Dear Diary

This week I have continued to work on both my research section, aswell as trying to come up with an idea for my music video. I currently have around  5 tasks still to do, and with half term coming up, I plan to get all of these tasks completed by the end of the half term break. In addition to this, I have also began planning an idea of my music video. Currently, I have the theme of opposites to work with, and I have been toying with the idea of using two people that are preparing to go out, and showing how they get ready, with one of them taking alot of effort and the other not, perhaps a boy and a  girl preparing to go out. I plan to storyboard a few ideas before the end of the holiday and hope to come back with a solid idea, ready to film before the end of November.

Digipak Analysis

In this document, I looked at a range of different digipaks for my genre, and analysed them based on both their characteristics and how they appeal to their audience, in relation to their genre

Dear Diary

This week has been a hugely productive week for the production and planning of my music video. I have chosen my song, 'Evening/Morning'  by Bombay Bicycle Club, and I have also began the planning process for its creation. I plan to finalize my storyboard over half term and come back and record it relatively quickly, so I have as much time as I can to edit it.

Contacting the Artist

I today attempted to contact the management of my chosen band 'Bombay Bicycle Club', and gain permission to use their song 'Evening/Morning'. I am yet to receive a reply to this email, but if I do I will be sure to add it to this post.

Song Lyrics and Meanings

Song Choice

This is the song that I have chosen to use and produce a music video for

Dear Diary

This week I have been working hard to get an idea of what I will create for my music video. I have chosen my song; 'Evening/Morning' by Bombay Bicycle Club. I have chosen this because its length suits what I feel I am capable of completing in the time I have, but more importantly how the song sounds appeals to the sort of music video I plan to make, with a range of  both fast and slow pace sections.

Dear Diary

This week I have been continuing to work on getting as much of my coursework done as possible. I have just recently completed my conventions of a music video page, and with that that concludes the majority of the research I have to complete. Most of the work I need to complete now revolves around looking at the works of artists are analysing them. I plan to work on analysing previous music videos over the next week or so to get an idea of what I can produce.

Conventions of a Music Video

This document highlights all of the conventions for music videos, which I have both researched and discussed through the use of my own knowledge

Dear Diary

This week I have continued my work on getting as much of the research into music video done. So far, I've completed around 4 of these products, leaving me with around 7 or 8 still to do. I plan to get these done as soon as possible, with the half term holiday at the end of October aiming to be the holiday in which I get the filming for my music video done. I also need to start work on my music video plan, as I have been trying to focus on the research over the planning.

Digipak Research

In this product, I looked into the Digipak industry and discovered what they are used for. I also got a range of examples of digipaks for my chosen genre. 

Moodboard/Influences of my Genre

I created this moodboard to highlight the symbolic nature of the genre, with the inclusion of several features synonymous with the genre. In addition, it helped me to learn what influences my genre, helping me to recognise what I need to include in my final product.

Dear Diary

This past week I have been working on a range of the research tasks that I have been tasked with. I began by beginning my moodboard, and this is nearing completion. I also tidied up a few of my old blog posts, including adding a few pictuers to my 'What is the Indie Genre?' page. I also completed the task titled 'The Codes and Conventions of Music Videos'. I plan to keep up this pace over the next few weeks.

Music Video Theory

In this document, I looked at some theorists of music videos. I will need to follow some of these music video rules in order to make a successful music video

Dear Diary

I have finally managed to finish off my video on a chosen music video director. After spending a while deliberating on my final choice, after researching further and finding a range of other musical directors, I decided I would stick with my first choice of Spike Jonze. My research into this director I feel will be very useful, as his range of music videos will allow me to use them as a basis for some ideas for my music video.

Research into a Music Video Director

In this document, I looked at the music video director 'Spike Jonze', in order to get an insight into the music industry

Dear Diary

I have been working hard on completing a movie for one of the tasks we have to complete, a piece of research into a music video director. I have decided on using Spike Jonze as my piece of research, after researching him on line  I chose him mainly due to the diversity of music video's he has created, including a range of themes and genres. I will use this research to look at how he goes about creating this videos, perhaps using them for inspiration