Thursday, 24 September 2015

Campaign Branding // Music Video

The star image will be the same across the website and digipak. We want the artist to look like they have creative control over the digipak and website since she will be signed to a independent record label. I think that this will be branded across the video aswell because the music video is very creative and visual effective so by making the digipak and website the same in terms of visual and style then they will al fit together and look like a brand. The star image will also show her originality because we want the video to look creative and different so this will help is make her star image seem individual.

The other day I was shooting some portfolio pictures for photography and I took a few photos that I thought look really interesting and we could re-create with our star.  I don't think we would make them look as eerie but I really like the effect of the wet hair and the lighting style.

Star Image // Music Video

Treatment // Music Video

Here is our treatment for our music video:











Monday, 21 September 2015

Lukes Feedback // Music Video

Our idea was based around three elements:

- Rotating stage with projections
- Glasss box with water
- Slow motion smashing items


Luke said that we need to pick one idea to develop and try and make it work, he said to our idea that we need to refine and get a better sense of what it means. I agree with him that our idea is a bit extreme and doesn't really have a concept so I think that we have the creative aspect but need a storyline or narrative.

Thursday, 17 September 2015

Mood Board // Audience Profile




We decided to use a mood board because it is a great visual way to show and pitch our ideas. It also means its easier to get our ideas across and for people to visualise it.

 I think that are band would be signed to an independent record company such as:



Looking at this moodboard I can tell that our audience is going to mainly be aimed at teenagers.





The main VALS of our target audience are:
Believers - These people are motivated by ideals. They are conservative and predictable consumers who favor mainstream products and established brands. Their lives are centered on family, community, and the nation.

Experiencers -  These people are motivated by self-expression. They are the youngest of all the VALS with the oldest being around 25. They have a lot of energy, which they pour into physical exercise and social activities. They are keen consumers, spending heavily on clothing, fast-foods, music, and other favorites, with particular emphasis on new products.


Initial Ideas // Music Video // Slam Cartel

Bands similar to Slam Cartel:
U2 (In terms of Age and style)

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Metallica

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Initial Ideas // Similar Artists // Shura

Similar artist to Shura:

Tove Lo


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Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Initial Ideas // Similar artists // Circa Waves

Similar artists to Circa Waves are:

The Kooks

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Catfish and the Bottlement


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Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Three Initial Ideas // Music Video

1) Slam Cartel - Storm Seasoned

  • Mid Tempo
  • Set in Brighton 
  • Time Lapses with the sky











2) White Light - Shura

  • Slow Tempo
  • Stormy Weather
  • Slow Motion
  • Studio
  • Simple set up














3) Young Chasers - Circa Waves

  • Fast tempo
  • Fun 
  • Slo-mo
  • Motorised Scooters
  • Upbeat

Lukes Talk // About Music Videos

Today in class Luke (the creative director of Hurtwood Media) came to discuss what we should do in our music videos and what type of ideas to think about.

These were his main points that we needed to know about doing our Music Video:

  •  3-3.20mins song 
  • 1 Day filming
  • 5 weeks to edit
  • Remix or obscure songs are better
  • Filmed mostly in the studio but can be on location
  •  Use 3 different sections to show creativity and skill (Narrative, lip-sync and dance element)
  • 90-120 shot
Here are some other points he mentioned:

  • Try not to use animals
  • The more creative the better
  • Research through lots of different medias
  • Don't use a song with an already famous music video as yours will not stand out and won't be able to attract the attention from fans. 
  • Avoid love stories




Monday, 14 September 2015

Media Words for A2 // Tagxedo

I made a picture of words relevant to our media Alevel. I used the website Tagxedo

My Group // Music Video

Today we got in our groups for our media music video.

I am in a group with India and Dom

In the lesson we are brainstorming about what songs and ideas we have for our music video. We have a lot of different ideas that we could use but we need to narrow them done and get a sense of what genre we are going to use.

Over the weekend we are going to choose 2 songs each and then decided what song out of the 6 is best fitted for our idea.

In the lesson we came up with a vague idea of having a riot in the woods with slow motion actions going go.