A2 MEDIA INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

1. RECORD OF WATCHED STUDENT VIDEOS (will later transfer this on the blog)
DATE WATCHED LINK REFLECTION/EVALUATION
1. 09.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlu4RPOtpCY  Lip Syncingwasn’tas good as itcouldhave been.
 Good use of mise enscene suchas the powderpainttowardsthe endof
the musicvideo.Some of itwas inbeatwiththe musictowardsthe endof
it.
 Wouldn’tsaya lot of researchhad beendone asnot a lotof musicvideo’s
woulduse the powderpaintandhave a girl tryingto lipsync a male voice.
 The commercial imperativeof thismusicvideoisthat the unique music
videotargetedata veryniche audience whichcouldshowthemall a
previewof whattheirlive performancescould be like if theyweretogo
and see them.
2. 09.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XabH9MDisD4  Good use of the differentcolourbackgroundswhichyousee the mango
intoeverysooften,it flickersthroughtohimstandinginfrontof themall.
 Lip syncingisall insync throughoutthe whole musicvideo.
 A huge varietyof shotssuchas an extreme close up,awide shot(which
showsthe location) andetc.
 The commercial imperativeisthatthe musicvideoisveryhumorous andin
a way mimickingthe songasone of the singersisreadingavery
mainstreammagazine wherethismusicvideoistargetedata veryniche
audience.
3. 09.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSp9JT-RyQ  Lightingsuitedthe type of songandnarrative – Researchwould have been
done to be able to performthisefficiently.
4. 09.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkJXibuJYF0  Good use of a time lapse toshowthat time isgoingby.
 Narrative isverydevelopedandsuitsthe genre aswell asthe lyricsinthe
background.
5. 13.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhVnHX9Ipk8  Framingisconsistentlygood.
 The mise enscene suitsthe type of genre.
 The commercial imperativeisthatthe
6. 13.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogO0IumRETY  Lip syncingisn’tintime withthe lyrics.
 Music videosuitsthe type of genre.
7. 13.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_UhhEy3wX0  Music videosuitsthe type of genre.

2.  The commercial imperativeof the musicvideoisthatthe narrative of the
musicvideoisveryrelatable tosomeone whocouldof gone throughthe
same situationasthe character in the musicvideo.
 Framingisconsistentlygood.
8. 13.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWuCjRLgwTY  Lip syncingisconsistentlyinsyncwiththe lyrics.
 The narrative of the musicvideo suitsthe type of genre inwhichthe song
is.
 A verycreative narrative –A respectable amountof researchwouldhave
beendone tobe able to performa musicvideoof thisstandard.
9. 13.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFEq7dXUVv4  Lip syncingisconsistentlyintime withthe lyricsthroughoutthe whole
musicvideo.
 Narrative isverydeveloped –A lot of researchwouldhave beendone.
10. 13.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnjmin7tC0Y  The editingskillsare consistentlygoodandthe cutsare alwaysintime.
 Music videosuitsthe type of genre.
 A lotof researchwouldhave beendone tobe able tocreate a music video
of sucha highstandard.
11. 13.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr1YNsihDjQ  Good use of editing– havingthe textwhichisshowingthe channelsmakes
the musicvideoveryprofessional andrealistic.
 The music videosuitsthe type of genre.
 Mise on scene suitsthe musicvideo.
12. 13.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QY6sz5s0LM  The editingisoutstanding –Havingthe maincharacter goingbackwards
throughoutthe whole musicvideoreallymakesitstandout.
 Verygoodrange of locationsusedthroughoutthe musicvideo –All of
themsuitthe type of genre.
 Couldbe improvedbyhavingthe maincharacteractuallylipsyncingthe
lyricsto give the musicvideothatedge.
13. 13.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzBQ40iEVng  The mise enscene reallysuitsthe musicvideoandthe type of genre of the
song.
 Narrative isverydeveloped –Researchwouldhave beendone tobe able
to performthis.
14. 13.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eEj6Fxba8U  A verycreative narrative whichsuitsthe type of genre inwhichthe songis.
 The time lapse at the start suitsthe introof the musicvideo,itestablishes
the locationof the musicvideo.
 The lipsyncingisactuallyintime withthe lyrics.
15. 13.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhHl9voAKXw  Music videoisverysuitable forthe type of genre the songis.
 Editingtechniquesdefinitelyaddsalotof effecttothe musicvideo.

3.  You can clearlysee thattheyhave researchedwhichcameraangles,
editingtechniquesandwhatmise enscene touse inthismusicvideo.
 Lip syncingisconsistentlyintime withthe lyrics.
16. 13.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03IJ7HQ0IQo  Time lapse at the start suitsthe intromusicto the song.
 Editingintune withthe beatsuitsthe type of genre the songis.Research
wouldhave beendone tobe able toperformthisefficiently.
 Good use of mise enscene to showwhatthe lyricsare.
 Lip syncingisconsistentlyintime withthe lyrics.
17. 13.10.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoJRmh25YKs  A wide range of camera anglesusedatthe start of the musicvideo –
Mostlyto showfacial expressions.
 Lip syncingisconsistentlyintime withthe lyrics.
 The music videosuitsthe type of genre inwhichthe songis.
 A verywell developednarrative–A lotof researchwouldhave beendone.