There are many different types of music video's in todays industry:
- Random story line
- Lip sync or no lip sync
- Montage
- Rauchy/Dirty
- When the band performs the song
- A story
- When the video is all completed in one take
- Intertextual- when the video references a tv show
- When the idea of the song is exaggerated
- When the band are represented as cartoon characters in the video
- Humour
- A video that go's on for a longer period of time than the song itself does
- Low/High budget
Music videos have certainly changed through time, but many of the same techniques and types of music videos are repeated in todays modern era as some artists like to bring the past to the present. I will try and include at least one of these when creating my music video as I believe this is important to appeal to my target audience. I know I will definatly include Lip sync, but I will have to have a think about the others.
Friday, 31 August 2012
Monday, 27 August 2012
The Difference Between A Feature Film And A Short Film
Short Films-
- Less cast members
- Shorter length of time
- Aimed at a nice audience and market
- Smaller budget
- Less complex story line
- No A-List actors
- Shown at smaller cinema's
Feature Films-
- They create franchises
- Better quality film
- More impact
- Long duartion
- Bigger budget
- More dialogue
- Less cast members
- Shorter length of time
- Aimed at a nice audience and market
- Smaller budget
- Less complex story line
- No A-List actors
- Shown at smaller cinema's
Feature Films-
- They create franchises
- Better quality film
- More impact
- Long duartion
- Bigger budget
- More dialogue
Comparing One Direction And The Exciters Music Videos.
One option we have for our Coursework is to create a music video. We watched both One Direction- What makes you beautiful and The Exciters-Tell Him.
These 2 music videos were made 50 years apart and so there are a lot of differences between the two of them.
Firstly, In the exciters video the camera quality wasnt very good and this is because when it was shot in 1962 they had a smaller budget therefore the cameras used were not of high quality. Whereas in One Directions video the picture is extreamly clear and precise as they had a much larger budget to use compared to the Exciters very low budget. Also, in the Exciters video there wasn't any other women in the video and animals were used instead, whereas in One Directions video there were a group of girls which the band used as eye candy for viewers and themselves.
There were also some similarities between the 2 videos, firstly being that One Direction and The Exciters both used eye contact with the camera so that they make a good solid contact with the audience. This way the audience feel that the video is more personal. Also, both videos used the zoom on the camera to focus on the individual which is singing.
These 2 music videos were made 50 years apart and so there are a lot of differences between the two of them.
There were also some similarities between the 2 videos, firstly being that One Direction and The Exciters both used eye contact with the camera so that they make a good solid contact with the audience. This way the audience feel that the video is more personal. Also, both videos used the zoom on the camera to focus on the individual which is singing.
Friday, 15 June 2012
Pudding Bowl- An example Of A Short Film
Pudding Bowl is a short film about a girl named Ivy who dreams of becoming a beautiful woman when she is older.
Sound-
- There is very little dialogue throughout the film.
Camerawork-
- There is low angle shot looking down on ivy at the beggining showing that her brother called jack is more powerful than her.
- There is a birds eye view of ivy as if she is looking at getting revenge.
- When ivy starts dreaming there is a shallow focus shot as men in her dream are chasing her.
Editing-
- Cuts are done well and quickly.
- Match on action used
Mise-en-scene-
- Both dresses that Ivy wears are very similar so the scenes flow well together.
- Ivys mum uses the pudding bowl to cut her hair off and this relates to the title of the short film.
Sound-
- There is very little dialogue throughout the film.
Camerawork-
- There is low angle shot looking down on ivy at the beggining showing that her brother called jack is more powerful than her.
- There is a birds eye view of ivy as if she is looking at getting revenge.
- When ivy starts dreaming there is a shallow focus shot as men in her dream are chasing her.
Editing-
- Cuts are done well and quickly.
- Match on action used
Mise-en-scene-
- Both dresses that Ivy wears are very similar so the scenes flow well together.
- Ivys mum uses the pudding bowl to cut her hair off and this relates to the title of the short film.
Dean Attkinson- Roses Are Red- Textual Analysis
Sound-
Firstly, the music that is being played in this short movie which occurs at the beggining and the end which is in a minor key, instantly makes the audience feel emotional as the story line is very sad. Also for sound, there is an example of non-diegetic sound which is the voice over and the main character says the line, "a picture is worth a thousand words." Lastly, in this movie there isnt a lot of dialogue so it could mean that this clip is very personal and it could show that the main character is quite lonely.
Camerawork- Firstly, the use of a close up on the rose shows that the film really had a loving meaning to it as the rose represents love. Also, there was a wide shot of the surroundings and the architecture in the film is very eye catching as the buildings are very tall. Lastly, there is a over the shoulder shot of the main character looking at his laptop which shows that the audience gets the feel of what his perspective is of the pictures he had taken.
Editing- The use of an eyeline match of the main character looking at the rose could show that the rose has a very important and special meaning to him and he could realte the rose the girl in the movie. Also, the use of a blur on the rose as he looks at it while its in his hand, could show that as it blurs he is actually crying because the images of her in his mind can make him particualry emotional.
Mise-en-scene- Firstly, the use of the red rose shows the fact that there was love between the girl and the boy. It could also show the fact that the main character has suffered heatache due to the death of the girl. Next, the fact tthat when he gets home to his the use of low key lighting this could show that, he is trying to hide how he is feeling and he is still in a dark place therefore he is still in grief. Lastly, the use of the pink coat on the girl actually draws attention to her as it contrasts against the dull dark weather throughout the surroundings.
Firstly, the music that is being played in this short movie which occurs at the beggining and the end which is in a minor key, instantly makes the audience feel emotional as the story line is very sad. Also for sound, there is an example of non-diegetic sound which is the voice over and the main character says the line, "a picture is worth a thousand words." Lastly, in this movie there isnt a lot of dialogue so it could mean that this clip is very personal and it could show that the main character is quite lonely.
Camerawork- Firstly, the use of a close up on the rose shows that the film really had a loving meaning to it as the rose represents love. Also, there was a wide shot of the surroundings and the architecture in the film is very eye catching as the buildings are very tall. Lastly, there is a over the shoulder shot of the main character looking at his laptop which shows that the audience gets the feel of what his perspective is of the pictures he had taken.
Editing- The use of an eyeline match of the main character looking at the rose could show that the rose has a very important and special meaning to him and he could realte the rose the girl in the movie. Also, the use of a blur on the rose as he looks at it while its in his hand, could show that as it blurs he is actually crying because the images of her in his mind can make him particualry emotional.
Mise-en-scene- Firstly, the use of the red rose shows the fact that there was love between the girl and the boy. It could also show the fact that the main character has suffered heatache due to the death of the girl. Next, the fact tthat when he gets home to his the use of low key lighting this could show that, he is trying to hide how he is feeling and he is still in a dark place therefore he is still in grief. Lastly, the use of the pink coat on the girl actually draws attention to her as it contrasts against the dull dark weather throughout the surroundings.
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Films Throughout Time
Genres:
Crime
Romance
Western
Horror
Sci-fi
Action/Adventure
Crime:
1910-1920- Justice 1917, The Stool Pigeon 1915, 99 1918, The Street 1923, Alibi 1929
1930-1940- Bicycle Thieves 1948, White Heat 1949, Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949, The Big Sleep 1946, The Ox-Bow Incident 1943.
1950-1960- Rashomon 1950, Witness for the Prosecution 1957, Le Trou 1960, Cool Hand Luke 1967, The 400 blows 1959.
1970-1980- The Godfather 1972, A Clockwork Orange 1971, Scarface 1983, The Godfather part 2 1974.
1990-Present Day- Pulp Fiction 1994, City of God 2002, Leon 1994, The Green Mile 1999, Batman Begins 2005.
Horror:
1910-1920- Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Spiders Web, The Skull, The Werewolf, The Beetle
1930-1940- The Bat Whisperer, The Cat Creeps, Dracula, The Phantom, Dr x
1950-1960- Brider of the Gorilla, The Strange Door, Unnatural , The Black Castle, Donovon's Brain
1970-1980- The Ancines Woods, Bigfoot, The Beast in the Cellar, Cry of the Banshee, Equinox
1990-Present Day- Baby Blood, Brain Dead, Buried Alive, Flatliners, The Guardian, The Calling, Crocodile, Cut, Deadfall, The Demon Within
Romance:
1910-1920- Broadway Love, The Echo, It Happened Thus, Smith, The Ways of Fate
1930-1940- Fanny, Ourselves Alone, Hollywood Hotel, Rumba, Desire
Western:
Crime
Romance
Western
Horror
Sci-fi
Action/Adventure
Crime:
1910-1920- Justice 1917, The Stool Pigeon 1915, 99 1918, The Street 1923, Alibi 1929
1930-1940- Bicycle Thieves 1948, White Heat 1949, Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949, The Big Sleep 1946, The Ox-Bow Incident 1943.
1950-1960- Rashomon 1950, Witness for the Prosecution 1957, Le Trou 1960, Cool Hand Luke 1967, The 400 blows 1959.
1970-1980- The Godfather 1972, A Clockwork Orange 1971, Scarface 1983, The Godfather part 2 1974.
1990-Present Day- Pulp Fiction 1994, City of God 2002, Leon 1994, The Green Mile 1999, Batman Begins 2005.
Horror:
1910-1920- Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Spiders Web, The Skull, The Werewolf, The Beetle
1930-1940- The Bat Whisperer, The Cat Creeps, Dracula, The Phantom, Dr x
1950-1960- Brider of the Gorilla, The Strange Door, Unnatural , The Black Castle, Donovon's Brain
1970-1980- The Ancines Woods, Bigfoot, The Beast in the Cellar, Cry of the Banshee, Equinox
1990-Present Day- Baby Blood, Brain Dead, Buried Alive, Flatliners, The Guardian, The Calling, Crocodile, Cut, Deadfall, The Demon Within
Romance:
1910-1920- Broadway Love, The Echo, It Happened Thus, Smith, The Ways of Fate
1930-1940- Fanny, Ourselves Alone, Hollywood Hotel, Rumba, Desire
1950-1960- Love Me Tender, The Young Lovers, The Men, The Girls In Lover Lane, Borderline
1970-1980- Forever And Ever, Fist Of Fury, New York New York, The Middle Of The World, Want So Much To Believe
1990-Now- He Said, She Said, Better Than Chocolate, The Notebook, Dear John, 10 Thing I Hate About You
Western:
1910-1920- Broken Ways, By Indian Post, The Sherrif's Dilemma, Roped, Gunlaw.
1930-1940- Aces & Eights, Lucky Terror, The man from man, Fighting Trooper, Ghost Patrol
1950s-1960- 7th Cavelry, Across the wild Missouri, New Mexico, Montana Belle, Lone Star
1970s-1980- Finger on the Trigger, The Legend of the Lone Ranger, Lonesome Dove,The Long Riders, Lust in the Dust
1990s-Present Day- Young Guns II, Dances with Wolves, Tombstone, Ballad of Little Jo, Posse
1930-1940- Aces & Eights, Lucky Terror, The man from man, Fighting Trooper, Ghost Patrol
1950s-1960- 7th Cavelry, Across the wild Missouri, New Mexico, Montana Belle, Lone Star
1970s-1980- Finger on the Trigger, The Legend of the Lone Ranger, Lonesome Dove,The Long Riders, Lust in the Dust
1990s-Present Day- Young Guns II, Dances with Wolves, Tombstone, Ballad of Little Jo, Posse
Action/Adventure:
1910s-1920- Little American, Tarzan of the Apes, Riders of Vengeance, Submarine Eye, Birth of a Nation
1930s-1940- In Old Chicago, Only Angels have wings, In the wake of the bounty, China Seas
1950s-1960- Halls of Montezuma, The flame and the arrow, Sirocco, Santa Fe, Oh! Suzannah
1970s-1980- The 3000 mile chase, Changing Love, The Fast Sword, The Chase, Busting
1990s-Present Day- Black River, Black Dog, Dead Spice, Dragon from Russia, Die Hard
Sci-fi-
1910-1920- a marriage in the moon, a trip to mars, first men on the moon, 20,000 leagues under the sea, the end of the world
1930-1940- just imagine, white zombie, the black cat, deluge, island of lost souls
1950-1960- destination moon, the invisible monster, unknown world, the jungle, captive woman
1970-1980- cleopatra, trop, the omega men, eolomea, silent running
1990 onwards- star wars, supernova , pitch black, after shock, fatal sky
From compiling this list, which spans a century, I have learnt that I am not the biggest fan of films. From my list I have noticed that I have not even seen the films like Star Wars, which are very popular on a global scale. However, before we even started this coursework, I was and still am a huge fan of music and music videos. I thoroughly enjoyed creating the music magazine for our AS coursework and it taught me a lot which put me in good stead for this piece of coursework. If I go with my interests, then it might be better if i create a music video.
1910s-1920- Little American, Tarzan of the Apes, Riders of Vengeance, Submarine Eye, Birth of a Nation
1930s-1940- In Old Chicago, Only Angels have wings, In the wake of the bounty, China Seas
1950s-1960- Halls of Montezuma, The flame and the arrow, Sirocco, Santa Fe, Oh! Suzannah
1970s-1980- The 3000 mile chase, Changing Love, The Fast Sword, The Chase, Busting
1990s-Present Day- Black River, Black Dog, Dead Spice, Dragon from Russia, Die Hard
Sci-fi-
1910-1920- a marriage in the moon, a trip to mars, first men on the moon, 20,000 leagues under the sea, the end of the world
1930-1940- just imagine, white zombie, the black cat, deluge, island of lost souls
1950-1960- destination moon, the invisible monster, unknown world, the jungle, captive woman
1970-1980- cleopatra, trop, the omega men, eolomea, silent running
1990 onwards- star wars, supernova , pitch black, after shock, fatal sky
From compiling this list, which spans a century, I have learnt that I am not the biggest fan of films. From my list I have noticed that I have not even seen the films like Star Wars, which are very popular on a global scale. However, before we even started this coursework, I was and still am a huge fan of music and music videos. I thoroughly enjoyed creating the music magazine for our AS coursework and it taught me a lot which put me in good stead for this piece of coursework. If I go with my interests, then it might be better if i create a music video.
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