A2 Media Advanced Portfolio: 2011

Wednesday 13 April 2011

Additional comments from audience feedback

FOCUS GROUP COMMENTS:

Video - Black & white effect was good for the representation of the past

Good story line (fitted the song lyrics)

More special effects would of been good

Fast cuts were used well

Not many different settings

Costume was fairly plain

Digipak - Good use of colours (dont contrast)

Effective image - fitted the album title

The font didnt look right - didnt look like an indie-rock album cover

Good use of patterns,however slightly plain

Advert - Used the same image from the digipak - looked realistic

Good use of persuasive language

Font stood out, attracted the audience

Good quote

A coloured or patterned background should have been used

Colours were quite dull

Monday 4 April 2011

I emailed this letter to Cooking Vinyl, the record label who previously managed The Wannadies. However didn't recieve a reply.

26 November 2010

Dear Sir/Madam
Our names our Lauren Berry and Jessie Aarste-Tuyn, we are Media Studies
student in the UK looking into the band 'The Wannadies'.
Our research provided us with information that your record
label signed the band.

We would be interested in any views,statements,facts,opinions etc that you have
in regards to The Wannadies.

A reply would be much appreciated and would be very helpful to our research.

Thanks

King Regards

Lauren Berry & Jessica Aartse-Tuyn

Permission Letter

Dear Parent/Guardian,

We are student’s from Eaton Bank School and currently in year 13 doing our A level exams. As one of our chosen subject’s we are doing media studies which consists of Theory, Coursework and also practical worked linked into it. To complete this A level part of our course work is to create a music video of a song of our choice. To follow the storyline of our chosen song we will need to film young children in a school class.

It would be much appreciated if your son/daughter could help us with this by giving your permission for them to apart of the film. As well as helping us it would be a fabulous experience for them for we will talk them through certain aspect’s of the film production. Hopefully this will be done in school time as part of a lesson so it will not make there day much different.

If you are happy for your son/daughter to take part in this filming please sign the form below and return to your class teacher by……….(DATE)

Sincerely,

Lauren Berry Jessica Aartse-Tuyn

Signature

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I Give permission for……………………………….................. To take part in the filming on : Date: ……………….

Signed:…………………………….... Date: ……………………………

Digipack - 1

Video Ideas

OUR VIDEO

Based on a story line - The main idea for our music video was a stereotypical love story. The song lyrics and meaning of the 'You & Me Song' is portrayed through our video.

The idea of two people being together throughout the stages of life is shown in our video by it being divided into 3 key stages, young children,teenagers & elderly.

The actions in our video also follow the lyrics.

The different settings in our video were selected for important reasons:

1: Primary school - the young children in natural environment, playing, having fun, typical expectations of children of that age.

2: Secluded field by a stream - stereotypical romantic setting, generally seen in romantic films and 'love song' music videos.

3: Sitting room in a house - Comfortable setting infront of the TV, common, relaxing place for elderly couple.