A2 Advanced Production- Promo Video

Our new task for year 13 is to produce:

-A music "promo" video
-Up to 5 minutes maximum
-Either working in a group up to 4 people (max) or on our own


We'll also need to produce

-A website homepage for the band
-A cover for its release on DVD
-A magazine advertisement for the DVD

AND....

-A critical evaluation
-On a blog
- Including Research and Planning

Wednesday 17th June:

For our double period media lesson, sir asked us various questions concerning music videos and our personal views on them.

Here are a few samples of what we were asked:

1) What are your 3 favourite videos? 

2) Why do you like it?

3) What makes them effective?

4) What do you think is  is the purpose of  a video?

5) How can a video be judged to be successful?

6) What factors must be taken in consideration when planning a video?

Model of the media

-Text

-Audience

-Institution

What are the conventions of the genre

- Story telling

- Unrealistic mise en scene/ special effects

- Lip synching to the music 

- Dancing

- Playing instruments/ microphones

- Bright costumes/ certain appearances

- Background dancers/ singers

Also:

We will be given a selection of tracks from which you have to select one

You will then have to bid to make the video for that track

This will involve considering:

Text

Audience

Institution