Princess’ A-level media course blog

  1) State the  song  you have chosen for your preliminary exercise. The abyss - The Weeknd & Lana del rey 2) Choose at least three music videos similar to your concept and watch a clip or more from each. Make bullet-point notes on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing and mise-en-scene. Camera work Mise-en-scene Editing MV 1:  .Frequent use of hand-held shots, creates an immersive,chaotic feel .Occasional slow motion to heighten mood and draw out emotional moments .Set in luxury apartments and dim, neon-lit party spaces .Predominantly low-key lighting with coloured highlights, shadows dominate .Montage sequences to compress the passing of a chaotic night .Video sometimes blurs or distorts transitions, adding to the disorienting mood MV 2: .Foreground and background are often separated using shallow depth of field .Aerial shots of city (nighttime + neon), juxtaposed with tight close-ups .Urban landscape visible in backgr...

  1) Type up your feedback  in full  including the ratings out of five for each of the categories.  WWW:                                                                         EBI:                                                                      .Good introduction                                                      .Avoid full sentences .good concept, brand identity and billboard                .add images on every slide .good media lan...

  1) Research: TikTok videos You need to write a  150-word close-textual analysis  of  SIX  TikTok videos that will inform your production work. The TikTok videos you analyse are up to you but focus on a different aspect of media language for each one (see guidance below).   TikTok videos TikTok Video 1: Narrative How is narrative used in the TikTok video and what impact does this have on the audience? Can you apply any narrative theories to the story in the TikTok video? tiktok This TikTok video is of an artist following a trend that engages their audience. This helps to both engage viewers as well as promote the artist in a memorable, fun way. The TikTok starts with an intriguing question which draws the attention of viewers: "Can you guess which instruments we play?" and it is followed by the artists playing instruments. Narrative is used in this through the typography used in the video and also through the fact that the question is asked in al...