Things we need to get to film our video:

Punk/Rock Genre Characteristics:

The songs from this genre are often very fast and hard-edged songs.
The songs are typically shorter than songs from other genres- usually ranging from 90 seconds-3 minutes.
The lyrics tend to be rebellious, frank and controversial, 'London Calling' is a prime example of this.
The lyrics are frequently based on political and social aspect of life.
Punk/Rock songs commonly includes the following instruments: one or two electric guitars, an electric base and a drum set.
Critics are known to nickname the genre as 'aggresively modern'.

Genre Characteristics:

Our music video genre is punk rock, particularly British and circa 1980-1988. These are some of the typical characteristics found in songs and videos of this genre:

1. Typical punk rock instrumentation includes one or two electric guitars, an electric bass, and a drum kit, along with vocals.
2. Punk rock songs tend to be shorter than those of other popular genres.
3. Punk rock lyrics are typically frank and confrontational; compared to the lyrics of other popular music genres, they frequently comment on social and political issues- Trend-setting songs such as The Clash's "Career Opportunities" and Chelsea's "Right to Work" deal with unemployment and the grim realities of urban life.
4. The classic punk rock look among male U.S. musicians harkens back to the T-shirt, motorcycle jacket, and jeans ensemble favored by American greasers of the 1950s associated with the rockabilly scene and by British rockers of the 1960s.
5.  In the early days of punk rock, this ethic stood in marked contrast to what those in the scene regarded as the ostentatious musical effects and technological demands of many mainstream rock bands.
6. Punk bands created fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics.
7. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produced recordings and distributed them through informal channels.
8. Punk rock vocals sometimes sound nasal, and lyrics are often shouted instead of sung in a conventional sense, particularly in hardcore styles.
9. Production tends to be minimalistic, with tracks sometimes laid down on home tape recorders or simple four-track portastudios.
10. The typical objective is to have the recording sound unmanipulated and "real", reflecting the commitment and "authenticity" of a live performance.

These characteristics are found in most punk rock songs, including songs by The Clash, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols and The Velvet Underground.

Genre Characteristics:

The genre of the song we have chosen is Punk Rock. Punk Rock developed in the mid to late 70's, where bands such as The Ramones, The Clash and Sex Pistols were first introduced. Since then, punk rock has developed into pop punk with bands such as The Offspring and Green Day being formed.


Words that would best describe the genre:

• aggressive
• political
• rebellious
• bizarre
• controversial
• heavy
• loud
• hardcore
• anarchy 

Video inspiration: Music Videos set in London

The following is a list of music videos set primarily in London, England:

• "About You Now" by Sugababes
• "Ayo Technology" by 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
• "Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse
• "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve
• "Camden Town" by Suggs
• "Everyday I Love You" by Boyzone
• "For Tomorrow" by Blur
• "Four" by The Elizabeth Shepherd Trio
• Getting Nowhere by Magnetic Man featuring John Legend
• "Girlfriend" by Alicia Keys
• "In the City" by Raffaella Carrà
• "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" by Human League
• "LDN" by Lily Allen
• "Line Up" by Elastica
• "London" by The Pet Shop Boys
• "London" by Roger Hodgson
• "London Bridge" by Fergie
• "Rhinoceros" by Smashing Pumpkins
• "Subterranean Homesick Blues" by Bob Dylan
• "Welcome to England" by Tori Amos, filmed at the Prince Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens and the London Eye
• "West End Girls" by The Pet Shop Boys

Week 2 Meeting:

In our week two meeting our group discussed the narrative of our video and the plot. We all worked together to think of a suitable narrative that would be relevant within the setting of London and all the key landmarks. Our idea was to set our video around the current government and base our video around Nick Clegg and David Cameron. Our idea was to base the video on the politicians travels around London, starting and ending at their houses.
Throughout the video, we will also include famous characters such as the Queen and other politicians including Ed Milliband. In order to this we will dress up in suits and have them wearing the masks of these particular people, this will give our video a comical effect.
We will have the politicians visiting the landmarks and doing traditionally english things such as drinking tea and eating fish and chips.

Location Photos:

Costume Moodboard

Word Cloud - Genre

Video Mindmap

Video Moodboard

Music video analysis: 'Just' by Radiohead

'Just' was written by Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke and was directed by Jamie Thraves, who was handpicked by the band for this video. Yorke wrote the song about a narcissistic friend of his which, upon later, inspection is mirrored in the imagery of the lyrics. The song fits into the alternative pop genre and the video helps to enforce its place there. The video follows a middle aged man having a bath and appearing to be on his way to work, when he suddenly lies down in the middle of the street. 

After tripping over a passer by, a crowd starts to gather around him and persist in asking him what he is doing, thinking that something must be wrong with him. The narrative is intercepted by shots of the band performing the song, but also paying attention to the man in the street. A conversation occurs between the man and the crowd of people, shown in the video through subtitles, yet he is reluctant to tell them why he is lying there. The man finally gives in and says "yes i'll tell you, i'll tell you why i'm lying here... but god forgive me... and god help us all... because you don't know what you ask of me." The camera then zooms in on the mans mouth but the subtitles disappear and the reason is not revealed to the viewer. The camera pans out and we see the crowd of people lying on the ground just like the man. 

The video intends to gain a mixed reaction from the viewer. The fact that we are unaware of who this man is and why he is lying down creates a sense of enigma; which would intice an audience. However the lyrics of the song help us to create a character profile of the man by saying, "Can't get the stink off, he's been hanging round for days" creating an image of a particularly lonely man. However the lyric "You do it to yourself, you do" being repeated several times throughout the song also may cause the viewer to think he deserves what is happening to him, as he brings it on himself.  The genre characteristics demonstrated in this video convey the ideas of Andrew Goodwin's analysis (Dancing in the distraction factory, 1992). 

The brief shots of the band playing the song show both the performance as well as the narrative aspect to the video. There is not a variety of exciting shots used in this video, however this is effective in creating the mystery of the narrative. The simple edits enforce the normality of the character. The visuals along with the lyrics are seen somewhat as a reflection on todays society. The conformity of the crowd at the end of the video suggest this is what the band think of the public today, and the mystery of the man's reason also imply how they feel we are kept in the dark and not told the truth about certain things. The performance aspect of the video is crucial when discussing Andrew Goodwin's analysis (Dancing in the distraction factory, 1992), where the demands of the record label will include the need for lots of close ups of the artist. This is clearly displayed throughout this video. 

The mise-en-scene, edits and shots are not particularly exciting yet they are effective in reflecting the story this song is trying to tell. The costume is basic and all characters are dressed the same emphasising the normality of these people and how they are all alike in some way. Radiohead are well known for making controversial videos that stimulate and engage the mind, and this one is no exception. The simplicity of the lyrics are also mirrored in the visuals; a lot of the lyrics are repeated, as are many of the shots, however the video is still engaging and very popular, as is the song.

There is a clear relationship between the lyrics and the narrative, which are amplified throughout the video, as Andrew Goodwin's analysis states should be. The video is extremely popular and the song if one of Radiohead's biggest hits to date. The simple yet effective concept of the video match the lyrics and the visuals perfectly. 

Vogue - Madonna Video Analysis

The iconic video was directed by David Fincher in 1990. After its release, the video encountered a total of nine MTV award nominations, winning 3: Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Cinematography, also being listed as the 28th best music video of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in 1993.

Still to this day, it is one of the most famous and iconic videos ever to have been made and the dance moves featured in the video, regularly referred to. 


'Vogue' fits into the dance-pop/house genre, one which Madonna becomes increasingly familiar with as her career continues. The video reflects the genre through it's upbeat dancing and generic pop features. Noticeably, the video presents to us some of the poses created by famous stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Katherine Hepburn, Greta Garbo, Veronica Lake and Jean Harlow. As well as this, the video is filmed completely in black and white which adds to the vintage feel of the video. 


The video successfully takes the audience on a journey through The Golden Age of Hollywood (American cinema from 1920s to 1960s). Re-enactments of notable photographs taken during this era are shown throughout the video which shows to the present day audience the importance of these. 

The video begins with a series of poses by men, before switching to the back of Madonna's very feminine costume and hair. This here shows the audience that glamour, style and fashion is not just related to women but to men too. However, the way that the male characters move in this section of the video comes across as being quite feminine which dismisses the potential masculinity of glamour, style and fashion. 



We first see Madonna elegantly spin to face the camera and say "strike a pose" immediately linking the lyrics to the visuals and identifying the focus of the video. She appears as an alluring, inspiring female character, who looks of wealth, shown by her hair, costume and jewellery. The edits back and forth from Madonna herself and the male characters aid the goddess portrayal of her similarly appearing as Marilyn Monroe in this particular part of the video. 


The lyric "it makes no difference if you're black or white, if you're a boy or a girl" demonstrates to the audience that no matter who you are, everyone is equal when it comes to striking a pose. As we know, the video clearly supports this as throughout we see different races and genders striking similar poses.

The mise en scene, particularly the costume used throughout the video is of a high-end quality, the suits are properly tailored and the dresses that Madonna wears show sophistication and affluence. Madonna's sex symbol status is heavily identitfied through this part of the mise en scene. As well as this, the props used such as chairs, statues, paintings and the staircase add to the feeling of wealth featured heavily in the video. 
The video presents excellent continuity as the shots continuously flow, similar to the poses and hand expressions which are featured in these shots. Therefore, the edits and shots closely match the direction of the video, once again aiding the purpose of the video which is to show sophistication. 

Throughout the duration of the video, the colouring is in black and white, however, by the effective lighting, certain aspects of the video are highlighted and stand out as being more important because of this. For example, Madonna's face is always lit up where as other people who are in the same shot as her are not, shown in this picture.


In conclusion, this music video expresses an excellent materialistic concept, presenting to the audience a classy narrative told through iconic images and poses. 

We printed off the lyrics to the song to help us analyse the lyrics and give us ideas as to what we could include in our video. We analysed it a little bit at certain points with ideas that we though would work.

This is a rough mind map that we put together immediately after choosing our song. We found it quite easy to put together our ideas as we are all very happy with the song and so the ideas flowed. This has given us great confidence in what we are hoping to produce.

Word Cloud On Our Video:

Week 1 Meeting:

During our first meeting as a group we began to think of ideas that we could potentially use in our video. We did this by brain storming all of the things we think of when we think of London, such as locations, buildings and people. We decided that we should film at locations like hyde park, the london underground, buckingham palace, tower of london, the river thames, tower bridge and downing street. As well as this, we thought of using costumes such as masks of politicians to add humour to the video and police hats and 'I love london' tops. As a group we liked this idea as it lightens the mood of the video as we don't want it to be too serious, also it adds to the mise en scene of the video.

'Judas' By Lady Gaga Video Analysis:

‘Judas’ by Lady Gaga was written and produced by both Red One (music production company and record label) and Lady Gaga herself. The song was also written by Lady Gaga and her companion and choreographer Laurieann Gibson. I will use Andrew Goodwin’s six step analysis as a way of analysing this video. 
The song is predominantly from the pop genre but also includes features from the following genres of music- house music, tribal-techno music and dub step. The characteristics of these genres obviously include very fast paced and upbeat music and the majority include various dance routines. The song is based on the biblical story of Lady Magdalene and the rivalry between Judas and Jesus; the three characters are portrayed as modern day travellers to Jerusalem. 
The song is based around Lady Gaga, as Lady Magdalene, who is in love with Judas. The video is both performance and narrative based as the video follows the story of Lady Magdalene and her love for Judas, whilst Lady Gaga performs throughout the video. It is predominately narrative based as the whole video focuses closely on the plot and the relationships between the three characters while Lady Gaga performs. The video follows Gaga in her desperate situation as she is in love with a man who has portrayed her, Gaga sings within the song, ‘even after three times he portrays me’. The costumes used within the video portray the characters well, the use of distinctive and stereotypical clothes and accessories make it clear to the audience who each character is. Examples include- Jesus wearing a crown of thorns and Gaga and several other dancers and characters wearing large crucifixes to symbolise the connection with religion and the Christian faith.  

The lyrics throughout the whole song are illustrated constantly by Gaga’s actions and the plot of the video, this relates to Goodwin's second theory on the relationship between the visuals of the video and the lyrics. A very good example of this is when Gaga sings, ‘Jesus is my virtue but Judas is the demon I cling to’. Continuously throughout the video it is very clear to the audience that Lady Magdalene is in love with Judas but in denial about it and feels guilty and almost hates herself because of the feelings she cannot help but confess.  Another example of lyrics relating well to the visuals of the video is, ‘In the most biblical sense I am beyond repentance’, Gaga’s sense of no longer feeling guilty about her love for Judas is shown within the video when Lady Magdalene is stoned to death at the end of the video, this proving that she was willing to die for Judas and the love she felt for him.

The edits within the video are very fast and snappy to match the speed of the song; the edits match various beats of the song. Often, the edits simply cut to a different setting and in some cases even to a different angle of Gaga herself- ranging from long distance shots to extreme close ups of the artist. The instrumental sections of the song features Gaga and many others dancing- dramatically and passionately to match the lyrics and narrative of the song. The video includes several close up shots and extreme close up shots of the artist, the camera emphasises Lady Gaga’s expression of desperation within the situation of the plot. This particular video is very individual and different from many of Lady Gaga’s songs and other artists’ musical themes, however, ‘Judas’ is alike some of Lady Gaga’s hits including ‘Poker face’, ‘Alejandro’, ‘Love Game’ and ‘Bad Romance’. These videos and songs are similar in their genre, lyrics and theme of videos. A example of the similarities between these videos in shown within Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance', this includes extravagant costumes, dance routines surrounded by Gaga and the lyrics are similar in the way in which they both speak about being in love with someone you should not be and who is branded a 'monster'. 

Lady Gaga as an artist is known worldwide as a sex symbol as well as a very successful artist. This particular image is given to Gaga from her fans because of her provocative and sexual outfits in several of her videos. This feature within 'Judas' refers to Goodwin's fourth theory on the way in which women are presented and how they are constantly symbolised as 'sex objects'.  Within ‘Judas’ Lady Gaga is again dressed very provocatively and barely wear any clothes, in one scene she is simply in underwear. As well as the costumes used, the dancing within the video shows Gaga with hardly any clothes on, showing off her extremely slim physique. This, not only refers to Goodwin's theory but also to Laura Mulvey's theory on the 'male gaze'. The fact that Gaga is continuosly wearing hardly any clothes presents her as both a sex symbol as well as simply an object to men.

The video features many intertextual references to other sources of media.  The video was inspired by the films, ‘The Wild One’, a film based on a motorcycle gang; this obviously inspired the first section of the video when Gaga is joined by a gang of men on motorcycles. Too add to this, there are also references to the film, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, seen with the acts of violence, the darkness of the video and the passion between Judas and Lady Magdalene. To add to this, there are also resemblances to both 'Easy rider' and 'Sons of anarchy'. 

'London Calling':

As a group today we finally picked a song to use for our music video. We all thought that 'London Calling' by The Clash was perfect- fast paced, exciting and fun. We have decided to set the video in central London and go to famous landmarks including- Big Ben, House of Parliament, Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Street, London Eye, Tower of London etc. We also thought we could include things such as clips of the Thames, London Tour Buses etc.
We want to make our video fun and exciting- we will wear costumes- I love London tops, hats and have union jack flags for example. We want to make our video very classic and english and include traditional English things such as Cups of Tea and Fish and Chips. We are all very excited to make our video and are all happy with our song choice!

The Clash - London Calling

London calling to the faraway towns
Now war is declared, and battle come down
London calling to the underworld
Come out of the cupboard, you boys and girls
London calling, now don't look to us
Phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust
London calling, see we ain't got no swing
'Cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
[Chorus 1:]
The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear
'Cause London is drowning, and I live by the river
London calling to the imitation zone
Forget it, brother, you can go it alone
London calling to the zombies of death
Quit holding out, and draw another breath
London calling, and I don't wanna shout
But while we were talking, I saw you nodding out
London calling, see we ain't got no high
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes
[Chorus 2: x2]
The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear error, but I have no fear
'Cause London is drowning, and I live by the river
Now get this
London calling, yes, I was there, too
An' you know what they said? Well, some of it was true!
London calling at the top of the dial
After all this, won't you give me a smile?
London calling
I never felt so much alike [fading] alike alike alike

Ke$ha - TiK ToK

Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy
(Hey, what up girl?)
Grab my glasses, I'm out the door, I'm gonna hit this city
(Lets go)
Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack
'Cause when I leave for the night, I ain't coming back
I'm talking pedicure on our toes, toes
Trying on all our clothes, clothes
Boys blowing up our phones, phones
Drop-topping, playing our favorite CDs
Pulling up to the parties
Trying to get a little bit tipsy
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'mma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'mma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock, on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Ain't got a care in world, but got plenty of beer
Ain't got no money in my pocket, but I'm already here
And now, the dudes are lining up cause they hear we got swagger
But we kick em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger
I'm talking about everybody getting crunk, crunk
Boys tryin' to touch my junk, junk
Gonna smack him if he getting too drunk, drunk
Now, now, we go until they kick us out, out
Or the police shut us down, down
Police shut us down, down
Po-po shut us
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'mma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'mma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
DJ, you build me up
You break me down
My heart, it pounds
Yeah, you got me
With my hands up
You got me now
You got that sound
Yeah, you got me
DJ, you build me up
You break me down
My heart, it pounds
Yeah, you got me
With my hands up
Put your hands up
Put your hands up
Now, the party don't start 'til I walk in
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'mma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'mma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no

Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

Her name is Noelle
I have a dream about her
she rings my bell
I got gym class in half an hour
Oh how she rocks
In Keds and tube socks
But she doesn't know who I am
And she doesn't give a damn about me
Cause I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby
Yeah I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby
Listen to Iron Maiden baby... with me
Ooohoooooo
Her boyfriend's a dick
he brings a gun to school
And he'd simply kick
My ass if he knew the truth
He lives on my block
and He drives an IROC
But he doesn't know who I am
And he doesn't give a damn about me...
Cause i'm just a teenage dirtbag baby
Yeah i'm just a teenage dirtbag baby
listen to Iron Maiden baby with me
Ooohoooooo
Oh yeah, dirtbag
No, she doesn't know what she's missing.
Oh yeah, dirtbag
No, she doesn't know what she's missing.
Man I feel like mold
It's prom night and I am lonely.
Lo and behold
she's walking over to me.
This must be fake
My lip starts to shake
How does she know who I am?
And why does she give a damn about me?
(and she said)
I've got two tickets to Iron Maiden baby
Come with me Friday - don't say maybe.
I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby
like you
Ooohoo Hoo Hooooooo
Oh yeah, dirtbag
No, she doesn't know what she's missing.
Oh yeah, dirtbag
No, she doesn't know what she's missing...YYYYEEEEEEEEEHHHHHH


We all really liked the idea of doing this song as it has a very interesting story attached to it. However, after properly listening to the lyrics and watching the video several times, we realised as a group that in fact it would be very difficult to produce an original video. The lyrics and visuals of this video identically match, and therefore we would have to create a video which would be irrelevant to the lyrics in order to prevent re-inventing this video, which we do not want to do.

Ed Sheeran - The A Team
Directed and shot by Ruskin Kyle

I chose this video as it is fairly recent and highlights current topics. The lyrics of the song are mirrored in the plot of the video- following a young girl and her struggles with drug addiction and prostitution. The fact that the video was shot in black and white shows how the story is one that has been seen over many years, whilst also suggested that the girl in the video only sees in black and white. Some of the images seen in this video may be seen as shocking and disturbing to some viewers, however the fact that these images have been allowed shows how music videos are becoming more risque and are not worried of offending certain viewers. I find this video quite harrowing as these images are ones seen all around the world on a daily basis, however one problem I have is the slight inaccuracy of one image. The young girl, who we know if is a drug addict, is seen to be selling The Big Issue magazine- a company in which is known not to employ drug users.

About me: Ellie Glickman

I'm Ellie Glickman and I am 17 years old. I am currently studying Media Studies at West Hatch, along with English Literature and History. After studying Media at AS level and gaining a good grade, I have decided to work with the same group for my coursework as we communicated well together in the aim of completing our coursework to a high standard. I really enjoyed working as a group and creating something completely unique, whilst inputting our own thoughts and ideas.
I particularly enjoyed filming our coursework, as I was very interested in how a camera worked and the different ways in which it could be used to create a particular effect/shot. However I did find it challenging deciding what footage to use and learning to use the Final Cut software, but this year I feel much more confident in using it.


My individual blog: http://ellieglickmanmedia.blogspot.com/
My group blog: http://groupmproductions.blogspot.com/

Judas, Lady Gaga:

This video is about religion and holds religious connotations. It is also controversial as Lady Gaga is expressing how she is in love in Judas, but should in fact by loyal to Jesus, 'Jesus is my virtue but Judas is the demon I cling to'. The video includes both the characters of Judas and Jesus whilst Lady Gaga plays the part of Mary Magdelene. The video includes various settings and several different costumes.

Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down


The video was directed by Paul Fraser.
I have chosen this video because it has a story attached to it which is clearly explained throughout the video. It is implied in the video that the girl featured is a prostitute and the male character is a pimp and the song is heavily narrated throughout. 
The colouring of the video is clever as it is quite dark and shows that it was quite a run down area which is aided by the way the buildings look as well as how the people dress. 
The editing becomes very fast at 2:12, showing a fight scene. The fighting in the middle once again aids the type of place that the music video was set in and the frequent blurring of the camera during the video expresses confusion, panic and fear from the girl. 

About Me: Lucy

I'm Lucy and i'm 17 and studying Media Studies for my second year at West Hatch High School. After working well together as a group last year, myself and the two Ellie's decided that it would be a good idea to work together again on our coursework. I really enjoyed the coursework aspect of media studies last year as it was something that we could really concentrate on and work on to make better and better, we were pleased with our overall outcome and grade too.
Last year I enjoyed the editing part of our coursework the most as it was a challenge and it was good that we could alter our footage and choose the best bits for our actual film. I also learnt how to draw storyboards and how important they were to the filming process as well as the importance of correct lighting throughout filming.


the link to my individual blog from year 12: http://lucyclarkmedia.blogspot.com/
the link to our group blog from year 12: http://groupmproductions.blogspot.com/

A Stop Motion Animation- The White Stripes- The Hardest Button To Button

Her Morning Elegance by Oren Lavie

A Stop Motion Animation- Tony Vs Paul.

A Stop Motion Animation- Muto A Wall Painted Animation by Blu.

About Me: Ellie Scott

Hello, my name is Ellie Scott, I am 17 years old and am currently studying Media, English Literature and Langauge and History at A-Level. This year, I am working with Ellie Glickman and Lucy Clark to complete our coursework- a music video. I worked with Lucy and Ellie last year on the film opening coursework and we all thought it would be a good idea to work together again this year as we worked well together and met all our set deadlines. I enjoy studying media studies at West Hatch, my favourite aspects of the subject are: the creative projects, completing our work online on our blogs and working together in a team and coming up with ideas together.
I learnt several things last year whilst studying media and found the course very interesting. One of the main things I learnt over the year was how to use Final Cut and use the programme to edit and cut film. It is a really useful programme and helped us massively when completing our film opening- with factors such as lighting and sound. I also learnt about different things within the media, such as mise en scene, camera angles, lighting etc and how it affects the final outcome of the film/video etc.

http://www.elliescottmediablog.blogspot.com/- My Individual Blog from last year.
http://www.groupmproductions.blogspot.com/- Group Blog From Last Year- Group M.

Our Group

The Jam - Town Called Malice

We have looked at this video and song as a potential one that we could make into our own. However, we have also realised that as the song is from 1982, it would be quite difficult to re-adapt the story to 2011. The song is about Paul Weller's teenage experiences in his hometown of Woking and as times have changed dramatically since the song was first released, it would be quite difficult to successfully re-do the video to this song.

Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work