Analysis of Album Covers

Analysis of Album Covers

Music Posters

 

 

 

 



Examples of other Texts

I like this video because of how Ellie is styled and the Mise En Scene around her fashion choices, in particular her hair. Also I think the location of the video is good and is definitely something that I wish to model my own video around. Finally I like the editing on the video, the way some of the shots have effects on them, adds to the videos authenticity, something I would like to achieve. Whilst the slow cuts make the video enjoyable to watch and not off putting or jerky.




The video itself I don't particularly like, because it is not authentic and I don't feel the song is one of Florence's best. However I like the location where it is shot, as it is similar to where I intend to film my own music video, whilst the slow cuts also make the video more enjoyable from a viewers perspective and corresponds with the speed/rhythm of the song.




This may be seen as an odd exemplar text as I wish to create a music video filmed in a rural location, the complete polar opposite to this Jake Bugg video- filmed in an urban built up area. However the principal is the same, we know it is an urban area because of the authenticity created through the mise en scene. I will need to transfer these ingredients and turn them to a rural location to suit my video and idea.




I like this video and chose it as an exemplar for a number of different reasons. First and foremost I like the track and the artist. Secondly I like the rural (ish) location it is filmed, something I have previously said I would definitely like to match and achieve in my own video. The final thing that I like is the camera work, it is done in a way that it looks very bad, but is in fact extremely effective. It makes the video appear very authentic and natural something I wish to adopt.

Task 4, Jake Bugg Trouble Town

Task 4 Jake Bugg

TASK 3 Jake Bugg, Trouble Town

TASK 3 Jake Bugg, Trouble Town

3) Post production (editing footage etc)

This stage took the longest as prior experience of using the Final Cut Pro software was in short supply, as well as the fact that we had to rifle through all the videos shot to find the ones that were suitable for the final edit. In future it would be best to number the clips in order to speed up the editing process. Once all the clips were on the timeline we had to cut them to the appropriate size in order to match the actual video’s production. Once this had been done we imported the Trouble Town mp3 file and the went about syncing the music to that of the lips in our own video and making sure these also corresponded to the cuts within our own video. This stage took the most time, due to our inexperience using the software and the fiddly nature of syncing all the clips and music together, to create an accurate lip synched video. We matched the normal conventions of a music video as not doing this when trying to replicate a real video would have had disastrous consequences. I feel the video worked well and ran smoothly.

2) Production (filming etc)

From the pre-production we had chosen our locations and casted our video, so with our storyboards were able to film our video, which we filmed chronologically. This started with us filming the camera from the car, which was done through the windscreen, so wasn’t as authentic and showed dirt on the glass, although it gave the effect of the real video with the speed bump and the housing estate location. In future fitting with a camera on the cars exterior could look even more authentic. We then filmed the scenes on the field using a similar location and then the scene shots of buildings (such as the tower block). We used many varied camera angles on the outdoor shots, so our video would include many fast paced authentic cuts. Getting used to the camera and its functions was relatively simple as I had used them before in previous tasks, this was the same for the use of the tripod, which gave us steady shots which looked both professional and like the actual video. The filming was probably the easiest area of the videos overall production and took the least time, as we used typical filming conventions.

1) Pre production (story boarding, prop lists etc)

We chose to re-produce the music video of Jake Buggs 'Trouble Town, as we were interested in this particular genre and the video could be produced realistically, due to minimal props being used and the location being easy to replicate in the surrounding areas. Therefore we decided to re-produce the video, as opposed to making our own impression or a parody video. Next time a more complex video could be chosen to further challenge ourselves, or to even create our own interpretation of a video or a parody. We learnt simple often looks effective and attempting to replicate something to complex could look cheap and unprofessional. We storyboarded our video to replicate the length and camera angles of shots. The storyboard gave us ideas for small changes we would have to make when replicating the video, such as not being able to include an electricity pylon. The storyboarding showed that often ideas can be easily replicated or even adjusted using limited resources to create a professional video. We then casted our video from the people in our group and planned to wear clothing that suited the genre and matched the video. Our small group fitted the videos small cast.

Jake Bugg, Trouble Town - Story-boards

Jake Bugg - Trouble Town (A2 Media Video Preliminary)