I gathered feedback from interviews and questionnaires with my target audience about a video and album. Members of both genders provided input. The audience felt creeped out yet inspired by the video, which was the reaction I was aiming for. They also thought the three materials - advertisement, album packaging, and video - fit together well creatively and shared themes. However, the advertisement lacked engagement. Overall, the audience found the video memorable and was able to take something away from watching it.
This document provides a shot-by-shot analysis of the music video for Kate Nash's song "Foundations". It notes how various shots establish characters, set the scene, link to lyrics, and represent elements of the relationship between Kate and her boyfriend. Key shots include toothbrushes showing them living together, close-ups of their facial reactions, a fridge full of beer bottles, and socks moving apart to represent the relationship breaking down. The video uses a mix of performance and narrative elements to tell the story.
The document analyzes and summarizes the album cover, back cover, and CD tray of Deee-Lite's "World Cliche" album. On the front cover, the band members are stylishly dressed in disco-inspired clothes against a trippy, space-themed background. The font and album title suggest changing stereotypes. The back cover continues the band's fun, unconventional style with an unorganized layout. The CD tray maintains the bright, playful aesthetic consistent with the retro-inspired album artwork.
Black Box was an Italian house music group popular in the 1980s and 1990s. They were composed of a DJ, keyboardist, and clarinet teacher who produced music. The band used model Katrin Quinol as their public face but she lip-synced while Martha Wash provided vocals. Their 1990 album Dreamland, featuring the hit "Ride on Time," was a commercial success, achieving gold and platinum certifications internationally despite later legal issues over vocal credit.
The document contains feedback questions asking a target audience about their opinions on the first 2 minutes of "The Tweepers" in terms of genre, use of sound, what made it thrilling, overall opinion, and what they enjoyed. The questions gauge the audience's reaction to different elements of the short film's opening to provide results and inform further production.
The document summarizes the results of a questionnaire about music preferences. 15 people responded, including 8 girls and 7 boys ranging in age. The questionnaire found that pop music was most popular, followed by alternative and metal. It also found that YouTube was the most common way to watch music videos and that people expect music videos to include elements like action, dancing, excitement, and storyline. The document concludes that people generally prefer a hybrid music video format incorporating both narrative and performance elements.
I gathered feedback from interviews and questionnaires with my target audience about a video and album. Members of both genders provided input. The audience felt creeped out yet inspired by the video, which was the reaction I was aiming for. They also thought the three materials - advertisement, album packaging, and video - fit together well creatively and shared themes. However, the advertisement lacked engagement. Overall, the audience found the video memorable and was able to take something away from watching it.
This document provides a shot-by-shot analysis of the music video for Kate Nash's song "Foundations". It notes how various shots establish characters, set the scene, link to lyrics, and represent elements of the relationship between Kate and her boyfriend. Key shots include toothbrushes showing them living together, close-ups of their facial reactions, a fridge full of beer bottles, and socks moving apart to represent the relationship breaking down. The video uses a mix of performance and narrative elements to tell the story.
The document analyzes and summarizes the album cover, back cover, and CD tray of Deee-Lite's "World Cliche" album. On the front cover, the band members are stylishly dressed in disco-inspired clothes against a trippy, space-themed background. The font and album title suggest changing stereotypes. The back cover continues the band's fun, unconventional style with an unorganized layout. The CD tray maintains the bright, playful aesthetic consistent with the retro-inspired album artwork.
Black Box was an Italian house music group popular in the 1980s and 1990s. They were composed of a DJ, keyboardist, and clarinet teacher who produced music. The band used model Katrin Quinol as their public face but she lip-synced while Martha Wash provided vocals. Their 1990 album Dreamland, featuring the hit "Ride on Time," was a commercial success, achieving gold and platinum certifications internationally despite later legal issues over vocal credit.
The document contains feedback questions asking a target audience about their opinions on the first 2 minutes of "The Tweepers" in terms of genre, use of sound, what made it thrilling, overall opinion, and what they enjoyed. The questions gauge the audience's reaction to different elements of the short film's opening to provide results and inform further production.
The document summarizes the results of a questionnaire about music preferences. 15 people responded, including 8 girls and 7 boys ranging in age. The questionnaire found that pop music was most popular, followed by alternative and metal. It also found that YouTube was the most common way to watch music videos and that people expect music videos to include elements like action, dancing, excitement, and storyline. The document concludes that people generally prefer a hybrid music video format incorporating both narrative and performance elements.
The document provides an analysis of the album cover, back cover, and CD tray for the Deee-Lite album "World Cliches". The analysis notes that the album cover features bright colors and costumes that reflect the band's disco-inspired style. It also effectively presents the band members as the focus through their positioning and contrast with the trippy background. The back cover and CD tray maintain consistency with the front cover through continued use of the playful font and bright colors, reflecting the fun and unconventional nature of the band and their music.
The document analyzes Queen's music video for "I want to break free" according to Goodwin's theories of music video characteristics. It finds that the video demonstrates genre through performance and instrumentation. The lyrics and visuals both illustrate feelings of entrapment. The video also amplifies the music through editing and dance moves. Close-ups of the band establish their visual style. Stereotypical gender roles and behaviors are portrayed through men in drag. Newspapers further contextualize the characters. Overall the video uses narrative and performance to engage its wide audience.
The document outlines the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) ratings for films. U rated films are suitable for all ages 4 and over and should have a positive moral framework. PG rated films are general viewing but may disturb children under 8 without guidance. 12A rated films allow under 12s with an accompanying adult, while 12 rated films require viewers to be at least 12 years old. 15 and 18 rated films have age restrictions for cinema viewing and renting/buying video works. The author's film is rated 12/12A due to some potentially disturbing or scary scenes for younger viewers.
The document discusses the progression from the author's preliminary task to their final product. They learned about different shot types for the preliminary task but felt it lacked quality. For the final product, the author was able to incorporate more advanced shots like cross-cutting and faster editing. Planning and research were key to producing the higher quality final product.
The album cover of Grace Jones' 1978 album "Fame" uses bright colors and images of Grace Jones to draw attention and showcase her performance style. Grace is featured prominently throughout the cover, tray, and back using colorful drawings and outfits that hint at her creative and showy music. The consistent use of bright colors and repeated images of Grace in different costumes establishes her as the selling point and gives a sense of her musical and performance persona.
The media product represents teenagers and portrays the main character Frank as a musical and motivated teenager based on the character from Trainspotting. Frank leads another character Rose and exhibits unpredictable behavior of a stereotypical experimental teenager. Two other characters, Sid and Cheska called "The Tweepers", have brief screen time and are intentionally mysterious. Sid is loosely based on Frankenstein and dressed in dark, sinister clothing to appear threatening like a villain. All the characters exemplify different stereotypes - Frank as a relatable curious teen and The Tweepers as strong and menacing forces.
1. The respondent asked 15 people about their music preferences and found that pop music was most popular followed by alternative and metal. YouTube and television were the most common ways to watch music videos.
2. Respondents expected music videos to include action, dancing, excitement, and either a plotline or meaningful performance. They preferred a variety of scenes and costumes.
3. The respondent concluded that people prefer a hybrid music video that incorporates both narrative and performance elements.
The document contains reviews from four people of an unidentified music video. Harry Radecki praised the video for its intelligent nature, constant change of pace and focus on a male mimer. Erik Palmer called the video "brilliant" and "really arty and abstract." Frank Pinsent noted that a scene where Sid holds up mirrors reminded him of 1980s music videos, and appreciated elements he had never seen before that kept the video interesting and original. Rose Godfrey described the video as "really arty and like vibey," saying she felt spaced out after watching.
Metronomy is an electronic music group formed in 1999 in Totnes, England by Joseph Mount. The current band consists of Joseph Mount, Oscar Cash, Anna Prior, and Gbenga Adelekan. Their music style has evolved from instrumental electronic to vocal electronic pop. They have released three albums and toured extensively in the UK and Europe supporting various artists. Metronomy draws influence from artists like Aphex Twin and releases their music through Because Music, an independent label known for electronic acts like Justice.
The document is a questionnaire created by Florence Pinsent to gather information from their target audience to help with creating a music video for an A2 Media coursework, which asks respondents questions about their gender, age, music preferences, how and how often they watch music videos, what they expect from and prefer in music videos, how they obtain and spend money on music, and their favorite artist.
The document provides a shot-by-shot analysis of the music video for Kate Nash's song "Foundations". It notes how the visuals in the video relate to and represent the lyrics of the song, such as shots of household items setting the scene, close-ups showing characters' reactions, and symbolic objects like socks and toothbrushes moving together and apart to depict the relationship changing over time. The analysis concludes that the video uses a mix of performance and narrative elements to tell a story through the visuals and their connection to the song's lyrics.
Pop music originated in the 1950s as a modification of rock and roll. It uses elements of various genres like dance, electro, urban, rock and country to create music that is pleasurable to listen to. Some key subgenres include rock pop, soul pop, dance pop, and indie pop. Important early artists who helped shape pop music include Aretha Franklin, The Beatles, and ABBA. Pop music continues to evolve through new styles, bands, technology, and blending of genres. It remains popular due its wide appeal and ability to incorporate diverse influences.
This document summarizes the key findings from a student's research on deconstructing four films: Trainspotting, Inception, War Games, and The Dark Knight. The student analyzed similarities across the films in their opening two minutes through the technical codes of sound, mise-en-scene, camera work, and editing. Research on film genres showed thriller films thrill audiences through diverse storylines involving victims, villains, and characters overcoming problems. The student concluded thriller films start and maintain mystery and intrigue from the beginning through their use of sound, characters in action, and hints at problems to be solved.
The document discusses the genre of thriller movies. It defines what a thriller is and notes they can be divided into categories like psychological thrillers. It provides examples of subgenres and then summarizes several famous thriller movies from different decades, highlighting their directors and key plot elements. Famous directors of thrillers like Hitchcock and Terence Young are also discussed. Finally, it outlines some key elements that make a successful thriller film, like gripping storylines and techniques to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
The document provides an analysis of the album cover, back cover, and CD tray for the Deee-Lite album "World Cliches". The analysis notes that the album cover features bright colors and costumes that reflect the band's disco-inspired style. It also effectively presents the band members as the focus through their positioning and contrast with the trippy background. The back cover and CD tray maintain consistency with the front cover through continued use of the playful font and bright colors, reflecting the fun and unconventional nature of the band and their music.
The document analyzes Queen's music video for "I want to break free" according to Goodwin's theories of music video characteristics. It finds that the video demonstrates genre through performance and instrumentation. The lyrics and visuals both illustrate feelings of entrapment. The video also amplifies the music through editing and dance moves. Close-ups of the band establish their visual style. Stereotypical gender roles and behaviors are portrayed through men in drag. Newspapers further contextualize the characters. Overall the video uses narrative and performance to engage its wide audience.
The document outlines the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) ratings for films. U rated films are suitable for all ages 4 and over and should have a positive moral framework. PG rated films are general viewing but may disturb children under 8 without guidance. 12A rated films allow under 12s with an accompanying adult, while 12 rated films require viewers to be at least 12 years old. 15 and 18 rated films have age restrictions for cinema viewing and renting/buying video works. The author's film is rated 12/12A due to some potentially disturbing or scary scenes for younger viewers.
The document discusses the progression from the author's preliminary task to their final product. They learned about different shot types for the preliminary task but felt it lacked quality. For the final product, the author was able to incorporate more advanced shots like cross-cutting and faster editing. Planning and research were key to producing the higher quality final product.
The album cover of Grace Jones' 1978 album "Fame" uses bright colors and images of Grace Jones to draw attention and showcase her performance style. Grace is featured prominently throughout the cover, tray, and back using colorful drawings and outfits that hint at her creative and showy music. The consistent use of bright colors and repeated images of Grace in different costumes establishes her as the selling point and gives a sense of her musical and performance persona.
The media product represents teenagers and portrays the main character Frank as a musical and motivated teenager based on the character from Trainspotting. Frank leads another character Rose and exhibits unpredictable behavior of a stereotypical experimental teenager. Two other characters, Sid and Cheska called "The Tweepers", have brief screen time and are intentionally mysterious. Sid is loosely based on Frankenstein and dressed in dark, sinister clothing to appear threatening like a villain. All the characters exemplify different stereotypes - Frank as a relatable curious teen and The Tweepers as strong and menacing forces.
1. The respondent asked 15 people about their music preferences and found that pop music was most popular followed by alternative and metal. YouTube and television were the most common ways to watch music videos.
2. Respondents expected music videos to include action, dancing, excitement, and either a plotline or meaningful performance. They preferred a variety of scenes and costumes.
3. The respondent concluded that people prefer a hybrid music video that incorporates both narrative and performance elements.
The document contains reviews from four people of an unidentified music video. Harry Radecki praised the video for its intelligent nature, constant change of pace and focus on a male mimer. Erik Palmer called the video "brilliant" and "really arty and abstract." Frank Pinsent noted that a scene where Sid holds up mirrors reminded him of 1980s music videos, and appreciated elements he had never seen before that kept the video interesting and original. Rose Godfrey described the video as "really arty and like vibey," saying she felt spaced out after watching.
Metronomy is an electronic music group formed in 1999 in Totnes, England by Joseph Mount. The current band consists of Joseph Mount, Oscar Cash, Anna Prior, and Gbenga Adelekan. Their music style has evolved from instrumental electronic to vocal electronic pop. They have released three albums and toured extensively in the UK and Europe supporting various artists. Metronomy draws influence from artists like Aphex Twin and releases their music through Because Music, an independent label known for electronic acts like Justice.
The document is a questionnaire created by Florence Pinsent to gather information from their target audience to help with creating a music video for an A2 Media coursework, which asks respondents questions about their gender, age, music preferences, how and how often they watch music videos, what they expect from and prefer in music videos, how they obtain and spend money on music, and their favorite artist.
The document provides a shot-by-shot analysis of the music video for Kate Nash's song "Foundations". It notes how the visuals in the video relate to and represent the lyrics of the song, such as shots of household items setting the scene, close-ups showing characters' reactions, and symbolic objects like socks and toothbrushes moving together and apart to depict the relationship changing over time. The analysis concludes that the video uses a mix of performance and narrative elements to tell a story through the visuals and their connection to the song's lyrics.
Pop music originated in the 1950s as a modification of rock and roll. It uses elements of various genres like dance, electro, urban, rock and country to create music that is pleasurable to listen to. Some key subgenres include rock pop, soul pop, dance pop, and indie pop. Important early artists who helped shape pop music include Aretha Franklin, The Beatles, and ABBA. Pop music continues to evolve through new styles, bands, technology, and blending of genres. It remains popular due its wide appeal and ability to incorporate diverse influences.
This document summarizes the key findings from a student's research on deconstructing four films: Trainspotting, Inception, War Games, and The Dark Knight. The student analyzed similarities across the films in their opening two minutes through the technical codes of sound, mise-en-scene, camera work, and editing. Research on film genres showed thriller films thrill audiences through diverse storylines involving victims, villains, and characters overcoming problems. The student concluded thriller films start and maintain mystery and intrigue from the beginning through their use of sound, characters in action, and hints at problems to be solved.
The document discusses the genre of thriller movies. It defines what a thriller is and notes they can be divided into categories like psychological thrillers. It provides examples of subgenres and then summarizes several famous thriller movies from different decades, highlighting their directors and key plot elements. Famous directors of thrillers like Hitchcock and Terence Young are also discussed. Finally, it outlines some key elements that make a successful thriller film, like gripping storylines and techniques to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.