A2 2012 -2013 (under construction)

For A2 Media Studies Students from 17th May onwards.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT A2

The above link contains all the information you might need for the second year of A-Level Media Studies. This information will, of course, be handed to you in hard copy and with all the really important facts rewritten clearly but this ensures everyone has access to the whole thing.


The Great Random Music Video Making Activity of Joy Part One


This is the individual piece. If you require members of staff to be photographed pretending to play, just let me know.


The rules:
1. You must use the track that was randomly generated for you. If you weren't in the lesson, a track has been randomly assigned to you. Look at the list below.
2. You have until June 19TH to complete both the storyboard and the animatic.
3. Your piece must bear no resemblance to any official music video for the given and as little resemblance as possible to any other track. BE ORIGINAL.
4. The must be at least two of the three music video styles utilised: narrative, performance, and/or conceptual.
5. There must be a link between the visuals and the lyrics. It does not have to be every single line represented literally, of course, but the must be a definite link between what we see and what we hear.
6. You must create a new band name, song title and album title for the piece which must appear at the start of the video.

For part one you must produce individually:


1) A detailed, shot-by-shot storyboard, complete with transitions, durations, shot types for the entirety of the track; then
2) Using photos, create a rough animated draft of your storyboard using any software you choose - for example PowerPoint and animation and the track, or Windows Movie Maker, or iMovie, or Final Cut Pro -  for the whole duration of the track to present to the class. I do not anticipate allowing class time for this activity.

For (bad) example by me, done in two hours using Google image search only (which obviously doesn't do a great job and is for a target for you to far exceed) and Windows Movie Maker. You'll do vastly better.
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TRACK ONE - WE ARE SCIENTISTS - THE GREAT ESCAPE - HARRY M




The Great Escape Lyrics

TRACK TWO- INTERPOL - SLOW HANDS - BERITAN T




Slow Hands Lyrics

TRACK THREE - A PERFECT CIRCLE - 3 LIBRAS - JOE A.




3 Libras Lyrics

TRACK FOUR - TERRORVISION, ALICE, WHAT'S THE MATTER? - BEN A




Alice, What's the Matter Lyrics

TRACK FIVE - PORTISHEAD - SOUR TIMES - JENAY F.


Sour Times Lyrics

TRACK SIX - MANSUN -BEING A GIRL (part one) - AIMEE B




 Featuring a young Danny Dyer

Being a Girl (part one) Lyrics

TRACK SEVEN - THE DIVINE COMEDY - FROG PRINCESS - JACOB B




Frog Princess Lyrics

TRACK EIGHT -THE NATIONAL - MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS -UMUT N




Mistaken for Strangers Lyrics

TRACK NINE - MR SCRUFF - FISH - SARAH B




Fish Lyrics

TRACK TEN - MYSTERY JETS - HALF IN LOVE WITH ELIZABETH - HANNAH W




Half in Love with Elizabeth Lyrics

TRACK ELEVEN - MIDFIELD GENERAL - MIDFIELDING - JESS F.




Midfielding Lyrics

TRACK TWELVE - MCLUSKY - TO HELL WITH GOOD INTENTIONS - LUKE W




To Hell with Good Intentions Lyrics

TRACK THIRTEEN - THE AVALANCHES - FRONTIER PSYCHIATRIST - UNCLAIMED

 


Frontier Psychiatrist Lyrics

TRACK FOURTEEN -  JOHN SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION - UNCLAIMED

 



 

Two Kindsa Love Lyrics


The Great Random Music Video Making Activity of Joy Part Two

Part Two - in PAIRS (unless negotiated otherwise) - you must recreate SHOT FOR SHOT any one minute extract from this piece as accurately as possible. The minute can start anywhen from the start of the track, as long as it is a continuous minute of the original promo. That includes costumes. If you wish you may subvert it because...well...some of you are going to be in for a shock.A funny shock, but a shock nonetheless. If you've got something you don't think you can recreate exactly, get creative. How can you approximate it and keep it in the spirit? Remember, you don't have a budget! I am not after 100% accuracy, I'm after seeing how inventive you can be and how you approach the task.

This will require you to think carefully about how you'd do it and which part of the video you think you could recreate most successfully. Each has challenges and each has moments which can be done really effectively and quickly. It is up to you to identify where best to focus your efforts.

The rules:
1. You must use the track that was awarded to you in the bidding process. If you weren't in the lesson, a track has been randomly assigned to you / you have been assigned a pair.
2. You have until 26TH JUNE to completely shoot and edit in final draft the one minute extract.
3. Your piece must be as faithful a recreation shot for shot of any one minute extract of the original promo as possible.
4. Pairs will bid for 1st, 2nd and 3rd preferences to try and make everyone get one they fancy a go at. Like the London Mayoral elections but not. In the event of a tie I will ask for three reasons why you want to do this video using media terminology and what you think, specifically, the hardest thing will be and why. Best answer gets it. Judges decision is final. I am the judge.

A - OK GO - A MILLION WAYS - SARAH AND HANNAH



Cinematography - EASY
Direction - DIFFICULT
Editing - Standard
Mise-en-scene - EASY
CAVEAT - Will require multiple attempts until you get one perfect minute of footage.

B - BRITNEY SPEARS - HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME - NOBODY



Cinematography - Standard
Direction - Not easy
Editing - Comparatively tricky
Mise-en-scene - requires planning

 C -FRIENDLY FIRES - SKELETON BOY - NOBODY




Cinematography - Standard with moment of utterly tricky.
Direction - Not easy
Editing - Comparatively tricky
Mise-en-scene - Looks easy? HARD!
CAVEAT - Think about all the different ways you can recreate the white polystyrene balls. How will you do it? Is there some kind of post production technique you could use to recreate it? Sourcing a location might be hard but there are ways you can achieve it - if you can find a black wall that is brilliant. If not, can you find a brightly coloured wall and play with Chroma Keyer?

D - OUTKAST - THE WHOLE WORLD - NOBODY



Cinematography - Varied
Direction - Not easy
Editing - HARD
Mise-en-scene - will require creativity to replicate without looking budget

E - NIRVANA - IN BLOOM - JESS

 

Cinematography - Standard
Direction - Standard
Editing - Standard
Mise-en-scene - Standard

F - DAPHNE AND CELESTE - OOOH STICK YOU - BEN AND JACOB



Cinematography - Varied
Direction - Hard
Editing - Comparatively straightforward
Mise-en-scene - Needs planning and creativity

G - FUTURE OF THE LEFT - SHEENA IS A T-SHIRT SALESMAN - HARRY




Cinematography - EASY
Direction - HARD
Editing - depends on how effective your direction is.Somewhere between standard and DIFFICULT
Mise-en-scene - Straightforward with a need for creative solutions.
CAVEAT - The challenge here is recreating the messed up timings. Will require multiple shootings to get it perfect.

H - WHITE TOWN - YOUR WOMAN - BERITAN AND JENAY



Cinematography - Comparatively standard
Direction - Standard
Editing - Could be trickier than others
Mise-en- scene - needs careful planning

I - SPACE - THE BALLAD OF TOM JONES - NOBODY



Cinematography - Varied
Direction - Standard
Editing - Depends which minute you go for!
Mise-en-scene - dependent on how good the direction and editing prowess of your pair is!

J - FAT BOY SLIM - WEAPON OF CHOICE - AIMEE AND LUKE


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Cinematography - Quite hard potentially
Direction - Difficult
Editing - Harder than many
Mise-en-scene - Easy, with potential to trip up the unwary.

K - BEN FOLDS FIVE - THE BATTLE OF WO COULD CARE LESS - NOBODY

   


Cinematography - relatively straightforward, but you can trip up easily if you don't look carefully
Direction - Standard
Editing - Needs attention, but not hard
Mise-en-scene - sorting the location and adequate lighting is the hardest part here.

L - REM - STAND - UMUT AND JOE





Cinematography - varied
Direction - Tricky in places
Editing - Needs attention
Mise-en-scene - needs organisation
CAVEAT - if you do the first minute, don't make someone's little brother go and stand on the edge of a block of flats and walk along a wall.