of Video –Performance,Narrative,Conceptora combinationof all three.
Outline howyouwouldexplore the style(i.e.whatwouldyoudo/film)
Practical detailslike locations/settings/Techniques(camera/editing/MES) Actorsetc
How youare goingto use conventions (espGoodwin) andhow youmight challenge them.
Music Genre and the possible conventions youcoulduse
How you mightrepresentdifferentsocial groups
You will present yourideastothe class. Youwill startby playingeachsongto the class and
gettingsome kindof feedback andthenexplainingyouridea
You will needtouse somethinglike Prezi, Emaze HaikuDeck,Slidesetc
Sample Audience Feedback Questions
Aftertheyhave listenedtothe song
What images/narrative/themesdoesthissongconjure upforyou
What visual style doyouthinkwouldsuitthissong
Have you seenthe original musicvideoandif sowhat didyouthinkof it?
Aftertheyhave heardyourideas
What was yourfavourite ideaandwhy
What was yourfavourite songandwhy
What suggestionwouldyoumake toimprove myideas
What otherlocationscouldIuse
What conventionshouldIused
What conventionsshouldIchallenge