Media Blog 2 - coursework - Mr Bush

  1) State the song you have chosen for your preliminary exercise. Waterloo sunset  2) Choose at least three music videos similar to your concept and watch a clip or more from each. Make bullet-point notes on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing and mise-en-scene. Blur - For tomorrow - Location - clothing  the kinks - Waterloo sunset  - similar shots  - Overall ideas as that is the original  the special - ghost town  - low key lighting  - i'll film inside of a vehicle  3) Write a short music video treatment for your extract (this is basically a script for your TikTok music video). You can find an example of a treatment here . If you are making your real coursework then feel free to use the treatment from your summer project.  at the start there will be shots of a guitar and shots of my travel to waterloo station , ill then have shots of waterloo station and shots of landmarks of waterloo. the on screen video will mat...

  1) Type up your feedback in full including the ratings out of five for each of the categories.  www Good use of bullet points  good audience demographics and psycho graphics media language eg colour scheme typography good concept and logo  brand identity with drink and merch EBI Avoid watermarked images  too many photos  dont stretch photos  elaborate on points  2) Use this feedback, comments from peers and your own reflection on your presentation to self-assess and write your own detailed WWW and EBI for your coursework concept and presentation as a whole. www - I thought the brand identity i created was good with the drink , logo and merchandise. i thought i also showed a clear plan for what people can expect from my website, tiktoks and overall concept  ebi - i read of the board too much and should've addressed the audience, i could've mentioned more theorists when talking about representations and the audience    3) Write a p...

  1) Research: TikTok videos You need to write a 150-word close-textual analysis of SIX TikTok videos that will inform your production work. The TikTok videos you analyse are up to you but focus on a different aspect of media language for each one (see guidance below).   TikTok videos TikTok Video 1: Narrative How is narrative used in the TikTok video and what impact does this have on the audience? Can you apply any narrative theories to the story in the TikTok video? Blinding Lights - the Weekend The narrative in blinding lights  follows a chaotic journey of isolation, danger and obsession. The music video begins with The Weeknd’s character appearing disorientated and injured after an unseen event, immediately creating mystery and encouraging the audience to question what has happened. This uses Roland Barthes’ enigma codes , as unanswered questions motivate viewers to continue watching to understand the character’s situation. The narrative develops through a ser...

  1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write the mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW - stayed on topic and made clear analytical points  EBI - need to talk more about ideology in Question 1 and provide more detail in general 2) Read the mark scheme for this exam carefully (posted on your exam teacher's Google Classroom), paying particular attention to the the 'indicative content' for each question focus on the unseen question and identify two aspects of the poster that you could have written about in your answer.  • the skyline of contemporary/futuristic skyscrapers are signifiers of the city, banking/finance etc; this is reinforced by the costumes which suggest white-collar professionals • the positioning of character and mode of address can be interpreted as signifiers of race and gender (the dominant white male, evasive black male, diminished female) • the title as a sign anchors the possible meaning of the image – white-collar professionals as gang...

  1) Radio: Introduction to Radio 2) Radio: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat 3) Radio: War of the Worlds

  1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? Orson Welles’ 1938 radio play is an adaption of H.G. Wells’ novel of the same name, first published in 1898. It tells the story of an alien invasion and the ensuing conflict between mankind and an extra- terrestrial race from Mars. 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? Broadcast live on 30th October 1938, popular myth has it that thousands of New Yorkers fled their homes in panic, and all across America 3) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day? MANY FLEE HOMES TO ESCAPE ‘GAS RAID FROM MARS’ – PHONE CALLS SWAMP POLICE AT BROADCAST  OF WELLES FANTASY 4) How did author Brad Schwartz describe the the broadcast and its reaction? hysteria it caused was not entirely a myth. “Instead it was something decades ahead of its time: history’s first viral-media phenomenon.” 5) Why did Orson Welles use hybrid genres and pastiche and what e...