media work

1. Jordan and Billy’s video
WWW – this video is very successful I think due to the detail that they have paid to mise en scene. The lighting in the
video is very effective as I like the use of fire and I like how it works with the black and white. The costume is also very
fitting with this it features only black and white. The locations also are very clever and fit nicely with the mood of the song. I
like the use of the fast jump cuts in the fast paced section of the song this works really well at that certain point. The
framing is very good there is a lot of shots using rule of thirds and symmetry also good direct address shots when singing
works nicely with the lighting to isolate the performer.
EBI – some of the shots of billy for the narrative seemed a little less fitting than the rest as they felt like fillers but there
were only a few. I feel overall all the aspects of production have been considered greatly and create a video that fits well
with the music and has good shot variety creating a great conventional and visually impressive video.

2. Rahan’s video
WWW – There were some attention to mise en scene which worked nicely as they featured some
conventional props. There were some nice shots that were framed well I think the two shot was effective.
EBI – I think there needed to be a better variety of shots in this video as it became quite repetitive but not
for effect, the shots that were always shown weren't very well framed as they did not feature in techniques
like the rule of thirds and they didn’t pay much attention to their background so it brought out the worst in
their framing as it was to busy. Id say the editing matched the pace but they didn’t have a lot of cuts due to
the lack of footage so it was quite boring to watch as it was so similar through out. I think they could have
also tried to be more technical with in their filming using more movements and also think they should have
paid more attention to the lighting as the subjects were lit fine but the whole setting was too well lit
because it would have benefited if you couldn’t see the background.

3. Molly Perryman
WWW – This video has a lot of variety in shots and camera movement which makes it really interesting to watch and also
looks very professional. The costumes are very fitting with the genre. There are lots of nice artistic shots of items such as
guitars which adds to the conventions. There is a really nice use of titles in the video matching lyrics an mixing in with
footage in a really effective way overlying the two. They paid really good attention to locations and framing using good
framing techniques experimenting with various angles as well which is something I didn’t see a lot in the others. The
editing was very well done it matched the music through out even through changes of pace. The performance was very
good and believable which was what added to the effect making it seem very real.
EBI – I think there were little things wrong with this video I think the only small thing I noticed was the singing looked out
of sync slightly in one shot but apart from that the whole video was very conventional and looked professional.

4. Marking
In this section of the task we had to view
some blogs looking at the research and
planning and also the main task and the
two ancillary tasks. Whilst looking at
these we had to give all the stages a mark
against the marking criteria. Most of the
ones I guessed were very close if not
correct which was good showing that I
can identify what is successful and what is
not. It helps me get a understanding of
what a certain grade looks like which will
help me steer in the direction of that
grade. It was extremely useful whilst
looking at the practical tasks as I can see
in the videos just like I analysed before
what things work well and what mistakes
to avoid. Now having a better
understanding of the criteria and what
marks look like I can now self assess my
own work to judge were I think I am and
how to improve certain areas.