This document provides guidance on creating a successful A Level music video. It instructs students to watch example music videos and evaluate them using exam criteria from level 1 to 4. The examples should be used to think about how to improve their own music video. Students are then asked to evaluate at least two student music videos they watched by critically assessing the positives and negatives, and considering what they can do well and what to avoid in their own video.

1. A Level Media Studies
G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media

2. What makes a SUCCESSFUL A Level Music
Video?
Discovery Question

3. • Watch the following student Music Videos
• Use the Exam Criteria to Mark them from
Level 1-4
• Think carefully about what you see – can you
do better?
Task 1

4. Example Music Videos
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtNHb3ETO8

5. • The video lasts at least as long as the track (can be longer if you have an
intro or outro or both)
• The video features the artist/band quite prominently
• The video features some element of performance- singing and playing
instruments (usually miming) and often dancing or acting too
• The video has some kind of concept along with the track
• The video does not feature a complete narrative but the concept may
involve fragments of narrative
• Different genres of music produce slightly different visual conventions in
music videos
Examiner’s Tips

6. • On your blog you need to EVALUATE 2
(minimum) student music videos you have
seen today
• Try to critically assess the positives and
negatives – what can you see that you can do
and what can you avoid?
Task 2

7. • On your blog you need to EVALUATE 2
(minimum) student music videos you have
seen today
• Try to critically assess the positives and
negatives – what can you see that you can do
and what can you avoid?
Task 2