Ishmeet Mr Halsey media coursework 2

Preliminary exercise: Research and planning 1) State the song you have chosen for your preliminary exercise. Song: Feathers 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. All music videos link to the theme to women empowerment Music video 1: Don't call me up rejects the boy coming back into her life- similar concept of my music video only uses 5 locations, switches back and fourth to same location includes many girls with the artist singing- will be used in my music video medium shots bright clothing and lighting medium close up shots back and fourth shows the boy trying to contact her back Music video 2: Nonsense quick montage at the beginning to show atmosphere of the party, of her getting ready girls hanging out dark atmosphere mostly medium close ups camera panning towards the artist Music video 3: Ciao Adios establishing shot

Ignite presentation learner response 1) Type up your feedback  in full  including the ratings out of five for each of the categories.  Research= 5 Music video/magazine concept= 4 Language: terminology and theory= 4 Representations= 4 Audience and Industry= 3 Delivery= 3 Total out of 30 = 23 Comments: Creative artist name! Slow start but second slide is an excellent introduction- clear and covers chosen artist and name of the original artist. Clear research into chosen artist Excellent focus on brief- magazine, industry- but presentation involves quite a lot of reading from slides Key concepts addressed well in video ideas- the first part covering the narrative/ feed of video is strong Audience addressed across two slides Neale- genre theory applied well Mulvey application is great- deliberately subverting gender stereotypes in media Sponsorship addresses with Nike along with elements of digital convergence (YouTube, social media) Excellent research and planning, delivery could have bee

Summer project tasks 1) Research: music videos You need to write a  150-word close-textual analysis  of  SIX  music videos that will inform your production work. The music videos you analyse are up to you but focus on a different aspect of media lang uage for each one (see guidance below).   Music videos Music Video 1: Narrative How is narrative used in the music video and what impact does this have on the audience? Can you apply any narrative theories to the story in the music video? The music video I chose for narrative is you belong with me by taylor swift. The lyrics of the song, which is about a girl falling in love with her male best friend who is seeing someone else. This is a story of youthful (teenage) love, and the setting of the song is high school. The narrative starts as the girl (Taylor) sees her male friend arguing on the phone with his girlfriend. The male and taylor communicate with writing on their sketchpads and holding it to each other. Taylor sings how she is diffe

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

War of the Worlds Media Factsheet Read  Media Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds . You'll need your Greenford Google login to download it. Then answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? The history and narrative behind War of the Worlds involve Orson Welles' 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel of the same name, first published in 1898. The story revolves around an alien invasion by Martians and the ensuing conflict between humanity and the extraterrestrial race from Mars. It has been interpreted as a commentary on British Imperialism and Victorian fears and prejudices. The broadcast was a scheduled production and was announced as an episode of the Mercury Theatre on Air. 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? War of the Worlds was first broadcast on October 30, 1938. The popular myth regarding the audience's reaction is that thousands of

Y12 exam - Media Paper 2: Learner response 1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).  WWW: Excellent knowledge of the CSPs shown in an extensive response. Well done! EBI: Don't use up time/space describing theories, just apply/ evaluate them. For Question 2, you needed more focus on Hall's ideas and how much audiences are free to interpret. I think politics would have helped here: left v right in capital and in D83 capitalism v communism. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this exam carefully , paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. Firstly, focus on the unseen question and identify  two  aspects of the poster that you could have written about in your answer. the link between genre and stereotypes – the representation of victim in the thriller/crime drama. the use of props to denote the narrative and genre elements 3) Look at the indicative content for Q1 again and make a note of any  theo