Learning and Progress Chart

Assignment
How well I did on this task
What I learnt that will be useful when I make my own music video
Presentation on music video
        When looking for a video, I tried to find one which was interesting with something different about it, so I chose a Radiohead song, and I felt that I went into quite a lot of depth and looked at all the different aspects of the video; the actual concept, the editing, and why it was edited in the certain way it was.
           I think the thing I took from this the most, was thinking about an interesting concept for our video to make it stand out, and also started to look at other concept videos.
Essay
          In-depth analysis, and as I went along I thought of more similarities/differences to how each video was edited and why.

       How different genres represent themselves, as both videos were narrative videos, yet one was rock and the other soul.
Star image
           In-depth analysis comparing the artist’s change over time
           Along with how this has affected their success, which I found interesting to research.
           That the band/artist’s image is crucial in creating a successful career
           Yet also, that their image can change as well as the genres of their music, and I learnt how this change can be represented.
Institutions
           We found it hard to find the information we needed, especially the budget for each video, but I felt that we all worked well to find the necessary information.
           I learnt that even without a huge budget, a video can still be made successfully and turn out good, like with Friendly Fire’s video ‘Skeleton Boy’ that I compared with a Beyonce video.
CD cover analysis
           I think I worked really well on this task as I thought really hard as to why the different covers are designed in a certain way and what affect this has on their audience and genre.
           Like with the essay, I  learnt how different genres represent themselves through different aspects such as; colour/fonts/images of the band or artist etc.
What music means to me
          I spent a while picking what song would best represent what music means to me for each of the three stages, and thought I justified each one well.
           I learnt about the importance of music to people and what it means to different people, and also the fact that we will need to pick a good song that people can connect and relate to it.
The Britney Experience
           I think I worked well within our group, and we all equally shared the different tasks so we all had a bit of a go at the different skills we will need when making our own music video.
           How to edit shots.
           The difficulty involved in making each shot perfect.
Song choices
           I considered a wide range of song choices, and came up with different ideas for each track
           I considered what would be easy or difficult to lip-sync, and what would make for the most interesting/innovative video.
          What song would be suitable, or the best choice to choose and make a video for.
Analysing various music videos
           We discussed different videos as a group which meant that we could analyse the videos in depth which gave us a better understanding of music videos overall.
           The differences in the various types of music videos I can create
           Also, the most interesting/unique ones are often the ones that are completely do-able. For example, ‘Bad Touch’ by Bloodhound Gang.