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Evaluation Question One; front cover of digipak.
This document discusses the design choices made for the front cover of a fictional album. It begins by explaining that the cover image was chosen after experimenting with poses and lighting during a test shoot. It then analyzes the front covers of existing albums by Asgeir, Lana Del Rey, and Katy Perry that provided inspiration. Key elements like the artist name, album title, lighting, and borders are discussed. Controversial covers by Lady Gaga and Bat for Lashes are also examined. The document concludes by justifying the design choices made for the fictional cover, including using harsh lighting to represent a split personality and filling the frame to show confidence.
Magazine Advert Analysis
The document discusses the design of a magazine advertisement for a fictional indie-pop artist's debut album. Key details included in the ad are the artist's appearance, album name, release date, and where it can be purchased. The ad follows conventions seen in other artists' ads, like Jessie J's, but makes some differences to reflect the new artist. Placement of the ad in magazines and public spaces like buses and billboards is discussed to maximize publicity.
Theories.
The document discusses various representation, narrative, audience, and genre theories and how they relate to a music video the author created. The author ensured the video did not portray Laura Mulvey's male gaze theory and instead focused on positive messaging. Elements of Richard Dyer's star theory, stereotypes, and various narrative theories are also analyzed as applying to the video's story and characters. The intended audience and how the video's message may be received is explored through several audience theories. Finally, the author discusses how genre theories informed their creative choices for the video.
Theories that my music video follows.
The document discusses various representation, narrative, audience, and genre theories and how they relate to a music video the document's author created. The author ensured their video did not portray Laura Mulvey's male gaze theory and instead focused on positive messaging. While the video tells a story and develops a persona for the artist, drawing from Richard Dyer's star theory. It also uses outfits, locations, and shots to portray stereotypes and develop the narrative. Overall, the author analyzes how their video incorporates elements of performance and narrative video styles while utilizing common conventions to appeal to audiences.
How effective my ancillary texts and music video are as a conbination of medi...
The document describes the design choices made for a music album package including a digipak and magazine advertisement. It discusses selecting fonts from dafont.com to use consistently across products to create a professional look. Images and shots were chosen from a music video created to tie the products together through visual continuity and symbolism representing the artist's journey of self-acceptance. Costumes from the video were depicted through edited photos in the digipak for connection without using direct screenshots.
Techniques used
Presentation about the techniques I used when creating my music video for my A2 Media Coursework, which were influenced/inspired by already existing music videos. For my A2 Media Coursework Evaluation.
Media Technologies
The document summarizes the various technologies and software programs used by the author at different stages of creating a music video project, including planning, research, construction, and evaluation. Blogger was used to organize work and gather feedback. Photoshop was used to edit images and create ancillary texts. Premier Pro was used to edit video clips and add effects. PowerPoint and Word were used in the planning and research stages. YouTube was used to obtain song audio. iMovie was used to edit behind-the-scenes footage.
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Evaluation Question One; front cover of digipak.
This document discusses the design choices made for the front cover of a fictional album. It begins by explaining that the cover image was chosen after experimenting with poses and lighting during a test shoot. It then analyzes the front covers of existing albums by Asgeir, Lana Del Rey, and Katy Perry that provided inspiration. Key elements like the artist name, album title, lighting, and borders are discussed. Controversial covers by Lady Gaga and Bat for Lashes are also examined. The document concludes by justifying the design choices made for the fictional cover, including using harsh lighting to represent a split personality and filling the frame to show confidence.
Magazine Advert Analysis
The document discusses the design of a magazine advertisement for a fictional indie-pop artist's debut album. Key details included in the ad are the artist's appearance, album name, release date, and where it can be purchased. The ad follows conventions seen in other artists' ads, like Jessie J's, but makes some differences to reflect the new artist. Placement of the ad in magazines and public spaces like buses and billboards is discussed to maximize publicity.
Theories.
The document discusses various representation, narrative, audience, and genre theories and how they relate to a music video the author created. The author ensured the video did not portray Laura Mulvey's male gaze theory and instead focused on positive messaging. Elements of Richard Dyer's star theory, stereotypes, and various narrative theories are also analyzed as applying to the video's story and characters. The intended audience and how the video's message may be received is explored through several audience theories. Finally, the author discusses how genre theories informed their creative choices for the video.
Theories that my music video follows.
The document discusses various representation, narrative, audience, and genre theories and how they relate to a music video the document's author created. The author ensured their video did not portray Laura Mulvey's male gaze theory and instead focused on positive messaging. While the video tells a story and develops a persona for the artist, drawing from Richard Dyer's star theory. It also uses outfits, locations, and shots to portray stereotypes and develop the narrative. Overall, the author analyzes how their video incorporates elements of performance and narrative video styles while utilizing common conventions to appeal to audiences.
How effective my ancillary texts and music video are as a conbination of medi...
The document describes the design choices made for a music album package including a digipak and magazine advertisement. It discusses selecting fonts from dafont.com to use consistently across products to create a professional look. Images and shots were chosen from a music video created to tie the products together through visual continuity and symbolism representing the artist's journey of self-acceptance. Costumes from the video were depicted through edited photos in the digipak for connection without using direct screenshots.
Techniques used
Presentation about the techniques I used when creating my music video for my A2 Media Coursework, which were influenced/inspired by already existing music videos. For my A2 Media Coursework Evaluation.
Media Technologies
The document summarizes the various technologies and software programs used by the author at different stages of creating a music video project, including planning, research, construction, and evaluation. Blogger was used to organize work and gather feedback. Photoshop was used to edit images and create ancillary texts. Premier Pro was used to edit video clips and add effects. PowerPoint and Word were used in the planning and research stages. YouTube was used to obtain song audio. iMovie was used to edit behind-the-scenes footage.
Media Technologies
The document discusses various technologies used during the construction, research, planning, and evaluation stages of a media project. Blogger was used to organize work and gather feedback through polls. Photoshop was used to edit images and create ancillary texts for a digipak and magazine advert. Microsoft PowerPoint and Word were used for planning, research, and presenting evaluations. iMovie was used to construct the final music video product, utilizing various editing tools to achieve specific outcomes that supported the intended message.
Audience feedback.
The document discusses feedback received from a survey on a mock magazine advertisement created by the author. Several comments pointed out ways to improve the mockup, such as adding a release date and changing the social media icons. The author tests out various design changes based on this feedback, including altering icon colors and styles, adding purchase location details, and merging image layers for easier editing. The revised mockup incorporates many of these changes to create a cleaner, more professional advertisement.
Choosing a track list for my album.
The document discusses song titles and themes that could appear on a fictional album. It analyzes track lists from pop artists like Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, and Rihanna, noting their focus on love and confidence. Indie artists Lorde, Lana Del Rey, and Lykke Li are also examined. After reviewing themes of love, sadness, and isolation, 10 potential song titles are selected that fit an introspective theme: "White Teeth Teens", "Ghost", "Awakening", "Alone With My Thoughts", "Learning To Love", "Paranormal", "Lungs", "Disappear", "Disposition", and "Catastrophe". The titles are intended to represent
Conventions of back cover.
This document discusses different conventions for album back cover designs. It analyzes back covers from various popular artists and evaluates whether the designs effectively represent the artist's genre and appeal to audiences. The document considers designs with track lists placed at angles, in fancy designs, basic designs, more complicated artistic designs, to the side of designs, and to the top or bottom of designs. It concludes that a design with the track list to the side of an image would be most effective for a new artist, allowing space for the artist's photo while clearly presenting information.
Conventions of a CD.
The document discusses conventions of CD design based on an analysis of existing CDs. It finds that conventions are less straightforward than initially thought. Every CD contains the record label, but designs vary widely. Men's CDs typically don't feature the artist's image and aim for creative/aesthetic designs suggesting power. Women's CDs have more varied designs, sometimes featuring the artist sexually and sometimes not. The analyzed CDs conform to expected conventions like featuring the artist/album name and label, while breaking conventions like not including the artist's image.
Conventions of the spine of an album
This document discusses different design elements that artists use on album spines. It notes that major record labels want albums to look professional to maximize sales, while independent labels prioritize the music. Artists experiment more with spine design. Nicki Minaj's albums followed a consistent design until her latest, reflecting a change in image. Simple designs with the artist's name, album title, and serial number appeal most to the author. Some artists use messy designs to show how they differ from others. Common conventions include the artist, title, colored spine, serial number, and label, though not all albums include every element.
Label research.
XL Recordings is an independent record label known for its diverse roster of artists across many genres. It allows artists more freedom to create the music they want without pressure to conform to commercial expectations. While it has less money for production than a major label, artists retain control over their music and image. For these reasons, the student concludes XL Recordings would be the best choice to represent their new indie-pop artist, as it prioritizes the music over profits and won't force the artist into a particular mold.
Analysis of posters and adverts.
The document discusses conventions of tour posters and magazine advertisements. It analyzes several examples of tour posters from different genres to understand what elements make an effective poster. Key conventions included are the artist name, tour dates and locations, special guests, and website. Magazine advertisements promote specific albums or songs rather than full tours. They may omit release dates as a marketing strategy. Overall the document examines various advertising examples to inform the design of a media coursework product.
Analysis of posters and adverts.
The document discusses conventions of tour posters and magazine advertisements. It analyzes several examples of tour posters from different genres to understand what elements make an effective poster. Key conventions included are the artist name, tour dates and locations, special guests, and website. Magazine advertisements similarly include the artist name and album/song title but may omit release dates as a marketing strategy. Color choice and imagery are also important design elements analyzed across the examples.
Jessie J Narrative Analysis
The document discusses several narrative theories and how they apply to the Jessie J music video for "Price Tag". It analyzes how the video uses props like money and a teddy bear to create realism for the audience and communicate Jessie J's message about societal pressures to spend money. The narrative draws upon classic story types like Cinderella and operates through binary oppositions of rich vs poor. Overall, the video tells a clear story through Jessie J's performance that critiques the priority placed on wealth in society.
Song was about
The document summarizes the responses received from an online survey about the meaning of a song. It notes that most respondents were aged 16-19 and some answers were silly or immature as expected from that age group. Some responses correctly interpreted the song similarly to how the author understood it, while others provided interesting interpretations the author had not considered. A few respondents did not listen to the song or were unsure of its meaning, highlighting the need for the author's upcoming music video to clearly convey the narrative and meaning through visuals.
Other audience feedback
The document discusses the results of a survey about creating a music video. The survey asked about the expected number of locations in the video, whether seeing the artist is important, and whether the video should be in color or black and white based on the song's lyrics about loneliness. Most respondents said they wanted to see the artist and around 2-4 locations, and that the video should not be fully in color given the sad tone of the song. The document notes that the survey responses will help inform location choices, inclusion of the artist, editing pace, and range of costumes for the music video.
Emotions in song.
When asking survey respondents about the emotions created by a song, the answers showed a variety of emotions rather than just the expected "empowering" or "sad" responses. Some felt the song had a "chill vibe" that made them feel relaxed. One response noted that while the slow pace seems sad, the lyrics actually make the listener feel empowered and good about themselves. The document concludes that any product representing the song should illustrate its empowering and chill qualities rather than trying to portray sadness.
Music Video Influences and Techniques
The document discusses techniques seen in popular music videos that could be applied to the creator's own music video. It analyzes scenes and editing styles from videos such as "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus, "Midnight" by Coldplay, "If I Could Change" by Haim, "Nicotine" by Panic! At The Disco, "Let Go For Tonight" by Foxes, and "Happy Little Pill" by Troye Sivan that effectively convey emotion through imagery and could be adapted to portray the loneliness expressed in the creator's song. These include close-ups of the artist's face, negative editing, 360-degree shots, ghost effects, and subtle zooms to
Representation Theories
The document discusses several representation theories and stereotype theory. It examines how media portrays and constructs ideals of gender and stereotypes. Stereotypes are preconceived ideas about groups that can change over time. Richard Dyer's star theory holds that stars are constructed images represented across media to embody certain ideologies and target audiences. Audiences relate to stars and may try to emulate them.
Representation Theories
The document discusses several representation theories and stereotype theory. It examines how media portrays and constructs ideals of gender and stereotypes. Stereotypes are preconceived ideas about groups that can change over time. Richard Dyer's star theory holds that stars are constructed images represented across media to embody certain ideologies and target audiences. Audiences relate to stars and may try to emulate their admired qualities.
Narrative Theories
Narrative Theories discusses different perspectives on how narratives are constructed in media texts. Tim O'Sullivan and Pam Cook analyze conventions like linear storytelling, narrative structure, and verisimilitude that define standard Hollywood narratives. Kate Domaille identifies eight common narrative types that stories can be categorized into, including Achilles, Cinderella, Circe, and Romeo and Juliet. Claude Lèvi-Strauss and Michael Shore examine how narratives rely on binary oppositions and recycle styles through symbols and imagery. Music videos are also analyzed in terms of their narrative approaches, from performance to conceptual to art videos.
Foxes analysis
The video uses various cinematography techniques and locations to tell a story about loneliness and finding happiness with friends. It begins with plain white colors and outfits to illustrate loneliness, but then uses brighter colors and outfits as the characters have fun together. The editing matches the pace of the upbeat song to engage viewers. Slow motion is also used during a food fight scene to symbolize how lives can change.
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Media Technologies
The document discusses various technologies used during the construction, research, planning, and evaluation stages of a media project. Blogger was used to organize work and gather feedback through polls. Photoshop was used to edit images and create ancillary texts for a digipak and magazine advert. Microsoft PowerPoint and Word were used for planning, research, and presenting evaluations. iMovie was used to construct the final music video product, utilizing various editing tools to achieve specific outcomes that supported the intended message.
Audience feedback.
The document discusses feedback received from a survey on a mock magazine advertisement created by the author. Several comments pointed out ways to improve the mockup, such as adding a release date and changing the social media icons. The author tests out various design changes based on this feedback, including altering icon colors and styles, adding purchase location details, and merging image layers for easier editing. The revised mockup incorporates many of these changes to create a cleaner, more professional advertisement.
Choosing a track list for my album.
The document discusses song titles and themes that could appear on a fictional album. It analyzes track lists from pop artists like Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, and Rihanna, noting their focus on love and confidence. Indie artists Lorde, Lana Del Rey, and Lykke Li are also examined. After reviewing themes of love, sadness, and isolation, 10 potential song titles are selected that fit an introspective theme: "White Teeth Teens", "Ghost", "Awakening", "Alone With My Thoughts", "Learning To Love", "Paranormal", "Lungs", "Disappear", "Disposition", and "Catastrophe". The titles are intended to represent
Conventions of back cover.
This document discusses different conventions for album back cover designs. It analyzes back covers from various popular artists and evaluates whether the designs effectively represent the artist's genre and appeal to audiences. The document considers designs with track lists placed at angles, in fancy designs, basic designs, more complicated artistic designs, to the side of designs, and to the top or bottom of designs. It concludes that a design with the track list to the side of an image would be most effective for a new artist, allowing space for the artist's photo while clearly presenting information.
Conventions of a CD.
The document discusses conventions of CD design based on an analysis of existing CDs. It finds that conventions are less straightforward than initially thought. Every CD contains the record label, but designs vary widely. Men's CDs typically don't feature the artist's image and aim for creative/aesthetic designs suggesting power. Women's CDs have more varied designs, sometimes featuring the artist sexually and sometimes not. The analyzed CDs conform to expected conventions like featuring the artist/album name and label, while breaking conventions like not including the artist's image.
Conventions of the spine of an album
This document discusses different design elements that artists use on album spines. It notes that major record labels want albums to look professional to maximize sales, while independent labels prioritize the music. Artists experiment more with spine design. Nicki Minaj's albums followed a consistent design until her latest, reflecting a change in image. Simple designs with the artist's name, album title, and serial number appeal most to the author. Some artists use messy designs to show how they differ from others. Common conventions include the artist, title, colored spine, serial number, and label, though not all albums include every element.
Label research.
XL Recordings is an independent record label known for its diverse roster of artists across many genres. It allows artists more freedom to create the music they want without pressure to conform to commercial expectations. While it has less money for production than a major label, artists retain control over their music and image. For these reasons, the student concludes XL Recordings would be the best choice to represent their new indie-pop artist, as it prioritizes the music over profits and won't force the artist into a particular mold.
Analysis of posters and adverts.
The document discusses conventions of tour posters and magazine advertisements. It analyzes several examples of tour posters from different genres to understand what elements make an effective poster. Key conventions included are the artist name, tour dates and locations, special guests, and website. Magazine advertisements promote specific albums or songs rather than full tours. They may omit release dates as a marketing strategy. Overall the document examines various advertising examples to inform the design of a media coursework product.
Analysis of posters and adverts.
The document discusses conventions of tour posters and magazine advertisements. It analyzes several examples of tour posters from different genres to understand what elements make an effective poster. Key conventions included are the artist name, tour dates and locations, special guests, and website. Magazine advertisements similarly include the artist name and album/song title but may omit release dates as a marketing strategy. Color choice and imagery are also important design elements analyzed across the examples.
Jessie J Narrative Analysis
The document discusses several narrative theories and how they apply to the Jessie J music video for "Price Tag". It analyzes how the video uses props like money and a teddy bear to create realism for the audience and communicate Jessie J's message about societal pressures to spend money. The narrative draws upon classic story types like Cinderella and operates through binary oppositions of rich vs poor. Overall, the video tells a clear story through Jessie J's performance that critiques the priority placed on wealth in society.
Song was about
The document summarizes the responses received from an online survey about the meaning of a song. It notes that most respondents were aged 16-19 and some answers were silly or immature as expected from that age group. Some responses correctly interpreted the song similarly to how the author understood it, while others provided interesting interpretations the author had not considered. A few respondents did not listen to the song or were unsure of its meaning, highlighting the need for the author's upcoming music video to clearly convey the narrative and meaning through visuals.
Other audience feedback
The document discusses the results of a survey about creating a music video. The survey asked about the expected number of locations in the video, whether seeing the artist is important, and whether the video should be in color or black and white based on the song's lyrics about loneliness. Most respondents said they wanted to see the artist and around 2-4 locations, and that the video should not be fully in color given the sad tone of the song. The document notes that the survey responses will help inform location choices, inclusion of the artist, editing pace, and range of costumes for the music video.
Emotions in song.
When asking survey respondents about the emotions created by a song, the answers showed a variety of emotions rather than just the expected "empowering" or "sad" responses. Some felt the song had a "chill vibe" that made them feel relaxed. One response noted that while the slow pace seems sad, the lyrics actually make the listener feel empowered and good about themselves. The document concludes that any product representing the song should illustrate its empowering and chill qualities rather than trying to portray sadness.
Music Video Influences and Techniques
The document discusses techniques seen in popular music videos that could be applied to the creator's own music video. It analyzes scenes and editing styles from videos such as "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus, "Midnight" by Coldplay, "If I Could Change" by Haim, "Nicotine" by Panic! At The Disco, "Let Go For Tonight" by Foxes, and "Happy Little Pill" by Troye Sivan that effectively convey emotion through imagery and could be adapted to portray the loneliness expressed in the creator's song. These include close-ups of the artist's face, negative editing, 360-degree shots, ghost effects, and subtle zooms to
Representation Theories
The document discusses several representation theories and stereotype theory. It examines how media portrays and constructs ideals of gender and stereotypes. Stereotypes are preconceived ideas about groups that can change over time. Richard Dyer's star theory holds that stars are constructed images represented across media to embody certain ideologies and target audiences. Audiences relate to stars and may try to emulate them.
Representation Theories
The document discusses several representation theories and stereotype theory. It examines how media portrays and constructs ideals of gender and stereotypes. Stereotypes are preconceived ideas about groups that can change over time. Richard Dyer's star theory holds that stars are constructed images represented across media to embody certain ideologies and target audiences. Audiences relate to stars and may try to emulate their admired qualities.
Narrative Theories
Narrative Theories discusses different perspectives on how narratives are constructed in media texts. Tim O'Sullivan and Pam Cook analyze conventions like linear storytelling, narrative structure, and verisimilitude that define standard Hollywood narratives. Kate Domaille identifies eight common narrative types that stories can be categorized into, including Achilles, Cinderella, Circe, and Romeo and Juliet. Claude Lèvi-Strauss and Michael Shore examine how narratives rely on binary oppositions and recycle styles through symbols and imagery. Music videos are also analyzed in terms of their narrative approaches, from performance to conceptual to art videos.
Foxes analysis
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All parts of the digipak.
- 1. FRONT COVER
- 2. BACK COVER
- 3. SPINE
- 4. DISCS
- 5. IMAGES BEHIND THE DISCS