1. Reflection on Research
December 2013
From researching past students music
videos I have learnt that they are a lot
more effective when they have a narrative
as this keeps their audience interested.
Another thing I learnt was that a variety of
camera angles and shots keeps the video
flowing and is really effective if it changes
with the beat of the music, however, this
would be very had with the song that I
have chosen because it is a drum and bass
genre music and therefore scenes would
have to be extremely fast to keep up with
the rapid pace of the music. I have come
up with a narrative for my video; however,
it is hidden, which is conventional for a
drum and bass video. There is a story line
which is quite clear however the meaning
is not. The meaning of the video is, ‘If you
treat teenagers as a lower class, a
vulnerability, antisocial trouble makers
then they will act this way”. From
Research
Media A2 Coursework
audience feedback I learnt that most
people agree with me in tat a narrative
keeps it interesting and so does a variety of
camera angles and shots.
I noticed with magazine adverts that the
image used was conventionally the album
cover photograph. This makes the
audience automatically notice who the
artist is. There is minimal writing on the
advert and the date when it is released is
usually in the biggest font. Drum and bass
covers are conventionally very colourful
and use distorted/abstract images. I have
taken this on board and aim to stick with in
the conventions of the music adverts and
drum and bass album covers.
Digipaks usually have a theme throughout
the pack and include a number of photos of
the artists. There is conventionally a
booklet within the digipak which includes
facts about the artist/band and has lyrics in
the booklet too.
By Jessica Goldsmith